Record-breaking Christmas trade forecast in Cheyenne
Cheyenne merchants foresee a peak Christmas business next Monday with payday on the Union Pacific boosting the flood of shoppers. Stores are decked in holiday attire, stock is abundant, and banks report strong money in the city as merchants compete for eye catching ads offering their best bargains. The State Leader urges readers to note season advertisements for top deals.
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Cheyenne
Union Pacific
State Leader
Officers Elected By Lodge A F and A M Cheyenne No 1
Cheyenne Lodge No 1 A F and A M elected officers for the coming year at last night's meeting. Masters H R Millard, Senior Warden H G Watson, Junior Warden C M Watts, Treasurer W M Foust, Secretary D W Gill. Trustees Samuel Carson, A D Johnston and T Binke Kennedy.
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Cheyenne Lodge No. 1
A. F
A. M
H. R. Millard
H. G. Watson
C. M. Watts
W. M. Foust
D. W. Gill
Samuel Carson
A. D. Johnston
T. Binke Kennedy
Burhans Speaks Here on Friday
Burhans is set to address a public gathering this Friday with Bertane of the Deere Teertee in attendance. The meeting will discuss regional city issues, with plans for public outreach and potential community programs.
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Burhans
Rene Fite
Oretee
Bertane
The
Deere Teertee
Berty
Auretary Perhans
Tellus
Knights of Pythias Elect New Officers
Howard B. Hines was chosen as chancellor commander of the local Knights of Pythias lodge succeeding H C Evis. New officers include Orvilla N Mendershot as vice chancellor commander J W H Lafferty as prelate and several others with Evis and Jerpe as part of the rank committee. The first rank will be conferred Thursday night on several candidates.
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Howard B. Hines
Lodge of Knights of Pythias
H. C. Evis
Orvilla N. Mendershot
J. WH. Lafferty
J. Carl Metcalf
Glen FE
Mendershot
H. B. Chandler
Emil Johneson
Robert Jerpe
William Whipple
J. A. Parnell
Emil Johnson
J. H. Lafferty
W. J. Walls
Christmas Student Fare Arrives From Major Rail Lines
Prominent Wyoming Colorado and New Mexico towns receive circulars from Burlington and Union Pacific offering holiday rates of a fare and one third for teachers and students traveling between any points in the three states. The reduced rates apply December 22 through 25 and December 31 plus January 1 1917 with a final limit January 3, or January 8 for circulars dated January 22.
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Burlington and
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Swisher's Optical Service Offers Better Vision
Fort Hear that banjo sextet the University of Michigan Glee Club concert on December 26 at 12 13 is announced. Swisher's Optical Service at 215 W 17th St invites readers to visit for new frames and eye care.
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Swisher
17Th St. Fort
University of Michigan Glee Club
Eloquent Dry Orator to Visit Cheyenne Sunday
Dr. Howard Russell of Onin, noted temperance speaker, will hold two meetings in Cheyenne next Sunday. F. J. Crabbe, superintendent of the state anti saloon league, arranges an all men gathering at the Parish House Sunday afternoon and a mass meeting at the Methodist church in the evening. Russell is described as a speaker of rare power.
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Howard Russell
Onin
Cheyenne
F. J. Crabbe
State Anti-Saloon League
Methodist
Russell
Mrs Anna Gerson Stia In Critical Condition
Mrs Anna Gerson mother of Mrs W S McGuire of this city, hurt when a bicyclist struck her in Denver last Saturday, is reported to be improving slightly but remains in critical condition at St Josephs hospital. O Donnell Denver attorney T J O Donnell visited Cheyenne on law business yesterday as part of Mexico Wyoming Petroleum litigation.
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Anna Gerson
W. 5. McGuire
Denver
St. Joseph's Hospital
Forest policy and land exchanges shaping national forests
The report details preservation of standing timber, grazing limits, and forest protection. It notes congress authorized land exchanges with several states and ongoing sales to consolidate government and private lands. Major funding for road construction and eastern forest expansion could open remote regions and boost development while securing headwaters under Weeks law guidance.
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Agrieatera
Gstowth
Graves
Congres
Florida
Oregon
Whitman National Forests
South Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Congress
Election Costs in Laramie County Shrank This Year
County Clerk Harry Tupper reported the combined cost of the primary and regular elections plus registration in Laramie County totaled 4862.34 dollars this year, down 564.57 from 1914 despite about 1000 more votes cast. He credited lower costs to his experience in 2014 streamlining the process.
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Laramie
Harry Tupper
Tupper
Hillsdale Partners Form Federal Farm Loan Group
A Federal Farm Loan association began forming in Hillsdale with eighteen attendees expressing interest in joining. A bylaws and incorporation committee was appointed and will report at the next meeting scheduled in Hillsdale on Gatun day, December 25, at 2 p m.
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Hillsdale
Gatunday
Pipe Line to Be Built Soon Says Financial Paper
The Financial News reports Wyoming oil activity in the Big Muddy field as highly significant. Thirty strings of tools are at work and wells yield 200 to 800 barrels daily. A gravity pipeline from Wyoming to Omaha via the Platte is proposed to stimulate production, with Burlington rail now used for oil transport. Major operators include Merritt Oil and Gas, Ekhor Oil, and Glenrock Company. Lamont will speak on merchant cooperation at a Laramie dinner.
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Boston
Financial News
Wyoming
Big Muddy
Omaha
River Platte
Burlington Rail
Merritt Oil and Gas Company
Ekhor Oil
Wigmeat Refining
Glenrock
Ohloil
Med Cross Contributions Through September War Aid Totals
From wartime records the American Med Cross reported cash and supplies totaling about 9.23 million through September. Funds supported field representatives and relief shipments while entente aid reached 1.122 million in value and central powers 350 thousand. blockade actions largely affected ship transfers.
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Med Cross
Red Cross Sends Medical Parties to Central Powers
A plan to deploy Red Cross medical teams to German and Austro Hungarian hospitals is under arrangement. The unit will include six doctors and eight nurses to operate in the occupied territories, assisting war relief and patient care amid the ongoing central power conflicts.
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Germany
Austria
Hungary
Keech
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