Society Notes from Cheyenne Doings and Illness
Mrs. C Dawight Avery visits with Mr and Mrs George Klett on Fast Twenty third street during her husband’s visit to the capital. Father John Hartman of St Mary’s Cathedral ill with Spanish influenza at St John’s hospital shows slow improvement. Adjutant General W K Weaver returns to Cheyenne after taking charge of the body of his son Lieutenant Commander F H Weaver who died at sea. the steamer bearing the son’s casket will not reach port until December 26. General Weaver likely to depart for the east next Friday.
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C. Dawight Avery
Mrs. George Klett
Fast Twenty-third Street
John Hartman
St. Mary's Cathedral
S J. John’s Hospital
W. K. Weaver
Washington
F. H. Weaver
Cheyenne
Miss Clark Heads for New York Then Europe for War Service
Miss Edith K. C. Clark leaves this morning for New York where she will receive one week of instruction at Barnard College preparatory to joining the Y. M. C. A. forces in France. Due to strict quarantine the mail cannot collect bundles from houses displaying FLU signs.
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Miss Clark
New York
Europe
Edith K. C. Clark
Barnard Éblloge
Y. Af
France
Industrial Art Exhibit Wonder
Cheyenne school pupils showcased paper houses and furniture and wooden items at the Swicher Jewelry shop on West Seventeenth street from 9 a m to 9 p m. Miss Olive Wills supervised with teachers assisting as funds reach the Red Cross chapter totaling 140 95 in receipts.
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Swicher
West Seventeenth Street
Stuents
Olive Wills
Cheyenne
Convered
Vee Drag Central School
Johnson School
Corlett School
Churchill School
High School
Stonececses
Jersup Explicity
Cheyenne Electric Light Company
Capge
L. R. Bresnahan
Red Cross
Red Cross Chapter
Hurehill
Funeral of Theresa McPhee
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh McPhee was buried at 4 pm Saturday in Lakeview cemetery. The McPhees are from Islay and the family and many friends in this city express deep sympathy in their bereavement.
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Mra
Hugh McPhee
Lakeview Cemetery
Mc Phees
Islay
Raa
Soldier Rialph Argue Returns to Cheyenne from Army Camp
Rialph Argue arrives in Cheyenne Saturday morning after serving in an army camp. Formerly an employee at the First National Bank, Argue was greeted by many friends downtown. The note also mentions the Ted Croap Christmas Roll Call and a state lead want ad section.
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Cheyenne
Rialph Argue
Argue
First National Bank
Land Office Opens 12 800 Acres for Homestead Entries
Tomorrow at 9 am Wyoming land office will restore 12 800 acres to entry with plans for 40 420 acre homesteads. Registrar Reid reports over 100 applicants by Saturday night for the land, showing strong settler interest though some withdrawals after proving up requirements.
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Land Office
Wyoming
Reid
Frank Rethols dead influenza victim in Cheyenne
Frank E. Reynolds age 38 died Saturday at 5 30 p m at Cheyenne Emergency hospital from Spanish influenza after illness starting Monday. native of Keokuk Iowa he worked at Cheyenne State Leader as foreman of the pressroom later circulation manager and in 1918 ran Allison farm before joining Wyoming Tribune as assistant press man. Survived by wife and 12 year old son with widow critically ill also with influenza. funeral plans pending parental reply.
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Frank E. Reynolds
Cheyenne
Keokuk
Iowa
Cheyenne State Leader
Allison
Wyoming Tribune
Olds
Cheyenne Printing Press Union
Eagles Lodge
Mra. Reynolds
Flu Death Toll Rises With Five Ledgered Losses
The city reports multiple flu fatalities beyond the Saturday tally. Deceased include F. E. Reynolds ill since Monday, Ben K R Lyons 49, Mrs. Ender of 2004 Pioneer Avenue, and Henry Schilling Jr of 2009 O’Neil Street. Funeral notices list Early’s Undertaking and Fort Russell connections for services and a 20 year old private, Ben Nickerson, at Fort Russell hospital.
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Clyde Barry
F. E. Reynolds
Tribune
Ben KR. Lyons
Ender
Pioneer Avenue
Henry Schilling, Jr
O'Neil Street
Early
Ben Nickerson
Fort Russell
Fort Hospital
Newcomer to City Passes Away After Flu
Henry Lyons aged 40 died yesterday at St Johns Hospital after a two week bout with influenza. He leaves a widow and two children in St Louis, with his wife notified and arrangements for shipment of the body expected. Lyons had only three weeks in the city and worked for Clyde Barley as an embalmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hen Re Lyons
St. John's Hospital
St. Louis
Lyons
Clyde Barly
Henry Schilling Jr Dies After Pneumonia Attack
Henry Schilling Jr a three year old son of Henry Schilling of 2009 O Neill Street died Saturday afternoon at 2 o clock at his residence after an attack of pneumonia relatives state that the boy’s wee
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Henry Schilling, Jr
Henry Schilling
O'Neill Street
Quarantine Keeps City Quiet as Burial Planned
A boy's funeral is scheduled for Monday morning from Early's parlors on Capitol avenue with a private service due to current city quarantine restrictions tied to the influenza outbreak.
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Capitol Avenue
Liebknecht Branded Insane by Berlin Socialist Leader
London dispatch reports Vornacus of Berlin, a socialist figure, sought to detain Karl Liebknecht as a menace. He ordered Liebknecht to see a nerve specialist and will not accept his word on sanity without an expert certificate.
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Associated Press
London
Socialist Vornacus
Berlin
Karl Liebknecht
Amsterdam
Lisbknecht
Private Bennie Nickerson Dies of Influenza at Fort Russell
Private Bennie Nickerson, 20, among new arrivals at Fort Russell, died Saturday afternoon after a two day illness from Spanish influenza. Nickerson arrived December 10. The body is held at Hobbs Huckfeldt and Finkbiner. funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Bennie Nickerson
Fort Russell
Nickerson
Hobbs, Huckfeldt and Finkbiner
Private Self Killed in Action in France During War
Mr and Mrs G F Self of T22 East Sixteenth street receive word from the war department that their son Francis B Self of the 30th Infantry Company E U S engineers was killed in action in France on October 15. Self trained at Camp Kearny then sailed to France. He had worked for Union Pacific before the war and is survived by his parents four brothers and two sisters with another brother in France. Interment may be in the United States if body is shipped home.
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G. F. Self
T22
East Sixteenth Street
War Department
Francis B. Self
30Th Infantry
E. U. S. Engineers
France
Engineer Self
Camp Kearney
Young Self
Union Pacific
U. P
Ralph
Lewis
31St Transportation Corps
Ruth
Hazel
Self
United States
Bristol and Mullen Return to Cheyenne
Frank Mullen and Merwin Bristol, both Fort McArthur men near Waco Texas, return after discharge from the army. The Woys named arrived at Fort McArthur November 11 the armistice day. Joy Lawler who was with them is expected to arrive soon.
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Frank Mullen
Merwin Bristol
Fort McArthur
Waco
Texas
Joy Lawler
Hoskins Names Morgan as Deputy State Treasurer
State treasurer elect A. D. Hoskins wires from Kemmerer Wyoming that Charles B. Morgan of Evanston will succeed him as deputy state treasurer. Morgan accepted the post by wire.
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Morgan
Wyoming
A. D. Hoskins
Charles B. Morgan
Mr. Hoskins
Kemmerer
Evanston
Mrs Schulte Hospitalized With Pneumonia At Frontier Park
Mrs Gus Schulte, wife of the park custodian at Frontier Park, was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon suffering from pneumonia. It is also reported that Mr Schulte fell ill with the same trouble in the park custodian's quarters.
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Gus Schulte
Frontier Park
Schults
Park
Plaing Auto Receives More Autos from Denver
Plaing Auto company reports receiving additional automobiles for their stock. The vehicles were driven up from Denver Friday night, adding to current inventory and suggesting increased regional supply.
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Plaing Auto Company
Steck
Denver
Laundries Ordered to Pick Up WIN Signage
The Board of Health served notice to the Laundties to collect WIN signs, per the Ady filing, signaling an enforcement action by local health authorities.
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Board of Health
Laundties
Win Signe
Ady
Demobilization Speeds Up as General March Announces
Washington December 14 General March chief of staff says demobilization of home troops is gaining momentum with about half of 1 7 million men in home camps designated for early discharge An estimated 15 000 daily demobilizations will double when fully underway Non combatant divisions 15 000 men chosen for early release Expansion includes 5 159 officers and 135 262 expeditionary forces designated for return with 1 377 officers and 30 750 men already sailing home.
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Associated Press
Washington
General March
War Department
March
Major General Crowder Urges Keeps Selective Draft System
In New York Major General Enoch H. Crowder told retiring members of 189 New York draft boards that a selective draft should become the regular method for the Army. He cited 23,578,000 registrations and nearly 2,000,000 fighters produced, warning a return to volunteers would be a calamity after the war. He praised conscription and contrasted U S and Britain experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
United States
Enoch H. Crowder
Marerial
Great Britain
Bolshevik scare lands journalist Jones in Bellevue
Ellis Jones journalist and humor writer connected to the People s Day Committee faced a disorderly conduct charge after a Central Park rally. Bellevue hospital will decide his mental condition following the police dispersal panic over a Bolshevik outbreak proclamation. An assistant prosecutor urged the mental exam.
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Associated Press
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Ellis
Jones
United States
Central Park
A. R. O’rourty
Caid
eMet of Police
Columbus
Obi
City News In Brief Coal Of All Kinds
Local notes list various merchants and services in Cheyenne including coal dealers autos and tire shops. Visitors and residents from Denver Lincoln Kimball Worland and Torrington check in at the Plains hotel while traveling salesmen and taxicab services operate. The Board of Health orders laundries to accept bundles from houses with BI chloride soaked signs and a stray sentence notes President McKinney.
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Bourd of Health
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Elizabeth Vaughan Winchiwster
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Theresa
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Frank Rethols
FLU
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Liebkneght
Russell
Bristol
Mullen
Custovian Schulty
Wire
AUDO
Reed H. Hollister
Pioneer Ave
City News
Cahill & Holliday
Capital Coal Company
Holts, Huckfeldt & Finkbiner
Elle
Flavis Auto Company
Eget
Dumphey Auto Express
Plains Auto Co
Goshen Hole Land
Benner
R. E. Spencer
R. C. Ross
Longmont
F. J. Barney
the Plains Hotel
Lester Star
Kimball, Neb
R. G. Anderson
Lincoln, Neb
H. H. Miller
the Plains
I. C. Murray
W. T. Payne
Worland
City
Plains Hotel
R. R. Julian
Billings, Mont
D. L. Gilpin
Carpen
FE. J. Franklin
Pasadena, Calif
W. J. Crank
Weaver
Mrs. Lee
Seattle
E. A. Eaton
H. B. Adams
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Kate Marlatt
Torrington
McKinney
Waterman
Forbes Pharmacy
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