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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1918
Page
3
Elizabeth Vaughan Winchesters reporting notes Wyoming’s Fatherless Children of France committee gratefully acknowledges the broad response to adopting French war orphans. A long list names notable residents who pledged support, with plans to expand by January 15, 1919 as influenza restrictions ease.
Shingle chairs the meeting as Mrs Herman B Gates is named chairman with Mrs Henry Watson first vice chair. Mrs F E Warren serves as second vice chair and Mrs Co L Beatty as secretary and treasurer.
Entertainer Mr and Mrs J W Trumbull hosted a Sunday dinner for nine guests in honor of Lieutenant W W Carveth of Ellington Field Texas. The table featured Christmas greens and a festive arrangement.
Two demonstrant groups clashed in Balboa shouting for and against the king of Spain. A loyalist was killed by a firearm during the melee as Bosin and Deo report the incident.
The State Department cancels the December Teachers examination due to the influenza situation. Certificates that expire before April will be extended. holders should send certificates to the County Superintendent of Schools for extension. Mamie E. Hefferon is the County Superintendent.
The regular meeting of the Railway Employees Building and Loan Association will be held at 7 p m on December 26 1918 at the office of J L Murray. Secretary Mark Chapman reports business visitors and residents including W A Baker Casper L W Starks Casper Ed McNutt Halfway Ore J Lawrence Baker Ore G A Swallow Glenda P A Horton Excelsior Minn Mrs Walter A Gover Bal Ore Ed Dolan Pine Bluffs Mrs G C Hall Pine Bluffs Rev K Markley Hillsdale Wyo A G Stockwell Sheridan Miss H E Williams Rock Springs Harold Findley Gothenburg and others are in Cheyenne on business or visiting.
Mrs J W Stubblefield returned Sunday from Kansas City after attending her sister in law's funeral two weeks ago. Miss Agnes Wright leaves this afternoon for Laramie to spend the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Gordon Wright. She is to be accompanied by her sister Mrs Beatty.
Lieutenant Walter W. Carveth of the aviation section of the United States army arrived in Cheyenne Sunday morning and remained until yesterday renewing old friendships. He was popular here two years ago with his sister Mrs. W. R. Streeter now of Omaha. Carveth has been an instructor on bombing planes at Ellington field Texas for twenty months. He left yesterday for Lincoln Nebraska to spend Christmas with his parents.
Emil Young and his wife from Casper are visiting Cheyenne for an interim stay and sightseeing.
C A Green from Lusk and F A Kroeger of Laramie visit Cheyenne for several days on business. T J Brownfield of Douglas and Harvey Snyder of Meeteetse also tour the city. George Kintzman of Casper and others drop in for the day. Two couples obtain marriage licenses as Christmas plans emerge while federal building renovations continue with new quarters and plumbing upgrades. A Mexican national is held for carrying a concealed weapon after police pickup yesterday.
Market closed until noon today due to the funeral of Clarence Bell. Washington Market.
Mrs Paulina Sproul wife of Thomas J Sproul a well known Cheyenne contractor died yesterday at the family home 201 Pebrican street after an attack of acute indigestion. She seemed well until the evening before and declined medical help choosing rest instead. She is survived by her husband five children Raed Hollister Mrs Willis Hanna and three sons Everett Fred and Henry Henry Sproul serves in the United States navy. No funeral arrangements have been made.
In Chicago on December 23, reports note platinum's surge from 56 to 106 an ounce, driven by wartime supply cuts and explosive-material demand. Jewelers nationwide report unprecedented sales as governments and beligerents seek the metal, with Siberian and Ural mines fading as reliable sources for future supply.
Experts search western regions for undiscovered platinum as prices rise. Colombia hosts the next large mines with 1917 output valued at 2,160,100 dollars, while California and Pacific states show small historical finds. Canada’s scientists report deposits in British Columbia, Alaska reports new recoveries, and Tiffany & Co. notes the global stock at about 4.6 million ounces with US imports making up roughly one quarter.
Ottawa announces a plan under the Land Settlement for Soldiers act to train inexperienced veterans for farming in the Canadian west at government expense. Demobilized soldiers will learn on training farms in England with six farms set to operate as schools under Canadian conditions.
The agricultural college course for soldiers aims to teach daily farm operations rather than theory. Inexperienced veterans can study at government expense or gain practical farm work. Canadian farmers will host soldiers for instruction, with follow up guidance after they start farming. The initiative includes scientific farming instruction by agricultural department representatives or college extension staff.
Manville Wyoming December 23 Pars ties report a boom in Lance Creek oil field with about 100 rigs now active and more under construction. By next summer an estimated 500 rigs may be up as Texas company prepares to drill a rotary rig on section 11 near Manville. Union Oil also plans to spud nearby, within thirteen miles north and two miles west of Manville.
A testimonial from Brewer of Village Springs Alabama describes severe kidney pain that confined the writer to bed for weeks. After using Moley Kidney Pill the pains eased after two doses and full recovery followed with no recurrence, praising the remedy as the best. The ad claims wide distribution.
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