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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
16
The rush for 640 acre homesteads persists with over 200 seekers filing at the U S land office. Register WH Reid reports about $1000 in fees collected, urging applicants to bring ready made duplicates describing lands, location, and confirming non mineral, non timbered, and non irrigable status to aid staff.
Mrs. Mary A. Burker, an early Cheyenne settler born in Leipzig, died aged 74. She came to Cheyenne in 1887 with the first settlers and long lived in the hilltop town, funeral at her home with Rev J Stubblefield officiating. Pallbearers included A D Kelly and W L Whipple. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
Denver Jan 3 Representatives of the Rocky Mountain conference and associated schools meet Friday Jan 5 to discuss intercollegiate baseball. A full schedule is doubtful with objections to professional players. A special rules-interpretation committee for football baseball track and field will be considered. James N Ashmore Utah Boulder Colorado may propose action. A tentative schedule for next year will be prepared for the final conference meeting.
James Crane a former San Francisco department clerk is named assistant to Captain Daly in charge of military work at the University of Wyoming. Sergeant Crane will lead signal work and assist with military affairs as Forgeaurane arrives to start duties at the university. Headquarters also assigns Lieutenant Irwin to the Thirty-fifth Infantry and Second Lieutenant Pierce to the Sixth Cavalry with duties at Fort Leavenworth. Irwin is UW Wyoming 1916 graduate. Pierce is class of 1915.
Boston mass January 2 1917 Arthur B D Childs president extends thanks to agency force for December results totaling 2 100 000 in paid business and over 74 000 000 in force on January 1st wishes a prosperous new year and notes taxicab service available day or night
The Wyoming Trust and Savings Bank invites deposits for a Christmas Banking Club offering weekly dime increases to $127.50 after fifty weeks. Deposits can start at ten cents, with options from fifty cents to $5 or more weekly, highlighting past earnings of $17,624.70 in 1916 and expectations for 1917.
The Wyoming poultry and pet stock show in Cheyenne draws 280 entries with judges praising the finest lot in years. Winners will be announced after final scoring this morning, with prizes exceeding $100 and ten cups from the association. Local towns Greeley Loveland and Laramie send top birds as entries showcase White Plymouth Rocks and other breeds.
H L Mell superintendent of the Wyoming division says congestion on U P 7 is being relieved after a trip over the division. He notes traffic remains strong and moving better than weeks ago with about 1200 eastbound and 800 westbound cars yesterday, totaling 2000 cars on the division not counting passenger and mail trains.
Street Commissioner Enos Laughlin announced that the lumber for the new viaduct walk has arrived and is cut. Work will start soon to replace the rough, aging path. residents who use the walk will welcome the upgrade and safer passage. A note at the end advertises Messenger service with a phone number and late hours.
Railroads in the Intermountain region adopt a water wagon policy with Union Pacific ordering liquor service discontinued in Wyoming dining cars. The move leaves Chicago to Salt Lake City routes dry for dining car service, with Santa Fe and others still serving liquor in parts of New Mexico and California.
Buffalo Bill Col. W F Cody was rushed by special car at 7 45 tonight with his physician and Dr W W Cook to Glenwood Springs to prolong his life. Doctors kept his ailment confidential but said recovery chances were very small and the condition worsened after three weeks of illness. His daughter Mrs L E Decker accompanied him.
Illness reports show Colonel Cody, 70, near recovery failure with early improvements needed at Glenwood Springs. He returned to his ranch late in November after Buffalo Bill 101 show season and then went to Denver to be with his daughter. He was first reported seriously ill around mid December.
All members of Cheyenne lodge No. 2 K of P are asked to meet at Castle hall at 1 30 p m Friday January 5 to attend the funeral of Brother Howard Wainwright I Cc BEVIS C C
For Oranite or Marble monuments call R McCafferty. Pnone 013J.
The high school basketball team meets Parish House this evening in a likely top battle of the season. Each side has beaten the other twice this year and both expect victory. Admission is ten cents, aiding new team suits, with a large crowd anticipated.
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