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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1912
Page
13
A Cheyenne voice celebrates young birthdays and local life. The column notes community rites and playful tributes as youths mark their special days with family and friends in a tone rooted in tribal tradition.
A list of birthday observances for Archer F Freund Irene Nolan Thelma Bernheim Marie Cunningham Merritt Von Kennel and Connie Cowley at Central and Corlett schools includes several January birth dates with years ranging from 1897 to 1903.
Mrs John Branes visits friends in Laramie B Baxter returns from business trip to Laramie Mrs O A Reynolds returns from Los Angeles Dyer Smith visits Ecklands in Pine Bluffs Foster Garlock returns from Wheatland visit H B Henderson improving after illness EK A White returns from Mountain States Telephone trip Chas Barnett leaves east on buying trip for Barnett Mercantile Maurice Dinneen returns to Boulder college after holiday with parents Rosaline Eckland returns to Pine Bluffs from visit with Charity Stewart
Mrs Parshall wife of the state engineer has recovered from burns sustained last Tuesday when a gasoline explosion occurred as she entered the room while using hot water to wash delicate fabrics. The resulting blaze and her attempt to extinguish it caused burns to her hands and arms.
Various Cheyenne items note business openings and repairs at Hale’s Jewelry Store and Buechner Jewelry Co. Read of a health report on contagious disease, court transport, and city improvements. News covers weather, thefts of bicycles and horse stock, parish house readiness, and school openings after holidays.
The fate of Wyoming's good roads movement rests with the county commissioners led by President EKBE. Emery of the Laramie County Good Roads Association asks the board to authorize a survey of the state highway to reach the National Park, with several counties pledging support. If not approved, the movement may be delayed, delaying spring work.
Readable items cover plant care tips and rising gold usage for arts and manufacturing. It notes warm water helps wilted flowers recover, gold usage climbs from 20 to 34 million, and Paddington rules require daily sweeping weekly washing and daily open windows to avoid fines. A court anecdote explains the term gent as used in legal settings.
Claims relieve obstinate coughs including whooping cough using Plows with home remedies and Pinex with sugar syrup. Describes mixing ratios, benefits, and suggested dosages, touting rapid relief and easy preparation for bronchial irritation and throat tickle. No verifiable medical evidence provided.
The WIT Wes completes deal with Northwestern to operate through service from Seattle to the Gulf of Mexico. Northwestern builds lines into Wyoming and the Big Horn basin toward Thermopolis and Powder River. Orin Junction connects with Colorado and Southern and Denver routes, closing the Pacific to Gulf gap with service expected next spring.
Richard Danne was jailed for creating a disturbance after threatening Salvation Army hall occupants with a meat cleaver. Mallie Murray, described as an elderly woman, was arrested on a drunkenness charge while causing a disturbance with singing. Graham Wasson was taken by Officer Watermount for desertion from the U S army and held for fort officers.
Word arrived in Cheyenne of a Thanksgiving Day marriage at Littleton Colorado between Luther Mitchell of Cheyenne and Miss Helen Jones of Victor Cole. Both are Colorado State College Boulder students with Luther in his senior year of the medical department. his parents learned of the match only after the announcement.
The Atlas bills slot closes tonight for a new show opening tomorrow featuring Elea Wells with violin, Divine Dodeon as a female impersonator, and The Giant Four performing a lively color theater scene with steamship and river imitations.
Public auction of a coal mine property in Carbon County Wyoming set for 10 00 am Wednesday January 24 1942 at the Rawlins court house. Sampo Coal Company land six hundred eighty six acres five miles east of Hanna includes a fully equipped mine. Details and sale conditions available from trustee Alexander Lark Sumpe Coal Company Cheyenne Wyoming.
B C Clarke, jailed in Kimball Nebraska on a theft charge, married a young local woman while awaiting transfer. A fellow traveler on the train alerted officers to the elopement. The couple met in Cheyenne at the Plains and the larceny case was settled, allowing a honeymoon.
Alton Packard the cartoonist presented an entertainment at the Baptist church on Tuesday evening drawing lively cartoons on large sheets with colored crayons. He recalled a past mishap in Bronx City Iowa when his luggage failed to arrive and improvised quickly, turning a setback into a successful show.
Stockmen in the Horse Creek and Tron Mountain vicinity report wolves and other predatory animals damaging their flocks and herds. Although the state has ended wolf bounty payments, local stockmen continue to pay a $2.50 bounty on wolf hides.
Canadian hospitals and religious orders report Peruna effective for cold coughs and catarrh. Sisters of Holy Cross and the Hospital St John in Quebec and Montreal praise relief for various patients and a 15 year old girl's obstinate cough. Doctors advertise Peruna as a tonic and remedy for chronic nasal and respiratory catarrh.
The government plans to issue new postage stamps in thirteen designs. Registry stamps will replace two cent stamps on packages, with the registry marking used only for registry. George Washington will appear on the one cent stamps replacing Benjamin Franklin and will be featured on all issued stamps.
The six lowest denomination stamps will bear Franklin’s likeness for 8 10 15 50 cent and 1 stamps. The 4 5 6 cent stamps will remove the wreath around Washington’s head and print the denomination curved above the head.
Out of town patrons arrange to attend the drama The Lion and the Mouse presented in our city starring Charles Kleins great play. The performance draws strong local interest and promises a notable engagement for theatergoers.
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