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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1919
Page
15
Local brief notes list various visitors and residents in Cheyenne including officials from Denver and Casper. Mentions Governor Carey’s private secretary M. C. Price, Carl ton county delegation member Kleber Hadsell, and many travelers such as J A Elliott Wheatland mayor, Rev Jan Lefebre, J C Merrill Douglas, and Oscar Sammdsa Torrington. Also notes half mast flags for Roosevelt and concrete work resuming at city and county building.
An itemized notice outlines that a family now has seven at their residence 14 Maat Lincoln Highway and a local resident John Wartoey is confined at home in Park Addition due to illness. The Stockhonors National bank distributes pocket calendars. The Union Pacific announces a semi monthly pay schedule and retroactive wage increases for Wyoming division laborers. Claude R Hall of Pine Bluffs attends to business in Cheyenne. Renovations begin on the executive mansion with Governor Carey family set to move in upon completion. J C Unserwood arrives from the Iron Mountain district to join the upcoming legislature.
Prof Hugo Preuss notes that 40 million men and women must be registered for Germanys national assembly election on January 10. He cites only 33 districts for the country versus 397 in the last Reichstag vote, creating likely over a million voters per district. He warns of technical hurdles in compiling lists for women voters and returning soldiers, aiming for a representative, broadly democratic mandate.
Andrew Swainson at the state capitol directs a crew to ready senate and house chambers for the forthcoming legislature. Committee rooms are vacated by officers and Red Cross storage use. Death notices of members placed in senate chamber then house. Swainson expects readiness before week’s end.
West pocket calendars offered free at teller windows for 1919 use. Notices to creditors announce Letters Testamentary granted in the estates of Annie R. Smith and Benjamin Franklin Crismore, with six months to file claims and one year to bar them, listing executors Percy Smith and Hettie Crismore Johnson and attorneys.
The annual meeting of Kinney Oil and Refining Company stockholders will be held at the First National Bank Building in Cheyenne Wyoming on January 15 1919 at ten oclock in the forenoon. Directors will be elected for the ensuing year and reports of officers will be received. John D Clark secretary. Jan 2 1918.
Washington reportsSecretary Daniels told the House Naval Affairs Committee that 2841 medium cal guns were produced by the Navy Bureau of Ordnance from entry into war to Dec 1 1918 with 1887 in service. Five inch, four inch, and three inch guns were delivered at high monthly rates.
Numerous Pine Bluffs residents were in Cheyenne yesterday including W. A. Grogs N. A. Elliott M. Eketrum R. W. Snyder Andrew Smith and John and Francia Ww Cenel cs for various business matters.
M Gorgon Iowa Jan 7 Over 17 000 000 fish saved by United States fish rescue stations at North McGregor and Hullvue since August crews seine isolated ponds along the Mississippi islands and lowlands during high water fish spawn in quiet waters as waters recede ponds are cut off saving many fish government crews have moved fish to running water and 260 000 shipped to other rivers and lakes at a cost of about 341 per million or 34 cents per thousand
Sheridan Enterprises and Furnish's filed articles of incorporation yesterday in the Secretary of State office. Sheridan's will operate as a general goods store with a $150,000 capital, directors K Gibson J C Kemming and J A Henry. Furnish's will market meats with a $10,000 capital, directors R T Furnish C H Furnish G B Otis and M S Otis.
Cedar Rapids Iowa January 7 A prize dairy contest set a record butter price of 21 a pound at the Iowa Butter Makers Association convention. New York dealer Sanmwol Bingaman bought the lot. City Clerk Jay Showalter orders presentation of all outstanding city warrants by January 13 after which interest stops.
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