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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1919
Page
7
Post includes short notes on inspections and ads from local businesses. Visitors list from Casper Wheatland and Rawlins bodies, with names like Hass Hadsell Price Lefebre Elliott and others. Governor Carey aide Price arriving from Casper, flags at half mast for Roosevelt, and concrete work resuming on city and county building.
The report lists residents at 7 people at No 14 Maat Lincoln Highway and mentions John Wartoey of Barkadale realomiate confined by illness in Park Addition. It notes Bank promotions and pay plan changes for Union Pacific and Wyoming division workers plus a 3 cent hourly wage rise retroactive to Sept 1 1918. Governor Carey and family will move into the renovated executive mansion once ready as Hon J C Unserwood arrives from Iron Mountain ranch to join the upcoming legislature.
Professor Hugo Preuss estimates forty million Germans must be registered for a national assembly election on January 10. He notes only 14 million voted in the last Reichstag, with 397 districts now reduced to 33 districts, risking over a million voters per district. He cites complexities in compiling women voters and reassigning returning soldiers, urging caution to ensure a representative, comprehensive mandate.
Andrew Swainson of the state capitol building and a crew arrange the senate and house chambers for the coming legislature. Officers vacated committee rooms and the Red Cross stored items in the chambers. Deaths of members are placed in position in the senate chamber and will move to the house. Swainson expects both chambers ready before week’s end. The capitol can remain under force while keeping quarters in condition.
Notice to creditors for the estate of Annie R. Smith and the estate of Benjamin Franklin Crismore Deceased grants letters testamentary in January 1919. Creditors must file claims with vouchers within six months for allowance or be barred after one year from the letters dates. Executrices and executors named with attorney notices.
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 o'clock in the forenoon. The agenda includes election of five directors for the ensuing year and receipt of officers reports plus other business. John D Clark secretary. Cheyenne Wyoming January 2 1918.
Classified notice seeking a registered Wyoming or Utah physician for a permanent high salary position. Also seeking an established corporation to hire a Cheyenne manager for a new mammoth patriotic product campaign with a $1000 cash bond, national advertising, and potential earnings over $5000 annually. Send complete hover to Chicago.
Washington reports 2841 medium caliber guns produced by the naval ordnance bureau in 20 months since entry into WWI. Of these, 1887 entered service. five inch, four inch, and three inch guns shipped rapidly, with 605 guns delivered after armistice. Five naval railway batteries with 14 inch rifles operated on the western front. 602 guns served on destroyers and other vessels. 263 ready for shipment. 133 three inch and antiaircraft guns put in service and 123 ready for shipment.
Numerous Pine Bluffs residents were in Cheyenne yesterday for business, among them W. A. Grogs N. A. Elliott M. Eketrum R. W. Snyder Andrew Smith and John and Francia Ww Cenel cs.
M Gregor Iowa January 7 over 17 000 000 fish saved by U S fish rescue stations at North McGregor and Belle Vue since August crews seine ponds behind islands along the Mississippi to stock running waters and ship 260 000 fish to other rivers. Cost of rescue about 341 per million or 34 cents per thousand.
Sheridan Enterprises, formed to handle groceries and merchandise in Sheridan, is capitalized at $150,000 with directors K Gibson, J C Kemming, and J A Henry. A second Sheridan venture, Furnish’s, capitalized at $10,000 to market meats, lists directors R T Furnish, C H Furnish, G B Otis, and M S Otis.
Butter from prize Iowa dairy series sold for 21 a pound at the Iowa Butter Makers Association convention, a new record price. Buyer listed as Sanmwol Bingaman, a New York dealer. City Clerk Jay Showalter sets Jan 13 for presentation of all outstanding city warrants. interest then ends.
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