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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1920
Page
12
An army of 85,000 enumerators are taking the fourteenth federal census to collect a host of facts about residents. The work is expected to take two weeks and is notably difficult in large cities with substantial foreign populations.
The Market Review from W A Matlock & Co reports December average daily runs from the Lance Creek field at 3,670 barrels, up 2,310 from November, aided by the completion of two large Ohio Oil Company producers in section 4 35 65.
A marriage license was issued Thursday to Monty J. Williams of Omaha and Miss Arlie George of Laramie. The couple planned to wed in Omaha following the license authorization.
Rural nurse Miss Claire Avery seeks overshoes for a poor country family. Sizes 3 and 1 and 13 requested. any outgrown pairs or discarded footwear accepted. Call 764-W to arrange pickup by Miss Avery, larger sizes acceptable.
Frances Trego Montgomery introduces Billy Whiskers a lively goat hero in a new Sunday serial for children starting Tuesday January 13. The tale follows adventures from police mischief to fire rescues, marriage, circus travels, and becoming a father with ongoing exciting escapades for young readers.
The preliminary hearing of Jordan Davis charged with bootlegging broke up after a dispute among state and defense witnesses in the hallway. Ollie Finley claimed Hazel Crosby punched him. Crosby denied it. The hearing resumes today with Davis’s attorney challenging Finley’s credibility. Prosecutor Charles E. Lane presented Finley’s prior jail term to question his testimony. Emma Cowan’s jail record was noted as context.
Mary Thompson, about fourteen, is held by the sheriff on forgery charges for cashing checks totaling near 300 dollars by signing her mother Anna Altman’s name. She is to appear before Judge Mentzer in district court and is expected to waive preliminary hearing and plead guilty. The mother, a widow with two other children, reported the affair after discovering the forgeries used to buy clothes. The girl may be placed in a girls home for care.
Classified notice for sale items at 2416 Pioneer listing a Graphophone a record cabinet and about 100 records. Includes code 41192 J 10 44. Local sale details are concise with no further context.
Directors of the Producers and Refiners Corporation call a Cheyenne meeting on February 12 to approve increasing common stock from 17 million to 27 million dollars. About 500,000 of the new shares will swap for Western Oil Fields stock. Shareholders will also vote to raise directors from eleven to fifteen. The company has secured acreage in Oklahoma and northern Louisiana, including 10,000 acres, with wells and structures under development.
The Cheyenne high school basketball five host Kimball High School in the local gymnasium tonight. Cheyenne has been playing well as a unit and expects a strong contest with Kimball.
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