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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1921
Page
9
Defense outline for Mrs Louise L Peete of Denver challenges a Spanish woman involved tale and says Peete knows nothing of the killing of Jacob Charles Denton by a man friend. Prosecution claims she acted in rage and sought Denton wealth including cash 750 dollars an auto and a fine home.
At the National Woolgrowers Association convention in Alt Lake President Frank J Hagenbarth outlined Montana style moves to market virgin American wool through cooperative manufacture and sale. More than 500 producers heard they can buy suits tailor made from virgin wool at 88 dollars, cutting middleman costs and boosting producer returns. Industrial buyers, notably mining firms, have already placed orders for cloth from the Montana association. The group also plans federal licensed bonded warehouses in key producing regions to streamline storage and sale.
Open threats of a walkout by Spanish speaking delegates marked a stormy session at the Pan American Federation of Labor conference. The possible defection depends on Samuel Gompers delaying a message to President Wilson about U.S. occupation of Santo Domingo.
Congressman Mondell telegraphed the State Leader and State Tribune that formal abandonment of the Saratoga and Encampment railroad to the Interstate Commerce Commission has been filed. He calls for vigorous, united effort by all interested parties to preserve the line essential to southern Wyoming's development.
A German bride Margaret Fahy travels from Alsace to Wheatland Wyoming to wed Arthur Klass at the Klass homestead. The six month friendship formed during wartime service and aid from Travelers Aid and YWCA facilitated the journey. Klass, of German parentage, served overseas in the American forces and now homesteads near Wheatland.
Fremont Division measure gains favor as House County Affairs Committee reports Jenkins bill to create Sublette County. Proponents Jenkins of Corral and Beck of Big Piney present maps and figures with no opposition, outlining Sublette’s 2000 square miles from Lincoln and 2400 from Fremont.
Superintendent A Ek Dunphy explains the air mail relay system on the transcontinental route. Mail leaves New York by airplane, is transferred to trains at night, then reverts to airplanes the next morning to ensure continuous movement and speed to final destinations.
Chicago January 17 Baby buggies are 20 percent cheaper due to lower demand. They now feature pneumatic tires windshields and side curtains but buyers show less interest amid higher costs elsewhere.
Two divisions of destroyers from the Pacific fleet were ordered to search the Gulf of Nicoya area for the naval seaplane NC-6. The NC-6, part of a San Diego to Balboa flight, was last seen near the gulf after being forced down and wrecked. the NC-5 crew remains aboard the Munford, and all available ships are refueled and sent out to locate the missing air crew.
A telegram from prospective New Haven tourists asks the Frontier Days show management to reserve rooms for a party planning to attend the big July event. The note highlights Cheyenne’s famed show and the region’s interest in the frontier themed spectacle.
Fred Lee, night clerk at the Normandie hotel, was sentenced to three months in county jail and fined $25 after pleading guilty to stealing quantities of perfumes and cosmetics from Forbes Pharmacy on Seventeenth street and Capitol avenue. A trap near the door proved decisive as police watched from across the street.
In Labayette Indiana on January 17 a model giantess named Lit, described as the world’s largest hog, was sold for 11300 dollars. Her spring litter of pigs brought 15000 dollars.
Wyoming forecast indicates generally fair conditions for Tuesday and Wednesday with possible precipitation in the extreme west. Warmer temperatures expected in the northwest region on Tuesday.
Mrs. Cleopatra Hurtzman, 23, formerly a Texas farmhand, told police she was the ringleader in about 50 holdups in 60 days. She described using a smile or tear as a lure and a pearl-handled revolver, aided by her husband Kurt Hurtzman who handled the thefts after luring victims to rooms.
Congress voted to cap the regular army at 175000 enlisted men. The Senate and House approved joint resolutions directing the secretary of war to stop recruitment until the force is reduced to 175000, with exceptions for those with prior service. Conference expected to reconcile language. The move went against War Department heads and General Pershing.
Seven men were arrested today in Kaufman Texas as suspects in connection with a murder inquiry. The arrests followed a quick investigation by local authorities and indicate a coordinated effort to solve the crime. Further details were not immediately available.
OPRHKA Kan Jan 17 William Langer former North Dakota attorney general issued today an ad dress challenging A C Town ley president of the Non Partisan League to meet in debate anywhere anytime He attacked North Dakota state government under the league claiming land taxes have risen as much as 800 percent
The Irish investigating commission of the Labor Party accuses the government account of the Tralee battle of being fanciful. It notes a photograph used to illustrate the clash may have been taken near Dublin and calls attention to suppressed images and armed visits to witnesses.
Louis Adam Millard, a laborer, filed a federal bankruptcy petition declaring liabilities of 10 921.26 with assets of 275. He owes 6 500 to Stockgrowers State Bank at Worland and 3 000 to W H Millard of Dundee New York. Smaller debts complete the total.
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