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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1920
Page
3
Fragments indicate a note about flight returns and percentages. The readable items mention nine, first pesos, third flights, and a 28 percent/6 per to 25 sequence, but details are unclear. Further clarification is needed to form a complete news item with proper entities and context.
WANTED MALE HELP YOUNG MEN for Railway Mail Clerks 140 month experience unnecessary for free particulars write R Terry former government examiner 233 Continental Bldg Washington DC. Alta Oil Company incorporated Cheyenne Wyoming Jan 46 1920 capital 500000 500000 shares directors True Jr Thompson Trumbull O Leary True principal office 300 304 Hynds Building Cheyenne agent H A True Jr January 23 24 27.
The Cheyenne Home Builders' Association will receive bids for fifty bungalows and for plumbing, furnaces, electric wiring and fixtures work. Bids are due by 2 pm on Tuesday February 3 1920. Plans available from the Secretary at 522 Hynds Building Cheyenne.
United States of America vs. Evaporated Apples seized under a federal warrant. Seized goods include 46 boxes in Cheyenne and 45 boxes across Baggs Dixon Douglas Tie Siding and Glenrock. Court will hear claims February 11 1920 at 10 AM in Cheyenne. NOTICE BY DANIEL F HUDSON U S Marshal Wyoming.
As administrator of Mary White’s estate I request any information leading to the whereabouts of her son James R. Carpenter about 48 years old. Please respond with details to assist in locating him in Butler.
Salt Lake City report states about 50 million dollars will be spent in 1920 on intermountain road work across Idaho Montana Utah New Mexico Arizona Wyoming and Nevada. Idaho alone would receive about 47 million dollars for state roads, with others receiving several million for county highways and state projects, largely financed by federal funds.
William A. Pinkerton, head of a detective agency, says America has developed a new set of criminals in the last five years. These criminals are unfamiliar to police by feature, fingerprint, or Bertillon record, making investigations more difficult.
Pasadena jail offers scarce lodging nightly with visitors, mostly men who have money to pay for long stays, if lodging could be found. The city jail serves as a temporary hotel for those unable to secure accommodations elsewhere.
Buffalo report notes smugglers are adapting to weakened Canada US borders after wartime liquor bans. Tactics include car compartments and disguised shipments, with Ontario tight controls yet mail and express routes persist. U S customs increase Buffalo to Fort Niagara inspections to deter border crossings.
Weather Bureau Cheyenne reports road conditions January 22. All roads passable. High ground surfaces excellent. Low areas and north slopes are soft or rough.
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau notes Cheyenne Wyoming 24 hour period ending 6 p m January 22 shows mean temperature 29 degrees with a high of 40 and a low of 48. Precipitation none in the last 24 hours. total since January 1 is 0 49 inch. Normal values listed for comparison. Wind from the East at 12 mph reaching 10 52 p m. Clarity cloudy conditions throughout.
George E. Abbott, president of the First National Bank of Cheyenne, was elected a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, succeeding J. C. McNish of Sidney Nebraska who resigned. The message confirms Abbott’s new position and notes the Paris peace treaty signatories.
Huston Thompson of the FTC urged creating an international trade commission to curb world monopolies. Complaints come through national bodies and cases judged by an international panel. A universal finding would expose unfair practices and rely on competitors to police offenses. He also urged a national export trade mark to ensure exported goods meet approved quality standards.
Cheyenne youths depart at noon with Superintendent A S Jes sup to attend a Colorado YMCA conference at Fort Collins for northern Colorado and southern Wyoming. Delegates include Charles Warren Earl Marsh Robert Larson Ernest Fitzgerald and others. Program begins 7 30 tonight with sessions Friday and Sunday night closing.
Brigadier General B Z Steever U S A retired died in Washington D C last Tuesday at 72 from pneumonia. He originated the Steever system of military training for high school cadets and was known in Cheyenne for having been stationed at Fort D A Russell during the Indian campaigns. His last visit to Cheyenne was about ten years ago.
Ligier's Beauty Parlors offers foot specialists manicuring hair dressing hair goods shampooing hair dyeing and bleaching toilet articles and manufacturing hair goods. Sulphur steam baths at 1816 Capitol Ave phone 817.
Lander resident L. B. Gaylord guests at the Albany. J. B. Amon of Glenrock and R. Liehe of Lagrange stay at Cheyenne hotels. Casper’s R. A. Barr and J. T. Gratest visit Cheyenne. Mrs. Marcus Coad of Lagrange visits Cheyenne. Hobbs Huckfeldt & Finkbiner advertise Baby Carriages. Real estate and insurance by J. A. Kirkpatrick. Earl George of Laramie registered at the Plains. A. O. Barber of Lander visits Cheyenne. L. Fend of Glenrock and C. G. Bronaddy of Pine Bluffs in town. Floyd Roe of Chugwater in the city. Kendall Brass from Burns and many others stop at Normandie and related hotels. DP Hall of Laramie visiting.
CG Williams and E Stafford were fined $20 each for fighting on the street in front of 542 West Sixteenth Street. Police Judge C A Swainson suspended the fines if they avoid trouble. Williams had a cut lip. A woman calling herself Mrs Williams said Stafford struck first according to the court testimony.
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