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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
5
The Cheyenne page records numerous visitors from Lander Powell Riverton and Battle Creek, easing hotel stays at the Plains and Dayton arrival notes, taxi service promos, campus and business updates, plus a cadet band practice and Miss Gertrude Long's trip to Akron after a family illness.
Casper attorney W. G. Burnett and A. C. Campbell of Midwest Oil Co arrived in Cheyenne for a few days of business. Casper inter ests and local oil concerns are tied to the visit as discussions unfold at the Sherman Co. location.
An advertisement extols a ready cooked wheat product named When-With Shredded Wheat. It contrasts avoiding long meals with the ease of using whole wheat to prepare meals quickly. The copy frames Wheat as a superior, convenient daily food option.
Ira Bidwell, once manager of the Cheyenne Indians baseball team, is touring the West with a Kansas City YMCA basketball squad. He stopped in Cheyenne yesterday, visiting Ed Gerrans and local fans, and noted his team has won many games, generating profits for his ventures.
The Plains hotel adds a seven passenger enclosed electric lighted sedan to its fleet for taxi service. Charles Mudd, longtime hotel clerk and experienced taxi driver, will run the new Plains taxi. Call central for the Plains hotel to hire the service at any time to any part of the city.
Ambassador Gerard of Berlin is instructed by the state department to accept Germany's offer to permit an investigation into conditions of Belgians deported to Germany. The scope of the inquiry is left to Mr. Gerard's discretion as a response to the U S protest.
D A Haggard, new law partner of John D Clark, spoke at the Parish House Men's club on The City Management Form of Government. He compared it to Mayor council and commission systems, calling it an improvement. He noted eighty U S cities adopted it by mid 1916, with one exception voting it a success.
The state pharmacy board met at the Plains yesterday and will continue today handling regular business and examining about six applicants. Board member M. B. Bennett of Sheridan noted the other members are George Cureton of Lusk and R. C. Shultz of Worland.
The United States civil service commission announces an unskilled laborer examination for the position of charwoman at the Federal Building in Cheyenne Wyoming. Age limits are 20 to 50 years. Applications must be filed by closing business hours on February 17, 1917. Obtain application blanks and information from the local secretary at the Cheyenne post office or from the secretary in Seattle Washington.
Advertisement notes Phone No. 5 for a messenger with prompt service and reasonable prices, open until 3 a m.
The commission announces an examination for stenographers and typewriters, male and female, in Seattle on February 17, 1917. It covers field service with eligibles certified for appointment in this and neighboring states. Apply using form 1%71 to the district secretary, Room 202 Post Office building, Seattle, Wash.
A notice invites readers to receive two thousand free packages of Gauss Combined Treatment over ten days. To obtain a package, sign the coupon and return it. the remedy is claimed to address the root cause of catarrh and provide permanent relief by mail.
Mrs. Anna O'Brian of Cheyenne aged 78 died at her granddaughter's home on Thames Street after brief illness. She leaves two daughters Mrs. A. F. Elliott of Salt Lake and Mrs. S. M. Shewbridge of Bridgeport plus son John O'Brian of Fort Laramie and one grandchild Mrs. Hinger of Douglas. Funeral at St. Mary's Cathedral Friday at nine with burial in Olivet cemetery.
John and Jennie Fernandez, longtime Cheyenne residents and Swedish community figures, obtained a marriage license in Denver on Tuesday and were remarried after having been divorced about two years ago.
Fenwick Ridgley fell in the high school gym while trying to stop a rolling basketball. He broke his arm, was taken to the hospital, dressed, and later returned home to recover.
The forecast for Wyoming calls for generally fair conditions on Thursday and Friday with snow in the extreme northwest. Colder air arrives Thursday, especially in the northeast, and temperatures drop further Thursday night.
The report notes a unanimous move to condemn lobby tactics used for county division and related expenditures. Secretary Eva G. Lamberson reads a corrected copy while legislators, returning from a two day layoff, discuss a proposed 35000 dollar appropriation for a Casper state hospital wing amid ongoing bills and public notices.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets present a mild safe laxative alternative to calomel targeting liver and bowel issues. The ad claims rapid relief from dullness headaches and fatigue caused by constipation treated without harming teeth or gums. Sold in 10c and 25c boxes by all druggists.
The record lists several Carnegie Hero medals and pensions awarded to widows for acts of rescue. Deceased recipients include LeRoy Wise at Cambridge Springs and Mahlon F Brann at Jefferson. Other honorees span Oklahoma to Maine and Ontario, with rescues from drowning or collisions noted in 1912–1916 filings.
Official messages from Casas Grandes report U S plans to push Carranza forces toward the border at Columbus New Mexico after more than ten months in Mexico. Troop movements include five loaded truck trains reaching Columbus from field headquarters and refugees arriving from Mt Valle San Joaquin and Charcos.
A vintage advertisement touts Musterole as a clean white mustard ointment that relieves sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis and other pains without skin blistering. It claims rapid relief from aches throats chest colds and potential pneumonia prevention, advising gentle fingertip massage for fast benefits.
Washington lawmakers clash over President Wilson's world peace address. Senate leaders reveal determined opposition to the Cummins proposal to adjourn for free discussion next week. The measure was placed on the calendar but awaits affirmative action.
Tummins urges a vote on the matter as a daily hour long debate looms unless an expedient blocks it. Democrats and three foreign relations members met President Wilson to align but would not speak. Republicans press for discussion of the peace address while no vote took place.
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