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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1920
Page
9
The Lariat column identifies Cheyenne High School student staff including editor Edith Marsh assistant editor Helen Reid sporting editor Francis Bon and reporter Marion Yoder.
The senior basketball team dropped both contests on Monday January 26 first to a fast alumni squad and then 25 24 to a high school faculty team in the second game Patriotic pageant plans titled The Banner of Liberty set for February 28 are under way with Miss Bridenbaugh directing tryouts and Miss Chaplin and Miss Flannigan aiding The Lion staff will manage finances to boost the Annual fund
General Assembly opened with standard announcements before youths from the YMCA conference at Fort Collins spoke. Lyman Ericson William Woolston Roy Rodin and Robert Larson described their trip and said they had the time of their lives.
Final exams this week exempt pupils with averages above 85 while those with lower grades remain busy. Senior Anna May Bergersen left last week to be married, a surprise to the school and staff who wish her health and happiness.
Fifteen high school girls and fifteen boys attended a leap year dance Friday evening at Tam 23. Music was provided by the Henderson orchestra. Mrs. M Hettron and Mrs. H Robitaille served as tapers.
Jerome Shaffer, famed entertainer, will perform Music Art and Foolishness at the high school gym Saturday January 1 at 8 p m. He will present impersonations monologues songs and stories with proceeds split with the Lariat staff. Admission is thirty five cents for students and Shaffer takes no more than fifty dollars. A Friday January 18 Lariat dance at the gym features a saxophone quintet to raise funds for the annual.
In Cologne a bank in Aachen was visited by a man in Belgian captain’s uniform with guards and soldiers claiming to search for money stolen in 1945. He locked the owner in his office and took about 370000 marks and 75000 Belgian francs before being arrested and funds recovered.
Montana ranchers report unusually moist ground suggesting a strong crop outlook. Heavy snow last fall melted before freezing and winter precipitation has remained high, signaling favorable conditions for the coming growing season.
The piece discusses the Groundhog Day superstition with the groundhog’s shadow signaling six more weeks of winter if seen, or an early spring if not. It notes observers, including Mr Familyman shoveling snow for coal prices, and mentions the Weather Man’s cautious stance on precise forecasts while old-timers foresee a short remaining winter if Monday is cold and cloudy.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces a janitor and laborer examination in the Custodian Service at Cheyenne Wyoming. Salary 660 dollars per year plus year end bonus. Age 20 to 50. Both sexes may apply. sex designation may be required for certification. Military preference exceptions apply. Obtain application blanks from James W Mason local secretary Cheyenne Wyo.
Dennis Johnson of Rock Springs registered at the Albany. William Iredale of Rock Springs staying at the Moffatt. E R Russell of Polo Creek stopping at the Moffatt. J A Kirkpatrick real estate specence 48241 Carey Ave. List your property with C W Riner & Co. 1723 Carey. Jan 24 to Feb 24 H W Palmer W G Calaghan Thermopolis in city. City Federation meets Feb 2 at 4 at Carnegie library.
New York Health Commissioner Copeland warned of a continued spike in influenza and pneumonia as the city nears the epidemic peak. About 5,000 new cases were reported, with 400 influenza deaths and 436 pneumonia deaths, while over 2,000 telephone operators were ill and calls urged to be limited to essential messages.
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