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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1920
Page
2
Active and potential presidential hopefuls gather in San Francisco as campaigns heat up. Marshall is noted as an exception with others like Palmer Champlin and J Hamilton Lewis pushing their candidates forward.
Submerged creek levels have fallen to four feet with youngsters back in the stream and water clearing after mud. Travel traps and rough roads east of Cheyenne persist. several potholes and grader work along the Union Pacific route. Prolific local chatter notes racing cars from Colorado and upcoming dam entry in races on Sunday. Fire department caution rises for Fourth of July fireworks and weekend travel, while police see personnel changes and a busy week ahead.
Little locals note Cheyenne stores will close all day Monday for the Fourth of July holiday. The Southern Wyoming Aircraft plane returned from Denver and will proceed to Newcastle for July 7 exhibition flights as part of the celebration. City commissioners met to approve bills and claims with a likely payday before July 1.
City commissioners and state officials meet in Governor Carey’s office to discuss city bonding problems. Judge William C. Mentzer left Cheyenne on a brief business trip and will return in a few days.
A. W. Wooddraff, general superintendent of Union Pacific, toured Cheyenne briefly after spending a few hours in the city. Details of the visit are sparse.
Los Angeles officials expected to act on a alleged fraud case involving Temple who was arrested in Hillsdale for embezzlement and auto theft. Deputies transported him to Cheyenne then to Los Angeles after extradition papers were arranged. The case spurred a telegraphic inquiry and a coast to coast pursuit.
After weeks of preparation the South Side Improvement Association hosts an old fashioned July 4th celebration at Mekoy Park between Seventh and Eighth streets Warren Avenue. The program features races for all ages, a big bonfire and fireworks at night, with speakers including Albert Oslie and Mayor Reyward P. Taylor.
A community program lists a prize event titled Prize Italy for bacon related contest and a slippery pole climb with costumes. Open to all ages with prizes from 10 cents to 4.00 dollars. Also notes a baseball game between O Connell Pirates and Union club, a concert by the Pacific band from 4 to 4, and an evening program at 7 30 with Rev Pisher address and community singing and bonfire displays.
A fragmentary discussion cites John H. Finley and historical traces linking the name America to a 16th century print in St Die and the Vosges region. It references Copernican astronomy, Lecaine, and a Strassburg copy, noting early scholarly debates on the continent's naming and the role of explorers and printers.
City commissioners weighing proposals from bond houses to raise funds for John Ay Whiting's claim. They aim to issue approximately 2,000 bonds while capping expenses, with final decision by Osh day after Chamber of Commerce input.
A satirical note questions obtaining a telephone permit to row from a bear flock amid a proposed plan. It ponders permission being refused and the awkward outcome.
A Colorado & Southern railroad official told a barber shop audience yesterday that a major depot project is planned, but he declined to issue an official statement on the agitation and its exact location or timetable.
Cheyenne officials discuss plans for a better depot for the Santa Fe Southern line. They note a private agreement allows new ideas and funding to be allocated for depot purposes as work proceeds, while inquiries about the painted depot receive cautious replies and refusals for interviews.
Unseasonable spring brings coughing asthma and hay fever as many people suffer with wheezing. The ad promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar as a reliable family remedy for coughs colds hay fever asthma and croup. Albert Carlson plans a Pueblo visit to see friends for a week.
Nel is orke.
Sun and wind reveal freckles and a remedy claims to remove them. Buy an ounce of Obhine double strength from a druggist with a money back guarantee if freckles persist and a clear complexion is not achieved.
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