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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1916
Page
11
Mrs F HM Vaughan will extend hospitality with a reception at her home on Thursday July 18. A large number of invitations will be issued, and the event features a winsome young lady who counts many friends. The couple will reside in Cheyenne.
Cheyenne residents spent Independence Day with drives to mountains and nearby cities and informal picnics at Lake Innehaha. Families including the Allensteins Wassermans Pearletines Straus of Chicago and others enjoyed bountiful suppers, boats, and shaded grounds at Minnehaha park while children used the playgrounds.
Mr and Mrs George Hackman of 2014 Pioneer avenue announce the engagement of their daughter Nellie May to Scott F Martin son of Mrs A Martin of 609 East Nineteenth street The marriage date is not announced Miss Hackman graduated in the 1916 Cheyenne High class.
A fine baby daughter was born Sunday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Whitaker at the Private hospital.
Visiting list notes Miss Aey Allen of Winthrop Maas a relative of Mr F H Vaughan will arrive Thursday to be their guest over Sunday. Miss Sucie Smoke daughter of Captain and Mrs Smoke of Fort Haseell has been visiting.
The Woman's club of the MM has postponed the meeting from this afternoon to next Wednesday at 12. Mrs D C Mudeon will be the hostess.
St Mark's Guild will meet at the parish house Friday after noon with hostesses Mesdames A G McGregor N S Norcross Melquist and Shirley in charge. The Baptists Willing Workers plan a Friday afternoon gathering in church parlors and a large attendance is planned.
An unusually sparse crowd watched a motorcycle racing program at Frontier Park in the Capitol City. Races began at two and included five mile events for common stock machines, short-coupled machines, side car pairs and racing machines with results listing riders such as Smith on Indian and Harley Davidson, Shafer on Excelsior, Wright on Harley Davidson, Smiley on Pope, and others with times around four minutes.
The notice highlights a clearance sale of summer millinery at Flynn's and confirms Swisher specializing optometrist and optician located at 215 West 17th Street. It mentions Little Horse Creek and congratulatory greetings from friends to the happy parents.
Readers encouraged to drink water and exercise to aid kidney activity and prevent uric acid buildup. Dr. Pierce of Buffalo promotes Anuric tablets as an aid for backache rheumatism and other symptoms, with a full treatment offered for one dollar or trial by mail.
Missouri arrival at the post marks family ties in the area. Misa Smoke joins Cheyenne society at Fort Russell. Frank and Mrs Hadsell of Rawlings visit Cheyenne guests at the Plains. Jean Thompson, trained nurse, returns to Cheyenne after weeks in Rawlins and Laramie. The Asher family and Mrs. Asher's sister Helen Klity plan a two week Colorado motor tour. C A Shafer and wife visit Denver briefly. Enos Laughlin and daughter Mina Marie, after weeks in Denver, will go to Boulder this week. Margaret Glenn, daughter of Captain David Glenn, visits Mrs. Arthur Parker after Cedar Falls schooling. Kilne family with Thompson guests motor to Laramie for Fourth celebrations, returning tonight. Miller family and Miss Rather Mill head to Denver for a few days, returning Friday.
The Presbyterian Aid society will meet in the church parlor on Friday afternoon. Hostesses for the gathering are Mesdames J. W. Piper J. B. Sloan and Hiram Davidson.
An outbreak of infantile paralysis in New York has caused eighty two deaths to date. Since Saturday noon twenty three more deaths have occurred and numerous new cases are reported. The city has distributed half a million preventive pamphlets.
A Paterson New Jersey reader reports relief from back pain irregular cycles and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham’s V Compound and Blood Purifier. She advises other troubled women to try the remedies and writes from Geddie Street to the company for confidential free information.
The Help One Another club will meet with Mrs HB W Mall Thursday afternoon for the annual business and election of officers. The hostess will provide work for the ladies. The City Federation of Women’s clubs held a regular business meeting in the Women’s club room at the Carnegie Memorial with almost full attendance. Myre Ciglem A Fox, the president, occupied the chair.
In a ten mile stock machine event Smith led on Indian with Wright second on Harley and Shafer third on Excelsior. Time not provided. A fifteen mile special racing machines race saw Wright on Harley-Davidson finish first with Smith on Harley-Davidson second and Shafer on Excelsior third. time not given.
Mon day marriage licenses were issued at the county clerk's office to Arthur Leslie Dillon of Omaha Nebraska and Miss Lijtlian Parnell of Rey enne Ralph Hampton Burge W Powell Wye and Rebecca Elaine Staver of Greeley Cole George Stephens of Denver and Mew Olive M Oehrie of Denver Clay Kstill Harcrave of Kanaan City Missouri and Mrs Drnellla Porter Kiteh en of Kansas City Missouri Louis Ankelo Sharboro of Denver and Charling Adeline McLean of Denver Leon Cohevour Peaver and Eth on Warner of Denver Leader office pay good price for clean cotton rags.
General Hacinto E. Trevino, a Mexican commander once saying Americans could retrieve troopers captured at Corrient, has released the prisoners after Carranza’s orders. His large force remains mobilized, and the release reportedly sparks mutiny within his ranks.
Kelley and Jones Denver salesmen arrested at Aal Saturday on the charge of selling herring faced repayment to Cheyenne men for about $20 they collected and roughly $16 for marshal costs. They had a large liquor load en route to Denver and may be prosecuted under Colorado prohibition law.
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