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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1917
Page
3
The City Federation of Women's clubs meets at the library Monday afternoon with full executive board attendance urged by president Mrs. A. A. Baerresen. The Women's Civic league also convenes there Monday evening with large turnout requested.
Methodist Aid Society to meet in church parlors with Mrs. Blake Miller and Mrs. C. C. Harris hosting. Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian church held a knitting party at Mrs. Jorpe's home for twenty members. Proceeds support Navy knitting efforts. Frontier meals committee to meet at the Industrial club with Mrs. H. W. Bullock presiding. Also a notice seeking private home placement for an eight year old boy through E. W. Burke at the Capitol building.
Sylvan pass eastern entrance from Cody Wyoming to Yellowstone National Park was cleared of snow today allowing tourists to enter the park through Cody. Excessive snowfall last winter delayed opening beyond the usual date.
Mr. G. M. McDonald president of Farmers Bank of Chicago leases the entire new brick block in Chugwater and plans to open in July. An experienced hotel manager will run the property as the town’s top lodging between Denver and Billings. McDonald, from Casper via Chicago, presides over a string of Platte County banks and aims to have a bank in every county. George C. Opseth, vice president and cashier, will relocate with his family to Chugwater and join McDonald in Wyoming projects.
At a Grover Cleveland association meeting on July 7 plans were laid to overhaul the Grover Harvest festival into a northern Weld county fair. Proposals include a permanent fair association as a joint stock entity, a permanent fairground near Grover, and permanent buildings. E C Abbey, Grover banker, said the effort aims to win county and possible state support by starting strong this year.
Private businesses in Cheyenne and beyond donate prizes alongside regular purses. Top honors include a saddle and boots for the champion lady broncho buster, a special hat, a loving cup for the ladies relay winner, silver spurs, and a $25 Stetson hat plus $40 suit of clothes for the world champion bucking contest winner, with more offerings pending arrival.
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