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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1919
Page
8
A city report lists several National and American League games with box details. It notes Karl Warren, a Hiverton resident, attending to city business.
A Cheyenne resident for fifteen years, Max Davis and family will depart today for Chicago to start anew. Hobba Huckfeldt and Finkbeiner offer a large line of baby carriages and sulkies. Mr and Mrs Charles Farthing, ranch visitors from Iron Mountain district, traveled to the city yesterday. Agnes Wright, state librarian, has returned from an eastern trip visiting Asbury Park and New York City. Auto tire vulcanizing and repair services are advertised by Plains Auto Company.
Three alarms were sounded as fires broke out in Cheyenne, none causing major damage except a blaze in the Union Pacific supply yards. Timber stacked material burned amid sparks from a locomotive, with damage about 150 dollars. The UP fire department aided by city units. a separate home roof fire on East 12th street caused about 50 dollars in damage.
The Young Woman's Christian Association of Cheyenne filed articles of incorporation with the Wyoming secretary of state, the first such charter in the state. It will operate as a non profit with no capital stock, appoints a six member board of trustees and twenty five directors, and plans a three story headquarters funded by former Governor Joseph M. Carey.
Associate Justice Blydenburgh of the Wyoming Supreme Court, inactive for nearly a year due to illness, returned to sit on the bench Monday for routine business. Chief Justice Beard and Justice Potter also attended. adjournment set for July 14 with expected rulings. Visitors in Cheyenne included Rabon, Nurred, Tower, and Collins.
City council met in regular session with quorum. Reports from city marshal police justice fire chief and city engineer discussed June figures and quarter totals. Claims against the city approved and warrants ordered. sewer extension proposal referred to engineer for study.
Judge John A. Hiner presided as fourteen foreign born Wyomingites were naturalized in U S district court. Examiner Wright questioned the candidates listing residences and former allegiances including Brown of Diamond Russia and Pepiski of Cheyenne Russia among others. The hearing also noted several applicants remaining, with updates on visitors and the cost of the new Y W C A building at thirty thousand dollars, Wyoming's first Y W C A structure.
The document presents an abstract of Cheyenne Wyoming city council minutes from July 4 1919. It lists various expenditures and payments to individuals and firms for streets alleys water department and related services, including salaries, labor, supplies, and contractors such as Nicolaisen & r, Devine Grain Co., Wye Planing Mills, Union members, and others. It concludes with the certification by City Clerk L J Showalter that the abstract is accurate.
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