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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1917
Page
4
Shaky storm sewer project details and polling hours occupy Cheyenne election coverage. Changes to ward officials and plan adjustments surface amid flood-prevention concerns. Engineers race to open the storm sewer system while voters prepare for the election day turnout.
Baseball scores from the National and American leagues list results: Cincinnati 4 Boston 0. Washington beaten by Cleveland 4 to 0. Philadelphia and Chicago both tied with New York. St Louis 1.
Ir Charles L Jacobs appointed Commissioner of Education arrives in Cheyenne to survey vocational training across the state. He will visit Cooper, Pheeur, Lavell, Powell, Sheridan, Stveh, and Downe in July with data gathering and reports, aided by local educational authorities.
July 9 Dean Thornberry visited the freight office to collect the central tower clock for St Matthew’s Cathedral. An expert will install it. bells have not arrived yet. The interior decorations and seating are nearly complete and Dean Thornberry prepares for the Trinity in two weeks.
Rawlins resident JL Espy traveled to Uhesere on Friday for business matters bringing no report of dispute or incident.
A farmers picnic and round-up will be held next Saturday at the Archer experiment station. Lieutenant Huffington of Fort PD Russell will discuss cavalry horse points and show desirable development. Dairy, beef, grains, and domestic arts displays will feature judging, with prizes for bread cake pie butter and cottage cheese. Governor Houx and A E Bowman will speak, and visitors will enjoy free coffee Bulgarian butter milk and ice cream at noon.
John Allen, a Dallas Texas painter who worked for J Rosenblum died at St Johns hospital Saturday afternoon. The funeral planned for this afternoon from Farleys chapel was postponed while efforts continue to locate his relatives.
A new notary commission was issued yesterday by the governor empowering Geo. D. Breamer of Egbert to perform notarial duties.
City commissioner of finance John A. Martin rejects claims he broke pre election pledges. He says his stance against the bond proposal aims to curb debt and replace an expansive storm sewer plan with a cheaper alternative routed west of core business streets.
Delegates from all District 22 coal camps meet in Cheyenne Labor hall for a miners convention. About fifty delegates attend from western Wyoming camps. John P. White, president of the United Mine Workers, will deliver an address on miners duties to the nation as the union prepares for a time of national stress. White is traveling from Indianapolis to deliver the talk.
The Wyoming state survey for the Cheyenne LaGrange road will finish today under state highway engineer Z E Levison who leads ten survey parties across the state. Survey work also completes on Casper Salt Creek Medicine Bow Marshall roads as counties undertake numerous projects with or without state or federal aid including lines from Cokeville to Star Valley Kemmerer to Big Piney Carter to Lyman Rock Springs to Eden Valley Banks to Dixon Laramie to North Park Colorado Lusk Warren Power and Spring Canon in Converse county.
A blast at the Mare Island naval yard magazine in San Francisco Bay killed six people, injured four seriously and twenty seven others wounded. Navy Captain Harry George leads investigators with federal agents as arrests are expected in a suspected plot.
Large number of civil service positions available through the U S government with salaries from 1000 to 2400 dollars per year. Examinations to be held at Cheyenne for roles including laboratory assistant second class steam engineer veterinary truck crop specialist weed agent inspector of clothing and equipage and crop physiology assistant. applications available from the civil service bureau in Washington and at examination sites and from postmasters in rural districts.
Weather Bureau report shows clear conditions with a high of 80 and a low of 2 degrees. It records 8.01 inches of precipitation since January 1, a normal 4.91 inches, and a 24 hour rainfall of none. Meteorologist L H Daingerfield notes wind from the east at 42 mph in the afternoon. Also mentions Newcastle resident Alfred Beach visiting the capital for business.
The Wyoming Labor Journal Publishing company renewed the entire board at a directors meeting. Directors listed include Paul J. Paulson of Rock Springs and James Morgan of Cheyenne, with W Gildroy Thermopolis and others such as George Young Rock Springs and Martin Marehlano Cambria.
An old advertisement promotes Q-Ban hair products for both men and women, promising to restore natural color and combat gray hair. It mentions a money back guarantee, availability at Roedel's Drug Store, and products including Superfine Hair Tonic, Liquid Shampoo, Toilet Soap, and Depilatory.
Capita l Coal Co advertises coal and taxi services while a Cheyenne briefing column notes Levi son visiting Wheatland district for road inspections, state engineers touring Kimball and Hanna districts, and local events. It mentions a broken window at Plains garage, a fire at 814 West Twenty-fifth Street, and Cheyenne garden scenes among other short notices.
In Worland a deal closed transferring the TE ranch once owned by the Cody estate to Mr. F S Groves of New York. The sale includes 600 acres deeded land 300 cattle and 100 horses. Jones Brothers of the Majo ranch arranged the sale and will manage the property with possession expected soon.
An old advertisement extols female business efficiency when healthy and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a solution for ailments of the so-called weaker sex. It urges women to try the remedy to protect their competency and productivity.
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