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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1917
Page
8
Voters head to Cheyenne polls on election day with focus on storm sewer bond. Changes include replacements to nominees and new drainage projects to prevent basement flooding. Officials expect strong turnout and heightened attention as engineers outline urban sewer work and safety measures.
National League results show Cincinnati defeating Boston 4 0 and New York 3 against Cleveland 4. Philadelphia and Chicago games reported 2 2 and 1 2 tied with New York.
Ir Charles L Jacobs appointed Commissioner of Education arrives in Cheyenne to survey vocational education data. He will tour northern and eastern cities, gathering information for his report and meeting educational authorities across Cooper, Dander, Sheridan, Powell, and other towns this week.
July 9 Dean Thornberry visited the freight office to pick up the central tower clock for St Matthew’s Cathedral. An expert will install it. bells are not yet in. The interior work on the cathedral is nearly complete and Dean Thornberry plans time for study before the coming Trinity service in two weeks.
JL Espy visited Uhesere on Friday on business originating from Rawlins, according to local records.
A farmers picnic and round-up will be held at the Archer experiment station next Saturday with Lieutenant Huffington from Fort PD guiding a discussion on cavalry horse development. The program includes dairy cattle judging, Hereford beef exhibits, grain varieties, and range cattle talks led by Prof. Parsons. Prizes for bread cake pie and dairy products accompany domestic arts contests, and free refreshments will be served at noon.
John Allen a painter who worked for J Rosenblum died at St Johns hospital Saturday afternoon His funeral was postponed awaiting efforts to locate some of his relatives His home was in Dallas Texas The report notes the death occurred in Cheyenne Wyoming and the funeral was to be held at Farleys chapel until relatives could be found.
A new notary public commission was issued yesterday by the governor empowering Geo D Breamer of Egbert to perform notarial duties.
City finance commissioner John A. Martin rejects claims he betrayed campaign promises. He argues against a $70,000 bond for a full storm sewer, advocating cheaper measures to divert flood waters before they reach downtown and favoring a westward sewer on Eighteenth or Nineteenth streets over a comprehensive downtown system.
Delegates from western Colorado coal camps gather in Cheyenne for a District 22 United Mine Workers conference in Labor hall. About fifty delegates attend with John P. White, UMWA president, delivering an address on the miners duty to the nation amid stress, arriving from Indianapolis to speak.
The state highway engineer Z E Levison says ten survey teams across Wyoming are finishing work on new roads to connect isolated areas. Projects include Casper Salt Creek Medicine Bow Marshall and 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 rower and Spring Canyon in Converse county.
A blast at the Mare Island navy yard near Vallejo California killed six people and injured many others. Navy officials led by Capt. Harry George and federal agents opened an investigation into an alleged organized plot with arrests expected.
Many civil service positions are available in government service with salaries from 1000 to 2400 annually. Examinations will be held in Cheyenne for roles including Laboratory assistant, second class steam engineer, veterinary, crop specialist, field agent, clothing and equipment inspector, and crop physiology assistant. Applications on proper forms from the civil service bureau in Washington or local postmasters.
Temperature 67 degrees at A M and 80 degrees high at 2 45 P M. Lowest 2 degrees at 4 45 A M. Wind SE 42 mph. Relative humidity 75 percent. Precipitation since Jan 1 8.01 inches vs normal 4.91. Final note lists meteorologist L H Daingerfield and Newcastle resident Alfred Beach visiting the capital.
All the directors of the Wyoming Labor Journal Publishing company were re elected yesterday at a meeting. The slate includes Paul J Paulson Rock Springs W Gildroy Thermopolis Harry W Fox W A James and James Morgan Cheyenne John MecKhee Jr George Young Rock Springs and Martin Marehlano Cambria.
An old advertisement urges readers to look young and avoid gray hair. It promotes Q-Ban color products and tonics sold at Roedel's Drug Store with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The ad also touts Q-Ban shampoo soap and depilatory for hair removal.
Local Cheyenne items include Levi son inspecting Wheatland roads and J F E True handling Hanna district affairs. Visitors from Kimball, Pine Bluffs, Thermopolis, and Rawlins appear, plus talks of recruiting brisk at Wheatland and a large garden at Charles Fine’s corner. A small fire destroyed a rear building at 814 West Twenty-fifth Street and a city firemen garden is noted. A taxi service ad promotes One-One.
In Worland Wyoming this week the TE ranch long tied to Col W F Cody passed from the Cody estate to F S Groves a New York millionaire. Jones Brothers of the Majo ranch arranged the sale representing Groves. The deal covers over 600 acres deeded land 300 cattle and 100 horses. Jones will manage and take possession soon.
A column touts women's business efficiency when healthy and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for ailments of the so called weaker sex. It urges women to try the tonic to maintain competency and efficiency in work.
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