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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1918
Page
11
A civic notice blends prayers for strength with social announcements and local updates. The Red Cross seeks daily volunteers, while society figures host teas and luncheons for visitors such as Miss Margaret Amble of Uniontown.
Mrs Houx wife of the governor visits Miss Maude Dawes a childhood friend. Dawes will take the guest to her summer college in Cold Gpringa in the Laramie mountains for a week outing. Vera Houx eldest daughter returns from Cody after a month away finding home attractive.
Mrs. Marry A. Coleman hosted a Stork Party for Mrs. McGrath, wife of Major McGrath, with pink and blue decorations and flowers like baby breath and mignonette. Guests enjoyed visiting and games, with prizes won by Mrs. McGrath, Mrs. Duncan, Mrs. Towers, and Mrs. Armstrong, serving also as an introduction party for three brides.
The report lists Mrs Armstrong Mia Johnson and Mrs Cannon as tea guests with a pink blue motif dinner. Lieut Armstrong and Marion Busch wed recently and reside at Fort Russell while other officers plan moves to Camp Travis Texas and Fort Russell remains home for Mrs Buskirk and son.
Mrs Ernest Sowell and son of Little Rock arrive in Cheyenne to spend the summer as guests of Mesdames Hugo and Sam Ohenstein. The crowd includes Mrs Guthrie and daughter Alice from Denver and the Floyds who motored from Cheyenne to Denver. Howard Snyder and family visit from Fort Oglethorpe with a ten day furlough. Dr and Mrs Snyder, once at Fort Russell, were popular in Cheyenne. J Robertson of Hopkinsville visits until Frontier at Ralph Robertson's home. Bishop N G Thomas departs on a lecture tour stopping at Gunnison Bozeman and Boise to address summer school students.
The Alter and Rosary Society of St. Mary’s will meet Thursday at 3 PM in K hall with hostesses Mrs. Toman Cobry, Mrs. T. Joe Cahill, and Mrs. Omar Lama. Ki Daughter of Hyman will hold a lake event Friday evening at a nearby lake.
A compact classified item notes a leader seeking ads with a terse style. The entry mentions a call for contributions and urges participation in a local employment or outreach effort. The line hints at a youth or community group initiative.
In Denver on a quiet market day there was a limited cattle supply with steady to near Monday prices. Beef cattle and stockers showed good demand, hogs sold at about $14.90 to $16.76 top with lower overall values, and sheep lambs ranged with strong demand for all grades amid light arrivals.
Kansas City reports hog receipts 15 000 and cattle 19 000 with steady to lower markets. Prime fed steers 17 25 to 18 00, cows 7 00 to 13 50, calves 4 00 to 15 50, lambs 15 00 to 18 00. St Louis notes hog receipts 10 000 and cattle 7 500 with mostly lower hogs and strong native beef steers 11 50 to 17 60. lambs 14 00 to 18 00. cann ers and choppers 5 00 to 10 00.
Thomas Pletcher of New York City writes to R. Robertson of Cheyenne expressing interest in Cheyenne’s current look and asking for history of Cheyenne’s founding. He recalls helping lay out the town with Union Pacific railway work and mentions former B. O. L. B. No. 10 members Guarnie Buckels Slater and Griffinth.
A man recalls a boy from Cheyenne who asked about his origins and claimed his mother was born there. The speaker cared for the youth, arranged a good hotel, and notes the boy’s uniform might have earned him special attention. the address was forgotten.
Fifteen conductors and motormen quit at 11 30 am after demanding 43 cents an hour and one day off. Cheyenne street car officials refuse due to higher operating costs and lower fare receipts. Cars halted with no service since the departure, while construction on tracks continues and Mexican laborers stay at work. Public may be forced to walk or drive until replacements are found.
The first six months of 1918 saw 151 oil companies chartered in Wyoming with total capital stock of 98,645,000 dollars. The average capitalization per company was about 653,278 dollars, while authorizations allowed oil stock issuance at a rate of 536,412 dollars daily.
Miss Margaret McDonald of Cheyenne died last Saturday in Portland Oregon. Funeral services will be held at 9 a m Thursday July 11 at St Mary's Cathedral. Her remains will arrive on No 4 and be taken to her sister Mrs L W Warlaumont's home. She lived in Cheyenne 35 years and was active in St Mary's charity work. Surviving sisters include Mrs L W Warlaumont Mrs Peter Warlaumont Mrs W C Hubbard and Mrs William Lognm of San Antonio plus many nieces and nephews.
Food administrator Theo Diera of Sheridan approves until July 20 special privileges for merchants in Uinta Sweetwater Lincoln and Carson counties to sell cereal package goods as wheat substitutes. The move follows overstocking of package cereals by Utah jobbers risking loss.
The Princess Theater presents two days of high clan vaudeville with the Red White and Blue playlet Lincoln of the U S A headlining. The bill includes an aerial act, Brown and Jackson in The Clubman and Suffragette, Confetta Noy and Geordie, Greno and Pratt novelty, plus Todd manager special. Evening show starts at eight o'clock with matinees at three.
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau reports Cheyenne Wyoming 24 hours to 6 pm July 9 1918 mean temp 65 highest 74 at 6 pm lowest 54 at 4 am wind SE up to 20 mph total precipitation since January 1 16.12 inches normal 8.2 inches rain 0.36 inches in last 24 hours.
Lyric features William Hart in The Tiger Man. Artcraft presents Douglas Fairbanks in American Aristocracy. Atlas shows Pershing's Crusaders.
The Carpenter-Lewis Live Stock Company forfeits all state franchises for failing to file a certificate of appointment of agent and principal office by the required time. Do ne at Cheyenne July 5 1918 by Secretary of State Frank L Houx.
Dividend of two percent to stockholders of record July 15 1918 payable August 7 1918. Transfer of stock must be by July 15 1918 to be recorded. Transfer books will not close. JOIN D CLARK secretary.
An entertainment in honor of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar and Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Wyoming will be held Wednesday July 19 1918 at 8 20 p m at Masonic Temple. All Blue Lodge Masons are cordially invited by order of the committee.
Italian flag flies over a U P yard complex beneath the American banner. Greek workers hired by the company plan a drive to raise funds for a Greek flag to be raised there as well.
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