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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
11
A Connecticut farmer’s horse learned to resist tethering when a hired man tied him to a post in town. The horse chewed the rope, bolted at a terrific pace, then returned to the hitching post and calmly chewed the rope end. The tale appears in the State Leader Want Ads.
Lieut and Mrs Edgar Z Steever entertained a lively dancing party on Tuesday with ample space cleared for dancing and Victrola music. Guests included Ruth Lacey Emily Jones and Mrs Thompson among others, with punch and late refreshments. The item also notes social attendance at Fort Collins and a Cheyenne marriage of May Slayton to John E Kircher with plans to reside at 147 North Washington Street.
The Leader corrects earlier misidentifications. Miss Mabel Yeager hails from Sidney not North Platte. Guests listed for the visit include Misses Mabel Yankel Marian Hughes Olive Roe Carrie Woods Geneva Gillespie Masters John ONeil Melvins Grace Ralph Richardson Gerald Richardson and Master Millgue Grace.
A card received from Mrs. P. Jacob Gauff was written from the summit of Rigi Kulm in the Swiss Alps, noting it was written from the height of the peak.
Mrs Verna Wilkes of Plattsburg Mississippi credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her nervous depression and female troubles, enabling a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. She notes prior miscarriage and urges women to seek guidance from the company.
Miss Velma Wilseck entertained to honor her cousin Miss Meryl Carter of Laramie visiting Cheyenne relatives. Decorations included flags and bunting on the spagieye porch where lunch and tea were served amid merry games and a peanut hunt. Guests named include Meryl Carter Ruth Kepler Anna Olson Helen Kepler Marie Laughlin Elizabeth Breither Lois Forde Anna May Hergerson Eileen Jeffers Dorothy Stevens Evelyn Walsh of Denver.
Two Misses Jones and Inez Powell marked their eleventh and thirteenth birthdays with a festive afternoon. Guests included Geraldine Irwin and Ruth LeTora among others, and a birthday feast capped the event with tri colored candles. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Tra Newman of Venango Neb attended a funeral for Tas Newman, and Nay Newman traveled from Canada for his father’s service.
E. Newman arrived from Omaha with a brother and sister of Mr Newman from Wisconsin. Mrs C D B Treat and daughter Miss Marian of Denver are visiting friends in Cheyenne. Mrs Henry Altman is visiting Denver.
Mrs Theodore Schultz will entertain at cards this afternoon at Fort Russell, hosting a social event.
Lieut and Mrs James H H Van Mort hosted a brilliant reception last evening in honor of Mrs Weldenglaal of New York and Mrs Paul W Baade bride of Lieut Hande, with eight thirty to eleven tours. The scene featured elaborate decorations, pink La France roses, American Beauty and Delaware rib bons, and guests in stylish gowns. Receiving were Lieut and Mrs Van Horn, Mrs Weidensaul, Mrs Baade and Mrs Bundy.
The piece lists tall Miss Dobbins Miss Palmer Miss Fernardes Miss Borradaile and Miss Shaw among about one hundred guests who enjoyed gracious hospitality. Mrs FE T Comegys widow of Col Comegys US Army medical corps visits her son BE T Comegys at Port Russell, where he serves with the paymaster's department.
Lindsay Short of Temple Indiana writes that medicines would be meritorious if all were like Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It is offered for sale by all druggists.
A parade is planned to allow country folks time at home on the holiday and give excursionists a chance to see the Yankee Robinson and Texas show. The event will proceed at the show grounds with exhibitions and amusements. Early arrival is advised for best viewing options.
Straw hats priced at 2.00 dollars and 2.10 pounds. Valves and wale moods reduced. Mrs. Clara A. Lieler's Beauty Parlor at 411 West 10th Street, phone 817 W, advertises greatly reduced prices.
In our kitchen Well Mary Jet's the luncheon and dinner at the Inter Ocean Hotel Cafe. You can save money by having your hat work done during July at Mrs Clara A Ligler's Beauty Parlour 411 W 10th St. Phone 817 W Sanitan The Sherman Co
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