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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1917
Page
8
A list of assorted fresh fruits and vegetables with unit prices. Includes apples at three pounds per pack, California grapefruit, oranges by the dozen, bananas by the dozen, spinach and green onions by various measures, and multiple green vegetables priced per unit or by bundle. Prices vary from a few cents to about a dollar.
Judge John A. Riner will hear arguments for a new trial of six men convicted of bid grading gold ore at Cripple Creek and selling bullion to U S mints. Defendants include Dennis Sullivan Frank Cochrane Daniel McLeod George Heber Charles Daniels and William High. U S Attorneys Higdon and Howell built a strong case, making grant unlikely.
The note urges a housewife to inventory pantry shelves over the coming week in preparation for a big festival starting soon. It emphasizes readiness and timely planning for the celebration.
Advertises daily arrival of spinach celery cauliflower lettuce radishes green onions and fresh tomatoes from the grower. Includes lunch meats crackers cookies live hens and Fresh Ranch Butter.
The case cost the United States government over 50000 and two years of work to gather evidence from across the country. Acquitted defendants face trial in Colorado state courts. Tony Cuaz confessed and will be sentenced today. six others may be sentenced if their new trial motions fail.
Edmonds Kaofith once served as a stenographer in the governor's office and now serves in France. He left the state to join Canadian forces and is with the Ninth Howitzer battery, with letters from his mother noting his frontline service and expected return to the front.
Army orders released by the War Department list Sergeant Henrony A. Davis of the Medical Department relieved from duty at Presidio Texas and ordered to Fort Yellowstone Wyoming. Major Zebulon B. Vance retired and assigned to Fort Monroe Virginia as quartermaster. First Lieutenant John K. Boles Ninth Cavalry detailed to general recruiting service in Portland Oregon. Major Joseph B. Herron transferred Eighteenth to Nineteenth Cavalry. Major William K.R. Smedberg transferred Nineteenth to Eighteenth Cavalry. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Young Tenth Cavalry to report to the Ohio adjutant general at Columbus. Second Lieutenant Herbert M.H. Schwarzkopf transferred from Second to Eighteenth Cavalry.
Detectives and secret service men from Salt Lake Denver and Omaha will be on duty in Cheyenne during Frontier week to protect crowds. Officers on horses and motorcycles patrol residence districts day and night, with plain clothes officers watching for pickpockets and thefts. Local residents recall past thefts and disappearances, but officials promise enough personnel to keep Cheyenne safe during Frontier week.
Miss Julia Lathrop head of the U.S. Children's Bureau arrived in Cheyenne and met Governor Houx and state officials to discuss plans for future child welfare work in sparsely settled districts. She toured sheep country and outlined goals for federal aid and medical care access, promising to return for further study.
Entries for the Frontier park auto races pour in with about twenty cars set to race on the mile track. Three automobile events of five ten and twenty five miles will pay over 1000 in purses. Two Stutz cars one from Casper and a fresh factory car from Denver plus Mercer from Rawlins and Cheyenne driven Plains Auto entries highlight a packed speed program with motorcycle races of equal distance.
Dr E G Ahrens caused a chaotic scene as he attempted to move a Ford with a derelict vehicle and collided with another car. He revived the engine, backed into bicycles and a curb, then finally stopped the Ford and joined the Never Again Club with a life membership.
A cook was jailed briefly at Elkhorn after curiosity about the jail interiors led to a night stop at the station. The sheriff’s office quickly confined him and an accompanying friend who were released after light joshing by officers.
The post office publishes a list of letters remaining unclaimed including Maggie Allen Amos Anderson Aniel Apolinar Lloyd D Bettner J Bruen Mare Brown Floyd Breeden Esther Hennett W Henson Carl Bailey Jean Bettay Cia hon Bessie Copeman Carl Cunningham Robert Connaghan C oddington Lester Colomb J M Coghill Thorne Coate Hessie Chase Refugio Castillo William Carmichael Mrs Carett Lillian Canner Charley Dunne Kay Dowell Mrs A Dykeman Alf Dale R G Diemer Ed Dean and others.
A long roster of individuals associated with Mercantile Company appears, including Dean G Dangela Allen Eichenberg Karl Eastham Ed Faylor and many others. The entry ends with Edwarda and a Box 472 postal address.
Residents of the Casper district have incorporated Traders Oil company filing the articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. The firm is capitalized at a quarter million dollars and lists incorporators Charles Liebenstein Alex H. King R. K. Staley John L. Bridermann and R. E. Stapleton.
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