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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1917
Page
16
A fragmented home market list shows vendors offering spinach and green onions along with onions peppers and cabbages. It notes price marks like 10 to 15 cents for several items and mentions heads of lettuce and cucumbers in bulk quantities suitable for daily buys.
Frank Campion, a farmer near Port Collins Colorado, found the drowned body of Claude Foster on a sandbank in the Poudre river. A williary registration card in his coat confirms Foster of Clinton Wyoming and a Navy recruiting inquiry ties to his disappearance. The river flood and changing currents likely caused his death. Meanwhile Akchie Benton, missing after attempting to ford the North Poudre, remains unfound. Omaha visitor W C Jenkins arrived, staying several days.
Officials received a government telegram announcing 3 000 black bass will arrive July 1 to stock Cheyenne area lakes. Previous efforts introduced various fish while bass thrived in Lake Minnehaha though bass dominate with many small fish and a few large specimens remain.
Relatives of Wyoming National Guard members are told to expect Camp Fremont in Palo Alto California as the mobilization and training site before service in Europe. The encampment honors Gen. John C Fremont, famed explorer and soldier, and will host guardsmen from Washington Oregon Idaho Montana and Wyoming.
Mrs Brewster of 1600 Bent street protested a State Leader report that listed her home as the scene of three black women charged with selling tonner to soldiers. The arrest occurred at 1610 Bent street and her home was only the call origin via phone used to summon police.
Dancing sets planned at the Elks home every night during Frontier with additional dances at the Inter Ocean pavilion. The Inter Ocean venue will be open as a pavilion venue for guests and performers.
State labor commissioner reports districts say harvest needs loom large for emergency crops. Saratoga district estimates 260 extra workers starting July 25, Park County Powell district projects 400 more hands, Shoshone project shows strong job availability with good wages. Applicants should contact local communities or the labor commissioner's office in the capitol building.
Forecasts show fair and warmer conditions for Cheyenne and vicinity on Tuesday. In Wyoming, fair skies with cooler conditions in the northwest, mean temperature around 61 degrees, high near 76 and low near 46, with SE winds up to 22 mph and minimal precipitation since January 1 as of the report.
The Boulder All Stars lost to the Cheyenne Indians 7 to 6 in a closely contested Sunday ballgame. Ed Schoel umpired with approval as Schmidt held the Indians to seven innings, Manion and Unter drove in runs for Boulder, while Weybrecht starred at short and Crowland returned in left.
The Indians triumph after a late comeback as Unter drives in the winning run in the eighth. Dixon held the Boulder offense to few hits until the middle innings while Manson and Perkinson produced key plays for the Indians.
Judge Judeu J. A. Riner ordered eight men to pay 200 each for selling liquor to soldiers, with the judge warning heavier penalties may follow. The defendants Cranville Helton Arthur Johnson Alfredo Astrada F T Avastin Charles Hoy John Jackson Coad Granger and W Havens pleaded guilty. A ninth man J R Grogan pleaded not guilty. Three black women arrested for bootlegging were released for lack of evidence.
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