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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1920
Page
4
The piece argues that happiness is not a guaranteed state but a lifelong pursuit. It contrasts Jeffersonian life liberty and pursuit with various cultural visions of eternal bliss. It questions whether any afterlife promises true happiness and asserts the enduring human drive to chase fulfillment.
The piece argues that faith is fidelity to one’s task and light, not blind belief. It asserts faith develops character, sustains resilience through defeat, and may endure to judgment or the afterlife, while other gifts fade. It emphasizes faith as personal integrity and steadfastness.
In New York City the transportation trust blocked fare increases and fought municipal bus service. Private capital blocked city action while buses proved faster and cheaper, but courts barred municipal operation. The piece argues citizens must resist autocratic court power and demand public transit autonomy.
A 1918 study finds only about one in three English draftees reach normal health. in America, under 60 percent pass physicals with urban, Black, and immigrant workers most affected by industrial life. Poor diet, long hours, and crowded homes linked to widespread physical decline.
A home kitchen menu lists cereal bacon orange halves toast and milk with a dinner of beef and rice alongside creamed asparagus and baked bananas. It includes detailed canning steps for strawberries, emphasizing fresh berries, proper washing, packing, syrup, and a water bath or steam canner with precise times and temperatures.
Hartford July 16 Senator W G Harding republican presidential nominee says he will not advise Governor Holt to summon the Connecticut legislature to ratify the federal suffrage amendment. A Hartford Times query elicited his reply I answer no. Harding pursues acceptance speech work in Marion Ohio preparing a concise keynote. He canceled a Memorial Park dedication engagement in St Louis and meets English clergymen amid front porch campaign events.
At the annual grand convocation in Rawlins Wyoming officers were elected for the ensuing year including Charles W. Sheldon Sheridan grand high priest and Harry Be Crain Cheyenne deputy grand high priest. The next convocation will be in Lander July 14 1921.
Ira L. Hanna resigned as deputy county treasurer after three years and will move to his homestead near Horse Creek station. Mina Arma da Flquist, recently in state offices, is appointed to succeed him. County Treasurer Jay Stoddard and his brother in law Edward McKay run a Horse Creek merchandising business. The note promotes pocket savings banks by Stock Growers National Bank.
Casper reports Cheyenne indicates about 800 automobile owners in Natrona county have not purchased new license tags. Law will be enforced to compel tag purchases.
Casper Wyoming July 16 two Wyoming oil firms report limited output from Osage field wells. The Ohio well in Section 17-46-63 lately yields about ten barrels daily after an initial forty. Midwest Refining’s Section 18-46-63 well tests fifteen barrels. no deeper drilling planned. Gypsy Petroleum’s Section 18 site is idle due to litigation.
Cheyenne delegates led by Mr and Mrs Fred H Porter Sam Asher and Rev Charles Bennett praise Denver Lions convention returning home at noon The Haggards remain over until tomorrow noting the event began Wednesday and was their best ever.
Mrs H P Ward died in a local hospital Thursday evening. Funeral services are set for 3 30 p m tomorrow at W W Dummmortuary with Rev N M Temple officiating. Interment in Lakeview Cemetery. She leaves her husband and two small children. Mr Ward works as an electrician at Cheyenne Construction Company.
SPA Belgium July 16 delegates have agreed in principle with terms submitted by the allies on Germany's delivery of content but seek explanation of certain articles. They announced this before conference with allies today. SPA Helium July 16 officials denied any reply from the Russians regarding an arrangement with Poland.
Independence Kansas reports Glenn Rose, a harvest hand who had posed as a boy, admitted being a girl in police court. She was fined 29 and her male companion 26. she had taught in Oklahoma and shaved her hair to work with men in the fields.
One of the German doctors sought for cruelty to prisoners in German prison camps killed himself by taking poison rather than face trial.
In Chicago on July 16 wheat prices fell sharply with December futures sliding to $2.60 a bushel and March at $2.64. The market opened near unchanged, then declined 9 to 10 cents, with activity broadening as 1,000,000 bushels changed hands by noon. Demand grew later, seaboard buyers active, some futures hedged against cash exports.
Julius Weinberger, a runner-up from the A. H. F. tournament in Paris, leaves Cheyenne with manager Harry T. Davis for a ten-round bout with Patsy Brannigan in Salt Lake City. Weinberger has fought mostly in the East since returning to the U.S. and will be making his Western ring debut. Davis predicts a future championship crown.
Casper Wyoming July 16 Casper is made headquarters of a new Wyoming division of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, extending from Dakota Junction near Chadron Nebraska to Lander Wyoming. C T Boone will be superintendent of the entire Wyoming division. The move will add office staff in Casper and likely require depot expansion.
Max Ross, wanted for perjury and bond jumping over a Rock River election charge, was arrested in Lethbridge, Canada. Officials, learning he was a registered alien, had him escorted back to Sweatgrass, Montana, and handed over to local sheriff's deputies. He is held in Billings, awaiting arrival of sheriff's officers.
In a letter from St A. France cashier of Hawkins National Bank Notraaka reports surplus farm labor from Notraaka can be employed in Wyoming hay fields at good wages. France notes Wyoming expects its biggest hay crop ever and hires hay hands for the next two months.
Three army airplanes halted in KnSR Pennsylvania on their flight from Mineola New York to Nome Alaska. Officials said the planes will not leave until tomorrow morning extending the stopover as part of the route and mission.
Payne Watkins, the Pine Bluffs boy hurt in a runaway, is reported improving. The physician says he has a good chance of recovery as he regains consciousness. His parents remain in Cheyenne until his condition is no longer serious.
Cheyenne Messenger Service provides home delivery of state leader calls after 8 o clock at no cost to residents who miss the initial call. The offer promises delivery at the resident’s expense covered by the program.
The Young Men's Literary club met with Clyde M. Watts presiding. Charles Fisher served as critic and urged improvements in the Leader due to Tribune Publishing’s proposed purchase. Members welcomed a Wyoming capital city morning paper, while J. H. Walton and H. B. Henderson offered to serve in officer roles.
The board of trustees of Memorial Hospital of Aramie County meets Judge J. W. Lacey's office at 2 PM to review final plans for the new hospital and prepare to issue bids.
A historical note asserts that dock workers regard the act of loading a ship as more skillful work than unloading, reflecting a hierarchy of labor tasks among sailors and port staff.
Summary of climate and highway notes with temperatures 60 to 79 degrees and humidity, plus extensive road reports for Lincoln Highway and Yellowstone routes. Includes precipitation totals since January 1, wind speeds, and advisories on rough sections from Ble Spring to Casper with many place names and condition notes.
J H Stafford retiring assistant manager of the Hotel Fontenelle was honored at a farewell banquet in Omaha. He resigns to become manager of the Hotel Noble at Lander Wyoming and will depart this afternoon to begin his new duties. Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound is advertised as a household remedy for female ills without narcotics.
During the Haster revolt at Hssen the Red army shot looters. Most of those shot were Red army members, indicating a purge within its own ranks during the crisis.
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