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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1919
Page
10
The Crooklyn agile touring party of East press and publicity men arrives in Cheyenne at 4 30 pm July 24 for Frontier Days. They tour Fort Russell by electric car Friday morning and depart for Yellowstone National Park that night after enjoying Cheyenne’s celebration.
U. and J. Carburetors offer more power on half gasoline with territory open for agents. Wm. X. Roche Co and State Distributors advertise 420 W, 16th. Territory open for agents. Big sale at Mank-Keslar Motor Co.
The text outlines possible reservations to the league covenant, preserving U S sovereignty in foreign affairs while avoiding entanglement in war without Congress. It argues these safeguards could appease Republican skeptics without opposing administration principles. It notes sponsors claim such provisions align with both sides’ views.
Administration fears reservations could force renegotiation invite other nations to reserve and delay the league plan. President Wilson reportedly warned senators that Europe’s status may complicate renegotiation. Senator Pittman argues the treaty is a contract and cannot be altered without consent. Some Republicans favor reservations to state Senate interpretation without reopening negotiations.
The Frontier committee expands purses and adds features as more than twenty three events are planned to finish in four hours. Rough riding will headline with about forty broncho bust ers in the world championship contest, purse six hundred dollars plus five hundred saddle added. The steer roping event offers eight hundred dollars, while wild horse races use eighty horses across four days with riders drawn by lot to match entries.
The event showcases a large entrant field with six to more than six strings of horses in the ladies relay for an $800 purse and the Post trophy. Three half mile laps daily, riders swap horses, day money decides the winner. Men’s relay offers $1,000 with daily $250 prizes and saddle transfers. Eight to ten cowgirls engage in the bucking contest with looser stirrup rules, while Indian ponies from Pine Ridge supply the Indian races. A Sioux party of 100 departs for Cheyenne with tepees and gear as squaws and bucks perform dances and mock battles, with broncho busting by two Sioux noted for potential rough riding.
Crowds gather as Frontier Days visitors mingle with locals at a Jazz Jamboree stall selling items for 50 cents. Music by a fiddle and guitar duo fuels a carnival mood while vendors and exhibitors, including cowboys with lariats, recount past events and tease upcoming acts. Police report few arrests, mostly traffic related, amid the bustling scene.
Fine rowing at Lake Minnehaha offers boats for rent every day and every evening. Contact numbers 20 92 23 94 provide booking details.
Heavy rain floods sweep Tegge Creek area on the Ohio side ten miles south of Hers, washing away the Moule home and sweeping nine to thirteen people to their deaths. Rescue crews search the wreckage and assist survivors in the disaster.
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