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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
5
A miscellany of arrivals and brief visits fills Cheyenne on Wednesday. Guests include residents from Worland, Sheridan, Casper, Torrington, Glendo, Pueblo, and Carpenter stopping at the Plains or Metropolitan, with several couples and families noted among the dozens of city visitors.
A health note promotes simple daily hydration as the key to preventing disorders in the body. It claims that hot water each morning and plenty of pure water throughout the day aid toxin removal, while warning of symptoms like backache irritability and rheumatic pains signaling need for treatment.
A health note urges spring cleaning of the body by removing winter toxins and restoring vitality. It promotes Shredded Wheat Biscuit with berries and greens as a strengthening, natural diet step. Made at Niagara Falls, New York.
Guernsey visitor John Carroll was in town Wednesday. A marriage license was issued yesterday to William Taylor of Denver and Eula Leiby of Longmont. Miss Cloe McNutt arrives from Greeley to visit Miss Margaret Snook. Sherman company preparing to occupy former Boyd Cash site. W R Acer and family from Van Tassell visit Metropolitan for a few days. Frontier Caye light streamers decorate Seventeenth Street and corner displays are installed by Wednesday morning.
Denver reports plans to drill the longest western tunnel through James Peak to shorten the Atlante to Pacific coast rail distance by 73 miles. A $6,000,000 bond effort backs the project linked to the Denver and Salt Lake railroad. The route would run from Craig, Colorado to Salt Lake City, Utah, over 180 miles by air.
GROVER Colo July 20 Wednesday evening while Mr and Mrs Conrad Kraft were at Windsor Colo their house and barn caught fire. Neighbors saved the house where the Kraft children were sleeping but could not extinguish the barn flames. A frame barn five and a half feet in size burned. a horse valued at 175 dollars suffocated. The next evening while the Kraft family were visiting his brother in law J H Myers his home burned to the ground. The cause unknown but circumstances indicate incendiary activity.
The article notes Frank Slavin, once a renowned Australian heavyweight who caused John L. Sullivan to stop talking of fighting, now serves as a private in a Canadian regiment in Europe. At 54, he remains 6 feet tall and retains his fighting poise from his prime.
A committee chose the Willian Lannen ranch hillside near Cheyenne for the Fort Walbach memorial shaft. D A R members Maurice Groshen and Mrs Carey led the drive along with Dr and Mrs W A Wyman. Donations from the state county and D A R funded the project and a dedicatory service is planned after monument placement next week.
A. H. Peterson sold his 600 acre Gault ranch in Colorado to J. H. Eaton of Denver for 150000 in cash. Eaton already owns a 4000 acre nearby ranch. D. C. Griffith and other associates may join in irrigation and farming plans for both properties. The Petersens traveled to Cheyenne and will stay through Frontier Days.
A Chicago Daily News item notes nature fakers face critique from Colonel Roosevelt who may retire to denounce the writer of a sensational headline claiming a moose sings. The piece highlights public scrutiny of sensationalism in nature reporting.
The Congregational camp at Piney above the fish hatchery opened last Sunday and was christened Camp Good Cheer. Visitors from Montana and Wyoming attended the round up dance near the Greybull river bridge planned for Meeteetan.
Local items report a shop owner complaint from the city engineer, a robbery at the Smoke House in Laramie with cigars stolen and no suspects found, a death of Amanda Jobasop in Laramie after a long illness, and a large bear dance at the Z-T ranch near Meeipetse with Willings musicians, steers and sheep music.
Exterior work on the First National Hank building progresses as crews repaint the facade. The project aims to refresh the historic structure and enhance curb appeal in the downtown area.
A subscription list is being circulated among Third Street property owners from Center to Walnut and on Walnut between Second and Third Streets. If approved, Doublas plans to extend the city light system to these blocks and hopes for no opposition so lights may be installed before fair time.
A large horse inspection will be held at Douglas at the Northwest Stock Yards on Wednesday July 36 under John 8. Morgan & Auspach, buying for English and French armies, anticipate a permanent state inspection center here with consignments and sales, as stockmen expect to move many head before close.
Douglas July 20 Frank Grace a 26 year old Greek Burlington employee was killed by a west bound freight train last Thursday near the Antelope creek bridge. The body lay undiscovered until the crew found it early the next morning as the train left the station.
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