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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1919
Page
12
Cheyenne hosts national representatives praising the War Camp Community Service for aiding 600 cities near camps and munition plants with 2 700 workers and 60 000 volunteers. Officials say continuation into peace conditions is vital and require local cooperation to secure permanence.
Cheyenne voters face a sewer bonds election framed as an emergency for rapid city growth. Proponents argue current systems are inadequate and streets await paving, while opponents warn against rapid debt and insist on civic responsibility for funding.
An editorial urges Cheyenne to approve sewer bond funding to spur growth and prevent long term costs from neglect. It argues that rapid city growth demands emergency improvements and questions why residents seek opportunities elsewhere if sewer issues stall progress.
Reminiscences of Col. Henry Watterson recount his public quarrel with President Cleveland over tariff policy. The dispute appears less personal than a clash of reformers, with hints that Watterson sought to impose his will on a president who valued independence.
The article profiles Hamilton valued at ten thousand dollars and notes a bidding war at Frontier Days. John Strite rejects offers while George Drumheller ultimately buys Capt. Marchmont and Rescoe Gane for two sales totaling 2500 each, reflecting strong postwar interest in pacing and racing.
W A Morris and HW Welton of Casper were Monday visitors in this city.
KR. S. Whitehead William A. Wallace Roy M. Jhingén and J. B. Jahuro of Sheridane arrived in the City yesterday for a visit.
Wyoming officials chase two suspects linked to a theft that began in Englewood Ohio and led to a chase across state lines. The men were captured Sunday in Colorado after abandoning a car, with Buck Mercantile of Guselty and other businesses involved in the case. State authorities anticipate sentences after extradition and prosecution, as the pair face potential years in prison.
Scores of Laramie county taxpayers appeared before the county commissioners acting as the board of equalization to protest statewide assessment increases. Officials note that higher assessments lower the tax rate, yet many petitioned despite this.
A detachment of 64 men passed through Cheyenns on the 4:05 train yesterday afternoon for Fort Russell where they will be discharged. Twenty four others went on through bound for the coast.
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