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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1920
Page
2
A compact Cheyenne state leader notes a one month plan followed by weekly cadence across a year with six months detailed. The message references a currency symbol sequence and an unusual quote style, suggesting a billing or publication timing note within the period.
A magazine piece contrasts a young English noblewoman and her brother on a California orange ranch with a movie star husband. It notes aristocrats selling estates in England and buying western Canadian lands amid fears of postwar social revolution, signaling a silent upheaval among Britain's landed gentry. King George's throne speech is cited as acknowledging difficulties of the aristocracy.
The $100,000 Memorial hospital campaign opened with employee pledges at a Masonic Temple luncheon totaling $46,485 from workers, with several large gifts and a plan for city-wide canvassing. Committees will push outreach to Union Pacific employees as the effort expands to fund a modern hospital for workers and their families.
The church plans a modern Sunday school unit with dedicated class rooms and expanded social and religious education facilities. Rev Bruce Jackson leads boys work with a growing Boy Scout program and other youth groups. The project, costing about $40,000, seeks pledges in the current campaign. Also notes W O W election of officers and a social event Thursday.
Frances Trego Montgomery recounts Billy Jr and Star guiding a flock led by Old Long Hair toward a western ranch. They encounter alkali lakes and a coyotes, learn desert country dangers, and Billy earns leadership by calming the flock and preparing to lead, with the ram’s fate teased for tomorrow.
The text describes Larantie County Memorial Hospital as a support for sick members and notes hospital care aids faster recovery. It envisions a church building to serve moral and spiritual uplift, inviting citizens to attend a series of meetings conducted by Dr. Divine from June 2 to 6 at 8 o'clock each evening.
The Pickett faction pledged to General Wood faces a 17 seat split between Wood and Lowden as the national committee studies evidence on bolting. Duplicate convention rolls and credentials dominate the record while Florida and Georgia cases are slated for decision tomorrow and excess delegates will be seated among spectators.
Cheyenne received a Curtiss Standard airplane at 9 40 AM with pilot Captain G A Mackenzie and Ed Maroney of Southern Wyoming Aircraft. The borrowed craft from Curtiss Humphreys Denver will be tested for weather days. the Oriole is being rebuilt in Denver and will return after a brief stay.
Attention Baptists hear Dr Divine at the First Baptist Church each evening from June 2 to June 8 in a series of sermons prompting local spiritual instruction and community gathering.
Judge John A. Riner scheduled a hearing on demurrers filed by George Kiskaras Nick Christopolas Theodore Anderson and Andrew Fotopolous in a federal indictment charging hoarding 17500 pounds of sugar. The case involves sale of sugar to Morris Rubin of Denver and rests on warehouse transfer details. Rubin’s bail was set at 1000 dollars and he awaits trial in Denver. The hearing date was on the docket and a related warehouse transfer incident prompted the arrest of the defendants and Rubin. The notice closes with a local Masonic meeting invitation and official attestation.
John W. Moore and Ireland Walmsley were fined 500 each after being found guilty in United States district court yesterday of stealing government property at Fort Russell. The items included soldier clothing and blankets sold at extremely low prices. Moore faced two counts, including theft of government property.
The sketchy notes mention Mr. Dewey, a ranchman in the district, who died last Sunday in Denver and was brought here for burial at Lakeview cemetery. Citizens are urged to hear Dr. Frank Divine at the First Baptist church on June 26 regarding youth care.
Funeral services for George Dewey are set for 2 o'clock this afternoon at the chapel of W. W. Dumm mortuary with Rev. J. S. Stubblefield officiating. The notice provides the time and location of the service and the officiant.
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