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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1916
Page
5
A string of brief notices from Cheyenne and surrounding towns lists visitors and residents stopping at the Plains and Mining hotels. Names include John Arnott, Jess Yoder, H S Smith, R C Young, Joe Dolan, H B Card, Loula P Miller, T F Martin, Frank Davies, Bollard, Grace Wilson, R F Lamoux, L Thompson, F E Olsen, and Mrs Arthur Kohler.
At the alumni reception in the gym tonight all graduates are admitted with tickets issued at the door despite missing invitations. Tickets may also be obtained from O. C. Schowhiring, Lin B. Yoo, or Harry B. Hendason Jr.
A garbled passage discusses the mind and body for power and mentions heat and barley as important for minerals often lacking in common diets. It hints at dietary themes without clear people or places.
Local papers discuss the proposed new county courthouse amid opposition from the Guernsey Gazette and Wheatland boosters. Other items note a farmers’ institute, a Casper civic club park plan, and marriages in Laramie. Community events include Bridgeport and Douglas sports results, a refinery plan in Greybull, and a police court revenue report.
Cornerstone laying for the Ivineon memorial hospital in Laramie featured a keynote address by Mrs. BR A Morton of Ilaeity, president of the State Federation of Women's clubs. Speakers included Governor Kendrick and Mrs Morton praised the hospital as a regional asset and pledged compassionate service.
A home health note extols Shredded Wheat Biscuit as a simple easy to digest whole wheat food that cleanses winter poisons and rebuilds strength. Suggested with berries or fresh fruit and notes production at Niagara Falls New York.
A writ of habeas corpus was served on Sheriff Ashley J D Clenson for John Robert of Pocatello who was arrested last Sunday at Idaho authorities request. Judge W C Mentzer set the hearing for Saturday at 10 o clock. Robert seeks release and blames Henry O Leary of Pochigilo for his detention, saying the arrest blocked three contracts worth over 1000 each.
Seven followers of Francisco Villa convicted of murder for the Columbus raid face execution. The condemned are Jane Rangel Joan Sanchez Eusebio Renteria Tauring Garcia Jane Rodriguez Francisco Alvarez Juan Castillo. They were tried in Deming New Mexico and have been in Santa Fe prison for safekeeping.
James Reid known as Hap Hold, son of Mr and Mrs W H Reid of 414 West Twentieth Street, was run over by a train west of Ogden Wednesday afternoon. John Prinnan and John Walsh, from this city, accompanied him and state his right arm was lost, though a later message to the parents indicated the arm was only broken.
A fragment mentions Major Leonard Wood as a potential Republican figure amid factional chatter. It notes critics and a few supporters, describing political tensions and a quiet buildup around Wood while others doubt his progressiveness.
Brennan reports Rei attempted to catch a freight train when his arm was run over by the saboose. Walsh and Brennan carried him from the railroad yards to a hospital in Ogden. He was later conveyed to Cheyenne, arriving yesterday.
A large number of Cheyenne high school alumni will receive degrees from colleges nationwide this year. Names include Barbara Bon Notre Dame and Miss Roth Chaplin at Colorado State Teachers College, with several Wyoming and Yale and Michigan graduates listed.
Local records note Michigan related alumni including Ernest Dillman and mentions of C. H. S. classes of 1911 and 1912 tied to the University of Michigan.
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