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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1920
Page
7
A garbled classified column lists items and notices including rabbits for sale, a five room house with garage and chicken buildings near city limits, a gas line engine with well, and a lost string of graduated pearls. contact details are partly legible with a reward note.
The Harvey Crude Oil Co declares a dividend of one percent payable to holders of record as of May 20th. Universal Petroleum Co. is noted, with B. W. Hewes as a signer, and payments issued at 850 Republican Rides Kangen.
The United States Wool Company of Wyoming is incorporated by filing Articles with the Wyoming Secretary of State on June 4 1920. It aims to dry clean wool and operate related facilities, with capital stock of 100000 dollars in 20000 shares. Seven directors named, office in Cheyenne, agent Thomas Hunter. Public notices follow for Hudson bond sale in Fremont County.
The report notes Lincoln Highway from North Platte to Sidney is good with grading east of Chappell and calls Julesburg Pine Bluff routes good in all directions. Cheyenne corridors and Cheyenne to Greeley segments show good to fair, with several rough stretches and ongoing grading between multiple towns including Laramie, Rock Springs, and Casper areas. Some routes are very rough, others improving with fresh grading. side trips to Manville Lusk and Hereford road are mentioned with varying conditions.
Cheyenne Wyoming weather note lists mean temperature 65 degrees for the date with 60 degree normal. A 4 degree rise in last 24 hours reports high 78 at 2:15 pm and low 62 guessed. Precipitation since January 1 at 7.79 inches versus 6.97 normal. Wind from SW at 24 mph at 4:48 am.
The annual Pythian Memorial will be commemorated jointly by the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters with a memorial service at the First Baptist Church on Sunday June 3 at 8 00 p m All members are asked to meet at the Pythian Castle Hall at 7 80 p m bD B Gillespie G a
Wah Jone along with Sing Louis and Wing Leo Bow Yuen acquire the Bon Ton Cafe in Cheyenne Wyoming from former owners Leo Seuy and Jim Hoy. The new operators will run the restaurant under the same name. dated June 12 1920 Cheyenne Wyoming.
The Department of the Interior gives notice that Ee win F. Peterson of Phillips Wyoming filed a contest May 28 1920 seeking cancellation of Arthur Townsend Allaway’s homestead Serial No 022378 for land in Township 18 Range 64 West. The grounds claim abandonment lack of residence cultivation and improvement. Allaway must answer within twenty days after the fourth publication or the entry will be canceled.
The document requests that future notices be sent to WILL REID Register at a specified post office. It lists dates for first through fourth publications in June 1920 and asks contestants to respond in person or by registered mail. The exact post office name is requested for all future notices.
Norman E B Brown reports Larry Cheney a former big league star now starring for Columbia in the South Atlantic league. He won his first five decisions and allowed only one hit in his sixth start before an error cost Columbia the game. Cheney hails from Bartlesville Ohio born 1886 and earlier played for Topeka Bartlesville White Sox Indians Reds and Lafayette in a long career.
Larry enjoyed three strong seasons with the Cubs before 1915 when the Dodgers claimed him via waivers. He went 18 12 for the Dodgers in 1916, but the following two seasons were uneven and the Dodgers released him to the Phillies. After an unconditional release last winter, he announced retirement but returned to baseball.
The record page lists multiple teams including Philadelphia New York Cincinnati Boston St Louis Washington and Detroit with various player lineups such as Martin Snyder O Farrell Shocker Weiseman Billings and Schalk. Scores show a busy slate with mixed outcomes and notable averages across positions.
City sidewalk work by the new city county building is finished. Fire department responded to a false alarm last night. Hobbs Huckfeldt Finkbinder advertises auto tops and a large stock of Baby Marriages and Sulkies. Wyoming State Fair banners appear in Cheyenne as Douglas ads and auto insurance offered. Small boys steal lilacs from Cheyenne bushes.
City Park gates reopen after grading work. Predictions of rain failed and irrigation business stayed active. Police court was quiet with only minor cases. The oblique reference notes no funeral arrangements for a death by own action found in City Park Thursday.
LARAMIE Wyo June 14 1 so many affiliates of the Church of Latter Day Saints have moved here due to industrial activity that a local branch of the church will be organized by representatives from Salt Lake City. There are thriving Mormon communities in other Wyoming areas.
Local and foreign corporations filings show Kellogg Lumber company of Rock Springs submitted articles of incorporation in the secretary of state’s office yesterday.
Capital stock stated as 76000 with shares par value 100 each. Directors listed as R J Kellogg G A Kellogg and W Kellogg. Incorporation papers filed by Midwest Wyoming Gas Company of Maine with capital stock 500000 and Wyoming office Basin with agent Bishop. Certified articles filed for Ace Ore Company of Idaho with capital stock 500000 and Wyoming office Osage with agent Alex Allison. Fiddleback Company of Douglas files certification to increase capital stock from 50000 to 400000.
Pernardi's Greater Shows carnival will show next week under the American Legion. It will be on the edge of town at Randall and Pershing boulevards with ten minute street car service to the grounds. Landon and Nall, carnival reps, completed arrangements for the coming of the show.
Advertisement copy touts a women’s health tonic called the Southington Remedy from Kansas City Missouri promising relief of long standing abdominal or abnormal conditions in 3 to 5 days. It offers mail order bottles priced at 2.00 and 3.00 with a free booklet.
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