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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1919
Page
10
Frank Pischer, living east of Cheyenne, has sold all household goods and farm implements and is moving back to Mae Island, IL, a Chicago suburb, to resume his former occupation as a truck farmer.
A head on collision on the Lincoln Highway near Lake Minnehaha left two cars damaged and passengers uninjured. A Ford driven by George Stettler carried Mr and Mrs Stettler and two children from Cheyenne. a Buick driven by W C Lacey of Shenandoah carried his wife and son and his son's wife. A second accident on Twenty sixth Street and Pioneer Avenue injured Karl Voorman and his wife when a car rolled over after a sharp turn. A late midnight sedan loaded with joy riders hit a viaduct, breaking multiple panels and glass. no injuries were confirmed.
Attendants at Minnehaha park complain that picnic and boating parties dump lunch boxes and trash into the lake. They warn that measures will be taken to stop the practice. Also noted are brief visits by Co. T. Stewart of Helena Montana and W. C. Dumm of Junction City Kansas visiting his son W. W. Dumm.
The Oneda-Billings Burlinwton train through Cheyenne at 11 30 night carried a varied mix of passengers. An elephant in a crate bound for a Montana town park occupied the express car along with three vaudeville troupes and several pretty girls. Fourteen sailors headed to the San Pedro submarine base rode nearby. A triple wedding the day before in Omaha included three newly wedded couples.
City officials grant tenting for six newly arrived families unable to find housing. Sanitary precautions required. Demand for housing grows as two new families arrive every three days over a month. Additional workers from Union Pacific shops and International Harvester expected, adding 200 plus families.
The Cheyenne journal The Sixth Grade Knocker notes editors Lyman Spauiding and Russell Koreting and features a playful line about school ending. A girl narrowly escaped drowning at the lake after wandering into seawood, being rescued after going under briefly. STATE LEADER WANT AD BRING RESULTS.
Advertising has expanded to tell customers about available goods without word of mouth. Merchants and manufacturers now show what they offer, allowing faster sales and broader markets. This development makes many comforts affordable that were scarce years ago.
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