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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
11
Mrs. Martin H. Hartung led a refined luncheon with twelve guests seated at a round table set with pink roses lilacs and sweet peas. Numerous local friends and visitors were noted including Miss Stimson Miss Mayme OConnell Mr. and Mrs J D Clark and others from Appleton Denver La Crosse Des Moines and Atchison as well as college graduate Marjorie Whipple returning home for a visit.
Mrs. E. J. Walters and son Eddy of Chicago arrive to visit the Murphy family for the summer. Miss Emeline Storm Whitcomb visits Cheyenne before leaving for New York City and Columbia College. Fort Russell Society hosts a dancing party as Major and Mrs. Smoke visit Denver, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Smoke, recently wed to Nelson Boice of Chicago, will join in Denver over Sunday.
The Mount Mellick club meets this afternoon with Mrs. Bailey. The Queen Esther circle bake sale invites Cheyenne housekeepers at Kelley grocery for Sunday treats. The Thursday five hundred club enjoyed card games with Mrs. Highleyman and tea. Mrs. Friday and Mrs. Smith attended with eight members. The Women's Civic League calls a Carnegie Library meeting Monday at 8 p.m. All city women invited.
The Baptist Willing Workers plan a bake sale at Johnston grocery today led by Mrs. J. E. Stimson. Displays include bread pies cakes rolls brown bread and other goodies for Sunday. Social Circle Meeting at J F Rossman home yesterday featured sewing visiting and a kitchen shower for bride Mrs Kent Tatlock.
A Cheyenne family thanks Mr and Mrs Blucher and neighbors for sympathy and floral offerings after the sickness and death of their son Gosta Edward Leonard. The message from Joseph and Caroline Lunn of 2521 Reed St acknowledges four hostesses and lists Mrs Rossman Erritt RK KF Durner and Miss Marion Roseman among those to whom thanks are extended.
Fifty five inmates are in the county jail the largest number since it was built. Six were transferred from the city yesterday. Two will face wife beating charges, one a slacker, and the rest bootleggers awaiting federal court for liquor sales to soldiers. Police foresee a provost guard from the Cheyenne post to curb bootlegging. Cheyenne merchants are accused of renting civilian suites to troopers at fifty cents a night to obtain liquor.
The Rev George Van Winkle and Mrs Van Winkle attended the Northern Baptist convention in Cleveland then went to Granville for Donald Van Winkles Denison University commencement where he received his diploma. Dr Van Winkle, a Denison alum twenty six years earlier, was awarded a Doctor of Divinity. He preached at his old home church and at the Y M C A and Y W C A union service.
Cheyenne residents discuss if city authorities can close saloons. An Anti saloon league group meets to explore invoking the initiative to outlaw vice. A civic league committee will study actions and Monday meetings plan concrete steps.
Ten thousand one hundred Union Pacific employees subscribed to Liberty loan bonds totaling 1 019 050 with 2137 Nebraska 2178 Wyoming 1842 Kansas and 1070 Colorado division subscribers. General Manager William Jeffers sent congratulations to all superintendents and division chairmen.
George M. Ross a wealthy fealty broker was arraigned in justice court on charges of obtaining money from Lewis Squires by false pretenses. He allegedly arranged a deal involving 300 acres of land at Buffalo Wyoming with A Waterman and disposed of part of the land to W B Couts of Los Angeles. Squires says he learned of a prior sale when seeking full title. Preliminary hearing set for tomorrow.
Bob Mc Cabe and companions fished the Hig Laramie river for trout reporting a catch of over thirty rainbows. Two fish were brought to Cheyenne weighing five and a half pounds and five and three quarters pounds. The party’s five will spur local anglers as the season's big fish grow scarcer.
Lieutenant Nelson passed through Chugwater on his way north and nine men volunteered to join the Wyoming national guard. He believes more could have been secured if he had stayed longer.
Colorado University has lost its football captain elect Eddie Evans who will join the aviation corps. Evans, quarterback for the state eleven the last two years, also played catcher on the Colorado baseball team. His home is in Sheridan Wyoming.
The Consumers OF and Refining company reported a seventh well brought in near Greybull in the Torchlight district. All wells are producing but the flow rate and depth of the latest well are not yet known.
Tomorrow afternoon the Denver Underhill team hosts the Indians at Pioneer Park in a 4 o clock game. George Ison, a former Cheyenne boy, will start on the mound for the visitors and has shown class. Rey Andrew will not be present for the home side but the team expects a strong showing. Ladies are admitted free and grandstand seating is ample as fans plan to attend.
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