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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1918
Page
8
An article surveys famous new stars from Tycho Brahe to Nova Aquilae, detailing observed brightness, durations, and positions. It outlines collision, meteoric, orbital, and explosive theories, noting the lack of a single fitting explanation and urging continued observation.
American League results include St Louis 4 Boston 8, Detroit 4 New York 0, Chicago 1 Washington 3, Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati T, Philadelphia 6 Pittsburg 1, Boston 1 St Louis 4. National League games show New York, Cincinnati, Philadelphia 6 Pittsburg 1, Boston 1, St Louis 4. Brooklyn Chicago 6.
The Wrathbor area will see light showers in the southern and western portions of the state on Sunday. Monday will be partly cloudy with mild conditions and no significant precipitation expected.
Wartime field notes describe diversions behind British lines in France. Wrestling on mules, pillow fighting in gas masks, mop combat, tug of war, horse racing, and unique second-place wins provide morale and spectacle for troops. Crowds include generals and nearby French civilians as guns roll beyond hills.
Cheyenne Chautauqua assembly offers an afternoon program with Sergeant Turley Piper Miller and M Bery Buckley preparing readings and “Mr Antonio” followed by Turley’s “A Glimpse of the Trenches.” Evening features Granville Jones’s “The Creed of Democracy” and a summary reflection on wartime humanity.
A reminiscence of a musical program where performers sang songs such as and I were Young Maggie My Old Kentucky Home and Chimes of Normandy. Voices blended well and the stage presence and interpretation enhanced the selections. The show featured before the war costumes and ended with recitative toasts to the North and South and today’s soldiers, with the audience singing America as the flag appeared.
The state supreme court ended a short session with only minor motions. Edith K O Clark will attend the summer school at the state university in Laramie. J Charles Thompson took a half holiday to fish near Cheyenne. Automobile licenses continue to be issued at 1 to 5 per week. Joe Fisher and a party of fishermen caught 31 fish Friday. Adjutant General Weaver is away on business. State Engineer True received a firm request from Chicago to send old tracing linen for Red Cross medical relief. Three incorporations were issued by the secretary of state, mainly in northern areas.
Food Commission of Colorado tightens sugar allocations to two pounds per town resident. Cheyenne official McGonagle has not yet received the new orders but expects them soon, signaling broader city and regional enforcement.
County records show four marriage licenses issued on Saturday. Alva Witters of Cheyenne with Grace D Campbell of Cheyenne. Jack R. B Cook of Casper with Bertha Mae Meinetein of Cooper. Thos. R. Morris of Bradford Ontario with Hazel Burns of Ingham Michigan. Geo. A. Burs of Denver with Laura A. Douda of Spencer Ohio.
British wounded officers in hospitals pursue various activities during convalescence. Some study business efficiency by correspondence, others practice music and write letters to reconnect with former associates. One officer grows medicinal herbs and distills belladonna, profiting from a three figure annual income donated to the Red Cross.
Two couples traveled long distances and one ceremony was held in Cheyenne on Saturday as Thomas R. Morris Bradford of Ontario Canada wed Hagel Burns from Ingham Michigan, uniting before witnesses.
Laura A Donde Spencer of Ohio wed Geo A hire of Denver in a ceremony cited in local records. The report notes the couple met and were married by a Methodist minister.
Judge Nielsen of the juvenile court fined two boys 25 each for pilfering four radishes from a backyard garden. He warned future offenders face terms in the industrial school. Gardens will be posted with a 10 reward for information leading to arrests for theft or damage, funded by the city committee on food production.
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