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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1914
Page
16
An editorial warns Cheyenne of lax ventilation and sanitation in public places urging city commissioners to regulate air flow, cubage per person, exits and fire protection. It argues clear air is as vital as food, urging vigilance to prevent disease and catastrophe.
The Wheatland area north of Cheyenne in Platte County is described as a fertile irrigated valley with rich crops including alfalfa wheat oats and sugar beets. Prosperity and comfort are evident in Wheatland as travelers arrive and depart, roads are good and farms thrive in this well tilled plain.
The Outlook argues the Democratic administration shrinks from strong government while the Sun accuses Wilson of despotism. Both papers cite Hamilton and Washington as warnings. The piece notes Republicans prepare for the fall campaign with these rival critiques aired.
A humorous dialect verse by Fritz Schimmelpfennig critiques Mondell and the progressive era. It contrasts Mondell’s imagined fondness for a "drink" with the decline of judgment and consensus under Woodrow Wilson, suggesting the Standpat camp will fail to win.
A Nebraska Experiment Station bulletin states cultivation is the practical method to conserve moisture over large areas. Tilling the surface traps rainwater for infiltration while reducing surface evaporation. Loosening soil speeds drying of the surface layer and lowers capillary transfer, sacrificing moisture in the upper layer to protect deeper soil water.
The Arizona experiment station finds less irrigation and more cultivation increase usefulness of water. Mulching soil three to four inches guards drought, and cultivation with a weeder or spiketooth harrow can save water and keep alfalfa and grain crops thriving. A case shows 25 percent water savings, with only one percent plant loss.
The California constitutional interpretation bars women from juries though suffrage aimed to grant rights. The Federation of Women’s Clubs requests change to allow women jurors. Observers note a female conviction case against a man would hinge on juror attitudes.
Alan Everett, facing two fiancées, tries to marry both at once with his lawyer best man. The rector clarifies legality, and the plan collapses as the brides balk and suggest stopping the ceremony for breakfast. Debacle ends with an uneasy truce and no vows.
United States Land Office Cheyenne Wyoming publishes a Consolidated Notice listing settlers Nena HB Smith Percy L Goggin Anna R Cowan Henry Wagoner and others filing for final three year proof at the Cheyenne office with July 27 1914 date and multiple entries including Sec 18 T16N R66W Sec 14 T16N R67W Sec 8 T16N R66W witnesses named across Paola Cheyenne Divide Burns and other Wyoming towns.
The documents announce homestead entries by John D Briney Fred N Briney and Glenwood Marpel with witnesses named for properties in Sections 22 and 28, Township 15 North Range 65-66 West, plus an estate sale order in the John Warren Jenkins case in Cheyenne Wyoming. It also includes minor local notices about stamp photos and family washings from Carey avenue and Ganitary Home Laundry. A district court order sets July 18, 1914, to show cause why executor should be granted permission to sell the east 44 feet of lot 8 in block 47 Cheyenne, with publication in Cheyenne Weekly Leader.
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