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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1914
Page
8
A public appeal warns residents to guard air quality as it does food, urging ventilation standards, sanitation and fire protection in Cheyenne. The piece urges city officials to study conditions, regulate cubage per person, exits, and air circulation to prevent disease and disasters.
Wheatland mile north of Cheyenne is described as a fertile irrigated valley center of Platte county with rich crops of alfalfa wheat oats sugar beets and garden produce. The scene depicts prosperity, good roads, well tilled fields, thrifty farms, and a bustling station as traveler's train stops.
The Outlook argues Democrats fear strong government while the Sun accuses Wilson of despotic rule. Both cite Hamilton and Washington to attack and defend federal power as Republicans prepare for the fall campaign.
Fritz Schimmelpfennig retells Heinie Schplegelmeier about Mondell, Wilson, and the shtandpat idea in a satirical piece. The narrator warns that Mondell drank the “glorious past” liquor too long, blurring his view on Wilson and party factions.
A Nebraska experiment station bulletin says cultivation is the practical method to conserve moisture over large areas. It prepares the surface to catch and hold rain, reduces surface evaporation, and allows deeper soil water to soak in. The process dries the cultivated layer to protect deeper moisture.
The Arizona experiment station explains that less irrigation and more cultivation boost yields. Keeping soil stirred after watering doubles effectiveness, and soil mulch three to four inches deep helps fight droughts. Even young alfalfa and grain respond to weeding or backward-set harrow teeth, saving water and reducing plant loss.
The California constitution and legal opinions bar women from jury service though the suffrage amendment aimed to grant broader rights. The California Federation of Women's Clubs seeks a change to allow women jurors. A conviction of a woman in a murder trial is viewed as nearly impossible with a jury of men.
Alan Everett plans to marry two women at once to avoid both, aided by lawyer best man Tom Martindale. A clergyman questions legality, and the ceremony collapses as the brides refuse to cooperate, ending the ruse without vows.
United States Land Office Cheyenne Wyoming announces filings for final three year proof by settlers Nena Smith Percy Goggin Anna Cowan Henry Wagoner and others. Notices list homestead entries in townships 16N range 66W 6th principal meridian with witnesses from Paola Cheyenne Divide Burns and other Wyoming towns.
In Cheyenne Wyoming May 16 1914 notices of intention to file claims before the register and receiver at the land office on June 25 1914 for John D Briney Fred N Briney and Glenwood Marpel with respective serial numbers and sections. Also an order to show cause in the estate of John Warren Jenkins requiring appearance July 18 1914 to show cause why the executor may sell real estate in Cheyenne. Publication to four consecutive weeks in Cheyenne Weekly Leader.
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