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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1918
Page
11
The Women’s Relief Corps hosts a Tuesday evening card party at the F O F hall for Red Cross funds. Prizes, refreshments, and public admission. Mrs P S Cook donated two bottles of gauze for Red Cross use as work supplies resume.
The family in Cheyenne marks Edgar Zell Steever the third birthday with a gathering at the grandparents’ home General and Mrs. John Charles Thompson. Relatives include eight Thompson cousins and guests from Casper Fort Russell Fort Samm Houston and the Philippines. Colonel Charles Errington and Mrs. Errington visit Cheyenne as she plans a move back home. A Plains area social week features dinners concerts and dances with local orchestras and performers.
Colonel Walker, recently promoted to lieutenant colonel, was assigned to the 312th Cavalry at Fort Russell and ordered to remain here with his family before an eastern posting. The Friday Night Hop at the Post headquarters drew heavy turnout with the regimental band providing music and punch served. Cheyenne visitors included Miss Julia Palmer of Casper and other local young ladies.
Mrs James Gilmer wife of Sergeant Gilmer of Battery A 83d field artillery will return home this week after weeks with her husband in Camp Fremont California. Families from Denver Palo Alto and Independence Kansas visit hosts and attend church solos by Miss Bentsa Spents at the Presbyterian church.
The Methodist Aid Society meets in church parlors Thursday with a large attendance urged and business to discuss. Sunday services begin 9:45 a.m. at Congregational Church with Sunday school, sermon, and Eve ning programs. First Methodist lists services and a kids cantata, The Children of America, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. plus Epworth League. Mt. Mark's reports no services due to the absence of the rector. St Mary's Cathedral offers Masses at 6, 8, and 10 a.m. and vows to be preached by Bishop O'Reilly en route to Lincoln. Presbyterian Aid and Missionary societies set meetings in church parlors and homes on Friday and Tuesday respectively.
Beginning July 1 all freight business on government controlled railroads will require cash payment with no credit and no error corrections before shipment. Co V Omahundra moves to Fort Collins to manage operations for the consolidated system. Special Agent Carl Christensen reports limited trouble west of here as U P train No. 20 passes through the area.
The text notes a three day old new arrangement at Union Pacific lines, with General Road Master J A Otman inspecting Cheyenne routes and W A Wirt returning to Laramie after a safety meeting. New American flags fly over Union Station replacing worn ones. Summer excursion rates to national parks are received but not advertised. Conductor W H Parker visits Cheyenne on vacation. U P and C S consolidation occurs today, with C S offices moving next week.
Pacific Tank and Pipe of San Francisco awarded a contract for 5877 to install 85 feet of stove pipe at the government electric power plant south of here. In Powell barbers raise haircut price to 50 cents amid customer resistance. shave remains 25 cents. Basin names Royd W. Osborne secretary of the Chamber of Commerce on a regular salary. Greybull nears funding for a grain elevator and flouring mill with construction to start before fall. Casper reports 30 new houses started in 10 days at $5,000+ in the North Casper addition. Keeline lights 20 colt Delco system powering street and private residences. Greybull employs three women in the Burlington roundhouse at 22 cents an hour. more women expected in railway roles soon.
At 6 a m the Weather Bureau reports a normal temperature pattern for the date with an actual mean temperature near the 64 degree mark. Highest temperature reached 72 degrees at 3 45 p m while the low was 54 degrees at 9 15 a m. Wind max 24 mph from the north west. Total precipitation since January 1 stands at 9.38 inches, above normal by 1.98 inches.
Buenos Aires reports that U S citizens register for city elections under a new law extending the vote to aliens. Census figures show 3449 Americans in Argentina, with many in Buenos Aires, where 120000 foreigners were eligible but only about 13615 registered.
Geneva reports Hungarian papers express despondency over sunk warships and list the dead with black borders, while praising Italian naval power and urging renewed drives against the Adriatic coast and air raids on Rome and Naples.
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