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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1917
Page
8
New Turnips bunch, New Carrots bunch, New Beets bunch, New Peas per lb. Fresh market items listed with multiple greens and roots for sale by weight or bunch. Diners and shoppers see a compact display of seasonal produce offerings.
The Cheyenne Indians fell 2 to 9 to the Spuds at Greeley in a ragged game. Mantion and Luther started unfamiliar positions, with Gertz pitching for the Indians and Cassidy in right field for the Spuds. The curtain-raiser improved the Spuds' edge as both teams struggled to warm up before the main game.
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau reports for Cheyenne Wyoming for 24 hours ending 6 p.m. June 25. Clear conditions with a high of 78 degrees and a low of 54 degrees. mean temperature 66 degrees, 3 degrees cooler than yesterday. Winds from the east at up to 24 mph. precipitation total since January 1 stands at 8.32 inches with normal 7.45 inches. General forecast calls for periods of light rain in Wyoming with cooler temps in the southern portion Tuesday.
In Winnipeg on June 25 Sir Rodmond Roblin former premier and cabinet members G M Coldwell and J H Howden were discharged in the assize court on crown motion. They faced alleged conspiracy to defraud the government over parliament buildings construction.
Frontier boosters from Cheyenne traveled in about eighty autos to Greeley on Sunday to publicize next month’s Frontier Days. They distributed advertising material through northern Colorado towns while the Frontier committee members worked early and all day. Greeley’s two rival bands are debating which will play during the show.
Baseball results show Brooklyn loses twice to Boston with Rudolph Gowdy and Marquard Meyers on the mound. Philadelphia falls twice to New York as Kixey Mill er and Nunamaker prevail. Washington shuts out Boston twice in Boston and Cleveland beats St Louis 9 to 6 in Detroit rain limits Chicago vs Detroit.
Arm bands with the letters PA mark military police. A thirty-man provost guard patrols Cheyenne streets each evening to maintain order among fort visitors. Lieut Howe is provost marshal. Twenty seven MPs cover the business district, three guard the segregated area. They return to Fort Russell on the midnight train. soldiers off duty must leave the city by 11 p.m.
Paris reports a deputies resolution to place merchant marine growth under one department with government acceptance. Louis Nail notes war losses and gains in tonnage, stating the fleet is now larger than before the war. Germany’s loss is cited as 60 percent of its fleet. Premier Ribot calls situation satisfactory and urges focus on munition output. Separately Pershing orders amalgamation of the American clearing house with the Red Cross by September 1 to coordinate war supply handling.
Police raided the 616 West Eighteenth Street house run by Belle Reardon and arrested six women and four men. Evidence included four barrels with beer bottles and related paraphernalia. Suspects await police court hearings with Reardon charged for running a house of ill fame and others for inmate status.
The Wyoming Red Cross fund drive surpassed its quota as volunteers collected tags outside a saloon and patrons paid up. Gertrude Thompson sold the first tag for ten dollars, with broad support from the public and few refusals. The finance committee notes Laramie county faced an overage due to census-based allotments, and state officials expect the Red Cross appeal to exceed its target. The Franco-Wyoming Oil Co raised its donation to 5000 and Pullman Co added 1000.
The fourteen month old son of J Holland Keet of Springfield Missouri was found dead in an abandoned well at the Crenshaw house near Springfield. Claud Piersol was seized by a mob and later returned to jail after claiming innocence as authorities pursue the kidnapping investigation.
Dr. David Roberts faced a secret hearing in Waukesha as authorities press for possible Mann Act violation. A district attorney holds a document detailing what he may know about the murder of his wife Grace Lusk. Miss Lusk’s trial is anticipated. she is said to be recovering and in good spirits.
A German government report notes that long awaited rain has made crop prospects in southern and western Germany "really brilliant" while central and eastern provinces are "thoroughly satisfactory" for 1917. Private AP summaries through mid June describe prospects as far from brilliant.
At six o clock last night after a second panel had been drawn earlier in the day the charges of highgrading were withdrawn by Rigdon. Neither side used all their peremptory challenges. Jurors listed include A W Hopkins a ranchman of Saratoga David C Harned a rancher of Granite Canon John Franson a clerk in Union Pacific railroad office in Cheyenne.
The report lists jurors and local professionals from Cheyenne and surrounding towns, including J. H. Arbuckle and Edward Bartley, with several lawyers like W. B. Ross and Gen. John Charles Thompson. Judge John A. Riner emphasizes juror conduct and daily inquiries to preserve court confidence amid the siting of defendants Benjamin Fuller and others in the case.
Rapid progress in drilling a shale well in Wyoming signals a potential Merritt Gusher with strong excitement ahead. Investors are urged to act quickly as 1 000 shares priced at 9.06 could rise to significant gains, with 1000 shares worth about 10 000 later.
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