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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1916
Page
5
Local briefs note Sergeant Jack MacFarland taking ten days of vacation. Officer GuClancy to fill in as night chief. Various arrivals and visits in Cheyenne from Chugwater Evanston Wheatland Milo Pine Bluffs and other towns.
A vintage medical advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. It claims to regulate the body, relieve nervousness and pain, aid in childbirth, and prepare for life changes, inviting women to write for confidential, free advice from the Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn, Massachusetts.
A Cheyenne reader notices include high school cadet Julien Mac Doweld in the militia and young J W Alghiepman among recent enlistees. Reports of travels cite Mrs C F Wright and W B Wine returning from Betes Park, and Birney Sage visiting Trinidad after establishing a lumber yard there. Mrs Ira Minter injured in a Southern Pacific train wreck near Welton Ariz is taken to Los Angeles. Oralee Steward of Rock River awaits marriage to Marshall Albany County resident. Mr and Mrs C F Palmer of Burns visit Cheyenne. Palmer runs a local land agency.
The fire department handled two calls yesterday one for a small fire on the viaduct and another for a shed fire on Happy Jack road west of the Nineteenth street bridge. The shed was nearly destroyed and hydrant absence forced firefighters to lay about 2000 feet of hose before water could reach the flames. William Morris used the shed as a storage house.
Yesterday’s National League games covered Brooklyn Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago New York Boston Cleveland St Louis and Detroit. Key battery pairs included Tesreau Rariden Barnes Gowdy Killifer Doak Snyder Adams Gibson and others with scorelines and lineups to be confirmed from full box scores.
Fragmentary notes list batteries and names such as hardt Livingston Gardner Rohrer and Cookingham seas Darts Griffith with mentions of Joseph and Hovlik Puauer Hall and Allies. The text hints at a regional or civic event involving teams or groups but contains many garbled portions.
Twelve foreign nationals are summoned to appear in U S court Monday for citizenship examinations led by Maat Lee Kilerbe of the naturalization service. Germany and Sweden supply the largest number. others include Greece Ireland Bohemia Russia Italy England and more with residences in Cheyenne Salem and other towns.
Chief of Police Emery reports a $700 reward for information leading to the arrest of the slayer of Mrs. Rose Allyn at 1305 Lith Street in Greeley Colorado. She was killed Saturday night. no trace of the killer has been found. The case is among Northern Colorado’s most mysterious crimes.
At Monday’s council meeting a resolution was passed to install sidewalks on the south side of the street between O'Neill and Ben. construction will begin promptly and be completed as soon as possible.
The Review of School Days and Vacation runs today only with a farcical plot and musical numbers. Tomorrow opens The Devil's Ball, a tabloid play featuring Charles Myers as Tom Walker in a journey through inferno with songs and satire at popular prices.
A wife swears her husband’s friend was at home with her when a murder occurred to save him from a murder conviction. The husband sues for divorce after believing his wife guilty. The feature motion picture Idola stars Katherine Kaelred in a tale of love sacrifice and courtroom drama.
A wildfire near Laramie was brought under control after a second forest fire in a week. Gun Palmer, northeast of Red Buttes, lost his ranch home to fire with minor burns while saving belongings. Laramie hosts a Sherman Co meeting to recruit for Company K though not yet mustered for Mexico service. Lander grants divorce to Nellie Lajunesse and awards child custody. Frank B. Sheldon and George B. Colbert sell 82 acres in Pilot Dome to Midwest Oil for over 50000 dollars. Swisher’s Optical Service advertises eye care in a busy Wyoming town.
The latest Geological Survey reports 672 fine ounces of gold valued at 19 900 and 2 070 fine ounces of silver valued at 81 400. Sherman Co and Gov. Stuart of Virginia visit Sheridan while a power plant is proposed near Popo Agie to serve South Pass mining. Two boys escape Worland state school. Green River road work underway. Burns wedding of Morris and Orahan. July Fourth plans in Rock Springs. oil wells added in Greybull field with early yields.
A Buffalo New York medical pitch urges drinking pure water and outdoor exercise to promote kidney action and prevent uric acid buildup. The ad touts Anuric tablets and other Pierce remedies for rheumatism backache and frequent urination, offering a full treatment for one dollar or a mail trial.
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