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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
3
At the Executive Mansion Mrs. Frank L. Houx hosted a knitting bee for the navy under the D A R. About thirty women attended and raised 38.56 for the cause with lunch box sales auctioned by Mrs. H W Bullock and Mrs. L R Tyson.
Mr Arthur J Bachman manager for Paxton Gallagher Wyoming hosted a dinner at the Coffman home with six plus guests from Fort Russell including Mr Keating and four young men. The ice cream social by St Marys Altar and Rosary in the city park was moved from Friday to Saturday evening and the cadet band will provide music. Cheyenne receives official word Stephen Cisler of Washington DC is named superintendent of the fourteenth mail division with Omaha HQ to replace Frank D Johnston reassigned to Dayton Ohio. Cisler is an experienced former division superintendent and uncle to Miles Shepherd Cheyenne clothier.
A Cheyenne column lists residents returning from events and trips. Mesdames Mitchell Wyman Woods Haggestrom and Ross attended the Women of Woodcraft convention in Laramie. Other social arrivals include visits to Greeley Colorado Springs Denver and Charleston Illinois with family and friends.
Casper resident Mr James Dumm stays in Cheyenne as guest of Dr and Mrs W T Dufim. Miss Athol Brophy of Omaha visits Cheyenne briefly before returning home. Mrs Ray Carleton Sackett plans to leave for South Bend after a three week stay. Mrs Sackett and Miss Fay Walker travel to Wendover to visit relatives. Hopkins party motored to Wheatland with Marie Laughlin as guest. Mrs HM Alan Floyd and four children return from Sheridan this week. Manor visits include Manville Kendrick en route from Exeter to Sheridan and Mr. Kendrick with Harry Kay planning Sheridan next week. Mrs Charles Stone of Evanston will return home Saturday. Ella Lesche arrives from Iowa to summer with sister Mrs John Foley. Mrs George E Johnston spends week in Cheyenne visiting Mor rison family. Women’s clubs report Hospital Aid Society meets at Carnegie library for delayed business and officer elections. Coterie Art club resumes meetings at Mrs Sam Asher’s with iris decor and a 5 PM meal. Lerman Brookhart to host in two weeks. St Marks Auxiliary holds annual meeting with officer elections and a Mexico missions paper to be read by Mrs J J Pegg. Methodist Aid Society hosts sewing and visiting in church parlors with Mrs Enos Laughlin presiding and devotional exercises led by Mrs Laughlin.
The article notes extended time needed for identifying checks and predicts delays into July. Judge Hiner reprimanded U S Attorney Rigdon for slow procedure and asking to adjourn at 4 50 instead of 4 o clock due to unready witnesses after the defense contested the rapidly built structure by Rigdon Howell and Goddard.
Judge Riner warns a July Fourth session if needed as the Victor case staggers ahead. Prosecutors struggle to prove ore theft while tracing checks from the UU 8. mint to Frank Coch rane and co defendants. Witnesses including J M Simmons and postmaster Jerry Halloran recount extensive check identifications and letter deliveries tied to Coch rane and Heber.
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