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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1920
Page
5
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a local event with unclear names and details. The readable parts reference a ribit or ribet, FeUR and dred g ing driv4 bals e, but no concrete outcome or participants are identifiable.
Social events dot Cheyenne scenes with a Hunter class party at Aquinums and Henderson home, DAR to hear Dr Grace Raymond Hebard at the Carnegie Library, and a bridge gathering hosted by Mrs Chaplin. Births, local charity drives, and community notes accompany campus and club activities, plus a Wyoming picnic in California and a high school fundraiser.
Washington state fish commissioner L H Darwin reports in his annual file with Governor Hart that the salmon fishery has been driven toward depletion by six years of intensive fishing. He urges a state fisheries commission and banning foreign fishers, noting war period foreign fleets raised prices and led to declines from sockeye to dog salmon. Hatchery work has mitigated some losses in Columbia, Grays Harbor and Willapa harbors, but immature fish harvest threatens future runs.
The Tactless Team of Few Transient Troubadours gave a polished performance in the Cheyenne high school gym under university Y M C A auspices. The show featured instrumental and vocal music, readings, a dramatic sketch College Life, and strong comedy during an evening program after a daytime assembly.
A stream of visitors and registrants sweep through Cheyenne venues with multiple guests at the Normandie Albany and Plains hotels. Notables include John H. Robbins from Albin and William Patrick visiting from Horse Creek, plus D T Somme from Wheatland and C Divisek from Laramie. E E Fisher from Manville and B Maher from Rawlins also register or visit local hotels. Martin Cahill serves as president of the — and remains in town.
Wm. T. Judkins issues a warning about a law requiring ditch maintainers to build and keep a suitable obstruction at water diversion points to prevent fish from entering ditches. Violations are misdemeanor with fines up to 100 dollars or jail up to sixty days or both.
The old Sherman hotel block in Cheyenne changed hands yesterday as C W Riner & Company completed the transfer from B B David to John Baker. The purchase price was not disclosed. The block is an early city landmark once regarded as Cheyenne’s best and tallest building.
L. G. Malnix, field manager for Northwestern Mutual Life of Milwaukee, has been active in establishing a state branch. Robert Hartman of Sheridan oversees the Cheyenne office and plans to relocate here.
The body of Christ Cotterell a ranchman from near Carpenter will be shipped at 8 25 this afternoon by Larry Bricker Brothers to Oakfield Wisconsin where the funeral will be held The remains will be accompanied by Mrs Della Elizabeth Cotterell the widow
Wyoming guests from Rock Springs Riverton Chugwater Cheyenne Glendo Wheatland Pine Bluffs Guernsey and other towns are listed as visitors at the Plains and Normandie hotels. Names include O W McLeod Riverton and William Werner Cheyenne with others from Rock River Thermopolis and more in town.
Cupid's business in Cheyenne grows as two wedding ceremonies take place in the new city county building. Samuel Louis Lynch and Blanche Clark wed in Judge Ed wards's private ceremony, while Harold Gould and Effie Porter married in Judge Housman's office nearby. Licenses were issued for George Ulmer and Frances Leas of Wellington Colorado and Syvert Hesla of Laford Saskatchewan to wed Bessie Carolyn Schirer of Green Iowa.
The report shows a normal date temperature of 32 degrees with an actual mean of 34 degrees. It notes a 24 hour change of 4 degrees warmer, a high of 45 at 3 PM and a low of 22 at 6 AM. Wind reached 46 mph from the west at 5:20 PM with no precipitation in the last 24 hours. Total precipitation since January 1 is 41.05 inches, above the normal 1.22 inches.
A clerk from Evansville, J N Tohill of Lottie Hotel writes of relief after using Foley Kidney Pills for muscular thigh pain. He previously endured weeks of constant pain treated as rheumatism with no relief. The note praises the product for backache rheumatic pains and stiff joints.
J A Kirkpatrick offers real estate and insurance services at 1824 Carey Avenue. Local agency advertises property listings and coverage options for homeowners and businesses.
An anti parking ordinance to curb downtown traffic prompts a referendum drive in Los Angeles. With seven and a half hours daily of restricted auto use, 15,000 signatures aim to force a special election. The measure, urged by the railroad commission, would limit stops to two minutes and faces opposition from auto groups and truck interests.
City owners contend that converting parking spaces to auto storage areas could yield improved returns. They argue the reallocation would optimize use of limited lots and boost revenue streams.
Helena Mont March 12 Protestant pastors unite with the interchurch movement to begin in early April an effort to reduce duplicate churches. The plan seeks non sectarian elimination of superfluous houses of worship across Montana.
The report notes many congregations require consolidation to provide adequate church facilities. It predicts a need for more pastors statewide as communities seek sufficient church capacity. J Thees and family of Iron Mountain are stopping at the Moffatt.
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