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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1918
Page
13
Chesney of Glenrock arrives in Cheyenne for mis and sedan taxi services are advertised. City council meets, Catherine E. Smith named notary public, Fred B. Hall to give billiard exhibitions. Visitors from Casper Rawlins Worland Kennedy noted along with an injury report for Adalia Woodhouse at LeBarron’s.
A restaurant employee slipped and fell on an icebox nearly hitting her nose on a sharp corner. Dr. J. H. Gownay treated the cut with a stitch. Other notes mention old papers for sale, a visit by C. A. Flquist from Torrington, and various local notices.
Gov Frank L Houx issued a proclamation declaring Friday April 26 Arbor Day The governor urged residents to plant trees and shrubs on private and public grounds along highways and in new settlements created by rapid industrial growth
The American Bar Association asks state and county defense councils to form legal committees to aid drafted men and 1.5 million armed veterans. Committees will explain the selective service law, advise on war risk insurance and other benefits, draft wills, protect civil rights, handle court matters, and report relief needs to the Red Cross home service.
Funeral services for Julius Jorgensen aged timer who hanged himself last Friday in the Arp and Hammond Hardware shop were held at the Elks home at 2 30 yesterday afternoon. Interment followed in Lakeview cemetery.
Partly cloudy and colder Tuesday with increasing fresh westerly winds. In Wyoming partly cloudy east and likely rain in the west with cooler conditions. Temperature details show a mean of 50 degrees today, record highs near 65 and lows around 4, with 0.0 inches of precipitation in the last 48 hours.
Dr H Culbertson of the U S government food commission speaks at the high school gym on first hand war era conditions in Great Britain France and Belgium. Daniel Reed and Mrs Clark join him. Culbertson heads the College of Emporia and has extensive international travel and local leadership in education and religion.
Ed Grettman Frank Waleh and Thomas O'Neil were re arrested ten days ago on vagrancy charges and later found with burglary tools. Fingerprints and descriptions were sent to Fort Leavenworth, and police report the trio have prior prison terms in Nevada Utah and Washington. They are held locally for investigation of possible charges in other states.
A vintage advertisement claims Musterole loosens stiff joints and relieves rheumatic pain. It touts a clean white ointment made with mustard oil and recommends it for bronchitis croup asthma and neuralgia as a general remedy used widely.
In Torrington Judge W C Mentzer discharged the jury after failing to reach a verdict in the state case against Sam Covington charged with grand larceny. The trial occurred in Torrington with the judge arriving in Cheyenne yesterday.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Harry M Leymore on Saturday in South Bend. Mr and Mrs Leymore plan to return to Cheyenne in several weeks. Mrs Leymore was formerly Glidys Norton. Nearby friends reported Vic Leymore and family visiting in South Bend with Mrs Leymore’s parents.
The Wyoming Supreme Court affirmed lower court rulings in two cases. Myron Chamberlain died in an electrical accident at a Wyoming Coal Mining Co mine due to his own negligence while attempting repairs. In Cook versus Elmore, the court upheld rent awards but reversed claims of equitable ownership, with further action on land title pending.
Paul Gildea alias Lieutenant Keane was arrested in St. Paul Minnesota on forgery charges. He allegedly passed several worthless checks totaling about 100 dollars at Cheyenne merchants during a brief visit while impersonating an Army officer. He faces additional counts of desertion and impersonating an officer. He is twenty four years old.
The spring nuisance from the Cheyenne city dumps on the south side affects nearby residents as fires, smoke, and foul odors drift over the creek. Residents urge incinerator use or relocation to prevent flies and malodors from spring burns and rotting garbage.
The state council of defense urges all counties to prepare for the first anniversary of U S entry into the war. Letters to county chairmen call for cooperation with patriotic societies, public meetings, and speeches explaining the war with loyalty to the government. The council also asks for parades and flag displays to show national support and sacrifice.
A Clayton Nova Scotia woman describes months of illness with backache rheumatic pain and kidney trouble. After being bedridden she tried Foley Kidney Pills and claims significant improvement, noting the medicine worked better than all others consulted.
Tonight a religious forum opens at St Mark’s Parish House in Cheyenne led by Billoo N and Thomas. Bishop Thomas aims to stimulate broad interest with no denomination in control as discussion centers on God Jesus Christ the Scriptures and the Church.
In March changeable weather brings danger of coughs and croup. An Arkansas mother from Little Rock says her child suffered a severe croup attack but two doses of Foley's Honey and Tar relieved him, and she would not be without it at any price.
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