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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1919
Page
14
The city bulletin lists various residents passing through and visiting, including J. W. Denny from Rock River, A. D. Smith of Pine Bluffs, and George Warrin of Glenda. It notes business activity, shopping, and social calls, with soldiers arriving from Denver and stationing at Fort Russell.
A church census will begin today in Cheyenne under captains from five denominations. Mrs Dugals Whitaker leads Episcopal Church, Mrs Fred L Crabbe Meth-Episcopal, Mrs D M Carey Congregational, Mrs J T Stimson Baptist, Mrs D C Hudson Presbyterian. Enumerators will interview residents to determine religious affiliation. Mrs Judson elected president of the provisional organization.
Wartime women at home knit and sew for soldiers abroad while many sacrifice health. The article notes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a long standing health aid for women facing fatigue and aches from home front war work.
Cadario Astrada, a Mexican arrested days ago on a charge of slashing Manuel Valdez twice with a knife, was arraigned before Justice Edwards and bound over to the district court on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder.
W C Dumm, father of W W Dumm, will join the Cheyenne service department to enhance personal service. A veteran Kansas undertaker with 35 years of experience, he will assist in the operation of W C Dumm and W W Dumm Undertaking Co. Telephones listed for night or day. Carey Ave.
The Monday incident at the Wyoming Trust and Savings bank marked the first attempted robbery in Cheyenne in 52 years. Witnesses recalled a 1869 event when three men entered H. J. Rodgers & Co. and fled after a counter alarm, while locals note Cheyenne’s longstanding bank robbery history is modest compared with neighboring regions.
Hogs receipts 18 700 with gains 15 to 35 cents heavy hogs 18.60 to 19.20 mixed 18.50 18.76 light 18.00 18.75 pigs 12.00 17.50 bulk sales 18.50 25.90 Cattle receipts 6 200 steady to strong native steers 13.00 13.76 cows and heifers 7.50 14.25 westerns 10.00 16.50 calves 8.00 13.75 canners 6.50 6.75 stockers 6.50 16.00 Shi receipts 14 500 165 to 25 higher culls 7.00 11.00 ewes 12.50 13.76 lambs 12.50 18.75 yearlings 16.60 18.00
In Omaha Nebraska on March 18 the grain market shows corn No 3 white at 1.46 to 1.47 dollars and No 4 white at 1.43 dollars. Oats No 3 white bids at 0.623 to 0.625 dollars and No 4 white at 0.62 dollars.
Contractor John Howard directs a crew of iron workers as the final steel frame rises for the city and county building. Large steam girders stored on Nineteenth street are hoisted into position, marking a milestone in construction.
Wiliamh J. Wilseck, builder, departs for Denver to place orders for steel, glass and woods to transform the Knight Campbell Music company’s Seventeenth street rooms into a premier display and demonstration space with soundproof booths and a maple floor. The project marks Wyoming’s shift from wet to dry territory as saloon spaces await conversion.
Burt Wells, ad writer for Knight Campbell Music, earned a bronze medal in a national advertising contest by the Music Trade Indicator. Judges praised his ads for distinctive style and literary quality, noting Knight Campbell’s consistent success versus a newer winner.
County Agricultural Agent Erle G. Reed anticipated leaving yesterday for Afton to aid organization of a Lincoln county farm bureau but changed plans after a telegram said the farmers meeting was postponed. He will instead travel to the vilar Valley at a later date.
Piles remedy PAZO OINTMENT promises relief in 6 to 14 days and offers refunds if it fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. Ad notes potential soothing effects and mentions restfulness after use.
Ida Hollister wife of F W Hollister died yesterday morning at her son A A Buckingham home after a long frail illness in Cheyenne where she had lived over thirty five years. Services are set for Thursday at 2 30 PM at the Hollister residence 615 East Seventeenth street. She is survived by her husband son a brother and a sister both residents of Cheyenne.
Acting Governor W. E. Chaplin refused Idaho's requisition to extradite Frank McDonald of Casper to Armie Idaho for trial on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. McDonald, with a background in Wyoming banking, was arrested in California after two Wyoming banks were closed by the state examiner and was acquitted at Casper.
The Industrial club appointed Charles W. Hirsig T. Joe Cahill John Bell John C. Thompson Jr. and Clyde Early to chair Cheyenne twenty third Frontier days the first dry wild west show in the carnival’s history. The 1919 celebration is set for July 21 to 26 with plans to prove a dry town can host such events.
Three transients arrested at Pine Bluffs Monday evening as suspects in the Wyoming Trust and Savings bank robbery case were freed yesterday. The youths are described as elusive and roaming across the country.
Dr A Wopydlich, a renowned veterinarian, faces pressure from suitors seeking to lease his 160 acre Rock Creek field holdings. Located near a recently discovered oil gusher by Ohio Oil on section 11, the land sits within a half mile of the well, suggesting likely successful drilling if leased.
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