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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1918
Page
16
A state directed guide encourages start of a warm garden this year. It recommends contacting seed firms, borrowing library gardening books, and involving children. It advises a family garden conference, choosing crops suited to small plots, and locating a vacant lot for a war garden plan.
Letters from Cheyenne indicate a long lapse since many soldiers have received mail from home. A young officer says neither letters from his mother nor from a love interest have arrived for weeks, causing anxiety. Some mail may be lost at sea but not all. delivery reliability remains unclear.
Farmers in Wyoming threaten to curtail wheat acreage unless Congress passes the Owen bill raising the 1918 wheat price from 2.20 to 2.50 a bushel. Some say they will switch to alfalfa or rye, while others vow to plant wheat regardless. Citizens call the threat an outrageous distraction from war sacrifices.
Branches of the Red Star society for wounded and suffering horses are being organized in Wyoming towns under the state humane board. Chief Agent W Burke has organized several branches and Deputy G H Treastle plans to establish branches in Sheridan Newcastle Sundance Gillette and more.
A Cheyenne committee strengthens the campaign for new members to the $1000 Limit club. Pairings include W. Burdick with W. Mullen, Joan D. Clark with Ray E. Lee, Albert Db. Walton with C. M. Watts, and others led by Charles G. Lane to cover the city.
The dedication of the service flag at St Mark's took place Sunday in the presence of former members and others in the congregation. The event included a brief service and pledge of support to the flag and the cross, honoring General John J Pare and others noted in the ceremony.
The city will build a rest house at the cemetery area using pressed brick, costing about 9800 to 1000 dollars, and expect completion before Memorial Day May 30. The structure will provide a shelter for mourners, replacing the current exposure in the open fields.
The Colorado University Glee and Mandolin clubs returned to Cheyenne for a lavish Atlas theater program. The glee and mandolin groups offered favored numbers, the string quartet impressed with Schubert’s Serenade, and Mr Schwabe’s violin solos drew praise. Penny the reader entertained with dialect and humor, as the concert closed with The Star Spangled Banner.
Evidence of YMCA work in France arrives in Cheyenne as soldiers send letters and post cards on Y M C A stationery. Most servicemen write on YMCA sheets and include the red triangle, though a few use private paper.
C E McGarvey of 321 East Eighteenth street offers about 1000 acres of land one mile north of Archer for Cheyenne residents to plant war gardens with no ground rent. The area is prepared with harrowed soil ready for planting and 500 acres of spring wheat has been contracted to Henry B Overgaard. A large eight plow tractor will till and seed as it moves, while 140 acres of winter rye have already been planted.
Harold Major alias Harold Bussard has a prior prison record for burglary in Spokane Washington and a robbery charge in Dillon Montana. He was arrested last winter for attempts and some entries into Cheyenne homes and now faces burglary trial.
Frank Pierce a Cheyenne graduate serving with the hospital corps of the Eighteenth Engineers writes from France to his mother. He notes rumors of leaving, describes German prisoners and a helmet souvenir, mentions Masonic papers, requests local papers, and reports details of camp life, meals, weights, and medical staff in the 60 bed wards.
Sam Underwood son of Mr and Mrs A A Underwood has enlisted in the armed forces. The note mentions his education and a family background as the report arrives from Jefferson City Missouri. A separate item notes a Cheyennie Maccabee Band novelty dance at Coliseum Hall on April Let. A lost red Sox scarf is reported between 24th Street 17th and Capitol Avenue with a contact phone number 1412
The city council set April bid openings for leasing of land at the Pease home on Fad Street and for 18 at Round Top, authorized Bhowaller to receive bids April 14 for one year of rescue service, and scheduled a special April 2 meeting to levy assessments for sewer construction on blocks 4, 5, 6 and 87.
A Cheyenne physician in France recounts news that the troop ship Tuscania was torpedoed and sunk. He describes the attack with six torpedoes, narrowly missing his escort, and notes he has crossed the ocean four times while serving with American forces.
Carl A. Johnston formerly of Denver and now an ambulance driver will speak tonight at 7 30 at the Atlas theater. The free lecture includes motion pictures on Red Cross work in France and is open to adults with special arrangements for high school students this afternoon.
Dr A W French announces half day for Red Star tag sale in Cheyenne on Thursday. High school girls sell tags under Ira B Fee. Funds go to relief of injured horses and dogs on French battle fronts, driven by Laramie County Red Star association for animal relief. Preparation for April Pale Night at Coliseum Hall.
A statewide drive to push war savings stamps is described with a call for enthusiasm. Local organizers list include Mrs. A Preston, Mrs. J A Durd, and many volunteers from towns across the state aiming to meet quota. The piece notes a campaign in the capitol and urges readers to prepare pockets for stamps arriving on April Fools Night.
The Knights of the Rose Croix of the Scottie Hite Masons plan a Maundy Thursday ceremony at the Masonic temple Thuralay. The group notes the relighting of tapes during the event and schedules the ceremony for next Sunday afternoon.
A dated note from Kendall, a druggist in Hamilton Montana, October 14 1916, reports a public exchange about the medicine Dreames Swamp Root. The account references consumer remarks and a posted message in the shop as part of a broader dialogue.
A letter from Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York promotes a symphaine product claiming to help kidneys and bladder. It urges sending ten cents for a booklet and mentions medium and large bottle prices at local drug stores as advertised in the Cheyenne Daily State Leader.
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