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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1916
Page
16
Fr Ihmacn as executor for the estate of Nikalek Valoff seeks 40 000 in federal court for injuries and death after Valoff 34 Bulgarian laborer for Union Pacific was killed January 22 1916 at Rock River coal chutes. Wife and 4 year old son alleged 20 000 damages.
Louisville May 13 Gee Smith a 3 year old colt by John Sanford won the forty second annual Kentucky Derby a mile and a quarter at Churchill Downs Time was 2 04 Star Hawk finished second and Franklin third.
Charien C Donahue of Lite Horse Creek sells 200 acres to John 5S Donahue in sections 25 18N 64W and 1 4 NW 1 4 SE 1 4 18N 64W by warranty deed filed with the county clerk. Will C Kegel and wife from Defiance Ohio visit Cheyenne and meet W L Jones family after twenty five years. Capital City Motorcycle club may postpone its sociability run due to weather conditions. Baby boy born eight pounds Friday night at St Johns hospital to Mr and Mrs Richard P Coyle deputy U S material. Floor finishing Sherman Ca
The Industrial club will hear Lt. Le R. James outline U S training camps for summer across the country. Cheyenne residents may train at Fort Douglas Utah with a post committee visiting Cheyenne to assist enlistment and provide information. A pamphlet plan by Secretary LaMont and a tourist data booklet with Taton Pacific are to be discussed.
Frank Hill and Fimner Albin, youths discharged Friday after an arraignment for robbing Mort Roberts’s cabin at Granite Canon, were taken to Justice Housman’s court by County Prosecutor Sam Thompson for the same offense. Judge Housman sent them to the district court, noting Hill’s prior trouble and Albin’s 12 years showed sincere repentance.
Professor Cleveland Abbe is awarded a National Academy of Science medal for eminence in the application of science to the public welfare. The honor recognizes his leadership in organizing the United States weather service.
Emma Graves Dietrick national lecturer for the W C T U tours the west and will speak in Cheyenne on May 29 under local auspices. She recently lectured in Cody about The Other Life Line and A Boy For Sale, drawing an attentive audience and inspiring new union members.
John Morton, once head of the Douglas Mercantile and a major stockholder in Douglas Electric Light, died of an apoplexy stroke. Born in Illinois in 1862, he moved here, changed his family name from Jenne, and served in the state legislature. Survived by wife Sarah McDermott Morton and five children, he was a prominent Mason and Shrine member and revered by many. Funeral expected in Douglas with details from Jacob Jenne of Dowelas.
In Armstrong Missouri on May 13 Mrs J W Morkland shot and killed her husband as he entered their home and then killed herself after a frequent quarrel described by authorities. The victim was identified as a local banker’s son-in-law.
The Frontier Days celebration in Cheyenne lists the dates July 26, 27, 28 and 29. The Wates are the principal element to remember for scheduling.
High pressure dominates northern regions with cool cloudy to rainy conditions. A southewestern low moved northeast into southern Arizona and New Mexico. Precipitation extended from the Missouri River northward to the Rockies, with snow in western Montana and the northern Plains. Slight barometric shifts brought minor temperature changes.
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