City News in Brief and Local Visitors at Cheyenne Plains
Cheyenne city notes list visitors and residents at the Plains Hotel including Lee Moore from Douglas Oscar Swanson from Lander V. Morgan from Diemond Nels Wastrom from French and others. Mr Isaias Paschopoulos returns to Denver. W C Thomas visits Laramie. J N Henderson from Rawlins spends a few days.
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Islee Moore
Douglas
the Plains
V. Morgan
Diemond
J. N. Henderson
Rawlins
Liberty Bonds price and sale notice from Herman Goldblatt
An OCR fragment urges selling Liberty Bonds only after obtaining our price from Herman Goldblatt at 30 percent. It mentions an event for W O W initiation and smoker Thursday May 15, invites turnout for a “big fun” and notes Rock River lots disappearing fast with a phone contact.
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Herman Goldblatt
Lincoln Way
Local Weather Report Summary
The report notes a mean temperature for the date and a 24 hour change. Temperatures ranged from 43 to 58 degrees. Highest wind reached 47 mph in the evening with rainfall and melted snow amounts mentioned for the period.
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Tiee
Soldiers Entering U S Army From Greeley
The local recruiting station lists George Lehman Ulysis G Stickney John H LaVier William M Batchelor Henry W Snowerdly Florian T Polire and Carl Benitez as enlisted in the United States Army. Lehman re enlists for service in France and notes two potato farm days in Greeley will substitute for him. Polire is assigned to the cavalry in the Mawaikan Islands. Benitez serves in Asia Siberia after recent discharge in Porto Rico. Stickney joins the construction division in the United States. The rest proceed to war service in Europe.
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United States Army
George Lehman
Ulysis G. Stickney
John H. LaVier
William M. Batchelor
Henry W. Snowerdly
Florian T. Pollrels
Carl Benitez
France
Greeley
Colo
Uncle Sam's University
Khaki
Florian T. Polire
Mawailan Islands
Asia
Siberia
Benitez
Porto Rico
Uylsis G. Stickney
United States
Europe
Bride's Age Sixteen Sparks Mortgage License Issued
A mortgage license was issued yesterday to Albert L. Diver and Marion Gertrude Tower of Stewart Wyoming. The bride was sixteen, requiring guardian consent before issuance.
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Albert L. Diver
Stewart, Wyomng
Marion Gertrude Tower
Lander Man Fined In Federal Court On Assault Charge
Walter Brown of Lander pleaded guilty in U S district court to assault and battery and was fined 825.00. The quarrel occurred two months earlier on the Shoshoni Indian Reservation where Brown was apprehended and later released on bond to appear at this session.
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Walter Brown
Lander
United States District Court
Brown
Regular Home Cooked Cookies For Soldier Boys Forssell Plan
The War Game Community Service plans a cookie jar at the Soldiers and Sailors club to supply home made cookies for soldiers on leave or en route. F W Forssell asks local families to donate and calls cookies to be left at the club or picked up by calling 667. The program emphasizes home made cookies are preferred.
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Soldier Boys
War Game Community Service
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Club
F. UW
Mr. Forssell
Dod
Fort Fussell Forms Fast Baseball Team Led by Lieutenant Farmer
A baseball team formed at Fort Fussell under Lieutenant G R Farmer of post headquarters features top athletic soldiers. They seek games with local teams and invite signups by mail or telephone to arrange a brisk matchup this season.
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Fort Fussell
Lieut. G. RA. Farmer
Pot
Athkell
Lieutenant Farmer
Pout
Warren duo pledges 25000 for hospital naming Pershing
United States Senator Francis E Warren and his son Fred E Warren pledge 25000 to Laramie county hospital building fund, via bond proceeds, if the county hospital is named Francis Warren Pershing hospital in memory of Senator Warren’s relative. The offer dated May 10 1919 is addressed to the county commissioners of Laramie county.
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Senator
Warren and Son
Frances Warren Pershing
United States
Francis JF. Warren
Fred E. Warren
Warren Live Stock Co
Laramie County Hospital
Francis Warren Pershing
Senator Warren
General Pershing
France
Board of Commissioners of
Laramie County
Bédard
County Commissioners of
County of
Laramie
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Francis E. Warren
EB. Warren
Union Pacific Sues Over City Tax Debt and 1918 Levy
Union Pacific Railroad sues the County Treasurer of Laramie County and the city of Cheyenne in federal court to stop sale of Union Pacific real estate for a 1918 tax balance of 3 433 17. It argues a 1917 city county building contract created an illegal debt beyond that year’s taxes and that the 1918 levy exceeded constitutional mill limits.
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Union Pacific Railroad Company
Sait
United States District Court
Laramie County
Gheyenne
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Ely
Wyoming
Taxation dispute on city and county levies described
The text explains that town and county building taxes were for public debt and interest, while the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad and Colorado & Southern paid their proportional taxes without disputing the legality of the levies on the county and city buildings.
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City Building
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Colorado & Southern
Thermopolis Man Named Wyoming Adjutant General
Timothy J. McCoy of Thermopolis was appointed adjutant general of Wyoming by Governor Carey and will assume duties tomorrow. The post pays $3,000 yearly. McCoy, a former major, will replace W. K. Weaver who served two years. The legislature removed the two year service requirement to qualify for the office.
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Carey
W. K. Wea
Timothy J. McCoy
Thermopolis
Wyoming
W. K. Weaver
oMce
Rasmus Anderson
Wyoming National Guard
McCoy
Ife
vMce
Wyoming to Install McCoy as Adjutant General
In a legislative move aimed at broadening eligibility the statute was amended to allow McCoy appointment as Wyoming Adjutant General. Governor delayed action until last Monday, with McCoy set to succeed W. K. Weaver tomorrow. Weaver, a noted Wyoming family, served in World War I with five sons in the military. one died in naval service and two were wounded.
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Easieny Poe
Sg i Carcy
McGoy
Wyoming
National Guard
W. K. Weaver
McCoy
Germany
Weaver
United States Naval Service
State Board Plans Inspections of Wyoming Institutions
The state board of charities and reforms led by Governor Carey will inspect the Casper state hospital the Lander state home for the feeble minded and epileptic the Thermopolis hot springs reserve and the Worland Industrial Institute. After these inspections nearly all state institutions will be covered except the Sheridan branch hospital.
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State Board of Charities and Reforms
Carey
Wyoming
Casper
Lander
Thermopolis
Worland
Sheridan
Chekiang Assembly Urges Chinese Reject Protocol
A Chekiang assembly message dated May 10 at Hantchow appeals to Chinese leaders not to sign a proposed protocol on the Tsing Tau disposal, expressing dismay that Japan alone controls the issue and urging withdrawal from the council if needed.
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Associated Press
Panis
Chekiang Assembly
Hantchow
Tsing Tau
Japan
Texas Section Tornado Damages Barns Near Amarillo
A tornado struck nine miles southeast of Amarillo late this afternoon destroying several barns and outhouses. Hail and rain accompanied the high winds but officials report little damage overall and no loss of life has been reported. Governor Carey appointed N Michaelson of Dixon a notary for Carbon county.
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Amarillo
Carey
N. Michaelson of
Dixon
Carbon County
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Apital
B. J. Roberts
Whith
Plains Hotel
Oscar Swanson
Bill
Chipley
Theyenne
Floyd Roe
Chas. Anderson
Chugwater
Pell Life
Holds, Huckfeldt & Finkbiner
Adv
Sil
A. E. Peterson
Pine Bluffa
Img
Plains Auto Company
Nobert Graham
Fullerton
Normandie
Plains Auto Co
Wheat Growes
T. J. Johnson
S. B. Lowe
Isaias Paschopoulos
Denver
Stanley Craser
Little Horst Creek
Roof paints—Sherman Co
W. C. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Wm. Qsumiont
Wheatland
Plains
Fred B. Peterson
Landers
Cxtyenne
Nels Wastrom
French
Rock River
Gurry
Local Weather Report
Mehos
Castoria
Forge Lehman
National League
St Louis Ctaeectensene
Doston Teteneetensecee
R. U Cincinnat
Brooklym
Cialis
Spite
New York
Scosssescesae
Io - A
Pittsbore
Philadelphia
Pho
Amenican Leaaue i. BE
Cleveland ST
Detroit
R. i. St. Louis
Rhacman Ca
Purelingerd—Sherman Co
Timothy J. Moy
Texas
House Paints—Sherman Co
Maine
Shang Hai Restaurant
W. W. Dumm
Carey Ave
Bankers and Stockmens Trust Co
Kimberley
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