Lindsey for a Playground
The Doys' Judge of Denver urges Cheyenne to provide recreation space for youngsters.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
5
The Doys' Judge of Denver urges Cheyenne to provide recreation space for youngsters.
Noted juvenile magistrate Judge Ben B Lindsey calls Cheyenne for a public playground to direct youthful play and reduce crime. He argues Wyoming laws differ from Colorado and that probation and reform better serve youths than punishment, stressing adult guidance in crowded cities.
Secretary Frank Barrow of the Industrial club advocates dry farming and conducts an in yard lawn experiment in Cheyenne Park addition. Facing a distant hydrant he aims to grow a lawn without city water and warns water authorities and suppliers that turf success could threaten irrigation practices.
The Baptist Ladies will host a sales sale featuring fancy work aprons dishes and candy with a nice hot supper Thursday evening in the church parlors Supper served at 6740 46 con la 19 20 Are you taking Wyoming's metro politics newspaper the LEARY 60 con month by mail or carrier
The council accepts an invitation from John EF Reynolds Post G A R to join the Memorial Day observance with the Grand Army. The body also designates Wyoming Trust and Savings Bank as a city funds depositor and approves water main work near Snyder and Ames streets. Bids for a sewer through alleys 66 and 67 are set to be opened next meeting. Holland and Rath may rent row boats on Lake Minnehaha this spring and summer.
In Cheyenne on May 19 Thias Brennan explains he faced an attack while walking home after work. He identifies a jewelry peddler named Davis as the assailant, notes Cahill refused to aid in the incident, and recalls saving an elderly woman in a prior runaway at 17th and Ferguson streets.
George Truckey and Son show a shipment of Swiss army rifles in their store window at 17th and Eddy. The guns, unused since being discarded by the Swiss government, shoot a .41 cartridge and hold 13 rounds. Truckey bought them for 3000 dollars and asks 5.90 dollars each, noting their high quality and steel construction.
A Paris fashion hint reaches our town as Marion Har ron suggests affordable tailoring advice. The message urges calling the LEADER to arrange fittings and costs about fifty cents a day for service.
A prominent citizen condemns the city’s dog catching practices as inhumane saying the system would shock island residents. The critic calls for reform and oversight to protect animal welfare.
In Cheyenne Wyoming on May 19 a citizen intervened to stop a dog catcher from beating a dog. The intervention led to the soldier's arrest and confinement, drawing public fury over the city dog ordinance and its enforcement. The writer condemns the cruelty and supports humane treatment and reform.
A compilation of names and origins shows numerous residents and visitors in Cheyenne and nearby towns. Individuals from Lusk Guernsey Wheatland Douglas Casper Rock River Green River Newcastle Pine Bluffs Divide and Lincoln Mountain travel or stay for business personal visits or educational duties with several returning from trips to Denver Boulder and New York.
May 19 Baggs Wyoming reports the Snake River rising slowly but not near embankments protecting the town. Authorities say the rapid thaw threat has passed and flood fears are subsiding.
Harvey W. Carey and L. F. Johnston prominent residents were arrested in Sheridan Wyoming on warrants accusing them of setting fire to a sheep wagon owned by Waisner Bros on March 30 1909. The incendiarism is alleged to be part of a plan to drive the Walsner sheep from range claimed by cattlemen.
Al Gaines lies dying from a brain concussion after a blow by John Vanwye in Dayton. Gaines is in critical condition as Vanwye is in custody and faces murder charges if Gaines dies.
A severe storm in Uvalde County caused extensive damage with 4 000 to 9 000 head of livestock killed. Reported injuries and disrupted livestock events include listed names and hogs, while the event disrupted local agriculture and markets.
At the Orpheum this afternoon and tonight will be shown Pathe Freres most clever picture The Fountain of Youth a spring whose waters allegedly restore youth Also shown A Somnambulistic Hero Edison picture Illustrated song Because I Am Lonely by Mise Stevens
New York May 19 dealers report a decline of one dollar per ounce in platinum used for high grade mountings for precious stones. Belais & Cohn assayors say platinum now sells for 23 dollars an ounce, down from 24 dollars since year end.
Winkegan May 19 real toads for hatpins may replace metalized roses as a local millinery firm wins an order for 54,000 metalized toads. The toads are killed by gas, then impaled on long pins and turned to metal by a chemical process.
A photographic feature displays President Taft in golf clothes at ease on a course. The image captures him in casual golfing togs, highlighting his demeanor and pastime while in public view.
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