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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1918
Page
2
Read in a vintage ad style promising pure wool clothes that are impeccably designed and faultlessly tailored. The copy asserts fine fabric quality, fit, and the wearer’s boosted confidence and respect from others.
In Riverton on May 20 Bernard Reid aged 36 is accused of a bold daytime theft from Lander Jewelry Co. eleven diamond rings valued around 500 dollars were taken from a showcase as shoppers passed by. Reid, arrested next day, is charged with grand larceny and held in jail as trial set for May 26.
In Torrington Wyoming on May 20 four men Ed McDonald H M Flot Edgar Tonkin and Winfred Kenig beat Fred Greenwaldt a farmer near Lingle who was accused of pro German sentiment and forced him to buy Liberty bonds. He later bought war stamps with a loan from a local dealer. The assailants were jailed or fined on riot and assault charges as the case proceeded.
Harry Mathewson a farmer from Johnstown district filed to exempt an old Plymouth Rock rooster from slaughter under a war effort claim. He argues the aged rooster is performing maternal duties by tending setting eggs, urging the bird’s war work status to spare its life.
In Cody on May 20, Scandinavian residents of Park County organize a patriotic meeting set for Tuesday evening in the basement of the Cody Methodist church. The organizing committee includes A B Largen Roy Holm Algott Johnson and Eric Erickson with speakers invited from Powell and Cody and music planned with Dorothy Waples to perform. The group aims to form a patriotic club to aid the United States in the war and pursuit of world peace. Attendance is expected despite the busy farm season.
Federal officials and C A Poole forest supervisor report a proposed 180 900 appropriation for improving the Lander Yellowstone Park road under a Fremont county agreement. Lander becomes eastern terminus with Dubois as temporary end. single track road with turnouts. The project aims to boost tourism and access undeveloped resources while aiding military transport.
A Cheyenne soldier, Corp Ben Gorril of M Battery, rd artillery, Camp Wremwont, wed Miss Anna Doody of Cheyenne in California. The romance began nearly a year ago when the corporal met Anna in Cheyenne and the couple traveled to unite in marriage yesterday with Father J. J. Bullivan presiding.
The community records celebrate a baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. George McGough and list numerous visits, departures, and social events. Residents including Mrs. W. A Donstr Tas, Mrs. L. H. Brown, and families from Denver and Cheyenne are noted, with travel to Saratoga, St. Paul, Hershey, and California.
A garbled line lists six fracture pillows four Afghans three chosen handkerchiefs four dozen napkins and mentions ongoing work on several articles.
Pine Bluffs Wyoming voters chose C. R. Buschow for mayor with 69 votes and N. A. Elliott with 24 in a write in race. Councilmen elected were J. B. Coordt with 104 votes and Wayne Whaley with 101. several write ins received single votes. The winners pledged to close the saloon and defended their positions against accusations of criticizing past officials.
An obscure fragment mentions emus, a sea voyage, and a mysterious land disputed by a lone traveler. The surviving text hints at hardship and pursuit across distant shores, with unclear names or dates but a sense of peril and endurance.
A local reflection praises Pine Bluffs as a live town, noting it remains a place residents are proud to call home and that the new mayor and city council should uphold that spirit.
The Geological Survey states about 60 million acres of U S land are largely water covered, a country bigger than Great Britain and Ireland.
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