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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1920
Page
10
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a theft at a school in Shelby and mention Pioneer, Tre andre er, and Japan. Details are incomplete and names are uncertain.
A large crowd including many notables attended the recent dedication ceremonies at Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre in Arlington Virginia. The grand structure serves as a memorial to America's soldier dead and provides a dedicated space for memorial exercises in the national cemetery. It is hailed as the finest monument ever raised by the nation to its heroes.
Auto top making at Hobbs Huckfeldt and Finkbinder prompts efficient service. Baby carriages and sulkies offered. Bass fishing resurges at Sloan's Lake with several good catches reported. Ambitious youngsters roam hills for wildflowers. The Merry-Go-Round near the post office opens at 4 PM daily. Telephone linemen repair subterranean cables in the business district. Union Trust promotes savings. Taxi and express services listed.
Cheyenne brief notes several local items including new potatoes at 417.50 per hundred pounds, Captain M Grace improving after appendicitis, and licenses issued to Frank Ignaszewski and Aileene Marie Larkin. Local officials, weather, and civic details fill this regional update.
Paul Edward Truckey aged 24 son of Mr and Mrs Fred Truckey of 2017 Evans street died yesterday morning at his parents home. Funeral arrangements not yet set. Survived by parents a brother Lawrence Truckey of Los Angeles expected to arrive Cheyenne today and two sisters Mrs TH Yeager of Toppenish Washington and Glara Truckey of Cheyenne.
Miss Rivka Aaronsohn, a member of a noted Zionist family and cofounder of the Jerusalem Daily Mail, is in the United States to buy modern equipment and print paper for the paper. The publication’s operation began less than a year ago and is expanding its reach.
Police in Weld County receive call from Greeley sheriff about nomadic campers believed connected to the killing of John Wilson son of Walter Wilson of Greeley. No details of the alleged murder are given. authorities say the suspect(s) may be unsettled, and a watch will be kept for them.
CG B Googer, president of Wyoming Typographical Union No. 4184, says if Wilson follows policy he would be all right. Googer asserts he had no policy, yet was elected president for a third time. The printers held an election last Wednesday choosing officers and delegates for the year.
President C B Googer and vice president Harry G Purcell lead the list of officers. Ward Studson becomes secretary treasurer and J F Burnett sergeant at arms. Executive committee includes H C G Purcell Charles Aney and J I Burnett.
Charles L. Bristol, son of Mrs BE Bristol, suffered painful though not serious injuries late Thursday night when he fell from his bicycle after losing hold of the handlebars. He struck a bump at high speed and scraped both forearms, sustaining skin lacerations.
The Salt Creek Producers association drilling in the Salt Creek field reports a flowing well at a depth of 600 feet in the seriel section.
The shallowest well in the district yields about 300 barrels daily from the shale and will be drilled into the second sand, the original objective. Several other wells are under construction on the same section to relieve crude shortages at the Casper refinery.
Normal temperature this date 53 degrees actual mean 60 with 8 degrees warmer in last 24 hours. Highest 77 at 1 p.m. lowest 47 at 6 a.m. Wind 24 mph from the south at 5 p.m. Precipitation since Jan 1 7.55 inches. last 24 hours 0.00.
Cheyenne to Laramie segment of the Lincoln Highway shows a fair overall condition with occasional chuck holes and rough patches. Road users should expect some rough spots along the route despite general improvements reported on May 24 in Cheyenne Wyoming.
Path reports include Tie Siding and Telephone Canon impassable toward Laramie to Nock River. Points of Rocks Springs dry and rough near Hyanson to Ogden. Yellowstone Highway-Greeley route fair. Fort Collins line graded to State Line and good. Cheyenne to Chugwater rough at Pole Creek. Wheatland to Glendo good. Douglas fair with deep ruts near river bridge.
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