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Newspaper

Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1917

Page

11

Visiting Notables Leave Cheyenne Ties Amid Local Movements

Mrs Julia C Goodwin eldest sister of the late Colonel William F Cody arrived in Cheyenne to visit Governor How and prepare for Memorial Day services. Miss Jennie McGuffy resigns Cody post to join Wyoming state board of education. Dr Ralph E Naylor to Denver as stockyards inspector. Mrs Naylor accompanies him. Ralph Graham to return from military academy in Kearney. Miss Clara Dodds returns to Powell for summer with mother Effie Dodds. Dr and Mrs J D Shingle travel to Colorado. George Beckley and party join residents for Colorado Springs hunting trip. Louis Cervantes to Charleston on quartermaster duty. E J Kelley returns from Denver. Mrs Fred L Crabbe ill. Miss Louisa Stuhr to Ogden for wholesale work. Miss Rebecca Oleson to Pine Bluffs for new home. Miss Rachael Hartshorn to Cody after graduation.

Julia C. Goodwin Cody William F. Cody Cheyenne F. L. How Goodman Denver Jennie McGuffy Park County J. D. Shingle Colorado George Beckley Honolulu Shingle Colorado Springs

Presbyterian Aid Society Meets This Afternoon

The Presbyterian Aid society convenes this afternoon in the church parlors with Mrs. C. T. Hopkins and Mrs. G. L. Spring hosting. Congregational Missionary society also gathers in the church parlors with a prepared program and Lottie Hannon, C. T. U. lecturer, set to speak. The Guild of St. Mark's meets at the Parish house with the Woman's auxiliary joining. paper by Mrs. J. J. Pegg on Missions in Brazil. offerings collected. hostess Mrs. Hugo Obenstein. An Anna Gordon W C T U meeting yesterday at Mrs. Lester Gordon’s home featured readings, songs, and a flower mission service. tea served at 5. Participants included Mrs. Junla G. Goodman of Cody and members Benson, Madison, Gilliam, Weston, Houx, Harvey, Doak, Lafferty, Johnson, Amehler, Jones, Foroum, Babcock, and Ruth Christopher.

Congregational Missions Congregational Missionary Society Lottie Hannon T. U St. Mark's Guild of St. Mark's Woman's Auxiliary Guild J. J. Pegg Brazil United Hugo Obenstein Anna Gordon Mesdames Benson Madison Gilliam Weston Houx Harvey Doak Lafferty Johnson Amehler Jones Foroum Babcock Ruth Christopher

Cheyenne Boy Scouts Plan Hike To Camp Hopkins

Cheyenne scout leaders announce a hike for 25 to 50 Boy Scouts after school. They will travel by a truck donated by Scout Master F R Dildine to Camp Hopkins ten miles northwest on Crow Creek. The trip includes fieldcraft drills and a sham battle before returning tomorrow evening.

Cheyenne Boy Scouts F. R. Dildine Cheyenne Hopkins Crow Creek

National Guard recruitment grows in Lusk and Van Tassell

Lieut. Lyle Powell reports strong progress in recruiting for the national guard at Lusk and Van Tassell. Fourteen men have committed to join the guard, according to the adjutant general's office yesterday.

Lyle Powell National Guard Lusk and van Tassell Adjutant General's Office Guard

Shakes Man's Hand 2 Relieves Him of Hat

May 24 in Laramie KRoy Bowman was arrested by Officer Skinner for stealing a hat from Henry Smith. He allegedly greeted Smith on the street then grabbed the hat and ran away. The officer suggested Bowman might trade the hat for liquor.

Laramie Kroy Bowman Skinner Henry Smith Smith

Prizes Awarded in W. O. U. Contest in Cheyenne Schools

The local W C T U awarded prizes for top essays on why the state should go dry in Cheyenne schools. First and second prizes went to Helen Engstrom and Elizabeth Jones of Central school in the eighth grade, Helen Moyer of Converse won first in seventh grade, Plora Kenstler of Churchill second, James Williams Central won first in sixth grade, and Thomas McGuire Corlett second. Winners to be paid in large round dollars. essays to be published in The State Leader.

Cheyenne Helen Engstrom Central School Elizabeth Jones Helen Moyer Converse Plora Kenstler Churchill School James Williams Thomas McGuire Corlett School Fee

Central School Closed a Day by Health Official

City Health Officer O. K. Snyder ordered the first grade class at Central School closed for the remainder of the day and the week for fumigation after it was reported that Fred Barnes daughter at 1606 Warren avenue has scarlet fever. No new cases linked to a dairy exposure have been reported.

O. K. Snyder Fred Barnes Warren Avenue Snyder Barnes

Finals Abolished in Cheyenne Grade Schools

Campaign results lead Cheyenne grade schools to drop final examinations for the year due to widespread illness and disrupted schedules. Examinations remain optional for parents, with promotion left to teachers and a potential end to finals in grades. High school finals persist. Attention Eagle: meeting called Friday May 25 for members.

Fee

Union Pacific trims payroll as spring operations grow

Rail officials say warmer weather brings longer trains and fewer staff, with layoffs mainly hitting brakemen and firemen as winter crews depart. Notable moves include W. S. Law resigning as North Platte chief train dispatcher to become trainmaster at Ogden, Utah, and several Colorado and Southern and Burlington officials visiting Cheyenne on business.

Union Pacific Railroad W. S. Law North Platte Union Pacific Ogden Utah

Baby Cyclone Scares Laramie

A small tornado passed along the eastern edge of Laramie before a thunderstorm. It damaged W D Matthews at 620 South Thirteenth Street and a large chicken house, scattering debris and lifting a dust column hundreds of feet high. The event ended near the university bleachers as it moved toward open country. Swisher Optical Company claims its service is the best in the West.

Laramie W.D. Matthews South Thirteenth Street

Union Pacific Train Wreck at Sterling

A Union Pacific train derailed near Sterling Colorado due to broken rails. Injured passenger Mrs. N Ruddy of Denver sustained a hip injury but is not in danger. Baggage man John MacAvin of Omaha was trapped but escaped unscathed after clinging to a roof wire. A fox terrier in a baggage crate survived the wreck unharmed.

Sterling Colo Union Pacific N. Ruddy West Forty-third Avenue Denver John MacAvin Omaha

Freckles Remedy Promise For Penny Back Guarantee

A promotional note offers a freckle treatment promising no cost unless freckles vanish. Buy an ounce of double strength ethnie or othine from any druggist and apply a few times to clear the complexion. It claims rarely more than one ounce is required and guarantees money back if no removal occurs.

Freckle-face

Card of Thanks for Mary Rath obituary

WwW. C. Rath and sons thank the women of the Woodcraft and the Ladies Aid of B of KR T for assistance at the burial of their wife and mother Mrs Mary Rath Also for the floral offerings.

C. Rath and Sons B of KR. T Mary

Also Mentioned on This Page

Phil Hopkins Miss Smoke Fred Boite Susie Smoke Major 5. A. Smoke Fort Russell Nelson Boice Chicago Fred Boice Epworth League of the Methodist Church Mark Kelley Earl Gorselin Kelley Kappa Sigma Pis Pariah House Elke Kopald Harvey Lonabaugh Arthur Parker Major Lonabaugh National Yard Laura Lee Lillian Blamey Labor Hall Queen Esther Circle O. E New Masonic Temple Fort D. A. Russell Balsam Alfred 3. m No. 36 Infantry Circle Emily Jones Mrs. Smoke Colonel Ralph E. Naylor Naylor Wyoming Ralph Graham Ida Graham Kearney Neb Military Academy Clara Dodds Powell, Wyo Effie R. Dodds Louis Cervantes Charleston, D. C Quartermaster’s Department E. J. Kelley Fred L. Crabbe Louisa Stuhr Rebecca Oleson Pine Bluffs Rachael Hartshorn Miss Hartshorn Post Presbyterian Aid Society The C. T. Hopkins G. L. Spring Max Garber War Department Swisher Optical CO West 17Th Street Chian Boy Scouts Powell J. W Ange Fasigerman Louis Smith Joys J. Astle Worthy Presient Railroad News Law Burlington W. A Stingley Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Colorado & Southern H. E. Rinecia George Burlington and Texas J. Shannissy James Cahill Harry James Iraq Pauline Franklin Union Pacific Company Bassinger W. K. Cundiff Gwisher Optical Company Swisher Optical Company West W. 17Th Wm. Myers Dry Goods Company William W. Lane Arthur E. Lane Charles E. Lane Sherman Co West Lincoln Highway Crekashion W. 17Th St A. E. Roedel
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