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Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1917

Page

3

Visiting List Highlights Local Notables and Moves

Cheyenne hosts relatives and officials with departures to Denver and Cody. Julia Goodwin, sister of the late Colonel William F. Cody, visits the governor and plans Memorial Day travel and a June funeral. Miss Jennie McGuffy resigns Park County post to join the state board of education. Dr. Ralph Naylor assumes a Denver stockyards inspector role. Several residents announce relocations, travels, and employment changes in Wyoming and surrounding states.

Julia C. Goodwin Cody William F. Cody Cheyenne F. L. How Goodman Denver Jennie McGuffy Park County Ralph E. Naylor Naylor Wyoming

Church groups hold afternoon meetings in town

Presbyterian Aid Society and Congregational Missionary Society hold parlor meetings this afternoon with noted speakers. St Mark's Guild and Woman's auxiliary plan a joint session with a reading on Missions in Brazil. Anna Gordon W C T U meets at Mrs. Lester Gordon's home with tea served. Captain Max Garber, war department inspector, arrives to aid recruiting and will base in Cheyenne until guard contingents are filled.

Presbyterian Aid Society The C. T. Hopkins G. L. Spring 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 Max Garber War Department Cheyenne

Cheyenne Boy Scouts Plan Hike to Camp Hopkins

Cheyenne scouts, 25 to 50 strong, depart after school in a truck donated by scout master F. R. Dildine and hike ten miles to Camp Hopkins on Crow Creek. They will cook, set camp, drill, and stage a sham battle before returning to Cheyenne tomorrow evening.

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

Guard Recruits Growing in Lusk and Van Tassell

Lieut Lyle Powell is making progress in recruiting for the national guard at Lusk and Van Tassell. Fourteen men have pledged to join the guard according to a report from the adjutant general's office yesterday.

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

Shakes Man's Hand Relieves Him Of Hat in Laramie

May 24. KRoy Bowman arrested by Officer Skinner for stealing hat from Henry Smith. Bowman allegedly greeted Smith on the street and snatched the hat during a handshake then fled. Officer Skinner suspects the hat was to be traded 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 across Cheyenne schools. First prizes went to Helen Engstrom Central. Elizabeth Jones and Helen Moyer also won top places in seventh and eighth grades. James Williams Central and Thomas McGuire Corlett won sixth grade top prizes. all winnings are in round dollars. Essays will be published in The State Leader later.

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 Officer

The first grade at Central School was ordered closed for the remainder of the day and the week after scarlet fever was found in the home of Fred Barnes of 1606 Warren Avenue. Health Officer O. K. Snyder ordered fumigation of the entire building. Barnes, a railway mall clerk, is suspected of bringing the disease home. no cases have been linked to the dairy exposure.

O. K. Snyder Fred Barnes Warren Avenue Snyder Barnes

Finals Abolished in Cheyenne Grade Schools

Campaign to end final examinations in Cheyenne grade schools gains broad support as ecarlet fever disruptions hamper the year. Examinations may be offered on request, but promotion will rest with teachers. high school finals remain intact.

Fee

Railroad News Highlights Union Pacific Staffing Changes

Warmer weather lengthens trains and reduces required crew at Union Pacific. Many brakemen and firemen to be laid off. payroll cuts expected as winter staffing declines. W S Law resigns as North Platte chief train dispatcher to become trainmaster at O G L. W A Stingley and H E Rinecia visit Cheyenne on business. Several Colorado & Southern officials and George resignations noted.

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

Baby Cyclone Scares Laramie

A young tornado-like cyclone battered the eastern edge of Laramie near 620 South Thirteenth Street damaging a workshed and chicken house. A dust column rose high and the storm hurled tin cans at houses fences and outbuildings before moving toward the university area. Swisher Optical Company advertises in the same column.

Laramie W.D. Matthews South Thirteenth Street

Union Pacific train wreck at Sterling injures one

Union Pacific train No. 12 derailed near Sterling Colorado after broken rails. Mrs. N Ruddy of Denver sustained a hip injury but is not in danger. Baggage man John MacAvin of Omaha was trapped but escaped unharmed, and a fox terrier in a crate survived the wreck amid searchers.

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

Freckle-Face Remedy Promised With Money Back Guarantee

An advertisement hawks a freckle cream offering a money back guarantee. It claims a penny cost unless freckles are removed and advises buying an ounce of double strength ethnie from any druggist to improve complexion.

Freckle-face

Card of Thanks for Mary Rath

WwW C Rath and sons express gratitude to the Women of the Woodcraft and the Women's Aid for their kindness and help during the burial of their wife and mother Mrs Mary Rath Also thanks for the floral offerings and support from friends in various ways

C. Rath and Sons B of KR. T Mary William W. Lane Arthur E. Lane Charles E. Lane

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