City News in Brief Sparks and Splashes on Cheyenne Streets
A wagon loaded with baled hay dumped part of its load on Nineteenth Street near Capitol Avenue after the wagon lurched. Curbs near the new city county building began, with teams plowing to form a curling area. Fishermen report unusually high streams with few fish. Mercury Club members started repairing damaged batons equipment at Second Lake but made little progress. Bass are biting in the north end of Sloane’s Lake with several good catches. Capitol Avenue near the Masonic Temple is heavily congested with autos. Omaha Chamber of Commerce tourists arrive in Cheyenne at 5:50 am with a siren signaling the delegation. Frontier stationery is printed but will not be sold this year. Street grading reaches Russell Street. Cheyenne roadways are improving. A large group of physicians attends the state board of health meeting. The Telephone canyon road to Laramie remains nearly impassable due to storms. Residents sweep fallen cottonwood buds from sidewalks. buds are plentiful. Sheriff campaigns against automobile thieves intensify with warmer weather. Boats at Lake Minnehaha see heavy park use on Sunday. Tracy McCracken of the Laramie Boomerang visited Cheyenne on business. Warmer weather brings a rush for ice cream wagons.
George A Barnes Laid At Rest In Cheyenne
Funeral services for George A Barnes a farmer found dead near Campstool were held Sunday afternoon at the Larry Bricker brothers chapter Rev Newton M Temple presided Interment was at Lakeview cemetery Laura Lee sang three solos during the services
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George A. Barnes
Larry-Bricker Brothers
Newton M. Temple
Lakeview Cemetery
Laura Lee
Wyoming Fire Prevention Week Observed This Week
Wyoming marks Fire Prevention Week with a gubernatorial proclamation urging all residents to prevent forest fires. Campers caused 20 of 277 fires across Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho last year, prompting renewed preventive efforts this year.
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Wyoming
Gampers
Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Mrs Cox: Governor's Wife Devotes Time to Home Garden Life
Mrs James M Cox wife of Ohio governor and Democratic presidential candidate pursues domestic happiness with husband and baby. She enjoys outdoor life and spends warm months tending a vegetable and flower garden in which she has found notable success.
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James M. Cox
Ohio
Colby Favored for Democratic Nomination by President
A national capital wire claims President Wilson will nominate Bainbridge Colby as the Democratic candidate for president. Colby and his wife with three daughters have moved into a downtown Washington house amid the political stir.
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Colby
White House
National Capital
Wilson
Bainbridge Colby
New Secre
Washington
Burgman Granted Divorce for Cruelty in District Court
Nathan Burgman was granted a divorce by Judge Mentzer in district court yesterday after Mrs Burgman withdrew her petition and failed to appear. Grounds cited were extreme cruelty and desertion. The couple married less than a year ago when a carnival company came to Cheyenne.
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Nathan Burgman
Mentzer
International Canal Commission Arrival Date Set in Cheyenne
The International Joint Commission of the St. Lawrence Tidewater Association will arrive in Cheyenne on May 28 to hear Cheyenne's view on the proposed project. A local committee led by A D Kelley W D Joss William Dubois G S Hil and F J Whiffler will present Cheyenne's position during the commission's stay.
Crystal Tee Company Stockholders Meet in Cheyenne
The first meeting of Crystal Tee company stockholders was held in Cheyenne on Saturday. Gal Holliday was elected president, J B Morris vice president, and Joe Gahill secretary and treasurer. The firm, incorporated last winter, is capitalized at 900000 dollars and plans an artificial ice plant.
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Crystal Tee Company
Cheyenne
Gal Holliday
J. 8. Morris
Joe Gahill
Cheyenne Ice Plant Under Construction at Twentieth and Reed
Work is progressing on a new ice plant at Twentieth and Reed with a 40 ton daily capacity and an office. Architect William Dubois. contractor W J Wilsock. electrical work by Cheyenne Construction. Final plant cost expected near 150000 with future expansion to 420 tons daily. Regular ice wagons and motor trucks planned for distribution.
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Twentieth
Reed Streets
William Dubois
W. J. Wilsock
Cheyenne Construction Company
Cheyenne
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company
Crystal Company
Cadet Drill Ends Soon At Local High School
Friday marks the final day for the cadet corps as the school year ends. A fifie annual tournament was held Saturday night and Major Kerwin announced the drill will finish this week. Tryouts will select men to wear higher ranks next year as the R C T G reports success and drafting to reach the required numbers. The next year program will start with school opening and includes rifles pup tents bells canteens and all gear of a modern soldier.
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Kerwin
Local notes on business and city life in Cheyenne
City commissioners met to discuss routine matters. Local ads announce complete lines of baby carriages and sulkies at Hobbs Huckfeldt Finkbiner. Frank Bell of Capital Meat Market underwent appendicitis surgery yesterday. Sprinkling of lawns begins as warmer weather arrives. A big herd of horses roams between tracks near Cheyenne. Union Trust Co offers 6 percent savings. Frontier park hosts horses for pasture and grass control. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance and J Kirkpatrick Real Estate advertise services. For tax and express call 984.
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