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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1920
Page
7
On the 24th day of October 1920 a will notice lists claimants and witnesses. The filing names Bert of Granite Canon Wyoming, A Pranela, Edward A Talbot, and Alex Nimmo all of Cheyenne Wyoming as participants. The record indicates will return and register.
The Cheyenne State Leader announces a $56 reward for information leading to the capture of the person stealing or taking any paper. The notice emphasizes efforts to provide the best service and asks informants to come forward with proof.
A telegram from Washington states Secretary Payne approved a lease on the east half of section 13-39-79 in the Salt Creek field. Ohio Oil holds 60 percent and Columbine Oil 4 percent. protest by Micheal Burke was denied for lack of proven title. Two years earlier the firms drilled wells touching the sand with potential 1000 barrel yields, now slated for immediate production and further intensive drilling.
Vienna reports a Social Democratic publication reprints wartime letters to calm unrest. A piece from the Teichspost features a soldier’s letter praising the Queen of Battles and Heaven. The note says the writer can aid soldiers in Heaven more than on earth and laments not being able to return home.
Abe Attell former world featherweight champion is under indictment in Chicago for the alleged fixing of the 1919 World Series. He was reported in New York and is en route to Chicago to clear his name and name the real man behind the alleged “frame-up” of the White Sox players.
The report shows Wyoming produced about 11,060,000 barrels of oil in the first eight months of 1920 through August. This total exceeds the annual production of the prior calendar year, highlighting a strong early 1920 yield with monthly figures listed for earlier months.
Manager Cort sends the New York Chicago and Boston company to Prince's Avenue for an November 8 engagement. Fred Helder leads the troupe once seen in New York in the role of the hotel clerk with June Roberts and Rene Brown among the notable performers.
Anita Stewart headlines in Her Kingdom of Dreams directed by Marshall Neilan. The Amuse shows the film on Thursday and Friday with an outstanding cast including Anna Q. Nilsson Kathryn Williams Tully Marshall Spottswood Aitken Mahlon Hamilton Wesley Barry Ralph Graves Thomas Jefferson James Neill and Edwin Stevens.
Weather data for 24 hours ending 6 pm with temperatures 38 to 43 degrees. Highest 43 at 3 40 pm. Lowest 18 at 9 00 am. Average wind 16.9 mph. Precipitation since Jan 1 15.05 inches with 0 in last 24 hours. Normal 12.92 inches.
Word reached Cheyenne yesterday of the death of Mrs. Jennie Nelson mother of Miss Mary Brown at their Denver home. Burial will be at the old North Bend home. Miss Brown and Miss Griswald of Cheyenne plan to leave for North Bend today.
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie Blamey will be held this afternoon at 2 30 o clock at the Methodist church with Rev Temple in charge. The body will lie in state at Early Bricker Bros chapel until 1 30 o'clock. Burial is at Lake View Cemetery.
In Terre Haute Indiana inspector J A Buck says he cannot act on a consumer complaint about a pie containing three blackberries. A housewife complained after buying the pie and finding three berries between the crusts. Buck notes blackberries are outside his jurisdiction and offers no remedy.
A nine year old hero in Seattle trades a 16 cent cap pistol to Mrs Heffner for her six year old son to receive a coaster wagon valued at 9.50 dollars. The tale dubbed Rufus Wallingford style unfolds with city pride and a quirky exchange on a street corner.
Johnson, an American anti saloon propagandist, warns a pint on Broadway could trigger a riot. He jokes about not exchanging a glass eye for many eyes and mentions his plan to push for India to become dry, citing his rising popularity as he heads to campaign.
New York pastor K H Stephens, rector of an Syrian church in Brooklyn, narrowly escapes harm after a driver knocks him down. George Mauraé assists, carries him home and he is put to bed, but Stephens later discovers he has missed his watch.
In Columbus Indiana neighbors aid Earl Stitt by harvesting his sugar cane and delivering molasses without cost. They also cut wood for winter and cleaned his crops, easing his condition as he recovers from a illness.
In Boston a light moment unfolds as Nancy mutters a proverb variant to please God. The exchange reveals the line was chosen to look correct on exam papers, prompting a startled rebuke and a quick, humorous clarification from observers.
A local wedding tale notes the groom borrowed $500 from the bride’s father, leaving the papa in a blue mood as reported by the Loninville Courier Journal.
A brief dialogue from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a cooking and seating remark where a householder insists on adding a second chair for visiting gentlemen. The exchange highlights social norms about hospitality and formalities in home life.
Central and eastern districts face slick roads as temperatures rise. Snow depths yesterday ranged from one inch in Evanston to twenty five inches in Lander, with several towns reporting four to seven inches. Forecasts call for fair cold start, warmer midweek, and unsettled end of week with Cheyenne and Wyoming areas noted. Sunrise at 6:31, sunset at 13:54 in Cheyenne.
A fire at M. H. Massacre's garage 214 Bust Twenty-second street yesterday morning caused $2000 in losses beyond insured coverage. Four automobiles valued at $5000 were damaged above their tops and bodies after the owner could not save them before firemen controlled the blaze.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Halim as a fragrant antiseptic for nasal use. A small bottle applied inside the nostrils clears head air passages, relieves stuffed nose, and ends cold or catarrh with instant soothing effects.
The opening of the photoplay Pink Tights at the Atlas features a dainty aviatrix in pink tights landing on a roof after parachuting from a balloon, provoking a church-led condemnation. Hank Mann stars in The Plumber as the second feature tonight and tomorrow.
J Warren Kerrigan headlines The House of Whispers at the Lyric in the final showings today. The House of Whine tere is a mystery picture praised as entertaining and perplexing with Kerrigan backed by his company. The program also features Hall room Boys and the comedy A Howling Success.
Teachers at polling places urged voters to back the Second Amendment. A phrase about a “long-lacking little tower” and “immortals in Prarie” hints at grave decoration for soldiers. The text notes Lon don’s vast postal area as a superlative oddity.
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