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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1920
Page
12
A lively account praises Rudolf Friml's musical comedy with a distinguished cast and chorus. The production, staged with refined artistry, blends witty lyrics and graceful music, delivering lighthearted entertainment from start to finish with several original touches.
Sheriff Howell seized eight sacks filled with bottles of Canadian whiskey found in a car abandoned near the Charles Barnes place. Sorenson reported two attempted road agent hold ups south of Newcastle and near the tie ranch, prompting him to flee. Authorities believe the cargo’s intended raiders had inside knowledge of Sorenson and the vehicle’s route.
A gossiping neighbor recalls the defacement of a famed industrialist’s tomb. A most injudicious act added the word hiends to the epitaph after the funeral. The tale unfolds as a curious postwar incident. The piece also notes a wartime shortage affecting Danish poultry feed and coastal mussel substitutes.
Sterling actor Thomas Meighan stars in a new production with Martha Mansfield in Havana backdrop. The plot centers on a society girl and a returning lover amid dramatic complications and a display of uniforms.
Hope Hampton, once Texas' most beautiful woman, leads her own company in A Modern Salome. Wyndham and Parcy Standing support her star turn with Leonce Perrinet adapting Wilde. The Amush hosts the feature this today tomorrow and Sunday alongside a Sunshine comedy Pathe Review and Fox News.
Prominent screen star William Russell shifts from light fare to a thriller in Twins of Suffering Creek. Pemberton’s grim warning of three days to live looms as the plot unfolds with action and suspense. Atlas theater presents the film today Monday and Tuesday.
James Aubrey returns from recent farce to a Western drama showing his versatile screen presence. The Decorator features as a gripping, lively tale with sparkling comedy and additional attractions from International News Weekly.
Bhark Monroe stars as Wils Hart in a Hart thriller at the Lyric today and tomorrow. The tense western tale features red blooded action and a bold showdown. An added Hank Mann Comedy serves as the second attraction, one of his funniest performances.
The city grants H. E. Grade a $20,000 apartment house permit and work begins this week. A future permit for a six story Midwest Refining company building at Third and Walcott streets is anticipated, making October a likely banner building month.
Alexander Vernon Officer 77 former manager of Great Western Sugar plants in Greeley Eaton and Brighton is found dead in a Sterling Masonic temple room with a revolver beside him. Coroner says he killed himself after relatives searched in Omaha and Chicago since his disappearance. An unrelated line notes bamboo supply in Africa.
Pigg an 18 year old boy ran away from home after a fight. A Red Cross worker helped him contact his home chapter. The boy received a ticket and funds to return home and was told the Red Cross would reimburse expenses. He later wrote from home that he is happy there and hopes to stay.
In Cleveland on October 9 a world series game drew 25 734 attendees and total receipts reached 79 361 dollars.
KEMMERER Wyoming Oct 9 H H Harrison perpetual county clerk of Lincoln county has resigned from his post causing district officials to consider filling the vacancy with an acting clerk and seeking a successor for the long serving official whose tenure spanned several decades.
Mayor Ed. P. Taylor urged better citizens to act as witnesses to curb vice in Cheyenne. He cited secrecy and lack of firsthand information as hindrances to law enforcement and said city must rely on citizens to supply statements for arrests.
A speaker accuses Cheyenne officials of avoiding responsibility by passing the buck and refuses to swear to facts under oath. The call urges administration backing of law officers and testimony to resolve the city’s corruption concerns and achieve a cleaner city.
In Douglas Wyoming, a thief stole a churchgoer's expensive leather coat. An arrested unknown found with two gallons of liquor led investigators to name R. M. Wood on a coat tag, linking the coat to the Douglas alderman's property. The suspect is held for larceny and liquor law violations.
Senator Borah intends to extend campaign efforts in the east under the Republican Speakers Bureau with Hiram Johnson to stay in the west and press the anti league stance.
The notes describe roles aboard ships with a boat-woman leading and her husband as subordinate. It also mentions Neptune as the farthest planet from the sun. A figure called the subtdin on Johanna Island in the Comoro group boards visiting ships to collect washing for his wives.
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