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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
5
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District Court in Piret Ju Wyoming County Mayme Hollingshead sues Frank Hollingshead for divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty habitual drunkenness desertion and non support for over three years. A default judgment is possible if no answer is filed by December 4 1920. Clerk T J Fisher and attorney John Charles Thompson Sr are noted.
William Beck petitions the State of Wyoming District Court in Laramie County for an absolute divorce from Flora O. Beck on grounds of extreme cruelty and wilful desertion lasting over ten years. Defendant's unknown residence must answer by November 1, 1920 or default judgment may be entered. Clerk of District Court. NS.
Notary completes sworn statement listing publisher Tribune Publishing Company Cheyenne editor W C Deming managing editor J C Thompson Jr and manager John C Fleming. Ownership includes Tribune Publishing Company W C Deming and Thomas H ng Warren Ohio. Bondholders none. Copies distributed none reported.
Judge W H E presided as Roy Colvin deputy food commissioner and Sheriff W J Smal led arrests after findings that cattle tied to W R Barton were feverish and frothing. Several Orchard Creek farmers faced charges for selling diseased meat to local neighbors.
Farmers secure winter quarts in Cheyenne and send children to local schools as duck flights over lakes bring hunters and food bags. Divorces granted for William Acor and Elizabeth Chiones, with names Spadt restored. Overcrowded schools cited by Rotary special committee. Registration totals 3 673 with two days left. Local improvements include Sherman Paint store renovations and Racket shop remodel. Snow covers Silver Crown hills as autumn requests attention to fall work and nearby election looms.
A detective mystery drama featuring Earle Williams titled The Purple Cypher will be shown at the Atlas today and tomorrow. The program includes Al Jennings in The Inout and another episode of The Vanishing Dagger with Eddie Pola, plus a Universal comedy.
Amite audiences praised Bert Lytell in The Price of Redemption, his new screen drama debuting at the local theater. The portrayal of Leigh Dering, a young Englishman, depicts downfall through drink and drugs, with Lytell’s prior roles noted for comparison. The Gumps weekly feature also screens.
Wallace Reid appears in Youre Fired at the Lyric in what is billed as one of his funniest performances. The film, adapted by Clara G Kennedy from an O Henry story, features a young man forced to keep a job for three months to wed a financier’s daughter. A Western and a comedy, The Revenge of Tarzan, are also shown as special attraction tonight only.
Jesse BE Spielman and Miss Alice Merle Wright, both of Gillette Wyoming, were married yesterday afternoon in Laramie. The ceremony brought together families from Gillette and nearby communities.
Laramie native Ralph McCullough son of Mr and Mrs Ralph McCullough stars with Marie Eline in situation comedies at Berwilla studios in Los Angeles. His first film is set to be shown here the week in December according to an announced schedule.
M G Bradley and J J Marie of Greybull Wyoming were fined 30 dollars each and jailed for visiting places for immoral purposes. They were arrested with two Greybull girls ages 17 and 14 in Cheyenne. Authorities from Big Horn County aimed to charge them with statutory rape, but no officer arrived to take custody. The girls remain in municipal jail awaiting parental instructions.
In Judge W H Ed wards court a jury returned a verdict for Parker A Smith Archer Wyo in the suit by Lewis Barada Archer to recover a half interest in the 1910 grain crop. Barada claimed 83 bushels of wheat not delivered under a lease agreement with E Gibson. Jury members were H L Van Nostrand Jacob Sherman Raymond K Olds D W Lawr Harry Mitchell and Richard Grace.
LARAMIE Wyo Oct 14 The Wyoming Mica Mining and Milling company has been incorporated here with a capital of 4000 dollars. Incorporators are Henry K McBroom Louis Poster Schuyler Potter Frank McBroom and Andrew Z Stewart.
An old advertisement claims Zemo cream relieves burning and itching from skin irritations. It promotes applying the product to heal rough skin and maintain health, noting the Rose Co. of Cleveland, Ohio as the source.
New York Oct 14 J P Morgan & Co announced the firm will pay the 600,000,000 Anglo-French loan maturing tomorrow. More than 200,000,000 will be paid in gold or outlay in the open market. The remaining amount will be handled in the money market.
Madison Wis Oct 14 State Insurance Commissioner P Whitman received a call from Superior that Edward Salistad a prominent Eau Claire businessman is believed located in Volum and a fire marshal is sent to investigate the Lake Nebagamon cottage fire of August 25 in which Salistad was thought to have died Carl J Good Ashland fire marshal deputy is ordered to Lake Nebagamon and Superior to conduct the inquiry.
In Des Moines on October 14, an explosion at the Manhattan Oil Company plant at 9th and Murphy streets damaged the facility. Initial reports said three people were injured and nearby property faced fire threats from the blaze.
Governor Davis urged Virginians to observe Sunday October 14 as League of Nations Day at the request of a committee led by Harvard president Lowell. The appeal aims to foster public recognition of the League of Nations.
October 14 1920 weather notes report rain or snow across southern Wyoming likely heaviest near Medicine. Denver measured 0.246 inch. North Platte area notes rain. Wheatland had rain last night and Sherman Hill saw snowfall.
Warrants fuelled during February and March have been called in. Auto top makings, a large line of baby carriages and sulkies are advertised by Hobbs Hurkfeldt Finkbinder. Taxi cab service available day or night with phone contact. D A Kirkpatrick promotes life insurance offerings at 1821 Carey Street.
Laramie Wyoming October 14 John W Hay banker of the Laramie Rock Springs and Cheyenne area has assumed control of the Hanna coal mines and will begin operations immediately The Union Pacific Railroad company had been absorbing all mine output for furnaces but this year none was left for private consumption Hay promises to sell his entire output directly to individual customers.
During World War II a group of two thousand living ex service members are organizing a Dead Men's Club amid ongoing hostility. The U S Navy enrolled 11 980 women in the Navy Department civilian yards and naval stations.
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