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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1917
Page
10
A popular guild dance last evening at the Parish house drew nearly 100 couples with guild members acting as chaperons. Mrs Moorehouse's orchestra provided music for the event. G E Abbott and wife enjoy their new Buick sedan recently purchased. Abbott is president of the First National Bank of Cheyenne.
The Presbyterian Aid society holds a bake sale today at the Kelley location. St. Mark's sewing school meets at 2:30 with Superintendent Mrs. R. W. Warren. The Methodist Social Circle met yesterday at Mrs. H. R. Millard's home with twenty members and visitors, voting for one monthly meeting. Tea was served by Mrs. Millard and others at 5 o'clock. St. Mark's Guild also held a combined business and social at the parish house hosted by Mrs. Bert Woodman.
The Queen Esther Circle of the Order of the Eastern Star entertained thirty guests at Miss Ruth Brelach’s home last Thursday in a surprise farewell for Mrs. O. M. Robertson who will spend the winter in California with her children. Hazel Kelley presented a traveling case as a gift, acknowledged warmly.
Casper reporter notes John T. Burns assistant secretary of the American Mining Congress Western HQ in Denver visits Casper to organize a local chapter. He has five members and aims for at least 50 producers, describing the national group as a non labor clearinghouse for oil and coal producers. He predicts Casper will grow to Tulsa Oklahoma scale and calls the boom permanent.
The Wyoming Sunday School association schedules its annual convention in Casper from Oct. 25 to 28. Bishop N. B. Thomas of Cheyenne serves as president and D. R. Kimports as secretary. More than 200 delegates are expected, with Cheyenne sending at least twenty.
Slater boy of Jas F Enix severely injured when Mark Haverly’s car veered toward a thrashing crew in Wheatland Wyoming. The child suffered a ruptured kidney and serious bleeding but after heroic care at Wheatland hospital he began to recover. The incident spurred calls for stricter driver training and licensing in Wyoming.
Margaret B. Owen, world's champion typist, establishes a 143 words per minute record for one hour on an Underwood typewriter. She surpasses last year's 127 wpm mark, with the telegraphed news confirming the twelfth consecutive Underwood victory at the annual business show. George Horsefeld achieved 145 wpm for half hour, Albert Tangora 110 wpm for quarter hour.
Ladies Ald society of Presbyterian church hosts a bake sale at Kel ley's grocery Clore 10 a m Saturday. Phone number for a messenger listed. Prompt service and reasonable prices.
In Hanisred Herder, Oct 19, a recovered skeleton renews interest in the 1915 disappearance of young McDonald, a Haley Bros. herder from Buffalo. The boy’s employer had paid out hundreds of sheep, and fraud by C. Whitted led to arrests, escapes, and eventual capture after a gun incident near Rawlins.
Oct 19 report from Laramib states a small boy named Joba T. was struck in the eye by a missile fired from a slug device. Details on condition and motive were not provided in the fragment.
Judd Jr son of Mr and Mrs J T Judd of the Blackburn farm is confined to a dark room in the city with an eye injury caused when another boy accidentally struck him with a sigger ball two days ago. The boy was shooting the ball toward Judd who turned at the last moment to evade impact.
Casper Wisconsin October 9 authorities report a man with a mania for shooting up a town is on trial. The case centers on alleged threats and a spree of small calamitous acts causing fear among residents.
Douglas Wyoming October 19 Geo Arnold will erect a three story building in Glenrock. The basement will house a modern restaurant the first floor will be the Glenrock market and the second floor finished as rooms leased to a party who will operate an up to date saloon.
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