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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1920
Page
11
Satire on politics gun policy and Thanksgiving fears reports a court scene with Sylvia Pankhurst and a hogs dying value of ten thousand dollars. A Washington edict affects diplomats and a funeral notice for Thomas J. Sproul is announced by Cheyenne Elks Lodge members.
The Fort Collins area reported an automobile blocking the highway near the county poor farm. Two men were seen concealed near the roadside and accosted an aged driver but let him pass. Deputies, armed, moved toward the spot believing a stickup threat existed.
Work has begun on a $10 500 refrigeration plant for the Midwest Refining company hotel at Salt Creek under erecting engineer H Vet ter York Midwest company. When finished it will be the most complete equipment of its kind in the state. The $100 000 hotel is rapidly taking shape and the roof is expected by November 1. Rooms will be furnished exceptionally well for this class of hospitality.
All members are requested to attend the funeral of our late brother Pred W Thal. The lodge will assemble at the Dumm Mortuary at 4 20 Tuesday morning.
In Tacoma, Dan Cupid faced long odds as a case in the superior court and a bailiff noted by F W Thompson unfolded. A couple married after a month long romance, ending in a notable matrimonial matter during the officers' terms.
Dr. William Norwood, a Casper dentist, was thrown from his horse near the Milweet Refining company offices and died from a skull fracture. He was en route to a homestead location near Six-Mile Lake, west of Gasper, when the accident occurred.
A brief horseback journey to and from the homestead was enough to establish proof of occupancy. Dr. Norwood, who had arrived from Canada four or five years earlier, provided context for the settlement.
The body of T. J. Sproul who died last Tuesday in Los Angeles will arrive in Cheyenne this morning with Mrs. Hanna a daughter and Frank Sproul of Bolae Ida who joined Mrs. Hanna at Orden Henry of Albuquerque NM and Everett Sproul of Worland WY arrive for the funeral. The body lies at Hobbs Huckfeldt Finkbinder mortuary awaiting funeral services at 2 PM at Elke's home conducted by Rev. Charles A. Bennett.
The Iowa Wyoming Oil company brought in a new shallow well in Bolton Creek field near Casper at 900 feet with flush production under 40 barrels. The No 6 well on deeper sand at 2,280 feet is anticipated to be large, though the bailer was lost near the second sand.
LARAMIE Wyo Oct 15 The funeral of Frank Vorpahl who was killed in the railroad accident at Grenville Carbon county last Thursday night was held Sunday afternoon in this city The funeral of Enoch By the other victim of the accident was held today.
Edith H. McGough an eighteen year old Cheyenne high school student died in Omaha Nebraska while visiting relatives. She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs P H McGough and three brothers Phillip Thomas and George. The body will return to Cheyenne by train No 19 for burial and funeral arrangements have not been announced.
A vintage advertisement promises relief for itching skin with Zemo. It claims the treatment cleanses and soothes irritation, suitable for eczema, blotches, and other skin troubles. The copy urges asking a druggist for a 35 cent or one dollar bottle and applying it to affected areas.
Wm. S. Hart stars as Black Deering the gun-toting bandit in The Toll Gate at the Lyric today and tomorrow. Paramount Artcraft presents a tense action film praised for Hart’s virile performance as the sheriff closes in and Deering pleads to die like a man.
Cortine Griffith stars in Deadline at Eleven a drama about a young woman Helen Stevens who aims to break into journalism through a strict deadline. The story follows her covering a sensational case while proving herself in a newsroom setting with realism and five reels of drama.
Clara Kimball Young earns new laurels in Mid-Channel the great hotodramatic achievement of her career. The Amuse theater shows the English drama amid a program with a Sunshine comedy and Fox News weekly.
Thousands of men and women rely on Sloan's Liniment to relieve external pains such as rheumatic aches sciatica backache neuralgia and stiff joints. It penetrates quickly with no rubbing and no mess. Available in 3 sizes priced 0 70 1 40 at druggists.
The Wyoming State Tribune and the Cheyenne State Leader explain the daily mail and city delivery of about 9,000 papers. They urge readers to report missed issues or news errors directly to the papers so corrections are issued promptly.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a messenger service and a paper mailed at expense. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable.
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