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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1920
Page
12
Police raid a coffee house on West Fif th street where gamblers operate with outposts at doors. Mayor Taylor and Commissioner McInerney enforce fines while plainclothes officers stake out and seize money as evidence. The proprietor blamed the outpost and faced penalties.
Cheyenne residents visited the Hereford Inn for a Sunday Labor Day chicken dinner. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Chaplin, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Dugan, Mrs. J. A. Derine and guests, Mrs. N. T. Nelson, H. Hutchison, M. S. Dineen, Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Barks, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Storey, P. Swisher, Anya Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Boice, Miss Mildred McIntosh, Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Vaughan, Carey Abbott, F. B. Boice Jr., Mrs. John Biehn, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. W. Stone, and Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Van Tasell.
In La Grange Texas, Sheriff Gus Loes gin, known as Big Gus, has led Fayette county since 1894 with no gun drawn. He has made 11 362 arrests, including 318 for booze, and claims to have never fired a shot. He stands six feet three, wears a sombrero and high boots, and says he handles lawmen duties with toughness and restraint.
The Earty Brothers received word that Heth Houney is dead in Cheyenne on August 24 and the body has been identified.
In Asbury Park teens win with Harvey Humphrey in the one mile and a three horse relay. Cheyenne day is planned at the fair with Cheyenne Pirates to play a postponed game. Prizes awarded across grains fruits and livestock with many prizewinners named and departments highlighted.
Cheyenne weather report for four hours ending 6 pm shows high 70 and low 46, mean 58 for Sept 9. Temperature details include 65 at noon and 59 at 6 am with humidity around 81 percent. Precipitation since January 1 totals 13.95 inches with 0.23 inches in the last 24 hours and no new snow. Wind was from the west at about 7 to 10 mph with average velocity 5.2 mph yesterday.
Burns Wyoming September 9 The third day of the Laramie county fair at Burns started with optimism but was interrupted by a rain storm and high winds around 4 20 pm. A Cheyenne team game was suspended in the third inning with Carpenter leading 6 to 1. The Yale tent collapsed but caused no injuries and shifted a planned show to the exhibition hall.
Meagers Candy Company boss Hy Leo pressed the judge about cooks in Meares with a plea tied to court proceedings in Sacramento. The fragment hints at a labor dispute or internal disciplinary matter involving kitchen staff.
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