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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1920
Page
5
Classified notice reports Hereford bulls for sale raised on a southern Idaho farm. Herd size about 100 head, offered in carload lots with reasonable prices and satisfaction guaranteed. Also items listing job openings, a notice to creditors in Wyoming, and land-office public notices with dates and witnesses.
Louis Powers seeks an absolute divorce in the First Judicial District Court Laramie County Wyoming from Edith Powers a non resident with last known Clinton Iowa residence. Grounds desertion for more than a year and a default may be entered if no answer by October 30 1920. Clerk T J Fisher deputy attorney L S Sampson filed for the plaintiff. September 4 11 18 25 October 2.
Yee Geow, a Chinese man identified as Yee Geow, here after a Friday preliminary hearing on the charge of murdering Holland, an agent of the Department of Justice, and Federhen, a fireman. He remains held without bail for trial in the first degree. The state plans to pursue the Federhen murder in a separate trial if the Holland verdict does not yield capital punishment.
In Laramie Wyoming the Alpha Delta Theta fraternity of the University of Wyoming has rented and occupied the former Pahop’s house, part of St Matthew’s cathedral, vacated by the Cathedral Home for Children. The house becomes one of five university fraternity dwellings.
The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company filed with the Wyoming Public Service Commission for permission to raise intrastate toll rates. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for October.
Jamen W Ham, 80, celebrated a birthday in Louisville with his infant daughter Josephine and sister Thelma present at the party. He has 14 children aged 11 months to 60 years and has been married twice, with his wife remaining.
The readable data notes Liberty Bonds with references to Fourth 444 and Fifth 4s, suggesting a bond issue or coupon figures. No clear event or outcome is given, leaving the exact context and date undefined.
In Charles Rays new pictie A Village Sleuth an enraped convict seeks a private sanitarium for a needed arrest. Ray plays a country lad who aims to be a detective and lands a job as chore boy at a sanitarium. Winifred Westover leads with Ray as the hopeful sleuth.
A melodramatic tale set along the Mississippi in the 1870s depicts a professional heroine drawn to a steamboat pilot. The plot centers on her father’s death by his own hand after loss to a rival, the hero rescuing her from danger, and a dramatic pursuit into new lands. Frank Mayo headlines with Eddie Polo in a paired serial at the Atig theater.
Four features headline the Lyric program today. First is Young Buffalo in The Hobo of Pizen City with strong storytelling and praiseworthy direction. The cast includes Harry Myers in Lone Washing and Mary Moves In alongside a pageant of romance and drama.
Universal presents a vivid picture in Hitchin Posts with a focus on a central motif. The piece analyzes recurring imagery and how it shapes the overall narrative tone and reader perception.
Harry Carey stars in Blue Streak Mercy a Western melodrama by H H Van Loan coming Sunday Monday and Tuesday at Amuse. The story blends Lashor pathos and thrills with a capable cast including Breexy Basen and Ben Alexander delivering standout performances.
LARAMIE Wyoming September 24 Sarah Frances Lehmer aged about sixty seven born in New York died at home Wednesday night She was a widow her husband having died years ago. High school students last evening invaded the business district and staged a prank to advertise the game today between their school and Windsor Colorado high school
A damaged local page notes the Seagrave fire truck delivered to Cheyenne after delays failed contract tests and required a third trial. An ad offers interior and exterior paint by Geo Cook. The Broderick Gagnes civil suit hearing in Laramie County court was continued. Social notes mention Governor Cox rally at Princess theater and Cheyenne weekend resort getaways. The Building and Loan Association holds its monthly meeting tonight.
The Wyoming State Board of Health is attempting to enforce compulsory vaccination citing the Jacobson decision. Parents objecting to vaccination are asked to contact the American Medical Liberty League. Paul W. Glines, Vice-President, 1331 E H 24th, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Porto Rico reports external trade for the last fiscal year ended 30 reached 247 million dollars, up 165 million from 1919. Exports valued at 150.8 million and imports at 96.5 million with the US accounting for over 6 percent of trade. Sugar exports dominated, totaling 98.9 million, and sugar trade drove most of the year’s island export growth. Coffee, fruits, cigars, and other commodities also contributed, with most shipments going to the United States.
Fossil beds near Fossil Wyoming hold millions of fossil fish. A local capital group plans to extract oil from shale using heat at a plant set to ship fossils to Danvers for processing. If successful, a larger facility may rise here and sell fossil fish oil, though the fish themselves won’t be eaten.
New York report notes a $500000 match the president proposed. the Democratic National Committee reports two contributions of $469 each to equal the presidential match. Durkin of Spokane and Tyson of Knoxville are named as donors and the plan gains favorable reception at national headquarters.
NEW YORK September 2 Will H Hays chairman of the Republican national committee declined to take any notice of charges by Governor Cox Democratic nominee in Albuquerque New Mexico Thursday night that Hays counsels were involved and that Cox made the accusations public amid campaign tensions.
Fragmentary note describes an event involving Governor Cox and a tour attempt. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR rendering.
Rawlins Wyoming September 24 There are now 310 prisoners in the Wyoming penitentiary fully 100 more than the institution was designed to accommodate Among them are William L Carlisle the Union Pacific train bandit who is still suffering from wounds taken last fall and the Cardiflo brothers John and Pete serving time for the murder of Frank Jennings while employed as agents of the state prohibition office
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