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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
5
Casper April 18 The farmers of the East may not be doing their share in Liberty bond drives but Wyoming farmers under Patrick Sullivan show strong loyalty. Reports from precinct and county chairs indicate rural subscribers are increasing, outpacing city participation in several areas.
Report notes a concerted effort by committeemen to visit every county and see each farmer in person this year. Early results show the drive making meaningful progress as organizers expand outreach to rural communities.
In Laramie Wyoming on April 18 a further ten thousand dollar subscription to the third Liberty loan was received from the Warren Live Stock company via W. Be. Chaplin of the Laramie Republican. Albany county will credit the amount to the county's total property value. the Swan Land and Cattle company is sought for a large subscription. The county has over eight hundred thousand dollars of assessed property held by owners elsewhere. C. V. Carline working at Medicine Bow on the Carbon Timber company was stopped by the Carbon county committee who want results routed through Hanna banks.
Jurors drawn for the April term of the district court in Douglas Wyoming chose to donate their fees to the Red Cross or use them for war savings certificates. Fifty men opted to support local Red Cross efforts or fund war savings, rather than purchase Liberty bonds.
Fort Collins, April 18. The grief stricken mother of Harry James Kerby discovered the body sent for her son's funeral was not his, due to a Seattle undertaker mix up. The funeral here was postponed while the error is corrected as Sergeant Champneys handles the remains.
In Greeley Colorado Reverend H A Bohmidt pastor of the German Evangelical Lutheran church is amid claims of a frame up after his house was painted yellow. Sgt Andrew believes rumors against him stem from enemies seeking to oust him and he may be released soon.
A correction note says two or more deaths occurred at Camp Lewis hospital around the same time. An undertaker in Seattle prepared the bodies for shipment and may have mislabelled the caskets, causing confusion about the deceased. A thorough investigation is promised with further advisories to come today.
The Rev. Schmidt has confirmed a statement that his son serves with the American Expeditionary Forces in France.
Douglas Wyoming April 18 Al leging that a highwayman shot Edward Henry in February Wesley Wolfe faced trial for murder before Judge Raymond. The jury found him guilty of first degree murder and recommended leniency. The court ordered life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Wolfe claimed a mother but refused to reveal her location.
Ernest White, arrested last November for attempting an offense against a young Irvine girl pupil, was tried last Wednesday. The jury acquitted him after hearing testimony from several young Irvine school pupils who attended the school at the time of the charge.
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