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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1917
Page
10
Reports from Burns post office indicate Rural Route 15 roads between sections 25 and 24 in township 16 west of the 8th meridian are deteriorating. Local officials fear immediate grading is needed to prevent closure as residents along the route struggle with impassable sections and repeated washouts.
The county clerk in Randay, Wyoming reports collecting a draft registration card for Joseph Bondar, formerly of Lonnie Tile, who claims exemption for having a wife and child. After delays, the matter was referred to a United States District Attorney. No steps will be taken to prosecute Randay for failing to register.
At Carpenter Wyoming a new combined harvester and thresher is demonstrated to harvest rye and wheat, reducing threshing delays. Park Chamberlain’s machine, similar to California wheat binders, thrives with simultaneous threshing and grain gathering. AWyoming women’s canning and tread-making session by Mrs Ollie Nipnin of Prague Ohla draws large attendance. The community eyes a fall meat canning demonstrator and a woman economist to visit Carpenter. The Carpenter fair set for September 14 15 attracts interest from exhibitors leaders and governor Houx will speak. The catalog and premium list are nearing completion as plans for a major grains exhibit grow.
Federal authorities moved to return an Arapaho ward named Old Man after his stolen horse and goods were recovered near Casper. A deputy located the horse and arrested him at the Platte river, with the reservation authorities notified for(ward) transfer to undergo US commissioner examination and possible federal grand jury action. Horse theft is described as rising in the region.
Casper reports a series of fires beginning at the same hour daily. A frame house owned by Mr and Mrs Ferrell and their two children was destroyed by fire with unknown origin likely from an overheated cook stove. The Ferrells escaped with their infant and a two year old.
A Japanese circus performer died after a 40 foot fall from a wire in Sheridan last Monday. He slipped while suspended by his hair, landed on a hard ground, and died from a broken spinal column. The crowd witnessed the accident.
A letter from Ward Tubbs at Mayo Hospital Rochester Minnesota says he may escape the operation planned for this week. Doctors now favor serum and radium treatment after tests and examinations.
Grover Colorado August 3 Railroad rumor says the Briggsdale Union Pacific line will be extended early this fall to connect with the Burlington at Silco or Grover.
A woman described as Miss Combs, formerly of Laramie and later Combs, who lived at 605 South Third street, Denver, left the city for a week long trek in the Rocky Mountains seeking food and shelter. Born in Colorado and once married to Harold Amy, she returned to Laramie after being identified in Denver papers with photographs and a telegram from Estes Park.
Harry Morgan longtime Rock Springs telephone company manager receives a promotion and transfer to Logan Utah with salary increase. Residents report satisfactory service during his tenure and local social notes mention returning travelers and town events from Foster to Fort Douglas.
In early war days soldiers on leave faced chaos moving through London and Victoria station. Volunteers from the national guard and the Womens Reserve Ambulance Company now assist arriving troops by converting currency, arranging loans, and guiding them to needed stations for onward travel.
A prominent New York businessman, kin to the ship’s commander, sends twelve hundred one ounce pouches of a popular American cigarette tobacco every two weeks to the crew of an American destroyer in British waters. Sailors roll their own cigarettes aboard, due to a U.S. Navy rule. ready-made cigarettes are not sold aboard, but tobacco and papers are allowed ashore.
Baron Yoshiro Sakatani, visiting the United States last year, travels through the provinces urging Japan to take a more active role in the European war. He calls for setting aside selfish interests and dedicating Japan more fully to the world conflict.
Mexico City reports that the trading with the enemy act is affecting German merchants in Mexico. Businessmen say some German traders have sought deals with other nationalities including Americans to ship goods under American names and then transfer them.
Spontaneous combustion in a load of coal stored beneath the sidewalk at the Robertson block caused a small blaze. Firefighters avoided watering the burning coal and advised removing the fuel while allowing air to vent to protect nearby stores Jones and Vance Maxwell. This is the third such case during the heat spell with potential for greater damage.
A group of English girls will depart for France to work as gardeners in military cemeteries. The task is organized by an official at Kew Gardens with supervision from the War Office.
Aug 3 report from Rawlins details a Union Pacific Coal lineman who escaped a 30 foot fall twice in one day while removing electric wires. The transformer, pole snap, and strap bindings nearly caused instant death. he later returned to work with no serious injuries and no broken bones.
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