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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1920
Page
12
Casper officials led by Mayor B. H. Pelton Jr and the city council move to ban billboards, labeling them a nuisance and defacing the landscape. The Casper Tribune praises the stance, urging sustained effort to keep ads out and preserve beauty and order in the city.
The Carter Oil company near Walden Colorado shut down after a casing section parted lowering into a well at 2,515 feet. Part of the casing fell into the hole risking blockage and possible halt to drilling.
H. G. Ryan a Union Pacific engineer was severely scalded in Cheyenne when a cock on his engine opened and petrol steam shot into his face. He received medical treatment and returned home.
In Hudson Wyoming on August 10 a Curtiss Powell catch, a ten pound native trout, survived several days of travel between YVre mont peak and town due to being kept cold by a Nature refrigerator living glacier. Other large trout accompanied the catch in good condition.
Arthur J. Forrest star catcher for the Midwest Laramie team is hailed as a war hero. In France he earned four medals and an official citation for front line action and hand to hand combat that captured sixty three enemy soldiers unassisted. He received the Medal of Honor, the French Croix de Guerre with gold and brown, and other honors.
Casper Wyoming reports Natrona county tax valuation near 55 million dollars and Casper city about 25 million on the full cash basis for the first time this year. The county board of equalization met recently amid complaints but found most residents satisfied with assessments. Assessor books close later this month with tax levy set between September 1 and 8.
Ray Delaney, 20, an ex service man, drowned while swimming with friends near Cowley Wyoming. He struggled in Jensen pond and was recovered by Joseph Taggart after companions aided and signals were raised. Delaney enlisted for World War I at seventeen and belonged to Maxwell Ketchum Post No. 58 American Legion.
Gillette Wyoming August 10 Clerk of the Court Joseph Hare stepped on a spike protruding from a hoard in the sidewalk to bend it into a harmless position. The spike pierced his shoe and torn a jagged hole in his foot leaving him hobbling on crutches and fearing tetanus.
The New York Oil Company reports increased output from the Poison Spider area near South Casper Creek with 18 million cubic feet daily, up from 10 million, due to deeper untapped sands. Current available flow on unwithdrawn lands is about 60 million cubic feet daily as a Salt Creek bailer is prepared.
D Tyler a Foxpark farmer traveling to Spokane lost a pocketbook with 137 dollars as his train left Oxden. He trusted a man he met to guard his two suitcases in Salt Lake. the man vanished with the luggage containing clothing and saws. Passengers aided Tyler with 12 dollars for a hotel room.
COKEVILLE WY Aug 10 It was fortunate for John Stoffers that the team he was driving to a mower in a hayfield near here turned to the right when struck by lightning. The bolt frightened the horses causing them to run. The sickle swung to the left and mangled Stoffers dog severing its front feet.
Miss Francis Mullen and George Noble married after a Sunday trip to Green River. Mrs Powell, sister of the groom, attended the bride and Thomas Mullen, brother of the bride, acted as best man. The couple, born and raised in Rock Springs, begin married life with many friends’ good wishes.
COKEVILLE Wyo Aug 10 The bear she is too much I quit explains Jesus Hidalguez who resigned as herder of H Salmon sheep in the forest reserve. He fled after a bear visit turned violent and the bear later feasted on the herder’s killed meat. He described bears as enormous and sociable.
In Casper Wyoming on August 10, Douglas defeated the Casper Merchants 10 to 9 after a dramatic ninth inning. Casper led 9-8 before a Douglas homer shifted the score, a disputed steal of home led to controversy, and the Merchants left the field as Douglas celebrated the win.
Casper Wyoming August 10 Sam Ling a Chinese resident for 38 years enters oil and mining on a large scale He sold ranching interests to focus on Buffalo Basin oil prospects claiming to be the first locator in the structure He reports land taken up in four to five miles around his holdings and is now involved in five oil structures with coal mining prospects He is in Casper to discuss leases with associates and local buyers.
LARAMIE Wyo Aug 10 George Hecdomevic an Austrian is jailed charged with receiving 60 from a companion to be sent to the old country and with converting the money to his own use He has agreed to repay the sum and the companion will decline to prosecute in that event.
Gasper Wyoming August 9 Charles Reese of Company L Wyoming National Guard and the 116th ammunition train died in Alliance Nebraska last Sunday from a foot cut while harvest work. He was 24 and had recently joined the harvesters. American Legion to conduct the military funeral.
Albany county total assessed valuation for taxes excluding rail lines and telecoms rises to 21 701 764 from 15 554 748 last year. The improvement totals on town lots reach 8 158 066, with real estate at 8 094 497 and overall real estate plus improvements at 15 601 596, enabling a full one mill tax levy reduction at the September meeting.
Basin Wyoming reports the Big Horn county fair grounds being shaped for the first annual Wyoming cavalry encampment to be held here in early September. The article notes preparatory work and local arrangements for the event.
Dred troops will join the festivities during the fair with Governor Carey slated to review the troops on a day of the event. The arrangement signals a notable ceremonial highlight tied to the civic celebration.
Budapest reports rising fears of Hungary attempting to regain Slovakia and Transylvania by force. Observers note American canned foods valued over $1,000,000 and 28 tanks plus rifles in stock. Overseas arms reportedly routed to Polish forces but reportedly unavailable to anti-Bolsheviks. The buildup aims to deter Austrian moves or a Polish alliance if communism spreads among the Czechs.
The article recalls home treatments by pioneer mothers using roots and herbs, noting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound originated from these recipes. It credits the home remedies with improving many women's health and happiness as the remedy gained national fame.
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