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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1917
Page
2
Wyoming towns report vandals damaging new structures with rocks and projectiles. Windows shattered, a cobble fireplace damaged, and a tavern room furnishings disrupted. Police hold clues and may offer rewards upon apprehension of offenders.
A 3 year old, Ruth McIntosh, died after falling from a water wagon near Cullette nine miles north of town. The wagon started as the child lay atop a supply box, slipping under a wheel as the team moved. The mother and child were alone when the fatal event occurred. the mother believed the child unhurt moments earlier. The tragedy followed a brief trip with Mrs Johnson and neighbors.
A man named Hamel Ed Leelee at the Quealy ranch on Bik Mountain received serious injuries when he was caught in a moving machine. He was rushed to Rawlive Hospital for treatment after the accident. The machine toppled, causing him to be struck and cut and sustaining additional injuries.
GUPRNSSEY Aug. 13 The first slacker in Giering I Sellers an employe of the sugar factory and a married man with a chili was arrested last week for evading the draft. Officers found him crawling through a pear window after attempts to locate him at home. He is twenty six and the family moved from Colorado. He remains in jail awaiting further action.
W Harry Hilsinger and Thomas Villanueva are jailed in Lander with multiple charges for selling liquor to Indians. Hilsinger, described as the busy peddler, allegedly sold to young Indians and accompanied by battles. The cases await federal jury verdicts. locals report Indian drinking among the youth following the alleged sales.
Riverton August 9 work on the Diamond Lumber company office building resumed after material delays and will continue to completion. Offices move from temporary quarters to the new building which will house a hardware and building materials department. Lumber sheds are finished creating an up to date yard for the town.
Edmund Sheehan, 18, son of Mr and Mrs P J Sheehan, was injured while haying near Buffalo on Friday August 13. A mowing machine wheel passed over his foot causing severe cuts to foot hand and back. doctors amputated part of his foot and the right thumb. He is recovering in town.
A Minnesota resident driving with license 167531 crashed into the Bloom Clothing store window on Center Street Casper last night. The car rode over the curb and into the display, causing damage and drawing a crowd. the driver promised to cover all damages and the store manager said no excessive charge would be sought.
Brig. Gen. Peyton March is designated by the War Department as chief of artillery for the American Army in France. He will command all ordnance used in siege operations and oversee every type of artillery and weapons employed.
Reyn Lee dom, eldest son of Editor and Mrs Leedom of the Lovell Chronicle, suffered a severe arm injury when scaffolding collapsed while he carried a large sheet of steel. Doctors stitched the wound and he was resting in care. a speedy recovery is hoped by friends and townsfolk.
Pine Bluffs reports arrivals and departures including Henry Skitt resuming creamery duties after Ray Metz. James Dolan's fall from a broken saddle injures him while his daughter needs stitches. A car theft scare ends with jail. local residents visit relatives and travel to Thermopolis Yellowstone. Marine enlistment and a move of an office building mark community activity amid farming notes and medical travels.
Aug 13 Gillette reports a coal bank accident last Sunday. Charles Boynton and John Hill dug a load while miner Boynton worked. A cave-in buried Charles Bernton. rescuers uncovered him after removing six feet of debris. He survived with two broken ribs and head and shoulder bruises.
A large overhanging rock on the west side of the river bridge near Lovell is blasted away this week. The road is graded from the bridge up the hill and widened to allow two cars to pass easily on the dugway, reducing the grade and improving travel safety.
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