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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1919
Page
14
Miss Anna M. Dobbin county school superintendent says only a few vacancies remain in county schools though most teachers have been engaged. Applications continue daily and qualifications of applicants are higher than in the past, with final vacancies to be filled before the opening.
Edward T. Storey announces Laramie county Salvation Army home service drive set to begin September 1. Mrs Charles Garey named as women workers chair for Laramie county, with Rock Springs leader T 8 Taliaferro Jr supervising. Cheyenne districting and Fort Russell cooperation planned as posters and pledge blanks prepare. General O Neil letter indicates broad support for the effort.
Residents of Greybull area plan a half million dollar irrigation reservoir project but lawyers warn of conflicts in Wyoming statutes and bond requirements. They will ask Governor to call a special legislative session to authorize the bonds, with Governor to visit on September 4 to discuss the issue. Mrs Culbertson and Master Culbertson of Worland are visiting, J B Colburn of Burns is a Plains guest.
A reader letter from Wyoming dated Aug 12 1999 and signed by Brigadier General J B P O Neil commends the Salvation Army for its service to men and women overseas. The writer lauds the organization’s work record, effectiveness, and impact, urging continued support.
In Sheridan Wyoming John Keever is jailed on a criminal assault charge against a 13 year old girl. A posse hunted him in the mountains but Mrs Goelet Gallatin stopped him with a rifle near Polo ranch and held him until Sheriff Thomas arrived. He allegedly forced the girl at gunpoint into a tent and threatened her and her parents before surrendering.
Keever, a returned soldier, denied the crime after being disarmed by Gonley who ordered him to leave. The girl told her parents, an alarm followed, and a hearing has not yet been arranged. The girl received medical care. Keever's wife, pregnant, is in delicate condition. Red Cross Home Service aids the family.
James Renton, formerly employed on the Platte Valley ranch for Dr. J. M. Wilson, was in Cheyenne yesterday. He recently returned from overseas with the Canadian 13th Battalion and has since worked on the B. Q. ranch on the Utah border.
Louis Mudd, recently back in Cheyenne from overseas, will operate the cinema machine at the Princess theater for his former employer M I Todd. Before leaving Cheyenne he served as operator at the Lyric for ny.
Racing notes show Cal Curna winning a fast Indianola race with Franklin placing second. Trainer CC. W. Officer praised the winner as he hung on from the rush, while Jim Connor made up ground late. Other races featured Joe Glyn, Cobrita, Little Orphan Anna Lou, and Six Thoroughbreds in a crowded card with claiming purses and post-time reminders.
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