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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1913
Page
2
A Wyoming rural carrier, unable to obtain a wagon, walked a 25 mile route last Tuesday. The journey, through ten inches of snow and with a load of mail, showcased endurance and determination in challenging winter conditions.
Caleb F Bates, 32, longtime Sheridan County resident, was thrown from a speeding car driven by William Jones of the Wreath ranch. Bates died Friday night after a crash on a Sheridan street. Jones pleaded guilty to speeding and intoxication and was fined.
The article records a statement that the deceased believed the incident was accidental. He said he jumped on the car without invitation, thought it was moving too close to the curb, and leaped off, resulting in the fatality.
A ten man crew has started construction of the Van Tassel depot. Plans show a 22 by 80 foot structure with living quarters, an arena area, and a larger warehouse. The new building will be a credit to the town.
In November the Poposia Coal company shipped 789 cars from its mines, loaded into baycars over eight hour daylight shifts across 24 working days. The company notes the average output was about 3 cars per day, a record to be proud of.
A prospecting party visited Wheatland Wyoming to study the flats as a potential site for a large Mennonite colony. The Kansas Mennonites, originally from southern Russia near the Black Sea, long supplied Odessa wheat affecting European markets.
The legislature requires all wells abandoned for gas or oil to be plugged with affidavit proof and two witnesses. Penalty ranges from 100 to 500 dollars for noncompliance. A related case concerns water rising in an abandoned well causing damages to adjacent land. County authorities urge operators to plug wells before abandonment.
Cordelia Walley four year old daughter of Ne and Mrs Bailey of New Haven was severely burned last Tuesday morning while playing in the snow. She went indoors to the heating stove and died about 4 o clock the afternoon of the same day.
A mother rushed to save her baby after clothing ignited from a stove. The child suffered severe burns and died after the mother extinguished the flames in the snow, unable to save Ifa.
Two murder cases from Weaton county are set for Supreme Court review with appellants Vintenzo Murdica and Tony Aspell. The court also tackled an estate contest over Mary Barrett, widow of the decedent James Barrett contesting appointment as administratrix. A ruling affirmed John Morth of Converse county against William Reynolds in a cattle deal dispute. Ote Merrill’s theft of a cow from Stella Coslin in Sheridan county was ordered for district court retrial with reliance on Thompson v state.
W E Dinneen showcases autos during a Denver snow siege. A Hudson six tester turned rescue car plowed through deep drifts, carrying passengers including Mira Adele Bradford to downtown, as roof collapse tests trust in the vehicles.
Mrs. W. J. Walls and her son George returned to Cheyenne Sunday from Los Angeles where she was called three months earlier by her mother’s illness. Mr. Walls is foreman of the Leader newspaper press room.
County Clerk Harry Tupper and Stoddard used snowshoes on a harsh thaw night to reach homesteads four to nine miles north as Paxburg area reports inmate snowbound at the county poor farm for three days. Vic Murphy, farm superintendent, led a difficult trip after part of the road was cleared by workers.
Snowbound Cheyenne reports show roads blocked and stock suffering on local ranches eight miles northwest. Charles Hirsig arrives with hay for range stock and notes the storm is the worst in years. Residents use snowshoes to travel where horses and wagons cannot reach. Deputy Assessor J K Broddard and Harry Reymore describe local efforts to cope.
An old Musterole ad touts MusteroIe as a cure for neuralgia and headaches and claims it relieves back pain joints bruises chilblains frostbite colds and pneumonia prevention. It promotes 25c 50c and 2.50 hospital sizes, mail order options, and endorsements from doctors and users in a period medical ad tone.
In Bingham Utah deputies halted a search for Ralph Lopes, a slayer of six men, as bulkheads are replaced at the Apex mine exits. A miner said Lopes robbed him of tobacco and candles. Sheriffs plan to starve the suspected bandit out of the mine.
The weather bureau foresees a national cold spell to start the week with record low highs. Interior Rocky Mountain regions will see the lows dip near the year's minimum, while central areas begin warming midweek and turn cooler again by week’s end especially in the Northwest and northern central regions.
Hanna Koskhoff of 42 East 11th Street celebrated her birthday at the Daughters of Latvia home on Basel 110th Street. She claims to be 116, born in Kovno Russia, noting she has long doubted her age and now points to a shroud she keeps for comfort awaiting death.
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