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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1918
Page
12
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The Treasury Department calls bids for two federal buildings in Wyoming at Cody and Buffalo. Bids open January 8 for Cody and January 17 for Buffalo. Senator Kendrick says the Treasury will move quickly to start work despite postwar cost expectations. Basin building is finished and the move will begin once furniture arrives.
Dr Elwood Mead, former Wyoming engineer, helped start California land settlement. Secretary Lane’s report urges a national adoption with extension of irrigation surveys and development under an appropriate plan. The West could gain from 15 to 20 million acres of arid land with available water if conserved.
The article lauds former president Taft for defending Wilson’s foreign policy and endorsing the Versailles treaty outlook. It argues Republicans should support a permanent peace and credits Taft for guiding party sentiment toward Wilson’s fourteen points and the disarmament clause.
The article argues that the government will bear the difference between wheat price guarantees and market prices after the war. It contrasts guaranteed wheat support with no cotton price guarantee, criticizing Democratic Congress for unequal protection and accusing Republicans of mischaracterizing policy as anti-southern.
The administration backed a minimum wheat price to shield the north and west while the south shifted. As market prices collapse, farmers still receive wartime support, but planters facing lower prices lose guarantees. Political maneuvering aside, the policy left farmers tied to government support until prices drop.
The senate bill would provide 20 million dollars annually to cooperate with states on physical and health education including school age medical and dental exams and addressing mental and physical defects. States receive funds by population with Wyoming expected to gain about 91,747 dollars from federal aid plus an equal state match. The measure aims to reduce disability and improve national productivity by preventive health education and services.
The piece argues that party lines are blurred after the war, with young voters set to decide the political future. It notes a split within both parties between progressive and conservative wings, and predicts alignment based on issues rather than traditional loyalties. The Democratic side is viewed as more progressive under its current leadership, while the Republican camp contains a growing progressive contingent.
A townsite platted along Young Women Creek about 20 miles north of Task will be called Young Woman. A post office and phone line to Lak mark growing infrastructure. The site, near the Geld field, will serve as a residential and distribution point for field workers. Water is accessible at 30 to 40 feet, on patented land part of the J. J. Hubbard ranch. Eighty acres are set aside per drilling tract. each lot includes 1,000 drilling shares. The name honors Young Womans Creek from which the town derives.
Dec 16 report from Riverton notes brick and terra cotta work on the Teton Hotel nearing completion. The fourth story is finished and terra cotta trimming installed. Workers proceed with last timelags and three feet above the fourth story while others work on partitions.
The spring construction pace aims for occupancy readiness with minor delays possible. The Masonic Temple and two hotels near completion feature almost finished rooms, fitted windows and doors, and interior decoration underway. Both buildings are described as among the state’s finest, matching a city of 40 000 population.
A brief classified notice urging participation in the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call campaign. Encourages donations and volunteer involvement during the holiday season to support relief and welfare efforts.
Sheridan news item notes Sergeant Hans M. Jensen listed as killed in action. Emergency address given as Mrs. Lannie Riddig of Saratoga Wyoming. Jensen was a Sheridan County carpenter who worked on local ranches before enlisting in Omaha and serving with engineers. He was 54 years old and had no known relatives in the United States. He wrote to Mr Morrow after arriving in France.
Sheridan December 16 An Austrian miner from Cumberland appeared at the S C M hospital in Kemmerer with a half inch deep injury to his lower lip after claiming a bite by his friend. He said the bite occurred during a quarrel when the friend approached him to reconcile. The doctor noted the odd description and reflected on possible causes.
Armando Spadini, famed for light and childhood in his paintings, enlisted as a private and served months in the Trentino mountains. He kept painting, produced a beautiful Rome exhibition collection, and rose to lieutenant of the reserve, earning bravery mentions.
Carter Oil company reports a productive well at the Maverick Springs south dome, confirming oil bearing conditions similar to the northwest dome. The Maverick Boringa dome neighbors Ohio Oil and Sheridan Wyoming Oil, with both firms actively drilling adjoining tracts. Ohio Oil is down about 660 feet and Sheridan Wyoming about 400 feet.
Washington hears that the first national highway congress held in Chicago has spurred national interest in road building. Officials say the gathering, with state highway leaders and business civic groups, marks a turning point toward a nationwide, dividend‑driven road program and expanded parcel post routes via better highways.
The land rush at Goshen county shows strong demand for homesteads while Wyoming trends toward population growth. Will Reid urges an immigration commissioner to publicize vast vacant land, especially in Cheyenne Buffalo Evanston Lander Sundance districts, and to attract 100000 new farmers with a state immigration bureau.
A bold health advertisement warns that acid stomach robs strength and health, causing fatigue and poor digestion. It promotes Eatonic tablets as a safe, quick remedy that absorbs excess acid, with a money back guarantee and 60 cent price.
George N. Ostrom, first sergeant of Battery B, 158th A. A. B. F., recounts in a November 12 letter from Sheridan how American shells struck German lines before the armistice. He describes the artillery display and mentions local pride, the dismantling of the war’s tension, and plans for returning home to Sheridan, Wyoming.
Riverton December 16 The ban on Spanish influenza in Lander was lifted by Dr Maghee health officer as no new cases have been reported for several days. Businesses reopen after two months of various quarantine forms and measures were credited to Dr Maghee for eradicating the deadly disease.
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