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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1917
Page
14
A columnist urges buying only top selling, scientifically tested goods. He praises Calumet Baking Powder as the best brand based on extensive tests and consumer experience, noting its large market share and superior plant quality. He argues inferior products slump and that water finding its level applies to merchandise.
Rawlins Wyoming December 17. Clarence KE Harper died from injuries after being thrown from an automobile the prior Thursday. He had lived in the city for several years.
An ad extols Musterole as a clean white mustard oil ointment that relieves sore throat bronchitis lumbago and other pains without blistering the skin. It claims fast relief with gentle finger massage and notes 30c 6c and hospital size $2.50 jars.
The case involves Mr Harper a deputy sheriff and brother in law of Sheriff Gaylord of Fremont County. He moved to Lander with his wife and two children seeking health benefits for his wife. While riding with Sheriff Gaylord and two penitentiary prisoners their car hit a ditch at Stewart Meadows. Harper was thrown struck his head and died from a basal skull fracture after being transported to Bull Springs and then to town.
In Laramie Wyoming on December 17 Senator Jacob Berner, who was injured when his automobile overturned west of the city and he was pinned, was able this morning to walk a half block on the sidewalk with his wife also recovering from a recent operation.
Hans Slansen, treasurer of the Lowell school district, reports a $1500 check from Great Western Sugar through local manager W. P. Hogarty for the new school building. The company has a liberal policy since locating its plant two years ago, contributing to Main Street graveling and a cement bridge, among other donations in the Big Horn basin.
Swisher's advertises a holiday sale featuring wedding and diamond rings, 18K and 14K solid gold pieces, necklaces and lavalieres, safety razors, and fountain pens with gold tips. It promises friendly service for all budgets and emphasizes gifts for children and adults alike.
Douglas, Wyo. press dispatch reports Miss Louise Olivereau, once in Douglas, found guilty on all nine charges under federal espionage laws. Jury deliberated 30 minutes. sentence set at ten years. She admitted mailing over 2000 circulars urging distrust of the draft and proclaiming “self” over country.
In Lovell Wyoming on a Wednesday night ER. W. and Bert Merchant barely escaped a fatal crash after using Lew Tippett's car. A new Sage Creek bridge lacked proper obstructions and a brake failure contributed as the vehicle plunged six to eight feet into the creek with the occupants unharmed.
John Baillie aged 60 years, superintendent of the Soldier Spring fish hatchery, died after weeks of illness. A Scottish immigrant who came to work in the rolling mills in 1880, he was brought to Laramie for burial preparations. He leaves a wife Maria McRae and four sons, with sisters in the city and Hanna awaiting arrival.
The obituary notes the death of a city police officer, with four brothers mentioned including George Baillie of the city police force and siblings living in Denver and Idaho. The survivor count underscores a family with strong law enforcement ties.
Fire department responded to a lumber car blaze in Laramie at 3 am. The chemical engine was used and the fire was extinguished with very little damage reported.
Five stockmen were severely injured at the Laramie stock yards when a yard engine nearly collided with a line of fifty loaded cars. The engineer stopped the train with the emergency brake, throwing the five men from their seats. They were treated by Dr. McCollum and later sent to their rooms for the night.
Advertisement notes that a card ailment can be cured in one day using LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Each box bears E. W. GROVE'S signature. Price 30 cents.
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