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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
2
The Pullman Company employs thousands nationwide to maintain car cleanliness. After each trip seats and cushions are unlimbered, interiors are vacuum cleaned, and mattresses blankets and pillows aired in sunlight. Water coolers sterilized, washrooms disinfected, carpets refreshed, walls ceilings scrubbed, and thorough fumigation performed regularly.
Experimental shale refining activity near Nome, CU, attracted about fifty witnesses and involved the Powder River shale field. Investigators prepared preliminary parameters for gas recovery, noting lighting gas produced by retort combustion and potential for a small industrial setup with a $745 investment by local boiling companies.
Dr. Edwards promotes Olive Tablets as a mild laxative and liver aid, offering an alternative to calomel. The tablets purportedly purify the liver without harming teeth or causing tooth decay, marketed as a gentler remedy for liver and bowel complaints.
Thirty-one individuals have come forward to form the original company with nineteen shares remaining. The text argues timely action to avoid past experiments implying the distillation process remains a highly profitable and safe investment in the growing field.
In Casper, two men face fines after a street altercation. W J Bruso, a sewing machine agent, is fined 56 dollars and TH Merino, a refinery employee, 5 dollars after a dispute escalated to a hand to hand clash. Warrants were not filed initially, witnesses had not been sworn, and the case had a delayed process as women discussed what they would say.
In Wyo, Feb 6, Watter Pierson oversees reconstruction of the Maddy bridge on the people lane to the Weber. New pilings are driven and the bridge raised to prevent future washouts from lightning storms. Volunteer local farming efforts last fall aid long term road stability.
A fire in the Northwestern roundhouse in Casper Wyoming early today involved an oil burning engine. Firemen fought the blaze in the pit and on woodwork under the tender, finally removing the engine and extinguishing the fire with no estimate of loss.
Druggist promises refund if the remedy fails to cure the cord ailment. Grove’s signature appears on each bottle label, with a 50 cent price noted.
In Colorado, Daniel Leaner a nine year old boy and his 14 year old brother walked thirty miles from Fort Collins to Greeley to visit their grandmother Mrs John Hetzenrader. After a long trek they rested at a farmhouse near Bracewell overnight. Police coordinated with Greeley to reunite the children with their guardians and arrange a train ride home plus a brief visit to their grandmother.
Casper Wyo Feb Wolford resigns after five and a half years with the Casper school system and will move to Las Vegas New Mexico to lead the commercial department of the Normal University. Ruth Dudley will serve as acting principal until new arrangements are made. Gertrude Zahm resigns February 15 and Mary Liggett will fill her departmental instructor role. Zahm plans to remain in Casper.
Surveyor John Irby announces a 15 040 word manuscript by John Reed, American writer aboard Russia bound toward San Francisco. The document was sent to Hoardman Robinson by the purser of the Columbia, raising questions about its custody and potential publication.
U.S. guidance explains 1917 tax rules for individuals, thresholds, deductions, and rates, with filing deadlines, exemptions, and penalties. It outlines gross income items, deductibles, and the 1–50 percent surtax ranges, plus penalties for late or false returns and details on how to obtain forms and assistance.
A masked man about 25 wearing a red bandana robbed Basket Groc ery No 3 on the Sandbar in Casper at about 9 pm Saturday. He forced clerk Glenn St Clair to surrender about 10 in bills and 2 in silver, then tried to extract an $8 silver roll from another pocket but left with only the initial haul as police pursue a meager description.
The Laramie Central Labor union plans a special session tonight to organize a local branch of the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy. Over 100 signatures cling to the charter roll as New York City headquarters call for Lincoln’s birthday week as a national union labor observance.
Casper-Wyo Feb 6 Changes ripple through Midwest Refining with Newton S Wilson retiring as general superintendent after eight years in Casper. He is succeeded by T Fr Algeo formerly Basin field head. Algeo takes over Casper duties while Wilson moves to Denver for a higher post. Blackmer, Midwest president, travels from Denver to oversee the shift.
In Fort Collins Volp Feb 6 dogs killed four lambs at Tom Beach’s feed lot. Beach says losses reach about $400 in a week. He plans constant watch and will hire a watchman armed with buckshot to prevent further depredations.
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