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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
10
Hirsh Wickwire Co. and Schloss Bros Co. report price range from 16 to 50 in a joint listing. The notice notes the firms’ catalog values and suggested rates for featured items.
Major W. A. Bishop, 23, V C D 8 0 M, Brit ish air force, teaches cadets at Wright Field Dayton. He has 47 planes shot down in five months and 110 air battles, with a Victoria Cross and other honors. Germans reportedly placed a bounty on his head as he flies roving missions and claims, with claims of 23 additional opponents defeated not all confirmed.
A motor car with Pastor Carter of the First Christian Church and Jacob Hasbrouch, president of the Farmers National Bank of Aull, returning from a dinner, was stopped on a bridge south of Nunn at 10 last night and searched for booze. The deputy sheriff found no liquor and the car later stalled. Hasbrouch said he would not have been treated differently.
LOVELA Wyo Jan 2 After a long wait the Byron Flour Mill opened to the public and began grinding flour on December 7 192? The mill will produce standard and special flour for local residents and farmers who have waited for this facility to resume operation in the valley.
Unclear text notes the opening of a mill and the demand for trimming Byron flower product. It mentions Milter NeVille reporting orders and optimistic business prospects for the operation and employment.
Six men are jailed in Rock Springs Wyoming on sedition charges for alleged treasonable and unpatriotic sentiments against the United States. Five were arrested in Lion after weeks of pro German sentiment. the sixth, Mary Irwin, was nabbed at the Park Hotel. Investigations are expected to determine further actions, with possible prosecution by U S officers.
Rawlins Wyoming January 2 This week W F Normandy sold his 2500 acre ranch with cattle to Francis Livestock company of Morgan and James Hopkins of Croydon Utah for 3108 000. The property near Woodruff Utah was formerly the North and Stone ranch and has appreciated since Normandy took possession eighteen months ago.
A fragmented notice highlights Hobbs and Hackfelt offering a square deal in furniture opposite the Plains Hotel. The readable text suggests a local business promotion and a storefront location near a civic landmark.
Three men died in a Casper fire that destroyed a house where John Peters and his brother lived. A plumber from Keefe Construction, working at the site, fought the blaze alongside Peters and his brother, suffering facial and hand burns in efforts to reach the flames. damage was estimated at $300.
Wyoming cadetship nominations open after Congress passed a special bill. Delegation may nominate a principal and three alternates to the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis. Exam dates set for Feb 19 or Apr 16 1918 with nominations due by Mar 4 1918. Eligibility includes age 16 to 20, height minimums 52 to 54 inches, weight 117 pounds at sixteen with yearly increases, and strong grounding in arithmetic and geography. Contact Senator Warren Kendrick or Congressman Mondell to apply.
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