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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1918
Page
10
A wartime tale from the Hanover Volkswille depicts a crippled teacher asking the Saarbrucken superintendent for reemployment. The official rebukes him, saying there is no use for crippled teachers, and orders him away. The incident is set in Saarbrucken in 1917.
The Security League 10 denounces pacifist candidates for Congress and pledges a nationwide drive starting in Wisconsin. They cite Nonpartisan League activity and antiwar sentiment as threats, calling for loyalty and support for wartime policy through rallies and education.
Oil news reports Shiloh well on the Tisdale home making good progress with optimism of an initial strike. Ardmore notes a week lost due to coal delivery delays and adjustments to casing. winter work at Shiloh wells slows due to extreme cold. Midwest Refining reports successful gas and oil yields on section 9 and cap rock developments on section 8, with Columbine and other wells near completion. Casing head gasoline plant at Salt Creek to be operational within a month as machinery is tuned. Midwest Refining raises crude prices to 1 20 per barrel, signaling higher production. board declares $1 per share dividend payable Feb 1 with record Jan 15.
London reports a trade union and labor conference endorsing a pacific war aims memorandum. It supports Belgium restitution and Alsace Lorraine plebiscite, seeks a supernational authority for Palestine Mesopotamia and tropical Africa, and rejects tariff war. Delegates branded the speech as opportunist and cautious about peace negotiations.
Glenrock Wyoming expands rapidly outgrowing its light plant. A 50 horsepower gas engine will run a 37 kilowatt generator with a second engine and generator planned. Delays in machinery arrival installation and belt lubricator hold the start. If growth continues, more sets will be ordered to meet demand.
Special dispatch argues break up of the Russian empire into smaller national states could reduce imperial risk and foster self government. It notes no real Russian state has emerged, cites autocratic wars, and claims division could lessen future global conflict.
Douglas Wyoming begins a civilian prep program under Capt. L C Bishop to ready residents for U S service. Sessions meet Mondays at Bishop & Cummings in the courthouse with officers to Presidio California ahead. A French language class taught by Emil Poirot meets Thursday and Saturday evenings for potential soldiers and allied language skills.
Reports from Big Bend district say Mexican bandits raided the Brite ranch 35 miles southwest of Marfa Texas late today. No details were given. The same ranch was raided Christmas morning with one American and two Mexicans killed.
County Coroner J. F. Fitzpatrick reports a man was killed on the railroad track about a mile west of Cokeville on Wednesday. The body was found hours after the accident and taken to Cokeville. It is believed he was stealing a ride on a freight train that departed Cokeville Tuesday night.
Three prisoners escaped from the Platte County jail in Wheatland Wyoming by tearing a rear brick wall. Martin Sullivan and Sweeney slipped away during darkness after a power failure hampered the search. Officers pursued freight trains to Bordeaux with no success as the men remain at large.
A valuable stallion owned by John Macfarlane was seriously injured by a kick and brought to Wheatland where State Veterinarian A. W. French and Dr. G. H. Good treated him. The horse, purchased for $1000 at the Denver livestock show, is a handicap to local stock men.
WAP FIRE AT WHEATLAND Wyoming January 4 Fire from an unknown cause destroyed a stable a chicken house and nearby forage on the George Dinges homestead southeast of Wheatland Mrs Dinges is reported to have suffered burns while George Dinges was away at the time the fire was discovered burning controls were not yet known.
Beaver Horse Creek Cattle and Horse Growers' association reports a forestry department change that adds parts of the Teton and Wyoming forests to Bridger forest centered at Pinedale. The shift aims to improve grazing management and local administration for near ranchers, with staff increases expected after January 1.
Dome Lake region sees light snowfall with two feet on the level marking a mild winter. Horseback travel may be possible as James Wilson notes a rider crossing the range Sunday. The Sehariban Wyoming forecast highlights easing conditions for winter travel.
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