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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1918
Page
5
A veteran report praises National Guard units in France for intelligence and readiness. Militia regiments show many college alumni and high school graduates, with new officers filling posts from training schools while home ties foster discipline and quick cooperation.
Oil companies like Ohio Oil and Midwest Refining fortify with casing fuel and supplies to drill through coming cold weather. In Niobrara county fields such as Cow Buck, Lusk, Van Tassell, Muddy Creek and Lance Creek show active rigs and promising progress toward new wells and potential fields near Hidden Dome and Cow Gulch.
An old public notice promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women prone to worry and blues. It claims the product can revitalize the system with outdoor life, proper sleep, water, and a few weeks of use.
The Union Pacific announces new winter employment for homesteaders in car shops and round houses to ease railroad labor shortages. Eligible men receive at least 40 dollars monthly, with free transportation to work and back home if needed, plus immediate job placement through local agents and district terminals.
Naturalization tests were applied to nine men in the United States court yesterday. Eight were of European birth and one a Canadian. Names listed include Bernhard Wetman Russian Cheyenne Stefan Radheff Hulgarian Cheyenne and others with nationalities such as Greek Norwegian and Scottish, all in the Cheyenne court. Six men have final hearing dates set for April 1 including Gerard Schellinger Hollander Pine Bluffs and Rudolph Simon Russian Carpenter John Slavik Austrian Mvanston Mak and Morria Binder Ruselans Guernsey.
Cheyenne residents are urged to attend a large patriotic rally led by the 100 Per Cent American club with speaker Hilliard Ridgley. The gymnasium seats 1 000, with overflow plans if attendance exceeds capacity. organizers note prior lectures drew few locals despite prominent speakers.
Unsettled colder Wednesday with snow for Cheyenne and vicinity. Wyoming reports colder day with a high near 29 and humidity around 64 percent. Wind 8 mph from the west. Temperature changes show a 4 degree rise over 24 hours, with a high near 29 and a low around 27. Precipitation data indicate zero inches since January and in the last 24 hours.
The federal committee on public information unveils a nationwide patriotic oratory drive led by Arthur B. Bestor to explain the war and support its prosecution. Planned speakers include Secretary McAdoo, Secretary of War Baker, Vice President Marshall, and others.
Casper prosecutor Nichol s receives a blackmail letter demanding 7000 dollars be placed in a box at a Casper street intersection. The All American club offers 1000 dollar reward for arrest and conviction. Mayor Leeper asks Governor Houx to authorize a state reward, but the governor says the state can offer up to 8500 dollars through county commissioners and the prosecuting attorney. The note mocks Nichol and threatens harm to his child if the demand is not met.
Word from Cheyenne reports Coca Cola will be withdrawn from local soda fountains. Dealers say stock will last months but production halted as sugar resources are redirected to other uses, ending the drink’s availability.
Kemmerer visitor Patrick Fite of the Federal Land and Cattle Co teams with Lee Hobbs Hurckfelt for a square deal in furniture opposite Flains Hotel. Mrs Brown from Cheyenne plans a long trip. taxis and 7 passenger cars available. William Kirkbride of the Lors Crees talley ranch travels here. Quarantined Western Union manager James Hin’s home to be sprayed. Patriotic meeting of the American club tonight. Cheyenne Business College basketball event noted.
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