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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1918
Page
2
Tragic Gillette Rail Worker Ivan Meritt Dies After Wreck
Iven Meritt a respected Gillette man died after a railroad engine accident at the roundhouse last Friday night. He was injured when a hostler struck the wheel he and another worker were adjusting, severing his leg below the hip. He died aboard a train en route to Sheridan hospital, leaving a wife and infant son. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilletta
Wyo
Iven Meritt
Ivan
Jae van
Sheridan
Fred Bell
Clearmont
Sheridam
Gillette
Baptist Church
Melothian
Lodge of Odd Fellows
W. B. Addy
Engineer narrowly escapes death in Wyoming flywheel accident
C. B. Waterlaus of Cowley Wyoming was caught in a flywheel while starting the Wil mogtemeine engine at a plant Sunday evening. His right arm was badly injured though the timing rod broke off and saved him from being drawn into the wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowley
Wyo
Waterlaus
Rod
Schools Open Six Days Each Week
Worland Wyoming January 15 Worland schools are now operating the sixth day This Saturday will be the first day under the new schedule The change comes by request of the state department of education to relieve children early in the spring so they may assist in producing the nation s crops in this great crisis The new arrangement will close the schools about May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worland, Wyre
Worland
State Department of Education
St Jacobs Liniment Helps Sprains and Aches
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Liniment for sprains and swellings. It claims quick penetration reducing soreness stiffness and swelling without burning or discoloration. The product is said to strengthen injured muscles nerves tendons and ligaments and has 60 years of proven use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dmall
St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Liniment
Elx
Robbery Case Settled Outside Court in Baggs
Pearl Lovelace, central figure in a Baggs Wyoming burglary case, agreed to pay all court costs and restitution including money stolen from Grant Ward, meat market proprietor, after failing to secure bail. Lovelace, claiming innocence, left for Rawlins the following day and handed back a gun theft cage, with the owner satisfied by the recovered property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baggs
Wyo
Bages
Pearl Lovelace
Grant Ward
Lovelace
Rawlins
Big Horn County Credit Association to Be Organized
About thirty merchants and business men in the Shoshone valley gathered at the Shoshone hotel Lovell to form a Big Horn county credit association. A committee from five towns Powell Cody Deaver Cowley Lovell will outline the plan and report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell
Wyo
North End
Big Horn County
Shoshone Valley
C. €. Mitchell
Powell
Cody
Deaver
Cowley
Thieves Strike Douglas Store Again in Prowl
Douglas Mercantile company reports a second burglary in weeks with entry through a rear window. Robbers took canned goods four slabs of bacon a sheep lined coat and possibly other items after a thorough search for cash yielded nothing. In Pine Bluffs December grain shipments totaled 59721 bushels worth about 115000 to growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Wye
Douglas Mercantile Company
Pine Blapes
Wyo
Western Grain Company
Farmers Clearing House
Robber Found Guilty in Wyoming Court
Hol McDow of 1005 South First street was found guilty of robbing Frank DuBois of $45 in Laramie. He received twenty days in jail and a $20 fine after claiming innocence and explaining the found money in a coffee mill hopper. DuBois, a French visitor, said he was robbed after accepting McDow’s hospitality. A suspected partner was not located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyo
DuBois
McDow
Pink Escapes to be Installed on Schools
Ernest Travis, contractor for fire escape installation at Albany High School East and North Side Schools and the Elks Building, was notified from Denver that materials have shipped and should arrive within a day or two. Installation will begin once weather permits and locations are prepared. The shipment had been delayed until he warned manufacturers about state labor conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyo
Ernest Travis
East
North Side
Elks
Denver
Truvin
Skeleton Found Near Evanston Sparks Cold Case Mystery
In Evanston Wyoming a skull-less skeleton was found along Almy branch near Crompton Ranch. Coroner R E Bryan investigated and linked the bones to a Finn miner who disappeared about a year and a half ago. Experts note the skull’s absence suggests animal scavenging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Wyo
Bear River
Almy Branch
Crompton Ranch
R. E. Bryan
No. 3
Tie Plant Starts at Riverton for Record Tie Run
The Chicago & Northwestern tie treating plant in Riverton begins the season with over 84 000 ties piled in yards from Wyoming Tie and Timber. G M Bemis says steady work will continue day and night until next August 15, aiming to exceed last year’s output by 99 000 ties with a full crew and smooth operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillette
Wyo
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Riverton
Wyoming Tie and Timber Company
G. M. Bemis
Home Defense Society Formed in Cody Meeting
At a Cody meeting on January 15 business leaders organized the Home Defense Committee. Anyone guilty of disloyalty or unpatriotic remarks should be reported to committee president E. S. Hoopes and will be dealt with by law. Citizens are urged to report such cases to clear the country of undesirables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CODY
Home Defense Committee
Hoopes
Jad Salts Promoted for Kidney Relief and Urinary Health
An old remedy article urges Jad Salts to cleanse sluggish kidneys and ease backache headaches and rheumatic pains. It claims meat and uric acid overwork kidneys, recommending four ounces of Jad Salts in water before breakfast for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canhot Shinewack
Also Mentioned on This Page
Schloss Bros. Co
George W. Daiber
Ivan Moffitt
EEGEN
Big Horn County Credit Association
Hones
Miner
Home Defense Society
Mackabe
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