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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1919
Page
13
May 10 in Oakley Dee vards Beales Tub Kinye suffered severe burns when a tub of boiling water was spilled as his mother moved a tub near the stove. Dr A C Tucker attended and the boy was taken to L C M hospital where he was listed as resting easily and expected to recover.
Road conditions mixed across the region with Cheyenne driving cautious travel. Wheatland reports fair surfaces while routes south of Chugwater are washed but passable with detours. Heavy rain hits east of Sidney and Heela Road shows recent grading but remains rough and uneven.
BASIN Wyo July 44 Palmer Johnson a popular member of the 148th F A has married Miss Rose Ellicott of Denver following his return from France. On Tuesday T Earl Keefer of Gasper will wed Miss Lucile Coons daughter of Basin Postmaster Coons.
Lincoln county flockmasters fear they sold wool too low as prices drift higher. Report from Lander this week states Karl Alger & Berty ton sold a 50 000 pound clip to Silberman Bros at 57 1 2 cents per pound. M A Vergo of Omaha is in town for a couple of days.
Claude Simmons, recently divorced, lies jailed in Sheridan awaiting trial for statutory rape involving his 16 year old acquaintance. A sister filed the complaint after a two week courtship. Bond set at 10000 dollars. likely trial before Judge Raymond in Gillette or September term. Wyoming law bars remarriage within a year of divorce. Penalty ranges from one year to life.
The State Historical Department in Cheyenne asks residents to donate or loan helmets uniforms chevrons weapons and other war memorabilia. State Historian Eunice G Anderson urges citizens to assist in preserving items from the great war for future generations.
Casper Wyoming July 4 Rail road administration may set special livestock rates from Wyoming to nearby states to aid cattle owners amid dry conditions. Jack Leary Burlington freight agent announces a Special Bureau to locate feed routes and assist stockmen seeking squillable pasture lands in Nebraska and other states for winter grazing.
W. E. Dinneen yesterday brought up from Denver a new Essex Sedan which will be seen on the streets in a day or two.
A brief notice records William A Kelley of Grevtry Gote in a local civil notice. No further details available in the fragmented OCR text.
New York July 1 The threatened strike by men on United States Shipping Board ships swelled to 50 000 seamen and thousands of stewards cooks and other hires joining those already on strike The board offered higher wages and shorter hours but the plan failed to settle the dispute Officials planned renewed talks with strike leaders The outlook grew bleaker as William Brown international president of the marine engineers said his union would join if demands were not met.
Japanese miner J Matsukima died from injuries after a rock fall at the Lion mine in Rock Springs Wyoming. The 50 year old native of Japan suffered a broken neck and right leg. he had no local relatives but reportedly had a brother in law.
D. Martin of Basin drilled in Murphy Dome east of Kirby Creek and struck a gas well at 1,500 feet. The discovery stirred local excitement as claim holders rushed to hold claims andmore men were drafted from Basin to protect prospects. Experts anticipate deeper sand yields and possible oil off the gas zone.
Coroner Clyde Early conducted an inquest into the Cheyenne rail wreck that killed Union Pacific fireman John E. McCarthy. Verdict cites shock and suffocation from a flawed rail piece as cause. Jessen, engineer of the wrecking crane, fatally burned. coroner to rule on his death. Funeral plans set for Jessen with services at the Congregational church.
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