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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1916
Page
10
Jane Murray, 78, daughter of James Murray of Reliance, rescued her father from a fall in a well on his Wyoming homestead. He was overcome by gas. she entered the shaft after his collapse and pulled him to safety, earning local acclaim as a Wyoming heroine.
Miss Esther Meveland daughter of the late Grover Cleveland volunteers at St Dunstan's and aids blind British soldiers, offering her services in this charitable effort.
Jane Murray, after her dress hindered her, crawled 26 feet into a gas filled well to reach her father. She applied Sylvester method first aid and assisted by her mother and siblings to bring him to the surface where he recovered. Her bravery prompts Carnegie Medal Commission consideration and Reliance First Aid Club resolutions praising her act.
Sheridan Stroud returns to Sheridan after five years in Mexico City. He rode a refugee train of 650 evacuees from June 14 to Vera Cruz, endured looting and peril while in Pachora, and described constant insults and threats to Americans amid a dangerous voyage home on an unseaworthy transport Sumner.
Rock Springs reports Uintah county tract discoveries in Browns Park by Janet Minning Milling Co of Provo and George A. Storrs with Tungsten No 1 and co Tungsten No 2. William ONeil of Roosevelt has shown copper ore samples during visits. Prospectors may rush to the Browns Park hunt as tungsten activity accelerates in the Uintah range.
The Chicago Athletic Association plans a Yellowstone trip this month. Members depart from the Lake hotel on July 25, lunch at Pahaskw, reach Cody in the evening, stay overnight, then head to Denver the next morning. The excursion is billed as one of the season’s largest.
In Cody July 17 the case over a three to four hundred thousand dollar claim in the Ble Basin district court nears verdict before Judge Parmalee. Plaintiffs Woods Good Markham Cooks and others claim rightful possession of Elkie 1 leased to the Midwest. Defendants known as the Mormon Punch claim Silver claim first. Courtroom crowded as legal talent from Montana Wyoming argues. A rescue story notes Jane Murray aided by her mother and children to revive a drowning person. Resolved The Piet Aid of Heliance offers appreciation for Jane Murray's bravery signed John David Rhodes.
The Buffalo chamber of commerce inspires Worland Basin City Gillette Moorcroft Sundance and Beulah to back road projects toward the George Washington national highway. Worland and Basin vie for priority while Gillette and Moorcroft organize a private funded road maintenance effort paying a man with four horses to grade and gravel roads within ten miles of Buffalo.
In Douglas area the Cheyenne River Oil Co plans to start in the Cheyenne River field but casing shortage holds up the project. Two rigs operate in Basin while Harry Anderson drills for the Douglas Wyoming Oil Co. and Penn Petroleum and Refining Co. works on newly acquired Twanel property. once casing shortages ease more activity is expected.
Greybull stockman Dan Wilson sold 536 bundles of fine young cattle from his Messectse ranch. The shipment of fourteen cars to Motilda Montana fetched 25000 in a wallet as part of the proceeds. The two and three year olds with some herd sire stock were described as well bred and well cared for. Wilson is a leading Park county stockman and this sale was the largest of the season.
Rock Springs July 11 The Digheet price paid for a clip near Lowt Cabin went to George and William Ramage whose wool brought 26 cents per pound and was bought by Silberman of Casper. Last year their sheep averaged ten pounds per fleece, a gain of two and one half over old methods. The increase plus high prices has made the wool crop profitable to the Ramage brothers.
In Cokeville on July 17 the Triangle and the Kenny of the Weel market heard reports of wool sales. Charles Carter and Mr. Craig bought large lots from various growers, with Carter at 350 000 pounds and Craig around 760 000 pounds, plus 700 000 more at Kemmerer. This largely closes the five local clips, leaving five major growers unsold.
Col. J. R. Kean, U. S. A., directs military relief for the American Red Cross and has organized twenty base hospital units near the border and in major cities. These hospitals, chosen for ample facilities, provide army commissions to physicians when engaged in army hospital work. Decorate.
Tom Bodine writes from Paris as troops sweep through towns in a wide mobilization. He notes the wartime fervor, the shared national pride, and the morale boost from seeing soldiers and the public response. A call to honor freedom and the costs of it closes the piece.
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