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Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1916

Page

13

Manhunting Shootout Leaves Two Dead In Piney Area

July 06 reports detail Carl Sorensen and an associate dying after a gunfight with cattle rustlers near Daniel. Enos, Rich McMinn, Jowett, and Sorensen faced pursuing outlaws. a volley felled Sorensen and another rider. Sorensen, a Horse Creek foreman, was a known local rider and rancher with a homestead near the Sareent ranch.

BIG Piney Mr. Piney W. B Ener Carl Botensen Daniel Stepiden Carl Mr. Enos Rich McMinn McMind Enos, Jowett, Sangent Sorensen Enos Barrent McMinn Jewett Ter Talon Carl Sorensen Horse Creek Beaver Beaver Cattle & Horse Growers Sareent

New Gas Well Near Douglas Opens Wyoming Operations

July 2 report from Moerritt OW and Gas company notes a new well near Douglas generating about twenty five barrels of oil per day from shallow rock. Drilled by Standard Exploration, oil struck in shallow sand. during day production reaches 3200 feet of oil while rock pressures cause fluctuations. The find widens oil field operations in Wyoming.

Caspar Moerritt OW and Gas Company Douglas Standard Exploration Company Wyoming Proven

Spa Manville Hat With Accident

POTALAS July 46 W P Speugh of Manville suffered a long severe injury when a vehicle struck him on a trip from Deugine after a Republican meeting. He was taken to Douglas hospital and released home the following Saturday morning.

Potalas W. P. Speugh Manville Deugine Republcan Bau Unity Efee Leo Iwan Douglas Hospital

Laramie Sends for Frontier Cheyenne Celebration Badges

The Laramie Chamber of Commerce reports strong demand for Laramie badges to represent at the Cheyenne Frontier celebration. An attractive air badge for Laramie has been printed and many badges have already been distributed to those planning to travel to Cheyenne.

Laramie Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Charter of Commerce Cheyenne Frontier Chamber of Commercce

Sheridan to Exhibit Grains at State Fair

Sheridan Commercial Club plans a grain and farm product exhibit at the state fair from September 6 to 29. Farmers are urged to submit grasses and early grains with large labeled samples. cooperation to build a strong display is requested. The club seeks premium books from the state fair for farmers to learn exhibit rules and awards.

Sheridan Sheridan Commercial Club Sheridan County Sipele Highy

Four Little Girls to Draw Land in Colville Reservation

Four girls in Spokane will draw names of July registrants for Colville Indian reservation land. The first drawn can select 160 or 320 acres in the southern half. Registration closed July 22 with an estimated 100,000 names. about 4090 names may be drawn on day one aiming September 5 for first selections.

Spokane Wash Colville McPhaul

GridIron Prospects at State U

LARAMIE July 36 If Coach Corbett’s plans pan out the best Wyoming team in years will represent Wyoming and its state university this fall. He predicts several old mainstays and new players who have shown football talent will join the squad.

Laramie Corbett Wyoming

Douglas Commercial Club May Experiment Plan

The Sugar Beet committee of the Douglas Good Roads and Commercial Club considers leasing fifteen to twenty acres near the city to plant and care for sugar beets until harvest. The project aims to show what can be done and would cover costs, with the plan likely to be submitted at the next meeting for farmers' support.

Douglas Suger Leet Committee Douglas Good Roads and Commercial Club

Columbus Club Kor 54L8 Stirs Sale Talk

The Columbus club in the Association was put on the market for sale yesterday. Poor showing last year and this season appear to drive President Koenborn to retire from basketball duties.

Columbus Club Columbus Koenborn

Fragmentary Gazette Teases Market Moves and Oddities

A garbled item hints at market activity and a possible metal center impact. The text mentions Louden, Ola Lady of Threed, and needle street, suggesting economic rumors and speculative imagery without clear facts.

Bama

Escaped Wyoming prisoners captured. park visitors and locals noted

Wyoming news reports capture of three escaped Basin county inmates and mentions several local incidents. Crook county rancher Loalie Wolk dies after appendicitis at a Downing area ranch. Yellowstone visitors flood in while rail plans surface near Grey Bull.

Basin County Loalie Wolk Crook County Downing

Wives and workers in the region report various events

News notes include a fatal accident in Douglas yard involving Frank Race who died as he attempted to ride a freight back to his work. Other items mention a rural mail route for Chugwater, a big building boom in Guernsey, a 11 to 2 defeat of Newcastle by Gillette Gingers, and a shooting incident near Glenrock with multiple gunshots fired at a newcomer named Patrick.

Frank Race Alberta Douglas Gillette Newcastle

Enemies Allegedly Prompt Question of Identity

A fragment notes someone believes he may have been mistaken for another man. He cites having two to three enemies and worries he was targeted, while details about location or event remain unclear.

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