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Newspaper

Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1920

Page

8

Lands to be offered September sale on Fremont county tract list

Charles S. Hill announces September 22 sale of 116 irrigated land tracts in Fremont county near Fort Washakie. Tracts range 40 to 160 acres with appraised values from 22.50 to 57.51 per acre, grazing land 10 to 12. Land lies under government irrigation system costing about 1.25 million dollars. Purchasers may buy or lease on Shoshone reservation with water furnished free first season. leases include five years water free and 60 cents per acre per year maintenance later. Climate similar to high altitude regions with mild summers and snowy winters.

Charles S. Hill Fremont County Fort Washakie Mr. Hill Lander Riverton Hudson Arapahoe Chicago & Northwestern Owl Creek Wind River Jackson’s Hole Yellowstone National Park Wyoming Congrassa

Airplane Damaged After Wheel Strikes Stone at Walesfield

An Oriole airplane piloted by Tom Ledbetter and owned by Western Airplane and Motor Corporation at Casper Wyoming was damaged at Walesfield Fort Russell on Friday when a wheel struck a stone and launched the craft into the propeller orbit. The craft swerved and tilted, the engine bed fractured, the fuselage covering crumpled at the break, and the propeller damaged. Repairs will take several days.

Tom Ledbetter Western Airplane and Motor Corporation Casper Wyo Walesfield Fort Russell

Was Jimmie Cold and Clammy Corpse Not So

Sheridan Wyoming July 80 a nine year old boy Jimmie Johns appeared at a creek bank asking what the men were doing dragging Big Goose Creek for a body The dragged search was halted when it became clear the boy had been seized by older youths and pulled to safety rather than drowned

Jimmie Sheridan Wyo Jimmie Johns Big Goose Creek Jimme Johnnie Smith Johnny

KEEP UP TO THE MARK

Good health is impossible when the kidneys are weak or diseased. When they fail to filter blood poisons impair muscles joints and back. James Carmen Mayfield Ky says Foley Kidney Pills kept him in good shape. A note on water supply changes and tea blending follows with unclear relevance.

James Carmen Mayfield, Ky Foley

Nuncupative Will Question Arises Over Soldier’s Insurance

The case of William McKinley Henninger a Philadelphia soldier who died in Belgium on October 29 1918 raises whether his foster mother Mrs Toomes can claim the $10 000 government life insurance through a verbal will made on active service The article explains nuncupative wills require two witnesses writing of last words and necessity and notes the difficulty if witness accounts differ It traces Roman law to Julius Caesar and the spread of this practice and cites New York statutes restricting nuncupative wills to military or maritime contexts with limits on real property and permissible amounts

William McKinley Henninger America Belgium Henninger Julius Caesar Rice State of New York

Identified lunatic a Powder River escapee from Pineville asylum

CASPHR Wyoming July 30. J B Newburn of Newberg, known in Powder River as Newberg, is identified as an escaped prisoner from Pineville Louisiana asylum. He traversed several states before arriving in Powder River where his antics alarmed residents, led to arson accusations and his arrest. He faces a $24 harness theft charge and likely return to Louisiana.

Newberg Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Colorado Wyoming Powder River Poplace Clark Louisiana

Bavarian Rivers May Yield 200000 Horsepower Hydroelectric

German engineers estimate that the rivers and lakes of southern Bavaria could be developed to produce 200000 hydro electric horsepower. This potential highlights plans for enhanced renewable energy capacity in the region.

Bavaria

Juvenile Curiosity Fatal to House in Wyoming

In Buffalo Wyoming July 30 a boy raked burning coal from a stove into a wood-box causing a house fire that destroyed the dwelling and its contents. The Hegert family rescued their six week old baby who was badly burned on the head and face. The Hegert parents were in a nearby garden when they noticed the blaze.

Buffalo Wyo Jake Hegert Clear Creek District

Mute Typist Leads Akron Plant Training Unit

Miss Florence Isabel Nisbett of Niles, deaf and mute, set a local record as a typist at Goodyear Rubber Works. After a rapid three week course she earned evaluation to head a new training school for deaf mutes, guiding office duties.

Akron Florence Isabel Nisbett Niles Ohio School For Goodyear Rubber Works Miss Nisbett

Education Under Difficulties in Chicago Cont. Schools

Chicago reports 3000 junior high workers aged 14 to 16 attend public continuation schools eight hours weekly. Superintendent Gooley says 22,000 more should attend but funds are lacking. By 1928 an estimated 75,000 working children in the city will be required to attend continuation schools.

Ghicago Chicago Gr Gooley

Pantalettes for Dolly the Cow in Manitowoc Tale

CHICAGO July 30 Mrs George Bass National Chairman of the Democratic Women has a cow on her farm at Manitowoc Dis Dolly is the cow Mrs Bass loves Dolly. Dolly produces milk when conditions are propitious On a fair visit she found Dolly a nervous wreck Cow flies and extension flesh hangers prompted Bass to devise pantalettes for Dolly Crafted from burlap the garments cover Dollys legs sides and neck in two sections with a back attachment Dolly had been rendered milkless by the episode before the outfit restored calm and milk flow

Chicago George Bass The Democratic Women Manitowoc Dis Dolly Basa

Dolly the cow in pasture sparks jealousy and rivalry

In the pasture Dolly is surrounded by harmony and milk as she returns with ease under punishment. A rough male member of the neighboring pasture once shown affection for Dolly now displays scorn and bellows threatening violence, while the cows stare and moo in a tense scene of envy.

Dolly

Why Dissolve Order Forbidding Offense Asks Judge Kimball Why Dissolve Order Forbidding Offense Asks Judge Kimball

Casper Wyoming July 30 Judge Ralph Kimball refused to dissolve a temporary injunction stopping M C Murphy and Roy Williamson from gambling in the Wyoming Building. Alexander had secured the injunction claiming the building’s use for gambling harmed his interests.

Judge Kimball Casper Wyo Ralph Kimball Natrona County District Court M. C. Murphy Roy Williamson L. D. Alexander Wyoming Kimball Alexander

Randolph Leigh Leaves Wyoming for California

Randolph Leigh, former editor of the State Leader and Sheridan Enterprise manager, with Mrs. Leigh and their son, leaves Wyoming to settle in California. The Leader was bought July 16 by Tribune Publishing, and Leigh has resigned from the Sheridan paper.

Randolph Leigh State Leader Sheridan Enterprise

Baseball score table fragment listing multiple games

National R H and New York beat St Louis 12 to 8 in 10 innings. Philadelphia 10 Pittsburg 13 in a separate line. Detroit 10 Washington 4. Chicago 6 Philadelphia 11 in 10 innings. Cleveland 14 Boston 4. St Louis 11 New York 21. Weileman Burwell Van Gilder Severeid Mays Ruel Hoffman noted in the box score.

R .H New York St. Louis Toney Douglas Smith Haynes May Sherdell Clemmond Dilhoefer R, Ti, JR Chicago Philadelphia Faber and Schalk Nayor and Perkins R. H Weileman Burwell van Guilder Severeid Collins Mays and Ruel Hoffman

Angling Conditions In Wyoming Forests

Weekly Forest Service bulletins from Denver report fishing conditions for lakes and streams near Wyoming forests. Listings include Brooks Lake Dubois with rainbow and native trout, clear water and fair fishing. Christina Lake Lander with rainbow trout and fair fishing. Middlefork Lander with rainbow and native trout, high clear water. Pelham Lake Dubois with rainbow trout, clear water. Shell Creek Shell with western brook and native trout, clear water and good fishing. Wind River Dubois with rainbow and native trout, clear water and fair fishing.

Denver The Forest Service National Forests Brooks Lake Dubois Christina Lake Lander Middlefork Pelham Lake Shell Creek Shell Queen of Waters Wind River

Fire Chief John Healy Elected IAFC President at Toronto

Den ver Fire Chief John Healy was elected president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs at the Toronto convention. He attended as a guest of Cheyenne officials Hoyt, Cahill, and city leaders including Casper’s Oscar Helstand and Cheyenne commissioner John J. McInerney.

John Healy Denver International Association of Fire Chiefs Toronto Canada Parcy Hoyt Cheyenne T. Joe Cahill This City Oscar Helstand Casper

Mormon Historian To Visit Cheyenne

Salt Lake, July 30. An drew Jenson, assistant historian of the L D S church, plans to depart for Fort Bridger and Fort Supply on the Black Fork of the Green River in Wyoming. He will collect data on these sites for the church historical department. Fort Supply was the first Anglo-Saxon settlement in the western states, dating to 1854.

Salt Lake Andrew Jenson L. D Church Fort Bridger Fort Supply Black Fork Green River Wyoming Historical Department of the Church

Fort Bridger and the plains trail in L D S history

The text notes Fort Bridger and the plains trail as key travel routes west of the Mississippi. It highlights the fort as a provisioning point for travelers across the Plains and mountains and links both sites to the history of the L D S church.

Mississippi Fort Bridger

Editor Well Known Here Hurt in Denver

Denver July incident left C. Paddock editor of the Boulder Daily Camera and Democratic state assembly delegate with back leg and shoulder wounds after being struck by a car while crossing Welton and Seventeenth streets. He was taken to Mercy Hospital where Dr. Timothy Shea said injuries not serious.

Denver Welton Street Seventeenth Street Iir. C. Paddock Boulder Daily Camera Democratic State Assembly Mercy Hospital Timothy Shea Paddock Colorado

William M Reedy of Mirror Dies in San Francisco

William Marion Reedy, editor of St. Louis weekly Reedy's Mirror, died in San Francisco after attending the Democratic Convention. Born December 11, 1862, he rose from reporter to owner and editor of the Mirror, wrote many poems, and was survived by his third wife after three marriages.

San Francisco William Marion Reedy St. Louis Reedy Willian Marion Reedy Sunday Mirror

French Premier Millerand and British Minister Cham Berlin on Chaplin

A critic says M. Millerand and Austen Chamberlain had never heard of Charlie Chaplin until recently. Lloyd George has long been a Chaplin fan.

London M. Millerand France Austen Chamberlin Charlie Chaplin Lloyd George Chaplin

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