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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
8
Wyoming deputy attorney general Lioyd Sampson was injured while cranking an engine at a Fort project when the engine kicked. The crank struck his right arm above the wrist, fracturing the bone. The mishap follows an earlier incident that boosted the mechanized affair's fame.
Chief Clerk Ampiel of the U S reclamation service plans to gather up to 25 laborers in Cheyenne for Platte river construction camps. Jobs include hoeing ditching concrete work and other manual labor with free transport and 60 to 75 cent daily pay plus board and quarters supplied.
Fragmentary report states a blood sample was taken near Gillette Wyoming and tented beds show possible elie. A state office representative will travel to Al lette to canvass the area for traces of the chimaea.
Cheyenne had planned to ship laborers to Portland shipyards but Portland enacted an anti idle ordinance that curbed labor inflow. Ed Taylor queried Washington and learned the cancellation stemmed from the city statute targeting idlers, solving the labor shortage.
State Provost Marshal Ray K Oldehue reports from the war department a need for limited service men to support aircraft production. White men only, awaiting classification, register now. Period extends to June 7. volunteers reported then, with compulsory inductions to follow as needed. Trades sought include laborers railway engineers operators fitters electricians auto mechanics carpenters track foremen donkey engine operators steam shovel crews and related roles. Demand strongest for laborers in this healthful, popular wartime effort.
Flora Blackburn of the secretary of state’s office departs today for Dewar to visit for several days. She will observe local operations and meet officials during the trip.
Secretary Lane informs Shoshone Water Users that drainage work may proceed if supplemental contracts are signed, adding 12.40 per acre due in 20 years, with no change to public notices or payments, and no shift to a 65 year rental base. He states funds are contingent on Congress and notes land values may rise from drained areas. The letter discusses drainage approval and financial terms for the Shoshone project.
Averill Minnesota resident Effie E Kileppe reports three hospital stays for rheumatism and kidney trouble yielded no relief. After using Foley Kidney Pills she experienced immediate relief, finishing a half bottle and claiming the product cured her back and joint pain where other treatments failed. The ad promotes the pills as a remedy for weak sore kidneys and related discomfort.
Sergeant Turley, famed for a big voice and public speaking, spoke in Toronto to promote the Chautauqua program. He founded The Veteran magazine for soldiers and families and plans further outreach. Turley recalled a grueling return from service and a strenuous frontline week before rest.
Charles Cradford of Arminto and James Cummins of Power River face arraignment before Justice Tubbs in Cooper after authorities accuse them of humane and malicious treatment of Pine Mountain Sheep Company sheep. They are alleged to have killed sheep and gouged eyes out, with a stiff fine and jail sentence likely under state law.
The C and S passenger schedules change Sunday, following U P updates. No 29 from south arrives 10:30 PM and departs 10:40 PM, No 30 from north arrives 6:40 AM and departs 6:46 AM, No 2 from north arrives 11:40 AM and departs 1:45 PM, No 41 from south arrives 12:AB PM and departs 1:15 PM.
In Casper Wyoming on May 31 two cars collided on East Second street as drivers watched a dog on its hind legs. Both operators slowed to observe the dog and the autos stopped with minor damage and no injuries reported.
Charles Bellamy of Cheyenne visited Laramie and returned home last night. His son Fulton Bellamy serves with the 148th Field Artillery in France after enlisting when the Wyoming national guard was mobilized last summer. A letter dated the 14th mentions hundreds of Wyoming men in training, and the unit is believed to have moved into fighting in the ongoing major battle.
Albert Hermandeau a 66 year old bartender from Green River Wyoming died while being transported to the hospital for treatment of pneumonia. He suffered a sudden strain during the trip after leaving the depot in Rock Springs on May 21.
The New York Police Department operates a motor truck station, coordinating citywide vehicular resources and traffic safety operations. This facility supports fleet maintenance, response readiness, and emergency incident deployment across boroughs.
Thirty seven young men left Cheyenne to begin military training at Fort Logan Colorado. One group of seven drafted from other localities entrained with permission while thirty one Laramie county men reported for roll calls.
J. L. Jordan, president of the state, embarks on a trip to seek Billangs stock inspiration. The visit aims to bolster state enterprise and support local industries through strategic investment and analysis.
On a northern state business trip, a livestock commissioner discusses securing a live stock inspector for Billings Montana. Billings has become a major shipping point for stock from the Big Horn basin and much of the stock is slaughtered there, prompting calls for an inspector to be stationed in Billings.
J B Taylor a Cheyenne brakeman on the Union Pacific has been ordered to report to Berkeley California as a private in the aviation department. After university training he failed to complete the officers course due to a horse accident and hospital stay, then entered balloon school at Omaha. General Pershing's cutback reduced recruits, but Taylor believes the jinx is broken and he is finally aligned.
While en route to Denver undertaker M. W. Watson lost a car valued over 3000 dollars when he cut out the section and used the engine as a brake. Gasoline leaked and exploded the tank, engulfing the auto and its casket in flames destroying both.
The report records temperatures from 38 to 62 degrees with a high of 62 at 6 p.m. on the 20th and a low of 38 at 6 a.m. Wind peaked at 45 mph from the northwest at 11:14 a.m. Rainfall since January 1 totaled 8.07 inches with 0.58 inches in the last 24 hours. George W. Pitman.
News from Cheyenne reports two men designated to attend United States officers' training camps. Mrs. Bert Durnford learned her husband, sent to American Lake with Wyoming’s early quota, is reassigned to the Jacksonville camp. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Lee received word from their daughter Mrs. Jeasen F. Gilmer that her husband, First Sergeant Gilmer, is assigned to the Palo Alto officers training camp.
Misa Fern Patterson of the state land office will depart tomorrow for Washington D C where she will visit Mr and Mrs SG Hopkina.
To meet family Captain Ray K. Gilda and son Kirby traveled to Denver yesterday afternoon to greet Mrs Olds and visiting children from southern Colorado.
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