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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
2
SWEETWATER COUNTY REPORTS 1812 REGISTRATIONS WITH Green River listing 728 and Green River precinct leading. County Clerk Pitchford and Sheriff Tuxon credited for handling. Telegraphed governor Houx the complete county results by Thursday afternoon.
An organisa tion meeting for the Casper fire department reorganizes under the new city class ordinance. Oscar Helstand chaired temporary duties with J. T. Scott as secretary. Officers elected Chief Oscar Heistand Assistant Chief S. W. Conwell Secretary J. T. Scott Treasurer Wilbur Foshay. The council will review the action at the next meeting.
Mrs. Gertrude Ho Merrell of Rawlins Wyoming has been granted a pension of 12 dollars per month announced from Washington on June 12. The action benefits Merrell under a federal program and reflects ongoing pension support for qualifying individuals.
W E Enos L L Query and John Angus led a Daniel country committee to Kemmerer for road funding. They were joined by T D O Nell Albert Larson and T C Beck as a county effort grows. A May 26 Daniel meeting drew many residents. Green River Valley Good Roads Club plans a June 9 session to review work and county officials talks.
H L Thackwell of Marbleton heads to Nicaragua C A to serve as chief engineer for a major hydro electric project. After completion he plans to open a civil and structural engineering office in Denver unless called for war duty. He has worked for the Uinta County Irrigation Company as their agent this past year and will be joined by Mrs Thackwell and the children in Denver during his stay in Nicaragua.
Ward Bledden a nine year old boy from Denver drowned in a cistern eleven miles southwest of Loveland. He was living with Mr and Mrs Fred Loveland on a ranch after his mother died. He was last seen at 10 this morning and his body was found an hour later.
About 297 young men in Greybull marched to registration places and received their blue cards. They expressed willingness to fight for their country and learn warfare if called upon.
Pete Peterson, an employee of the Hot Springs Light and Power company, barely escaped death Thursday afternoon while on seventh Street. He grasped a live wire, was knocked to the ground, and coworkers cut the line and rendered aid. He was taken to the hospital with a badly burned hand and a finger severely burned, with feared lasting injury.
Reynolds and Sypher will sink their well deeper into the sand hoping for stronger oil flow. The casing is being replaced and a Bear Creek Oil and Gas Co. is forming to work southeast of town near Hig Horn river. Managers report missing plant equipment found and drilling to begin soon on east Big Horn river holdings.
A state amputation was performed on a patient due to a burn affecting more than half of the finger bone. The procedure aimed to prevent infection and preserve hand function amid extensive thermal damage.
A fragmented OCR segment mentions Boston and Wyoming linking in a relay context with unclear wording. Key names and places are difficult to parse, but the piece hints at a stock or relay event tied to Elkhorn. Further readable facts are minimal.
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