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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
10
Two men, Sperials Etewe Derral and Charlie McClure of Riverside, are under arrest for the killing of six deer near Mareh. State game warden PJ Sorensen and two deputies made the arrests in Saratoga. They were tried before Blood and placed under $500 bonds to appear July 15. Authorities suspect an organized poaching ring.
Port Collins Colorado June 23 at a city council meeting Alderman Wilson reported the waterworks dam had washed out Water Superintendent Seaman said no improvements could be made while the river runs high The damaged intake risks hundreds of dollars in damage and a low cement dam with a sand chute was proposed by the alderman
Casper, June 28. Mr. Barney Iarmgrover of Heed Engineering announces that key transportation equipment has arrived and work will start on camps along Salt Creek road. The Casper hub will serve a wide area with a freight line using seventy five horse tractors and five trailers per train for fifty tons. The system aims for a continuous flow of loaded and empty trucks with a Casper depot to be established. Iarmgrover already contracts for oil, machinery and wool shipments, promising notable activity as the fleet comes online.
Evanston on June 28 reports Red Cross subscriptions near 5000 dollars with totals likely to reach that level as all donations are tallied. Vincent county contributions are estimated at about 8000 dollars, with outer districts not yet heard from and Layman Creek area over one hundred dollars.
June 27 Saratoga reports the Riverside bridge twenty miles south of town faces washout as river inches rise. Guards man the span day and night to warn of imminent danger while piers near the riverbank show severe erosion and structure instability.
In Laramie on June 2 a city council vote will choose a new mayor to fill the vacancy caused by Guy U Shoemaker resignation after becoming postmaster. Prospective names include Steve Prager H A Gish Charles DeKay and Charles Mighr with Acting Mayor Holliday also named as possible. The council plans a special meeting tomorrow night to decide. The tax levy for next year is set at 25770 with the general fund at 14000. County Attorney McCongell asks council to hold carnival licenses in check going forward.
In Laramie at First and Thornburg streets a man known as Punk Corbin was slashed from ear to ear by William Jones after a quarrel with two other Black men. Jones was captured within minutes by Sheriff Jackson. Corbin, a 40 year old Mamond Cattle Company cook, survived surgery on neck arteries though his condition remained uncertain.
The Ohio Oil company on the M. Brewer lease brought in a third large gas well at Powder River junction. The well, located on the northeast quarter of section 25-36-85, two and a half miles north of Powder River, is as productive as Jupiter and McCarthy wells. Officials say gas will be eased off while drilling continues to the lower sands in search of additional finds.
MEETPETSE June 28 a racing team was reported drowned in the Greyball River during a meet. Local authorities investigated the incident and identified the missing crew members.
A June 26 roundup in Laramie gathers twenty four youths and two leaders for a semi military round up focused on agriculture and home economics. The program includes campus tours livestock work canning sewing first aid and farm machinery training with county champions among the attendees.
Rock Springs notes report weekly Red Cross subscriptions reaching 14865 95 locally and Silverbell county with more to come. J Tf Boyer won a donated Chevrolet car valued at 1500 and gave it to the Y M C A committee in a patriotic gathering with Attorney General D A Preston addressing the crowd. Local items include a warehouse fire with light stock loss a funeral disinterment and a wedding anticipated for Miss Mylawney Thomas to Dr J H Goodnough with Yellowstone trip plans.
Henry Huffman of four miles south Fort Collins is arrested on the charge of killing a horse owned by Lan Macfarlane in the same neighborhood near the power station. The animal was valued at 260 dollars and reportedly shot with a .32 caliber rifle.
Douglas leaders expect a large oil refinery complex to arise as the Wyoming-Illinois Oil Co plans to pipe oil from Cheyenne river basin Glenrock and other fields to Douglas. R W Saley and J F Sperry toured the area with Omaha syndicates preparing to drill within sixty days. Local organizers include W F Hamilton T J Brownfield and Matt Maddox with offices to open soon and no stock offered.
Weather and flood conditions in the Greybull valley strand the region as high water from heavy mountain snow melts. Three Wood River bridges are reported out with crossings blocked while the peak subsides and locals fear more damage as late spring cold delays warming.
The Pine Bluffs area reports 1100 acres sold and relocated to Idaho, amid a soaking rain and hail damage that affected barns and crops. Local progress includes remodeling at Thompson Motor Co and new Bechtelheimer residences, with residents planning travel and family changes, plus community events and a patriotic meeting to boost enlistments.
Plan describes road along the Yellowstone Highway past Ayres schoolhouse toward Sand Creek with limited survey routes. Board dedicates most time to tax equalization matters.
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