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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1919
Page
6
City briefs note coal types for sale from Cabin and Holliday proprietors with contact, while local figures like J Davedy of Indian Mill handle city business. Various names appear in short notices of visitors, repairs, and local commerce with highway and road updates included.
News from Salt Creek reports multiple new wells with strong initial flows. New York Oil and Curtis companies strike at 1 570 feet on section 27 10 7 with 3000 barrel daily potential and a Sunday surge. Columbine at section 24 6f hits shale at 2150 feet and may exceed 400 barrels. Ohio Oil drills near Mule Creek dome bring in a 130 barrel well. Continuous flow expected as depths are refined.
W A announces regular meeting on Wednesday evening May 7 with business of importance. All members urged to be present. Members with uniforms are requested to bring them. L Gage and V C signatories.
Fort medicinal purposes roots and herbs should be gathered when their properties are strongest. Annual plant roots are dug just before their mone ering season, biennial or perennial roots after tops dry. Many factors are considered in harvesting and yearly weed removal.
Oil fever reaches the Little Laramie valley near Laramie Wyoming as the Ohio Oil company secures several Uhotwami acres and plans drilling within days. Leases come from large valley holders and rigs may be erected soon to exploit the area within fifteen miles of the city.
Three Wyoming people were married in Denver Monday. Licenses were issued to Elmer B. Bentson of Wheatland and May H. Royston of Elbert Colorado, Prank A. Probst of Casper and Gladys F. Pritchett of Graybull.
Denver reports sixty one men from the 148th field hospital corps will be demobilized at Fort D. A. Russell. Captain Cook wires that the unit plans to leave Camp Merritt, New Jersey, around May 8 and will make few stops en route to demobilization.
Jacob Hansen a 47 year old immigrant died at Fort Colling after a blow from a fIpeball bat during an incident at the Bishopp ranch in Virginia Dale Colorado, 30 miles southwest of Cheyenne. Marty Shaffer a ranch hand is linked to the killing as authorities report the case lies across state lines.
The hired man drew a weapon as the mover’s wife handed a loaded shotgun to her husband. Shaffer struck the assailant, fracturing his skull. Nansen died at Fort Collins hospital after failing to regain consciousness. Larimer county to bury Nansen and aid his family due to lack of funds.
John Lane arrived yesterday from Kansas City and plans to assume charge of the Union Pacific yard forces in Laramie at night. He previously worked on the Wyoming division and in Kansas. He says the air here feels right and is glad to be back in this country.
LARAMIE WY May 6 Miss Margaret Mullison received notice she is appointed deputy state superintendent of public instruction to serve with Mrs Katherine A Morton the state superintendent. She expects to assume duties about May 21. She is a University of Wyoming normal department graduate and has taught in the training actor program at the university.
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