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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
16
In Laramie Wyoming on May 10 a report describes an Ohio swell drilling into Rock creek and Muddy pond, with fluid and gas rising from the ground. Officials capped the well and planned several more for fuel, estimating a $16,000 cost for the first well and anticipating additional wells by Whiting.
The article notes plans to sink another well to the Maddy sand to boost Wyoming oil prospects. If successful, the field could become one of the most productive in the state.
Mrs Mine Matsumoto a Tokian merchant's mother has enrolled at 68 in the Cirat grade of the Otsuma Crafts school. She plans to study Hinglish language and foreign music, showing that age does not stop study in Japan.
An account from the front describes trench life and fortifications in France, detailing dugouts, communication and support trenches, firing parapets, gas masks, and barbed wire. Captain Blake recounts an incident with a division general and notes English draft-age subjects in the country, urging fit men to enlist. Captain Blake's recruiting HQ is Denver, covering Colorado and Wyoming, with arrangements led by P. Garrett of the Stocker in Cheyenne.
Cheyenne high school hosts its annual inter-class track meet at City Park on Saturday May 18. Top prizes include a loving cup, banners, gold and silver medals, with 5-2-1 point scoring for places. Events include sprints, hurdles, jumps, pole vault, shot put, and relay.
Paris May 10 Duval manager of the Bonnet Rouge newspaper under disloyalty probe testified two years ahead that Russia would revolt and Italy would be invaded. He also foretold the western front battle raging since March 21. The testimony touched off a newsation alleging the paper received German funds to spread propaganda.
Winnipeg reports from R C W Lett claim rich mineral deposits in Alberta and Manitoba with plentiful gun metal and copper gold iron ore. He notes large quantities and potential wealth to make the Grand Trunk railway financially strong, signaling vast mineral wealth in western Canada.
A roundup of local arrivals and travel notes from Cheyenne lists Cahill Holliday coal firm and other merchants, here for orders and services. Readers learn of new notary appointment William E. Toohey at Aladin and visits by E H Brannon from Evanston and H M Hansen from Potter Nebraska.
Comic dialogue shows Santa lamenting wartime hardship. He cites Germany seizing reindeer and melting sleigh bells for bullets while his elves and workshop face rationing and confiscations. The scene blends holiday myth with grim wartime burdens.
Howard Hurst of Oren is accused by several onlookers of posing as a German sympathizer and a Hun Spy. Police investigated the claim after bystanders reported a provocative scene, finding a powder puff face powder and a perfume bottle among items. The incident ended with Hurst detained briefly for sobriety.
All members are requested to attend a special meeting and initiation at Castle Hall tonight. C. B. Hendershot, Chancellor Commander. A Liberty bond will never be only on paper. Albany Journal.
United States service branches available for enlistment now exclude the aviation department per Army recruiting Sgt. Lehman. Eligible men, including those below draft age, may join Infantry Cavalry Coast and Field Artillery Quartermaster Engineering Corps Signal Corps and more. Names of several enlistees from the local office are listed with towns such as Cheyenne Rock Springs Osage Pueblo Kearney and Elkhorn.
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