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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
12
Reading shows a note about editorial and business office telephones in Denver with reference to Cheyenne as a mall matter of the second class.
An appeal urges all Americans to invest in a war bond issue totaling 2 billion dollars, stressing that even smallholders must participate. It explains safety, government backing, and installment subscriptions with staged payments and domestic use of funds. It highlights patriotic duty and economic support for war needs.
The article argues nations should be prepared for war, citing Germany and others to show preparedness mattered in 1914. It notes the U S army of 506000 and selective draft, Pershing expeditionary force, and trusted government action guiding training, equipping, and arming for overseas service.
The piece argues that postal rate hikes on newspapers and magazines amount to a tax on luxury and highlight discrimination in mail service. It suggests parallels to corporate taxation and freight rates, notes senators who voted against the army bill, and comments on recruiting the First Reserve Engineer regiment with a humorous note on wartime culinary skills.
Sweetwater ranchers report overshoes on one bank and a riderless horse on the opposite bank of a swollen Sweetwater River. Tom Chrisman, 26, disappeared after attempting to ford the torrent near Split Rock about 20 miles above the Schoonmaker ranch. Searchers led by John Grieve have scoured miles of water with no body recovered. The river, 15 feet deep at the crossing, remains high from recent rains and snows. Sheriff Patton was notified as efforts continue to locate the rider.
Union Pacific plans to curtail motive power and end double headers to free engines for freight amid wartime orders. Passenger and mail schedules will shift as trains run with fewer locomotives, while McKeene gasoline cars on branches stay, through trains updated. Carload rules push maximum loading. economists note overloading and varying locomotive performance.
A Thermopolis oil venture by local men drills the Warm Springs dome six to seven miles east of town. James E. Hennessey leads the operation with a 640 acre tract, expecting heavy dark oil from a promising geological formation. Early signs show oil at 226 feet and 600 feet drilled with further potential down.
Grass Creek Oil and Development reports a promising oil and gas showing on new eastern ground in the Grass Creek field. The well has not yet reached the oil sands, but oil in upper strata suggests substantial reserves in the same sands as the proven district.
Cured a large tract of the vacant ground. The officers of the company are R. R. Thompson president, C. W. Ford secretary and treasurer, C. W. Axtell and John Otey on the board of directors. Mrs. John Otey has sold stock after promoting the proposition. L. F. Stockwell of Morrill Nebraska and C B E Swanson of Morrill also bought large blocks of stock after visiting the holdings.
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