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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1917
Page
2
Mrs. ff M. Forseman of Cheyenne, though blind for ten years, has knitted seven soldier sweaters and four guardian sweaters for the Red Cross in the last three months, setting a new local mark for patriotism.
In Nov 278 Manville grows as oil prospects rise. Allen Oil moves HQ from Lusk to Manville, operates the Rispin well at 1600 ft in Buck Creek field. Cactus Oil of Cheyenne adds a rig near Ohio camp. three outfits—Ohio, Allen, Cactus—are active. Ohio drills to 1000 ft. significant spending on facilities follows.
In Casper Wyoming on November 28 burglars ransacked the C H Horstman residence at 816 South Wolcott but found no valuables after a thorough search of the house including the kitchen and dining room. They entered via a skeleton key while owners were away. neighbor D W Tripeny saw a man near the scene but no clue to the intruder's identity was found.
W K Coe, a large ranch owner from Cody Wyoming then in New York City, contributes two thousand dollars to the Park County YMCA fund via a telegraph message dated November 21 1917. The Park County commitment now totals six thousand dollars with an oversubscription of about four thousand eight hundred dollars, indicating strong local loyalty. The Park County YMCA committee and citizens extend thanks to Mr Coe for his generous support.
Swetchman C BE Von Houghton a switchman in the yards was caught between his engine and the platform at the freight station last night and bruised though no bones were broken. Donelae-Vlat Top Off and Gas ramping erect derrick in Big Muddy Meld.
An 19th century remedy claims to aid digestion when constipation blocks natural elimination. It describes stomach strain, bloating, belching, and headache as symptoms and advertises a product from Dr Caldwell as an effective relief, noting relief should come quickly.
In Siteridan Wyoming November 6 a brazen robbery occurred aboard a passenger train as it was being prepared in Billings depot. A Russian peasant Peter Huir and his wife with six children were approached by three well dressed men who stole his pocketbook containing about 159 dollars. Passengers collected 18 dollars for the family. The thieves, believed to be a train gang, vanished.
In Casper Wyoming Federal Agent W B Holliday freed Will Schau and Robert Jones two Black men jailed weeks on slackers charges. He found no evidence of draft evasion and accepted their claim of lost registration cards. About ten more alleged slackers remain jailed.
L. C. Eckstrun is jailed in Rock Springs Wyoming awaiting a hearing on charges of attempting to break into A H Holmes candy store. Police heard breaking glass at the rear of the building and arrested him before entry. Eckstrun, once a Holmes candy maker, was jobless due to drinking and arrived from Denver with a wife and small child.
Twenty four hour forecast ending 6 p m shows clear skies with normal temperatures. Actual mean 30 degrees. highest 46. lowest 26. West winds up to 20 mph. total precipitation since January 1 19.26 inches, normal 13.26 inches. L H Daingerfield.
Ralph Donielle known as Ralph the Barber admits to involvement in at least twenty three killings in New York City and nearby towns. Police say he was brought from Reno by Brooklyn authorities on an indictment tied to a homicide in that borough.
Casper Wyoming November 28 four year old William Halmes Tripeny son of Mr and Mrs D W Tripeny 134 East Milton Street died from burns suffered while trapped in a house fire that swept the interior of the Tripeny hog room He was rescued after at least a quarter hour and died at 1 40 this morning Investigators cite a possible short circuit from a wire rubbing on a bed post or clothes ignited by a hot light bulb as the fire’s origin The boy was born March 13 1915
Greeley Colorado reports the new street car power house at McIntosh car seat building, powered by a 150 horsepower motor and converter from Boulder. The installation, on temporary timber foundation, allows cars to run on time though nighttime headlights are missing and replaced by electric lamps.
At Burlington station in Casper Wyoming a new flag made of Wyoming wool flies from the staff. The red field bears a red center with twenty azure blue stars each for a Casper division employee at the front. The flag, hoisted today, will be displayed in the waiting room glass case. Norman C. Allen remarks one star honors his son believed to be in France.
Sheriff Jackson arrested K Middleton dining at the Johnson cafe in Laramie and jailed him as an escaped lunatic. He claimed to have fled the Kansas state asylum at Larned and said two inmates told him he would be safe ten miles away. He had beaten his way westward and was discharged after authorities learned he was not wanted in Kansas.
A reader from Gerrerien Center Michigan reports two years of kidney and bladder trouble with nocturnal urination and kidney pains. After trying various medicines, Foley Kidney Pills provided relief. Similar letters arrive daily from across the country. sold everywhere.
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