Rock Springs News Highlights Local Deaths and Events
Local items include deaths of John Poll near Elkhorn and Mike Pankovich former UP depot caretaker, and Harry Vigurve from mining region news. Socials note Alma Anderson and four friends hosting a surprise party for a birthday. Activities cover church services, schooling departures to Greeley, and community gatherings at Edna Preeve’s home with sewing and cards.
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Dorothy van Deusen
Mies
Minnie Elias
Greeley
Colo
Anna Anderson
Josephine Crippa
John Poll
John Larsen
Elkhorn
KX Pudawey
Iowa
Mike Pankovich
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Harry Vigurve
Wordnila
Liew
Pinerad
Mocutetlo
Misa Hazel Moscrove
Tridger Avenue
Hattie Killian
Nathaniel Unten
Dave Kunten
Local Briefs and Business Notices From Town
Local brief items list business moves taxis ranch listings and varnish services. Notices announce a move to 216 West 16th and a California winter trip. Police report two more alleged bootleggers Fred Seifert and Phillip Dayes arrested and to be turned over to federal authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Seifert
Phillip Dayes
Fire escapes installed or ordered for Cheyenne properties
State Labor Commissioner Taylor reports most Cheyenne property owners have installed or ordered fire escapes since the new law took effect. Some faced steel shortages but are not liable due to material delays. Several buildings already complied, others had prior compliant escapes, and a few did not act.
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Cheyenne
Taylor
Tribune
John Thomas
Labor Journal
Rookery
First National Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
Capitol Block
Firefighters Save House After Fierce Fight at Reed and Twenty second
A blaze at a residence on Twenty second Street near Reed Street was discovered late and pushed the fire department to a fierce effort before the house on the premises was saved. The blaze involved the Cook brothers property and caused significant damage to the surrounding area.
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T Cook Brothers
Twenty-second
Reed Streets
Fort Russell Socials Highlight Kentucky Ties and Farewell
Mrs. Wright mother of Colonel Wright and Mrs. Thompson hosted an informal Capitol Avenue tea with many Kentucky connections among Cheyenne guests. Lt Pettibone and his mother visited, while Fort J. A. Russell quartermaster officers held a farewell dinner for Major Samuel A. Smoke bound for the University of Kentucky.
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Wright
Colonel Wright
Fort Russell
John Charles Thompson
Capitol Avenue
Kentucky
24Th Artillery
California
Pettibone
Cheyenne
Quartermaster Corps
Fort J. A. Russell
Plains Hotel
Samuel A. Smoke
University of Lexington
R. N. LaFontaine
Charles W. Riner
A. J. Kelley
McGrath
Kent
Lederer
Treadway
Jones
James Niswander Victim of Scarlet Fever
James Niswander a Y year old son of Mr and Mrs James Niswander died suddenly Saturday at home from scarlet fever after initial illness Tuesday and Friday's malignant turn. Funeral conducted by Rev J B Stubblefield at the Presbyterian church with graveside exercises. family preparing for burial to lay plans for re housing. James was a bright Converse school student and his loss deeply felt by the parents and sister Mrs Stark who arrived from Lost Springs to support.
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James
James Niswander
J. 8. Stubblefield
Presbyterian Church
Converse
Wyoming Soldiers Rebuild Camp for Artillery Practice
A letter from Lieut. L. Moss describes Jada and Wyoming troops at Camp Greene adapting from infantry to artillery. They rebuilt their camp nearer Charlotte, social life thrives for soldiers while officers face duller days, a banquet drew many guests, and drill regulations expand to four volumes. He urges letters from Cheyenne and other friends.
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Jada
Wyoming
Camp Greene
L. Moss
Charlotte
Artilery
Cheyenne
Stable Fire Kills Horse and Injures Two
Fire at the home of M Baker Sunday afternoon destroyed a barn holding three horses. One horse died, another was badly injured, and the third was saved after a lengthy effort. Local firefighters battled the blaze to prevent further loss.
Yankee Soldier Wins War Cross Palm to Dayton Private Melvin Jobin McLain
The Paris Herald says Private Melvin Jobin McLain of Dayton Ohio is the first American to win the war cross with the palm. He saved villagers by grabbing a German bomb during a 18 September air raid then tossing it into a river, where it exploded harmlessly. A false fire alarm at Frontier park was caused by a rubbish burn.
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Paris
Jobin Mclain
Dayton
Ohio
Paris Herald
Frontier Park
Farmers Joyous Over Corn Crop In Wyoming
Farmers in Guernsey Wyoming celebrate a delayed frost with a large corn crop. Much of the corn has ripened and is safe from frost, as late spring allowed extensive planting though some crops were delayed.
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Guernsey
Wyo
Jack Frost
The Great Divide and Women’s Aging
The article argues that women face serious physical changes between forty and fifty and that modern life increases health anxiety. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy helping women maintain health and vitality into later life.
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Charma
Lydia F. Pinkham
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