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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1919
Page
15
General Congreve has succeeded General Allenby in Palestine for Great Britain. Reports say Congreve is keeping the situation well in hand and has seen considerable foreign service.
The report notes clear weather with a normal temperature of 60 degrees, a high of 68 and a low of 53. It records wind from the west at 4% miles per hour, total precipitation since Jan 1 at 9.85 inches, and 0 inches of rain in the last 24 hours.
Dr Mary Gordon appears in a report on prisons as she also serves as assistant inspector, highlighting her role in oversight and reform efforts within the penal system.
Walter A. Smith faced forgery charges in SPER Wyoming after being accused of cashing checks drawn to his employer the Independent Torpedo Company. Arrested in Denver, Smith was identified by Paul L. Hudson of Elgin Show and Clothing, one victim. A separate complainant, a taxicab driver, stated Smith exchanged a $15 check for $14.50 in change for a 50 cent ride.
RIVERTON WY Oct 4 The reclamation service is assembling drag-line and other machinery to excavate the main canal of the Oregon Basin project which will reclaim 206000 acres with water from the Big Wind river. Buildings are being erected for storage and employee quarters. The plant includes a machine shop. Work on a minor unit of the project is already under way.
Two petroleum companies filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. Red Lake Oil & Land Co. shows capital stock of 20 000, HQ in Cheyenne and operations in Carbon county with directors B J Bates J W Rodgers Charles Morehead R C P McGrale and H C Castleman. Ray Petroleum Co. lists 250 000 capital stock, HQ in Thermopolis and operations in Tot Springs county with directors Willard Richards Hay Phebus and I D Alender.
A wartime column praises women who support troops at home and notes their long hours of knitting and sewing surgical dressings for the wounded. It cautions some suffer health issues and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a restorative aid.
The report notes good conditions for Cheyenne to Casper with rough stretches from Hearse Creek to Slater and east of Casper. Also good Cheyenne to Pine Bluff with rough between Archer and Hillsdale. Generally good Cheyenne to Fort Collins and Greeley, and good Cheyenne to Granite Canon with rough west of Laramie. Includes reference to Window Shades Sherman Paint Co.
Roy J. White announces final enrollment week for his music and ragtime school. Morning and afternoon periods available. no evening sessions. Interested parties should call 628-J or 388-J.
The excerpt ponders authorship of a bribe and judge bias, debating if the line is American or European and speculating a date. It notes ancient Hammurabi era precedents as a counterexample illustrating a long history of judging integrity across cultures.
Governor Carey has announced the commissioning of nine notaries public. The appointees named are G D Mcdonald Glenrack J B Jamer W B Dale Sheree Sreehan Cheyenne J A Guernsey Caroline Bailey Ldsper Sapp Bubols and G W Youns enn.
In Sheridan Wye Oot region, Red Cross nurses document homestead relief efforts and service measures. The piece notes nurses from the Hed Grows unit aiding settlers, with references to Webbers and Slophbend areas and wartime relief operations.
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