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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1919
Page
7
General Congreve has succeeded General Allenby in Palestine for Great Britain and is keeping the situation well in hand. He has seen considerable foreign service according to reports.
The report records a normal temperature around 60 degrees with actual 60 degrees and a 3 degree rise in the last 24 hours. Highest 68 and lowest 53, winds from the west at 4% mph, total precipitation 9.85 inches since January 1.
Dr Mary Gordon is noted in connection with prisons and serves as an assistant inspector with responsibilities tied to jail oversight.
Walter A. Smith, employed by the Independent Torpedo Company, faces forgery charges after cashing checks drawn to his employer. Arrested in Denver when identified by Paul L. Hudson of Elgin Show & Clothing, he allegedly kept cash and merchandise from victims. In one case, a check for 170 dollars yielded 60 dollars in merchandise and 110 dollars cash. another driver received 14.50 in change when Smith paid with a 15 dollar check for a 50 cent ride.
RIVERTON WY Oct 4 The reclamation service is assembling drag-line machinery for next year to excavate the main canal of the Oregon Basin project. It will reclaim 206000 acres with water from the Big Wind River. Buildings are being erected to store supplies and house workers. A machine shop is included and work on a minor unit has already started.
Two petroleum firms with a combined capital of 500000 filed articles of incorporation with the Wyoming secretary of state. Red Lake Oil & Land Co of Lodge Pole Nebraska lists 25000 stock with 1.00 par and headquarters in Cheyenne. Ray Petroleum Co of Thermopolis Nebraska lists 250000 stock with 1.00 par and headquarters in Thermopolis. Directors named for the first year include B J Bates J W Rodgers Charles Morehead R C P McGrale and H C Castleman Willard Richards Hay Phebus I D Alender.
The piece honors millions of women who supported the war effort at home by knitting and sewing surgical dressings for soldiers overseas. It notes some suffer health issues from their labor and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy to restore health and strength.
The report notes generally good travel from Cheyenne to Casper and Fort Collins and Greeley with rough sections on Hearse Creek to Slater and east of Casper and between Archer and Hillsdale. Also good from Cheyenne to Pine Bluff, Granite Canon and Laramie west area with rough stretches west of Laramie.
Roy J. White announces final week of enrollments for popular music and ragtime study. Limited morning and afternoon sessions available. no evening periods. Interested parties may call 628-J or 388-J.
The fragment discusses a judge tainted by a bribe and questions whether the author is American or European. It speculates on the writer’s identity and era, referencing ancient Babylon and Hammurabi as precedents for judging integrity. The excerpt contrasts modern speculation with historical law.
Governor Carey has issued commissions for nine notaries public including G D Mcdonald Glenrack J B Jamer W B Dale Sheree Sreehan Cheyenne J A Guernsey Caroline Bailey Sapp Bubols and G W Youns enn.
Local item reports Red Cross nurses documenting homesteads and wartime service details. Mentions specific names, routes, and duties related to nurse teams aiding civilian and military efforts during the conflict.
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