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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
13
The Penn-Wyoming Petroleum Co announces it has claimed certain tracts on the ceded portion of the reservation due to discovery and location. Leases for these lands are set to be sold this week.
Claimants expect similar claims after Oct 10 action by the Indian department. Companies sought recognition before the secretary of the interior and Congress but were denied as the government retained withdrawal rights. The outcome remains uncertain and court rulings will decide the legal questions involved.
Jackson Wyoming youth from the Hole contingent at Camp Greene suffer mumps and are isolated. Last letters say they will be released to return to active training in about eight days. They hope to ride horses again soon. many belong to the wagon company of the 116th ammunition train.
Basin, Wro., Oct 10. Monday evening B F Wickwire and daughter Ruth drove toward Basin six miles south of town. The girl on the wheel lost control on a steep grade, the car skidded into loose dust and slid off a bank turning over. Both occupants were pinned but escaped with only a scare and shaking. Car damage was minor with a badly smashed top.
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use formula that darkens gray hair, returns natural color, and adds lustre. It claims quick results by applying with a sponge or brush, while noting it is not a medicine.
A. P. Cornell drives development of a high quality Cheyenne region resort on the Bille neat north of Buford. The Wee We lodge near Middle Crow creek will feature a main granite lodge, dining rooms, guest quarters, chaffeur housing, and stable carage. Service from Buford and Cheyenne planned. famed scenery likened to Estes and Cherokee parks.
Henry Krutz, held in Baggs on numerous dishonesty charges, was transported to Colorado Springs last Tuesday by order of the Colorado sheriff. A A Sanders supervised the transfer and handed Krutz to Hampton who then took him to Rawtlna.
A public sale will be held on October 19 at the L M Trent ranch ten miles south of Campetool. The property includes 28 head of horses 87 head of cattle and one half section of land. Free lunch will be served at 11:80.
War mothers across Wyoming and other states plan a week long drive October 21 to 28 to canvass households for signatures to the United States food administration pledge. They will mobilize women with sons in the army or under selective service to join food conservation efforts praised by Herbert Hoover for supporting the war, peace, and Liberty Loan goals.
The Thermopolis State Bank increased its capital stock from 25 000 to 50 000 at a stockholders meeting held this week in Thermopolis Wisconsin. The move reflects the bank’s greatly increased business and ongoing growth.
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