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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1920
Page
8
In Casper Wyoming on October 11 a 17 ton valve built for Pathfinder dam broke loose from its lowering cables and fell hundreds of feet to the dam base. The valve had been shipped from San Francisco after a year of construction and was moved to the site by truck and trailer before the accident. Workmen expect a new valve to be ordered.
Four burned workers from the Midwest Companies gasser in Buffalo Basin near Basin Wyoming remain in serious or critical condition. George Xplosion died. others listed as O C Summer J Lee and Walter Cole are injured, while Joe D Henry is badly burned. Efforts to extinguish the blaze face continued pressure from the braden head, which could feed the well at an estimated 0 000 000 cubic feet daily if it fails.
Mrs. Trank Reed discovered her sister Mary E. Morris, 62, dead from heart disease at their Weat Kirby creek home after visiting to check on her. Fire burned in the stove as Reed found the body near a rear door. Elks dance announced for Wednesday with Rocky Mountain Society Orchestra.
The text outlines ideal childbirth conditions with a licensed doctor or midwife, a well equipped room, and a list of supplies. It then covers postnatal rest for the mother, diet and nursing, and practical tips to increase milk flow such as fluids, rest, and regular nursing.
James Morgan former labor candidate for congress in Wyoming begins a tour to deliver speeches in fifteen towns before election day. The itinerary lists stops including Lowell October 12 and Wyoming cities such as Green River Rock Springs Laramie Casper and Cheyenne with dates through September 1.
Casper Wyoming October 11 A New York Oil Company well has been spudded in the South Creek field and accelerated drilling is reported. The well will target the gas sand for now on lands free from government royalty. Nearby wells produce 18 million and 1% million cubic feet of gas daily.
LANDER WY Oct 11 The corpse of George Wood who was dead and thus unable to be paid $200 to relatives at the penitentiary when he escaped led to his capture in Lander where he worked in a restaurant. Wood a life term killer of his sweetheart had gone to Texas and wrote a will leaving the $200 to relatives. He then wrote prison officials a letter purporting to be from a friend saying Wood had been killed. The letter was traced and the writer arrested.
A. P. Webber, a teamster, was killed instantly when his truck stalled on the Brewer grade crossing as a freight train backed into it. The fatal crash occurred near Lander Wyoming on October 11.
Ohio starts two new wells in Salt Creek field on section 27-40-79 with York Oil in a 50 60 haste as production money im pounds. One well was padded in recently and the other nears completion in Wall Creek sand. The quarter section already produced over 600000 barrels from four wells. Costa Rican women gain right to vote and to hold state municipal and congressional offices.
Charter Oak Mine, the region's only copper processing plant, is closed indefinitely as management transfers supplies and workers to Tolland, Colorado for use at other company properties due to high costs.
The Walch brothers Eugene and Frank killed two bears in Hayden National Forest claiming black and brown bears are same branch. A large black mother defended a yearling brown cub as the chase ended in the bears’ deaths.
The article explainsSwift Refrigerator Cars move meat across the country and highlights the unseen, meticulous preparation and long hours behind the scenes. It argues the system runs continuously year round due to careful scientific handling to ensure freshness and welfare.
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