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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1917
Page
6
William Parks was fatally wounded at 6 30 PM when Walsh fired a bullet as Parks entered a saloon door. Walsh had aimed at Gilbert Hamlin after a prior quarrel. Parks collapsed with no hope of recovery. Walsh is jailed awaiting outcome of the injury.
A forest fire is believed to be raging north of Laramie Wyoming and beyond the Medicine Bow forest reserve. Smoke filled the forenoon sky with a red sun seen from Medicine Bow peak as observers noted possible fire activity extending toward Montana. FP Bliss and L H Douglas plan to travel to Centennial and then to Colorado on forestry business.
Fragmentary text discusses a Dr expertise and a remedy or tablets named as rewards. Includes stray phrases about buoyancy and effects but lacks clear narrative or identifiable entities.
Earl Peirce of Medicine Bow, who had been in the field for several days, is expected home this afternoon or tomorrow.
The Federal union held an officers election with Leo Beltzer as president Fred An taller as vice president John Redford recording secretary and treasurer Martin Sturmain as trustee Miss Agnes Brawley Flora Cook G F E Sturm and Mrs Sadie Hodge named as guardians trustees. Local notices mention hunting trips birthdays visits and community events at the Grand theater and Episco pal church. Regular social gatherings were noted including Five Hundred and Kensington meetings with luncheon and prizes reported.
Salt Lake City October 15 The hearing of Fred C Ritter an I W W arrest along with three others on indictment by the Chicago grand jury was postponed to Monday at 10 am Commissioner H V Van Pelt said Ritter plans to resist removal to Chicago where 160 leading I W W members face trial The other three suspects favor Chicago trial and have waived preliminary hearing All are jailed under bonds of 15000 each
Sheridan Wyoming reports a wrestling match set for October 18 at the Orpheum theater between Clarence Eklund of Buffalo and Rudy Warner of Omaha. The two last met in Buffalo six weeks ago with Warner not making a strong showing.
Warner trains in Yellowstone perk and believes he can beat Eklund though wind and altitude may affect him. Many men, including Pet Brown, tried the idea but changed plans. Two hours are allotted with winner take all gross receipts and a fall decides the outcome.
Reports from Douglas Wisconsin this week say the Funk company struck a 1000-barrel well at its Soldier holdings. The well flows regularly every fifteen minutes signaling strong production. Officials note the discovery could affect local energy prospects and company revenues.
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