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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1916
Page
9
Mr OConnor wed Miss Bila Daley on May 14 1914 at Rawlins heirloom district clerk in office, noted for his prior work record. He belongs to the Modern Woodmen of the World and serves as exalted ruler of Rawlins Lodge No 609.
R J Daley of Rawlins is lauded as a leading Wyoming Democrat with a long career in public service. Born in Canada in 1862, he arrived in Wyoming in 1872, worked for the Union Pacific, served as city water commissioner, and held educational and stockman roles. He emphasizes party loyalty and support for Democratic principles while stepping back from office to younger generations.
Charles E Blydenburgh a prominent Wyoming Democrat, Rawlins lawyer and rancher, held multiple offices including city attorney and Carbon County prosecutor. He studied at Princeton and Columbia, served in the 10th Legislature, chaired local committees, and ran for Supreme Court justice in 1914.
J R K Roliman of Encampment seeks the Wyoming legislature seat, citing need for well qualified men from Carbon County. Born 1857 in Heading, son of Jake and Bits Rothman, Roliman studied in Pennsylvania and moved to Wyoming in 1890, starting as a teacher in Rawlins.
Prominent Democrat Joan McPherson, longtime chair of Carbon County Democratic committees, born in Scotland in 1876, migrated to Wyoming in 1596, built a successful wool business in Rawlins, and served as Rawlins city trustee since 1913. He belongs to multiple masonic and fraternal orders, and champions labor rights within Wilson administration policies.
Fremont County advances as oil fields near Lander Grow with Pilot Butte Dallas Plunkett Hadson and Sage Creek. Riverton thrives as irrigation drives agriculture dairying and stock raising. Hudson boosts coal shipping beef and alfalfa, with plans for oil nearby and steady town growth ahead.
Melville N Baldwin Democratic candidate for state senator from Fremont county is portrayed as well suited to public service. Born in Silver City Nevada on July 3 1896 he moved to Wyoming with his parents at age three and has resided in Lander since 1877. He attended Saint Marys College and married Mary Ewing, with four children. The piece urges Fremont county voters to support him.
Biographical notice profiles Jon J. Spriggs and Earl Warren as Democratic candidates for Wyoming prosecuting attorney and state representative. It outlines Spriggs’ birthplace in Louie ville HL, education at Ewing College and universities, military service, and roles as lander high school principal and U.S. commissioner, plus Warren’s ranching start near Riverton, road development advocacy, and two-year road commissioner tenure. Both are positioned as strong contenders for their respective offices.
Robert H Hall, born Sackett's Harbor New York 1452, moved to Wyoming 1878 settling at Camp Stambaugh then Landor. An export surveyor, he earned a state wide reputation as loyal Democrat and able statesman while serving as Fremont county commissioner and state legislator. His election to the state senate is expected to bring continued service and a large majority.
Wm H Edley, receiver of the United States land office at Lander, Wyoming, is noted as a young, energetic Democrat active in state politics. Since homesteading near Powell under the Shoshone irrigation project, he has promoted farm development and party work, serving as secretary of the Casper state convention and advancing Wyoming interests.
M C Burk of Hudage in Fremont County was born on October 24, 1877 on a farm near Central City Nebraska. This birth notice appears in an ongoing local page, continuing beyond the visible column.
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