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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1917
Page
2
In Olenrock Wyoming Sept 4 several horses near Losh are seriously ill from suspected poisoning. Wounds on several animals match small projectiles and a pellet with poison is blamed though exact shooter and owner identities are not clear. Authorities hunt for the culprit as each horse shows infection signs and pain.
Four deaf and dumb men were arrested by Officer J P Martin and Probation Officer J Walter Lee in Greeley Colorado for drunkenness after their car rolled near the Poudre bridge on Labor Day weekend. The group included Stephen Mellinity pressman Karl Knudwon William Horton and Morris K Johnno, all from Denver or nearby Golden. After two hours of written explanations they paid fines and were released.
Sept 4 report from Glenrgce notes W. Bunnell and Alva Brubaker arranging a dairy business move in Casper. Bunnell to send a choice herd of milch cows to Brubaker ranch with efforts to market dairy products in the town and beyond. Leader classified ads highlight the business topic and market outreach across the state.
Floyd Clymer of Greeley won five of nine motorcycle races at the Loveland fair. He set a new state mile record on a half mile track, breaking his previous mark of 12:??, despite tire blowouts and a misstart in two events.
The Big Horn Telephone company pushes a new five mile line from Lovell into adjoining valleys. The project connects Tolman ranch South of town and pumpkins center area near Jake Rich's. Local residents anticipate improved daily farm communications and broader neighborhood connectivity.
Report from Glenbrow and Glenrock near Wye on September 4 notes welcome rain after weeks of dryness. The storm eased drought across the region. water holes dried up and stock suffered with cattle losses reported in the eastern counties.
President Wilson asks Congress to restore life insurance for military officers and enlisted men to $10,000, instead of the $5,000 limit set in committee. He wrote to Representative Adamson expressing gratification for the committee’s favorable report on related measures and urging prompt approval.
In a letter to Mrs Rachael Olson Mrs Harrington of Wellington Colo tells of the sad death by drowning of Jleine Wagner one of the sugar factory employees during the last campaign. Wagner was camping and fishing with friends when he waded into reservoir number three about ten miles north of Fort Collins and was swept under by cramps. He was twenty years old and remembered by many Lovell residents.
Ground has been broken for a new hospital south of the Episcopal church in Glenrock Wyoming. Constructed by Mrs Black a Denver nurse the facility will start modestly with room for additions as demand grows. Nearby oil fields promise good patronage from the outset.
Wind River Petroleum Company announces it has taken control of the 500 Cooperative holdings in Wyoming, expanding to about 12 000 acres in the Lander district. The firm already operates a 200 barrel well, a second well at 700 feet, and plans to add six more drilling outfits with substantial casing and a four inch pipeline to the river.
In Lovell Wyoming on September 4 a ring lost by W F Hunt's wife about twenty years ago was found by Leland Harris. Harris polished the ring, identified the initials, and led to the return to Mrs. Hunt after she described it perfectly.
Ranches. If you want to buy or sell a ranch see Lon C. Davis, 1714 Carey Ave. Phone 168W or Kes. 22 Sic
Consumers urged to stop trimming corns caused by tight fashionable footwear. Free Zone makes corns lift with a few drops, drying quickly and harming no surrounding skin. A tiny bottle, costing a few cents, removes corns or calluses without pain.
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