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Newspaper

Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1916

Page

2

Fatal gunfire claim rocks Wyoming town

Marvey Collins of Tie Siding dies at home after being shot near Kehoe Utah by a Union Pacific guard who mistook him for a store robber. Collins had been an invalid for over a year and was wounded in the abdomen. the guard was arrested then released.

Laramie Marvey Collins Tie Siding Collinge Union Pacific Keho Utah Walon Pacific Evert Adrk Collins Ogden Cat Samuel Collins Thieefly

Melons to Market: The McCullys' Dry Farm Rise

The Sheridan Post profiles A and Mrs McCully of Murphy Gulch who, after eleven years, transformed a starve to death dry farm 20 miles from market into a steady livelihood. They now travel by automobile to bring fresher melons to town, sustaining a thriving homestead with a well kept house, barns, and stock.

Wyoming A. &. McCully Murphy Gulch Mr. McCully Sheridan McCullys MecColly Sheridan Post

Dyar Divorce Trial In Nevada Courthouse

The divorce action filed by Morrison G. Dyar against Zolla P. Dyar was called in district court Nev. A mixed jury hears the case. Dyar accuses cruelty and desertion while Zolla Dyar challenges morality. The Smithsonian official leads the prosecution.

Neng Nev Morrison Gi Dyar Smithsonian Institution Zolla P. Dyar Pyar Mr. Dyar

Boy Steals Money Bag From Employer

Roy Stevens a 16 year old newcomer to Laramie worked at Fisher's restaurant on Grand avenue. He stole a desk money bag containing between 75 and 100 dollars. Fisher found the funds missing after returning from Denver with over 100 dollars in cash. Stevens was last seen near the railroad round house and disappeared. Sheriff Jackson learned he was seen at Walden on Sunday afternoon and that Denver police were seeking him.

Laramie Roy Stevens Fisher Grand Avenue Denver Jackson Stevens Walden Ben BA. Lindsey

Three Men Jailed in Calf Killing Case

Sheriff Cooke and Deputy Halligan rounded up Burt Madi Guy diets ger and Hoy Fos who are jailed on charges of calf killing in Fort Collins. Officials recovered the calf head buried on Mason piece Redstone and the hide at another site. Two suspects confessed to the crime.

Fort Collins Sherrie Cooke Halligan Burt Madi Guy Dietsger Hoy Fos Bounty la the

Calf Slaying Suspects Identified in August Incident

A month after an attack linked to Charlies Mason, three men confessed to hunting on August 24 and killing a calf found in a glade. Metzger admitted shooting the animal while two accomplices butchered it, each receiving a hind quarter. all are family men facing severe consequences.

Charlies Mason Metzger

Jumps Prom Overland Injures Knee in Wreckage

Clark P Nadherny age 22 with Chicago parents at Phillips hotel in Laramie suffered a severe knee injury after jumping from the Overland Limited in the yard. He and a friend had spent the summer in Seattle and other coast towns. He received money from his mother and was to take a railroad ticket home tonight after medical care.

Laramie Clark P. Nadherny Chicago Phillips’ Hotel Seattle Nadhenny Overland Limited Garde Dr. McGellum Wee

Glowing Accounts From Lost Soldier Oil Field

Casper reports from the Lost Soldier oil field near Rawlins as oil experts return with optimistic forecasts. C Sloan, seasoned operator, predicts the area could become the nation’s greatest field between Oklahoma and California. Major players invest heavily with multiple drill crews. oil types noted include asphaltum 36 gravity and paraffin 46 gravity.

Casper Mattson Steamship California Funk Cochran Standard Oil Company of Ohio Midwest Rawlins Wyoming Denver Ball Creek Basin Field Co. C. Roberta Tulan KR. H. Kimsay Poulder Colo Roberts Oklahoma Mr. Roberts

Princeton Historian Studies Education in Japan

Princeton University history and politics professor Robert McElroy travels to Japan to study the empire's education system. He holds talks with Premier Okuma and Education Minister Taketa, then plans a year of lectures across China, mainly at Peking University.

Toklo Robert McNult McWiroy Princeton University Japan Okuma Taketa Karuiwawabe McElroy China University At Peking

Hea F Swisher Opens Optician Shop in Town

Hea F Swisher opens a new optician shop at 16 West 17th Avenue, offering eyeglasses and eye tests. The ceremony includes a small event with local residents and neighborhood business owners.

Hea F. Swisher Methet Optician Alow

Good Oil Strike Near Sage Creek

The Ole Oil company struck oil in the Sage creek district of the Wind River reservation last week. Drill depth reached 549 feet with oil rising to 400 feet at the well. Wyoming Oil & Coal company noted twelve on chalma in township 24 range 94 continuing east of Alkali Hutte field. Affidavits of discovery and incorporation papers filed naming A. C. Brews W. P. Hobmas Fred Van Gorden Charles ddudney and ficyant & Ore mier.

Riverton Sage Creek Wind River Reservation Ole Oil Company Wyoming Oil & Coal Company Chalma Hutte Wie Company A. C. Brews W. P. Hobmas Fred van Gorden Charles Ddudney Ficyant & Oremier

Infantile paralysis cases rise in New York report

New York health bulletin shows thirty new cases of infantile paralysis in the last 24 hours ending 1 p m today, up twenty from the previous period. Ten deaths occurred, four more than the prior day.

York Department of Health Bulietic Hacen

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