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Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1920

Page

12

Wyoming Methodists Announce Pastor Assignments

The Wyoming Methodist-Episcopal conference outlined pastor assignments for the coming year with Ira W. Winstead named Northern Wyoming Division superintendent succeeding Dr. Kendall who moves to the Board of Home Missions. New appointments include Basin Hubert Woebster Buffalo L C Dryden Casper W L French and others with several circuits to be supplied.

Wheatland Wyo Methodist-Episcopal Church Conference Wyoming Ira Ira Wwinaedey Cheyenne Sheridan Board of Home Missions and Church Extension W. T. Dumm Newton M. Temple Basin Hubert Woebster Bir Hors L. M. Kelley Buffalo L. C. Dryden Casper W. L. French B. A. Besire Clearmont E. K. Morrow Deaver A. B. Campbell Diets Garland Lewis Wearry Hyattville and Tensiesp F. W. Burleigh Kayese Lovell F. W. Bretnall Jeantie Powell Rozet Sundance N. E. Wood Edwin Bowling Oscar A. MecProud R. B. Morgan Worland J. A. Alford Carpenter C. L. Hebb N. M. Temple Chug Thomas HH. Evans Diamondrike Minnie Hadden Douglas H. 2. Shepherd Egbert W. L. Beers Evanston R. Stainforth Hanna J.C. Mytrol Hudson Kemmerer Lantin W. L. Wade State Superintendent League W. E. Eagin Pestor Choy- F. H. Becert World's Punitive Federation B. L. McFarlane Absense D. B E. Kendall

Texan Arrested on 1 White Slave Charge

Lester Alden and Gifford Figgins of Amarillo Texas are under arrest in Laramie Wyoming with Figgins held as a material witness. They will be taken to Cheyenne where Alden will be tried for white slavery under the Mann Act. Alden and Figgins reportedly held positions with the Midwest company.

Laramie Wyo Lester Alden Gifford Figgins Amarillo Texas Figgins Cheyenne Alden Lillie Fane Bigg Alden Ant Figgins Midwest Eta Ee Ie Tian Ak Pst

Heavy Saturday Night on Union Pacific Between Laramie and Rawlins

In Laramie Wyoming on September 26 a Saturday night traffic jammed the Union Pacific line between Laramie and Rawlins with ninety three train sections and engines sent to other tracks. The following Sunday remained nearly as heavy. Fort Steele loaded five cars of crude oil and handed them to the railroad.

Laramie Wyo Union Pacific Rawlins Fort Steele

Tragedy stalks Ball family in Wyoming county

Tragedy strikes the Ball family of Torrington Wyoming County. Charles Ball, an ex man of this place, was killed in an automobile accident enroute to a dance. Two weeks earlier James Britton of Fort Laramie died after sustaining injuries from a machine incident as the Ball family endures repeated misfortune.

Torrington Wryo Charles Ball James Britton Fort Laramie Frank Ball

Cow In Dust Cloud Causes Wreck In Wheatland

Sept 20 Wheatland Wro A J Tyteca is injured after J W McCall driving at high speed into a dust cloud hits a cow in the road. Tyteca suffers a torn skull while McCall escapes with minor bruises. The car and cow are wrecked.

Wheatland Wro A. J

Bradley Wold Seeks Oil Lease Priority in Salt Creek Field

Douglas Wyoming September 20. B Bradley now in Denver filed in the U S land office to obtain oil and gas rights on section 36 Salt Creek. If granted Wyoming would lose an estimated two million dollars yearly in state revenue. Bradley traces a 1890 prospectors lease and argues priority under a new leasing act. Crude oil flows from Midwest wells as drills push into the second sand and production climbs.

Douglas Wyo Wyoming Salt Creek B. Bradley Casper Denver United States Land Office Congress Bradley Midwest Company Crevestes

Walter Massie Survives Rattler Encounter On Hay Rake

In Colony Wyoming on September 20 Walter Massie heard rattles from a rattlesnake on hay piled atop a hay rake. He jumped clear and later dislodged the snake with a pitchfork revealing a five foot reptile with fourteen rattles before it was killed.

Wyo Walter Massie Massie

Lightning strike at Upton ranch leaves two cows dead

William Bagley and his son Fi were knocked unconscious by a bolt of lightning at the Bagley ranch near Upton Wyoming on September 20. They suffered no injuries, while two cows farther from the strike were killed instantly.

Upton Wyo Wiliam Bagley Bagley Ranch

Coal Miners Fund Aids Camy Morgan in Wyoming Race

A campaign fund report from Camy Morgan of Kemmerer Wyoming outlines a 60 cent per share assessment by coal miners for two weeks to cover Morgan’s campaign expenses. The fund draw aims to support Morgan’s bid and congressional seat efforts with pledges from miners and local labor groups.

Coal Miners Fund For Camy Morgan Kemmerer Wyo Jamea Morgan Enne Ayn Tor Tanda H Comantes Tee Tenes Thie Poe Se Deere Morgan von Wreming Congress

Wyoming search for alleged hold up suspects yields Hooch cache

In Wyoming on September 20 a manhunt followed an alleged attempt to hold up a mine water near FPopoala. Frank F. Fish and John Devich face district court charges for operating the still and, in Devich’s case, complicity in the hold up. A $20,000 bond is set. Detectives found a large still, a barrel of hooch and several jars hidden in a haystack at the Trosper ranch on the Little Pope River amid a strong odor of mash.

Lander Wyo Fpopoala Trosper Ranch Little Pope 6 Frank F. Fish John Devich Devich

Pipe Line Route Mapped to Feed Greybull Refinery

BASIN WY Sept 20 Surveyors map the Salt Creek field to Illinois Pipe Line system linking Grass Creek to Greybull refinery. Connection near Chatham, crossing Big Horn mountains near Lost Cabin. Oil line will be eight inches in diameter to supply steady crude to Greybull refinery.

Candidates Declare Game Laws Farcical

Cody Wyoming September 20 That the present game laws are a farce to the platform on which B G Rumsey president of the Wyoming State Game Protective association is basing his independent campaign for state senator from Park County.

Cody Wyo B. G. Rumsey Wyoming State Game Protective Association Park County

Death of Son Ends Life of Aged Father

In Douglas Iowa September 20 James O Leary aged 70 died here a week after his son John O Leary died from injuries after a horse kicked a pitchfork. The death of the young man is believed to have hastened the elder’s death as grief overwhelmed him.

Douglas Wryo James O'Leary John O'Leary O'Leary

Republican fund quotas may push Wyoming totals past $100000

The Douglas Budget reports a Park county quota of 3600 for Republican campaign funds in Wyoming. If other counties mirror this, the state fund could exceed 100000,000 and national contributions might top 50,000,000 depending on statewide participation.

Douglas Wyo Park County Wyoming

Car Dumps En Route Fatal Train Collision

Walter Jones a 35 year old colored veteran of the AEF was killed when a gravel car he rode on toppled from a moving train at Sage. He and a fellow rider were struck by the car and severed parts of the body described in grisly detail.

Kemmerer Wro Walter Jones A. E&y F Sage Jones

Tock Springs Man Killed at Blairtown

A fatal accident at the Blairtown mine near Rock Springs on Wednesday afternoon killed a miner identified as Rams. The Finn Ross, a native of Finland, died at a hospital the same evening from injuries. Local reports note the miner’s death followed being pulled into a mining machine and losing limbs. The article also mentions the grieving family of Mrs Nora Harlow and other local obituaries and births.

Rock Springs Blairtown Lagiam Eimer Rams Rone Ross Finland Nora Harlow Harlow Ned William Delaney Branston Donald Fremont Frank T. Kelloge Twin Falls Idaho Kellogg P. L. Carroll Vand Robert Cowan No. 1 Hill

Ky city trusts new officer to report whistle related violence

A newly appointed officer named Walsh is tasked with reporting any whistle based violence, following complaints from local residents about noise and disturbances. The report stresses prompt action and community safety in the city.

Steati Iosg Thie A Walsh Mst D. Nalincea

Sheridan County Assessed Property Valuation Near 30 Million

Sheridan Wyoming September 20 The assessed valuation of Sheridan county property is 29 951 267 dollars. The figure reflects countywide values and includes residential commercial and agricultural properties.

Sheridan, Wyo Sheridan County

Lightning Strike Destroys Flag at Woodman’s Hall

A bolt of lightning struck Woodman’s Hall in Aurora and destroyed an American flag, tearing it to shreds. No injuries reported.

Aurora

Cody City Council Bans Shimmy and Other Lewd Dances

Cody Wyoming council passes ordinance prohibiting the shimmy and other lascivious dances. The measure aims to curb "indecent" performances in town. No further details on enforcement or penalties in the available text.

Cody Wyo

Cathedral Home Moves to New Location in Laramie

The Cathedral Home for Children, under St. Matthew's, has moved from the bishop's house at the cathedral to its own building at Sixteenth and Grand Avenue. About thirty children reside there. Transportation to Sunday school posed challenges, with local auto owners and garages volunteering to haul them for a month, while older children may walk to school in good weather.

Laramie Wryo St. Matthew's Cathedral Sixteenth and Grand Avenue Lou Bath Elmer Lovejoy

Immense Tie Drive on Green River at Green River

A large force works to remove 250000 railroad ties from Green River near the headwaters. They were cut upstream and floated down to the boom at Green River Wyoming on September 20.

Green River Wyo

Lightning Strikes Barn Killing Horses at Wyoming Ranch

A bolt of lightning entering the open doorway of the Albert RK Main ranch barn in Cokeville Wyoming killed three horses kept inside for storm protection and injured two more, likely leading to euthanization. Several men in the doorway escaped harm.

Cokeville Wyo Albert RK. Main Ranch

Boys Find Dynamite Blast Wounds Three Grahams

In Deaver Wyoming on September 20 three sons of W W Graham aged 12 7 and 6 were injured after finding an old stick of dynamite while herding cows near their home and playing with it the explosion severed three fingers from one boy and caused injuries to the others Police say the blast was accidental and no fatalities occurred.

Deaver Wyo W. W. Graham Joe Lees

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Wyomin Methodist Church DR. Kendall Northern Bradley Wold Salt Creek Field Walter Greybull Democratician Tock Springs Treas Pete Ponce Italy Ionies Tob
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