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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1918
Page
1
Tom Igo and Leslie Olson rode a goat at Kemmer Thursday evening amid claims the animal was fed raw meat and safety razor blades previously. They completed the ride unscathed with support from J A Larson Clyde Rau and J D Noblitt.
D. C. Segraves, a business visitor in Montpelier last week, secured several plumbing and heating contracts. He also purchased the sheet metal shop once run by M. R. Souea and plans to convert it into an additional plant for his plumbing interests, with local supervision expected.
Provost Marshal Crowder orders all men who have reached 21 since June 1 to register today. The directive warns the registration occurs next month and urges timely compliance amid wartime measures.
Cheyenne visitor J.8 Stubblefield spoke at the Presbyterian church on Sunday evening addressing temperance before a large crowd. Monday afternoon he delivered a four minute talk at Restamore on Is sues of the War.
A two year old coal black filly or pony with a star on the head and U9 branded on the left thigh was last seen in Sublet flat east of Cokeville. If found contact Clint Holland at Cokeville, Wyoming.
The U S Food Administration urges a two pounds per month sugar limit per person through January 1 1949 to ensure supplies for the Army Navy Allies and civilians. New Cuban cane and American beet sugar will ease shortages by autumn with beet sugar arriving October and Louisiana cane by mid November. Household fruit preservation should use minimal or no sugar now with later canning sweetened when supplies improve.
A letter to Postmaster A. J. Schile invites men aged 46 to 66 to enlist in Quartermaster Ordnance Corps at any army recruiting station if fit, of good character, English speaking, and not German or allied. Skilled tradesmen urged, Signal Corps open to telegraph, telephone, chauffeur, photographer, cook, clerk types. Immediate application to A J Schils.
Loading crews moved six cars of sheep from Sheep Mersie Hennion and Rich for Chicago, including ewes and lambs. The Quealy Sheep Company sent two cars for Salt Lake, featuring pure bred Cotswold ewes and bucks to be sold at the buck sale there soon.
A letter from Claude Netherly in Oscar's employ recounts a Kemmerer group joining the machine gun corps and notes Ted Wilkes was killed after the big drive. E F Bourne reports from France on travel, terrace farming, German prisoners, and a busy frontline, while Arthur Olson writes home about camp life and local towns.
Election returns are coming in slowly with Seville showing about 68 votes and a strong Republican tilt. Local officials Hewitt Fuller May served as judges and Kate Morgan Vibrans as clerks. In Stoner precinct 17 votes cast, with Carey Christmas Hoskins Republicans leading in the south while Ross shows strength for Democrats.
Mrs Adel Gardner, a faithful local American Red Cross member, has knitted 10 sweaters 35 pairs of socks 2 pairs of wristlets and attended all but three chapter meetings due to illness. The Star Valley Independent lauds her as unmatched in willing service and earnest wartime effort.
The Junior Red Cross Auxiliary last week shipped 90 winter bed shirts 41 comfort pillows 49 dish towels 20 wash cloths three pairs of socks one sleeveless sweater six wristlets and seven sweaters with sleeves.
Notice to beginers for grazing permits to graze cattle horses and sheep in the Wyoming National Forest during 1919 must be filed in Afton Wyoming by October 1 1918. Full information on grazing fees and blanks available from Forest Supervisor Charles A Beam in Poona 410 31. This notice excludes current permittees.
A fragmentary verse laments calling out the army and the pavy and urges not to call the speaker. It references veterans and family members while asking the public to call out the rank and file and the boys of the old brigade.
Net receipts for the Wyoming National Forest in the year ending June 380 1018 totaled 17 767 04 dollars. Stockmen paid 16 214 19 dollars for grazing privileges, 1 460 15 dollars from timber sales, 30 dollars for grazing trespass, and 270 dollars from special privileges. Twenty five percent reverts to county treasuries for roads and schools, plus 10 percent for roads and trails. Total admin and improvement spending was 19 397 53 dollars, with salaries 11 520 15 dollars and forest improvements 87 87 dollars. The average monthly payroll was 960 00 dollars, largely spent in Lincoln County.
P. W. Olson shipped three head of pure bred Short Horn stock to the Agricultural college at Logan Utah. Dr. Carrol and Dr. Fredricks led the visit with Edward Bennion, signaling Cokeville's prominence in cattle breeding. The shipment included one bull and two heifers.
The French ration sugar to about 18 pounds per person annually as German forces control most sugar beet land. The German occupation halts production, cutting annual French sugar consumption to roughly 600,000 tons from prewar yields around 700,000 tons.
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