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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
1
The Rock Springs hide firm of Leavitt faced city ire after L. Leavitt, a local agent, paid a $25 fine for lacking an occupational license. The firm disputes the payment, saying it was for a license, not a fine, and demands resolution from the town clerk.
The Cokeville Junior Red Cross plans a bazaar on Thursday afternoon December 18 in the Red Cross room from 3 to 6. Items for sale are handmade by students across grades including aprons calendars doll furniture and household goods. Proceeds benefit the children's relief fund.
Pupils and teachers have prepared a Christmas program of songs recitations and dialogues at Woodward's Hall Friday evening December 19 at 8 o clock. A tree for children will follow with candy and nuts from Old Santa Claus. Admission for adults 20 cents. children admitted free.
About 5000 acres of well watered summer range land for sale in Rio Blanco County Colorado. For full particulars write Frank Be Knox Cel Len Hotel Salt Lake City Utah.
Local notes detail Bert Collett and others tending the desert range amid storms and cold. Shepherds move flocks to winter range near Rock Springs and Kemmerer, with several townsfolk traveling for meetings and business, and a hard times dance announced.
Mrs. Carrie Larson Bates, 28, was found dead in Cokeville, reportedly of acute myocarditis following influenza. Survived by five children and five Larson siblings, with her husband out of town at Haggerty ranch. Body to be sent to Salt Lake City for burial. funeral arrangements unspecified.
A Standard Oil Co. subsidiary supplying local gasoline delayed paying its occupational tax. Denver officials sent the company the tax ordinance, and after review the firm returned it and promised to pay the license amount immediately under protest, arguing the tax is unnecessary and too high.
Desert range conditions amid a three week harsh winter threaten Cokeville flockmasters with heavy losses. Rail service and fuel shortages curb hay and grain deliveries, leaving flocks scattered and weak. Stockmen fear profits will be wiped out unless rail and weather delays ease and stock moves succeed.
Last Tuesday a car of coal arrived in Cokeville easing fuel shortages. Mayor Roberts, with Town Marshal Mc Minn, oversees distribution under guidance of railroad and fuel administrations. No hoarding or disputes reported. neighbors aid those without coal, with a weekly carload promised to prevent suffering. Mrs Vaughn Hufford visited sister Mrs Kate Kehoe in town.
In a Japanese battle royal at Sublet coal camp No 6 near Kemmerer last evening two Japanese couples fought over money matters. Mrs Ogihara was shot while helping her husband, who lies in the L C M hospital with a bullet in the abdomen and many axe wounds. Ogihara’s condition is grave. The other Japanese man is wounded and incoherent. Sheriff Oakley and Undersheriff Conroy found one pistol with six shots fired. The dead woman and wounded husband were taken to Kemmerer. the other couple is in the county jail.
Union leaders in the east call off a coal strike but Lincoln county mines report less than a third of miners back to work. Workers reject the 14 percent wage increase mandated by Garfield's administration, keeping production disrupted.
Earl Haggerty, a sheepman, returned with his flock from the Point of Rocks area after inspecting range conditions. He decided to bring the wool back for the winter and arrange feeding at the Haggerty ranch for the remainder of the season.
Frank Schmidt and family left Thursday for their former home in Centralia Washington where they plan to resettle. He had earlier announced a move to northern Minnesota to start a sheep business but changed plans after later investigations. He ordered the Regis ter to be sent to him regularly. Morgan Kavanagh visited Kemmerer over Sunday.
Roasting pigs 30 to 50 pounds sell for 25 cents a pound delivered. Also a registered Poland China boar about 400 pounds and a Duroc Jersey boar from last spring’s litter around 225 pounds offered. Service fees until sold four dollars. Gustave Paterell of Raymond Idaho handles sale.
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