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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1918
Page
1
Government urges all draft boards to educate draftees about the soldier insurance law and to encourage enrollment. The insurance program is praised as a just, humane protection for soldiers and their families, with literature provided to boards for educational use.
Local churches in this city combined to present a pressing Fourth of July program last week. Notable speakers included Mayor J A Larson Vincent Bennion Rev Joslin of Kemmerer and Rev McLean of this city. A pleasant local musical featured and a two hour general program held attention of attendees.
Mrs. Laura LaManse a National W C T A lecturer will speak Tuesday evening July 16 at the L D 8 Church of Cokeville. She will meet all ladies of the town at Mr J D Nobitts home Tuesday afternoon at three oclock.
Charlie McDonald came home Sunday from American Lake after a period of training and receiving a temporary discharge.
The Red Cross emphasizes that a dollar in circulation through its work yields substantial value and urges locals to avoid outside purchases. It reports expanded garment and dressing production, appeals for old rags, and invites women to contribute. The L B S Relief society proposes an auxiliary Red Cross, while Mountain Division seeks twenty five volunteer drivers for a tough task. The ideal chapter offers arm bands to members earning 72 hours of work or meeting material goals. July 16 next meeting marks start for badge records.
George F. Alleman died at a Salt Lake City railroad hospital after years of nephritis. He was 47, survived by wife Mrs. Alleman and six children. Funeral was held at Cokeville Presbyterian Church with Masonic rites. he was a Sublette rancher and Short Line freight conductor. Attendees included Kemmerer residents and dignitaries such as Hon. A. D Ackins and Rev. Clower.
Draftees Jess Gilkison Geo E Burton Wm Dayton Roscoe Stoner J A Larson and Frank Hazen appeared before the Kemmerer draft board for reclassification. Gilkison Dayton and Hazen were placed in class A1 while the others retained their original classifications.
Fred Roberta now owns one of the new Hudson super sixes. He calls it a trim car and plans to use it for any trip, believing a car should be practical as well as enjoyable. The big six is expected to handle diverse road conditions.
J A Larson resigned after years as cashier to pursue sheep and ranching interests. W G Morley, the former assistant cashier for six months, succeeds him with a credited record and a friendly greeting for customers.
Cokéville hosts Chautauqua from July 21 to 25 featuring talks by leading speakers, music, skits, and varied entertainment. Tickets are reasonably priced with profits benefiting the Red Cross, encouraging broad attendance for all ages.
The family of Geo F Alleman thanks friends for assistance in their bereavement, for floral offerings and the singing, and to Masonic Lodge members who were present to comfort Mrs Geo F Alleman and family.
Sheriff Bell hurried to Cokeville after a one year old girl claimed masked men dragged her to a blacksmith shop and assaulted her. The girl later admitted the tale was a myth and that she had behaved improperly. Kemmerer Republican notes the case may affect a local youth.
Remodeling School House Axle Johnson holds the contract to remodel the school buildings and re plaster several walls in poor condition. A future contract will be let for installing new hardwood floors throughout the building.
Jack Hinekey, now in training at Logan Utah, wrote a letter to friends about a strenuous life with training and schooling. He says he likes it and expects to be called for overseas duty before very long.
A meeting of the Boys Lamb Club is set for 8 p m Saturday in City Hall. Applications for membership will be received, reports will be made, and the general business of the club will be discussed. All eligible boys are urged to attend.
A heavy electrical storm last Saturday damaged three signal blocks, disabling them for hours. Local maintainer H. B. Tengvall worked a near 24 hour shift to restore the system.
Interesting Topic Envoy Frank Hurg of the Salvation Army is in Cokeville this week to speak at eight o'clock tomorrow evening at the Presbyterian church. Burg is known locally from years on the Stoner Bros ranch and other places. He will discuss Salvation Army work here and abroad and invites public attendance.
Carl Nelson left today for Kemmerer to appear before the draft board for re classification. Mrs B H Smalley returned Wednesday from Baggs after the death of her and Mrs Carley Jebens P W Stoffers and daughter Lille Miss Margaret May. Mrs Marie Petrie and J Madera enjoyed a Sunday motor trip last week visiting Ideal Beach and Montpelier.
H. 8. Reddington, who has served as the local depot trick dispatcher, received his relief Tuesday and departs to visit relatives and friends in the northwest. He enters the service this month, and W. Robinson succeeds him.
Dr A L Chilton manager of the Pocatello Optical Company will be in Cokeville at the Haggerty Hotel on July 14 from 10 A M to 12 30 P M. Those needing eye care should plan early as appointments are advised.
Tess Haggerty suffered a painful accident last Monday at the University of Utah Training camp in Salt Lake City losing the thumb of his right hand and sustaining a compound fracture to the index finger. The cause is unclear though he was riding a motorcycle with a machine gun when the mishap occurred.
In Salt Creek canyon the honor camp inmates work eight hours daily six days a week for five dollars a month. G. B. Mead led a Red Cross collection in town that totaled 2750 dollars, with several donors giving five and ten dollars and some contributing a full month or two of wages. The piece praises the workers and contrasts their donations with other local workers.
T. K. Collett with his son Thiel and Donald Peterson returned Monday from Kemmerer with a new Ford delivery truck. The purchase supports the new oil station at the point. Collett described a rough trip over Fossil flats where a cloud burst made roads slick, taking about an hour and a half to cover two miles.
Notices were issued in Cokeville for for duty calls to men recently reclassified from class four to class one. Called names include Wm Dayton Gilbert Weaver Frank Hazen Jess Gilkison Ivan Nicholls John Lloyd Peter McLean Nick Hidalgo and Felix Shaver. The initial three are set for July 20 with the rest due two days later.
Bert Carollo and a passenger narrowly escaped death when their car ran over a washout near Fossil on a Wednesday morning during a trip from Kemmerer to Seattle. The brakes and careful driving saved them. the vehicle was badly damaged and required assistance to return to the road amid makeshift sage brush barriers.
On Friday a Ford car performed a sensational stunt described as sun-fishing, sliding down a wain stem and weaving past danger signals before stopping at the lane’s end. Onlookers recalled a novice at the wheel and claimed the feat drew a crowd with its daring, risky display.
In a brief weather note the vicinity saw heavy rains last week and officials believe the ranges benefited more than the bay fields which suffered.
G. S. Mead, on a Thursday visit, reports the road camp progressing well. Government surveyors have laid a straight route with heavy grading and deep excavations, leaving about five miles to the divide top and a road finish expected in two to three years at Smoot. The completed highway should rank as a premier mountain road in the west.
Dipping near Kemmerer finished early week and vats at Rtoberte expected by the 15th. Crow Creek vats near Afton may lag, requiring some bands to be dipped a second time due to a late start.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reddington gathered at H Parmenter’s home Tuesday for a surprise farewell. The plan was to wish him luck on his trip to get the Kaiser. He reports for duty in Portland Oregon on July 15.
Leslie Olson drove home from Ideal Beach when the car skidded into an embankment breaking a wheel and delaying the party for hours. Oscar Peterson lingered in town to handle business before preparing his flocks to move to the summer range once it opens.
The State Bank of Cokeville in Cokeville Wyoming reports its condition at close of business June 2 1918. Assets include Loans and Discounts 268.06 Overdrafts 1190.08 Warrants 2068.88 Stocks and Securities etc. Cash items and reserves show Specie 4598.15 Legal Tender 44108.00 Fractional currency Aho Lotche Totals and totals for deposits capital surplus profits expenses notes and cashiers and directors signatures Included are cashier J A Larson and notary public G Morley with directors listed.
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