Editorial on registration and press caution in wartime
The piece covers alien female fingerprinting from June 17 to 26, urges caution in reporting navy and merchant marine actions, and defends press moderation. It notes Rita Kinney's appointment as Deputy US Marshal, comments on Mr Young and the Sentinel, and reports Wyoming drafting forty percent of its registered men, highlighting its small population and high mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Union
Hudson Miner
Ranchers urged to adopt thrift stamp pay idea
With the Thrift Stamp drive near, readers note the Kemmerer stock grower convention's April resolution. It proposed paying employees five dollars of their monthly salary in Thrift Stamps, a creditable plan the community hopes to see implemented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemmerer
Editorial Reorganization At Rawlins Republican
After eight years as editor R H Alcorn retires to join the government. M T Christensen takes his place and will lead the Republican. The Sentinel is taken over by Royal A Young, editor of the Big Piney Examiner, who promises a wide awake independent paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins Republican
R H. Alcorn
Alcorn
M.T. Christensen
Snake River Sentinel
Republican
Sentinel
Royal A. Young
Big Piney Examiner
Open Letter Endorses Senator Warren for Reelection
Hon. Pitt Cover of Cheyenne urges Wyoming voters to reelect Francis E. Warren to the U.S. Senate. The letter notes Warren's leadership, diplomatic ability, and past chairmanships of the War and Appropriations committees, framing retirement as detrimental in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitt Cover
Cheyenne
Francis E. Warren
United States Senate
Covert
Warren
Senate War Committee
Appropriations Committee
Wyoming
Gare
University of Wyoming invites 1918 graduates to commencement
Invitations issued by the University of Wyoming for the class of 1918 commencement. The ceremony will be on the school grounds in Laramie at ten o'clock on June 12, with arrangements nearly complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of W7emd
Laramie
Local items and visitors noted in Cokeville area
Miss Nell Olson visited in Montpellier on Wednesday. J Inchauspe and Q C Gray traveled for business from Pocatello and Montpelier respectively. Red Cross membership dues due. Junior Red Cross meets Thursdays. Various locals sought r elated services and sales. Miss Haggerty called to Salt Lake City for government service. Several residents recover from illness and injuries. Edison phonographs and records advertised.
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Nell Olson
Montpellier
John Inchauspe
Scirug Go
J. A. May
Pocatello
Red Cross
Q. C. Gray
Montpelier Thureday
Parke- Davia
Chile Ug Co
State Stock Inspectors Complete Mid July Range Survey
State Stock Inspector Dr Y BR Balmer and assistant Tom Lamb are surveying livestock across the ranges. They expect to finish about the middle of July and report stock in excellent condition statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. BR. Balmer
Tom Lamb
Sneddon Promoted to Top Surgent at Boulder Army Camp
Sneddon, newly joined in the Army engineering corps and stationed at Boulder Colorado, is promoted to top surgent over many new men. He writes his father Thomas Sneddon of Diamondville that he will leave Boulder for an unknown destination July 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Sneedon
Engineering Corps
Army
Boulder University
Colorado
Thomas Sneddon
Diamondville
Houlder
Kemmorer Republican
Reynolds Promoted to First Lieutenant in East Camp Mills
The many friends of M. B. Reynolds note his promotion to first lieutenant. He left for Camp Mills in the east after serving as county prosecuting attorney for two years before 1917. Lieut. Reynolds is highly esteemed locally and is expected to be deployed soon.
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Reynolds
California
Camp Mills
Lieut Reynolds
Lieut. Reynolds
Kemmerer
Mies Winona Reed Jewell to Give Patriotic Address
Mies Winona Reed Jewell will deliver a patriotic address at the Presbyterian church on Sunday evening June 9. Locals praise her as a fine speaker and impersonator and promise a strong program with united church participation and special music for Cokeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Winona Reed Jewell
Presbyterian Church
Mies Jewell
Cokeville
Lige Christensen Moves High Grade Cotswold Sheep
A small band of Class A-1 Thorobreds Cotswold ewes, none over a year old, with lambs, are moved to new grounds. The flock, belonging to Lige Christensen of the city, is described as a fine, high grade bunch with wood measuring about ten and one quarter inches.
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Lige Christensen
Lige
Murdoch Family Letters Revealed From Mare Island Camp
George W Murdoch received a letter this week from John G Murdoch who formerly worked with his uncle and E J Bradley. John G Murdoch has served six years in the army and is now a camp instructor at Mare Island near San Francisco. He saw service in Mexico in 1914 and in China in 1915 1916 during the Japanese scare. He left the service after an enlistment in October 1916 and re enlisted for this war after 45 days out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Murdoch
John G. Murdoch
E. J. Brandley
Murdoch
Mare Island
San Francisco
Mexico
China
W. G. Spaw
Denver
Harold Monteer
Babe
Monteer
Cokeville
Montpelier
J.D. Noblitt
Fred Roberts
Geo. Murdoch
Mise Rita Bourne
Mre
Geo. Bourne
Salt Lake
Business College
Car Overturns Near Cokeville. No Injuries Reported
Last Sunday night near the Quealy ranch Lige Christensen's car lost brakes, sped down a hill and rolled over at the bottom. Ten occupants were aboard including seven children and miraculously none were hurt.
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Cokeville
Lige Christensen
Quealy Ranch
Horse Stumbles with Rider Injures Bennion Herders Man
Joe Salazar, a Bennion herder, fell from his horse when it stumbled on the lane east of town last Sunday night. He sustained a fractured base of the skull and was unconscious for days before being moved to Lincoln County Hospital in Kemmerer for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Salazar
Bennion
Madera
Rare Bargain in High-Grade Piano for Immediate Sale
Denver Music Company advertises a high-grade piano stored in Kemmerer offered at a substantial price reduction. Write for terms and responsible party, with quality guaranteed. details furnished by mail to Denver, Colo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemmerer
Denver Music Company
Jelly6
Denver
Colo
Cokeville News Highlights Local Events and People
Sprinklers keep streets neat after rain as Creek County residents report activity. Rita Bourne and Miss Marge Fuller attended a Montpelier show and dance, while George Sanderson arrives with painters to refinish Hotel Wyman. Births, travel, and business notes fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parke, Davis & Co
Schuls Drug Co
Geo, Bourne
Rita
Marge Fuller
Montpelier
Bourne
Cokeville
Correction Survey Aims to Fix Wyoming Land Lines
Government crews led by H. Voight work through Townships 26 to 28 in ranges 114 to 118 north of Cokeville to correct 1883 Riley and 1907 Johnson survey gaps. The six week task will define boundaries for unsurveyed land and may amend private land claims No 60 61 and 55.
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Wyoming
H. D. Voight
Here
Perry Ranch
Little Maddy
Labarge Country
M. F. Riley
Johnson & Jaechel
Riley
Voe
Louis Jones
Kemmerers
Are
Cokeville
Voight
Clarence Holden
Ed. Stahl
Teton National Forest
Pinedale
Waibaki National Forest
Dances at Cokeville Aim for Prompt Start At Nine
Crowds have dwindled for dances and Shree is urged to arrive earlier. Messrs Woodward and Hinkey vow to bear expense to host a Cokeville Saturday night with music starting promptly at nine.
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Shree
Messrs. Woodward and
Hinkey
Cokeville
Fragmentary note on commerce and need
A fragmentary text mentions commerce and a possible need. It reads as an incomplete inquiry about being in need and references payment or aid in general terms. No clear names, places, or events are readable.
J W Sammon Seeks State Senator Nomination in 1918
J W Sammon of Kemmerer Wyoming announces candidacy for State Senator from Lincoln County unit subject to August primary. He cites five years in Wyoming state legislature and roles as county attorney deputy assessor and clerk of courts. He pledges constructive statesmanship and support for war effort. May 20 1918.
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Lincoln County
Wyoming
Uinta
J. W. Sammon
Kemmerer
Wyo
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C. H. McMahon
Frank May
Ed. Vincent
Fossil
Parley Bennion
Jet Frank Culberson
Olson Ranch
Lawrence Holland
Minnie Klein
Sage
Tess Haggerty
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H. Curtis
Hichard Roberts
Lava Hot Springs
Ed Maggary
Evanston
Dakeville
F. EB. Curtis
Kenneth Sneddon
Tom Sneddon
Mannoipe
Watt Brandon
Edison
Shils Drug Company
Dorthy Kehoe
Florence Anderson
G. A. Adams
Florence Clark
Pocate!o
Kehoe
Dave Branson
Sneddon
Towo
George Sanderson
Wyman
F. E. Curtis
Cokeville Opera House
Woodward & Hinkey
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Vengeance and
Paramount Feature
W. H. Wyman
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