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Newspaper

Cokeville Register

Location

Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1918

Page

2

Forsyth Likely To Decline State Auditor Run

The article notes Robert B. Forsyth is unlikely to seek re election as state auditor. With John W. Hay out of the U S Senate race and favoring Senator Warren Forsyth may have other opportunities outside politics. Despite supporters urging a run Forsyth appears determined to remain out of the race.

Robert B. Forsyth John W. Hay United States Senate Bob Hay Warren Forsyth

Injustice to Mondell and Utah Politics

The Salt Lake Tribune questions Mondell retirement and his appeal to War ren as candidate, suggesting he would have won primaries but lost the general election. Local readers defend Mondell, noting his long track record and lack of fear in campaigning.

The Salt Lake Tribune Mondell Francis E. Warren Utah Daily Mr. Mondell

Piglets Multiply in Cokeville Area Report

The Cokeville Register notes ten sows have born 121 piglets, signaling a welcome surge of porkers for local farmers. The Kemmerer Camera reports the stork over a covey of pigs and potential gains for the boys in France.

Cokeville Register France Kemmerer Camera

Mayor T. Hunter Salmon Elected in Kemmerer Vote

In Kemmerer last Tuesday a dark horse altered the election, yielding a clear majority for T. Hunter Salmon over A J Hogan in a three-candidate mayoral contest. The community knows Tom Salmon as a decisive leader who will act and deliver.

Kemmerer People's Party J. Hogan T. Hunter Salmon Tom Fom Salmon

Wartime price pressures force printer supply withdrawal

In wartime days producers control prices but the printers supply house letters reveal an effective May 6 withdrawal. The note signals strained access to materials as costs and allocations shift under wartime pressures.

Paper costs rise sharply in recent years

The text notes a dramatic increase in paper prices and other supplies over two years, with costs climbing from 100 to over 800 percent in some cases, reflecting financial pressure on writers and publishers.

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Weather Man as Woman Question Sparks Busy World

The Bridger Vesley Enterprise raises the query Is the Weather Man a Woman in its final issue readers’ edition. The note prompts readers to consider gender in weather reporting amid a busy news cycle.

Bridger Vesley Enterprise Tts

Draft Board and Our Commissioner Problem in County

Two stories on the fret page examine political issues in the county. The Draft Board and Our Commissioner Problem probe local governance and public interest concerns.

Proposal to amend vagrancy laws during war

The suggestion would define every able bodied man who does not perform six days of work per week as a vagrant, applying the wartime policy to curb idle employment. The idea targets labor shortages in a time of national conflict and signals strict social control during mobilization.

Local and Personal News From Cokeville and Montpelier

Local items report Montpelier visitors and residents in Cokeville, including Mrs. A E Robinson, Mrs E V Brookshire, Mrs A J Schill, and Mrs Kathryn Bell. Electric work at Dominic Etcheverry ranch, Edison phonograph showcases, and party travels to Evanston Kemmerer Laramie and Diamondville are noted with several social and business details.

A. E. Robinson Montpelier Joe Fuller Cokeville E R. Niebel E V. Brookshire Segraves A. J. Schill Kathryn Bell Laura I. Winters Kemmerer Foast Diamondville Laramie

Local Wyoming notices mix of visits and life events

Repair work for F E Curtis in Kommerer Wyoming. Community updates include Mrs Ad Chamberlain meeting with Ladies Ald, visits to Interlo, health updates on Donna Lee Paxton and Mrs Lawrence Gwynn, dinners hosted by Mrs Frank Schmidt, visits from Miss Adelle Krentz, and recovery of the Jacobsen baby under Dr Madeira. Mother's Day commemorations, travel notes, social events, and local business ads follow with hotel and drug store notices.

F. E. Curtis Kommerer Wyoming Ald Mra Ad Chamberlain Mra Goldie Bennett Interlo Parke Davis Schils Drug Co Donna Lee Paxton Frank Schmidt Mina Mae Whitton Adelle Krentz Kehoe Jacobsen Madeira Charlotte Ryhorn Hanna, Wye Misses Mae Frances Whiston

Seed Potatoes for Sale in Vietor and White Elephant

For sale dry farm grown seed potatoes Vietor and White Elephant. Priced 81.50 per cwt F.O.B. Coke Ville Costave Metorelt livraison mil 25.

Ine Vietor White Elephant F.O.B. Coke Ville Costave Metorelt Mil

Draft Call Expands to Class A Recruits in Cokeville Area

The National Army issued a large Class A draft call last Tuesday in Cokeville drawing many men to report to the Kem roerer draft board for entrainment. Names include ranch hands and sheep ranchers such as H. Ivan Nichols Sidney Allen J L Labato and others listed with employers like Stoner Bros Curtis & Gardiner and Noblitt Sheep. Some individuals like Allert Man have enlisted in the aviation service and await assignment.

National Army Wm Bowie H. Ivan Nichols Sidney Allen Noblitt J. L. Labato Stoner Bros Joe Mounteer T. EK Collett Bernie Sawyer Walt Sizemore Etcheverry Ranch L. Probasco Stoffer Heber J. Gardiner Curtis &Gardiner Evan D. Lloyd Edward A. Twise Alfred Henson Leor Larson John Lloyd Allert Man Avilion Service

Brookside Junior Auxiliary Hosts Afternoon Lunch

The Brookside Junior Auxiliary serves a luncheon in the Red Cross parlors this afternoon from 2 to 5. Children volunteering hope to earn honors and invite the public to enjoy the meal they will gladly serve.

Brookside Red Cross

Public Notice of Homestead Final Proof for Steve Lasich

Department of the Interior U S Land Office at Evanston Wyoming gives notice that Steve Lasich of Sublet Wyoming who on April 2 1915 filed Homestead Entry 04593 for the W1 8SE of Sec 6 and N4 NE of Sec 7 Twp 25 N R 115 W 6th PM has filed intent to make final three year proof to establish claim before Flora Chapelle Kemmerer Wyoming on May 24 1918 Witnesses named Willem Porter Louis Gerbitz Frank Budner and Ignatz Pick all of Wyoming.

Department of the Interior U.S. Land Office Evanston Wyoming Steve Lasich Sublet Flora Chapelle Kemmerer Wreming Willem Porter Louis Gerbitz Wyo Frank Budner Kemmerer Wyo Ignatz Pick Alex Nisbet

Notice for Public Land Claim Final Proof

Lasich of Sublet Wyoming filed notice of intention to make final proof to establish a Desert Land Entry claim serial number 04660 for the E 1 2 SW 1 4 and S E 1 4 NW 1 4 of section 6 township 25 north range 115 west sixth principal meridian. The proof will be before Flo La Chapelle clerk of the court at Kemmerer Wyoming on May 24 1918.

Department of the Interior U. S. Land Office Evanston Wyoming Steve Lasich Sublet Townslip Range Flo la Chapelle Kemmerer William Porter Louis Gerbitz Frank Budner Schuatz Pickl

Red Cross Driving Crew Visits Bear River Valley

H. H. Smalley head of the Red Cross driver unit for the Bear River Valley went to Sage on Tuesday with W. G. Morley to meet Herbert Julian and others as team captain prospects. Reports from the Beckwith district assign John Reed to lead there and the outlook is bright and encouraging in the district.

H. H. Smalley B. Q Ranch Beckwith Tawa John Reed Red Cross Bear River Valley Sage W. G. Morley Herbert Julian

Return from Florida visit ends with readying to print

Mrs. P. W. Qison and daughters Nelle and Treas return from Jacksonville Florida after visiting Arthur before sailing overseas. They praise the visit and meeting many people in Florida and share impressions of a razor back pig and piney woods critter. They announce readiness to handle commercial printing needs.

P. W. Qison Nelle and Treas Jacksonville Fla Arthur Florida

Dramatic troupe to perform A Family Affair in Kemmerer benefit

The Going to Kemmerer Our Home Dramatic company heads to Kemmerer on Tuesday evening May 28 to present A Family Affair a three act comedy drama at a big Red Cross benefit. Directed by Mrs Richard Roberts and Vincent Benulon the show follows a packed Cokeville audience.

Kemmerer Red Cross Cokeville Richard Roberts Vincent Benulon

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Cokeville Publishing Co Cokeiilo, Wyoming C. Watt Brandon Edison Phonograph Sehils Drug Company D. C. Segraves Dominic Etcheverry Sud Smalley Earl Mrs. Haggerty G. A. Burton Isa Irene Kehoe Frank Wilbur George Stoffers Oscar Ft. Meyer Potomac Washington, D.C F. E. Curtin Platt Wilson Lincoln County Ned Herschler Lyon Rathbun Lionel Ned Pete Olson Emma S. Fuller Lawrence Gwynn RK. RB Rose Wyman Mportance Archie Woodward Thomas Fork Son Chauncy Dora Tooner Frank Stoner Los Angeles George Bleckerst Raymond Ranch Salt Lake City Mrs. Bleckert Spring Creek Cokeville State Bank Earl D. Haggerty Joe Kinney Bill Moriman Kinney Tom Hall Lava Lava Hot Springs Mary Reynolds W. A. Grant Denver Haggerty Hotel Fred Stoffer Charles E. Winter District Court Casper Rock Springs James Balderson Babe Jim Marie Petrie A. L. Chilton Che Ope Ealevillee Tomspeent Dingle Mia Sparks Kinney Ranch Joe Pinners Cokeville Boys Cokeville Opera House Jolly Entertainers B. H. Smalley W. A. Grant Haggerty Hote Cokeyilie W. H. Wyman
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