29 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
1
Letter from John M. Harper in July notes 15 mile advance toward Germany and a captured officer who could not identify a fast firing gun. It ends with a ranch for hire listing a couple seeking ranch work and cooking wage details.
Take notice to bring in first and second Liberty Bonds for conversion before Oct 1 as conversion closes Nov 9. Hulett State Bank. Also notice sale of store building in Alva and ranch of 860 acres by F D Bothwell of Omak Washington with easy terms and long payment time.
Call for ride bids by District No 11 Crook County Wyoming directed to C I Clack New Haven Wy until Sept 7 for a 10 by 24 foot schoolhouse with two privies and a fence on Horse Creek near New Haven. Buildings to have stone or cement foundation weather boarding No 1 red shingles two windows doors chimneys two coats paint and full wainscoting. Bids require satisfactory bondsmen and completion by October lith.
The official primary tally from Tuesday August 20 1918 lists results for United States Senator James W. Fischer John E. Osborne W W Sproul Frances F E Warren and for Governor Frank L Houx Wm B Ross M B Camplin R Robert D Carey R L R A Condit R plus counts for Secretary of State State Auditor State Treasurer Superintendent of Public Instruction State Senator and multiple county and district offices. Damaging hail and local notices also mentioned.
Government drilling of additional brine wells in Michigan in 1918 boosted bromine output. The six months to June 30, 1918 saw 842 458 pounds marketed by nine producers, down from 895 499 pounds in 1917. First quarter output was 350 234 pounds and second quarter 402 219 with widespread rebuilding and labor limits cited.
A long list of residents and visitors to Hulett and nearby towns is recorded. Entries include picnic attendance at Carlile today, Sunday School at Hulett church, travels to Sundance and Moorcroft, ranch and garage runs, road trips to A laddin and Moorcroft, postal and credit notices from Bush & Pearson, and social visits among families such as the Olivers, Greniers, Waunschals, and Greens. The piece notes farming activity, recent theater and photography offers, and local businesses urging settlement of accounts.
Jonas Hupp offers 12 yearling grade bucks for sale with values listed as 425 880 and 36 dollars.
War era notes reveal France must import most sugar as German control of beet lands reduces domestic crops. Citizens face a ration near 18 pounds yearly, with monthly allotments around 1.5 pounds. Reports reach the United States as rationing and production shifts impact animal feed and shortages.
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