09 Jul 1914
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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1914
Page
1
Former Moorcroft Democrat publisher Tom Caverly now resides in Pocahontas Iowa and serves as managing editor of the Pocahontas Democrat. He expects to make the town his permanent home.
Citizens urged to sign petitions with ink not pencil. A string of local items notes residents visiting from Mona country and New Haven, property work, new shingles, land talks, and a June birth for Mr and Mrs George Redding with both mother and baby reported healthy.
The Buffalo Bulletin laments a dirty state campaign ratio citing Democratic tactics aimed at besmirching a candidate’s character. It fears reciprocal exposures and predicts several skeletons will surface before election day.
The piece critiques Ridgely as a candidate lacking wealth but strong character and education. It contrasts him with rivals and notes the Western Federation of Miners facing defeat at Butte. It also mentions Martin Luther Pratt as a controversial Republican nominee and questions his residency.
One of Wyoming’s splendid young men is Hon. W. E. Mullen, a law partner of Hon. H. S. Ridgely. The pair is seen as a guarantee of integrity. Ridgely, a plainspoken lawyer with pioneer roots, supports building up a common wealth. The speaker warns voters against the Progressive net, noting prior betrayals by some who aided Democratic politicians.
Readers debate politics and labor, praising Pratt while condemning vandalism and setting expectations for primaries in six weeks. The letter notes unfilled county offices and uncertain nominations by the central committee.
The Lusk Herald reports that Democrats and Progressive factions will support Kendrick for governor. Some Democrats oppose while progressives may back him in the race.
On July 4 1914 a sunny day spurred gatherings across Hulett and New Haven with picnics in town. Rev Brown and the Brown quartette provided an address while activities included sports, a bucking broncho accident, baseball at New Haven, and a large dance in Alva. Community spirit and crop prospects lifted outlooks for the creamery. At Hiehl’s place seventy five people joined a flag ceremony, feast, and neighborly social.
Carlile residents organized a community feast with a strong program and lively ex ecution. A barn dance at Storts place on Miller creek drew county folks, offering welcome, food, and companionship. The Tower provided a social hub where locals gathered for the day and shared in homey hospitality.
The record reports continued dry weather each day and a light hay crop on the Campstool farm. Uncle Joe uses mouldy prunes to poison gophers. R. W. Rakestraw and spouse return to their ranch. S. W. Rakestraw moves household goods. C. B. Lagest and others plan to seek work Monday. Will Conzelman moved the Grim place log house toward Iowa.
The note comments on the town mail service between Hulett and Sundance and praises the improved routes through Moorcroft Upton Weston Belle Fourche Spearfish and Bundance while noting the Aladdin Sundance line has been discontinued. It mentions visiting locals Floyd Parkins Harry Bates John Hillard Newell Ben Garman and the Irwin Wild West Show bucking bull Devil’s Tower Devil now in Cheyenne.
Herman B. Gates Republican candidate pledges loyalty to the Cheyenne conference declaration of principles and promises strict accounting of state funds. He appeals to Wyoming citizens for support in the August 18 1914 primary, stressing honest, progressive government.
Clay Massie of Mona and Hazel Kendall of New Haven wed in Belle Fourche South Dakota with Mrs Susan Daxter Mr Mulholland and Miss Sims present. The groom tends a Mona area ranch with livestock and the bride is Frank Kendall’s daughter with a ranch nearby. They will settle on their own home and pursue Wyoming ranch life.
Virgil A. Moore of Hulett and Miss Edna Randal of New Haven married yesterday at the Belle Fourche Methodist church. Moore, son of Mr and Mrs W A Moore, manages the Aladdin end of the Hulett Aladdin mail line. The bride has lived on her parents ranch near New Haven for seven years and is well regarded in the neighborhood. The couple will reside in Aladdin, where a cot is ready for their arrival.
Last Thursday in Cabin Creek W H Blake Sr. lost his barn and its contents including a wagon harness feed and 15 tons of hay. The fire started from a child’s nest of worms set near the hay stack. Mr Blakeman had no insurance and his loss exceeds one thousand dollars.
Warren Y. Bloxom, over six feet tall, announces his candidacy for sheriff of Crook County. He appeals to loyal Democrats, pledges enforcement of law, praises knowledge of local roads, and seeks votes to overcome opposition in the primary.
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