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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
5
The Republican headquarters announced Taft will travel by special train from Galesburg to Chicago. He will speak in Galesburg at five in the afternoon to prove not fearing Bryan and then proceed to Chicago for the banquet of the Association of Commerce on October 7.
Washington reports fires have laid waste counties in Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin destroying towns and leaving thousands homeless. Officials warn the loss could reach into the millions and rival the worst quarter century. Fire protection efforts expand nationwide as forests face shrinking timber supplies.
Rochford Wyoming Oil Company reports sinking well No 4 on the Rochford Wam ing Oil company's ground at Rocky Ford. Drilling aims to reach productive strata with ongoing operations and expected tests forthcoming.
Wyo progress shows oil sands likely to be found within a week or ten days as a contractor sinks a well to 130 feet. Past wells reached 300 to 450 feet and the sand layer above cap rock is shallow. Smith Willey, company superintendent, struggles to secure capital but aims to drill 30 to 40 wells a mile apart to sustain coastal production. Drilling costs run from 500 to 1500 dollars per hole with about 1000 dollars spent per well thus far.
Old soldier J S Shepard sold his ranch near Lithia Springs to N H Dryden after paying debts and entered the State Soldiers home where he died about a week later. National Homes inspectors C W Wadsworth and Wood visit Hot Springs as general improvements surge with new homes, cancer sanitarium enlargements, a hospital extension and cement crossing work underway.
In the Sept 18 special election to fill legislative vacancies, Democrats gained ground while in Delaware County the Republican lead narrowed to 236. Newton Jasper and White counties swung toward closer margins. Republicans won two close counties but Carroll had no opposition. Taggart expressed gratification and forecast Democrats carrying the state by about one hundred thousand, as a special legislative session convened today focused on local option legislation.
A visitor from Wilmington, Delaware, arrived in New Haven and placed a wreath on the grave of Alew Troup. He voiced new charges against the steel trust accusing them of avoiding disclosure of campaign fund contributions.
Wilbur Wright remains low in spirits after Orville Wright is seriously injured and Lieut. Selfridge is killed in the aeroplane accident. Emperor William orders condolences. Funeral arrangements begin as Major Squier leads an aeronautical board inquiry.
Cincinnati and Chicago dispatches report Senator Foraker addressing Hearst charges and defending letters read at a meeting. He says he does not know if copies were correct and notes past Standard Oil ties ended before his senate term. Haskell counters that he was not connected with Standard Oil and disputes Hearst’s claim.
In Onawa on September 17 Eugene Fyock a popular 16 year old boy was shot and killed during a raid on a watermelon patch near the town edge. Eight other boys accompanied him. two shots were fired into the crowd as they entered the patch and Fyock's body was found the next morning.
The Fyock boy did not return to his room last night and was later found dead in a field near the Norton melon patch. Investigators say he was shot in the back with a rifle or revolver as part of a raid by other youths. the coroner began an inquiry and an arrest is expected soon.
J Sterling Morton recalled a farmer courting a neighbor's daughter misusing a government envelope marked 300 dollars penalty for private use. Morton softened the absurdity with a kindly letter noting the penalty applied only to mail use and closed by requesting a wedding invitation.
The Consolidated Power and Light board at its annual meeting added another dividend payer to the Deadwood list. A 1.25 percent preferred stock dividend was declared payable October 1, with books closing September 29 and opening October 5. Directors elected include R. H M. Driscoll Er iest May Henry Schnitzel M. M. Wheeler J. W. Springer N FE. Franklin Harris Franklin and C Tegethoff, with N. E. Franklin as president and Harris Franklin as vice president.
Judge Whiting delivered a scathing ruling in Graves versus Graves, branding Bert Graves as unworthy of custody and noting his appearance suggested hard drinking. The court granted Anna Graves an absolute divorce, awarded her custody of their five year old son, and granted permanent alimony of 69 dollars monthly plus attorneys fees.
The Graves case concluded after a two day hearing. The court heard testimony from the wife describing habitual drinking and abuse by Graves and from Graves denying unfaithfulness while admitting past separations. The judge ordered a $300 alimony lien on the defendant’s ranch to be paid or sold within sixty days.
Severe lightning sparked fires raging within two hundred feet of Eagle River homes and in the north shore region near Port Arthur Grand Marais and Lutz. Storms in the north shore alleviated some danger but feared missing seven surrounded men. Reports say Isle Royale fires exaggerated though devastation remains severe.
Springfield Illinois September 17 Abe Raymer stands trial for the murder of Willan Dunnegan a Black man lynched during riot activity. Jury panel was exhausted with only one acceptable juror. many jurors voiced racial prejudice. A special venire is summoned for tomorrow while jury selection continues.
Dense fog over Chicago, blamed on smoke from forest fires in Wisconsin and Michigan, hindered signals. Two men reported dead, including a railroad laborer Dan Peterson, and another unidentified victim struck by a suburban train on the Illinois Central. At least twenty injuries noted in multiple city wrecks.
Carrie Nation traveled to Cincinnati on September 17 bent on talking with Taft about the canteen issue. Taft refused to discuss the matter, saying he was dealing with national issues. Nation promised to keep working on national causes and left angrily as another caller arrived.
A lightning strike during a storm near McAlister Oklahoma exploded two dynamite filled cars and two carloads of powder and samples from mining firms. The blast destroyed several miners cottages seventeen freight cars and caused one death with multiple serious injuries.
An operating company largely of New York men assumes charge of the Branch Mint mine and mill at Galena under a lease not longer than five years. Arthur Simpson remains superintendent of the mine and railroad while Fred M Stroud is superintendent of the mines. The new company has assumed all debts of the Branch Mint, now paid out over Seventeen thousand dollars. They will resume operations at once and continue large scale work on the property.
Government land totaling a million acres in Tripp County will open to homesteaders October 8 to 17. The border towns Dallas and Gregory, the only rail access via Chicago & North Western Ry, will serve as entry points. Affidavits may be filed at O'Neill or Valentine Nebraska, with ticket agents providing maps and folders.
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