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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
1
Victor station agent J R Weaver will depart Tuesday after two months in charge. Mr Leeper of St Anthony is reported to take over the Victor post, with Dillon Montana as the new assignment location.
Stop making trench candles as Red Cross officials conclude they cannot be distributed to trench troops. Shipping restrictions tighten. candles deemed inflammable and bulky. Red Cross urges workers to discontinue labor and reallocate energy to useful tasks. Also notes a local card party at the Delaneys with Four Hundred style winnings and an advertisement listing farm and household items for sale.
Mayor Richard Winger and four councilmen attend as bills are reviewed and paid. Salaries and fees listed include W B Lloyd 100.00 and G R Blain 2.60 a dog license 5.00 and saloon license 612.60. Reports from Town Marshall and Police Justice show fines and licenses with adjournment and a town clerk attestation. Mrs Henry May returns from Driggs where her brother prepares to enter service.
Despondency in women linked to constipation often eases with an occasional dose of Chamberlain's Tablets. Easy to take and pleasant in effect, these tablets are obtainable everywhere.
Game warden warns residents that trespassing is forbidden on the N Leek ranch while elk are fed there by the state. W H Semmoum, assistant game warden, issues the notice of enforcement and safety concerns.
The Wyoming office of Federal Food Administrator Diers declares a concerted push to save wheat for Allied forces in France and Italy. He warns of possible wheat shortages and urges substitutes to free grain for Europe, insisting the bread line must be held for victory.
A thirteenth birthday celebration for Calvin Heagle took place Friday March 1st at 7 30 p m with students from the fifth through eighth grades arriving at his home bearing gifts. The surprise party featured gifts toasts games lunch and punch for about forty children. The event was praised by the Beagles and Mrs Smith for its success. Also noted are a family update on L A Loomis and a local sale listing including horses a wagon a bob sled furniture and a stove in LeonaWyoming.
The local post office has risen to third class due to a year of growing business and now carries a salary of 1000 dollars plus clerk-hire, rent, light and fuel allowances. Mrs. Sarah McKean has served as postmistress for years and plans larger quarters to accommodate rising demand.
Friday night March 8 masquerade ball at the Jackson Club House features costumes and masks for rent from Jackson Drug Company starting at $1.00. Extra masks and supplies for sale noted by Jackson Dune Coady. Mrs Frank Shawback and Mrs Andy Cindelli of Grovant were in Jackson Monday.
Theo Dutton Jas I May and son Ira of Grovant have ordered a Cleveland caterpillar tractor from Idaho Falls. The 2750 pound machine stands 52 inches high 50 wide and 96 long with 12 horsepower drawbar. Local watchers anticipate its performance.
The state and school lands listed are available for grazing lease. Areas include ranges and sections in Twp. 41 to 43 and Twp. 36 with various Sec numbers. Requests for blanks and land information should be sent to Ray E. Lex, Commissioner of Public Lands, Cheyenne. Fox sawmill work halted until spring.
Clarence B. Blain, a Grand Junction resident, has been living with his mother Pearl Blain at 288 Chipeta Avenue while awaiting orders. He recently enlisted in the U S Army and received assignment to the 20th Engineers, with departure to France expected within weeks.
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