Girl Accidentally Shot by Brother in Quiet Wyoming Home
Mrs. Forbes left her 18 year old in charge of younger children when her son secured the unloaded shotgun and by mistake fired at his sister injuring her neck and shoulder. The child was taken to Gillette for care with Dr. Hunter attending while Mr. Forbes rushed home from Alliance to be by her side.
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Guy Forbes
Jillette
Forbes
Gillette
Hunter
Burlington Railroad
Alliance
Barkeepers Warned Against Selling Booze to Draftees
Cheyenne Wyoming August 24 notices urge local boards and police to monitor intoxicated men boarding trains for draft camps. Reports from districts say draftees show disorders at entrainment and whisky dealers are reminded not to sell alcohol to any man called for service. Each draftee receives an arm band to wear from call until swearing in at a camp.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Washington
Public Statement on Rail Passenger Service During War
A government statement explains overcrowded trains and limited passenger service due to wartime troop movements and coal, food, and materials transport. It urges the public to avoid unnecessary travel to free locomotives and cars for troops and essential freight, highlighting rates as a curb on unnecessary trips.
War Effort Urges More Passenger Train Travel
W G McAdoo Director General of Railroads appeals to the public to use trains to aid war needs and save money for Liberty Bonds. He says fewer travelers free transport for essential war purposes and improve passenger service.
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Railroad Administration
W. G. McAdoo
Nine Campbell County Men Register for Draft
Nine Campbell County youths who reached 21 since last June registered under the draft laws on August 24 and 26, 1918. Names include Benjamin Dewey Powell Linneus Missouri Denton S Floyd Echeta Wyoming Fayette O Thompson Moorcroft Wyoming Earl Howard Rockypoint Wyoming Miles Jordan Davis Gillette Wyoming Warren Hadley Gillette Wyoming Earl E Anders Gillette Wyoming Floyd L Nays Gillette Wyoming Frank B Thomas Savageton Wyoming.
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Campbell County
Benjamin Dewey Powell
Linneus
Denton S. Floyd
Echeta
Wyo
Fayette O. Thompson
Moorcroft
Earl Howard
Rockypoint
Miles Jordan Davis
Gillette
Warren Hadley
Earl E. Anders
Floyd L. Nays
Frank B. Thomas
Savageton
Seven Campbell County Men Called for Limited Service
Campbell county will furnish seven men for entrainment for Fort Riley Kansas during a four day period beginning September 3 with a list of the men under call 1199 Elmer G Hurd Oscar W Erickson Reuben Lockyer Urcin Lee Jones Dick H Baumfalk John Anderson Elmore A call for stenographers will follow for white men in group C with legal training likely assigned to the Judge Advocate General and Provost Marshal General departments
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Campbell County
Fort Riley
Kansas
Elmer G. Hurd
Oscar W. Erickson
Reuben—Lockyer
Urcin Lee Jones
Dick H. Baumfalk
John Anderson
Elmore
Judge Advocate General
Provost Marshall General
Range Horse Auction Sale at Gillette Stock Yards
Boyle Gallup Horse Sale Commission Brokers announce a range horse auction in Gillette Wyoming with buyers from major markets. They invite all growers to list horses for September 9 and 10, promising high prices and quick payment, no matter size or type.
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Gillette
Wyo
U. S
Boyle & Gallup Horse Sale Commission
Col. Henry Henry
Grand Island
Col
I. C. Gallup
Stock Yards
Omaha
Lost children return after sun blistering wander near lake
Two children, a 5-year-old Gatch girl and a 35-year-old Brazier boy, wandered from home toward a lake and hills, played on tracks, and waded in Burlington lake before being found near an electric power plant. Parents, marshals, and neighbors searched the town. the youngsters were heavily sunburned but unharmed.
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Gatch
Burlington
Message from Secretary of Agriculture urges 1919 wheat harvest drive
The secretary urges farmers to sow winter wheat this fall not less than 46 million acres, aiming for 45.5 million as desirable, to build reserves as export demand and carryovers are depleted. The memo cites past export levels, stock shortages, and the need for larger supplies for allied and domestic needs.
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United States
G. J. Boyle
Boyle and Gallup Horse Sale Co
Patrick Ward and Son
Earl Brown
Europe
Secretary Houston urges farmers for Liberty Wheat harvest
In a wartime appeal the Secretary of Agriculture urges farmers to meet quotas and fight for food production. He emphasizes daily government aid, shared community difficulties, and the need to sow for a large harvest to prevent Prussian domination. The call urges personal sacrifice and determination in farming to ensure national liberty.
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Department of Agriculture
D. F. Houston
Secretary of Agriculture
Beef Restrictions Ordered Lifted By Food Administrator
The lifting of beef serving limits in public eateries is announced by Federal Food Administrator Diers effective immediately. A prior plan to limit households to one and a half pounds weekly remains voluntary, amid concerns over drought and a glut of light-weight cuts.
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Diers
Campbell County to register voters aged 18 to 45
The local Campbell County board notifies via newspapers that a future registration date will be set and registry agents will be appointed in every precinct. Registration will take place at the usual voting place in each precinct.
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Campbell County
One Million U S Troops Overseas and Allied Advances
The United States announces over 1.5 million soldiers embarked to date as of August 24. French forces push from the Noyon plateau to the Vise river with a nine mile maximum gain since August 18, while the British attack south of Arras reaching three miles. A Birmingham Midlands conference with municipal authorities covers waste utilization, noting 600 tons of old tins collected yearly and $5,000 from recovered waste.
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Washington
General March
Noyon
Vise
Oise
Arras
Judicipal
Midlands
Birmingham
Nctional War Salvage Council
Corporation
Primary election results and county race tallies
The canvassing board reports vote totals for Democratic and Republican candidates across state, county, and local races including state superintendent, US Congress, state legislature, county clerk, sheriff, treasurer, attorney, assessor, coroner, and commissioners. Also notes a Red Cross move to new quarters in Campbell County and urges refugee work.
Town Men to Aid in Harvest
A town hall meeting appointed a four member committee Messrs Hare Jarvis Stone and Miles to organize volunteer harvest help and coordinate days with farmers. Many volunteers offered to drive volunteers to fields and back. If you need assistance contact the committee.
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Hare
Jarvis
Stone
Miles
Farmer endorses stock company for Gillette area
A farmer letter from H. B. Robb praises forming a stock company to buy and move farm products through Gillette. The plan would convert produce into supplies, profit merchants, aid farmers, and spur county growth amid good crops in Campbell County and nearby Missouri Kansas.
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Gillette News
Faemen’ Produetse
Gillette
Missouri
Kansas
Campbell County
H. B. Robb
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Wyoming
Britain
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Scotland Yard
Mr. Thompson
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