11 Dec 1914
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Newspaper
The Gillette News
Location
Gillette, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
1
A1870s style local note laments repeated home printery pleas and shows two town bank statements paid to out of town printers. It mocks the insistence to patronize home merchants while local firms use outside firms for job work. It also cites annual deer slayer casualty reports and a Warotan record of deaths and injuries to date.
Petoskey reports potatoes at 18 cents per bushel amid seasonal mood. The community notes hotels close for winter and summer visitors, harbor views, and revived penance for past summer follies. Local letters mention deer hunters crossing the straits, with 3,692 hunters recorded by Purser yesterday.
William L Nigh and his son were jailed in Belle Fourche after sheriff Hantz seized two hides with cut rounds. They confessed the beef came from a Little Powder Cattle Co. laurel leaf steer and a Driskill stock. The case ties to Juster county Montana and a Miles City sheriff may transfer them soon.
Wyoming owners must rerecord all livestock brands in 1915 and every ten years after. The process costs 1 dollar to record and 1.50 dollars for a brand certificate. Renewals require a clear brand drawing, animal part usage, and the owner's name and address with fees to the secretary of the state board of livestock commissioners in Cheyenne. All bills of sale for brands must be recorded in the secretary’s office.
Circular No. 364 from the U S Land Commissioner draws attention to the Oct 22 act allowing a deserted wife of a homestead settler to submit proof before final proof and obtain a patent in her own name. She may claim credit for residence cultivation and improvements made by either spouse.
The city lodges held elections over the past week with officers named for Eastern Star Yeomen Odd Fellows and the Masonic lodge. Installations are slated for early December January and early January with luncheons and social hours to follow.
The post office department issues large placards urging early mailing of Christmas parcels. Fifty pound packages can travel 150 miles and twenty pound parcels can be sent anywhere with "Not to be opened until Christmas" markings. Early mailing aims to reduce rush and improve on time delivery.
Recent Land Department decisions include that proof on an original homestead cannot be withdrawn to pursue a new entry. A notary public may be designated to take testimony in a contest by the Register and Receiver. A bidder on an isolated tract must pay the bid price immediately and cannot arrange financing after the sale.
Senator C D Clark will distribute his quota of vegetable and flower seeds while supply lasts to all who apply. In past years seed dispatches were uneven, so the senator aims to place seeds with new settlers and others who will use them. Applicants should address Senator AB Washington. Bruce Hart visited the county seat in midweek.
Democratic candidate C A Moyer challenged the county commissioner result alleging irregular Maverick votes and election conduct issues across multiple precincts. The case is set for hearing on the 9th of next month, with further updates expected after the proceedings.
In district court Judge Geo Thomas directed a verdict for The Telegram Company against Anton Wiedner for 2.35 dollars. The suit raised whether a subscriber may be charged after payment when no discontinuation notice was given. The case began in county court three years ago and was affirmed on appeal.
Washington officials say the foot and mouth outbreak among cattle will be under control by early January. F P Johnson of Denver and officials discussed the situation with Secretary Houston and Dr Melvin. Johnson urged delaying the Western National Stock Show by three to four weeks to assure safety. Houston cautioned there is no panic and that slaughter of breeding cattle can be avoided as the disease is expected to be stamped out in weeks.
A grouchy character roams town, never praising the village. He curses streets and aldermen, warns of perdition, mocks schools and leaders, and complains of decay in Main Street while staying and knocking. He questions what keeps him here and if he will leave.
The verse mockingly profiles a man in decline who wastes his prime in a small burg. It calls him the strolling “Mister Hometown Knocker,” lacking optimism and energy, doomed to drift and grieve as he slowly roams the region. It hints at a future idle life near a health resort owned by Landlord Nick.
George D. Bercu of Chicago Wool Hide and Fur said his Douglas company has a contract for 200000 sheep pelts and 26000 hides with a warring European nation. Pelts are to be delivered in sixty days and shipped to England for lining soldiers garments and leather goods. He noted they would sell furs if needs change.
Jesse Spielman 17, son of Mr and Mrs Narve Spielman of Gillette, at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, plunged into an ice pond to rescue Miss Aileen Graham 19 after she broke thin ice while skating. He pulled her to the edge where others aided. The report notes large casualties in the ongoing war and mentions a fresh sauerkrat at the Gillette Meat Market.
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