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Newspaper
The Gillette News
Location
Gillette, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1915
Page
1
Chris Lungren appeared in the city to showcase his newly patented life saving suit made of rubberized cloth with kapok padding. The buoyant suit keeps the wearer upright, prevents head submersion, includes a fresh water bag, and allows eating while encased, reducing sea voyage danger.
Mrs. J. D. Collins reported theft after a half hog and beef were stolen from her larder. Sheriff Tait traced the meat to a local restaurant in exchange for meal tickets. S. Dava, once jailed for a saddle theft, pleaded guilty and received four months at Hotel de Twit with hard labor. The pork was returned. the beef was consumed.
Frank L. Rounds, a seasoned cowboy, rode 2200 miles from Flint to his hometown on a trotting mare named Maggie K. The trip took 100 days with 42 days of travel and 58 days in inns, marking a record for a single horse journey. He shared stories from the ride and noted a two day delay in Illinois due to rugged country.
A traveler recounts a cyclone that passed about half a mile ahead, killing two men and causing significant property damage. He was held up two days crossing floodwaters. In Charter Oak Iowa he stayed with Mike Cobb, a former cow puncher, now running a livery stable. He crossed two Indian reservations on the trip, receiving courteous treatment at every stop. The journey proved novel and memorable.
At the regular meetings last week the I O O F elected A M Clark N G F C Marquiss V G Geo T Gilson Secy Lewis French Treas H J Jones Chap G W Harper Trustee. O E S elected Olive Orton Anderson W M A E Beitel W P Susan Mills A M Lucy M Clark Secy Cora Fitch Treas Anna Stone Con Vers A Beitel Asst Con. A F and AM elected John Osborne WM Jack Hanson SB W O W Hall JW Elwood Anderson Secy G E Alcott Treas. Installation Dec 27 followed by spread and smoker.
A state board plan to equalize county assessments is described after years without authority. The last legislature granted power to adjust intercounty valuations. A meeting is scheduled for the 20th to discuss steps and county assessors were ordered to prepare plats of school districts along county lines and gather data for the process.
From coast to coast the call for preparedness grows louder as the nation realizes wealth and safety depend on defense. President Wilson promotes citizen training in arms, likening national readiness to a city organizing police and protection services.
Joe Baker an escaped Indian from a convict road builders camp on the Dukeville Afton road in Salt Canyon was captured at Lander last week and sent back to the Rawlins state penitentiary. He was serving two to nine years for assault on his brother in law and his relative helped arrest him. Baker described a hard journey over mountains subsisting on roots and scant food. He is a half breed son of Captain Baker, noted frontier scout in early Wyoming history.
Report from Cheyenne Tribune dated December 14 describes a placer bonanza found by O. O. Baker in the Hurricane district thirty five miles north of town. Dirt reportedly sells for 500 dollars per cubic yard as locals rush to locate claims while Baker shows gold nuggets from pin head to kernel size.
State Board of Livestock Commissioners notes brands owned by retired or deceased owners and by non active companies. A new law allows stock owners to re apply for unused brands, including two letter and next character marks, to clear state records and aid stockmen.
The message President Wilson delivered to Congress last week has attracted more attention than any other in thirty years. Commentators agree the state papers of Wilson rank highly, yet this last message is seen as heralding epoch making events.
To Parents. Anu parents desiring to enter pupils in the that grade January Sed, please notify me in order that adequate arrangements fr
Mr A P Rockefeller announced government approval for a Morse Wyoming post office to be established on the Powder River Graham line about 42 miles north of Gillette. He will serve as postmaster with initial supplies for a forty patron route. Winter service will be weekly and may expand to meet demand. The office ends long mail shortages for locals who previously waited weeks for delivery.
A fragmentary column reflects on Mr. Ford and foreign affairs in Mexico and Haiti. It satirizes revenue plans, education trivia, and views on punishment while noting party dynamics and social attitudes. The tone blends humor with critical social commentary.
A presidential order dated December 6 withdraws about 170 square miles of public domain in Carbon and Stillwater counties from homestead entry to aid further legislation. The lands lie in Elk Basin near the Montana Wyoming line Dry Creek district and Lake Basin in Stillwater. Governor Sam Stewart faced opposition from oil interests and Northern Wyoming factions seeking protest against the withdrawal and its impact on the oil field development.
A fragment suggests a withdrawal will slow oil development, hindering progress for years. It notes seasoned on the ground teams fear big costs to protect rights, potentially delaying discoveries and investment.
A notice states a single band of sheep or 300 cattle may be wintered on 2000 acres of pasture with 200 tons of hay. Address is listed as iy corn, decl7-2t bowen, Woe.
Lincoln County Wool Growers Association pays 250 per dead coyote and county offer of 1.50, with hides worth 2 to 5 each, prompting a spike in trapping as hunger and cold approach.
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