Miscellaneous newspaper articles about Bent County Colorado
April 14, 1883
Newark Daily Advocate, Newark Ohio
Sergeant Lyon and Private John Howard, both colored, of Company E., Ninth Cavalry, stationed at Fort Lyon, Colo., quarreled Thursday about Howard's wife, and Howard was shot and killed. [Submitted by Shauna Williams]
October 23, 1885
The Marion Daily Star, Marion Ohio
Post Office Embezzler
Denver, Colo., Oct. 23-W.R. Duff, postmaster at Fort Lyon,
Colo., has been arrested, charged with being short in his accounts. He was taken
to Pueblo, where he was brought before United States Commissioner Hart. He was
arrested on the complaint of a post office inspector, who charged him with
embezzling money order funds. Duff waived an examination, and in default of
$2,000 bail he will be placed in jail in this city to wait the action of the
United States grand jury, which meets November 5. [Submitted by
Shauna Williams]
April 4, 1921
The Newark Advocate, Newark Ohio
Mrs. Taylor Kussmaul who is visiting Dr. and Mrs. James Brown at Fort Lyon, Colo. and who had her tonsils removed Tuesday is getting along nicely and expects to return home in about a week. [Submitted by Shauna Williams]
December 7, 1921
The Chillicothe Constitution, Chillicothe Missouri
Home Service of Red Cross Gives Address to Send Christmas
Packages
The Home service of the Red Cross wishes to give to the
public the following address to which, persons who wish to send Xmas parcels to
disabled soldiers, may direct them:....5. Field Director, American Red Cross,
Fort Lyon Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colorado. (400 tuberculosis patients with
probable increase to 800 by Christmas.) [Submitted by Shauna
Williams]