Show 1 DR JOHN F F. F LEEPER DEAD JN IN CHICAGO Former U. U S. S Arm Army Surgeon at Fort Duchesne Succumbs to DI Disease of Throat Mayor Throat Mayor of Casper Wyoming Dr John F P. Leeper former U. U S. S army surgeon at Fort Duchesne died In Chicago December 12 The following dispatch from his home homo In Casper Wyo gives the full particulars particulars par par- Mayor John F. F Leeper 62 52 years of age pl pioneer neer physician of central Wyoming and president of or the Elkhorn Elkhorn Elk Elk- horn Oil company died at 4 o'clock this thia morning at Chicago whore he underwent three operations during the past month for cancer of the I I throat Tho Tito last operation performed I Wednesday night was followed by byj j a hemorrhage which resulted in a severe loss of blood Dr Leeper a well known figure in central Wyoming and among oilmen oil oilmen men of the West came here in 1887 and for two years punched cattle on the range for the Bar 7 outfit He studied medicine In the meantime meantime meantime mean mean- time and later graduated from CreIghton Medical 1 school after which he returned here and practiced practiced practiced medicine for over twenty-five twenty years He was one of the pioneer oil operators In the Big field where the Elkhorn holdings are lo lo- lo Dr Leeper was el elected mayor of Casper In 1917 and his year two-year term would have expired the first of ot the tho year He was a high Mason and Shriner His body will be brought here for burial He leaves a n widow and one son Carroll Carroll Carroll Car Car- roll F. F Leeper who was graduated from West Point In 1918 The members of his family were with him at the end |