Duties of Clerk and Recorder Expanded by New Codes
A Prairie county faces major changes as July brings operative codes. The clerk and recorder's duties double with no extra pay or staff, including printing many new blank books and handling licenses, receipts, ledgers, and monthly treasury checks. The treasurer’s duties grow, and a deputy may be required as the code imposes broader financial oversight and record keeping.
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A GOOD SEASON PROMISES HEAVY PARK TRAVEL
J H Dean Yellowstone Park superintendent predicts a strong 1895 season after travel and inquiries rise post-railway strikes. He notes earlier road openings, a lunch station at Upper Geyser Basin, planned road builds, and continued game protection measures. Hotels open June 1 and close October 1 with anticipated large parties and reduced park rates.
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J. H. Dean
Yellowstone Park Association
Association
Helena
Dean
Park
Mammoth Hot Springs
Geyser Basin
Anderson
Congress
Great National Reserve
Raymond
Toledo
Burro Ride Prank Ends In Comic Scare
A cast tenderfoot mounts a notoriously unruly burro wearing a Mexican saddle made of two wooden crotches and cross-bars. The crude rigging, covered with stretched rawhide, sits atop a sheepskin saddle pad as the novice clambers on to test his steadiness, prompting an amusing incident from the past.
Notorious Harry Gross Reported Captured Near Castle
It is very probable the murderer Harry Gross, charged with killing Deputy Sheriff William Rader on May 19, 1893 near Castle, has been captured. Sheriff QR H Cameron of Coconino County, Arizona arrested a man matching Gross last Friday in Flagstaff. Sheriff McKnight seeks formal identification with Governor approval for a requisition as he interviews the suspect. R. Johnson of Castle accompanies the authorities and will verify the prisoner’s identity at Flagstaff where the man was reportedly running a sure thing game.
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Husbandman
Harry Gross
William Gay
Wm. Rader
Castle
QR. H. Cameron
Coconins County
Arizona
Gross
McKnight
R. Johnson
Flagstaff
Laying on Hands Replaces Christian Science for Complaints
An exchange notes that laying on hands, especially for children, is replacing Christian science. A mother claims to cure her boy’s cigarette habit with one dose by placing a hand on his neck and using a slipper as a stimulus, resulting in a cure with no expected relapse.
Lands to Be Placed in Market for Public Sale
The Lewiston land office reports a circular from the interior department guiding small tract dispositions. Applicants must submit an affidavit with two witnesses detailing land character and purpose, and show the tract is unoccupied by anyone with title color.
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Lewiston Land Office
Interior Department
General Land Office
New Poker Deck Brings Extra Cards for Eight Players
The piece notes a novelty adding eight extra cards to a standard fifty two card pack. It describes eleven and twelve spots per suit and a centered center spot to convert tens and elevens into new cards. The change promises less awkwardness and more chances to draw.
McLeod v. Northern Pacific: land contest decision
District Clerk Bailey reports the general land office affirmed McLeod's title to an odd numbered section island in the McLeod case tied to Mortimer v railroad. Carbon county agrees to reimburse Park county 14524.14 for shared indebtedness. Local mining news notes Re Fowler with Anaconda partners in Natural Bridge district. Shiloh's Cure cough remedy advertised.
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Bailey
General Land Office
Bozeman Land Office
W. F. McLeod
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
McLeod’s Island
McLeod
Mortimer
Carbon County
Park County
RE. E. Fowler
Natural Bridge District
James Howell
John R. Toole
Anaconda
Fowler
Natural Bridge
Rocky Mountain
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Boston Transcript
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Rocky Fork Coal
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T. K. Lee
T. Busha
Tenderfoot
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J. E. Losee
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