City Plans 410000 Levy for 1928 Casper Taxes
Casper council set general tax at 200000 and a 180000 special tax for interest and sinking fund on bonds. Other levies include 25000 for delinquent special improvement bonds and 5000 to cover McKinley street viaduct warrants. A compromise settlement over lands inside city limits was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
McKinley Street
J. M. Carey and Brothers
Casper Townsite Company
City of
Judiciary Committee
S. Combs
City considers wheel tax and car registration
Casper city council approved on first reading a wheel tax ordinance requiring car owners to register with the city clerk and display a city registration plate alongside the state license plate. Registration expires on ownership transfer, funds go to a separate city account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Combs
Greybull Sheepmen Move Flocks to Mountains and Markets
In Greybull Wyoming flocks pass through the area twice yearly as sheep head to spring shearing and summer grazing then return fattened for shipment or winter quarters. Last year Shoemaker the local wool buyer shipped over a million pounds from the Big Horn Basin and aims for more this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greybull
Wyo
Hd Shoemaker
Big Horn Basin
Gas Plant to Close July 1 in Riverton
Teton Gas Products plant in Riverton will shut down July 1 as its contract with Producers & Refiners Corp. expires. The notice confirms the temporary halt in operations linked to the contract term.
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Riverton
Woo
Teton Gas Products Company
Producers & Refiners Corporation
New York Oil Buys Gas Contract From Producers and Refiners
May 30 report says a deal is in place with New York Oil to supply natural gas for the Riverton plant. The contract is not yet signed by Te ton Gas Products, and the price exceeds the rate in the prior agreement. Efforts will press to secure gas for Riverton operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Oil Company
Teton Gas Products Company
Riverton
Market planning by Wyoming farmers before planting
Laramie Wyoming reports unusual activity among farmers forming cooperative marketing groups. County agent F P Lane says producers seek market information before planting and plan ahead to secure outlets for their crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyo
Wyoming
Co-Operative
F. P. Lane
Extension Service
University of Wyoming
Scouts of Hot Springs County start farming venture
Thermopolis Wyoming scouts move from schoolwork to farming leasing four acres beside a city park. They plant 150000 onion plants under supervision of scoutmaster Dr L A French and Hot Springs county agent George W Moyd.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Boy Scouts
L. A. French
George W. Moyd
Hot Springs County
Denver Firm Buys Albany Unit in Medicine Bow Forest
The American Timber Company of Denver has purchased the Albany unit in the Medicine Bow National Forest. The Forest Service estimates the unit will yield 3,300,000 board feet of sawlogs, 260,000 railroad ties, and 3,000,000 linear feet of mine props under selective tree removal.
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Laramie
Wyo
American Timber Company of
Denver
Colo
Albany
Medicine Bow National Forest
Forest Service
Duncan cattle for base of new herd
Four outstanding registered Shorthorns from Capt. William Duncan's herd in Yoder Wyoming were sold to John S. Clark of Colorado Springs. They will be used to form a new Shorthorn herd in Be Pasón county Colorado.
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Yoder
Wyo
William Duncan
John S. Clark
Colorado Springs
Pason
Colo
Veteran Wyoming Railroader James Finnegan Dies at 70
James W. Finnegan, renowned railroad veteran formerly with the Chicago and North Western, died at his home after a long career on the Black Hills and later the Wyer division. He retired two years ago at age 70. An adopted son Win survives, with burial planned in Chadron Nebraska or Hot Springs.
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James W. Finney
W. F. Carroll
Chi & Northwestern
Chadron
Nebr
Hot Springs
Finnegan
Mike Finnegan
Miami
T Jade Investments
Florida Real Estate
Win
Thermopolis Prepares for State Stock Growers Convention
Thermopolis readies for the annual Wyoming Stock Growers Association convention with exhibitors from across the state and neighboring states. The event features speeches, displays, and industry discussions as ranchers showcase stock, equipment, and attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thermopolis
Wyoming
Woominge Stockgrowers Association
Farm Light and Power Company Formed Near Powell Wy
Local residents organize to build an electric line delivering power to farms near Powell. The group, named Farm Light and Power Company, seeks articles of incorporation from the Wyoming secretary of state in Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell, Wyo
Shout Powell
The
Farm Light and Power Company
Cer Tury
Cheyenne
Man Kicked to Death by Horse Near Thermopolis
The body of Valentine Walkham was found Monday in the yard of a barn on his homestead about a mile northwest of Thermopolis. Police believe he was kicked and trampled by a horse.
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Thermopolis
Wye
Valentine Walkham
Here
Death by a Horse in Barn Stall
A person died in a barn stall after a horse was tied nearby. The body was badly trampled by the animal and investigators believe death could be from being kicked or underlying heart disease, making cause unclear.
Gillette Gillette Farmers Plan Multiple Grain Elevators
Gillette Wyoming expects several new 20 000 bushel grain elevators this year after Ben Powell announced a 20 000 bushel unit to be leased to Farmers Union. The Sheridan Flour Mills Inc plans replacing the Tauris site with an automatic plant and George Neuschwanger of Alliance Nebraska may build nearby. A Hardin Montana firm is also rumored to be planning an elevator at Gillette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin, Mont
Gillette
Douglas Commencement Exercises Largest Graduate Class
Forty five graduates received diplomas at Douglas High School Friday night in the largest class in local history. Former Governor B. B. Brooks of Casper delivered the address.
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Douglas, Wye
Douglas High School
B. B. Brooks
Casper
Casper Incorporation Talisman Mining Forms Corporation
Talisman Mining of Casper Wyoming completed its organization and filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state this week. The new $100000 corporation has offices in Casper and is part of Casper Incorporated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Talisman Mining Company
Casper
Local church merger plan rejected by denominations
In Rock Springs Wyoming pastors and congregations from several denominations debated a proposed union church. Lutherans Methodists Baptists and others refused to accept a merger plan preferring a union church while preserving each denomination's identity. Leaders said revival of the idea with different terms may be studied later.
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Dray and
John Duncan
O. B. Jacobson Auctioneer
Salt Creek
Scouts OF
Duncan Cattle
James W. Finnegan
Wyomin
Fox Stockmen’s Convention
Powell
Mountain States
Carly
General Electric
Gillette Farmers
Douglas
E. Richard Shipp
Zuttermeister
Office
John J. Hancock
South Center Street
Rock Springs
Attoy
E. G. Ericksen & Son
Midwest Ave
Henning
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