Memories of Casper's Crime and a South Platte Affair
The narrative recalls 1868 events around the White building and Grand Central saloon, a horse crowd near a Platte River bridge, and a later Minneapolis salesman linked to a lude incident in Town Hall. It recounts a dramatic pursuit, a vengeful husband, gunfire, and a warning that ties to Casper's business circle, promising further detail next week.
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Casper
Jim Ido
Grand Central Saloon
Horsebeck
Platte River Bridge
Joe
Jim
Iones Alse
Texas
Ware
Minneapolis
Ido
Cunningham
Cunninghan
Bar
John Cosgrove
Rongaba
Mats Ie
Baltoing Shout Post Office Appropriation Debate
Fragmented text discusses appropriation for a post office in a western town, Casper, and local efforts to form a Commercial club to push the project. Mentions senator, building plans, and regional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Seerocan
Saocos
New Building Plans Stir Casper Growth and Costs
The speaker promotes tearing down old structures for a new two story brick building, claiming lower costs and quicker completion. Casper’s growth is cited with a forecast of 15,000 people and town arrivals, while wool shipments face high rates of 16 cents per pound and 9 cents per pound, plus freight over 400 dollars per car, threatening industry.
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Casper
Fere
United States
New Cedar Rapids City Code Reorganizes Council
The local paper outlines a newly inaugurated code by the legislature. It details five council members led by a mayor with a 2500 salary and other officers under a uniform public structure. The piece notes a wide primary and similar appointment process for all posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lews
Cedar Rapids
Dry farming and water use in Wyoming discussed
A historical discussion notes many dry farming projects in Wyoming, with 40 reservoirs totaling about 200 acres of water surface and over 1,000 acres plowed. The piece compares evaporation metrics, analyzes rainfall and dam prospects near Path-Sader, and critiques real estate and financing laws affecting settlers, including mortgage and redemption concepts.
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thoRe
Thib
Corditi Changi Ami
Wyoming
Nis
Amie Wyoming
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Wwe
Hanes
Alex
Uarsha
Kuppenheimer
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