The Casper Press Looks Ahead at a Tumultuous Year
The Casper weekly notes a strange year 1000 with woes from tornadoes and earthquakes to floods and storms. It cites European wars and a clash between England and Germany, then pivots to Bill Barlow stirring trouble among Wyoming saloon men, suggesting cosmic wobble in the world’s system.
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Globe
Sicily
Towa
Illinois
Middle East
England
Germany
Bill Barlow
Wyoming
River drownings, town politics, and Basin gas plans eye 1920s Wyoming
Mrs Anna Marchant offers 300 reward for her husband County Commissioner John Marchant presumed drowned in Belle Fourche river on March 22. Meeteetse reports an attempted killing. Dr W S Bennett fired at Dr S H Phillips with a 45 calibre revolver. Wilson of Baggs reports 500 stray cattle wintered in Lost Mountain basin. Mail pouch from a Union Pacific train found near Bryan station with 35,000 to 5,000 in currency and money orders. Eleven year old Claude Burnaugh survives after his pony bolts dragging him by a clothesline. Basin county court jail and courthouse condemned for unsafe conditions. Alford Bros and Lamb order 4 miles of piping for Basin natural gas line. right-of-way talks ongoing. gas field at 0,000,000 cubic feet daily.
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Anna Marchant
John Marchant
Belle Pourche
Meeteetse
W.S. Bennett
Division
S. H. Phillips
Phillips
WI Wilson
Baggs
Lost Mountain Basin
Bryan Station
Charles Viox
Chet Chrisman
Union
Basin
Alford Bros. & Lamb
Local fashion and housing ads converge with travel and visits
Miss Durmichs advertises new mid-summer hats while Jake the Tailor promotes window displays and Kenyon rain coats from ten to twenty dollars. Real estate offers two for forty two thousand nine hundred BE. Edith Culton of Casper schools heads to Wheatland then Denver. Mr and Mrs Guy Richards make a semi annual city visit. Richards represents Omaha Rubber Co. and friends welcome them.
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Edith Culton
Casper
Wheatland
Denver
Guy Richards
Richards
Omaha Rubber Company
Northwestern introduces vestibuled cars on Lander to Omaha run
The new cars for the Lander to Omaha train include a vestibuled chair car and day coach, matching eastern divisions. Passengers will benefit from no car changes and shorter waits at Chadron. A gravel spur east of Cadoma will supply ballast for Casper to Shoshont, while Northwestern crews repair reservoirs west of here at 15-Mile Cut Bank and nearby, with staff movements noted including John Grin and Stanley Slizeski. Weather caused a seven hour delay on No. 603 near Norfolk due to a washout and concurrent rains.
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Lander
Omaha
Northwestern
Chadron
Cadoma
Casper
Shoshont
Here
Walton
Eagles to hold decoration services meeting Sunday in lodge room
Fraternal Order of Eagles members are summoned to gather in the lodge room on Sunday May 30 at 2 o clock p m for a body decoration service. Visiting members in the city are invited to join the event, committee Meow.
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Order of Eagles
Garden Creek Dairy Promotes Pure Milk Supply
R. L. Carpenter of Garden Creek Dairy offers to expand milk delivery to additional customers. For the summer, quart customers can receive 15 quarts for $1.00, praising the rich quality described as indistinguishable from separator cream.
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R. L. Carpenter
Garden Creek Dairy
Notice to Creditors in Wyoming Asbestos Case
Creditors of the Wyoming Asbestos Mining and Manufacturing company are asked to present their bill to D A Robertson for adjustment. Advertise in the Press.
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Wyoming Asbestos Mining and Manufacturing Company
D. A. Robertson
Freighters Wanted for Coal and Cement Haul
Advertises available freighters to haul coal and cement from Iuez to La Prele dam nine miles. Rate shown as 174½ cents per cwt for two months work. Apply at this office or address Chas Wilson Douglas.
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Iuez
la Prele Dam
Chas
Wilson Douglas
West Town house with barn and city water for sale
Roomy West Town property includes a barn lawn and trees with city water. Sold to purchaser on terms paying half cash upfront. Property offered by Jerry Donivan.
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Jerry Donivan
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H. J. Peterson
Wyo
Uoder
Congress
Jake
Tt. Shipp
Jake the Tallor
Kenyon
Railroad Notes
John Griin
West End
Janesville
Wisconsin
Stanley Slizeski
Wb Douglas
Norfolk
Eagles
A. J. Huskey
Shelton & North
Casper Lumber Co. Bldg
R. M. Stevens
Rainoceros” Lunch CO
Dalton & Young
Chanchard
Kerth
Ee Grand Central Barn
Buffalo Bill
Brien D’'Oo
Magus
Hard
Lam
Sarah de Laei
Cesar DeCron
He Etvilie
WM. Keith
Fred Muller
Saddle and Harness Co
Larimer
Colo
Grand Central Hotel
Casper. Coal
UMBER
V. V. Scoggin
Hide and Fur Company
Adsit Hotel
Clemons & Son
Plaster
Nettleton Shoes
Cunningham Co
Wilson Bros Ties
Kenaford
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