Tragic double death at Jenkins ranch shocks Wyoming town
Two spouses found dead at the Jenkins ranch near Red Bank after a night of gunfire. Autopsy ruled double death by own action. Mrs Jenkins identified as Edna May Richards, daughter of ex governor W A Richards. The bed fire mystery and local officials investigate as neighbors recount a happy marriage.
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Thomas W. Jenkins
Red Bank
Jenkins
Mrs. Jenkins
Senator McClelland
Carter
Wickwire
Edna May Richards
W. A. Richards
Tlw
Richards
Jackson Hall Country
Fine Specimens of Natrona County Fruit on Display
An exhibition in Casper features home grown apples of the Greening variety raised by Frank Julian on his ranch six miles west of Casper. Julian, with ten acres of fruit and three of new plantings, aims for four hundred bushels this fall and has previously won prizes at Wheatland and a late fair in Georg. A display at Casper Pharmacy shows apples, pears, and plums grown at Bates Hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Julian
Casper
Julian
Obituary Notice for Mere Theodore Jawad in Casper
Mere Theodore Jawad of Casper died Thursday on North Street due to illness after a brief six times. The funeral service was held at the local chapel with family and friends in attendance.
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Mere Theodore Jawad
Casper
Diood Poleon
Efficient Fire Response At Casper Residence Blaze
The Casper fire department demonstrated quick protection yesterday morning at ten o'clock by responding to a small blaze at Mr. Skelton's residence on Second Avenue and Durbin Street. In under a minute they traveled two blocks and used five hoses to extinguish the fire with no water damage.
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Casper
Skelton
Second Avenue
Durbin Street
St Mark's Church Sunday Services and Welcome
Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity schedule includes Sunday school at ten, morning worship with holy communion at eleven, and evening prayer with sermon at ten. Note change in evening service time. All friends and strangers invited to participate in the services.
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Walcome
This Weeks Stock Shipments With Sheep Carriers Listed
Stock shipments include Casren Sept Wm Ford with four double deck care sheep Capoma Rept Capital Sleep Gve Gare sheep Yowpen Sept 2 Pulter Dum four care sheep Watruas Sept Wem Grito seven care sheep ear Sheep companies tan cary sheep Waotvos Sept T A Hall ote carn vlimep Momers fegt 23 Smith Sherlock Cu ton cart cheep Sept 2 J B Okie ote care sheep Oliver John tesive care sheep Chashee Welle Swelte carn sheep finumenns Gaps 2 Fred Milles theme care elienp A Wittey
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Casren
Ford
Capoma
Capital Sleep
Pulter & Dum
Watruas
Wem
Grito
Ear Sheep Companys
Tan Cary
T. A. Hall
Vlimep Momers
Smith
Revival Meetings At Odd Fellows Hall In Casper
The revival at Odd Fellows hall grows nightly led by Rev. Frank Mathis. He preaches a practical Christianity he says helps businessmen by squaring debts and removing ill will. Music by capable local musicians trains a chorus under Miss Whinnery. Evening services start at 8 with a lively song service. Three Sunday services 11 AM 3 PM and 8 PM with a Sunday afternoon service for women only.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Frank Mathis
Casper
Mathis
Oil Boom Near Casper as Pipe Line Work Prolific
Casper sees a surge of workers for the Franco Wyoming pipeline with about twenty arriving last week and another batch on Wednesday. A new camp two miles from town houses a large crew and a larger hire to sustain winter work. Drillers at Castle Creek report strong indications at 1000 feet, and Franco Wyoming anticipates tapping oil in two wells on the Duels property. Midwest refinery storage tanks are nearing completion and Hope Engineering seeks workers across multiple states as 150 already labor locally. Presidents Shoup and Mlopletin plan Europe-bound travel for business tied to Casper oil firms.
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Baptist State Convention
The
Baptista of Wyoming
Baptist Church
Baptist Publication Society
Menton
Drs. Seymour
Cook
Reva. Fowe
Reva
Langston
Tipton
Sangston
Casper Church
Ev. Morton
Ayala Casper
Lionsands
Casper
Franco Wyoming Company
Shoup
Midwest Company
Hi. HH. Mlopletin
Castle Cavek
Europe
Round House Foreman Murphy and Staff Involved in Wyoming Division Work
Round House Foreman Murphy listed as talline in the Stare fal with Fireman O Grady from Chadron. The Wyoming division near Casper includes Ah Hecker from Chad and Ba noer McKeeburn. Roy Patterson faces pension issues while Theor Matt works between Casper and Chadron. J P Cantillon arrives from Kaple Grove to join Supt Noone in Lander as P A Spicer plans state fair and a South Dakota land drawing. A westbound freight collision with a runaway boxcar east of Hudson causes car demolition but no passenger injuries. track cleared by 4 06.
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Hecker
Chad
Banoer McKeeburn
Roy Patterson
Ge Oll
Casper
Chadron
Theor Matt
Hudson
Poposia
Judson Miner
Dickens And David Copperfield Writing At Arcedalairs England
The passage notes that David Copperfield was largely written at Arcedalairs England, not Bleak House. It claims the latter is set in Hertfordshire, and recalls a 1851 visit by Lord Carlisle when Dickens promised North Foreland Lighthouse for a night. The narrator describes changes to the house in recent years.
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David Copperfield
Arcedalairs
England
Hertfordshire
North Foreland
Prophet Bulb Recalls Recounts at Dingle House Lobby
Congressman Homer Bulb of Nova Vedo, famed reconteur and epigrammatist, entertained a circle in the lobby of the Dingle House capital HQ. Senator Montgomery Twell reportedly endured a sharp quip about the prophet, recalled by the Dingle’s Old Guard as a notable exchange in Washington.
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Homer Bpulb
Washington
Dingle House
Capital
Mbnigomery Twell
Dingle
Franklin’s Methodical Practice Patterns Explained
The text describes a man named Franklin who learns a complex principle by collecting thirteen core ideas to address a daily life task. He divides the process into persistent weekly blocks and repeats a four week cycle for each principle, aiming to form a lasting habit.
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Franklin
Untimely Death Of A. Ford In Cheyenne Runaway Crash
A. Ford, a Cheyenne pioneer and city council member, was struck by a runaway wagon near the Baptist church and died within an hour. He had moved from Casper to Converse County, later settling in Casper, and left a widow with five grown children. The funeral is set for the Methodists church with city officials in attendance.
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A. Ford
Pioneer
Altixen
Caxper
Ford
Arile
Baptist Church
J. E. Davidson
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Tre Coparturenut Lite Wigraing
Converse Counts
Glenrock
Casper
Kingeley
Walter
Hallie
Burley
Arie
Walter J. King
Thie City
Local Gazette Notes Departures and Local Projects
Local mentions include Dean returning from the east on Weatheaday and Mise Kim leaving for Lincoln Nebraska. Charles Kasten wears a star during Night lutioe na Vat Hayee’s absence. W.T. Kyte and family plan to reside in Lost Springs after last Friday’s departure. Wm. 1. Liegd and others fold stonework for a new project on Meech street. Smith Andrews & Mowrer began a small residence on Routh Meech street to be owned jointly by huy Ganits and A. Weller.
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Thomas Jenkins
Hopton
Elizabeth Schieder Joehn
Rastenber
Genus
Marria
Theodore Joelink
Ottens Germany
Joel
Bapil
Germany
Tria
Natrona County
Belang
St. Mark's Church
Castle Creek Company
Midwest
Hope Engineering & Supply Company
Thy
Perience
H. W. Rohrbaugh
Rohrbaugh Black
Round
Murphy
Talline
O'Grady
Wyoming Division
Will
Anish
Hyd Wi
Crow
Naives
J.P Cantillon
W. A MW. W
Naon
Kaple Grove
Tednesday
Supt. C. T. Noone
Lander
P. A. Spicer
South Dakota
Dean
Weatheaday
Mise Kim
Mrn Tobias
Lincoln
Neb
Charles Kasten
Mr. and
Mes
W.T. Kyte
Lost Springs
Liegd & In
Loek
Maeudd Loin Pleah Leet
Auwig
Ead Mare
Hileng
Mere Guy Trivetio
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