Construction of La Prete Dam Camp Progress Report
The Douglas Enterprise details the La Prete Ditch reservoir dam project near Wilson New Town. Camps include bunk houses and shops, a 200 to 250 foot level dam site, and a substantial labor camp with water gas lighting and sanitation measures. The Ambursen Hydraulic Construction Co. contracts for gas lighting and fuel piping with 80,000 pounds of pipe arriving. The dam spans 135 feet, 2 miles long, 11 miles around, to serve 40,000 acres, with full work planned through next year and personal electric lighting in camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
la Prete
Canon
Wilson
la Prete Gas Company
Ambursen Hydraulic Construction Co
Catarrh Cure Ad and Jewelry Offer
A historical ad offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo. Endorsers Walding Kinnan Marvin attest Cheney's integrity and ability to fulfill obligations. Ad notes price five cents per bottle and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation plus a Cheyenne jewelry shop display of glass bon-bons and napples priced 1.50 to 6.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Murchison Jewelry Company
Cheyenne
Wyo
Mrs. Bryan An Able And Accomplished Woman
Mary Elizabeth Baird of Perry Illinois born June 17 1861 rose to influence as wife of a famed statesman. She studied at Monticello seminary and Jacksonville academy, read law with her husband, and was admitted to the Nebraska supreme court in 1888. She valued home life, education for her children Ruth Grace and William Jr, and supported her blind father in his final thirty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Mary Elizabeth Baird
Perry, Ill
Lovina Baird
Darius Dexter
Dexterville
N. Y
Jamestown
Chautauqua Lake
John Baird
Henry Winter
Northampton County
Pennsylvania
Winter
Andrew Jackson
Washington
Baird
Jacksonville
Weir
Nebraska
Union College of Law of Chicago
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Ruth
W. H. Leavitt
New Orleans
Denver
William J., Jr
Miss Grace
Foreigners Must Wait Until After Election
The Department of Commerce and Labor urges clerks of federal and county courts to defer naturalization hearings and the issuance of certificates until after the November general election. The order cites Section 6 of the Naturalization Act of 1906 and explains that hearings with dates in the prohibited period should be postponed to ensure public notice and allow witnesses to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
T. Joe Fisher
District Court
Laramie County
Big Bend Bazoo Jokes From Riverton Republican
A humorous item notes west rain clearing Carroll residence windows revealing a noisy domestic scene. A Crazywoman Creek cowpuncher boasts gun skills, loses at 100 yards, and is bested in 4 shots. Edna Harris at a Baptist sociable sings a stormy ditty, provoking laughter and an umbrella. The piece pokes fun at readers, jokes, and local antics without graphic detail.
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Carroll
Crazywoman Creek
Wyoming
the Baptist Sociable
Edna Harris
Sweet Bridget
Thomas
Tom Roth
Also Mentioned on This Page
LA Prele Reservoir
Kure
F. J. Cheney & CO
Mrs. Bryan
William J. Bryan
Palmer
Thomas A. Cosgriff
Abbott
A. D. Johnston
First National Bank of Cheyenne
United States
U. S
U.S
Thos. A. Cosgriff
John B. Cosgrift
Louk
Ermixe
George E. Abbott
Alexander Bowie
Daniel McVivan
Jack Chenery
Riverton Republican
Cheyenne Ice CO
Sloan & Hughes
Ferguson ST
Nter Ocean Hotel
American Plan
J. B. Fullertor
Capitol Livery and
F. R. Dildine
Capitol Avenue
Bark — Wrolo & Silversmiths
Cheyenne Peo
The
Star Theatre
Glicresi Lumber Co
Reed St
David Miller
Watchmaker
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