Short items from the state news and local notes
The state board of equalization remains in session at the state house. C W Burdick condition steady. A fiveway road to Fort Russell being packed down. W C Owen now government examiner of surveys in the city. Paul Waldo Smerson to Boston for a year of high school. A street collision between two wheelmen on Sixteenth street. Big derricks at the new post office to rise to second story soon. Methodist Mission conference today in Rock Springs. Rev D D Forsyth in attendance. Joseph Dillman visiting for grand lodge meetings. M P Keefe to begin construction of two new officers quarters at Fort Russell. Machinists annual dance set for Turner hall September 1 Labor Day. C W Wheeler ill with pneumonia after a fishing trip. Stolen wheels of Mallin and Corn recovered in Colorado. High School Glee Club dance at O F hall. Indians play at North Platte today, return Friday to Cheyenne. Masonry dam contract for Silver Crown to be let next week if bids satisfactory. T C Murray and T J Fisher back from Bosler with 4 trout weighing 9.5 pounds. Mr and Mrs Heaney and others picnicked at Silver Crown. City boys note cooler weather hampers swimming. Beating Mine at Minnehaha quiet. Red roses prominent on streets. New Rose Croix initiates at Masonic temple. Frontier Day Imperial Military band contract slowed and returned from Cheyenne. Civil service exams in Cesena October for Philippine service posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Equalitzation
Seweton
State House
C. W. Burdick
Fort Russell
W. C. Owen
Paul Waldo Smerson
Boston
Sixteenth Street
Postoffce
Methodiat Mission Conference
Rock Springs
D. D. Forsyth
Cheyenne
Joseph Dillman
Grand Lodge
C. F
Laramie
M. P. Keefe
Turner Hall
C. W. Wheeler
Charles Mallin
Tom Corn
Colorado
Glee Club
F. Hall
North Platte
Silver Crown
T. C. Murray
T. J. Fisher
Bosler
Tom Heaney
Minnehaha
Rose Criox
Masonic Temple
Imperial Military Band
Cesena
Buffalo Bill Denies Buffalo Bill Show Ownership
W F Cody replies to the Denver Times from Evanston Wyoming August 12 correcting misstatements. He states Bailey does not own Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and that Cody and Salisbury are sole owners. He asserts Scouts Rest ranch at North Platte is not for him and vows to beat any man at horseback shooting for $10,000. Cody says he has worked in show business thirty years and missed only one performance due to sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Times
W. F. Cody
Cody
Evanston
Wyo
Bailey
Buffao Bill
Salisbury
North Platte
Neb
Buffalo Bill
Tramp Thrown From Box Car In City Fight
A man named Dave Mullin and his companion Johnson fought in a box car west of the city. Mullin was knocked from the car and rendered unconscious. Johnson dragged Mullin back, boarded a freight, and headed into town, while Mullin received medical treatment for severe injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Mullin
Johnson
Yester
Mullin
Mal
Indians win Union Pacific pennant at North Platte
The Indian team, the Indians nicknamed the Papooses, clinched the Union Pacific League pennant with an easy victory over North Platte. Cheyenne also edged toward strong finish by season end. Post season plans include eight top amateur teams from Colorado and Nebraska visiting, with Frontier week featuring Old Homesteads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific League
North Platte
Indians
North Platters
The
Platte
Papooses
Kearney
Shelton
North Plattes
Glmmering
Cheyenne
New England Bloomer Girls
Colorado
Nebraska
Old Homesteads
Frontier
Robert Homer’s Famous Ranch on Laramie Plains
A Chicago paper recounts Robert Homer’s 1871 Laramie plains ranching start with 2250 sheep, noting harsh losses, shifting methods, and the evolution to planned, fenced big ranches. It contrasts open range decline with need for water, hay, rail access, and land consolidation for winter stock, while stressing cattle management and forage strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Homer
Laramie
Chariie Hutton
Laramies
Centennial Valley
New England
Uncle Sam
Laramie Plains
Root-Gardner contest faces clock on referee decision
Salt Lake City August 11 special to Leader H P Hynde and Martin Mulvey managers say if they and the referee cannot agree by noon Thursday the club will name the referee. Houseman proposed a list of candidates while Gregains urged caution about early selection. Root and Gardner train hard and attract orders from all over the country as they travel by rail to Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Martin Mulvey
Houseman
Greggains
George Siler
Eddie Graney
Harry Corbett
Phil
Wand
Malaeil Hogan
Charlie White
Gregains
Root
Gardner
Kearnes Brother of Senator Visits Balt Lake Area
John BE Kearnes arrives in Balt Lake from the Big Horn Basin Wyoming where he works in lumber contracting and coal mining. He previously spent months in Cuba and Mexico before settling in Cody. He predicts rapid growth once Big Horn Basin irrigation is developed. W Beck, Wyoming governor nominee, lives in Cody and is a Kentuckian related to Washington. Kearnes stays in the city a week to ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John BE. Kearnes
Senator Kearnes
Balt Lake
Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Saya the
Cody
Hig Horn
W. Beck
Ohio Paper Reports Democratic Drift Toward Emphasis
An Ohio newspaper notes a drift in the Democratic party toward a stated position, referencing an apparent printing error and a possible correction in the Salem Republican section. The item emphasizes the misprint and the party’s intended stance as printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Democratic Party
Salem
A Photo of a Dream Ranch and Pastoral Exuberance
A narrator recalls a ranch scene with three year old steers and haying work on a home ranch near Homer. He contrasts feeding ideals with practical pasture, notes livestock conditions this season, and reflects on Scottish hill country grazing and moonlit landscapes as a backdrop to agricultural contemplation. The piece ends with a vivid celestial panorama from veranda gazing at the Milky Way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy
Homer
Henry Wise
Ted
Magellan
Lucerne
Mangerton
Sweet Killarney
Sheep Mountain
Hana
Oberon
Titania
Puck
Hermia
Newsy Farm Talk on Wheat Futures and Foreclosure Notice
A couple discusses wheat futures and the meaning of squeezing a short amid market talk. The second item announces a foreclosure sale in Laramie County Wyoming on a Cheyenne property described as lot 56 in block 332, court action by May Spencer versus Mary Garvin and others, with sale set for September 13.
Cat Rivalry Sparks Garden Fight and Lesson
A mother cat watches Buff the yellow tomcat fight a foe as Billy the neighbor cat joins, then retreats. Bobby asks why the camel is like an angry cat, and the mother notes the simple moral. The Sealer carries all the news for fifty cents a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strelet
Buff
Billy
Bobby
Mother
Four City Lots for Sale Near Thames Street
For sale four lots in a good location with inquiries directed to Albert Chapman, real estate agent. Also advertised cut flowers by Mrs. Glafcke at phone 54-6. FOR RENT Four room house via Dr Conway in Opera House block. Nicely furnished room in brick blocks with electric light and janitor service from $5 a month. Inquiries Warren Emporium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twelfth Street
Thames
Albert Chapman
Conway
Opera
Warren Emporium
Cut Flowers and Designs for Weddings and Funerals
Advertisement notes cut flowers and designs for weddings parties and funerals at Chaffin's greenhouse located at the corner of Eighteenth and Central Avenue along with hot and cold baths advertised at Padgett's Barber Shop on Sixteenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaffin
Eighteenth and
Central Avenue
Padgett
Capitol Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Sale of Coupon Bonds for School District No 4 Baggs
Notice details sale of coupon bonds amounting to 3000 dollars dated August 18 1902 for building a school at Baggs Carbon County Wyoming. Bids due August 18 1902 at 6 pm, bonds in 1000 or 600 denominations, interest not exceeding set rate, payable twice a year, redeemable after five years with full payment after twenty years. Also includes notices of land proof and travel map ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees of
Carbon County
Wyoming
Towit
Baggs
County of Carbon
Ot Baggs
Carbon
State of
Carrie Swearingon
Bagges
Wyo
Board of Trustees
Carrie Swearingen
Foreclosure sale notice in Cheyenne Wyoming district court
Legal notice of a mortgage foreclosure in Laramie County Wyoming. The Hofmann Brothers obtained a judgment against Emile Richardson as administrator of John Guenther deceased and Gustav Hellbeck for 12 500 dollars plus costs and interest. Sale set for September 6 1902 in front of the Cheyenne court house to satisfy the decree. Also notice of final proof for land claim by Peter Keenan, John Jones, Meanea Perry, and Read Read in Cheyenne Land Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Cheyenne
Wyo
John Nielsen
Therkel Yeosen
Granite Canon
Vieensen
Hal Strong
Christ Christensen
William Hayre
Box Elder
Cole
Emile Richardson
John Guenther
Fale
Laramie County
Wyoming
Edward Hofmann
Fred Hofmann
Hofmann Hrothers
Plaintif's
Gustav Hellbeck
Tam
Laramie
United States
Edwin J. Smalley
County of
Wye
Department of the Interior Land Office
Mama Nettler
Vis
Martin Hrelther
Peter Keenan
Hillsdale
John Jomes
Boy Meanea
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N. Alden Bolles, D.C
Osteopathic
Normandie Hotel
W. F. Daiber & Bro
Crescent
Ramblers
Tribunes
Stearns
Clevelands
Nationals
Pierce Spring
L. P. House
Manewal
Ferguson
Louis Manewal
Gixtsenth Street
Dinneen Bros
Davis Brock
Grocers
China
Tust
Depot Exchange Cafe
Ls Kabig
Union Pacific Depot
Longhurst
Directo Telephon
Long Dirtan
ICE Telephone
A. Slack
Oeorge
God
Tommy
Martha
Clarence
R. HB
N. Platte
Lar. Amie Plains
John P. Clay, Jr
Chicago
Soat
Sepee Oe
Shelton Serene
Kearns
Gryan
Lake
Wald
Register of Deeds
Edwin J. Amalley
Joman W. Lacby
City Matters
Glafcke
Galveston
Texas
Ogden
T. B. Fisher
Woodmen of the World
Cripple Creek
Colo
Barron
Daily Leader
Hood River
Davis & Kelley
N. B
Morrison, Merrill & G
East 16Th
van Lennan Streets
Riner & Schnitger
Rock
Nat
District Cour
First Judicial District
Hoffman Brothers
Alntists
Mai
Black & Clark
Reed
Cheyenne and Northern Tracks
Lieve
Houston
San Antonio Rockport
el Paso
Louisiana
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Mexico
City of Mexico
Monterey
Guadalajara
Florida
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Ccuba
Havana
New Providence
Nassau
Ours
South
Androme
T. EB. Fisher
Denver
Union Pacific
Chicago. & Northwestern Lines
Ulley
Mingouri River
Union Pacife
Northe Western
Om J. F. Barron
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