Big Horn Basin trade excursion and county fair notes
Wholesalers from Billings will travel to Basin Wyoming in September to attend Basin County Fair and promote goodwill with Omaha Denver Sioux City and Lincoln businessmen. The trip follows a request from Basin County Fair Association to stage a minstrel show. Local firms committing to send representatives include Stone-Ordean-Wells Billings Brewing Billings Hardware Huttig Lindsay Co. Yegen Bros. Ryan Newton L. H. Fenske G. M. Pletcher and H. W. Rowley with others expected.
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Basin
Wyo
Mont
Gasette
Basin County
Wyoming
Omaha
Denver
Sioux City
Lincoln
Decker
Chamber of Commerce
J Fircumshaw
Basin County Pair Association
Iasin
Bircumshaw
Baain County
Stone-Ordean-Wells Company
Billings Brewing Company
Billings Hardware Company
Huttig Manufacturg Company
Yegen Bros
Lindsey & Co
Ryan Newton Company
L. H. Fenske
G. M. Pletcher
Double Track Push Reported for Union Pacific Lines
A circulation report out of Evanston Wyoming states a directive from B H Harriman orders rushing double tracking of the Union Pacific from Ogden to Omaha for six weeks. After that period the work is to stop, signaling potential railroad revival amid cautious finances. The Hague reports Washington grants the Netherlands cabinet latitude in Venezuela affairs with the caveat against military occupation of territory.
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Evanston
Wyo
Union Pacific Company
H. Harriman
Ogden
Omaha
Harriman
The
Hague
Washington
Netherlands
Castor
Venezuela
Dry farming leader plans toll line from Cheyenne to Sidney
George N. Bandy of Iowa, a dry farming advocate and absent telephone man, visits Cheyenne with his son. He has a six mile south Luther area farm near Carpenter and plans a toll line linking Cheyenne to Sidney Neb with rural extensions. He expects rapid settlement to justify costly Bell standard construction.
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George N. Bandy
Iowa
Luther Country
Cheyenne
Mr. Bandy
Luther
Carpenter
Bandy
Sidney
Neb
Bell Company
Pine Bluffs Post
Democrats urged to start subscriptions for fund
The Democratic National Committee appeals editors of Democratic and independent newspapers nationwide to begin subscriptions for the democratic fund. This plan is separate from the prior drive to raise money through financial representatives under state committee supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Fund
National Committee
Kidney cures and glass holder ad from Cheyenne paper
An old ad column promotes Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder issues and a white auto glass holder for glasses from Murchlison Jewelry Co. A. E. Roedel sells Kodol and advertises job leads with Leader ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murchlison Jewelry Company
Cheyenne
Wyo
Nebraska college students rally for Bryan on campus
Lincoln Aug 18 Nebraska for Bryan a student movement at the University of Nebraska aims to form a Bryan club with about 400 members mainly first voters. The plan, conceived by ardent Bryan supporters among students, includes inviting Bryan to speak at the first meeting and suggests nine tenths of students will back Bryan, driven by state pride and belief in his motives.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Bryan
University of Nebraska
Ryan
Young Will Bryan
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft Condemned for Cruelty to Animals
Boston editorials quote President Angell of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals condemning Taft for riding a horse. He calls it unspeakable cruelty and says a man of Taft's stature should hire an elephant rather than pose with a sway-backed horse.
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Boston
Mass
Taft
Angell
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of
Ten Years in Bed Kidney Sufferer Recovers After Foley’s Cure
R A Gray J P of Oakville Ind describes ten years confined by kidney disease. He states no movement was possible parts of the time until Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended, calling it a Godsend. Sold by A E Roedel.
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R. A. Gray
J. P
Oakville
Ind
Foley
A. E. Roedel
Palmer's Bread Call Aimed at Grocers
A brief notice urges grocers to stock Palmer's bread signaling a price of per loaf and inviting retailers to place orders through distribution channels.
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Palmer
Orders For New Cars From Harriman Gould Pact
Omaha Neb Aug 18 One result of the Harriman Gould agreement is an order for 10,000 steel freight and passenger coaches costing about 10 million dollars. The Pressed Steel Car company Pittsburgh will build them to be distributed among Gould lines. The order will deliver in installments and include hundreds of passenger and chair cars. Local railroad men await the first installment with interest as new features are expected. Reports say Harriman may spend 6 to 7 million for 6,000 of his own cars.
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Omaha
Neb
Harriman
Gould
Is Aald
Pressed Steel Car Company
Pittsburg
E. H. Harriman
George J. Gould
Gould Lines
New York
Appointments in the Forest Service Listed by State
The forest service announces new forest guards on national forests across multiple states including Ozark in Arkansas Chirricahua in Arizona Arapaho in Colorado Monterey in California Cascade in Oregon Columbia in Oregon Jefferson and Flathead in Montana Pend d Oreille in Idaho Manti in Utah Hayden in Wyoming Pecos and Jemez in New Mexico with hunters noted for some posts.
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Washington
Forest Service
Arkansas
Riley W. Quattlebaum
Forest Guard
Ozark National Forest
Arizona
Don S. Sullivan
Chirricahua National Forest
Colorado
Garfield Canon
Arapaho National Forest
California
Charles W. Fulton
Monterey National Forest
Oregon
Sherman A. Brown
Cascade National Forest
Oscar W. Pearce
Columbia National Forest
Montana
D. E. Lewis
Jefferson National Forest
Henry Herter
Flathead National Forest
Idaho
Nels Peterson
Pend d’Oreille National Forest
Utah
H. EB. Jensen
Manti National Forest
Wyoming
Benjamin P. Srendell
Louis Anderson
Hayden National Forest
New Mexico
le Fisher
Hunter
Pecps
James C. Dexter
Jemez National Forest
Train schedule excerpt for Colorado & No 41/42 service
A historical timetable note shows trains on the Burlington & Quincy line with times for Cheyenne Sterling and related arrivals and departures. It specifies train 164 leaving Cheyenne at 5 00 p m and arriving Sterling at 11 00 p m daily except Sunday, with additional trains 163 153 aligning Sterling and Cheyenne arrivals and departures.
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Burlington & Quincy
Cheyenne
Sterling
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