Frontier Day at Cheyenne Promises Grand Frontier Exhibit
The sixth annual Frontier Day will be held August 27 and 28 in Cheyenne. A 60 acre park hosts racing roping and wild horse events with contests drawing 50 entries already qualified. Hugh and Duncan Clark headline the roping.
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Plains
Cheyenne
Cheynne
Denver Republican
John A. Martin
EB. A. Slack
Clarence Richardson
Bosler
Hugh
Duncan Clark
Festival of Mountain and Plain Horse Show Details
The sixty Indians mainly Shoshones and Bannocks bring their best horses to compete for blanket prizes at the finish line. A dog eating contest, best running squaw prize, military band, cowgirls race, bucking and pitching events with a $200 saddle prize, masques and other entertainments finish the program. Directors from this city will attend. chow is free with expenses raised by subscriptions.
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Mountain and Plain
Saint Mark's Church Dance at Keefe Hall Tonight
The M. C. L. of St. Mark's church hosts a dance and entertainment at Keefe Hall tonight with all invited. Afternoon refreshments will be served and young children will dance.
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St. Mark's Church
Keefe Hall
Three Days Clearing up sale at Cowhick Dry Goods
A three day sale of all odds and ends begins Tuesday August 19 at Cowhick Dry Goods Co. featuring reduced stock and bargain items across the store.
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Cowhick Dry Goods Co
Duncan Clark Champion Steer Roper Near Next Week
Duncan Clark of Horse Creek, world champion steer roper, is entered for next week’s event at Frontier Park. He roped and tied a steer in one minute twenty nine seconds last year, beating prior marks by twenty seconds. Born about 27 years ago, he grew up on Horse Creek in Laramie county with ranching roots.
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Roper
Hog
Duncan Clark
Horse Creek
Clark
Frontier Park
Texas
Punean Clark
Laramie County
Donald Clark
Duncan
Adamson Ranch
Carpenter
Frontier Celebration Hero Defends World Roping Title
Duncan Clark, famed for roping and riding an outlaw horse as a youth, became champion at the Frontier celebration last year before a 16 000 crowd. He is set to defend his title this year at the Frontier celebration, as crowds anticipate his continued prowess in the wild west traditions.
Artist Smutzer Sends Cartoon to Leader Editor
The Denver artist F C Smutzer sent a framed cartoon of the Leader editor and verses praising Colonel Slack of Cheyenne. The Frontier Day committee praised the artwork as a fine piece and the sender plans to display the gift in the sanctum as a souvenir of the enjoyable occasion.
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F. C. Smutzer
Denver News
Leader
Frontier Day Committee
Frontier Days Frontier publicity circulates across the West
The Union Pacific issued 30 000 circulars advertising the Frontier celebration. The brochures outline rates and describe three world championship events bucking and pitching content steer roping and a women’s cow pony race.
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Union Pacific
Buffalo Bill
Frontier Days
New Corporations Formed In Wyoming And Utah
The Werall-Boardman company forms to operate a general merchandise business in Encampment Carbon county Wyoming with $20,000 capital. The Wyoming and Utah Refining and Petroleum Company operates in Utah county Wyoming and Utah with $250,000 capital. Mansion and Baltic Lake parties back of the enterprise.
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Werall-Boardman Company
Encampment
Carboncounty
Wyo
Wyoming
Utah
Arafine and Petroleum Ol Comany
Utahe County
Mvansion
Balt Lake
Show Window Decor Brightens Prautler Col Ore Display
Buechner and Hon brighten a prominent show window with an attractively decorated display in yellow and black highlighting the Prautler col ore.
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Buechner & Hon
Prautler
Delegation to Frontier Celebration Promised from Colorado
The Colorado and Southern offers special rates from Colorado Springs to Cheyenne for the Frontier celebration. A large delegation is expected from Manitou and nearby towns, drawn from the community's more prosperous residents seeking health services and comfort.
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Colorado and Southern
Colorado Springs
Cheyenne
Manitou
Frontier Park prices and new grand stand seating announced
Frontier park expands grand stand seating with 1 000 bleacher seats on each side and a new pavilion for distinguished visitors including Colonel Sanné Fort Russell officers and Denver and Union Pacific officials. Grand stand tickets rise from 75 cents to 1 with extra costs offset by vehicle charges three two seated carriages 1.50 cents for one seated vehicle rates include a 26 cent horse fee and big features such as music and cash prizes.
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Frontier Park
Sanné
Fort Russell
Denver
Union Pacific
Dickinson
Baxter
Jail fills as Wyoming jury law faces high court ruling
Rawlins Aug 21 special to Leader prisoners crowd the county jail as the state supreme court considers constitutionality of the jury law and sheep trouble south of here. All criminal dockets postponed pending decision while Battle Lake range trouble sparks arrests. Jail now full.
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Rawlins, Wyo
State Supreme Court
Battle Lake
Ranch man injured when hayload falls near Rawline
Mr. Middlewood a well known ranch man living south of Rawline was seriously injured last evening when a load of hay toppled and crushed him. A telephone message from Rawline says he is badly hurt.
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Middlewood
Rawline
Riderless horse found at Sherman Gray ranch foreman’s death
A saddled but riderless horse appeared at the ninth of BB ranch belonging to Sherman Gray the foreman. Cray was thrown from the horse and dragged to his death as searchers pursued clues in the incident.
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Sherman Gray
Cray
City to award contract for 960000 dam in Silver Crown district
Tonight the city council adjourned meeting will open bids for a new dam in the Silver Crown district. The structure, about 440 feet long and 55 feet base thickness, will sit on granite bedrock and include a gate and warehouse. Bidders must submit a $1000 certified check and begin active work within twenty days of award.
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Hide
Silver Crown
Iam
Settlement Talks Reported Between Strike Leaders and UP
Reports from Omaha claim settlement arrangements are under way between strike leaders and Union Pacific officials to resolve the controversy. City strikers believe the report and forecast the strike ending within two weeks, but no confirmation comes from Omaha or railroad HQ.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
Steel I beams halt post office work amid arrivals
Construction on the new post office is paused except for stone cutters due to a fresh shipment of steel I beams. Separators are expected tonight and work will resume quickly with extended shifts. Contractors from Denver, including William Toovey and William Olson, bid on the Silver Crown dam project today. Frank Bond to lecture on rice culture in Louisiana at the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress in St Paul. Ben Kelley, a Burlington mail clerk, arrives from Cody after transfer.
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Post Ofice
Bulding
Silver Crown
William Toovey
William Olson
Denver
Toovey
Thin City
Frank Bond
Louisiana
St. Paul
Ex-convict O'Brien Identified in Wyoming Murder Probe
Authorities still seek witnesses to positively identify Thomas O'Brien, the ex convict implicated in the 14 year old double murder of Morris Waln and M. Strong. Only one person, Mrs. White, identified him previously, with current efforts aimed at locating James White to confirm the identification.
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Ihhow
Thomas O'Brien
Colorado
Denver
Morris Waln
M. Strong
O'Brien
Grand
Carbon County
Canon City
Wyoming
White
James White
Casper
O’brien
Union Pacific Orders 120 Baldwin Engines
Union Pacific has placed a large order with Baldwin Locomotive Works for 120 locomotives for early delivery. At 16000 dollars each the total is 1920000 though some engines recently ordered cost 17000, suggesting final costs may exceed 1.92 million.
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Union Pacific
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Mysterious Disappearance Spurs Westward Quest
George Bittle and an attorney travel toward the west searching for Bittle's missing brother. They arrive in the city after a night run, while a fire and detachment of the Inez coupon disturb the trip. Three days of sale follow offering dress goods, summer undergarments, hosiery, shirtwaists and remnants at prices below cost.
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George Bittle
o _ la
Mr. Bittle
Bittle
Bim
Green River
Peerless Directory Issued With 222 Pages In Denver
Cheyenne area reports a rattlesnake problem with an epidemic of snakes. Mrs Wealey Hammond killed a large rattlesnake in the kitchen at the Hammond ranch two miles east of the city this week. The new city directory is out and delivers to subscribers.
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Peerless Directory Company of
Denver
Sar atoga writer heads to Cheyenne for Frontier show
Charles Clammons notes from Saratoga that he will travel to Cheyenne to attend the Frontier show with a sizable delegation from Saratoga tagging along and reporting in.
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Charles Clammons
Saratoga
Cheyenne
Mine Closure in Grand En Campment For $1 Million Transfer
The Rudefeha mine at Grand En Campment is closed pending transfer to new owners who have agreed to pay one million dollars. A Denver couple, James Queen and Miss Lillom Golden, both of Denver, were married here this afternoon by a minister and departed on the belated train for Denver.
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Grand Encamprment
James Queen
Mise Lillom Golden
Denver
Death notice from Gleter's death reported in telegram
The telegram received this morning confirmed the death of Mrs Gleter, widow of McGregor, at the home of Mrs A. Siaok in Looskaimp. The remaining details are unclear due to damaged text. obituary notes indicate a local passing with family names involved.
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McGregor
Hur Boner
Mra
A. Siaok
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