Wyoming Pioneer Milton Bussby Dies at Lemhan
Milton Bussby, oldest Wyoming stage driver and Meeker Massacre participant, died of heart failure while traveling to Kirwin. He brought in the first cattle herd hauled to the Big Horn Basin in 1879, overland from Rawlins with bull teams. His burial is in Meeteetse with one brother in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Big Horn Basin
Meoteetse
Wyo
Milton Bussby
Wyoming
Lemhan Station
Kirwinj
Lynchburg
Buesby
Meeker
Thornburg
Born Basin
Rawlins
Otto Frank
Kirwin
Blame Debate Over Dead Engineer Sparks Company Dispute
Reports from Lincoln and Lander Wyoming detail heated charges naming Union Pacific officials and railroaders in a controversy over the dead engineer. Brakeman duties and brake inspector placements are questioned amid accusations of absurd testimony and alleged company defenses. Other items note a hand wound from a 22 caliber rifle, an apple exhibit for Seattle, a new mail route to Liberty, a runaway coal train near Gebo, support for Hot Springs county creation, a stone barn project near Thermopolis, and disbarment proceedings against attorney R B Parker in Sheridan.
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Laramie
Wyo
Union Pacific
Borie
Tia
Clala
Growth of Northwestern extends the Lander line
The Northwestern railroad, two years after extending to Lander Wyoming, hauls 600 tons of freight daily and 1,000 tons of wool coal livestock and farm produce outbound. The expansion spurred growth in Shoshoni Riverton Hudson Boysen Birdseye and other towns, with population and business up about fifty percent and a profitable return on construction.
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Lander
Wyo
Landerley
Northwestern
Casper
Landers
Sander
Shoshoni
Riverton
Hudson
Boysen
Birdseye
Idaho Line
Pacific Coast
Identification Tags for Enlisted Soldiers Ordered by Army
The army quartermaster department undertakes distribution of aluminum identification tags. War Department orders charge officers to sell or issue gratuitously to enlisted men tags the size of a silver half dollar. One hundred twenty five thousand tags procured from ordnance department. Tags stamped with name rank unit and corps. steel dies supplied to each organization commander.
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Army
Quartermaster’s Department of the Army
Department
War Department
Ordnance Department
32nd Degree Jewelry Collection Offered by Buechner
To the Consistory members a rich display features 32nd degree rings charms broaches fobs buttons and related items from Buechner Jewelry Co highlighting a varied assortment for members and collectors.
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Buechner Jewelry Co
Kodo! Digestive Valve Remedy Offered by Roedel
Claims Kodo uses natural digestive valves to fully digest all foods and relieve any stomach trouble. Sold by A. B. Roedel. Also advertisement seeking clean rags at the Leader office.
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A. B. Roedel
Leader
Fire alarm boxes locations announced by Fire Chief
Fire Chief Tom Holland announces new fire alarm box locations at multiple street corners and buildings including 12 Seventeenth and Holdy 13 Eighteenth and Bent 14 Twenty first and O Neil 15 Twenty first and Ferguson 16 Twenty first and Vans 21 J T Clark Hose House 22 Union Pacific Shops 23 Ninth and Evans 24 Inter Ocean hotel 25 Nineteenth and Warren 26 Seventeenth and Warf Lennon 32 East End U P Yards 33 Nineteenth and Pebrican 34 Twenty fifth and Ferguson 35 Twenty six Warren.
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Tom Holland
Holdy
Bent
O'Neil
Pebrican
Ferguson
Warren
Stop paying rent ad seeking agents for Colorado Investing Co
An advertising notice from the Colorado Investing Company urges readers to stop paying rent under a contract and invites readers to send for a free book and details. It lists the home office in Denver and identifies J. D. Wright as state manager in Cheyenne, with campaign to recruit agents nationwide.
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The
Colorado Investing Company
Quincy Building
Denver
Colo
J. D. Wright
W. 17Th St
Cheyenne
Green Gables Sanitorium at Lincoln Neb Details
Largest sanitorium in the central west for non contagious diseases with two brick and stone buildings. Executive building for reception of non contagious non mental diseases. Rest cottage for select mental cases. Address Dr Benjamin F Bailey Sanitorium Co Lincoln Neb.
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Central West
OND
Benj. F. Bailey
Lincoln, Neb
Murchison Jewelry Ad in Cheyenne Offers Silver Goods
Orystal and Bohemian glassware and ornate vases along with colognes are advertised at all prices by Murchison Jewelry Co in Cheyenne Wyoming. The notice lists a broad selection of silver deposit ware available for purchase.
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Murchison Jewelry
C c
Cheyenne
Wyo
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Oletmer
Cody
Big Horn County
Meeteettse
Lantry
Meeteetse News
Labor Council
Rock Springs
Sweetwater County
Prairie Schooner
Thermopolis
T. D. Malone
Sunnyside
Okishoma
Prairie
Cowley, Wyo
Montana-Wyoming Oil Company
Siso & Dish Company
By- Torol
Toidmltiee
Aeba Tachias
Apne Telephone Systems
Lovell
Bymt
Aue
L. L
Young
Lander Valley
Seattle
Wash
Post Office Department
Liberty
Willow Creek
Kirby
Burlington
Gebo
Big Horn
Fremont
Hot Springs
Dee
Gheridan
Spewiall
R. B. Parker
Ae R. ‘French
District Court
Morrow
Pally
Oil Company
Dallas
Plorence Weathers
Laramie, Wyo
Bowers
T. Hunter
North Platte
Neb
Centennial
Walden
Albany
North Park
Old Settlers Meeting
Buffalo
Old Settlers of
Johnson Constiyare
Sheridan
Joseph
Carneyville
Carl Westmann
Does
Rh. J. Wondtome Sontro
Mom Bata
Te Oh
Green Gables
Detective Burea
Thos
KR Holland
Home
Capitol Ave
Olen
Odel
Buick
Eddy St
Illenge Competition
W. EF. Dinneen
Home Ranch
the Home Ranch
17Th St
C. H. Evans
Prop
A. S
Akill
Senate
Tention
Fye & Lapash
Shimitz Photo Studio
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