Cowboy Attacks Courtesan Then Jumps Into Creek
Sheridan Wyoming July 17 Elmer Howard a cowboy attacked Mina Brooks with a knife after she failed to wake him for a train. He slashed her throat and breast then tried to kill himself by cutting his throat and leaping into Little Goose creek where the three foot deep water thwarted his attempt. A passerby pulled him ashore and police took him in. Brooks escaped serious injury but may be disfigured. Howard faces felonious assault charges.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Mina Brooks
Elmer Howard
Little Goose Creek
Nina Brooks
Howard
Walener brothers arrested in Wyoming stock branding case
Sheridan Wyoming July 17. C E B and G W Walener sheepmen, long troubled, were arrested again on a charge by A E Upton accusing them of misbranding live stock. They posted $1,000 bond each for December district court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Wyo
C. EB
G. W. Walener
A. E. Upton
Wealthy Wyoming couple swap homes and ranch holdings
Laramie July 17 Mrs Gussie Haley wife of Ora Haley a wealthy Wyoming businessman sold her home to Mrs Sarah A Cordingly for 15000. Ora Haley recently sold his large Wyoming ranch holdings to the Chicago based Talmadge Buntin Land company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie, Wyo
Gussie Haley
Ora Haley
Wyoming
Sarah A. Cordingly
Carnegie Gifts Basin Wyoming Library Endowment
Basin Wyoming July 17 Andrew Carnegie agrees to donate 15000 to Basin for a Carnegie library erection with 1500 per year for support. A site is secured and the gift will be accepted by the town officials prompting ongoing community library plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basin
Wyo
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Holding Their Clips
James Atkinson of this city stores his wool clip at Rock River with his son Felix Atkinson contributing a load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyo
James Atkinson
Rock River
Felix Atkinson
Miners Find Thirteen Bodies in Wrecked Mine
A six day mine rescue at the Union Pacific Coal Company No 1 mine reaches entry No 2. Thirteen bodies of victims from the March explosions are recovered in advanced decay, with no identifications yet.
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Hanna
Wyo
Union Pacific Coal Company
Three Men Held for Selling Whiskey to Indians
Adolph Krentz George Beatty and J Brooks were arrested on the Crow Indian Reservation for selling whiskey to Indians. They are jailed and bound to the United States court at Cheyenne for trial.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Adolph Krentz
George Beatty
J. Brooks
Crow Indian Reservation
United States Court
Cheyenne
Auto Through Bridge Slams Into Canal. Beltz Family Injured
Mrs. Elmert T. Beltz and her son Warren Beltz suffer painful bruises after their car crashes through a bridge over a canal while returning from the Land ranch. The accident details indicate disrupted travel and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyo
Elmert T. Beltz
Warren Beltz
Land Ranch
Prominent Ranchman Dies from Ball Game Injuries
Hugh Rehwaldt of Germania district died from wounds suffered July 4 at Greybull when spiked in the groin during a ball game. Blood poisoning followed, ending after several days in a hospital in Basin. Rehwaldt was a successful Germania ranchman whose death was widely regretted. In Shoshoni, oil from a 300-foot well near mayor Jas G Robertson was pumped with water, oil identical to regional springs. large oil lands leased nearby but undeveloped.
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Big Horn Basin
Basin
Wyo
Hughwaldt
Greybull
Rehwaldt
Germania
Shoshoni, Wyo
Jas. G. Robertson
Copper Mountain
Northwestern furnishes car for Wyoming official duties
Casper reports the Northwestern supplied Superintendent Cantillion of the Wyoming division with a twenty four horsepower Pope Toledo touring car for use in his duties. The vehicle can operate on dirt roads or on railroad tracks. Sheriff Sheffner is investigating reports that Casper residents shot young sage chickens in violation of state game laws, with open season not starting until August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Wyo
Northwestern
Cantillion
Wyoming Division
Sheffner
Wahlert Arrested In Casper For Fence Post Theft
Casper July 17 special report William Wahlert is jailed on a charge of stealing 200 fence posts. J J Holliday accuses him. Wahlert released on $1 000 bond pending a hearing. Also noted Casper builders Schmit and Esmay progress on the new courthouse walls rising above the second floor.
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Casper
Wyo
William Wahlert
J. J. Holliday
Wahlert
Liberty
Casper, Wye
Colorado and Southern Low Fares to Western States
Beginning on the 1st and through September 15th the Colorado and Southern Railway offers very low round trip fares to Utah Washington Arizona Oregon and California. T. B. Fisher, G P A, Denver, announces the sale. Bert Barber of Bilton, Wis., reports DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills helped him more than any other medicine. Sold by A. Eb. Roedel. Matthews' Standard ranch butter is for sale by Mrs. Ella A. Reid, 414 West Twentieth Street.
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Colorado & Southern
Utah
Washington
Arizona
Oregon
California
Bert Barber
Bilton
Wis
DeWitt
A. EB. Roedel
Matthews
Ella A. Reid
Leader want ad promises peace in daily life
A Palmer's Restaurant notice at 219 West Sixteenth Street urges readers to quit worrying and seek serenity through a Leader oriented advertisement.
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Palmer's Restaurant
West Sixteenth Street
Cheyenne Turnverein Plans Public Picnic at Hereford Grove
The Cheyenne Turnverein society 9 announces a public picnic at Hereford grove on August 2. Special Burlington trains may run to the grounds, likely drawing several hundred Cheyennes to the outing. Turner picnics were popular until their discontinuation fifteen years ago.
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Cheyenne Turnverein Society
Hereford Grove
Burlington
ManZan Pile Remedy Offered At Palace Pharmacy
One application of ManZan Pile Remedy helps all forms of piles agothes reduces inflammation soreness and itching. Price 50c guaranteed. Sold by Palace Pharmacy Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Pharmacy Drug Co
Jewelry window notice from Murchison Jewelry Co
An advert shows a two dollar item marked at one dollar from Murchison Jewelry Company in Cheyenne Wyoming. The note highlights a clearance style in the store window.
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Courtezan
Otts
Little Goose
Waisners
Library For
Medicine Row
Priens
C. A. Winkler, Jr
Age Water Ranch
Alex Borie
Hall Brothers
State Teachers’ Association
Br. B. A. Winship
The
New England Journal of Education
J. M. Greenwood
Kansas City
Albany County Teachers’ Institute
Benfield
Lincoln
Neb
W. H. Dass
J. H. Hightower
H. Neubert
Stockgrowers National Bank
Cheyenne, Wyo
United States Depository
Conservative Management
John Clay
J. A. Johnston
Atle
I. O. Whipple
John Whitaker
A. H. Marble
the Dyer Hotel
Eddy Street
Peter M'Donough
Hugh Rehwaldt
Shoshoni
Casper's Court House
Palace Phamacy Drug Co
T. B. Fisher
Denver, Colo
Hart Schaffner & Marr
John Harrington
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothing
Missouri
E. S. Johnston Grocery Co
Turners
Peter Berich
West Seventeenth St
Scotel Sherman
W. Seventeenth Street
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