Big July 4th celebration prep in Wheatland and local notes
Wheatland gears up for a July 4 celebration while Hanna team arrives in the city. Immigrants westward pass through town and a Hereford cattle shipment heads to Colonel Torrey’s Embar ranch. A juvenile vagrancy arraignment and a marriage in June are also reported alongside rail and traffic notes.
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Wheatland
Hanna
Park
Utah
Uinta County
Buechner & Son
Corey
Denver
Sloan's Lake
Laramie
Colonel Torrey
Embar
J. J. Williams
Converse County
A. J. Hamilton
Ferguson Street
Leramie
Edison
Walcott
Carnegie Library
Murray
Snow
Hilliard
Wyo
Ollie R. Hopkins
Wm. R Redd
West Fifteenth Street
George Prentice
Clay, Robinson & Co
Harrison
Lookout
Assailants Escape After Sheep Camp Attack Near Piedmont
Piedmont Wyoming dispatch reports an attack last night on a sheep camp twenty miles east with two herders wounded. Robert Howard received a leg wound while William Lamb suffered arm and leg injuries and possible arm amputation. five men were seen but not identified. No arrests or matching crews yet.
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Piedmont
Wyo
Robert Howard
William Lamb
Elks street fair planned in Lara mie with July start
The Elks in Lara mie approve a contract with Oppenheimer of Denver to run a grand street fair beginning July 1 and lasting a week. Officers and committees are chosen to run events including a Midway electrical fountain German village and Cairo street. A special chartered car may take Elks to the Gem city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Oppenheimer
Denver
Cairo
Elks
Cheyenne
Gem City
Meeting of Merchants to Discuss Early Store Closing
By request of many city merchants, clerks in business houses of both sexes are invited to a meeting tomorrow at 1 PM in Union Hall on West Seventeenth Street. The gathering aims to promote a movement for early closing of city stores.
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Union Hall
West Seventeenth Street
Probst Confession Foils Defense Before Killing of Key Witness
Special to Leader Rawlins June 8. Albert Probst’s conviction hinged on his confession to Judge Merrill about the Cosgriff Bros store robbery at Medicine Bow. Five hours after the confession the leading witness Dick England was shot and killed in a Medicine Bow saloon by H Ambler, a twist that likely doomed any chance of Acprobst’s acquittal.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Albert Probst
Probst
Cosgriff Bros
Medicine Bow
Merrill
Dick England
H. Ambler
Right of Way Granted for Laramie Railway Line
County commissioners adopt a resolution granting a right of way through Laramie to the new Laramie Hahn's Peak and Pacific Railway. Land within the right of way will be deeded to the railroad, signaling soon start of construction toward Grand Encampment and Gold Hill from the Gem City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie, Wyo
Laramie
Hahn
Wreck on Overland Limited near Como Injures Mail Car Rider
A 2:20 am wreck on the Overland Limited at Como between Medicine Row and Hanna derailed four cars, blocking traffic. A tramp on the mail car suffered a broken arm. flames from gas lines burned one sleeper and the composite car, with extensive damage but no other serious injuries. Wreckers cleared tracks by evening. initial reports of multiple deaths were later discounted.
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Como
Medicine Row
Hanna
Overland Limited
Ed Kerrigan
Rawlins
Aramie
Cheyenne
Thrown From Train In West Cheyenne Area
Dai' Clay a Union Pacific fireman was seriously injured at Buford Junction near Cheyenne when a mail crane struck him as he leaned from the cab of engine 1811 pulling No. 5 west. He was knocked unconscious and taken to Laramie with fears of fatal injuries. Also news of new mining machinery moving to the Fair View mine at Silver Crown and a divorce grant to Edward P. Kellogg from Sarah M. Kellogg on desertion grounds.
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Dai’ Clay
Union Pacific
Buford Junction
Cheyenne
Clay
Laramie
Silver Crown
Fair View
Scott
Edward P. Kellogg
Sarah M. B. Kellogg
Hanna Leading Indians In Six Inning Game
Hanna leads the Indians six to one after six innings as Fred Bohnstead of this city wins a suit of clothes in a national game featured by the Weekly Examiner of San Francisco California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna
Indians
Fred Bohnstead
Weekly Examiner
San Francisco
Cali
New Corporations Formed In Wyoming and Nearby States
New companies filed articles under state laws. The Evanston Oil Exchange plans $10,000 capital in Uinta county near Wy anston with incorporators Frank M. Foote B M Ausherman Edmund Chapman Geo Pexton Clarence D Clark Isador Kastor John C Hamm William J Cashin Garret O Neil. State Line Irrigation Co with $30,000 capital to operate in southern Carbon county trustees Alsey H Allen Frank A Mitchell Duncan Blair Thomas A Cassidy Andrew H Christensen. Apache Copper Co with $2,500,000 capital to operate in Wyoming and Altona trustees S B Parks C M Zulick Alfred Skeels. Prairie Belle Gold Mining Co to operate in Wyoming and Colorado with $20,000 capital incorporators A T Gunnell W J Chinn D G C G MacNeill.
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Evanston Oil Exchange
Uinta County
Wyanston
Evanston
Frank M. Foote
B. M. Ausherman
Edmund Chapman
Geo
Pexton
Clarence D. Clark
Isador Kastor
John C. Hamm
William J. Cashin
Garret O'Neil
State Line Irrigation Company
Carbon County
Alsey H. Allen
Frank A. Mitchell
Duncan Blair
Thomas A. Cassidy
Andrew H. Christensen
Apache Copper Company
Wyoming
Altona
S. 8. Parks
C. M. Zulick
Alfred Skeels
Prairie Belle Gold Mining Company
Colorado
A. T. Gunnell
W. J. Chinn
D. G. C G. MacNeill
City News Roundup From Bowie's Visit To Local Arrivals
Bowie is in the city from Chug water while George Nagle returns home from a northern trip. Fred McKie arrives today from Los Angeles and Miss Lillian Chapman is home from school at Colorado Springs. Several locals travel or visit, including Sarnest Dyer from Boulder and Miss Carrie Allison from Pottsville. Herbert Ambler will not be prosecuted for the Medicine Row killing as authorities deem it justifiable. Hotel arrivals list guests at Metropolitan and Ocean hotels, including W H McCoy John Hamilton and many others.
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Bowie
Chugwater
George Nagle
Fred McKie
Los Angeles
Clyde Watts
Denver
Lillian Chapman
Colorado Springs
George Walker
Forth
Marie Buchanan
First Methodist Church
L. F. Norton
Sunrise
Eldred Johnston
Wheatland
Sarnest Dyer
Bouder
Bertha
Anna Mills
Wm. Rhodes
M. P. Keefe
Omaha
Carrie Allison
Pottsville
R .W. Breckens
Joe Straub
Miller
A. B. Covert
Pitt Covert
Cheyenne
Rawlins
Wyo
Herbert Ambler
Dick England
Medicine Row
John Mole
English Agent Securing Wyoming Cavalry Horses in City
IW Crouch purchasing agent for England seeks Wyoming cavalry horses in the city. Tom Jay and Fred Porter bought eighteen head for Mr. Crouch. a large number will be secured locally. Fred Thompson shows marked health improvement after months at home. Three negroes charged with stealing a watch from Martin Conner to be tried Monday. Golf tournament underway with tea served in club house. Theodore Kutcher of Sheridan gains a pension increase to 12 dollars monthly. Kennedy killed at Ogden on wedding day. he was to be married that evening. Surgeon A Reed, speaking at St. Paul convention, urges repeal of army canteen ban. Masonic corner stone stained. cleanup required. Interior secretary grants grazing for 150000 sheep in Big Horn forest reserves. Soldiers beat High School on post diamond 12 to 11.
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Crouch
England
South Africa
Wyoming
Tom Jay
Fred Porter
Mr. Crouch
Troop A W N G Outing To Silver Crown District
Members of Troop A leave city today for a two day outing in the Silver Crown district. Many travel by bargeback others by team carrying camp equipment. They will camp on Middle Crow creek tonight and fish tomorrow before returning tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of the World
Troop A
Silver Crown
Silver Crown District
Middle Crow Creek
Strawberry festival and book sale on June 18
A reader invites others to enjoy an evening at the strawberry festival and book offering on Thursday evening June 18. The note critiques the Hall of Fame and suggests honoring authors unlikely to endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Librayy
Carneg Lebrary
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. Slack
K. W. DE Belle
George H. Evans
Masonic Temple
Cheyenne Dancing Academy
Company G Hall
J. A. Riner
Wyoming Commandery No. 1
J. W.stone
Percy Hoyt
Congress of the
United States
C. D. Clark
New Temple
C. N Potter
Lodge of Perfection
C. W. Burdick
Rose Croix
Louis Kirkwise
Council of
A. E. Roedel
Meredith
Maury Jones
Union Block
Cowhick Dry Goods Company
Hahn’s Peak
Nab Young
Diamondville
Rock Springs
War Department
Beeler
Buford
Sherman Hill
Dale Creek Bridge
Woodmen Memorial
Phoenix Camp
James H, Hagar
C. C. Alex
Turnbull
Pasengers
Sixteenth
Riga
Harelewood & Dinneen
XL Stables
THE
Messige Dry Goods Companys
Messick
Roeo
W. Seventeenth ST
Sis
Service
Metropolitan
W. H. McCoy
Casper
John Hamilton
C. Long
John McInerney
St. Paul
Minn
B. T. Rhodes
Grand Island
Neb
R. PB. Winde
Portland, Or
W. A. Wales
Torrington
Conn
J. H. Holbrook
Chicago
Ill
Charles Drill
Iuner Ocean
H. A. Duncan
H. T. Thulin
Anna F. Lowe
M. C. Jones
KF. Turner
D. T. McFarland
E. D. Schattrick
A. G. Elliot
Lanbee
J. B. Berry
Jas
J. Fartle
H D. Dutffield
A. W. Meyer
A. Mueller
J. B. Kelley
C. S. Robinson
M. J. Underwood
L. Spotts
Fred Thompson
Martin Conner
Theodore Kutcher
Sheridan, Wyo
Kennedy
Ogden
Army
Masonic Building
Secretary of the Interior
Big Horn
Big Horn County
Soldiers
High School
Post
Keystone
Cook’s Golden Beer
Astle & Lavander
Golden Beer Hall
Eddy Street
Co. Wriner
Wm. Myers & Co
Whitcomb
Vreeland & Stone
Kimberley's
Hqfmann Bros
West Sixteenth Street
Geo. H. Nagsh
Chas E. Miller
Corson
Sec. and
Treas
Union, Mercantile, Co
Cheyennd
G.hmaco
Hall of Fame
TE Messok Dry Goods Company
People's Store
DiLouIes
Priges
B. S. Karchmer
Ferguson Buechner & Son
Ferguson
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