Fatal Shooting at Fort Steele Over Gossip
A fatal affray occurred at Fort Steele when John Munn, hotel and saloon owner, shot James Peterlee after a quarrel sparked by gossip about Munn's alleged involvement with a Fort Steele woman. Peterlee was severely wounded and not expected to survive. Munn surrendered to authorities and is jailed.
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Rawlins
Wic
Fort Steele
Idle Place
John Mann
James Peterlee
Micah
Peterle Kar Wen
Miyan
Sach
Hardeelings
Home from Manila Henry Bainum returns to Cheyenne
Henry Bainum son of Ben Bainum Cheyenne arrives in San Francisco after three years in the Philippines with Troop D Third Cavalry He plans a month in San Francisco before returning to Cheyenne He notes his active service and his gladness to be back in his homeland.
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Henry Bainum
Ben Bainum
San Francisco
Philippines
Third Cavalry
Cheyenne
Henry
Enjoy Smoker Brightens Knights of Pythias Hall Event
Knights of Pythias held a smoker at their city hall attended by a large crowd. Judge Potter served as toastmaster and called on lodge members for remarks. Speakers included Dr. M. C. Barkwell W. F. Chaplin W. B. Schnitger C. B. H. Richardson F. A. Stewart W. C. Deming Theo Voight Robert Jones George Sneider Ed Beale of Laramie Palmer Clyde Watts and Frank Bon.
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Knights of Pythias
Judge Potter
Lodge
M. C. Barkwell
W. FE. Chaplin
W. BR. Schnitger
C. B H. Richardson
F. A. Stewart
W. C. Deming
Theo, Voight
Robert Jones
George Sneider
Ed. Beale
Laramie
Palmer
Clyde Watts
Frank Bon
Forest on Fire and Local News Roundup in Encampment
A forest fire is sighted on Elk mountain near Encampment with heavy smoke. origin unknown and damage undetermined. John Tobin pleads guilty to burglary of Arp and Hammond hardware, sentenced to four years. Rev McQuilkin marries William Turner and Ada Frances Cameron at the parsonage. Canal surveys near Sara toga promise irrigation for 50 400 acres. work to begin immediately. Prof George Quigley hosts a social hop at Turner hall each Saturday night. Special on oranges offered by Davis Kelley’s. Troop A opens New Route hall with a military ball and reception on June 28. Jadica of Episcopal church to serve supper at Mrs Henry Conway’s on June 13. ladies invited to view Mexican crafts.
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Roufe Hall
Jadica
Episcopal Church
Cheyenne Board of Trade Meets Tonight to Form Permanent Organization
Tonight in City Hall, Cheyenne Board of Trade plans to perfect a permanent organization. A committee report on constitution and by laws will be reviewed, and a receiver elected. Discussion resumes on constructing a brick plant in the city, with a call for broad citizen participation from all business and labor fields.
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Cheyenne Board of ‘Trade
Committee On
Stade and Industry
Assolation
Kearney Team Arrives for Union Pacific Games Weekend
The Kearney nine travel to Indiana and will play two games at Athletic park with local fans wagering on their success. They face North Platte earlier and again on the eastbound route. Fort Russell gate is finished and the highway to the post should be completed soon. A Basin area incident left Rupp badly injured after a dispute over a desert water right.
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Kearney
Unie Pacific League
Indiana
Athletic Park
Union Pacific
North Platte
Fred Laf Pash
Fort Russell
Joslin
Garland
Rupp
Basin
Sheridan Post
Baptist Ladies Bake Sale in Kent Bank Building
The Baptist ladies plan a sale of home made bread pies cakes baked beans and cold meats in the Kent bank building tomorrow June the Mth.
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Baptist
Kent Bank
Trains Collide Near Wilkins. Engines Suffer Minor Damage
Two freight trains collided near Wilkins a few days ago causing minor engine damage. The engineers managed to stop in time to prevent a serious wreck.
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Wilkins
Mistaken Horn Escape Sparks Citywide Rumor and Hunt
Excitement ran high as word spread that Tom Horn escaped from the county jail. Police briefly detained a man named Smith matching the description before clearing him, then pursued another suspect after new evidence emerged. Meanwhile, Emily Jones of Greeley defeated Theresa Jenking for department president, and George Quigley announced weekly dances at Turner Hall starting this Saturday. crowds are expected.
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Tom Horn
Countty
Court House
Smith
Laramie
Enotie Smith
Emily Jones
Greeley
Myre
Theresa Jenking
W. RC
Jenkins
Corps
Sheepman Frank Riter Discharged in Rawlins Case
Frank Riter a sheepman was discharged in Rawlins after being charged with living off 162 head of sheep owned by W. Johnson. He testified the flock entered his property without his knowledge and had been driven a long distance before discovery.
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Frank Riter
Promotions at Union Pacific Cheyenne Shops Name New Master Mechanic
W R McKeen Jr rises to superintendent of motive power and machinery as Samuel Higgins resigns. Alex Stewart becomes master mechanic Wyoming division, succeeding McKeen. Higgins departs for Eastern railroad work. Stewart brings decades of shop experience to Cheyenne.
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W. RR
Alex. Stewart
McKeen
Samuel Higgins
W. BR. McKeen
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Higgins
W. R. McKeen, Jr
Omaha
Kansas
Terre Haute
Ind
North Platte
Vandalia Road
McKeon
Stewart
North Matte
North Platts
Sidney
Neb
Laramie
Evanston
Wyoming Division
Road work resumes on wagon road to Ferrie Haggerty mine
Work restarts on the wagon road between Rawlins and the Ferrie Haggerty mine. The project will cost thousands of dollars with an estimated minimum expenditure of $6,000 to pass through the timber sections.
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Rawlins
Ferrie Haggerty
Recital Postponed as Pianist Travels to Douglas
Mise Marie Buchanan's recital, originally set for June 20, is moved to June 4 because pianist William DuBola will be in Douglas on the earlier date. Buchanan has secured top talent for the program. Meanwhile Burlington at Sheridan plans to treat 50,000 railroad ties by the Kasselman process, supplanting the Burpett method now common on western roads.
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Mise Marie Buchanan
William DuBola
Mins Buchanan
Douglas
Mise Buchanan
Ory
Burlington
Sheridan
Wyo
Kasselman
Burpett
Address update notice for city directory
A reader is urged to inform the city directory of a changed address since the directory record was taken. The notice provides contact instruction to notify one at the stated address.
Excolutor Creamery Opens on West Seventeenth Street
The Excolutor Creamery invites customers to its location on No. Dia West Seventeenth street for sweet cream cottage cheese and buttermilk.
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Dia West Seventeenth Street
Wyoming town gears up for plant expansion and boom
State Examiner Henderson returned from a western trip and learned Soda Manufacturing company in Green River received 50000 dollars more for enlarging their plant. In Cokeville much development is under way to boost agricultural resources with Bear River water ample for thousands of acres of reclamation. Tim Kinney is planting 1000 acres of alfalfa as others develop land and residents are urged to plant street trees for a coming boom in the western Wyoming village.
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Henderson
Green River
Soda Manufacturing Company
Cokeville
Bear River
Tim Kinney
Wyoming
Manic Sheep Herder Disrobes at Kemmerer Depot
A sheep herder identified as EB B Clemens became suddenly insane in the Kemmerer Wyoming depot while waiting for a train. He disrobed before bystanders, was taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff McDermott, transported to Evanston, where a jury found him insane, and he was placed in the state asylum there. He claimed a Portland Oregon home and prior asylum stay in Idaho in 1899.
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Evanston
Kemmerer
Wyo
EB. B. Clemens
Clemens
McDermott
Portland
Ore
Filuekfoot
Railroad Man Weds Clinton Musician in Baptist Ceremony
Clinton Mississippi reports Laura EF Whitefield and William A Gore wed at First Baptist Church today. Whitefield, Clinton resident and musician, and Gore, Union Pacific chief clerk at Evanston Wyoming, plan to live in Bryanston. Church bake sale set for tomorrow in former Wheeler Goodale storeroom. Maya Johnston to take piano pupils after June 26 with discount for two lessons weekly in summer.
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Clinton
Miss
Laura EF. Whitefield
William A. Gore
First Baptist Church
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Wheeler & Goodale’s
Misa Maya Johnston
B. Twenty-second Street
Elis Lodge Social at Turner Hall Monday Evening
The local lodge of Elis will hold a social session in Turner hall Monday evening. Refreshments will be served and music and speeches will be made.
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Elis
Turner Hall
President position at School of Mines not yet tendered
Colorado Springs June 13 authority states the presidency of the School of Mines has not yet been tendered to Palmer but will be next week.
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Colorado Springs
School of Mines
Palmer
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Ferguson
Lauck & Tupper’s
GEO. W. Sneider
Mortician
A. E. Roedel
Pharmagy
Telephone
West 17Th Street
Base
Knight's
Spaulding's
Nebraska
Knight’s
West 16Th Street
Cheyenne, Wyo
S. Drobacz
Eddy
James Peterie
Peterie
Mr. Munn
Manila
Elk Mountain
John Tobin
Arp & Hammond
Scott
McQuilkin
William Turner
Cook
Inter Ocean Hotel
Ada Frances Cameron
Sara
Toga
George Quigley
Turner Ball
Kearney Ve
Davis @ Kelley's
Henry Conway
Warren Avenue
Cowhick Dry Goods Co
Kearney Coming
Horn
West Sixteenth Street
Montellus Piano Company
Hallet & Davis and
Sterling
M. B. Ehurch
Keurney
Buechner & Son
The
Wyoming Dental Company
5. C. Davis
Salvation Army Hall
D. Miller
Verguson
Boeoak
Oraceur
Davie & Kelley's
Sam Higgins
Bart
East
Southern Railroad
Washington
Lehigh Valley Road
J. H. McConnell
Burt
John Whalen
Carbon
Butte, Mont
Clarke
Nanagil
Excolutor Creamery
P. O. Brewster
Miss Garland
W. G. Walker
T. Blake Kennedy
Cahill
Theo, Bailey
San Quentin
Call
James Wheeler
Martin
General Buch
Jacob Buch
Christian Volunteers
Salvation Army
Pacific Coast
G.T. Murphy
Boulder
Judge Hayford
Mabel Hayford
Salt Lake
Jas. McDonald
Laramies
Keefe
Nagel
Maniac
John Harrington
Geo. H. Nagle
Chas
Miller
Corson
Treag
Union Mercantile Co
Ferguson Street
Is & Lenny
Union Mercantile Company
Dren
Elks
G. A. Killam
John C. Kelley
Aerle
H. Evans
W. P. KR
Adambey
Quigley
Cheyenne Dancing Academy
Kitzmiller
Pantatorium
al Logan
Waterman and Parker Fountain Pans
Watchmaker
Miller's
Fergueon
David Miller
Hood River
Ce. S. Johnston
June Wildings
Underwood Grocery Co
Underwood
Sta
Wm.myers&co
O. L. Bulkley
Eddy St
Dyer Hotel
Ss. Karchmer
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