Skeleton of missing man identified after three years
In Wyoming, bones found in H W Allen ranch pasture near Sheridan are positively identified as W C Barber, who disappeared three years ago leaving a will and bank funds. The coroner's jury cites death by unknown cause but notes evidence suggesting possible self harm with a toxic bottle found with the remains.
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Allen Ranch
Inez
WC Barber
Sheridan Avenue
Allen
W. C. Darber
Carrie Carver
Barber
I. P. Hayes
H. H. Allen
Sheridan Lambs Fetch Record Prices at Omaha Market
SITPRIDAN August 11 190 price reports show lambs sold to corn belt feeders at 9.05 per cwt the highest to date. Stuart Brothers Beckton shipped 298 head at 9.05 with 686 fat lambs averaging 70 lb at 11 10 per head. Malcolm Moncreiffe Diet Horn sent 1200 fallerotes to killers at 11.50 per cwt, just shy of top fat lambs.
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Clay, Robinson & Company
Steoo
Malcolm Moncreiffe
Diet Horn
Rock Springs Couple Married in Butte
Mary Connor of Rock Springs married Carl Marshall in an Aug 14 ceremony at St John’s Episcopal Church in Butte Montana. The bride taught in Rock Springs for six years and is the daughter of Mrs Emily Connor. the groom is a civil engineer for the Union Pacific railroad based from Ogden to Cheyenne. Attendants were Mrs Frank Paul and Darit James, siblings of the bride’s mother.
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Rock Springs
J. John's Episcopal Church
Butte
Montana
Mary Connor
Carl Marshall
Charles M. Chapman
Frank Paul
Darit James
Emily Connor
Lttle
Peoria
Illand
Union Eycifte
Ogden
Cheyenne
New Pastor Arrives to Assume Duty in Laramie
Rev. C. B. Stephens of Chicago arrives with wife and two children to assume the Baptist church pastorate in Laramie. He preaches his first sermon Sunday as officials plan to vacate the parsonage until a new one is built.
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Laramie
C. B. Stephens
Chicago
The
Baptist Cal
Baptist Church
New Schoolmaster Arrives at Powell
Powell welcomes Th Porterfield of Kansas as the new Powell school principal. He begins familiarizing with duties as the community anticipates a strong school year. The September 11 start date is noted along with growing student population. The Sheridan sugar factory undergoes a full overhaul to be ready for the first beet processing.
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Powell
Th. Porterfield
Kansas
Powell Schools
Porterfield
Sheridan
Worland Plans Water and Sewer Bonds to Improve System
Worland Wyoming voters approve issuing 25 000 dollars in water bonds and 15 000 dollars for a sewer system to start immediately. Imhoff tank sewer plan aims to keep river water 99 percent pure and reduce contamination for miles around.
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Worland
Imhoff
Mississippi River
Ayatem Worland
Prohibition Ends Debt in West Virginia After Payment
West Virginia clears its books paying the last note of 400000 with interest, securing a debt free state. The governor borrowed the sum to cover a temporary deficit and all state funds finish the year with a total balance of 1115649.15.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Prohibition and Home Ownership Across Regions
A survey asks if prohibition boosts home ownership, noting a 48 percent rise in Tennesseans owning homes since prohibition began. Questions arise about real estate tax and state revenue. Also reported: Halifax ends barroom era under new dry laws. Artie George receives treatment after a hillside fall at Cherokee Park with a broken rib and other injuries.
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Tiflis
Tennessee
Laramie
Mias
Artie George
Cherokee Park
McCollum
B. K. Greenwood
Cheyenne City Council Approves Data Gathering on Storm Sewer
Cheyenne Wyoming council convened at 1:30 p m with quorum. Minutes of Aug 1 and Aug 7 1916 read and approved. Data to be collected on storm sewer costs for Eighteenth Nineteenth and Fifteenth streets to Crow Creek. Bids requested for two care of cos to be delivered at Round Top water works and formation plant. Mayor asks attorney to draft bills for legislature to improve street and sewer funding and protect property.
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Wyoming
Eighteenth Street
Nineteenth Street
Fifteenth Wheel
Crow Creek
City Eork
Round Top Value House
Lafontaine
Mississippi Holds Primaries Today
Jackson August 14 Candidates for congress in four districts and three state supreme court seats will be nominated by Mississippi Democrats in statewide primaries tomorrow. Incumbents with no opposition are declared nominees in several districts, with key races listed for each district and for the supreme court across districts.
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Miss
State Supreme Court
Missimaippi
John Sharp Williams
United States
J. B. Holden
Supreme Court
Senate
Congress
Stephens
Humphreys
Venable
Harrison
Conpess
B. S Candler
Guy Mitchell
J. BE. Rankin
T. A. Sisson
William Ward
B. Franklin
Tolden
Clayton D. Potter
H. B. Greaves
Geo. H. Ethridge
Sydney M. Smith
A. H. Longino
Mississippi
E. Q. Sykes, Jr
R. H. Knox
J. G. McGowen
Grandmothers knew cooling tricks for hot days
The Springfield Public column argues old methods beat summer heat. It notes Mrs ancestors used closed houses, shaded windows, and proper ventilation to reduce convection heat rising upstairs, while modern refrigerating plants create dead air spaces.
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Springfield
Cheyenne City Council Minutes Abstract August 1916
Official certificate in Cheyenne Wyoming attests to the abstract of minutes from a regular city council meeting held August 1916. City Clerk J J Showalter and deputy Bertha M Myers certify the record.
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J. J. Showalter
Bertha M. Myers
State of
Wyoming
Laramie
Cheyenne
J. Bertha M. Myers
Sald Ctty
Beal
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