Thermopolis Plans Shearing Pens and Wool Warehouse
Thermopolis moves to build shearing pens at Owl Creek Watson crossing and lease nearby ranch land. Dent estimates 1200 dollars to construct roofed pens with sheds, stalls for fourteen shearers, and storage for wool. The project targets 20000 sheep this spring and a Burlington warehouse may be built to store wool, boosting local business.
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Thermopolia
Hurlington
Watson Crossing
Owl Creek
Watson Ranch
Dent
Vhermopolis Club
Burlington Railroad
Fire destroys the town hall at Casper
Fire at Casper town hall gutted the building last night, leaving only walls and roof. The Wo Ro Sample building housed a movie theater and was insured. Water problems in the cold slowed suppression as losses neared seven thousand dollars. town ownership and insurer coverage noted.
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Casper, Jan. S
Sample
Oil Refinery Nears Startup In Wyoming
General Manager R D Brooke of Midwest Oil says the Casper Wyoming refinery is ready to begin operations by January 10 after minor brick work. Initial daily capacity is about 2000 barrels with a dozen workers. a pipeline to the railroad will feed engines in Chadron to Lander, with nineteen engines to burn oil.
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9. M. Bradon
Northweattern
A. A. Schenck
Graham
Casper
Northewestern Company
Stabbing Death at Sweetwater Sparks Investigation
A knife attack at Sweetwater at midnight last Sunday left Pedro Bernardo Valdez dead at Wyoming General Hospital after a dispute among several men. The coroner's jury cites fatal injuries from a knife, with Augustine Codenis held for investigation as Italian and Mexican suspects await hearing. Valdez survived about thirty six hours.
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Sweetwater
Jan
Pedro Bernardo Valdez
Wyorming General Hospital
Csty Jalhere
Valdez
Augustine Codenis
Isador Wallett Sentenced to 14 Years for Horse Theft
Deputy Sheriff Sullivan reports Isador Wallett, a halfbreed Indian formerly from the area, found guilty by a Montana jury and sentenced to 14 years at hard labor at Deer Lodge for stealing two horses last summer. Wallett was captured near the Canadian line while in charge of the property.
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Gillette
Sherriff Sullivan
Gissgok
Mont
Isador Wallett
Canadian Line
Montanas
Deer Lodge
Wallet
Palace Meat Market Owner Flees, Creditors Seek Relief
Cody Flys Coop Ayers and John Feser leave behind numerous distraught creditors. Enser reportedly operated a thriving business, with the surprise flight shocking associates. William Lenninger, the leading creditor, seeks receivership in district court and an attachment of 815 dollars, while Sheriff Dablem is appointed receiver to seize the property as ordered by Commissioner G G Humsell. Incorporated town of Pinedale marks a civic milestone.
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Cody, Jan
John Feser
Palace Meat Market
Bth
Enser
William Lenninger
Fu Ther
G. G Humsell
Uthat Sheriff
Six Sentences For Six Prisoners In Sheridan Arraignment
Sheridan Jan. 8 Six prisoners arraigned in open session of the district court Saturday received determinate sentences to hard labor in the state penitentiary at Rawlings. D J and R B Vasbinder were each sentenced to two to five years for assault with intent to commit second degree murder. Harry Featherstone got one to two years for grand larceny relating to $65. Roy Brazier, a self confessed forger, received one year to fifteen months. Pearl Conroy and Ray Hall, who forged checks, were sentenced from one year to eighteen months.
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Roy Brazier
Pearl Conroy
Ray Hall
Suit over tax exemption for Casper lodge hall
The I O F Lodge No 22 of Casper sues J T Scott Natrona County treasurer to enjoin tax collection on lodge property known as the Odd Fellows hall. Assessed values are 40 000 with 25 000 exempt for lodge room, lodge refusing to pay until courts decide the exemption right.
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Casper
Jan
I. O
F. Lodge
J. T. Scott
Natrona County
Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Order
Weston County Teachers Meet in Newcastle on January 8
The Weston County Teachers Association holds a regular meeting in Newcastle Saturday January 8 at 10 am. The program includes songs readings instrumental solos piano duets a round table and discussions led by principals Clyde Johnson H J Brown and others with a focus on rural teaching problems. Members are urged to attend for lasting benefits.
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Weston County Teachers’ Association
Newcastle
Wyoming
Assembly
Misses Kuehl
Briggs
Reading
Clyde Johnson
Upton
Ruth Schoonmaker
Gretchen Manahan
Rita Kinney
Mia
Buffalo Soldiers Home Exceeds in Comfort and Low Cost
Commandant N H Mel Meldrum reports 32 veterans and 14 dependents at the Buffalo Soldiers Home. He notes average annual per capita expense around $200, lower than the Hot Springs facility, due to favorable location government aid and annual elder support. A fall from wages injuries A A Held of Basia broke his arm.
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Uffalo
Jan
Hon
N. H. Meldrum
Buffalo
Cheyenne
Hot Springs
8. D
A. A
Basia
Births Deaths and Marriages in Wyoming
Readable notices list numerous weddings across towns such as Buffalo Newcastle Carneyville Guernsey Richards Basine Casper Evanston Greybull Sundance Thermopolis Sheridan Rock Springs and Lucia. Deaths include Rawlins Basin Evanston Cody Superior Rock Springs and more with ages and causes. Other items note church meetings county operations and legal actions.
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Newcastle
Clay Sanderson
Minnie Quick
Carneyville
Clarence Britton
Alice Snook
Guernsey
Henry Frederick
Stella Trump
Harrison
Nebraska
Richards
Floyd L. Burns
Cornelia Sanford
BasineRoy A. Mason
Vera G. Gould
James Lavender
Grace Ellis
Casper—Wayne
Hall
Eva L. Miller
Evanston
Ben J. Atkinson
Tiena Brown
Greybull
Harry Schaffer
Vida VY. Brooks
Sundance
Wilbur Goodson
Dubole
Cleo P. Richardson
Thermopolis
Frederick W. Heilscher
Amelie McElwee
Sheridan
Cecil L. Wentz
Mabel Thomas
Rock Springs
Joseph Dugdale
Janet Anderson
Lucia Conrad
Elsie Patterson
New Owners Take Over Lander State Journal
John W. Cook sells the Wyoming Lander State Journal to attorney A. H. Maxwell for 7500 dollars. The paper will remain Republican and Maxwell plans to continue the paper’s current editorial stance. The sale follows another local transfer as Jack Chenery sells his interest in the Lander Eagle to partner Nicholson.
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John W. Cook
Wyoming
Lander
Jack Chenery
Lander Eagle
Nicholson
Mr. Chenery
Statelets Home: Johnson Sentenced for Fraudulent Checks
Bert Johnson of Buffalo was sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to fraudulent check mutilation. Frank L. Rue was appointed deputy sheriff of Big Tiers County to replace Cusack. The county assessor’s resignation was accepted with no successor yet named.
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Bert Johnson
Buffalo
Bshakeup
Frank L. Rue
Big Tiers
Cusack
Crane Advocates Burning Universities and Reallocating Funds
Chicago January 8 Richard T Crane concludes a report on the University of Illinois graduates by saying the university and all others ought to be burned and the funds redirected to where they will do good. He stresses this education question stance as his firm belief.
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Chicago
University of Ilinois
Richard T. Crane
Pawelve
Wmassachisetts
Joe Tay
Kanaigapd
Dan V. Stephen's
Nebraska
House
Senate
Court of Last Resort In Politica
Rome
Denver
Commission Probes Great Northern Wreck For Rail Evidence
The Interstate Commerce Commission examines the Great Northern train wreck near Sharon North Dakota where five were killed and many injured. The agency seeks the broken rail as key evidence for potential federal legislation to require steel makers to produce rails under government supervision.
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St. Paul, Minn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Northern
Sharon
N. D
Turkey Torn With Internal Dissensions
Private cables from Constantinople report Turkey torn by internal dissension. High officials favor ending the war with Italy while a strong element of the populace opposes it. The new parliament backs continuing the war.
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New York
Constantinople
Turkey
Italy
Wines to Be Recalled in the Lorimer Case
Washington January 8. The Lorimer committee held a brief conference with lawyers and adjourned until tomorrow. Edward Hines of Chicago will be recalled to be questioned about the meeting where plans were made to raise funds for Lorimer’s election.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Lorimer
Edward Hines
Chicago
Lorimer
Two Laramie Boys Sent to Reform School
Laramie Wyoming January 8 Sheriff Fraser departs for Golden Colorado to place for a four year term two twelve year old boys of the city Harria and Holmes who were recently arrested after burglarizing two residences Both boys come from highly respected families.
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Laramie
Wyo
Fraser
Golden
Colo
Harria
Holmes
Extra Men Help Scout Division After Storm Delays
The U. BP. has employed extra men to assist the scouting gangs in this division over the past week. The force has been reduced in strength due to stormy weather while extra work kept the tracks open.
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U. BP
Weather Moderates After Deep Freeze With Slower Trains
The text notes a warmup from eight above at midnight after a severe cold spell. Snow drifts and high winds disrupted travel, with several lines late. Reports say Cheyenne's weather has fluctuated while trains from U P and other lines faced hours of delay. The piece compares current cold to 1902 and hints at political reflections amid public discourse.
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Burlington
Sterling
Tito Cheyenne
U. P
Vsual
Progressive Laws Only Hope Of Nation
A political speech urges voting for Democrats, praising past congressional record and urging unity to win next election. The speaker argues for progressive legislation, cites 1955 voter support goals, and stresses patience for reforms, comparing current efforts to Rome and Ben Franklin’s hang-together warning.
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Ben Franklin
Sir Isaac Newton Last Earthly Wards
Description of Isaac Newton noting his modest character and appearance. He died March 20, 1727, and his remark on not knowing how he appears to the world but feeling like a boy on the seashore discovering pebbles while truth remains undiscovered.
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Sir Isaac Newton
Passenger Train Strikes Snow Plow Delays Crews
The C and S train into Cheyenne was four hours late due to snow. The northbound train into Orin Junction was also late after a collision near Iron Mountain. No passengers were injured though they were shaken. the northbound engine was badly damaged and carried back for repair.
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Cheyenne
Orin Junction
Iron Mountain
Tralin
Weather Returns to Near Normal in Intermountain States
Salt Lake City Utah January 8 weather across the intermountain region is near normal with high winds affecting Montana and snow drifts hindering railroad traffic. Trains to Helena and Livingston run late by a few hours to a day.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Intermountain States
Montana
Helena
Livingstone
Italian Warships Bombard Zearta Forts on Tripoli Coast
Italian warships bombarded the forts and villages around Zearta on January 2, according to advices received here. Zearta lies on the Tripoli coast, about 40 miles west of Tripoli.
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London
Jao
Zorata
Zoara Ta
Tripoli
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