Mass meeting seeks Wyoming recruits at Sheridan
A Sheridan mass meeting at city hall failed to recruit on the spot. Sergeant Gordon gathered inquiries from attendees and may recruit several men. Speakers urged patriotism and service, noting wartime needs and the value of military training to preserve liberty and fix young men on a directed life.
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Sneridan
Sergeant Gordon
Sheridan Band
C. Weasell
Mexico
M. DeWitt Long
Presbyterian Church
David Kendall
Summer School Growth At University Of Wyoming Surges
The University of Wyoming summer session enrollment exceeds 300 for the first time, a notable rise from 1915. Students come from Wyoming counties and over twenty states, with special lectures by prominent educators from Kansas Idaho Minnesota and New York. The campus plans improvements including a new link road and fronting enhancements.
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University of Wyoming
Wyoming
Tab
Nevada
William A. McKeever
University of Kansas
Kendrick
Bord
Bode
University of Wipols
Hoyt Hall
Street paving plan launches in Casper area
Casper officials announce a street paving program with plans to reseal blocks before winter. The city council will discuss and start projects this month including Second Street to Walcott Street and Third Street near the Midwest railroad tracks, with work focusing on the rear of the Masonic Boulevard area.
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Casper
Counet
Euthentic
Walcott
Ranch Prospects Good for Winter
In Big Piney country hay crops are growing rapidly and water is plentiful for livestock needs. Grain is limited but promises a good average crop. Improvement in hay quantity and quality is possible by sealing meadow fields to suitable hay varieties. Oats barley rye and field peas may be grown successfully to meet feeding needs.
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Pinky
Oil Development Surges in Central Wyoming Fields
Casper July 1 Despite casing shortages delaying some work activity remains high in central Wyoming. The Mig Muddy Salt Creek and Fremont County fields see robust progress with outside capital exploring and investing. In Pilot Butte Dome the Hall Company reports notable activity in the past week as drilling resumes amid the supply constraints.
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Casper
Wyoming
Mig Muddy
Salt Creek
Fremont
Territories
Pilot Butte Dome
Hall of
Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Depot Killing
Glen Bush, a Union Pacific watchman, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for fatally shooting a Mexican man at the depot on February 11. He was jailed with no bond after the incident and had plotted an escape with two other prisoners.
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Rawling
Tidball Glen Bush
Bush
Union Pacific
Jalil
Lowell
Jim Heteler
Lincoln County Cattlemen Eye Local Beef Finish
Under current conditions finished beef could be produced domestically to compete with grain fed cattle in high priced regions. Lincoln County cattlemen could increase profits, boost soil fertility, and make the industry more profitable.
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Lincoln County
Plan to Incorporate Town of Burns Soon
Burns July 21 The Burns town incorporation plan advances after a recent Industrial club meeting. A cen sus indicates Burns now has a population. Alexastie was named to survey boundaries for the proposed incorporation this week. Committees were set to handle town roads public interest and fair refreshments duties.
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Ladies Aid Aboa
Holmes filmings haunt Laramie as engineers recalled
In Laramie on July 21 residents recall the long involvement of an unnamed engineer with the Holmes pictures shown at the local venue. The piece mentions a Bee dace-devil statue and notes the engineer lived many years in the city, with sentiments about continued screenings.
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Laramie
Thae
Lime Il
Hallwell oil wells show strong gains and legal cases unfold
Reports from the Hig Maddy field note Hallwell No 1 yields 0 barrels daily while Hall Seat No 6 produced 500 barrels and Hallwell No 6 reached 1000 barrels at 600 feet with a potential rise. Hall No 2 will be deepened. In legal news, Howell, Brown, and Hetler case sees murder charges and lengthy prison terms after a fatal attack with an iron bar, with McMurray handling defense strategy.
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Brown
Aod Brown
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Oicn
Rawlins
Jorney McMurray
County Hall
Indialna
Jallor Hetuer
YANKS HOLD LEAD DESPITE LUCK AND INJURIES
The New York Yankees maintain the American League lead despite injuries to key players. Frank Bakey fractured a rib after a foul fly chase, Gilhooley broke his ankle, and Frite Mabeel fractured a collarbone. Hughey High and Roy Hartrell filled in, with Rate Oldring added to the lineup as Boone and Bauman contend for the hot corner.
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New York Yankees
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Polo Grounds
Frite Mabeel
Hughey High
Roy Hartrell
Gilhooley
Rate Oldring
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Boone
Bauman
Trappe
Yanks
Pioneer Celebration at Lyman Next Monday
Lyman preparations for Pioneer Day on Monday July 24 proceed with committees at work and strong community support. A morning program will include speeches songs and music at the basement hall while the afternoon features sports and a ball game between Lyman and a leading western Wyoming team.
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Lyman
Beck of
Voter Sends Postcard About Wet Indiana Town
A Indiana town that voted to go wet inspired a voter to mail a poetic postcard. The recipient in Germany replied with a pun about staying dry, reflecting the town's dry status and the exchange.
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Indianapolis News
Indiana
The Three of Us at the Boom Mining Camp
Miss Mabel Taliaferro stars in The Three of Us set in a Colorado mining camp facing ruin as rival suitors scheme over a mine. Rhy, her brothers, and father contend with Beresford while Towney longs for love and a stake in the claim. A perilous mountain ride seals loyalty.
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Rhy MacCheaney
Clem
Lonnie
Maggie
Colorado
Rhy
Til
New York
Lewis Beresford
Steve Towney
Leresford
Rhys
Beresford
Towney Waine
Steve
Cheyenne Frontier Days Carnival Promises Big Spectacle
The Cheyenne carnival opens Monday in conjunction with Frontier Days, boasting a vast assortment of rides and the Great Wortham Scheme that will form the centerpiece of attractions. This major event is expected to draw crowds as the season’s premier entertainment in the region.
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Cheyenne
Wortham
Great Wortham Shows Carnival Opens July 24 With Water Circus
One of the country’s largest tented organizations, the Great Wortham Shows, brings a mainsouth midway with a Rice and Wortham water circus. The spectacle Neptunes Daughter features water nymphs and dives, plus a wild animal circus, athlete acts, and a large water pageant. The 25 car show with 300 people and brass band sails for one week starting Monday July 24 with daily concerts and matinees for out of town visitors.
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