Sheep Herder Survives Five Day Storm With Flock
William McCormick aged about sixty led a three thousand sheep herd through a ferocious blizzard near Desert Rim north east of Kemmerer. After five days of drift and danger he returned to camp with the flock and dog companion, though about a thousand sheep were missing and later found by ranch hands.
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Kemmerer
Mar
Desert
William McCormick
McCormick
George Murdock
Wyoming
bin Charge
Hlader
Hensara
Primmis
Freight rider’s luckless shortcut tale from Casper
CasperMarch 16 PD Young, a freighter, narrates a harsh trek when he abandoned a winter road to reach a watering stop. He arrived before nightfall only to find the well dry, forcing a 40 mile detour. His team grew exhausted and four horses died by the next morning.
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Casper
PD. Young
Anfiehy Ranch
Young
Wight
Ife
Quarantine Incident Sparks Scrutiny Around Health Board
A state quarantine was allegedly imposed at the home of Dr Anna G Hurd the sole female on the health board prompting criticism and questions about authority and due process. The measure followed a measles case linked to the physician and drew local officials into a political row.
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Sheridas
Mer
State Board of Health
Rimid
Anna G. Hurd
Lealy
C. B. Stevenson
Murd
Former employee seeks 40000 dollars for arm injury in railroad wreck
Paul Stanko sues Wyoming Coal Mining for 40000 damages claiming a box car lacked proper brakes. He says on January 25 1910 he tried to set the brake, the brake wheel broke and he was pulled under the car wheels injuring his arm. The suit alleges negligence by the railway.
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Sheridan
Wyoming Coal Mining Company
Paul Stanko
Raw
District Court
Colt
Stanko
Trials in progress at Weerton county court
In Weerton county the diatriot court handles two trials Grippen a former Ups ton banker faces false entry charges while Michael Reardon is charged with first degree murder for an August 18 1910 assault on Vina Furke that killed her two weeks later. Also Deputy Sheriff Stirling reports Governor Greys requisition of George Senda Gypsy thief whose arrest ends in Ogden Utah. Authorities expect arrival in Laramie Friday.
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Nowrenstio
Mar
Weerton County
C. A. Grippen
Upton
Financial
Theother
Michael Reardon
Treardon
Vina Furke
Laramie
Utah
Justice Court
Supreme Tribunal of
Stirling
Frazer
Grey
George
Ogden
Priday
Sheridan County jail reinforcement improves security
Sheridan reports six inches of cement completed to strengthen the jail wall and prevent jailbreaking. The work by local authorities aims to secure the facility, with officials optimistic about enhanced safety following the recent reinforcement.
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Tiptalney
United States Army
Sheridan
Sheridan County
Jaraine
Ths
Douglas
Howard Rohsert
Laramie
Union Pacific
Sterman
Hoboken
N. J. Sheridan
Wyomine
Montana
National Protective Region Hosts Dime Dance at Hall
At the old A. O U. W. Hall the National Protective Region will hold a dime dance with dancing and refreshments invited.
Ivory billed woodpecker described as destructive to trees
The excerpt notes common misnames for birds including the ivory billed woodpecker and the woodcock. It states the ivory billed woodpecker bores holes in live trees for its nest, lays three to six glossy white eggs, and is very wary, with early extermination anticipated.
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Aise
Bark Bay
Formula for Rheumatism Cure Claimed by Physician
A physician promotes a specific compound for rheumatism claiming high cure rates. The recipe combines iodide of potassium, sodium salicylate, wine of colchicum, cardial compounds, balmwort, and syrup sardparilla to be mixed by a druggist and taken in measured doses after meals and at night, with gradual dose increases after a week. The notice urges readers to obtain ingredients via wholesale houses and mentions the State Letter Want Ads.
Pair of Ivory Billed Woodpeckers Caught Near Burnham
Tulsa reports a hunter named Burnham, famed for his knowledge of Oklahoma fauna, mounted a male and female ivory billed woodpecker and sent them to the Washington Bureau of Biology. The birds, Camphilus principalis, are described as the largest woodpeckers with striking black white and red plumage and a two syllable call.
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Oklahoma
Burham
Wanuer
Bureau of Viollogy
Washington
Burnham
Gulf States
Florida
Stockmen and Sheepmen Agree to Harmless Dead Line
At Spur ranch meeting near Kemmerer stockmasters and cattlemen pledge to observe the dead line and respect each side’s rights. The accord is described as a formality with no recent trouble between cattlemen and sheepmen. Newcastle reports John Owens, Cambria watchman, killed Tom Davis. James O. Maria to prosecute Owens for murder after swift arrest.
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Kemmerer
Spur Ranch
Owens
Newcastle
John Owens
Cambria
Tom Davis
Wee
James
Maria
Weston County
Qwells
Erst
Wyoming State Fair trustees plan 1911 improvements
At a March meeting the Wyoming State Fair association organized for next fall’s 1911 exhibition in Douglas. The board approved extensive grounds improvements, additional stock barns, expanded grandstands, private boxes in front of the stands, and reserved press space for newspaper reporters.
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Douglas
Mar
Wyoming State Fair Association
Prees St
State Briefs From Laramie County
Reading room at Carnegie Library remains open Sundays in Laramie. A Ment ean sheepherder Douglas-Hallo Mendes drops dead in a saloon from a brain bleed. Coburn, commandant of University of Wyoming cadets, to be present at an event.
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Laramie
Carnegie Library
Douglas—Hallo Mendes
Laraade
Coburn
University of Wyoming Cadets
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