Sheep Herder Brought Sheep Back After Five Day Blizzard
William McCormick, 60, of Western Wyoming, wandered five days with three thousand sheep driven by a blizzard in the Desert region. A search party found him near camp, having endured extreme privation with his loyal sheepdog. About one thousand sheep were missing but later located by ranch hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemmerer
Mar
Desert
William McCormick
McCormick
George Murdock
Wyoming
bin Charge
Hlader
Hensara
Primmis
Man’s hard luck tale of illy watered camp and dead horses
Casper March 16. A freighter named Young recounts a winter journey on an abandoned road in a remote county area. He aimed to reach a watering hole before night but found the well empty, forced to travel forty miles to the next stop where his horses drank heavily and four died by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
PD. Young
Anfiehy Ranch
Young
Wight
Ife
Quarantine Incident Involving Health Board Member
A state health board member Dr Anna G Hurd faced quarantine controversy at the home of newly appointed health officer Dr C B Stevenson after a measles case was reported there. Local officials condemn the incident as a historic breach of quarantine authority by a board member and a physician.
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Sheridas
Mer
State Board of Health
Rimid
Anna G. Hurd
Lealy
C. B. Stevenson
Murd
Suit Seeks 40000 Damages Over Car Brake Failure
Paul Stanko former Wyoming Coal Mining Co employee files in district court alleging a box car lacked proper brakes caused his arm to be crushed. He states on January 25, 1910 he attempted to set the brake, the wheel gave way and his arm was injured by the car wheels on the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 holds two notable trials. C A Grippen a former Upt on banker is charged with false entries in bank books. Michael Reardon faces first degree murder charges for an assault on Vina Furke who died two weeks after injuries. In Laramie Deputy Sheriff Stirlings success in securing Governor Grey's requisition brings George Senda Gypsy to face theft charges of 2500 dollars from his father. He was captured in Ogden Utah and will be transported to 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 upgrade to deter escapes
Sheridan authorities report six inches of cement work completed around the county jail to fortify walls and prevent jailbreaking. The U S army transfer and bank board resignations are also noted as local items in this district roundup.
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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 invites the public to a dime dance with dancing and refreshments offered.
Ivory billed woodpecker and misnomers in avian naming
The text discusses misnamed birds such as equawk hem and the woodcock, clarifying the ivory billed woodpecker is not the common woodpecker. It notes the ivory billed woodpecker bores into live trees to nest, lays three to six glossy white eggs, and is wary and difficult to exterminate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aise
Bark Bay
Remedy for Rheumatism Formula Promoted by Physician
A well known physician promotes a specific compound for rheumatism claiming more cures than ordinary patent medicines. Mix by a druggist using iodide of potassium, sodium salicylate, wine of colchicum, cardial compounds, balmwort, and syrup sarsaparilla. Take a teaspoon after meals and at bedtime, increasing after a week. customers told to ask wholesalers if ingredients are unavailable.
Pair of Ivory Billed Woodpeckers Caught in Oklahoma
Tulsa reports a hunter, Burnham, who captured a male and female ivory billed woodpeckers 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. Formerly common in gulf states, they are now rare and found in eastern Oklahoma and distant Florida.
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Oklahoma
Burham
Wanuer
Bureau of Viollogy
Washington
Burnham
Gulf States
Florida
Stockmen Reach Formal Dead Line Agreement at Spur Ranch
Kemmerer March 16 A meeting at Spur ranch near this place drew many stockmasters and cattlemen. A dead line was devised and both stockmen factions pledged to observe the rules and respect each other. Officials noted no recent trouble between cattlemen and sheepmen and called the agreement a formal measure. Newcastle March 16 John Owens watchman at Cambria killed Tom Davis two weeks ago. Prosecuting Attorney James O Maria Weston County will prosecute Owens for murder after early exoneration. The arrest of Wells and the sheriff and mankiller of notable reputation caused a mild local sensation.
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Kemmerer
Spur Ranch
Owens
Newcastle
John Owens
Cambria
Tom Davis
Wee
James
Maria
Weston County
Qwells
Erst
Wyoming State Fair Board Plans 1911 Exhibition Improvements
At a trustees meeting in Douglas on March 16 the Wyoming State Fair association organized the 1911 exhibition to be held in the city next fall. The board approved extensive ground improvements, expanded horse and stock barns, and widened grandstands. Private boxes will be added in front of the stands and accommodations for press and newspaper reporters will be increased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Mar
Wyoming State Fair Association
Prees St
State Briefs from Laramie Reading Room Open Sundays
State briefs note the Carnegie library in Laramie will stay open Sundays in the reading room. A Ment ean sheepherder named Douglas-Hallo Mendes collapsed and died in a local saloon from a brain injury. Coburn, commandant of the University of Wyoming cadets, is to be present at an announced event.
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Laramie
Carnegie Library
Douglas—Hallo Mendes
Laraade
Coburn
University of Wyoming Cadets
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Colorado
State News
Ali
Bondhi You
National Lumber & Mill O
Independent War
Pont
Reed
Knight
Lexington
Kelley Mercantile CO
Bio
Tulsa
Okla
Little
Nodgy
Okigkima
Possum Cereal Co
Battle Creek, Mich
Bishop Millinery
West 17Th Street
L. C. Hinkle
Wallace
Bond
Hinkle & Bond
Werst Seventeenth &T
RED
Carey
Cheyenne
Capitol Avenue
Capitol Avenue Theatre
Chas. B. Bailey
Carey Addition
Wyo
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