Court Assesses Heavy Penalty on Bootleggers
The Weld County court fined bootleggers after a liquor-smuggling scheme involving beer, whiskey, and wine cargos. Defendants admitted transporting about three half barrels of beer, a quarter of whiskey, and five gallons of wine, claiming fear of officer action and shop risk as motives. Judge Fr Ewing ordered penalties totaling $208.50, with trial for a sixth defendant postponed to next Friday.
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Chebley
Dover
Sehnaldon
Kiein
W. Z. Carnage
Sia Galeton
Fort Moreau
Etx
Fr. Ewing
Sifth
Attornney Thomas Niven
Gulvton
Hety
Casper Visited by a Small Cyclone in Casper
A hot September afternoon in Casper Wyoming ended with a brief small cyclone that moved from the west tearing through the town. Dust rose, doors slammed, windows broke in, and residents spent hours cleaning up after the dust storm. It rained afterward, settling the dust.
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Casper
Germans Tear Up Belgium Rail Line For War Use
Information from the Belgian government states German forces have torn up rails and other railway materials on the line from Hlannut to Jomeppe via Nammur in Belgium. The confiscated equipment is reported to be used for German military purposes.
Ranches for sale contact Lan Davis in care of 1714 Carey Ave
Ranch properties offered for sale with contact Lan Davis. Reachable at 1714 Carey Avenue or by phone 168W or residence 22 Sic for inquiries on ranch listings and pricing.
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Lan Davis
Carey Ave
Heart Failure Claims Pioneer Near Lone Tree
Lyman Wyoming September 6 Robert Donehoo a seed resident of Lone Tree died last Tuesday while tending potatoes behind his irrigation shovel He was found at 11 pm after a family search Funeral services were held at the Lovetree Schoolhouse with Bishop H Melvin tolling Elder Loraine Stollins preaching and a choir of Lyman ward voters providing music Born February 24 1895 in Tennessee Donehoo served in the Civil War Eleventh Illinois regiment and later moved west joining Mormon colonists He settled in Lone Tree around 1870 and remained except for a short period
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Lyman, Wyo
Robert Fionohoo
Lonetree
Donehoo
Lovetree
H. Melvin Tolling
Lyman
Loraine Stollins
Lyman Ward
James H Bymne
Wheeler
Torniessie
Treet Doneahee
Savatinal
Tenn
Eleventh
Illinois
Givant
FR Henry
Ft Donoshidoon
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Arizona
Hie
Tlonetrea
Tsu
Wyoming cancels Liberty Bell replica exhibit at fair
Secretary Hilgby cancels Wyoming State Fair commission agreement to accept the Liberty Bell replica offered by the Women's Liberty Loan committee. The Minnesota state fair had earlier investigated the exhibit and found it fake, prompting swift telegrams and cancellation of the contract.
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Douglas
Wyo
Hilgby
Wyoming State Fair Commission
Women's Liberty Loan Committee
Washington
Minnesota
Subscriptions Pour In for Douglas Baptist Church Building
Douglas Wyoming September 6. A church business meeting at the Grimes home reported Pastor Pipkin’s membership drive raising nearly 1000 dollars for a new church building. A building and loan group will fund the project with a substantial loan from the building society ensuring a timely erection of a new church and parsonage.
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Douglas
Wyo
Local
Baptist Church Society
Grimes
South Fourth Street
Pipkin
Building Society
Record potato yield seen in Bridger valley growth
MG POTATO VIEL, LYMAN WY Sept 6 The potato yield throughout the Bridger valley in the heat ever raised in the valley and acreage this year is much greater than in former years the total yield promises to eclipse all former records for the valley The wheat crop is also good but is a little late.
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Lyman, Wyo
Bridger Valley
German pastor interned at Fort Riley during war
United States Marshal Flynn of Omaha and deputies escorted Rev. William Krauleidis former pastor of the German Lutheran church at Riverdale Neb to Fort Riley Kan today for internment for the duration of the war.
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Lincoln, Neb
United States
Flynn
Omaha
William Krauleidis
German Lutheran Church
Riverdale
Neb
Fort Riley
Kan
Aged Man Attacks Bed Partner With Heavy Shoe
In Laramie Wyoming 62 year old John Hefferon attacked his 60 year old roommate Mike Kennedy with Kennedy s heavy shoe above the Lyrie theater on Thornburg street. Kennedy is in Ivinson Memorial Hospital unconscious with little chance of recovery. Hefferon is jailed awaiting charges as authorities decide whether to prosecute once Kennedy s fate is known. The two men had been close friends and longtime partners despite the brutal act.
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Laramie
Wyo
John Hefferon
Mike Kennedy
Lyrie Theater
Thornburg Street
Kennedy
Ivinson Memorial Hospital
Maury I. Jarper
Hefferon
Jackson
McConnell
Lowever
Converse County Lacks Exhibit at Douglas State Fair
In Douglas Wyoming on September 6 the Converse County exhibit for the state fair is likely to be absent unless a patriotic resident steps forward. Efforts to organize have failed, though ranch private displays may occur. Glenn Macbeth could not lead the booth due to other duties, leaving mineral and oil exhibits unassembled despite county’s oil output and abundant mineral resources.
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Converse County
Douglas State Fair
Douglas
Wyo
Glenn Macbeth
Douglas Garden and Canning Club
Macbeth
Casper Woman Injured When Car Hits Fence
Mrs. Dan Sullivan injured in Natrona fairgrounds accident as car and sister passenger jumped the track and crashed through a fence. She suffers two rib fractures, severe bruises, and chest gash. Other occupants escaped unharmed.
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Casper
Wyo
Dan Sullivan
Natrona Fair Grounds
Mra
Sullivan
Laramie Council Raises City Patrolmen Salaries
At the meeting last night the Laramie city council voted to increase patrolmen salaries by ten dollars a month to ninety dollars. The men had pressed for six months and threatened resignation last week if the raise was not granted.
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Laramie
Wyo
Pipe line to Poison Lake camp to supply drinking water
Two carloads of eight inch wood pipe were sent to the natural epsom salts camp at Poison lake. The two mile line will carry fresh water for drinking to workmen. New machinery is being installed at the plant and Douglas is to become the distributing point for the product.
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Douglas, Wic
Epsom
Poison Lake
Will
Prompt messenger service advert with reasonable prices
An early 20th century classified snippet offers a messenger prompt service from The Sherman Co. Phone No. 8 advertised as a reliable, affordable option amid busy paper-banging work. The brief notice highlights prompt delivery and local business presence.
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J. C. Maemanus
Niveth-Roberts Jewelry Company
W. 17Th St
Ermans
Conoco
THE
Continental Oil Company
Colorado Corporation
Deneer Vueblo
Salt Lake City
Robert Doonohow
Docoulas
Port Riley
Resulie
Pal
Tema
Chum
Sults
Hyatt Roller
Hyatt
Hyatt Bearings
Evatt Bearines
Plains Auto Co
Central Ave
Ring Company Hyatt Roller Bearining al
Stockgrowers National
Cheyenne, Wyo
Business
Long
Sherman Co
Cheyenne
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