Buried Treasure Rumor Haunts Wyoming Town
A chaotic tale tells of a 40 000 dollar Texas robbery aftermath reaching Wyoming near Orin Junction. Two gunmen buried treasure and a map to it, one killed, the other captured, later released. The map was mailed to a suspect’s mother, prompting renewed searches amid railway land changes. authorities hesitate to confirm, but many pursue the cache.
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Casper
Texas
Yin Junction
Reventius Bene
Orin Junction
Burlington
Desperado
Parker Guilty of Killing Man in Kemmerer Court
Dan Parker was tried in Green River district court after a 1915 death sentence was overturned. He was found guilty of first degree murder in the 1915 Mink Porter killing, with new trial proceedings prompted by changes in prosecutors and defense. Witnesses from Kemmerer attended the trial.
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Kemmerer
Wyo
Dan Parker
Craig
Mink Porter
Green River
Parker
R. R. Trose
Health Conferences Planned Across Sheridan Area in October
Sheridan area hosts a series of child health conferences sponsored by the United States Children's Bureau. Events are scheduled in Dayton on October 4, Arvada on October 8, and Clearmont on October 9 to provide noncompetitive guidance to mothers of children under six. If evaluations show medical needs, referrals will be offered. The nationwide effort began with the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco and has since reached Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Indiana.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Dayton
Arvada
Clearmont
San Francisco
Wiscon
North Carolina
Indiana
Children’s Bureau
Douglas Band to Play This Winter
The Douglas band plans winter performances to boost music in the community. Veterans led a twelve-instrument lineup at a recent game, pleasing crowds, and locals pledge support as the band expands to five or six more pieces to rival any state group.
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Douglas Band
Fair Commissien
Douglas
Wyomis
Fort Collins Man Builds Modern Barn at Ranch Site
Eimer Jotnaan completed a modern barn on the Johnson and Vans ranch four miles southeast of Fort Collins. The structure features a 22-head horse stalls complex with brood mare stalls, a ventilation and feeding system, a concrete basement, sand and gravel flooring, a spring water trough, concrete floors, hay mows, grain bins for about 40,000 bushels, electricity, and a Loudon Otter litter carrier. Superintendent Ralph Rouhen reports the project near $5,000.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Eimer Jotnaan
Johnson and Vans
Fort Oilina
Ralph Rouhen
Wheatland Lad Killed in Navy
Bob Harnum a Wheatland resident serving as a fireman aboard the battleship North Dakota was killed reportedly from overexposure to furnace heat. The body will arrive soon. location of the incident and ship movements remain undisclosed. His mother and brother Jason Barnum live nearby and he had worked at a local garage and on a farm.
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Wheatland Wyre
Bob Harnum
Wheatland
United States
North Dakota
Young Harnum
Hob Barnum
J. B. Smith
R. F Gounden
Jason Barnum
Rock Lake
Acliowl
State fair films to show in Douglas city theater
Film crews from Hill Horsley laboratories captured state fair scenes and plan a two reel show to premiere in Douglas. Ralph J. Merello spent the week filming, with westerns to be added to a new feature and Douglas listed as one of the first cities to screen the picture.
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Douglas. Wye
Ralph J. Merello
Hill" Horsley Laboratories
Will West
Souglas
Steers Injured as Bridge Drops in Glasrocks
In GLASROCKS on Sept 21 an unsafe ridge bridge across Hoxelder Creek collapsed as steers owned by Dartshe Hires crossed. J F Kimball was ahead when the structure fell, sending several animals to the rocky creek bed. The report notes ongoing neglect by commissioners to repair Hunton Creek bridge washed out by spring freshets.
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Glasrocks Woo
Dartshe Hires
Hoxelder Creek
J. FE. Kimball
Hunton Creek
A. F. Brubaker
Former Sheridan Man Killed in Boiler Explosion
H. J Carter a former Sheridan resident and engineer on the Burlington and later the Great Northern was killed when the boiler of the engine he was driving exploded near Basin Montana. The accident occurred Sept 14. Carter had lived in Great Falls since leaving Sheridan a decade ago and held a position as engineer on the Great Northern.
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Sheridan, Wyo
H. J Carter
Sheridan
Burlington
Basin, Mont
Great Northern Railway
Carter
Sheridan Oine
Creat Falls
Mont
Great Northern
Electric Lights in Cokeville Sunday Night
Cokeville will brighten Sunday evening when the electric lights are turned on for the first time. The system, delayed by material shortages, completes a project that adds a first class status to the town with a new park, a telephone system under construction, and several new homes.
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Kemmerer
Wic
Cokeville
Cokeville Citivens
Laramie Man Bicycled to Chicago 25 Years Ago
LARAMIE WY Sept 21 Elm er Lovejoy recalls that twenty five years ago this week he rode a bicycle to Chicago perhaps the only man living to make the trip He used a Vie tox bicycle bought with
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Laramie
Wyo
Elmer Lovejoy
Chicago
Lovejoy’s 140 Mile Day Run and Chicago Sojourn
The account describes Lovejoy backing his own judgment against eight rivals including John L. Sullivan and James J. Corbett in a confined space. He averaged 140 miles per day on the run, enjoyed several happy months in Chicago, sold his bicycle for nearly his purchase price, and returned by train.
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Jess Wise Man
John L. Sullivan
James J. Corbett
Mr. Lovejoy
Chicago
Sheridan Man to Go to France as Postal Agent
Walter S. Parker son of Judge and Mrs R P Parker has been selected to report in Washington Oct 15 for service as a United States postal agent in France. Parker, eight years a Sheridan post office clerk, has advanced from city carrier by regular promotion.
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Parker
Alleged Forgers Escape from County Jail in Norfolk
Dan Creedon and Ed Fay, held on attempted murder and forgery charges, escaped from Kemmerpr jail last Tuesday night. They fled in a deputy sheriff’s car and disappeared into the countryside as Sheriff McMinn pursued. Creedon has frequent jail entries and is regarded as likely to risk a violent bid for freedom.
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Kemmerpr
Wye
Dan Creedon
Ed Fay
McMinn
Wyoming Cattle Bring High Prices at Omaha Market
Glenrock Wyoming September 21 cattle sale reports high prices for dehorned grade Hereford steers and horned stock at the Omaha market. Clay, Robinson & Co. sold twenty head averaging 1181 pounds at 12.25 per cent for Wint Sensabaugh and twenty-one head averaging 1164 pounds at 12.00 per cwt for Davis Bros. Both lots return to country for feeders. D W Gill moves office to 1624 Capitol Ave. Oct 4.
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Glenrock
Wyo
Omaha
Clay, Robinson & Co
Davis Bros
Awards at Burns County Fair Highlight Local Talent
The Burns County Fair lists prize winners across cooking and baking, arts, and youth exhibits. Mrs. Ernest Heiber and Nellie Reed lead multiple sections. notable art awards go to H W Hansen and Myrtle Reed. youth collections honor Dora Ostheimer and Janice Bergland.
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Klein's
Cheyenne
Kodak
Besse Rominger
Burns
Myrtle Reed
Hillsdale
Indian Head
Dorothy Sibley
Horace Skinner
G. W. Humphreys
HW. P. Hansen
Pierce
Delft Plate
Han
Dora Otheimer
Janice Bergland
Dora Ostheimer
Stanley Palmer
Glen Wendrickson
Ralph James
Mr. Jones
Walston
Rumley
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Eotenee
Man
Ivan 8. Jones
Charles Rigdon
Fred Johnson
Sweetwater County
Polglas Sokin
France
D. W. Gill
Capitol Avenue
Burns County Fair
John Musselman
J. Bundy
Alonso Rhoads
White Bread
Ed Jacobson
Carpenter
H. L. Warner
Nellie Reed
Graham
Jacobson
C. ©. Deck
A. L. Westoner
Rolls
E. H. Heathman
Harry Stevens
Herman Price
Piers
H. F. Skinner
B. H. Heathman
Dougnuts
H. L. Werner
Cookies
W. P. Ames
Albin
Hazel Humphrey
E. H. Bennett
Angel Food
Ernest Heiber
Mary Connor
Pine Bluffs
M. L. Hendricks
B. H. Florrell
Archer
Bessie Romincer
al. J. Hansen
W. S. Ames
Hansen
H. Young
H. Pp, Hansen
Burna
Percy Smith
C.R. Fepwick
Sen
Mary
Mrs
Kaysen
Garten
Malcolm Bergland
Bis
Casper-Embar Petroleum Co
Casper-Embar
Great Powder River Dome
Wyoming Brokerage Co
Grand Smokker
Ft. Russell
Eagles
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