May Be Impossible To Convict Hickey On Murder Charge
In Wyoming on Sept 28 the state faces difficulty convicting Frank Hickey of killing Laban Woods ex serviceman. Mrs Hickey cannot testify and the 6 year old daughter reportedly saw the shooting but the prosecuting counsel fears the child’s testimony will not meet the beyond a reasonable doubt standard. If Hickey escapes conviction more bloodshed is feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sundanch
Wyo
Frank Hickey
Laban Woods
Hickey
Immense Timber Sale Planned Across Wyoming and Colorado
M J Sweeney of Fort Collins supervises timber gates from Colorado and Medicine Bow forests on the Mine border. B S Peirce advertises timber on Spring Creek in Saratoga area to yield 625000 railroad ties and 945000 board feet, marking a new district sale. Contract awarded October 1 as Pierce tours forests in Wyoming and Montana.
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Laramie
Wryo
M. J. Sweeney
Fort Collins
Medicine Bow National Forest
Medicine Bow Forest
Colorado
Medicine Bow
Peirce
Spring Creek
Saratoga
Pierce
Denver
Wyoming
Montana
Primes Engine With Alcohol Endangers Worker at Uva
M R Rinker a railroad pump er at Uva Wheatland Wyoming is in grave condition at the hospital after attempting to prime a gasoline engine with alcohol the alcohol exploded and saturated his clothing with flaming liquid His screams brought rescuers who rolled him in a blanket saving his life but he suffers burns from the waist down and severe shock
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatland
Wyo
M. R. Rinker
Uva
Wurns
Ray Makes Good As Hick Detective Ray Makes Good As
The 17 month old son of James Van Skike of Torrington survived a severe skull injury after a horse kick. He was carried by ambulance to Wheatland hospital where surgeons removed the fractured bone and reduced brain pressure. The child’s condition improved rapidly and he now sits at a window smiling at passersby.
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Wheatland, Wryo
Wheatland Hospital
James van Skike
Torrington
Sureigal Sill
Dummy Entrymen Rumors Shake Osage Oil Fields in Weston County
Reports from Newcastle Wyoming recount sensational claims of dummy entrymen used to secure mineral rights in Osage and other oil fields. Alleged authorities and principals are said to be involved, with complaints routed to federal land officials and returned to key figures.
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Newcastle
Wyo
Osage
Cerreee
Atles
Dummien
Nickerson to Mark Site Office First Woman Justice of World
In Lander Wyoming Captain H G Nickerson will place a stone at South Pass marking the home and office of Esther Morris the first woman justice in the world. Morris served as justice of the peace in 1869 and led the campaign that helped Wyoming enact the first equal suffrage law in its legislature.
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Nickerson
First Woman Justice OF World
Esther Morris
Wyoming
Wheatland militiamen carry guns in public protest
In Wheatland Wyoming on September 23 residents report militia members in uniform carrying army pistols at their hips while going about daily business. The scene draws protests and officials consider action to end the practice if needed.
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Wheatland
Wyo
Basin
Miss Hartley Hurt In Douglas Car Accident
Miss Elair Hartley of Rockwell City Iowa lies gravely injured after a collision in Douglas Wyoming. She suffered fractures in both bones of the left forearm and internal injuries while rescuing another, despite initial reports describing only minor harm.
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Wheatland
Wyo
Elair Hartley
Rockwell City
Iowa
Douglas
Wyoming
Mise Hartley
R. YV. Young
Yellowstone Hospital
Hartley
Wyoming State Tax Levy Plans for 1920 Expenditures
The state of Wyoming will raise $1,682,388.96 for governmental purposes this year via a 2.98 mill levy on the 1920 assessed valuation of $422,987,183. The general fund receives 2.676 mills, with allocations for highway bonds, territorial bonds, a Thermopolis bridge, state university, capitol maintenance, and each of three state hospitals. High school support in nine counties is set at 0.021 mill. The hospital tax of 0.012 mill per hospital is expected to raise about $5,000 per hospital, with reduced needs due to new funds and patient revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Thermopolis
State University
Land Income Fund
Omnibus Income Fund
State Seee Opens 34th Term at University of Wyoming
LARAMIE Wyo Sept 23 The University of Wyoming formally opened its thirty fourth year. Se students having been enrolled Tuesday. The enrollment of the freshman class is the largest in the history of the institution with more than 200 students beginning the four years course in that class. The enrollment of old and new students in all the classes is very heavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyo
University of Wyoming
Fishing Bulletin Reports Weekly Conditions in Forest Lakes
The Denver Forest Service office issues weekly Friday fishing reports for lakes and streams near national forests. Readouts show stream name, location, and fish present with notes on water conditions and baits. Examples include Brooks Lake with rainbow and native trout and good fishing, Christina Lake with salmon and trout, clear water, and good fishing, and Wind River with rainbow trout and clear water reporting good fishing.
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Denver
The
Forest Service
Brooks Lake
Dubois
Christina Lake
Lander
Encampment Creek
Penecampment
Middlefork
Pelsham Lake
Dobois
West Fork
Wyoming Feather to Make Debut in East
Casper boxer Eddie Anderson, last winter’s class champion in the first annual Biks tournament, sails to New York to start an eastern boxing career. He will fight featherweight under P. J. Groll with his first bout set as a preliminary to the Carpentier Levinsky clash against Ted Lente. Anderson has fought in Montana recently and claims easy wins against local rivals.
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Casper
Wyo
Eddie Anderson
New York
Anderson
New York City
P. J. Groll
Ted Lente
Montana
Limb Shattered at King Brothers Ranch
John Brock, employed by F. S. King Bros. Sheep Co., is hospitalized with a badly fractured right leg after a fall from a loaded wagon. A wheel passed over the limb, causing the bone to break and protrude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Brothers
Laramie
Wyo
John Brock
F. S. King Bros. Sheep Company
Dakota Bank Obtains Judgment in Mo Bridge Case
The Firet' National bank of Mo bridge D. S. obtains a district court judgment against Mobridge Oil and Refinery Company for 3916.84 for debt. The suit was not contested by the oil company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie, Wyo
Firet’ National Bank of Mobridge, &. D
Mobridge Oil and Refinery Company
Nebraska Sister to Get Losch's $3000 Estate
Sam Wallace named administrator for the John Losch estate a single man killed at Removement mill on September 11 in a machinery accident. Losch held nearly $2000 in certificates of deposit in local banks and a sale to claim the estate is noted in Nebraska.
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Laramie
Wyo
Sam Wallace
John Losch
Losch
Aleter
Nebraska
Entate
Five Year Old Hurt by Aggressive Maltese Cat in Lovell
Five year old Virginia Mudd of Deaver Wyoming suffered facial injuries after a man eating Maltese cat attacked her in a Lovell hotel. The child tried to pet the cat when it sprang at her and bit her cheeks and lips as the animal fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deaver
Wyo
Virginia Mudd
Lovell
Wyoming
Aania
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Hick
Sensation Brewing
Weston County
Sonna
Elsie Hartley
Towa
OVATE
Fishing Bulletin
Yming National Forests
Dakota Bank
Pope Benedict
U. S
Vatican
American Knights ‘of Columbus
Hystery
Jad
Pope Benedict XV
Pope
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Sixo
Douglas Street
Reading
Gainesville
Tex
Lydia E.pinkham
ATTC
Sena
Eadon
Mazola
Corn Products Refining Company
Battery Place, New York
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