Roundup in Plum Creek area ends with sheriff shot
Ogallala Neb May 17 Special to the LrapER A roundup outfit from J P Olive of Plum Creek rode into town. Two men got drunk and abusive firing pistols in houses and stores. King threatened to shoot Sheriff Depriest who fired a shotgun wounding the horse and King fled to camp. King later jailed after a sprained ankle hearing tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogallala
Neb
J. P. Olive
Plum Creek
King
Depriest
Cheyenne Athletic Club Forms In Cheyenne With Sparring
The Cheyenne Athletic Club held its first meeting at Keefe Hall with temporary president J O Baird and secretary J W Whitmore. Officers elected were Thomas Sturgis president and M E Post treasurer, with a twelve member executive committee to organize sub committees and start active work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne Athletic Club
Keefe Hall
J. O. Baird
Jobo David
NUL
Baily
Messrs Whitmore
Bailey
Prof
Carr
Messrs
Carr and Bailey
Amputation of Feet at Fort Laramie Aids Sufferer
Reports from Fort Laramie reveal Walter Updike survived a brutal snowstorm after five days without food. Surgeons performed a careful amputation above the ankle to save his life, aided by Dr. Marston Major Calwell and Grimes, with strong recovery progress noted forty hours post operation. Father and friend arrived from Pittsburg to support him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Laramie
Walter Updike
David Hosack
W. £. Hamilton
T. H. Gray
Government Farm Ranch
Marston
United States Army
Balwell
Grimes
Calwell
Thomas Updike
Pittsburg
A. K. Nimick
W. F. Hamilton
Thos. H. Gray
The Cemetery Needs Closer Watchfulness
The cemetery, sacred to many, should be under closer surveillance to protect flowers and shrubbery. Children and thoughtless visitors trample areas and damage grounds. A sexton should be appointed to tend paths, water plants, and ensure proper care and upkeep.
Crosby and Neighbor Fight Over Back Yards
Helena city marshal Ris Delegan writes that Governor Crosby is no more important than any citizen, black or otherwise, in a dispute with his neighbor about yard conditions. Montana breathes easier again. J. T. Cook, who led a party of English huntingmen last summer, is in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby
Trump
Ris Delegan
Helena
J. T. Cook
Luke Voorhees Cattle Company Organized in City
A new cattle company named Luke Voorhees Cattle Company is formed on May 5 with Luke Voorhees M E Post and Albert L King as incorporators. Capital stock is 500000 dollars, 6000 shares. Officers include Luke Voorhees president, E S N Morgan vice president, M E Post secretary treasurer, Albert L King assistant secretary. The firm will purchase and expand cattle holdings, operate offices locally and in Cheyenne, and has acquired Lake Voorhees properties at Running Water and Rawhide Buttes. The Missouri Valley Times notes stock branding gear enabling sixty cattle per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke Voorhees Cattle Company
Luke Voorhees
M. E. Post
Albert L. King
Lake Voorhees
Algo Ranches
Range, &c
Cheyenne
Union Pacific Shops Grow Into Major City Asset
The Union Pacific repair facilities south of the track, led by master mechanic Robert McDougal and foremen Major Bedson and Thomas Edwards, rise as a high efficiency, systematic car shop. Four locomotives are being repaired, two from Denver, with a forty ton hydraulic axle press and plans for a busy, comprehensive operation. The new shops boost local development as neat housing and tree growth accompany the expanding works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
Denver
Robert McDougal
Major Bedson
Thomas Edwards
Park Improvements at Yellowstone Attract Tourists
Dispatch from Washington reports steps to secure larger mail facilities for Yellowstone as the post office department considers the matter. About 50 000 tourists are expected this summer from around the world. A European party of fifteen is traveling to the park for the visit. The mammoth hotel nearing completion will house 400 guests. A 150 by 40 feet stable and two store rooms have been erected. The superintendent says the buildings are ornamental and well proportioned, the hotel 400 feet long and four stories high with extensions a central tower Queen Anne windows and a verandah all around. The improvements aim to please the eye as well as provide convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Yellowstone National Park
Post Office
Park
Europe
National Park
Mammoth
How a Railroad Saves Money and Pays for Fuel Efficiency
The New York and New England road offers monthly premiums to engineers and firemen based on fuel efficiency. Premiums are $10 for the engineman and $5 for the fireman, awarded for the lowest pounds of coal consumed per mile per passenger and per load car per mile on freight. A 1,200 mile threshold applies, and ties are shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York and
New England Road
Demurrer Sustained in United States Fence Case
In the chancery case the United States sues A H Swan and others seeking an injunction to stop unlawful fencing of public domain. The demurrer is sustained not on merits but regarding the bill’s structure and especially the affidavit, which must meet Wyoming statute requirements, with decision reserved pending an amended bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
A. H. Swan
Wyoming
Military transfers and reliefs at Fort McKinney and Ogden Utah
Lieutenant Guy Howard of the 12th Infantry accompanies the department commander to Fort McKinney. Lieutenant A. M. Wetherill of the 6th Infantry will move to Ogden Utah to temporarily relieve Captain G. C. A. H. McCauley. Captain O. C. A. H. McCauley, relieved by First Lieutenant Wetherill, will proceed to Chicago to confer with the chief quartermaster about Fort Thornburgh Utah construction matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Howard
12Th Infantry
Fort McKinney
A. M. Wetherill
6Th Infantry
Ogden
Utah
A. H. McMauley
A. H. McCauley
Chicago
Military Division of the
Missouri
Fort Thornburgh
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Mister King
Kansas City
Texas
Panhandle
Charles A. Dana
Jeresy City Herald
Paidelphia Times
Dana
Mr. Dann
R. Dana
Crazy Head
Crow Reservation
Round Iron
Powder River
Croya
Black Hills
Billings
Henry Villard
Hontana
Valentine Yards
Missouri Valley Times
Union Pacific
Geo. G. Masten
Ferguson
Schlitz
Milwaukee Beer
Great Shoe House
Wyo
Burt
Ther & Findings
Teller City
DR. Fishblatt
Omaha
Ter-Ocean Hotel
Wr. Fishblatt
Mas
South
Fishvint
Dor. Fishbulatt
Omaha National Bank
Omaha, Neb
Qiuaba
York
Gould
Herko
Inddora
Gust
Hudson
Rousseau
George Gan
Luxur
Jay Gould
Ratu
Nellie
Annier
Detroit
Bogton
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