Tramp Tale Sparks Hunt For Bamford In Silver Crown District
A tenantless tent near Valente station reveals the decomposing body of a young man while deputies scour the Silver Crown district from Horse Creek to Table Mountain for Bamford. No crime proven. rumors rise as Clark and Edwards confirm initial reports. Bamford’s Denver father expresses hope his son will turn up.
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Valente Station
Cheyenne
Northern
Horse Creek Station
Sharpless
Sow
C. P. Organ
Wim. West
Arkansas
West
Horse Creek
Table Mountain
Silver Crown
Hayfield
Bamford
Clark
Edwards
H.C. Bamford
Denver
Tim Farrell
Towdlay
County Institute Opens With Limited Funds
The county teachers institute will open in this city August 1 under Miss Estelle Reel, the superintendent. Funds are limited to 100 for expenses and instructor pay, hindering preparations though President Johnson of the state university at Laramie will attend and lecture, likely twice, with Ma Johnson offering services gratis.
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Estelle Reel
Reel
Johnson
State University At
Laramie
Ma. Johnson
Miss Roel
Cheyenne Post Office Delivers Over Two Thousand Mail Items
An actual count shows the Cheyenne postoffice received for delivery yesterday 2,088 letters and postal cards.
County Assessment Totals Filed at State Board
Natrona and other counties filed assessment abstracts with the state board of equalization. The totals provide the aggregate values for the year across property classes and tax districts.
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Natrona
State Board of Equalization
Henderson Murderers Trial Verdict Reported
Walter R. Stoll and A C Campbell led the prosecution at Lander over the murder of George B. Henderson. Tregoning the principal and Berry the accomplice were convicted of murder in the second degree. The jury began eleven to one for first degree before a compromise verdict. This marks another major Cheyenne legal victory.
Jack Greek Placer Prospectors Push Extensive Hydraulic Mine
Ed FY Stable reports on Jack Creek sixty miles south of Rawlins and twenty five miles west of Saratoga in the Sierra Madre as a major placer mining project. Leaders from Arlington and Fremont Neb and Rawlins head 1200 acres, testing dirt. faces rich gravel as depth increases, with a hoped bedrock strike at thirty feet and strong hydraulic plans for spring. The area shows quartz lodges and rugged terrain, haying underway with a heavy, high quality crop.
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Ed FY. Stable
Jack Creek
Sierra Madre Mountains
Rawlins
Saratoga
W. J. Crane
O. E. Hazen
A. J. Baker
C. E. Campbell
Arlington
L. H. Wilcox
Fremont
Neb
James G. Rankin
Wyoming Horse Trade Surges as Wyoming Breeders Export 230 Head
Last week eleven cars totaling about 230 horses were sent to buyers across the United States. Transactions included J. X. Jones to Worcester Massachusetts one car Capt Payne to Munroe Michigan three cars W F Parrish to Memphis Tennessee five cars T W Richardson to Florida two cars. Wyoming breeders report continued demand as improved stock and systematic farming lift the industry from past downturns.
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J. X. Jones
Worcester
Mass
Capt. Payne
Munroe
Mich
W. F. Parrish
Memphis
Tenn
T. W. Richardson
Florida
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wreck Echoes in Red Buttes Collision
Lardinile Republic reports fireman Harry Cummings of the 611 was bruised in the wreck when the fast mail hit No. 14. He was treated by Dr Stevens as conditions worsened. The 1611 and 1183 lay together in the yard, still locked in a deadly embrace.
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Lardinile Republican
Harry Cummings
Red Buttes
Ead
Fast Mail
No. 14
Dr Stevens
Laramie
Three California shooters to meet Elliott for field badge
Three California crack shots plan an afternoon meeting in Wiley to pursue the American field badge with Elliott. The Denver Times recalls United States Marshal Rankin's historic ride from White River to Rawlins during the Ute war.
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California
Heyenne
Wiley
Elliott
Denver Times
Rankin
White River
Rawlins
War in Chili Described as Ridiculous Revolution
Aquilla J. Daughterty, U S consul at Gallao Peru, says the Chili war is the most ridiculous revolution, with Balmaceda’s 30,000 troops facing 7,000 insurgents. Mountain terrain blocks movement, ships cannot supply insurgents, and Balmaceda controls the coast with torpedo boats. The insurgents prosper from nitrate wealth in Tarapaca.
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Wasutxotox
the Post
Aquilla J. Daughterty
United States
Gallao
Peru
Chili
Iquique
Dan Ti Y
Balmaceda
Tarapaca
Will It Be Grover Cleveland Jr in Mass Awakening
In Manton Massachusetts on August 8 readers learn the charming Mrs. Grover Cleveland avoids kodak fiends at eastern resorts while the ex president remains seen. Rumor says a four wheeled coach may debut in October as Cleveland preparations proceed.
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Grover Cleveland, Jr
Manton
Mass
White House
Grover Cleveland
Kodak
Cleveland
Kodaker
Buzzard’s Bay
Koda
Kodakers
Quite an Institution Cheyenne Street Railway Opens Large Stables
The Cheyenne Street Railway Company has moved into new, sizable stables at Ferguson and Nineteenth. It reports five miles of track in operation, eleven passenger cars, and seventeen horses in service.
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Cheyenne Street Railway Company
Ferguson
Nineteenth
Disciplinary Action Over Track Rights at Red Buttes
Disciplinary limit, conductor Dobbins and brakeman Kitterman were discharged after a dispute over track rights between the fast mail and a freight at Red Buttes last week.
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Dobbins
Kitterman
Fast Mail
Red Buttes
Defendants respond in West End injunction cases
Answers were filed yesterday as eight defendants demurred and one answered with a general denial. Attorneys on the case include Mowers Stoll and Breck, Gen Dongelman, and Davidson and Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Mowers, Stoll and Breckone
Gen. Dongelman
Davidson & Clark
Streeter Leaves City to Attend Family Crisis
B. J. Streeter was summoned east by telegram after his wife fell gravely ill in Ohio. He is a top Union Pacific official in this city and will return as soon as his wife's health allows.
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B. J. Streeter
Ohio
Streeter
Union Pacific Company
East
Vanity Fair Soirees Highlight Boosy Week in Society
Last week in society items celebrate the Hermits entertaining L. C. Baker with a formal dinner and a long menu. High Five clubs, Labyrinth party preps, and a Cheyenne club dinner mark a lively social scene with many guests, prizes, and a $50 guild net proceeds.
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Hermits
L. C. Baker
Washington City
Messrs. Snyder
Rishel
Jillich
Frank Vreeland
Messrs
Walker
van Schaak
Stimpson
Artist
Post
Horrie
A . Bon
G. E. Abbott
Mesdames Baxter
Hurlbut
King of Denver
E. J. Churchill
Bridget
J. L. T. Playart
Cheyenne Club
McFarland
Canada
Egbert
Fort Russell
Lisle Wyman Smith
Mr. Ralston
Ava
Dr. Appel
St. Mark’s Guild
T. B. Hicks
Joe
William Black
Dio
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Valente
County Institute
Laramie County
Weston
Converse
Johnson Croek
Albany
Uinta
Sheridan
Vanity Fair
Walter A.wood
Wower and
Deering
Hollingsworth
J. N. Case & Oliver Plows
Mt. Pleasant
Shuttler
Bain
Arp & Hammond
Fr. E. Warren Mercantile CO
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