Bothwell Canal Irrigation Promises Vast Valley Reclamation
Prospect of an immense irrigation project by J. R. Bothwell aims to reclaim 500,000 acres along Bear River and Bear Lake with a 100 mile canal, filing Bear Lake waters, creating new towns, boosting values, and providing a reliable water supply for extensive agricultural and industrial growth.
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Bear River
Bear Lake
Salt Lake Valley
J. R. Bothwell
Bear River Canon
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
Soda Springs
Salt Lake
Bothwell
Wyoming City Council Notes and Governor Warren Update
The Tuesday council meeting, presided by Acting Mayor Hunt, included a patent royalty proposal from C P Allen of Denver for a wood water pipe. Reports from city officials were referred to committees, deeds to Mr Merne approved, and bids for hose and street extension discussed before adjournment. Governor Warren gave a brief return report from his eastern trip, noting visits to Massachusetts and stops in New York Detroit Cleveland Chicago Omaha and Washington.
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Hunt
C. P. Allen
Denver
L. W. Warramount
Fire Department
Merne
Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company
Eddy Street
Miller
Water and Drainage Committee
Alert Hose Company
Hebard
Warren
Capitol
Wyoming
Massachusetts
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Omaha
Washington
Death by own action of Mr J Adar Houck near Baltimore
The Baltimore Sw records the death of J Adar Houck in Baltimore during a period of melancholy and nervous prostration from overwork. He died by hanging in the stable at his country residence near Baltimore. Friends here express deep regret and sincere sympathy for his relatives.
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J. Adar Houck
Baltimore
Shaken Baltimore Mourns Loss Of Talented Youth
In Baltimore the family mourns as a brother finds the young man and shares the news with the mother and sister. Houck, known for generosity and talents in music literature and art, drew sympathy from many in the city where illness had dimmed his mind and eased his life away.
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Baltimore
Houck
Summer Stroll Under Trees and Ice Cream Dreams
A light summer scene unfolds as a couple wanders under shade dreaming of lemonade and ice cream. The narrator plans a quick tell to Brown for forty cents to fund a small indulgence before continuing their quiet outing.
Greeley Fourth Celebration Featured Fire Teams and Accidents
Cheyenne teams from four fire companies competed in a long day of races at Greeley with hundreds of citizens in attendance. Pioneers and Alerts claimed purses in hook and ladder and wet test events while a Boulder accident left a man seriously injured. Fireworks closed the day as townsfolk noted Denver’s Seventeenth regiment band and Cheyenne guards marching in the parade. Alaska as a political fad drew attention from Dawes and Platt groups with President Adams slated to visit next week.
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Greeley
Boulder
Loveland
Poudre Valley
Pioneers
Phoenix
Alert
Clark
Bolthoff
Durant
Brush
Phoenix Hook and Ladder
Poudre Valley Hook and Ladder
Pioneers Hook and Ladder
Alert Hose
MacKey Hose
J. T. Clark
Alerts
Boulder Hook and Ladder Company
Allen
Alaska
Platt, Alger & Co
Crase
Dawes
Adams
Union Pacific
Cheyenne Guards Parade Through Denver During Fourth Celebration
A large Cheyenne contingent rode to Denver for the Fourth with 40 G A R members and the Seventeenth infantry band. The procession, led by General Sherman, stretched over two miles with 5 000 in line as crowds enjoyed music and fireworks but complained of paid admission and rough treatment by officials. The Cheyenne band briefly joined Colorado’s First Regiment for a moment before returning to Cheyenne. A fire at ta'jo destroyed rear stables of William Murphy's Great Western corrals, with the main building saved by firefighters.
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Denver
G.A.R
Sutzer
Adams
Henderson
Seventeenth Infantry
Glee Club
Greeley
William Tecumsah Sherman
Grant Avenue
Sherman
Cooper
Homer Merrill
Rawlins
Stitzer
Colorado Guards
Wyoming
Cheyanelles
Stitner
Colorado National Guards
Cheyenne
Company B
Board of Trade
Ta‘jo
Great Western
William Murphy
Fire destroys stallion and feed totaling two thousand
A fine stallion valued at $400 perished in a fire that had progressed when discovered and could not be released. About 20 tons of hay and some grain were destroyed. Total loss estimated at $2,000, partly insured.
Wyoming Letter Praises Statehood Growth and Buffalo Charm
A New York Tribune excerpt from Buffalo extols Wyoming’s path to statehood with a 70 000 population and vast acres under timber range and mineral wealth. It lauds Governor Warren, the republican administration, and notes large stock investments and expanding sheep interests. It also sketches Buffalo’s 1800 residents, electric streets, dual daily mails, self-sufficient industry, and Rocky Mountain scenery as a lure for settlers and investors.
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The
New York Tribune
Wyoming
Buffalo
Big Horn
Warren
Northwest
Rockies
Sam
Mr. Gladstone
Professor Huxley
Boston
Rocky Mountains
Fourth at Fort Laramie Celebrates Independence Day
Fort Laramie soldiers and citizens marked the Fourth with a sunrise national salute and patriotic band music. Athletic games followed, including a Fort Laramie baseball game against a Pacific Short Line surveying party club, plus cheers for Cheyenne’s national guard detachment and the Seventeenth Infantry band.
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Fort Laramie
Union Pacific transfers property in Cheyenne deed
A special warranty deed was filed with the county recorder by Union Pacific Railway Company transferring part of lot 4, block 391, Cheyenne to Elizabeth T. Wood for 119 dollars. The Wyoming National Guard made a splendid showing wheeling around on Sixteenth street in fine military form. Republican.
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Seventeenth Infantry
Fort Russell
Wyo
National Guard
Cheyenne
Eighteenth Street
Wyoming
Fort Logan
Denver News
County Recorders Office
Union Pacific Railway Company
Elizabeth T. Wood
City of
Wyoming National Guards
Sixteenth Street
Pacific Short Line Eyes Transcontinental Route Through Wyoming
Two survey parties near Fort Laramie assess routes east of the fort and along the Platte to reach Ogden. The firm weighs a longer Platte Valley path against the shorter sand hills route and contemplates lines up the Laramie River and Platte with a coal-field linked terminus. Cheyenne and Larimie County seek to avoid being bypassed as rival lines advance.
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Pacific Short Line
Fort Laramie
Sioux City
the Platte
North Platte
Laramie
Platte
Fairbank
Iron Belt
Douglas
Pacific
Wyoming
Ogden
Bannister
McLean
Union Pacific
Pacific Short
Sand Hills
Cheyenne & Northern
Cheyenne
Laramie County
C& N
Great Northwest
Senators Visit Cheyenne on Alaska Indian Affairs Mission
West bound train brings Senators Dawes Stockbridge Manderson and Jones with staff to Cheyenne en route to Alaska. They tour the city, meet Governor Warren, receive flowers, and plan visits to Puyallup and Alaskan sites. They aim to study Indian tribes and schools. voyage aboard the Albatross may begin from Port Townsend or Tacoma.
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Our City
Alaska
Dawes
Massachusetts
Stockbridge
Michigan
Manderson
Nebraska
Jones
Arkansas
Senate Committee On
Washington Territory
Port Townsend
Tacoma
Puyallup
Wyoming
Death of J. W. Jones Timberline Jones of Wyoming
J. W. Jones known as Timberline Jones in Wyoming died at his Des Moines home on June 18 after a brief cholera attack. A Iowa political figure since 1830s, he served as Hardin County judge, state treasurer from 1858 to 1862, and held posts including postmaster at Cheyenne. Born 1826 near Jacksonville Illinois, his career echoed Iowa’s early days with ties to Burlington Keokuk and Oskaloosa.
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J. W. Jones
Timberline” Jones
Wyoming
Des Moines
Iowa State Register
John W. Jones
Iowa
Ile
Burlington
Keokuk
Oskaloosa
Hardin County
Jacksonville
Ills
Fort Madison
Montrose
Nauvoo
Jerry Smith
Black Hawk
Iowa River
Wapello
Mr. Jones
Mr. Smith
Jones
Tie
West
Cheyenne
Wyo
Cleveland
Fatal Accident Claims George Howard Near Denver Yards
George Howard brother of Harry Howard of this city was run over and killed yesterday in the Denver yards between Golden and Argo smelters. He worked for the railroad. No further details could be learned. A telegram received by the brother noted the facts and he left for the scene.
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George Howard
Harry Howard
Denver
Golden
Argo
Police Court Session Clamps Down on Drunks
Judge Lee presided as three sobriety cases were fined ten dollars each and ordered to serve time in durance vile yesterday, reflecting a stern local approach to public drunkenness.
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Lee
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Amile
Brown
Cheyenne Guards
Seventeenth Regiment
Denver Republican
Fort D. A. Russell
Frank A. Stitzer
T. B. Adams
H. W. Henderson
Magic City
Rocky Mountain
Hauphoff
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