Corner stone laying to echo with firemen event
July 10 marks the corner stone ceremony for the new shops with Contractor Sharp furnishing stone and labor. A barbecue ox roast by T. W. Ashford is planned and fire department help will join the celebration in Cheyenne with brass ordnance from Camp Carlin offered for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Ashford
Carroll
Kent
Addams
Arthur Pullman
Sharp
Jenks
Fire Department
Cheyenne
Jeffrey
Bogue
Captain Lyon
Camp Carlin
Warren
Unlawful Beat Angers Green River Firm Partner
Mr William Hunter of Hunter and Morris Green River Wyoming injured by Peter Appel after exposing slanderous reports. The encounter at Karl Skimmer’s butcher shop left Hunter with a severe facial wound including severed nose end and exposed jaw bone. Appel arrested as preliminary hearing looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hunter
Hunter & Morris
Green River
Wyo
Peter Appel
Hunter and Morris
Hunter
Appel
Karl Skimmer
Ranchiman
Omaha Standard Oil company organized in Natrona lands
Last January in Omaha an oil company named the Omaha Standard Oil was formed with $5,000,000 capital to explore and develop Natrona county lands. The charter lists drilling, mining, refining and transport activities with a main office in Omaha and operations in Natrona county. Treasury stock totals $2,000,000 and a nine-member board heads the organization. Other incorporators include John Skirving and G. H. Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Natrona
Wyoming
Omaha Standard Oil Company
Territorial Secretary
Icas Omaha
Natrona County
Bessemer
Treasury
S~eewr Eh
Eners
E. W. Whipple
W. A. Saunders
F. L. Blumer
Ervin
A-J. Whidden
J. W. Taylor
George Fitchett
K. Felton
J. H. Middaugh
John Skirving
E. Af Smith
A.H. Fitch
J. G. Miner
G. H. Stewart
L. T. Williams
John Freese
N. J. Burnham
Socialsoirees and high teas mark lively 1889 Fort Russell week
Reports detail numerous social events in Fort Russell including impromptu dances, luncheons, and a grand high tea hosted by Mrs. Addams. Attendees span Mrs. Humphrey, Misses Horrie and Dickinson, and many others. The piece notes a garrison drill by Cheyenne guards and praises Territorial Secretary Shannon for the investment guide Wyoming's Resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondy
Fort Russell
Humphrey
Ilunton
van Tassel
Horrie
Smith
Crock
Dickinson
T. B. Adams
Rossier
Beard
Morgan
David
Hebard
Hones
Clare de Lune
R. S. van Tassell
Miss Casey
Guy
Warren
Guthrie
Mass Glover
Nagel
Thomas
Morgan W. L
Kuykendall
Conway
Hicks
Hay
Baxter
van Devanter
Hall
Lark
Jeffrey
Draper
Voorhees
Foster
van Tassell
Hunton
Rhodes
Davis
C. B. Hicks
Ogle
Stitzer
Robbery Charge in West End Saloon Case
John Moran, a noted ranchman, accuses five men of robbery at a west end saloon. John Moran, Holyoke, and Edward Jenks are in county jail awaiting grand jury action. They face charges of stealing a gold watch chain and 920 in cash early Sunday morning amid liquor-fueled disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moran
F. Holyoke
Edward Jenks
West End
Sunday Law Debate Stirs Jewish Ministers in America
A Wyoming meeting discussed a New York conference resolution opposing compulsory Sunday laws. The Jewish Ministers Association proposed a data gathering committee to study the movement and possible civil rights memorialization to Congress, noting safety for Jewish workers who would lose two days.
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Cheyenne
Sus
New York
Jewish Ministers Association of America
Congress
Coal for Smelting From Rock Springs Expert Letter
Mark Hopkins of Rock Springs argues non-coking coal with low iron pyrites can smelt iron ore effectively. He offers a car load of coal free on board for tests and suggests making coke locally if needed to secure favorable rates for Colorado coal.
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Mark Hopkins
Rock Springs
Hopkins
Pennsylvania
Board of Trade
Stack
Cheyenne
Colorado
Here
Business Blocks Sold at Estate Auction
Two buildings of the late C. P. Justice estate were sold under the hammer with spirited bidding. The Knights of Pythias block property containing The Fair store drew bids of 7500 from J. W. Griffin 4600 from Riner W. Johnson and 7655 from Sheriff John A. Martin who secured the lot. The corner of Seventeenth and Eddy sold for 5200 to L Kabis as bids rose to 4000 from J. W. Griffin 4025 from John Klad and 5100 from Joseph Glove. Commander Fisher lists veterans buried in the city and Catholic cemeteries including John Smith Tl H Roberts Frank Creigan D J S Vane des Sand Fred Smith A J Graham Newton Bond G A Letter C W Stevenson Daniel Bryant Joseph Ollerenshaw C Johnson William Taynor Dr Whipple BE B Coe John Lind Charles Russell R J Forrest M Keegan Louis Frig James Ryan Peter Lynott M Callaghan John McKElroy Jr McGuire
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Justice
Knights of Pythias
Fair
J. W. Grifin
Riner W. Johnson
John A. Martin
Seventeenth and
Eddy Streets
L Kabis
J. W. Griffin
John Klad
Joseph Glove
Fisher
John Smith
Tl. H. Roberts
Frank Creigan
D. J
Vane Des Sand
Fred Smith
A. J. Graham
Newton Bond
G. A. Letter
C. W. Stevenson
Daniel Bryant
Joseph Ollerenshaw
C. Johnson
William Taynor
Dr. Whipple
BE. B. Coe
John Lind
Charles Russell
R. J
Printer Bill Reed Hurt in Sunday Scuffle
Bill Reed, a local printer, suffered a dislocated collar bone after a friendly scuffle with Charley Brewell, the athletic telegraph operator, on Sunday. Reed attempted to fool Brewell. Reed was the worse for wear in the altercation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Reed
Charley Brewell
Reed
Union Pacific to Erect 75 Miles of Barbed Wire Fence
The Union Pacific will soon install about seventy five miles of barbed wire fence between there and Ogden to prevent stock from the tracks. The project will cost fourteen thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
There
Ogden
Otto Town on Grey Bull River Wyoming Territory
The town of Otto lies on the Grey Bull River in Fremont County Wyoming Territory about 13 miles above the river mouth in the central fertile agricultural region. Grain and vegetables are produced in profusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grey Bull River
Fremont
Wyoming Territory
Growth Promises as Wyoming Lands Open for Settlement
Elevation four thousand feet, one hundred thousand acres of fertile land surround the town with timber and coal nearby. Corner lots cost thirty dollars and inside lots twenty. For details contact F. S. Wood, Otto and County Surveyor, Fremont County, Wyoming, First Lander Bank in Lander, or N. H. Brown in Lander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
F. S. Wood
Otto
Fremont Co
First Lander Bank
Lander
N. H. Brown
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Stockgrower’s Bank
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California
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Gilchrist
Converse
Shannon Monday
Converse County
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Uinta
Social Marver
Dido
Morales
Vasiry
Platte Valley Lyre
Shannon
E. A. Slack
Parme
G. T. Breas
Orbisonia
Paine
Druggista Wells
Suchardeon & Co
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B.C. Kinkaip
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