Corner stone laying for shop project and firemen's tourney
The event pairs a July 10 corner stone ceremony at the new shops with a firemen's tournament. Contractor Sharp will furnish stone and labor, with an inscription and a holiday for workers. BBQ ox roast by T. W. Ashford may be part of the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Ashford
Carroll
Kent
Addams
Arthur Pullman
Sharp
Jenks
Fire Department
Cheyenne
Jeffrey
Bogue
Captain Lyon
Camp Carlin
Warren
Injury at hands of rival sparks city tale of assault
William Hunter of Hunter and Morris, Green River Wyoming, was seriously injured by Peter Appel after confronting him over slander. Appel allegedly seized a butcher knife at Karl Skimmer’s shop and wounded Hunter, nearly severing the nose. Appel was arrested with a preliminary examination likely today.
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 formed in Natrona county Wyoming
The Omaha Standard Oil company organized in January in Omaha seeks to explore mineral lands in Natrona county Wyoming with offices in Omaha and a main office in Bessemer. Capital stock is 5 million dollars, 2 million treasury shares, fully paid and non assessable. Officers named on the first board of trustees include E W Whipple and W A Saunders among others.
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
MarvER Ladies Socials and Fort Russell events in 1889
A society round up from Dear Sun details a week of socials at Fort Russell and Cheyenne, including an impromptu Monday hop, a lunch musicale, a high tea, and a garrison drill. Names of attendees and hosts appear, along with notes on the Wyoming Resources pamphlet prepared for Territorial Secretary Shannon.
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 Charges Against Moran Suspects
John Moran Robbed of a gold watch and 20 in money at a west end saloon. F. Holyoke and Edward Jenks are in county jail awaiting grand jury action as the case proceeds. All parties reportedly drank heavily before the alleged crime occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moran
F. Holyoke
Edward Jenks
West End
Sunday observance debate echoes in Jewish ministers meeting
A report from the New York semi annual conference of the Jewish Ministers Association of America notes a resolution opposing a compulsory Sunday law. The action calls for data collection on the impact for Jewish workers and possible congressional memorialization to protect civil rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Sus
New York
Jewish Ministers Association of America
Congress
Coal for Smelting Letter from Mark Hopkins Offers Free Test Coal
The Sun publishes Mark Hopkins of Rock Springs offering a car load of non iron pyrites coal free on board for testing smelting of iron ore. He cites Pennsylvanian coal experience and suggests pig iron manufacture could follow, noting coke from non coking coal with added cok ing coal and proposing Cheyenne as a coke source if rates allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hopkins
Rock Springs
Hopkins
Pennsylvania
Board of Trade
Stack
Cheyenne
Colorado
Here
Justice Estate Sells Two Business Properties at Auction
Bids on the Knights of Pythias block building reached 7 655 dollars with Sheriff Martin receiving the award and L Kabis paying 5 200 for the Seventeenth and Eddy corner lot. Other offers included J W Griffin 4 000 and J Klad 4 025 with Joseph Glove at 5 100. Commander Fisher lists numerous veterans buried in city and Catholic cemeteries including Smith Roberts Creigan Vane des Sand and others.
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 Injured in Friendly Scuffle
Bill Reed the printer suffers a dislocated collar bone after a Sunday incident with Charley Brewell the athletic telegraph operator. Reed attempted to fool with Brewell and lost the ensuing friendly scuffle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Reed
Charley Brewell
Reed
Union Pacific to Build 75 Miles of Fence Between There and Ogden
The Union Pacific will soon erect about seventy five miles of barbed wire fence along the line between here and Ogden to keep stock off the tracks. The project will cost about fourteen thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
There
Ogden
Town of Otto on Grey Bull River Wyoming Territory
The town of Otto sits on the Grey Bull River in Fremont County Wyoming Territory about 13 miles above its mouth in the central part of the rich agricultural region. It produces all kinds of grain and vegetables in abundance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grey Bull River
Fremont
Wyoming Territory
Land Promotion in Fremont County Wyoming Adverts
Elevation 4000 feet above sea level describes a fertile 100000 acre region near town with timber and coal nearby. Corner lots cost 30 dollars and inside lots 20 dollars. For details contact F S Wood Otto proprietor and county surveyor Fremont Co Wyoming or N H Brown Lander and First Lander Bank Lander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Wood
Otto
Fremont Co
Wyoming
First Lander Bank
Lander
N. H. Brown
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Converse
Shannon Monday
Converse County
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Uinta
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Morales
Vasiry
Platte Valley Lyre
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Parme
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Paine
Druggista Wells
Suchardeon & Co
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