Wyoming Water Frontiers and Irrigation Reform
The piece highlights Elwood Mead’s Senate testimony urging Wyoming to expand irrigation and reform land laws to boost water storage and canal networks. It notes Wyoming’s strong irrigation potential, current multiple ditches, and calls for a state led system with congress grant of irrigable lands, plus local support for experiments and information to settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Mead
United States
Senate Committee On Irrigation
Warren
Mead
Wyoming
California
Colorado
Wyoming Development
Congress
Iowa
Kansas
Reynolds Post Members Present Cake to General Mizner at Fort Russell
A Reynolds post delegation led by Judge Fisher and General T. M. Fisher visited Fort D. A. Russell and presented a cake donated by Mrs. W. J. Fullerton to General Mizner. The gathering included brief remarks praising Mizner’s support of the G A R fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds Post
Judge Fisher
T. M. Fisher
Sttzer
O'Brien
J. K. Jeffrey
Mahar
Fort
D. A. Russell
W. J. Fullerton
Mizner
Social whirl after elections in Cheyenne blooms with events
The column notes an organ recital at St. Mark's by W Silleck and Mrs E Mead, a Cotillion Club german at Library Hall, and a chrysanthemum display. It highlights Mrs Sturgis hosting dinners, Company K drills, and wedding rumors involving Mr Chamberlin and a Dowlas belle, all amid post election social dampening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark’s
Library Hall
St. Mark's Church
W. Silleck
Bristol Cathedral
England
E. Mead
Mesdames Thomas
Sturgis
Adams
Freeborn
Emma Thomas
Library
Wm. Sturgis
J. B. Thomas
Johnson
Appell
Keefe
Sadie Fisher
J. Bb. Thomas
Madame Chrysantheme
Japan
Cheyenne
William Sturgis
Warren
Carey
Whipple
Parker
Druin
Fort Russell
Hellman
Judge
Cupid
Man Coal Company
Ines
Dowlas
Douglas Audget
Chamberlin
SUN SPOTS AND LOCAL NOTES OF INTEREST
Grand Army fair proceeds exceed 800 dollars. Hon. C. D. Clark named legate to the silver convention in St Louis. Black awaiting sentence for Bob Burnett murder. Notary public appointment for Hon. C. H. Burritt. Cheyenne officials improve Evanston to Ogden trip. Bradford Davidson becomes father to a girl. mother and child well. Douglas water system progresses. ditching nearly done and reservoir underway. Laramie forger Milli ken captured in Denver. Sheriff Yund returns with him. Timbucto near new town shows a flowing well of 700 barrels daily. Salt Lake endorses Col. Stanton for paymaster general. Salt Lake real estate rising. many new additions and active buying. Wyoming Salt Lake California graded. survey east near Sweetwater Pass. Line from Nevada to Evanston expected by June 1, 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Burritt
Johnson County
A. C. Campbell
Ed Kauffman
M. Idleman
Cheyenne
Evanston
Ogden
Bradford Davidson
Iron Mountain
Public Library
Ferguson Street
Laramie City
F. 5
Milliken
Denver
Yund
Warren
Colorado
Timbucto
Salt Lake
T. H. Stanton
Stanton
West
Wyoming
California
Park City
Chicago
Northwestern
Sweetwater Pass
Nevada
Wedding of A D Chamberlin and Jennie McReynolds
Mr A D Chamberlin and Miss Jennie McReynolds united in marriage at Mayor Foster's residence. Rev C D Day officiated. After congratulation from intimate friends, the couple departed in Superintendent L Hughes' private car for Omaha and the east on their bridal tour. The groom is the genial Al, manager of the Metter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.D. Chamberlin
Jennie McReynolds
Foster
Yum
Rev. C.D. Day
L. ©. Hughes
Omaha
East
Metter
Wyo Warrants Issued for Saddle and Horse Thieves
Fort Laramie officials issue warrants for a saddle thief at the fort and a horse thief sworn by Justice Stuart of Wendover. Both warrants issued the same day, raising hopes of capture. Postmaster W F Hamilton appointed at Douglas, a pioneer active in town and mineral resources. Burlington and Missouri line nearing Crook County and likely to reach Newcastle soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Laramie
Wyo
W. L., Clouser
Stuart
Wendover
Inds
Douglas
W. F. Hamilton
Thimiltan
Wyoming
Burlington and Missouri Railroad
Crook County
Newcastle
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Wyoming Waters
General Mizner
G. A. R. Cake
Union Pacific
Lacey
Green River
Corn
Rock Springs
George Hast
Yarlone
Mort Russell
Vanity Fair
C. D. Clark
St.Louis
Black
Bob Burnett
Children’s Cloaks
S. Kellner
Cor
Seventeenth and
Eddy Streets
Huehay Hennett Medical Colleges
Adam
Capresenf
L. R. Williams
M. D
Randolph St
F. E. Warren Mercantile CO
F. Schweickert
McCormick Steel
W. Miller
Wrought Iron
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