Medicine Men Pitted in Shooting Meet as Wyoming Wins
The shooting tournament draws strong attendance with brisk weather. Results list multiple events from ninth to sixteenth, naming shooters such as Ellis, Schuneman, Haywood, Bergersen, Sedam, Elliott, and Lanterman. A highlight match pitted Dr. Lanterman of Buena Vista against Dr. Holcombe of Cheyenne, Wyoming winning 40 to 37 for Colorado, plus notes on entrants, prizes, and upcoming Friday program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
J. Schuneman
Bergersen
Ramsey
Sedam
Elliott
England
le Co Note
Pink
Kaza
Haywood
E. Schuneman
Camp
Karabee
Irs
Kazebee
J. Schune
le Compte
Lanterman
Buena Vista
Colo
Holecombe
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Colorado
W. Y. Sedam
Denver
P. Bergersen
Lam. Ellis
Mr. England
Illinois
Capt
Sedani
Bryan Haywood
John Schuneman
Dr. Lanterman
Dr. Holcombe
Mr. Rumney
Boulder
Sedum
Tou
Eliott
Ble
Misa
Keeley Institute May Locate in Wyoming
G Glover, president of the Keeley Institute of Wyoming incorporated in Nebraska, plans a branch in Wyoming with headquarters at Arlington. Cheyenne may host the institute, touted as a health resort aiding the double chloride of gold treatment for alcohol, opium and tobacco habits. The Sun urges Glover to establish the Wyoming institute at this key point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Glover
Keeley Institute of Wyoming
Nebraska
Arlington
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Melbourne
Keeley
Dwight
North American Review
T. D. Crothers
Sun
Glover
Wyoming Institute
Talk on Waste in Education by Chief Justice Groesbeck
The Presbyterian church audience heard Chief Justice Groesbeck discuss waste in education. He urged better funding for teachers and equipment, emphasized practical and thorough instruction, and promoted night schools. Miss Lottie Yale contributed a brilliant piano solo.
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Presbyterian Church
Groesbeck
Lottie Yale
Mining convention plans and delegates named in Cheyenne
The piece notes Chatterton Kurtz and Forney ship a 280 pound gold copper ore specimen from an 850 foot tunnel. Buffalo Mayor Burritt names delegates to the mining convention. Silver Crown miners elect delegates. Inter-State Exposition invites Wyoming for mineral display. Denver group to attend opening events. Race track stalls increase for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatterton
Capitol
H. A.W. Tabor
Mr. Courant
Cheyenne
Tabor
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Dowdy
Cheveone
Col. Avc, Fisk
Denver
Third Session of Teachers Institute Highlights Miss King
The third session opened at 9 am with county superintendent in charge and Miss Laura Leonard as secretary. Miss Julia King led a reading class from Dickens The Cricket on the Hearth and delivered a clear thesis on gestures. Professors Elliott Collins and others spoke on penmanship drawing arithmetic and practical schooling notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Leonard
Julia King
Miss King
Charles Dickens
A. J. King
Elliott
Cheyenne Business College
Collins
Anna Johnson
Roel
Julia T. King
L. C. Colburn
Therese A. Jenkins
Prank A. Fitzpatrick
J. O. Churchill
Emma Richardson
Still Stealing Reports From Johnson County
Col H B Liams secretary of the state livestock commission has returned from Johnson county with his son. He says stock stealing through the north is alarmingly prevalent and the gentleman left for his ranch last Friday after driving over 200 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Liams
State Livestock Commission
Johnson County
North
Wyoming World's Fair Building Plans Approved
Commissioner Harper returns from Sundance with approval of the Wyoming World's Fair building plans and perspective sketch. The structure is described as a credit to the state. The new viaduct and south side car line extend Capitol avenue service, providing satisfactory transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Harper
Sundance
Capitol Avenue
Inventory of Wyoming Railway wealth and property
An inventory lists taxable wealth for Wyoming Railway including real estate town lots and improvements valued at 5 772 877 44, cattle 527 683, horses 84 007, sheep 550 368, stock in corporations 806 010, carriages 195 855, household furniture 128 836 57, farm utensils 187 857 25, money and credits 572 582 35, and other assets totaling over 7.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Railway
Esac Eee
Wax Works to Display Colorado Wax Fruits at Expo
Professor Mead will visit Denver to study the Colorado plan for wax representations of native fruits for the World’s Fair display. The wax counterfeits are expected to appear in the Wyoming exhibit after feasibility was confirmed. Fremont County sent an inquiry on the topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mead
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Fremont County
Father of Senator Carey Dies in Milton Delaware
The father of Senator Carey Dr John F Carey and R Davis Carey died yesterday in Milton Delaware. He was in his 80th year and a man highly esteemed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Carey
John F. Carey
R. Davis Carey
Milton
Delaware
Police Work in August Yields Forty Nine Arrests
August proved dull for this police unit yet its four patrolmen made forty nine arrests, compared with eight hundred sixty for Denver’s one hundred ten city police officers.
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Denver
Tarred and Feathered in Gravyp Rapids Troubling Row
Eu gene Cavender, a Craton merchant, died leaving property and a life ins. His widow faced scandal and jealousy from the wives of local saloonkeepers. Nightly, the women, aided by male relatives, attacked her home beating choking and dousing her with tar and feathers. She lies bedridden awaiting damages suit.
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Gravyp Rapids
Mich
Eugene Cavender
Craton
Newago County
Newago
John John Surplus
John Bailey
Bicycle Records Lowered at Hampden Park Trials
Sprixorieto Mass Sept 2 fast bicycle riders smashed the American record in trials at Hampden Park. W F Murphy of the New York Athletic club ran a mile on a solid tire safety in 2 21 1 5. He also clocked 37 4 5 for a quarter and 1 37 2 5 for a half and three quarters, breaking the world's record for solid tire in the last three distances. G Winturn Worden of the Manhattan club set the American two mile record for a pneumatic safety in 6 06 with a first mile of 2 34 2 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprixorieto
Mass
Hampden Park
W. F. Murphy
New York Athletic Club
P. J. Berio
Boston
G. Winturn Worden
Manhattan Club
Kingston Wins at Garfield Park in 5F Race
Kingston defeats Marion C by three lengths in a $5,000 special purse race at Garfield park before 15,000 spectators. Verge d Or and Fitzpatrick chased hard. Kingston moved from fourth to win in the final stretch as the field raced a fast, smooth track. Time 0:54.
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Kingston
Chicao
Garfield Park
Marion C
Verge Or
Griffin
Hamilton
Fitzpatrick
Verge
Sheriff Chaves Resigns Amid Embezzlement Shortfall
Sana Fe New Mexico September 4 Frank Chaves Democratic sheriff of Santa Fe County for five years and ex crime tax collector tendered his resignation to the board of county commissioners. He is short eight hundred twenty thousand dollars in county funds and eighteen thousand dollars in territory funds collected by him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sana Fe
N. M
Frank Chaves
Santa Fe
Board of County Commissioners
George Jones of the New York Times Dies at Poland Springs
Genealogy reveals little of his youth but notes George Jones born August 11 1811 in Poultney Vermont to a Welsh immigrant. He helped found the New York Times in 1851 with Raymond and Wesley and later became chief proprietor after 1869. His famed exposure of the Tweed ring marked his newspaper career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jones
New York Times
Poland Springs
Poultney
Amos Bliss
Vermont Spectator
Horace Greeley
Jones
New York
New York Tribune
Henry J. Raymond
Albany
Raymond
Edward B. Wesley
Wesley
Wagner festival at Baireuth mocks trade with sacred art
A London writeup notes the Wagner festival at Baireuth overflowing with visitors. The piece satirizes commercial touches as fans, cans, pipes, candles, and other wares carry Wagner imagery from fans to Grail motifs. The tone contrasts American views of commerce with high culture.
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Baireath
America
Baireuth
Klingsor
Wagner
Ohio Farmers Alliance backs John Seitz for governor
The Ohio Farmers Alliance adopts a plain platform at Springfield advocating abolition of national banks, greenbacks, government loans up to 5000 dollars, free silver coinage, a graduated tax, women’s suffrage, and state ownership of railroads and telegraphs. John Seitz, a sixty year old Seneca county farmer, is named as their gubernatorial candidate, with a background in Democratic service and past Greenback and Union Labor runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Alliance of
Ohio
John Seitz
Springfield
National Union
Equity
Justice
Seneca County
Tiffin
Seneca
Union
Vast Continental Journey by Baron and Family
The Baron and Baroness von Schroeder with three children traveled from San Francisco to New York in a special Pullman car attached to the fastest trains, completing the ocean to ocean run in 4 days 16 hours 60 minutes. The record is not broken according to the report, which cites June 1, 187 Jarrett Palmer as the earliest theatrical company to cross the continent in 8 days 11 hours 89 minutes 16 seconds from Jersey City to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baroness von Schroeder
San Francisco
New York
Ocean
Jarrett & Palmer
Jersey City
August Weather Summary From Capt Ravenscroft Office
The August weather report notes an average around 65.4 degrees with highs near 89 and lows around 88. The month saw a 89 degree daily range on the 13th and a 12 degree range on the 27th. Wind from the northwest and 5 910 miles of movement with 40 mph on the 15th. Precipitation totaled 2.16 inches over thirteen days, an August excess of 0.54 inches and year to date excess of 5.67 inches. Seven cloudless, twenty two partly cloudy, two cloudy days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenscroft
Notice of Timber Cut and Manufacture Request in Wyoming
Barton T. Ryan of Carbon county Wyoming will apply to the Secretary of the Interior to cut and convert timber on lands in townships 15 and 16 west of six miles, near Brush and French creeks. The timber includes speance and white pine, to be used to manufacture lumber for sale in Wyoming near the lands. Saratoga Wyoming August 18, 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton T. Ryan
Carbon County
Wyoming
Secretary of the Interior
Brush Creek
French Creek
Banton T. Ryax
Saratoga
Wyo
Notice to Cut Timber on Public Land in Wyoming
Netlon Notice announces an application to the U S Secretary of the Interior to permit cutting and removing pine timber from sections 14 15 21 22 26 27 28 and 23 in township 32 north range 75 west Converse county Wyoming with certain exclusions. Applicant Joan R Toop Glenrock Wyoming dated August 3 1891.
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Secretary of the Interior of the
United States
Township
North Range
Converse County
State of
Wyoming
Joan R. Toop
Ae Glenrock
Whitman Tennant Applies to Cut Pine Timber in Wyoming
Notice from Bessemer Wyoming dated July 29 1591 states Whitman Tennant of Bessemer Natrona county will on September 5 1891 seek permission from the secretary of the interior in Washington to cut and remove pine timber for sale and manufacture into lumber from public lands in South half of section 25 and other adjoining sections in township 32 range So West. Adverse claims must be filed by September 15 1891 to preserve forests for irrigation water supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Wyo
Whitman Tennant
Natrona County
Wyoming
A. D
Washington, D. C
Wit
Township
Secretary of the Interior
Dissolution of Rainsford & Palmer Partnership
Notice announces the dissolution of the firm Rainsford & Palmer by mutual consent effective August 1, 1591. Claims must be sent by October 1 to Geo. D. Rainsford in Cheyenne, Wyoming, for settlement. Signed Gro. D. Rainsford, Frepk H. Palmer, Cheyenne, Aug. 31, 1591.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainsford & Palmer
Geo. D. Rainsford
Cheyenne Wyo
Gro
Ranskok
Frepk
H. Palmen
Cheyenne
Wyo
Notice to Dawid Delpy on land claim final proof
Land Office Cheyenne Wyoming gives notice to Dawid Delpy holder Hd 2280 and T C 200 that final proof will be made October 1 1801 before the clerk in Cheyenne Wyoming. Witnesses listed are Lowla Johnson Harry Thomas Daniel Thomas and Asahel Horbertson all of Pine Bluff Wyoming to prove continuous residence upon and occupancy of the land in section township and range as specified. ER P Champlin Register
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Dawid
Delpy
Jonm
Oborisets
Mine Biuts
Wyoming
Aigof
Viet Lowla Johnson
Hary Thomas
Daniel Thomas
Asahel i Horbertson
Pine Bluff
P. Champlin
Register
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Illett
Lem Ellis
Estelle Reel
Ellen Daloy
Keeley Institute
Professor Elliott
The
Ohio Farmers’ Alliance
August Wather
Tne
Bome
Netlon
Brate
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