County Officials Plan Summer Road Work With Prison Labor
Cokeville visit by Commissioners C. H. Peterson and O. T. Papworth accompanies twelve workers from Rawlins penitentiary to Border for summer road projects. They will start on the Afton Star Valley road at Salt Canyon, 25 miles from Cokeville, funding only out fitting and feeding, aiming to improve state access from Cokeville to Afton.
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C. H. Peterson
O. T. Papworth
Cokeville
Star Valley
Rawlins
Kemmerer
Border
Afton Star Valley
Salt Canyon
Afton
Mail Route Re-advertised Sparks Local Action
The board of county commissioners ordered the Afton Montpelier mail route re advertised prompting Cokeville businessmen to urge proactive steps. They note Cokeville roads are better and shorter than from Montpelier and call for initiating mail service from Cokeville.
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Board of County Commissioners
Afton
Montpelier
Cokeville
Court At Kemmerer Sets Active Lincoln County Session
The annual term of the district court in Lincoln County will convene in Kemmerer next week. Judge Craig is expected to face a criminal calendar of 35 cases and a civil docket of 57 cases, with high session costs anticipated.
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Third Judicial District
Lincoln County
Kemmerer
Craig
Eure
Car trip ends with breakdowns and returns home
Back with J. H. and Roscoe Stoner and Jack Larson left for Salt Lake to bring back the John Stoner car. Roscoe's car broke down several miles from Evanston and had to be towed back for repairs. They rode the train home and arrived Thursday with both cars. John brought his new Haines, accompanied by Parley Bennion from Salt Lake.
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J. H
Roscoe Stoner
Jack Larson
Salt Lake
John Stoner
Evanston
Roscoe
John
Haines
Parley Bennion
Near-miss as Morris Taylor loses control of three horse team
While harrowing in the Stoner field north and east of the old drug store Morris Taylor nearly had an accident when the three horse team bolted on a knob. He held them for minutes, rolled off the barrow, and the team circled the field before finally being subdued.
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Morris Taylor
Stoner
Morris
Border Wrestler Faces Klute in Cokeville Showdown
On Monday evening May 3 W. P. Jackson of Border will wrestle Karl Klute of Green River in a winner takes all match. Klute has challenged any man his weight in Idaho or Wyoming. The bout is billed as one of the best matches ever seen in Cokeville.
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W. P. Jackson
Border
Karl Klute
Green River
Mr. Klute
Idaho
Wyoming
Cokeville
People’s Primary Meeting in Cokeville Wy
A People’s Primary meeting is called in Cokeville Hall Cokeville Lincoln County Wyoming for Wednesday 3 p.m. to nominate a mayor for one year and two councilmen for two years for Cokeville town to be held May 11 1915. The meeting is under Chapter 145 Wyoming statutes 1910 called by P W Olson for the People's Committee dated April 20 1016.
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Cokeville
County of
Lincoln
State of
Wyoming
Lincoln County
P. W. Olson
People’s Committee
Cokeville Loses First Game on Home Grounds
Cokeville opened at home but fell to Diamondville 6 runs in the fifth. Seba Tunks started pitching before Diamondville rallied, with Klut finishing strong. Readers urged to support Frank May and Capt. Hinkey as Cokeville seeks a dependable pitcher and better grounds.
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Diamondville
Ivan Nicholls
Geo. Griffith
Nicholls
Griffith
Seba Tunks
Diamondville Boys
Klut
Mgr
Frank May
Frank
Capt. Hinkey
Cokeville
Carl Klut
Geo. Sparks
Bob
Boomer
Marshall Reynolds
Jack"’ Hinkey
Lese’’ Olson
Klut and Reginer
Wallace Brown
Nemo”’ Kruger
Bell
Kavanagh
Seigel
Schills
Stevenson
Vicars
Swanson
Glasgow
Moon
Red
Cleveland
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Star Valley Road
People’s
George Symes
Cokeville Merc. CO
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