Willard Flanders Pays the Penalty
Willard Flanders hanged at Rawlins after July 17 1914 murder of wife and neighbor. Account describes 2:54 am trap drop, neck snap, 13 minutes 20 seconds death, brief last meal and sleep, warden's awakening, execution details, witnesses, and burial in penitentiary cemetery. Brother visited. Flanders refused ministers but said he made peace with God.
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Willard Flanders
Rawlins
Flanders
Alston
Rasmussen
Deadwood
S. Dak
Mineral Boom Elevates Grand Encampment Area
Nine people on stage and two rigs arrived Wednesday evening. Edd Haggerty and Will Jordan came from Rawlins. Surveyor R Z McCoy reports new mineral showings across vast territory, from mountains to plains, as river floods delay Rittersbacher’s mill. Hopka Vane expand store, adding a 50 by 25 foot extension. Hopka buys W F Hopka’s stake. The district sees rapid growth, rising freight, and a surge in prospecting and prosperity.
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Edd Haggerty
Will Jordan
Rawlins
R. Z. McCoy
Grand Encampment
Rittersbacher
Messrs. Hopka & Vane
W.F. Hopka
Smallest Horse in Wyoming Born Near Burns
The smallest horse in Wyoming was born last week fifteen miles northwest of Burns in Laramie county. The foal weighs twenty-two pounds and stands about eighteen inches high. It is black now and expected to turn buckskin as it grows. Mother is a cream Shetland pony, thirty-six inches tall and weighing two hundred fifty pounds. John Milliken of Hammond is a candidate for county commissioner for the two year term and has our thanks for a yearly renewal to the Record this week.
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Wyoming
Burns
Laramie County
John Milliken
Hamma
Fragmentary moral reflection after murders
The speaker shows fear and asks for nothing from doctors or ministers, seeking only to live his allotted time. He privately acknowledges two cold blooded murders and seems to grasp that the punishment we had meted out is no longer his concern as he contemplates the end.
Children’s Day Program Draws Largest Past Month Congregation
A well attended Children’s Day program at the Presbyterian church last Sunday night drew the largest crowd in months. The exercises were well rendered by the children and the entertainment enjoyed by all present.
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Presbyterian Church
A Good New Ranch Near Englehart Ranch Frontier Progress
The Record man visited Englehart's ranch north of town last Thursday and noted improvements. Englehart owns 600 acres and has added a 320 acre desert claim. He has about 300 acres in grain and hay and is sowing alfalfa, aiming to reap profit from his labor and investment.
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Englehart
Yellow Fever Bucking Horse Set for 1916 Frontier Days
Yellow Fever, the world's champion bucking horse, rose from a $25 entry value in 1915 to an estimated $5,000 before the 1916 Cheyenne championship. The horse will run alone in a thousand acre pasture during the six weeks before the July Frontier Days contests on July 26 to 29. His rise stems from tossing every champion who rode him, including the former world champions.
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Yellow Fever
Cheyenne
Une
Sanger and guests visit relatives and mines this week
Mrs. Snover guests at Chas. H. Sanger's ranch at week's end. Mrs. Jenkins and daughter stayed at the Mint mine last week. Fred Healey and C. H. Sanger rode to Encampment and Saratoga last Friday in the Sanger car. Mrs. I. M. Sanger, her daughter, Mrs. C. D. Wiegand, and niece Mrs. A. E. Adcock returned from Colorado Friday and visited C. H. Sanger's family up to French Saturday.
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Mrs. Snover
Chas. H. Sanger
Mrs. Jenkins
Mint Mine
Fred Healey
C. H. Sanger
Encampment
Saratoga
Sanger
I. M. Sanger
C. D. Wiegand
A. E. Adcock
Colorado
Appreciation for long service to French mail routes
At the Sanger home in French last Saturday night June 17 a surprise party honored Mr. I. M. Sanger known as Uncle Ike for ten years of daily mail service from French to Saratoga. Patrons of his route provided a thermos bottle and lunch can, an impromptu dance followed by a midnight ice cream and coffee supper, with Miss Bessie Sites credited for initiating the tribute and many local women aiding in the planning.
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Chas. H.sanger
French
I. M. Sanger
Sanger
Sanger Ranch
Mr. Sanger
Ike
Dontors
Bessie Sites
Hattie Tilton
Harry Kennedy
Harry Roper
Ac ‘Tion
Dull Care
Brush Creek
Platter Valley
Grazing Lands Sold to Settlers Under 160 Acre Rule
The Carbon County Journal notes settlers may apply for up to 160 acres of rough land adjoining their property, even if not surrounded by filings. Congress authorized sales on March 26, 1912, with rules on eligibility, joint land, residency, and process, including inspection and withdrawal from entry after approval.
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Coyote
Carbon County Journal
Congress
Land Office
United States
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