Wyoming News Highlights From Dec 6-9
Western Newspaper Union Nova Service reports upcoming events and varied Wyoming items. Cheyenne hosts the Fifth Annual Poultry and Stock Show. a new steam laundry opens in Riverton. a sugar factory is planned for Wheatland in 1916. Douglas-organized carpenters union forms. Denver brewers eyed Cheyenne. Kemmerer mine closed. Worland elevator near completion. Cheyenne churches unite for Thanksgiving. Worland Emmer breakfast on market. Thermopolis water works upgrade. dry farming grain marketing. Big Horn Basin beet crop up. Roberts coal mine near Kemmerer destroyed by explosion. La Fontaine and Cook named Cheyenne mayoral candidates. Laramee glass plant groundbreaking. Rock Springs miner John Velovean dies from injuries. hot water struck at Thermopolis well. small blaze at Powell Owl restaurant. Byron gas gushing reports. unknown man found dead near Rawlins. Burington fire at Greybull damages roundhouse and shop. nine convicts sent to Rawlins. Cheyenne-Rawlins UP division busier with 68 trains. Governor Kendrick mobile phone chat with Mrs. Kendrick. Mrs. Ashdown of Sundance injured by fighting dogs. Rawlins stone delivered for Capitol additions. Lame Dee reservation incident. mine blasting near Trabing nearly fatal. Sheridan Sugar Co. factory opening draws 8,000–10,000 people. veteran engineer Martin Murphy dies in Denver. Senator Warren receives withdrawal order for Crystal Lake lands. Wyoming range-bred cow incident ends badly for Mrs. Swanson.
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Carpenters
Douglas
Denver
Cheyenne
U. S. Coal Company
Kemmerer
Worland
Thermopolis
Big Horn Basin
Roberts
la Fontaine
Cook
Laramie
John Velovean
Rock Springs
HE. O. Brutch
Owl
Powell
Byron
Rawlins
Greybull
Burington
W. C. Mentzer
Cheyenne-Rawlins
U. P
Kendrick
New York
Ashdown
Sundance
Rawlins Stone
J W. Howard
Capitol
Big House
Lame Dee Reservation
Julia Magpie
Oklahoma
Albert Peterson
Martin Falaxa
Long Bros
Trabing
Sheridan Sugar Company
Sheridan
Martin Murphy
Union Pacific Railroad
Colorado Central
Fort Collins
Sterling
United States
Franci WD. Warren
General Land Office
President Wilson
Crystal Lake
Port Russell
Wyoming
Guy Swanson
Chugwater
Swanson
Mre. Swanson
Mre
Wyoming Consistory Reports 1017 Members and $16,724.69 Receipts
Secretary Samuel Carson released the year ending Sept 1 1916 financial report showing 1 017 members in good standing and receipts totaling 16 724 69. Resources total 124 882 75 with a net surplus of 68 682 75. Since inception the consistory has invested about 253 000 00, excluding almoner's charity. The next reunion is set for Dec 6 7 8 and 9.
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Union News Service
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Samuel Carson
Canaistory
Odd Fellows consider land gift for Wyoming home site
At Sheridan meeting of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows B Richard Shipp offered twenty acres just south of Casper for the Odd Fellows home of Wyoming. The next grand lodge session in Lusk will decide. Over $10,000 has been raised to build a home for aged and indigent members. Casper is regarded as an ideal location and the gift may be accepted.
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Casper
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Sheridan
Richard Shipp
Odd Fellows
Wyoming
Grand Lodge
Lusk
Odd Fellows of
Brakeman Crushed by Train in Wyoming Fatality
Rawlins Eugene W. Harrold a 24 year old Union Pacific brakeman of Laramie fell from westbound freight No 235 two miles west of Ramsey and fifty miles east of here and was believed killed instantly. His mangled body was found on the tracks by a following crew shortly after the accident.
McGill Ranch and Stock Sold to Toltec Live Stock
Albany county reports State Tax Commissioner John McGill has sold his ranch holdings to Toltec Live Stock Company for 220000 dollars. The deal covers 1800 head of cattle 10000 head of sheep and 6000 acres of land.
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Cheyenne
Albany County
John McGill
Toltec Live Stock Company
Cowley to House Mormon Academy Worth Twenty Five Thousand
Cowley has been chosen as the site for a 25000 dollar academy to be erected by the Big Horn stake of the Mormon church. Construction will start after harvest and continue through winter by members of the church.
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Cowley
Big Horn
Mormon Church
Metmapers
Man Wanders Nine Days in Snow In City
F A Bartree well known local businessman lies in the State hospital in serious condition after being lost in the mountains during a snow storm for nine days. Both hands and feet were badly frozen.
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Sheridan
F. A. Bartree
Engineer Severely Injured by Cable Entanglement
Laramie Bulletin reports B F Johnson aged 28 was badly hurt when tangled in a cable to an engine at the Union Pacific depot. He had both legs broken and was transported to Denver for surgical care by Union Pacific specialists.
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Laramie
B. F. Johnson
Union Pacific
Waa
Denver
Gold Medal for Mineral Exhibit by Wyoming
Wyoming state geologist Trumbull receives a gold medal from the International Dry Farming and Soil Products Show in Denver for the state’s splendid mineral exhibit. The award recognizes Wyoming’s display at the event.
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Cheyenne
L. BR. Trumbull
Denver
Wyoming
Wyoming Guardsmen Finish Tenth in Nation Shoot
Capt. A. A. Underwood reported a telegram from Jacksonville Wisconsin announcing that the Wyoming militia rifle team placed tenth in the national shoot.
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Wyoming Guardsmen
Cheyenne
A. A. Underwood
Jacksonville
Wia
Wyoming
Location Notice Filed for Homestake Lode Claim
Maude Ferguson filed a location notice with County Clerk Tupper locating 600 by 1 600 feet of the Homestake lode.
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Cheyenne
Maude Ferguson
Tupper
Homestake Lode
Mexican Battle Near Agua Prieta Curbs Carranza
About 10 000 Carranza foes press toward Agua Prieta across the border while Villa vows to deter US forces and seize Agua Prieta. Carranza pledges to crush Villa as US troops hold the border trench line with artillery covering the Mexican front.
Villa moves troops toward Agua Prieta clash in sight
General Francisco Villa positions 6,000 Mexican troops near Agua Prieta Sonora across the border from Douglas as he vows to seize the town with or without American action. He claims 18,008 or more soldiers and threatens to fight the United States army if needed. Refugees stream into Douglas as Carranza forces arrive from Laredo and Eagle Pass. Villa rides at the border with his cavalry while Calles’s garrison holds the Mexican stronghold.
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Douglas
Ariz
Francisco Villa
Agua Prieta
Sonora
United States
Carranza
Laredo
Eagle Pass
Texas
P. Elias Calles
Villa
Calles
Germans Take Hill 192 in Champagne and Serbia Advances
Berlin reports storming of Height No 192 in Champagne with about 1200 yards of trenches captured and 1400 prisoners taken. Four machine guns seized. Milanovac fell over forty miles south of the Save with cross river Morava gains by General Von Gallwitz. Serbians driven from positions south of Srebrenica with 600 prisoners. Rumor of Von Buelow peace mission denied.
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Berlin
Champagne
Artoils
le Meanil
Milanovac
Save River
Serbia
Von
Bluffing the Crank Waitress Scene at Dinner Table
A tired waitress brings a teary tale to the head waitress about a cranky diner who swore at her over a steak. The staff locate the small man and then shift Mary to the table to calm the guest. The actor denies trouble, praises the steak, and begins eating.
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Mary
Lizzie
Murine Your Eyes Ad Claims Youthful Look
An ad urges readers to avoid showing age, promoting Murine Eye Drops as a solution to keep eyes looking young. It asserts that tired eyes reveal age and claims the product restores a youthful appearance.
Objection to Low Practices Cited in Quip
A clipped exchange features a man of high ideals derided for low practices. A light aside questions if Josephine can hit high C, suggesting performance challenges. The piece notes a woman who cares not who earns money if she can spend it.
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Riverton
Wheatland
Carson
McGill
Mormon Academy
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Prieta
Arizona
Mexico
Fir
Asparagus
Hawaii
California
Libby
Neill & Libby
Chicago
Little Rock
Detroit
Red Donahue
Red
Metz F
Passeng Davis
METZ
Nebraska
Colorado Cartercar Co
Broadway
Colorado
Boston
Coyne
Howard E. Burton
Leadville
Colo
Het
Carbonate Nat. Bank
Marine Eye Remedy Co
K C
W. Parmer
Dept. A
Leavenworth, Rana
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