Wyoming State News Roundup of Local Happenings
A long list of Wyoming items notes events and developments across towns. Sheridan hosts open houses and sugar factory activity, Thermopolis reports building booms, and Douglas forms a poultry association. Other items cover hunts for a sugar factory, rifle team results, homestead filings, and notable deaths.
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Union News Service
Sheridan
Wyoming Consia
Mt Sine
Cheyenne
Douglas
Kirby
Wyoming Live Stock Board
Sheridan Woman's Club
Powell Country
D. A. Russell
Odd Fellows Name Luck as 1916 Grand Lodge Meeting Place
The Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Wyoming selected Luck as the 1916 meeting site. Delegates were hosted by the Commercial club with an automobile tour of Sheridan and the countryside and by the Sheridan Sugar Company at its factory. Officers for the next year were installed at adjournment, with numerous names from Basin Green River Sheridan and nearby towns. Rebekahs and Encampment officers were also elected, presenting a full slate for the upcoming year.
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Wheatland
Popo Agie Light & Power Company
Riverton
Wyoming
Jacksonville
Fla
Cheyenne
Gen. Bliss
Fort Russell
United States
Mondell
F. H. Barrow
Thermopolis
Fred Cooper
Story
Joe Baker
Cokeville
Abigail Duniway
A.duniway
State University
Portland
Kemmerer
Walter Williamson
Sam Gallegos
H. Hollis
Gallegos
Sheridan
Kendrick
Denver
Robert A. Morton
Wyoming Federation of Women's Clubs
Greybull
Tongue River Tie and Timber Company
Crimeis
Ed Burke
Humane Bouiery
State Board
Thomas A. Cosgriff
Wyoming Board
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
H. BR. Millard
Obureh Howe
Cirat United States
Territory of
Auburn
Neb
Athens
Union News Service
Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Wyoming
Commercial Club
Sheridan Sugar Company
Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellow
Rebekahs
Masonic Hall
Odd Fellows’ Hall
D. A. Tinkcom
Paul Paulson
Rawlins
Frank T. Brigham
Basin
Thomas Cottle
Green River
D. L. Carr
F. C. Pell
Albert Berner
Laramie
A. O. Heyer
Shoshoni
F. A. Proctor
C. 8. Warner
Evanston
A. G. Lucier
Guardian
Powell
James McLennan
Herald
Grand Lodge of
Emma Martendale
Tenna Rich
Mattie Poll
Lucretia Gary
Edna Taffner
Hannah LeMarr
Rock Springs
Piper
Anna Tegner
M. A. Evans
Elk Mountain
W. G. Owen
Buffalo
James R. LeMarr
W. E. Yelton
G. J. Scheneck
Grand
D. T. Tinkcom
Cody
Grand Inside Sentinel
F. L. Belcher
F. T. Brigham
To Gell Hotel Named After Wister
The Virginian hotel in Medicine Bow faces mortgage sale on October 21 if $1,733.25 is not paid to Medicine Bow State Bank. Proprietors August Grimm of Medicine Bow and George W. Plummer of Cheyenne run the hostelry. The hotel is famed as Medicine Bow’s finest and is named after Owen Wister’s novel.
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Gell
Wister
Medicine Bow
Virginian Hotel
Owen Wister
Union Pacific Coal to Open New Cumberland Mine
The Union Pacific Coal Company plans a new Cumberland seam mine several miles west across the county line in Uinta. It will produce up to 2,000 tons daily from an eight foot seam, as local output dwindles from 6,000 to 2,000 tons per day.
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Cumberland
Union , Pacific Coal Company
Uinta County
Boy Blinded by Accidental Rifle Shot
Thermopolis reports a .22 caliber rifle misfire struck Chan Slane in the head. The bullet damaged the left optic nerve leaving him blind in the left eye. The injury occurred after a devious course was traced following the incident.
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Chan Slane
Three murderers reprieved pending May term stay
Kemmerer, Matt Griey convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to hang on Oct 24, will not be executed before the May term as Judge John A. Arnold grants a stay until May 2. Dan Parker and T Obama, who faced the same fate, also received reprieves.
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Kemmerer
Matt Griey
District Court
John A. Arnold
Dan Parker
T. Obama
Cire
Woman Burned to Death in Gasoline Cleaning Incident
Mrs. John Peterson, 46, died in a gasoline explosion while cleaning clothes. Mrs. John Jeaacson and her baby were listed in serious condition following the blast.
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John Peterson
John Jeaacson
Baby
Oyster preparations and serve tips from a 1900s cookbook
The article offers varied oyster recipes and serving ideas including fried oysters with egg yolk crusts, oysters with bacon on skewers, creamed oysters on toast, and raw oysters with lemon juice. It emphasizes simple methods, with notes on seasoning, garnishes, and presentation in lemon cups and crushed ice.
What to Have for Dinner From Banana Soup to Chicken Southern Style
A pub style recipe list offers Banana Soup with banana and lemon notes, Parisian Peas with eggs and herbs, Cheese Balls made from Neufchatel and olives, and Chicken Southern Style baked in butter and cream with tomato sauce. Includes a note on fruit or vegetable salads and color balance.
Carranza Troops Granted Pass Through U S Territory
Five thousand Carranza troops may travel through U S soil from Laredo to Arizona to reenter Mexico, a move to avert inter national fighting on the Agua Prieta line as Washington recognizes the Mexican government. Officials note no war state exists and the transit aims to avoid harm to Americans in Arizona.
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Union News Service
Laredo
Tex
Carranza
Ariz
Mexico
United States
Agua Prieta
Arizona
Washington
Dusco Arredondo
State Department
Juarez
Villa
Felix Diaz
Zapata
Mexico City
British Link German Cruiser Bombarded by Ally Fleet
London reports Allied bombardment of coastal fortifications and port areas as Bulgarians advance toward Uskup and cut the Salonika railway route. Russian forces claim landings northeast of Riga behind von Buelow's lines. A British sub sinking a German cruiser near Libau is confirmed. The Danube front sees Austro German pressure near Orzove.
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London
Courland
Riga
von Buelow
Libau
Pring Adalbert
Petrograd
Dedenghateh
Athens
Uskup
Saloniki-Nioh
Berbe
Danube
Orzove
Clock Confusion Sparks Domestic Fracas in Rural Markets
A man returns home to find dinner late and a clock two hours slow. His wife recalls visiting Mrs. Smith and learning the time, a gown, a jam recipe, and gossip about Mr. Brown and a young widow before resetting the clock.
Classroom tale of daring deed in sports
A teacher asks for a heroic deed and Raymond recalls a teammate delivering a big blow to the jaw of the first baseman on the corner, a daring moment from their sports world.
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Raymond
His Worth Policy Quip Sparks Officeholder Pay Debate
A political cartoon panel contrasts perceptions of officeholder pay. The exchange notes the low average pay and hints at the workload of public officials, prompting readers to weigh compensation against duties.
Feed Children on Properly Selected Food Pays Dividends
A reader testimonial from Battle Creek Michigan extols better health in children after changing to Grape-Nuts and Postum. The letter credits fruit, Grape-Nuts with cream, soft boiled eggs, and meat with vegetables for sturdier growth and fewer stomach issues. The author signs as from Postum Co.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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