County approves hiring an agricultural agent
County commissioners authorized a county agricultural agent new job. They oppose a livestock inspector but retain the sheriff in his current role. Farmers welcome the move and hope the agent brings practical training and neighborly progress to Crook County agriculture.
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Crook County
Immediate tariff relief urged as nation seeks McKinley type cure
The New York Sun argues that tariffs under the Democratic administration have caused widespread ruin in sectors like sugar, beets, and wool, comparing effects to war. It calls for the re enactment of the Payne Aldrich tariff to restore prosperity and urges a 1916 replacement with another McKinley.
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Louisiana
Iawaii
United States Steel Corporation
United States
McKinley
New York Sun
Democratic
Wyoming Bounty Law Details for Predatory Animals
The Wyoming Legislature enacted a bounty law effective March 1 1915 to reward killing of coyotes bobcats gray or black wolves and mountain lions. Payouts range from 1.50 for a coyote to 12.00 for a female wolf and 5.00 for a mountain lion with sexes noted for wolves. An affidavit from two resident livestock taxpayers and county clerk verification are required to obtain a claim.
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Wyoming
Cheap Pit Silo Promised To Save Wyoming Crops
The Wyoming Farm Bulletin promotes building a cheap pit silo as the best value for 30 dollars, noting easy construction, no upkeep, drought resilience, and full feed value. It urges rapid adoption reaching a hundred silos this year and a thousand in five years.
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Wyoming
Cheating Uncle Sam on Parcel Post Routes
C M Reed of Omaha, head of the railroad mail service for the division, warns that parcel post shipments of grain coal ore and sugar over short routes bypass regular drayage and inflate costs. To curb abuse, new provisions bar contractors from being paid for transporting parcel post matter consigned to themselves or for their own use. Vint Bloxom was down from the Missouri Tuesday.
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Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
C. M. Reed
Omaha
Star
Reed
Pioneer Dies of Heart Ailment in Wyoming
William N. Proctor, age 71, longtime Wyoming resident and Nebraska emigrant, died Tuesday night after a long battle with weak heart action. Survived by wife and five children, funeral at 10 this morning at his home, burial in Storm cemetery. A brief life sketch will be published next week.
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Garden of Thanks and Local Farming Moves
Community notes express gratitude for bereavement support. Plans include Bay and Emily Will farm at Sherman Lay place. Clara Lipskey returns to J. P. Bush home. John Study to run W. A. Weaver ranch. Art Humphries to Gillette with W. P. Parks. butter supply shifts to Alva creamery after May 1. plus teachers’ exams and local farm movements in Hulett and Spearfish.
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Grant Bay
Eimily
Sherman Lay
Clara Lipskey
J. P. Bush
John Study
W. A. Weaver
Great Bay House
Art Humphries
Gillette
W. P. Parks
Art
Hulett
Alva
Local Notes from Spearfish to Moorcroft and Hulett
A roundup of town updates includes W. Or Loomin on a business trip to Sunddiece, Bridge Hall and wife visiting from Beaver Creek ranger station, and D A Ruland changing ads. Harry Young recovers from illness, Abe Brown heads to Moorcroft for a month, and 214 Spearfish South Oak lots for sale or trade with water rights. Blakeman named deputy sheriff for a month with possible longer term, Closson appointed deputy assessor, and tidyups urged for Hulett streets and yards with well painted buildings. Religious baptism services held in Robinson hall with several additions. Taggart and Thompson transport horses from Hulett to Cowley. Moorcroft Demokrat.
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Sunddiece
Bibridge Hall
Beaver Creek
D. A. Ruland
Alva
Harry Young
Abe Brown
Moorcroft
Spearfish South Oak
Globe Office
Will Blakeman
Blakeman
J. H. Closson
Rockypoint
Mr. Closson
Gillette News
Hulett
J. W. Randall
New Haven
Russell Boggs
Erdine Barden
Indune
Dean Cross
Sheridan
Herbert Haker
Robinson Hall
Chas Kirby
Roy Widner
A. Williams
Chas. W. Taggart
Cowley
Wyoming
L. C. Thompson
Taggart
Moorcroft Democrat
Birthday Dinner for Dr Bostwick on Forty Second Birthday
Last Friday Mrs Bostwick surprised her husband with a dinner for his forty second birthday inviting Treed Pearson Roy Bush and Charles Hauber. After whist the doctor expressed delight at feeling younger with friends rejoicing and hoping he may live to double his age while continuing to aid Hulett residents.
Drug Store To Move To New Sheridan Quarters
Turneaure and Gunderson owners of Hospital Pharmacy closed a lease on the former Golden Rule Grocery space. They will move stock from the Sheridan Inn annex and redecorate. move expected by April 1. Gunderson is visiting from Hulett to oversee the setup.
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Turneaure & Gunderson
Hospital Pharmacy
Golden Rule
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Gunderson
Hulett
Sheridan Enterprise
Anniversary Observance By Odd Fellows In US
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows marks its founding anniversary with a Sunday evening service at the Hulett Lodge hall on April 25 at 7 30. Dawghters of Rebekah join in a program with invocations music addresses and periods regalia. The Gray family reports illness in their household.
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Independent
Order of
Odd Mellows
Hulett Lodge
Dawghters
Rebekah
J. M. Brown
Geo. F. Byrd
Daughters of Rebekah
R. L. Bush
Merrill Brown
Gunderson
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