Postmasters Urge Growth of Association Membership
Secretary and treasurer urges greater individual effort to boost postmasters association membership at state convention. He cites low response after Madison, targets 500 members, notes under 200 now, and reports mailing 400 copies of Madison proceedings to members and federal officials. Committees on resolutions and auditing named. greetings sent to Postmaster General Cortelyou.
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Tscharner
State Postmasters
Association
Madison
United States
Keyes
H. J. Smith
Racine
H. J. Goddard
Chippewa Falls
F. M. Griswold
Lake Mills
George Smith
Eau Claire
F. A. R. van Meter
New Richmond
J. S. Webb
Lancaster
Cortelyou
Washington
Government Pushes Its Shoshone Irrigation Project
Bids for storage dam construction on the Shoshone river above Cody Wyoming and for the Corbett tunnel near Corbett have been sought by the interior department reclamation service. The project aims to store and divert Shoshone river water to reclaim public lands on both sides of a 60 mile stretch, with about 282000 acres on the north and 25000 on the south, starting at Shoshone canyon. The dam at the canyon head will be rubble masonry with a bottom channel width of 85 feet and 165 feet at the top.
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Cody
Wyo
Corbett
Department of Interior, Reclamation Service
Big Horn County
Yyo
New
Northwest
Shoshone River
Shoshone Canyon
Frannie Station
Burlington Railway
Shoshone Irrigation Project Seeks Bids for 3½ Mile Tunnel
The project plans include a 210 foot dam height creating 159,500 acre feet of storage and three distributing canals to irrigate the Shoshone Valley. A north side tunnel will feed a high line canal toward Corbett and Ralston, with Willwood diverting water to 25,000 acres on the south side. A Corbett Garland Frannie canal will receive water via a third dam and tunnel near Corbett. Bids are asked for the 3½ mile tunnel. The overall cost is high, but the per acre burden is estimated not to exceed $30.
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Shoshone
Corbett and
Ralston
Willwood
Corbett
Circus A Big Attraction In Town
A salacious note extols circuses as a grand draw for all ages and classes. It touts a Gollmar Bros. show as a remedy for dull lives and invites readers to attend the Greatest of American Shows on Tuesday August 22.
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Gollmar Bros
Trial testimony recalls hospital ship repairs in Philippines
In Wooster Ohio on August 17, Taggart's examination reveals details from a war department statement naming Minor and Licet Fortes que as cited for misconduct. Taggart, former quartermaster of the Relief, urges his right to speak as his attorney questions draw tension over alleged scandals.
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Scripps-Mck Wooster
Taggart
Philippine
Smyser
Sterling
War Department
Minor
Licet
Fortesque
Delegates Named for Farmers National Congress in Richmond
Acting Governor Davidson announces delegates for the farmers national congress to meet in Richmond Virginia from September 12 to 16. The list includes W H Hanchett Sparta K K Hogstad Ettrick William McKiver Whitehall Stewer Hansen Blair George Schmidt Arcadia David Haggerty Boscobel O A Helgerson Soldiers Grove John Colbourn Boscobel C V Portey Viroqua Paul T Paulson Westby Joseph Cathers La Farge and William K Jewel Hillsboro. The piece ends with a quip about want ads.
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Farmers’ National Congress
Richmond
W. H. Hanchett
Sparta
K. K. Hogstad
Ettrick
William McKivergen
Whitehall
Stewer’ Hansen
Blair
George Schmidt
Arcadia
David Haggerty
Boscobel
O. A. Helgerson
Soldiers’ Grove
John Colbourn
Dr. C. V. Portey
Viro
Wisconsin Pioneer Mrs Bosshard Dies at La Crosse Home
Mrs Jacob Bosshard longtime Wisconsin pioneer died at 2 yesterday morning at 118 North Fifth street after a heart ailment. Born October 1831 in Zurich she came to America in the 1850s living in Sauk County then Bangor before settling in La Crosse. Survived by Jacob Bosshard and three children Mrs H C Techmer Miss Emma Bosshard and Alfred Bosshard assistant cashier at the National Bank. Funeral at 2:30 Friday from the residence with Rev Andreas of the German Reform church officiating.
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Jacob Bosshard
Wisconsin
la Crosse
North Fifth Street
Bosshard
Zurich
Switzerland
America
Sauk County
Wis
Bangor
H. C Techmer
Emma _ Bosshard
Alfred Bosshard
The
National Bank
Andreas
German Reforms Church
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