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Newspaper
Natrona County Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
8
The Casper area features notices of upcoming church events and dances, local visits from residents and travelers, and announcements of births, moves, and job changes. Names include Duhling, Mr and Mrs John Ramas, Mrs C E Wells, Supt Frank Hanmon and daughters, M A Cameron, Walter L Larsh, and Mr Patrick Sullivan among others.
A jumble of local notices mentions bargains at J H E Schulte’s on freezers and refrigeration, social visits to Hemingway ranch, Erie railroad wool shipments, and Wyoming territorial history. It notes Bell Telephone expansion to Kingston, Pathfinder dam bids to be opened in Denver, and material shipments for construction. Alberta entrepreneur Caley and Clayton Danks plan business in Cocade with wheat prospects and cattle market observations.
Last week Dr Clapp sold 4 000 etes four and five years old and the year s lambs at 250 per head. Mr Clapp has left one band of young sheep to graze the range this winter. Myron Congdon returned from Iowa to visit his parents. Mrs Byron Congdon and her son visit from Cheyenne for about a month. Thompa T Tynae state superintendent arrived Casper on business with the state fair commission. Colonel Emerson H Kimball came from Glenrock to visit and confer on land appraisals for a Northwestern spur project at Big Muddy with A P Winther and Mr Nicolayen.
The article lists a series of railroad and labor movements around Casper including workers arriving for the Northwestern extension, a tally of hundreds of men employed on the grade, and officials like Win. Spencer and W. H. Cowell visiting Casper to oversee routes and duties. It notes families traveling to Leadville and Ogden for fairs, and reports several local incidents including a boy dragged by a horse, a runaway wagon injuring a boy, and a small house fire caused by children fighting matches.
Notice of filing for a land claim and residence proof in California and Washington Territory lands. Includes names Walton P Wheeler Casper Norton and witnesses, date October 7, 1900, in Opes Wyoming. Public notice of a homestead entry for the southeast quarter of a section with names and claim details.
Incorporation notice filed July in the secretary of state office of Wyoming for The Perry Sheep Company. Purpose to buy sell breed manage and farm sheep and engage in related real estate and personal property transactions. Capital stock set at twenty five thousand dollars, three trustees including Major Crusty John Petty and Tesac A Uraishy. Principal place of business Natina Wyoming with officers listed.
A garbled listing offers tablets claimed to aid digestion and health, followed by several livestock for sale notes. Items include bucks for sale, honeyed farm gear, and various ewes and sheep announcements. Locations mentioned include Willow Creek Ranch and Casper Wyoming with references to ranches and cattle operations.
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