Pathfinders of High Way Arrive Overnight in City
Pathfinders and booster tourists of the Black and Yellow trail arrive at 6 p m Tuesday August 19 for an overnight stay before continuing to Buffalo. About twenty five cars and ten official crew members are expected with Roy Montgomery and others planning to meet them in Moorcroft. Businessmen are urged to host a banquet in appreciation.
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Buffalo
Roy Montgomery
Moorcroft
Gillette
Rozet Road
Carey
Campell County Wyoming School District 1 Janitor Bid Notice
Notice dated July 24 1913 invites bids for the janitor position in Gillette public schools. Bids are due for board opening on August 4 at 5 PM in the Clerk Don L Wakeman office.
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Don L. Wakeman
Campbell County
Wyoming
Gillette
Baptist Church Service Schedule Noted
All regular Baptist church services listed with times for Sunday School at 0 a.m. Morning sermon at 11 a.m. Young people's meeting at 7 p.m. Evening sermon at p.m.
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The
Baptist Church
Young People’s Meeting
Ricketts Sells Entire Herd Of Cattle In Major Deal
Last Tuesday a major cattle transfer occurred as Hlon W. P. Ricketts, chairman of the county commission, agreed to sell 1425 head for 110000. The herd will be shipped to market while Ricketts restocks, marking a historic sale in northern Wyoming's cattle history.
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Hlon. W. P. Ricketts
Board of County Commissioners
Ricketts
Messrs. E. L., Fitch
John EK. Osborne
J. D. Collins
Lewienne
Mr. Rickets
Wyoming
Mr. Ricketts
Gillette Public School Opens September 2
Secretary Don L. Wakeman of the Gillette school board announces that the public school will open on Tuesday September 2. Parents are urged to enroll children on the first day to ensure equal advantage. Teaching staff includes Prof. Grimes principal and Miss Schmidt Miss Beck Miss Mills and Miss Priest.
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Don. L. Wakeman
Gillette School Board
Prof. Grimes
Schmidt
Beck
Mills
Priest
Senate Extends Homestead Law To Western States
Washington, D. C. The senate passed a bill extending to North and South Dakota Montana Arizona California Colorado Kansas New Mexico Oregon Washington and Wyoming the same homestead law already granted to Nevada settlers. The action removes a barrier to settlement in these states and aligns policies with western expansion plans.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
North
South Dakota
Montana
Arizona
California
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
Nevada
Homestead occupancy rules on water, residence and improvements
The text outlines that a homestead with insufficient water need not be occupied year round. The owner may substitute improvements and cultivation for portions of the term: a 16th in the second year, an eighth in the third year, and a fourth in the remaining two years. The occupant must reside within a feasible distance to farm successfully.
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Ile
Sheridan youths form militia and head to Cheyenne encampment
Sheridan reports forty five young men organized a militia company last Saturday and traveled to participate in the frontier celebration at Cheyenne. The Wyoming State Fair is scheduled for Douglas from September 30 to October 3. Sheriff Rose of Sheridan departed for Vincennes Indiana to arrest R C Stanley on a forged check charge. Cambria endured two cloudbursts on the 10th and 11th with heavy flooding and structural damage to bridges and buildings. State Geologist Trumbull and his team are surveying Moorcroft oil fields, purchasing supplies for a month and planning to finish by summer’s end.
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Sheridan
Cheyenne
Sheriff Rose
Vincennes
Ind
R. C. Stanley
Cambria
Newcastle News-Journal
Trumbull
Moorcroft
Moorecroft
Oats Rivalry and Snake Fatality Reported
August Degner showcased a four foot tall oat sample from his Thornton farm with local testimony praising the crop. Harold Mathews, 11, died after a rattlesnake bite near Cheyenne while driving cows. Standard Oil begins a Casper plant valued at one million dollars with 30 stills and heavy seasonal employment.
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August Degner
Thornton
EE. Pickering
J. O. Calvern
Cam Paul
Fred Degner
Upton News
Jo. Mathews
Cheyenne
Torrington
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Black and Yellow Trail Boosters
Chicago, Black Hills
Yellowstone Park Highway
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Lake Shore
Chicago
Milwaukee
Madison
Crosse
Wisconsin
Winona
Minn
Minnesota
Missouri River
Pierre
S. D
Black Hills
Rapid City
Yellowstone National Park
Association
Yellowstone Park
Gillette Horse Sales Company
Co. A. Conway
Chas. Simpson
Guide Rock
Nebr
DeNichols
Newcastle
N. W. Chassell
A. C. Pond
T. L. Platt
Horse Creek
A. J. Enbody
Omaha
A. Inda
Robert Tantum
State News
Douglas
Jack
Stockmen’s Bank
K. B. French
Appeal To Reason
Girard
Sundance Monitor
Brother Perry
Harold Mathews
Standard Oil Company
Casper
Widwest
France
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