Local court details 36 jurors in Lincoln County panel
Judge John RB Arnold presides as 36 jurors are named for the Lincoln County circuit. Bonds for Patrick Delaney are reduced to 10000, Delaney owes the amount. Dan Parker new trial granted on venue. May 10 set for several hearings including Coburn and Parrett cases. Company H appeals for community refreshments for Kemmerer soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John RB. Arnold
Nession
Lincoln County
Patrick Delaney
Delaney
Dan Parker
Poncewe
Ion Be Fo
Parrett
James Parrett
Fortes
Cate
Ralph Courn
Alec
Coburn
Organization Formed for Local Machine Gun Company
A Kemmerer based unit of 53 men with three officers moves to organize a machine gun company in the state militia. Recruits include 35 from Big Piney and Pinedale with Kemmerer contributions, while Captain Waugh or Major Parker may muster volunteers. Requisitions for full equipment are pending and the unit plans an armory entertainment tonight.
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Yi H
Kemmerer
William Chamberlain
Big Piney
Pinedale
Waugh
Major Parker
Cheyenne
Evanstan
Hyanston
Cokeville
Star Valley
Cheyenne Oil Firm Opens LaBarge Drilling Effort
Opal field visitors L Rigdon H Ridgely Frank Bon and Ed Good of Cheyenne arrived to evaluate ground for development. They leased state land and must begin drilling by June 1. Plains rig and lumber are on site with seven carloads of material. L Norton of Plains Oil Company arrives in Kemmerer to manage LaBarge operations.
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Opal
L. Rigdon
Malania
L. Norton
Plaine Oil Company
Kemmerer
LaBarge
Cretaceous Begins Active Work on Big Piney Field
The Cretaceous Oil Company starts work 20 miles from Big Piney with a Keystone drill and ground crew. The well has reached oil bearing shale at the Hilliard layer and may extend to 1600 feet or more if a gusher is needed, with a standard drill ready to deepen to several thousand feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Piney Examiner
Cretaceous Oil Company
Big Piney
Keystone
C. P MacGlashan
Hilliard
Accidental Shot Hits Burglar During Arrest in Cumberland
Nick Chix was shot in the face and nose by deputy Burdick while resisting arrest for breaking into a house near the mine. The weapon discharged as Burdick struck Chix with the gun, and the other burglar fled before officers arrived. Both men are in custody awaiting trial.
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Nick Chix
W. A. Burdick
No. 2
Chiz
Burdick
Bagwell
Cumberland
Chix
Wool Growers Aid Blanket Drive For Red Cross
Dr McClure secretary of the National Woolgrowers Association launches a campaign to raise 5000 dollars for Red Cross woolen blankets. Early contributions total 360 dollars from visits at local association offices as letters go out. The idea arose during initial Mexico tensions and was briefly set aside.
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American Red Cross
McClure
Nat Woolgrowers’ Association
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
Mexico
Body of Lost Trapper Found Near Timber Island
The body of Mortis Locher, a lost trapper, was found Friday by Alfred Hespette about a quarter mile north of Timber Island and a half mile from the Locher ranch. A ski pole marked the spot, the left foot in an oki trap, a gun by his side, and signs suggested he might have faced a sudden peril.
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Mortis Locher
Pines
Alfred Hespette
Nourth
Laland
Locher
Mr. Bessette
Murder Near Salt Lake: Bartoletti Defends Wife’s Adulterer
Joe Bartoletti of Oakley awaits trial in Salt Lake City for first degree murder after shooting Amito Gaetano at the Union Pacific depot. Bartoletti claimed Gaetano came to kill him and his wife, who had left with Gaetano weeks earlier, prompting the deadly confrontation. The case stems from a threatened killing and a tainted domestic dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hansen
Joe Bartoletti
Oakley
Salt Lake City
Bartoletti
Amito Gaetano
Gaetano
Union Pacific
Gaétano
Bartolett
Kemmerer
Bertletti
Bertulletti
Widow Rosa Moore Remains in Kemmerer After Tragic News
Mrs. Rosa Moore, staying with her mother Mrs. Ciladys Allen, learns her husband Henry Moore from Idaho was killed in a Canada bound train accident en route. The couple had been separated for over a year and left two children awaiting reunion as Mrs. Moore seeks work in Kemmerer.
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Rosa Moore
Ciladys Allen
Moore
Henry Moore
Idaho
Twin Falls
Canada
Law Suit Over Estate In Salt Lake City
A lawsuit over the estate of G D Kwan seeks to challenge his will. Nicholas Swan and his son claim Swan was not of sound mind when he signed the will favoring Grants Swan and his daughter. The Salt Lake City estate is valued around 100000 dollars amid questions on omitted heirs.
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Salt Lake City
G. D. Kwan
Nicholas Swan
Swan
Nicholas Ewan
Patriotic Demonstration in Lincoln County to Feature High Jinks
A Wyoming Infantry event in Kemmerer and Lincoln County unfolds Wednesday night at 8 with athletics, vaudeville, music and dancing. Ticket sales surge. Red Cross efforts and community ladies’ refreshments boost turnout. grand march to honor colors precedes boxing wrestling and performances. Tickets priced at 1 dollar for gentlemen.
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Wyoming Infantry
Lincoln County
Frontier
Capt. Waugh
Burch
Kemmerer Commercial Club
D. D. Lynch
Kemmerer Rand
New Gun Company
James
Red Cross
Red Cross Society
Diamondville
Sontts
Citizens nominate slate for city offices in packed meeting
At a city hall primary last Friday, Peter Gordon was renominated for mayor while Stanley Brammer and Joe Piz were nominated for two council seats. Presently, A. J. Hogan and Willard Bell hold those offices. The Republican primary Friday nominated Dr. J. R. Marquis for mayor and E. R. Beckstead for council, with Hogan renominated to his seat. Reports say Marquis and Hogan may decline, unverified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Gordon
Stanley Brammer
Joe Piz
Messrs
A. J. Hogan
Willard Bell
E City Hall
J. R. Marquis
E. R. Beckstead
Dr. Marquia
Kemmerer Night of Entertainment for Local Youths
The hall is set for a community event with dances for youths under sixteen at five tenths of a teket. The program includes wrestling and boxing bouts, a bear stunt, a comedy act, a drill demonstration, and a grand parade with a dance to finish. Local performers Gray Coggins Jones Leavitt Montrose Mandells and others participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemmerer
Gray and Coggins
Bear
Jones
Leavitt
Montrose
Anderson
Alfred
Mandells
Grand Marehio
Honvine
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Leo Bull
Merna
A. M
Iron
Daha Chive
Elk
H. L. Cureus
Duelgon
Orson’ E
Harmon
Fairview
Andrew Easton
Quirley
J. G. Rantmae
Diarmondville
R. T. Albert
Company H
Kemmerer Boys
The
First National Bank of
Wool Growers
Jackson's Hole
Ward
Kemmerer District
Bacon
Kemmerer Savings Bank
Kemmerer, Wyoming
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