Supreme Court Concludes Parker Cirej and Obama Cases in May Term
The Supreme Court handed down decisions in Parker, Cirej and Obama, all tried in the May term of 1915 in this county. Parker and Cirej, represented by Hubert R. Rone, promptly appealed after sentencing. Chamé stood in District Court before Assen J. O. Remar. The Court found error in several instructions and largely sustained the prosecution's contentions.
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Supreme Court
Parker
Cirej
Obama
Hubert R. Rone
Supreme
Chamé
Assen J
Remar
St . Gran
Prospector T. O. Turner Seeks Wyoming Oil Prospects
T. O. Turner of California with Casper headquarters travels Kemmerer and Casper to inspect the thin and LaBarge oil fields. He has decades in prospecting and may be connected to a wealthy private corporation. Turner urges deeper drilling before quitting, citing past shallow wells that later paid off.
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T. O. Turner
California
Casper
Kemmerer
Turner
Wyoming
Cas
Jocton
Essful
Lincoln County
Turner Ee
Lost travelers reach Kemmerer after Christmas night drift
A four horse team and sleigh, reportedly four or more men, arrived in Kemmerer late Christmas night after plowing through several feet of snow. Near Glencoe the team and sleigh were abandoned. Fred Fenn of Hamafork was seen on Kemmerer streets Saturday amid reports of similar faulty instructions in a related Parker case.
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Kemmerer
Christman
Cumberland
Glencoe
Fred Fenn
Hamafork
Kemmerer Streets
Measles Claims Popular Star Valley Youth Marley Bracken
Marley Bracken son of Bishop Bracken died in Logan Utah likely from measles at 17 while attending Utah Agricultural College. Funeral drew large crowd in Free ton with services led by Arthur Burton. Three siblings survive along with grieving community in the valley.
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Star Valley
Marley Bracken
Bishop Bracken
Logan
Utah
Freeton
Tah Agricultural College
Utah Atural College
Arthur Burton
Young Marley
Utah Agricultural College
Coal Output Sets State Record in 1916 Across Wyoming
Wyoming reports 7,696,344.65 tons of coal produced in 1916, excluding tiny mines. Inspectors Akin and Blacker filed with Governor Kendrick, detailing district totals by county: Sweetwater 2,865,081. Lincoln 897,407. Carbon 726,722. Uinta 87,685. total workers 4,588. Accidents: 22 fatalities, 220 injuries, 10 widows, 94 fatherless children.
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Wyoming
George Akin
George Blacker
John B. Kendrick
Inspector Blacker
Lincoln
Carbon
Sweetwater
Uinta
Men
Wedding Certificates Issued to Cooley Ele and Gardiners
Wedding certificates were issued last week to Earnest R Cooley of Big Piney and Miss Sarah Ele of Grangervile Idaho and to Royal Gardiner and Beatrice Gardiner of Star Valley.
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Earnest R. Cooley
Big Piney
Sarah Ele
Grangervile
Idaho
Royal Gardiner
Beatrice Gardiner
Star Valley
Typhoid Fever Sweeps Glencoe and Oakley Camps
Epidemic sweeps mining camps in Glencoe and Oakley with about 45 cases reported. Lincoln County Miners Hospital overwhelmed, treating 14 Typhoid patients with 8 more to arrive, plus 20 in homes. Contaminated water from Hams Fork linked to spread. extra nurses hired. Typhoid serum urged for immunity. hospital capacity stretched to 36 patients.
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Glencoe
Oakley
Lincoln County
Hams Fork
Kemmerer
Diamondville
Cam “4
L. E B. Kindall
Desert Alive With Sheep and Visitors in Kemmerer Area
Reported in Kemmerer area as flocks totaling around 7,000 graze on nearby ranges. Names of visitors and residents include W. Sih, Joe, Bishaca Peterson, T. Mars Salmon, and Mrs. L. A. Gove who stayed during Christmas vacation.
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Red
Ma Menara
W. Sih
Joe
Bishaca Peterson
T. Mars Salmon
Deere
Kemmerer
Deputies to Change as County Officials Take Office
Sheriff-elect Rich McMinn names Ben Boll as chief deputy while Gilbert Taysom appoints Delbert Wilde as deputy county treasurer. Incoming leaders also plan changes among county officers and appointive posts in the new administration.
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Deniely
Rich McMinn
Ben Boll
Boll
Kemmerer
Star Valley
Marshall Reynolds
Kemmerer Annex
Kemmerer Abstract Company
Ivan Jones
Reynolds
Lin
Ed Hanken
Lake City
Bhoriff Cudinundaen
Bey
Ogden
Anstotant County
Bennie Bell Haw
First National Funk
Janere
Pars
Ti Tnoun
Hater Nd
Cattle Stealing Case Unfolds in Star Valley Area
Jack Tolman, rancher from Star Valley, pursued a stolen steer believed moved through several locals. The investigation traced the animal to Hiram Blacker who later confessed to the theft. Blacker was bound over on $500 bond as the case proceeds in Fairview justice court.
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Jack Tolman
Star Valley
Kemmerer
Tolman
T. Papworth
Papworth
Hiram Blacker
Blacker
Tolan
Fairview
Four plead guilty before Judge in Wyoming court
Four law breakers pled guilty before Judge John R. Arnold. Gus Pelrinen faced cattle shooting charges, W Beebe admitted fraud against the state, A R Conn and Dan Taylor were charged with elk poaching for teeth. Pelrinen received 4 to years, Beebe two years, the others up to 18 months. Beebe previously traveled via Kemmerer with a vaudeville party and was captured at Rock Springs after fraudulent checks totaling about 80 dollars. Judge Arnold traveled to Kemmerer to hear these cases and then proceeded to Evanston.
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John R. Arnold
Gus Pelrinen
C. J. Richle
W. (. Beebe
A. R. Conn
Dan Taylor
Peiranen
Beebe
Kemmerer
Rock Springs
Arnold
Evanston
Stray Losses Reported by State Livestock Board
Secretary of the State Board of Livestock Commissioners says stockmen lost 84 head of stock in the past year. Report to be posted in counties.
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the State Board of Livestock Commissioners
Sympathy and property rights in county theft case
Tolman spoke with sympathy for his neighbor but said time has come to set personal feeling aside to respect property rights in the county. The district court term hinges on the case and a thief’s story has not yet been taight.
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District Court
Tolman
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