Supreme Court Rules in Parker Cirej and Obama Cases
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 were represented by Hubert R. Rone who appealed after sentence. Chamé was in the District Court by Assen J Remar. The court found the defendants guilty in most challenged instructions and upheld the plaintiff in error on many points. The opinions reflect wartime court activity and raise questions about innocence or fault in the cited cases.
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Supreme Court
Parker
Cirej
Obama
Hubert R. Rone
Supreme
Chamé
Assen J
Remar
St . Gran
Expert oil prospector Turner surveys Lincoln County fields
T O Turner a California oil expert with Casper headquarters spent several days in Kemmerer and Casper examining thin section oil fields with an eye to possible exploitation He hails from Oakland and has made 84 cross continental trips He warns investors often give up after limited tests while Turner urges deeper drilling as shown by his own company experience in wells drilled beyond shallow depths yielding rich finds
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T. O. Turner
California
Casper
Kemmerer
Turner
Wyoming
Cas
Jocton
Essful
Lincoln County
Turner Ee
Lost Sleigh and Stags Report From Kemmerer After Christmas
Report of a lost sleigh with four or five stags arriving in Kemmerer after heavy snowdrifts on Christmas night. Sleigh abandoned near Glencoe. Fred Fenn of Hamafork seen on Kemmerer streets Saturday.
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Kemmerer
Christman
Cumberland
Glencoe
Fred Fenn
Hamafork
Kemmerer Streets
Popular Star Valley youth Marley Bracken dies in Utah
Marley Bracken son of Bishop Bracken died in Logan Utah from measles at age 17 before Christmas. He was buried in Free ton after a large funeral in which many attended. Funeral services were led by Arthur Burton of the Mormon church.
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Marley Bracken
Bishop Bracken
Star Valley
Logan
Utah
Freeton
Tah Agricultural College
Utah Atural College
Arthur Burton
Young Marley
Utah Agricultural College
Record Coal Output in Wyoming Reaches New Peak in 1916
Combined reports by George Akin and George Blacker filed with Governor Kendrick show Wyoming coal output totaling 7,696,344.65 tons for 1916, a record, excluding very small mines. District figures span Sweetwater Lincoln Carbon and Uinta counties with 22, 220 injuries and 94 fatherless children reported.
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Wyoming
George Akin
George Blacker
John B. Kendrick
Inspector Blacker
Lincoln
Carbon
Sweetwater
Uinta
Men
Wedding Certificates Issued to Four Couples in Regional Genealogy Notice
Last week certificates were issued 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 Epidemic Strikes Glencoe and Oakley Camps
Typhoid sweeps Glencoe and Oakley camps with about 45 cases in days. Lincoln County Miners Hospital overflows with 14 in care and eight more expected, plus 20 at homes. Water supply suspected as contamination from Hams Fork. nurses added for outpatients. Officials urge typhoid serum immunization as hospital reaches capacity of 36 patients.
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Glencoe
Oakley
Lincoln County
Hams Fork
Kemmerer
Diamondville
Cam “4
L. E B. Kindall
Desert Experience Report From Remote Sheep Camps
Reading from a rugged outpost, observers note flocks near Kemmerer and a count around 7,000 sheep. Names such as Red ’ma Menara and locals like Mrs. L A Gove are mentioned amid weather and travel notes during Christmas vacation.
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Red
Ma Menara
W. Sih
Joe
Bishaca Peterson
T. Mars Salmon
Deere
Kemmerer
Deputies Named in County Government Shakeup
Sheriff-elect Rich McMinn will place Ben Boll as chief deputy sheriff and Gilbert Taysom will be deputy county treasurer with Delbert Wilde as treasurer appointee. Other incumbents and offices face changes as officials prepare to transition after January first.
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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 Emerges From Star Valley
Star Valley rancher Jack Tolman exposed a theft involving a fine black steer he bought in July. The animal disappeared, resurfaced in neighbor’s herd, then in Commissioner Papworth’s herd. Young trader Hiram Blacker confessed to stealing after Tolman sought truth. Blacker bound over on $500 bond. case to be heard in Fairview justice court.
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Jack Tolman
Star Valley
Kemmerer
Tolman
T. Papworth
Papworth
Hiram Blacker
Blacker
Tolan
Fairview
Four Guilty Pleas Before Judge Arnold
Four defendants pleaded guilty before Judge John R. Arnold. Gus Peiranen admitted shooting cattle owned by C. J. Richle. W. Beebe faced fraudulent check charges. A. R. Conn and Dan Taylor were charged with elk poaching for teeth. Sentences ranged from one and a half to four years. Beebe received two years. Judge Arnold traveled from Kemmerer to hear the 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 Stock Losses Reported by State Board
Secretary of the State Board of Livestock Commissioners reports stockmen lost 84 head of stock during the past year. The data will be posted in counties to inform ranchers and authorities.
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the State Board of Livestock Commissioners
Theft story tensions amid property rights in county
Tolman spoke with sympathy for his neighbor Blacker yet urged that personal feelings yield to property rights. The district court term proceeds as sympathy contends against theft allegations and local sentiment softens to legal process.
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District Court
Tolman
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