Senator Clarence Don Clark of Wyoming A Storied Career
A profile of Senator Clarence Don Clark, Wyoming’s long serving senator born April 16, 1851 in Sandy Creek New York. The article traces his legal career in Delaware County and Evanston Wyoming, his role as prosecuting attorney, successive terms in the U.S. House and Senate, and his influential work on the Judiciary Committee and foreign relations. It notes his marriage to Alice Downs in 1874 and his family of three daughters, along with his standing in Mason and Elk fraternal circles.
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Uinta County
Clarence Don Clark
Clark
Wyoming
Congress
Nator
New England
Sandyk
New York State
Uratia Clark
An Huchison
Roger Williams
Par- Marsachunette
Commonwealth of Rhode Island
Paura A. King
Iowa State Univer
Ulied Jameed
Tieu Paie
Delaware County
Rommluedt
Denc
Evanston
Someer
Republican Nation
Tie
Harttson
Territory
Clarke
Senate
Senator Clark
Washington
Alice
Downs
Laura Blythe
Judiciary Committee
Seaboard
Drift Fence Debate At Big Piney Meeting
Report from a meeting at Big Piney where residents discussed drift fences and the Green river project. Attendees considered building a fence from Green river bend to Rock creek mouth below Kendall and the heads of the Pineys. Settlers increasingly view the fence as beneficial, noting current allottment rules allow unfee'd cattle to intrude on contested ground.
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Gaperriser Dubn Raphael
Wyoming
Mallens Forest
Afton
Green River
Rock Creek
Old Kendall
Frontier Geon electric plant advances with new 2300 volt engine
Electrician Ed Hartie of Frontier Supply reports completion of foundation work for Frontier Geon’s new electric plant. The 2300 volt Kerr turbine tested by Kerr and built by Western Electric is to be shipped this week. The old 35 kilowatt engines will be displaced or sent to Sublet as the new plant arrives by mid March.
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Ed Hartie
Frontier Supply Company
Ew Electric
Frontier Ge Oon
Western Electric Company
New York State
Kerr Turbine Company
Kemmerer
Uncle George reports cattle outlook and spring grazing hopes
George Smith of Cora known as Uncle George traveled Friday and Saturday to Idaho and Utah to inspect cattle. He notes Green River stock thriving but extreme cold requires feeding one third more. Pinedale ranchers plan spring turnout with lighter hay, signaling optimistic stock market outlook as spring approaches. He expects to return by March and mentions costly special car charters east and west of the Mississippi, with per mile rates and daily rents.
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George Smith
Cora
Amos Smith
George
Idaho
Utah
Green River
Pinedale
Smith
Mississippi
Debate on Range Policy and Stock Carrying Capacity
A discussion on grazing rules cites counting cattle on the range under a new system, potential doubling of range carrying capacity, and government help with fence materials. Observers note experiments showing higher gains for cattle inside the drift fence near Green River and Little Grovout, while opposition persists on extending cattle range for game preserves.
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Green River
Litte Grovout
Bupervia Raghavi
Cattje Range
Oma
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First National Bank
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Fargo-Hoskins Co
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