Frontier Days Set to Shine at Cheyenne Rodeo
Prominent guests and crowds gather for Frontier Days July 27 to 30 in Cheyenne. The 24th annual event features broncho busting for world titles with a $1500 purse and top riders from Wyoming and beyond. New range work contests join traditional relay and cattle handling events, plus the Arapaho fire dance and other Northwest deserves spectacle.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Robert D. Carey
Eddie Melarty
Goldsmith
Ailver
Union Pacific
K. & Calvin
Eile Svete
Warll
Boomer
Gultianilionaire
New York
Care Wes
Frontier Toys
Catal
Praine
Cheveone
Local Oil Boom Forecast for Kemmerer in Sixty Days
Lincoln-Idaho Oil Company optimistic about a regional boom in Kemmerer with visitations by major oil firms including Carter Dutch-Shell and Associated, as wells at Waterfall Piney Crescent and Big Piney near Lincoln-Idaho progress. No. 3 and 4 wells show promising depths while other rigs drill for water and casing orders indicate forthcoming production in the Piney and Green River fields.
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Kemmerer
Tom C. Clinton
Lincoln-Idaho Oil
Clinton
Waterfall
Lincoln-Idaho
Piney Fields
Piney Field
Lincoln-Idaho No. 3
Piney-Crescent Oil Company
Lincoln- Idaho No. 3
Big Piney Oil Company
Lincoln Idaho
R. and N
Green River Petroleum Company
D. L. Newton
Seattle
Ben Si Griggs Mine Near Cokeville Aims for Intensive Work
Early development of the Ben Si Griggs silver and copper mine, thirty miles north of Cokeville on Hobble Creek, seeks an intensive campaign. Griggs, who took charge August 1, 1906, estimates ore valued at 150000 dollars and plans to clear entry fumes with a powerful air fan for safer access.
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Griggs
Hobble Creek
Ben Si Griggs
Ated
Cokevill
Wyoming
Mr. Giggs
Mne
Mr. Griggs
Sir Collett
Cokewille
International Smelter
Toole
Utah
American Smelter
Cuefield
Oth
Agu
Dengee
Salt Lake
Daughters Arrested at Fathers’ Request During Festivities
Undersheriff Billie Conrey arrested Likywear Haker of Ham's Fork for five years aeuabtas of John te Sadaxian during carnive festivities. The two girls were taken into custody at their entrance and held in the county jail until their fathers called for them.
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Billie Conrey
Likywear
Haker
Ham's Fork
John Te Sadaxian
New Bridge Planned for Snake River at $200,000
Jackson Hole to get a permanent Snake River bridge replacing an obsolete structure. County commissioners cite shared funding: county $20,000, state $50,000, federal aid covering the remainder. A washout near Ferrin's place prompts a possible permanent detour. Work on the Cokeville Star Valley road halted awaiting Forest Service funds.
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Jackson Hole
Snake River
Lincoln County
Andrew Marrow
State
Highway Commission
Jackson
Ferrin's Place
Cy Ferrin
Idaho
Morrow
Cokeville-Star Valley
Forest Service
New Forest
Politicians Balk Yellowstone Expansion in Jackson Hole
Senator Mandell backs off Yellowstone Park expansion as Jackson Hole residents, Lincoln County officials, and Wyoming lawmakers oppose enlarging park lands. County sentiment runs against it with near unanimous state opposition, ending hopes for the withdrawal proposal for now.
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Mandell
Yellowstone National Park
Jackson Hole
Lincoln County
Jackson
Wyoming
Congress
State Senate
Kemmerer
Congressman Mondell
Juskaon Hole
Mister Mondell
Hole
Thanks for Bazaar Support from Ladies Aid and Odd Fellows
The ladies of the M. E. church express heartfelt thanks for support at the bazaar last Friday and for the use of the Odd Fellows hall. ED Barrett, Secretary.
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M. E. Church
Odd ‘Fellows
ED Barrett
Ladies’ Aid Society
Rail workers to vote on wage acceptance amid walkout threats
Ierling head of the switchmen warns unions cannot restrain men if the wage award falls short. Brotherhood leaders acknowledge a potential walkout and general strike if demands are not met, with predictions of action circulating in railroad circles.
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Ierling
Shar Board
Brotherhood of
Ie Wan
Famous Rancher Frank A May Dies in Cokeville
Longtime Wyoming sheep rancher and politician Frank A May died in Cokeville after a career as a prominent sheepman, town leader, and state legislator. Born in Ogden, he built a large ranch, directed canal companies, and served as Cokeville mayor. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church with Woodmen of the World honors.
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Wyoming
St. Louis
Portland
Regen
Cokeville Canal Co
Cokeville & Carey Canal Co
May
Marri
Cokeville
Esther Evans
Benjamin Evans
Albert K
William
Margaret
Mary
Milton
Annie
Nullie
Herman
Lamn
Woodmen
Republican Party
Ogden
No. 6
Albert
Carver
Presbyterian
Chhurch
Woodmen of the World
Kemmerer
Odd Fellows
Alec
Scott J. L. Ailingsoe Wimoods
J. W. Spanien
A.D. Hoskins
Mrs. L. Crain
B. M. Sneddon
Summer Complaint Quickly Relieved by Remedy
A reader reports rapid relief from a summer complaint after using Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. The letter urges households to keep this remedy on hand for similar attacks and recommends its preventive use during hot months.
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Twa
Chamberlain
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Louis
Westholder
Florist
Kemmerer— & Furniture Co
Diamondville— Mountain Trading Co
Frontier— Frontier Supply Co
BIG Piney
Big Piney Mercantile Co
Cokeville— Schill's Drug Co
Evanston
Rock Springs
Lineats
Idaho Oil Co
Senator Mandell
Okays Sonst Oe
Spur
Frontier Supply Company
Lincoln Abstract & Realty
H.R Harrison
Kemmerer Savings Bank Bldg
Kemmerer, Wyo
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