District Court Tries Ortega in Felonious Assault Case
The State v Jose Ortega proceeded with jurors reluctant to judge a Mexican defendant fairly. Ortega admitted self defense at the preliminary hearing but denied firing at the night marshal near the Opera House Cafe. He was found guilty of felonious assault with an attempt to murder. penalty ranges from one to ten years in the state penitentiary.
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Jose Ortega
Feloniagnananii
Syd John Atom Lant
Orteage
Ortego
Derik Ortega
Opera House
Syd
Ivan Jones
J. W. Sammon
Memin
A.S Johnston
Earl Ziegler
Hansen
R. Lee Craig
Juan Jose Martini
Five Mile
Johnston A. P. Heitz
C. P. Burt
Walter Hawkins
C. A. Wright
E. H. Payne
J. F. Fitzpatrick
Dan Sullivan
Chas. Gilden
Sidney Gavin
Carier
Afton
Herbert Julian
Martha Julian
A.V. Call
Artemecia Call
Joe Ortega
J. R. Slater
Wm. W. Hale
Earl W. Harris
August L'Ierson
W. @. Perry
Hokan Hokansov
M. Caveny
KE. R. Beckstead
James R. Moffat
Thos. J Walker
C. H. Wright
John Ames
W. H. Seebohm Visits Kemmerer on State Game Case
State game warden W H Seebohm visited Kemmerer to handle the State v C M Neil case over illegal trapping. Seebohm, recently appointed, has ten years in Jackson Hole ranching nearby Cirovout and three years as a state game warden. He notes elk, deer and antelope are multiplying and reports elk shipments totaling 22 from Jackson Hole this winter, with 155 sent to Utah Colorado and South Dakota. Bearer poachers are now a major issue. Seebohm plans to move toward Lander and travel to Jackson Hole then on to regions near Lander.
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Kemmerer
W. H. Seebohm
Ve. C. M. Neil
Cirovout
Jackson Hole
Poverment
Utah
Colo
Rado
South Dakota
Laramie Peak
Rock Springs
Glenda Country
Pela
Seebohm
Copper Vein Near Kemmerer to Draw Prospectors
Copper vein near Kemmerer Wyoming gains attention for a rich copper deposit. Reports from assayers indicate 13 percent copper value, 410 ounces of silver, and trace gold. Prospecting partners Haddenham and Byers plan development, aiming to form a mining district nearby.
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Waile
Kemmerer
Haddenham
Cumasey
John Byers
Oyster Ridge Summit View Draws Kemmerer Hikers
Harold R. Harrison and Fred Hancey hiked to a ridge summit near Kemmerer for a distant panorama. The two and a half hour trek offered views of the Sawtooth range, Grand Teton, Wind River mountains, Green River valley, Fontenelle and LaBarge, South Pass district, Pilot Butte, Jackamoor Hills, Uinta mountains, Bridger valley, Wasatch range and Bear River valley. The editor plans a future visit and urges readers to take water for the climb.
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Kemmerer
Oyantor Ridge
Harold R. Harrison
Fred Hancey
Sawtooth Range
Grand Tetons
Wind River Mountains
Green River Valley
Fontenelle and
LaBarge
South Pass District
Little
Colorado Desert
Old Pilot Butte
Jackamoor Hills
Uinta Mountains
Dry farming expands with survey in Merk vicinity
Dry farming gains speed as surveyor Lew Henderson returns from Merk area selecting five reservoir sites for storage water for future irrigation. Across Nugget canyon to Cokeville thousands of acres are dry farmed with profitable crops last year and more land tilled this year. Alfalfa stands inch and a half high and prospects look strong.
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Lew Henderson
Merkwith
Nugget Canyon
Cokeville
Beckwith
Quarrel Ends in Fatal Shooting at Railroad Yards
Sam Sawaya was fatally shot and died after midnight, following a dispute with car repairer William Jones in the railroad yards. Jones, arrested later, claimed Sawaya threatened him and that the gun discharged during a scuffle. No witnesses unseen, Sawaya 21, nephew of Messrs. J and A Sawaya of Kemmerer, in the U.S. about three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Sawaya
Sawaya
Wm. Jones
Jonen
Jones
Dr. Marquis
Naval
Twain Jones
Chas. Sammon
Jack O'brien
Saway
Altho
Cree
Anno
Dra. Whitlock
Marquis
MM. J
A. Sawaya
Kemmerer
New County Surveyor Named for Frontier
County Commissioners appointed Glenn A. Knox of Frontier as county surveyor to replace Jesse Heed who resigned last week. Knox, a competent engineer, is qualified for the duties and previously spent several years in Gunn, Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn A. Knox
Frontier
Suveyor
Jesse Heed
Knox
Gunn
Wyoming
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Agency For Continental Oil Co
Kemmerer, Wyoming
Ae Lonsa
the City Drug Store
C. A. Christmas
Jon. R. Moffat
Conroy
Hile Hokan Hokanson ‘W
Perry
James Smith
Thos. J. Walker
August Pierson
G. M. Whitney
Holland Ewl W. Harris
Lincoln County
Dave Haddey Bam
Aysus Wuchene
Pirum
Oyster Ridge
New County
Kemmerer Savings Bank and Trust Co
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