Conroy Mine Fire Fears Halt Development
The Conroy Mine believed on fire after idle period, as W Powell reports smoke seen in a main lead while development was to begin. Promoters of the Rock Springs Fuel Company leased from Wyopa Coal Company and plan 400 to 100 tons daily, hoping the fire alarm proves less serious than feared.
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Conroy Cost
Wyopa Coal Company of Pennsylvania
W. &. Powell
Pennsylvania Company
Qleaers
Emmett F. Anais
Svit City
Rock Springs Fuel Company
Cumberand
Messia
Agnia
Elion
Conroy
Rover
Galt Lake
F. J. Foley
Pittsburg
Wyups Cos
Foley
Attempted Murder at Union Bar Ends in Narrow Escape
Joe Gane colored section hand attacked Ed Gramer with an axe at the Union Bar Friday around seven o'clock. The axe flew from the handle, injuring Gramer who was taken to Lincoln County Miners Hospital for stitches. Gane was arrested by Deputy Sheriff McMinn and confined in the county jail, bond set at 250 dollars for a preliminary hearing the following afternoon. Both men belong to a local section gang and had been drinking in Merner all day after receiving a mine claim report.
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Joe Gane
Ed Gramer
Lincoln County Miners’ Hospital
Union
Gramer
Gans
Alec Battes
Gan
Batte
McMinn
Kemmerer
Mqnor
Four Funerals in One Day in Kemmerer
A large crowd attended the burial of C P Burt who died after being struck near the Kemmerer mine yard. An accident board found engine 611 likely caused the tragedy as Burt walked onto the east bound track believing it west bound. He left a wife and several children and step children. Interment followed in the local cemetery.
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Kemmerer
C. P. Burt
Odd Fellows Hall
Thin City
Burt
Remember
Lincoln County Miners’ Hospital
Kemmerer Coal Company
Hametork
Embree
Fossil
Gus Blaser
Odd Fellow
Bennington
Rawlins
Miller
Fred Burt
Beckstead-Bell Co
Bertie Reed
Belgrade
Nebraska
Mine Victim Jim Viakos Killed in Glencoe Collapse
Greek national Jim Viakos, 41, was killed last Friday when a coal fall at the Glencoe mine struck him on the head and chest. He was buried Sunday afternoon in the Catholic cemetery with Glencoe union members in charge of the services.
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Jim Viakos
Greek Nationalny
Glencoe
Min
Viakon
Seventy Cattle Drown Crossing Muddy Creek Near Cumberland
Seventy head of beef cattle drowned while crossing Muddy Creek near Cumberland last Thursday. Roberts Brothers of Lyman John Austin of Lyman Charles Morselander of Hillard and John Henshaw of Evanston were among the stockmen affected. Bodies pulled from the creek Sunday. hides saved.
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Cumberland
Roberts Brothers
Lyman
John Austin
Charles Morselander
Hil-lard
John Henshaw
Evanston
Newall Way
Two More Funerals For Local Residents
The months old child of Dominic Moretti of Cumberland died last Saturday and was buried in the city cemetery on Sunday. Earlier that afternoon William Hill, a Glencoe miner who died in the local hospital, was buried under the auspices of the Glencoe union.
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Dominic Moretti
Cumberland
Willam Hill
Glencoe
Glencoe Union
Relic Tree Bearing 1864 Inscription Found in Snider Basin
Forest Officers discover a lodgepole tree along the Lapder Trail bearing a burned inscription reading J. B. Leleau Aug 3 1864. The scar is fading as the tree decays. officials will preserve the inscription in place as long as possible before moving it to safety.
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Snider Basin
J. B. Leleau
Forest Service
Grand Master Herbert King To Visit Kemmerer Nights
Grand Master Here Herbert King of the Wyoming Masons is due in Kemmerer Friday for official business. He will speak at a special Masons meeting and an Eastern Stay club gathering follows. A joint social honoring visitor Mrs. Mario Potria will close the evening amid unrelated local incidents.
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Herbert King
Crona
The
Wyoming Masons
Kemmerer
Mario Potria
Dee
Hocker
Stafford
Bandere
Angola
Iti
Teachers Boost Operations At Wilar Mines Camp
More teachers in Illinois report the Wilar mines running full force. Rupt Bureh assigns an assistant teacher to the camp school for that week. Miss Lenora Nell, a former K H S graduate, secured the position. Supt. Bureh says a school may need opening at Conroy as the mine there nears operation.
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Bureh
Lenora Nell
Conroy
Market Tops Hit From Omaha Shipment
James Noble of Cora returned from Omaha with a shipment priced at 44.40 per head. The notable price topped the market as he prepared further dealings in the crude cargo trade.
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James Noble
Cora
Omaha
Mir. Noble
New Trials Probable in Three Wyoming Murders
Attorney R R Rose and Andrew McMicken argued for new trials in three cases from this county. Dan Parker, Matt Cirej, and T Obama faced alleged erroneous jury instructions on first degree murder and the judge’s discretion. The Supreme Court will decide after reviewing briefs and oral arguments submitted last week in Cheyenne.
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R. R. Rose
Cheyenne
Dan Parker
Matt Cirej
Craig
T. Obama
Andrew McMicken
Rawlins
Supreme Court
First Prize Won In New Skating Pavilion Race
Dom Colletti won the first prize of $5 in the new skating pavilion race. Guy Rose of Frontier took second with a pair of skates. Edwin Colberg won the boya shoe race prize of $1. More events are planned, and a mask ball is announced for next month in the pavilion.
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Dom Colletti
Guy Rose
Frontier
Edwin Colberg
Democratic Joy at Lyceum Dance Marks Election Season
A large Democratic celebration at the Lyceum Theatre drew hundreds for a night of dancing and hospitality honoring November 7 results. The Kemmerer orchestra provided music while Democratic hosts served a luncheon of sandwiches coffee and cakes. Visitors from Big Piney and surrounding towns attended, with Republicans also present though fewer in number.
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Lyceum
Whole Cry
Bace
Lyceum Theatre
Democratic Muse
Democraty
Democratc
Musle
Kemmerer
Wilson
Big Piney
Reverend Claude Reader Returns to Big Piney Pastoral Duties
The Episcopal minister Rev. Claude Reader, visiting Kemmerer, preached at St. James in the morning and Cokeville at night after returning from a eastern state conference. He stayed with Bishop Thomas in Cheyenne and will be replaced in Kemmerer by Rev. James of Cheyenne for several weeks until a regular pastor is secured.
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Claude Reader
Big Piney
Kemmerer
St. James
Cokeville
Cheyenne
Reader
Thomas
James
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Salt Lake City
Frank Pear End
Clifton Fear
Big Piney Country
George Ross
J. 2. Davis
L. Rasmussen
Admeter
Pocatello
J. F. Joyce
First National Bank of
Ancoin County
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