Acquittal in Big Piney sudden shooting case
Coroner T. B. Carnahan and County Attorney John R Arnold return from Big Piney to preside over a coroner’s inquest into the fatal shooting of J. W. DeFord by W. G. Heitz. The jury finds Heitz acted in defense of life and family, after a provoked assault in a hotel clubroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Carnahan
John R Arnold
Big Piney
Earl Hamilton
Stanley
J. W. DeFord
Holts
L. D. Tanner
Gilbert Tipton
DeFord
Mquor
Mr. Heitz
Oscar Charleston
Albert Heits
Frank Tichborne
Dr. Schrader
Schrader
Heits
Heitz
Albert Heitz
Heita
Martha Tidewell
W. G. Heitz
Wheatland
Wyo
John W. Sullivan
Lin
San Francisco
Cal
Big Piney Hotel
Wyoming
Heit
Albert Halls
Granger killing ends in hospital death
Dr C D Stafford treated John Ball after a worksite dispute on the Bayley ranch roof in Sweetwater County escalated when Beckwith struck Ball with a spade. Ball died the next morning from head injuries including a deep forehead wound and eye injury. Beckwith was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Al Morton and held pending further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.D. Stafford
Gran- PF
John Ball
Beckwith
Bank
Bayley Ranch
Beplewith Etrack Hall
Hall
Rockings Hospital
Sherrif al Morton
Sweetwater County
Freight traffic on Oregon Short Line hits record high
The Oregon Short Line crushed all freight records last Wednesday with 60 freight trains between Granger and Huntington and 2,587 cars moved. Nine new 100 class Pacific engines arrived from Pocatello and were briefly assigned to freight, aiding growing fruit and produce shipments ahead of 15,1200 class engines due soon.
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Oregon
Railroad doubling work speeds in Diamondville to Fossil area
Material for double tracking the Oregon Short Line from Diamondville to Fossil is arriving. Kilpatrick of Kilpatrick Collins Co and Porter Bros of Kansas City visited Kemmerer to inspect plans. Eight civil engineers arrived to start survey work and stake removal, Kemmerer to serve as headquarters through year’s start. Work this fall focuses on the hill near coal chutes and the Diamondville end curve.
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Diamondville
Fossil
Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick, Collins & Co
Kemmerer
Porter Bros of
Kansas City
Givil
Kemmurer
Moyer Hill
Here
Lnst
Hunters bag elk and a black bear in Fall River trip
W C Cannington, BR A Hocker, and Jay A Quealy returned from a ten day forest visit in Fall River Basin. Dr Cannington fielded a fine elk with seven and eight point antlers while Dr Hocker took a year old black bear. The bear charged after the hunter and was brought down by a second shot. Bob also adds the bear to his growing list of game trophies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Cannington
BR. A. Hocker
Jay A. Quealy
Fall River Basin
Dr. Cannington
Dr. Hocker
Bob
Hay shipments complete as 900 tons harvested in Kemmerer
Johnny Misehler finished hay contracts with Perry Hendricks and 900 tons have been harvested this season and almost all sold. The hay includes timothy and wild hay and is described as excellent quality. Misehler will stay in Kemmerer to manage business interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Misehler
Kemmerer
Jast
Perry Hendricks
Johnny
Court sentences in Evanston judge sets terms for inmates
In Evanston last week Judge C D Craig sentenced Bert Dalton to 15 to 20 years for manslaughter, Arthur Davis and Joe Turner to 2 and 4 plus years for forgery, Gvv Wilson to 1 to 18 months for forgery, and W Van Fosen to 2 to 5 years for fisk hunting. Dalton linked to the alleged Marshal Dan Hanson killing at Cokeville, with others in the jail escape last months. Sheriff Ward and Chief Deputy Bradan escorted inmates to Rawlings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
CO. D. Craig
Bert Dalton
Arthur Davis
Les
Gvv. Wilson
W. van Fosen
Fisk
Joe Turner
Sheriff Ward
Brandan
Rawling
Dan Hanson
Cokeville
Walter van Fossen
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U. 5
U.S
Ooal Fund
OF Wyoming
TV OF
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Frank Pfeiffer
Israli
Ivan 5. Jones
J. Quealy
Arthur Robinson
Thos. Suaddon
Direstors
Opal Mercantile
Holebsale
Bain and John Deere
Dain Sr
McCormick
Demas
W. G. Hoite
Mr. Metts
Tipton
Mr. Helts
Gan
Helts
Rathbun
Hellat A
A. W. Sullivan
DeVord
Granger
John Hall
Idaho Division
Dalton
Republican
Wm. H. Taft
Ohio
James 3. Sherman
New York
U. S
Francis E. Warren
Cheyenne
Frank W. Mondell
Newcastle
Supreme Court
Cyrus Beard
State Senate
C. E. Bradbury
Nelson C. Allred
Afton
J. A. Black
Big Pineyes
J. Brough
Lyman
John L. Eynon
Jackson
E. F. Fisher
Thos. W. Whyte
Thayne
Thos
R. Wilson
Alta
W. J. Jonsen
Fairview
Ed Hanson
Benj. Bell
Clark District Court
Carl Etna
Cumberland
J. W. Sammon
Mustciana
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Garth
Abe
Barakirte
Masa
Oak
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