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Carbon County Journal 1/2/1909-12/25/1914
January 1909
Policeman Startzel arrested for shooting Henry Blickfeldt
P.O. box rent up to 50 cents
Mack Johnson gets 99 years for murder of innocent girl (black man killing white girl)
CCJ questions conduct of inquests
Loomis Jewelry selling new Edison phonograph record which plays longer and better
Klondike Bar – Rumph + Nicholas, 403 W. front
CCJ accuses county commissioner Sundin of openly seeking a bribe
F. H. Ferris selling his 2 cylinder 18 HP REO touring car
F. E. Froling adv. 1st class repairing
Work on artesian well at pen stopped at 260 feet
Messrs. Espy + Given announce their book of stock brands to be delivered shortly
5th annual sheepmans meet held in Rawlins
J. C. Davis killed in Rio Grande RR wreck
Carrie Chapman Catt petitions for national women’s suffrage
Cullen and McPherson import stock-irish buck for wool show, and display a mounted double headed lamb
Electric lighted trains without change to Omaha and Chicago, the Overland Limited or LA limited
Attys. Greenfield and Groesbeck file papers today, damages on behalf of widows of men killed – will attack $5,000 limit as unconstitutional
Experimental culvert detour Cedar at 4th proves inadequate, cellar of Ferguson Merc. Flooded
CCJ still after Sundin
Rawlins pay same freight rates charged Evanston – rate from Missouri river points to Cheyenne
Harry Gonden, former manager of UP hotel Laramie has taken a 3 year lease on the Ferris
Chicago Nothwestern to connect with S+E at Walcott from Casper, then on to Routt Co. Colo. Coal fields
A. Rasmussen, brother of Engineer James Rasmussen, gets 20 year of thoroughbred sheep from experiment station stock farm, sent them to his ranch at Wamsutter
Edison’s new battery perfected, will run street car 100 miles without recharge and have a life of 5-20 years
J. E. Osborne, president of Iowa-Nebraska stamp vending co of Sedalia MO – manufactures machine to sell stamps
Childless couple find baby on their doorstep – the Inches take in the baby
Jay section foreman blamed for Dana wreck
February 1909
Saloon for sale, see H. Phelan
Rails put on ground at old stock yard for laying the main line track on the new grade
Dr. + Mrs. Finney moved to Hayden CO
John Wilkes shot by Orvile Kyle at Wamsutter
Damen + Pythias a 2 reeler to be shown for 2 nights only
A. D. Sager 115 acre ranch 1 ½ miles from fort steele for sale
J. K. Hart weds Minney Pearl Sprague in St. Johns, New Brunswick
S+E RR, ferris haggarty, and Dodne Mines, smelter sold by Penn-WY
Suits “6” for personal damages totaling $180,000 filed against U.P. Coal Co. for may 28, 1908 blast – first of some 17 cases to be filed by Greenfield and Grossbeck
21 saloons could be closed in Carbon Co. with bill prohibiting the issuing of licenses outside incorporated cities
Atty. Homer Merrill (Merrell) buys Prattey home – will move in soon
A Lander dispatch says Dr. Thomas G. Maghee will come to Rawlins to dispose of property here, will make Lander his permanent home
J. G. Mitchner and wife of Denver here to open a branch office for the National Arc Light Co. in Rawlins, will install hydro-carbon lighting systems
Green River, Wyo – Orville Kyle, sheepherder refuses to discuss shooting, to be tried next term
H. K. (Baldy) Bonnett to build new undertaking parlor, hearse and morgue wagon to arrive Thurs
Mitchner has office with Wyo. Supply Co.
Jas. M. Rumsey cashier 1st National elected pres. Of Baggs State Bank
Dr. Maghee temporarily living and practicing at old off-sign out again
Game warden Sorensen bags 2 with sage grouse out of season
New law, in future brands to be allowed by state board of stock commissioners, not by local brand commission. All brands must be recorded this year and they’ll attempt to do away with conflicts state-wide
Richard Mattala and Will Eadie settled after being arrested for scalding a 4 year old – unintentional
County commissioner E. Sundin buys 50 horsepower 6 cylinder Studebaker at Denver auto show
March 1909
Tie vote for sheriff, county commissioners pick Dem. Campbell over Rep. Hiland
W. W. Daley, James A. Rendle return from Chicago, where locals will establish a general wool warehouse – James E. Cosgriff elected first president
RR track at Tipton under water
Blyde Hill temporary edition of the Republican during Williams stay in Cheyenne, has resigned and moved to Baggs and the Sentinel
County commissioners and Fremont county commissioners propose to make auto road to Yellowstone – also Albany county will fix roads to tie in
New franchise – Nebraska Coal Company given right to put in new lighting plant – competition with Rawlins Electric Light Co. expected to drive down prices
Dr. Wilmer Adams buys home now occupied by James A. Rendle
F. M. Baker sells Hanna hotel, moves to Cheyenne
UP to double 23 miles of track, weather permitting, Riner to Wamsutter
Switch yards moved east near stockyards
Editor Williams of Republican appointed secretary of board of immigration – soon to Cheyenne
C. R. Bell shoots self and dies next day – accidental
R. A. Daley building 5 room cottage for engineer John O’Conner
Nobbiest bar in city – Boomerang, Rumph and Nicholas
E. Krueger new sole owner of Knox and Tanner
New oist office to be brick – stone to expensive
Will Reid selling building site on Pine St.
April 1909
“The Mode” the cash store millinery
Manager Doty of Rawlins Merc. Making improvements
R. A. Daley completes some fancy show windows for J. W. Hugus + Co.
Convict Jens Jenson died at pen after 2 years
Baggs man writes of Boise conflict
Both Klondike and Boomerang ads, both Rumph + Nicholas
R.N.B. created office of 2nd V. P., Hon J. E. Osborne elected
City council passed ordinances – Saloons to close at midnight each night, and from 10-2 on Sundays – blinds must be raised when closed so cops can see the law is complied with
J. C. Friend’s son Claude died in hospital in St. Louis
Snake River Sentinel editor Charles B. Boyce has W. W. Howlitt arrested for criminal libel
L. E. Armstrong and George E. Brimmer form partnership
James Palmer Seminoe shows wheat raised at his ranch
E. P. Johnson escaped from pen, caught at Salt Lake
May 1909
Mrs. I. C. Miller died at St. Louis
Dem. Mayor C. W. Morgan takes over from Rep. Charles Anderson
J. P. Hohn becomes city marshal, Will Hayes policeman
H. Larsen building cement sidewalk on 4th from corner to a junction with sidewalk in front of Newport
New demo. Saloon ordinance, closed daytime Sunday with blinds drawn 8am-6pm, no music or loud noises or boisterous conduct
Bell’s corrals with large barns, hay sheds, coal sheds, wagon scales, 3 lumber wagons, 2 carriages, 1 buggy, breaking cart and harness – for sale
1st city election on 29th recently voted to incorporate – elk mountain
Business men donate uniforms for ball team
Trans-continental auto race new York to seattle began, will go through Rawlins
H. Rasmusson for “refrigerators”
Mrs. W. A. Kelley 3 room furnished house
Fire chief tom reid urging city to buy auto chemical fire engine
Fred Ducolon buys Bon-Ton restaurant front to be first class joint
Rock river has 1st city election, mayor John H. Lewis, councilmen A. A. Stewart and J. F. White
List of June Pen releases by number
J. E. Osborne and family will live in Rawlins this summer, Mrs. Osborne is pregnant
Promoters of a big wild west show to be pulled off in Juarez mexico have sent to Wyoming for ropers and riders
June 1909
Kilpatrick contractos got bid to build 100 miles of track south from Wamsutter into Routt Co. Colorado
George E. Bible, former cashier at Saratoga State Bank but lately of Boulder, CO is probably to be cashier at 1st National
New Overhead Heating Plant proposed for pen to replace steam pipes under the flooring which don’t work
Pete Comsonand William Duty partners in carpenter business
Council meeting – J. P. Hehn resigns as marshall, Will Hayes takes his place, Thomas Hanks returns as policeman
CCJ employee George Deaton resigns
Tom Sun buried
Healy + Healy = turf exchange bar
Mr. Hoyt buys out McDaniel in Wyo Drug last week, now sole owner
J. Dooley announces purchase of Bells Coal business
Thieves broke into J. A. Donnels store, stole pocket knives, watches, rings
Rev. Thornberry St. Thomas to wed Miss Frances Holbert
Rawlins beat Saratoga (in some sport)
Train races to water with fireworks car burning – medicine bow
Sundin’s barbershop was next to Elks on 4th St, now on 5th and Cedar
Fred Ducalon changes restaurant name from Bonton to the antlers
Sundin’s new auto arrived this week, now learning to drive it
Eugene Shalk has been in Washington and will return to work in Rawlins Drug
Young Blickfeldt to fight Ted Wilkes of Hanna for 20 rounds
Permission granted by comptroller for establishment of stock grower’s national bank here
Denver – Laramie cutoff finished, trains running daily
Gaskell, Omaha, Rock River to build 20 mile pipeline to bring water from head of rock creek to rock river for city and railroad will use 200 men
Hanna beat Rawlins 8 to 4, tomorrow play green river
Thursday night the Methodist Church has service in Swedish
July 1909
J. A. Bennett hardware gets contract to install overhead heating plant at state pen - $2,323
Baggs – surveyors camped at Barrel Springs on Baggs/Wamsutter road, believed to be surveying Wamsutter-Craig U.P. branch
U.P. to beautify rights of way, will plant flowering shrubs and grasses on route from Missouri to the Pacific
D. J. Smith, this week moved meat market into 4th St. building recently vacated by Sundin’s barber shop
U.P. recently installed an electrical apparatus for use in shops
Schaeffer selling chili at the COSY
Elk home building bonds on sale
Petersen’s pool hall burglarized early Thursday night
John Clay’s tribute to Tom Sun
F. W. Ott for ¼ century a Wyo. Editor died of brights disease
Bobby Fountain Shows
Wyo. Supply Co. 4th of july window show
John K. Hart last week bought residence of L. E. Armstrong
Dr. Osborne, wife, baby, and colored maid to take up residence here for remainder of the year
W. B. Hugus died in Santa Cruz, CA
U.P. night watchman, Frank Hummell, cruelly beats an intoxicated sheepherder, J. W. McAndrews
Alvin Lemoine age 18 brought to Rawlins from Snake River by deputy sheriff Robert Meldrum – held for nameless crime committed on 3 year old son of Peter Johns
Perry German body found in Brown’s Canyon Lake, drowned last September hunting ducks, body recovered by J. P. Hehn and undertaker Bennett
H. D. Beemer, Laramie contractor gets prison contract to repaint interior + exterior of all wooden buildings at pen; prison is installing a new heating plant, new ventilation system, and will have a new water system
N. M. Christensen, proprietor of Scandinavian Saloon, to see seattle exposition
Kaspar tailor shop being painted and papered inside and out
Frank Homnel tried before justice of the peace Friend and was bound over to fall term of court = bail met, randomly discovered that H. J. Thompson was a deserter from the 14th cavalry so he was arrested
City ordinance about water supply – sets fees for taps and requires licensing of plumbers
Tran with smallpox taken by county health officer Doctor Barber and put in pest office
Dr. Swisher called to split rock
Axel Nelson sells watch repair business, moves to Milwaukee
Death claims 2 of John Benson’s daughters – Alice May and Beatrice Ada, of scarlet fever and diphtheria
August 1909
Two more deaths in family of John Benson – William Valentine and David Hints, also scarlet fever, and his only remaining son is also ill
New bank to build on new lot, D. C. Kinnaman drawing plans
Blasts too heavy should be reduced – rocks being thrown 200 yards away
Pen guards accused of reckless shooting
U. P. to make rigid inquiry into the riot which occurred the night of the 15th, when 200 people assembled to hang yard bull Hummell for beating herder McAndrews – a number of brakemen have already been fired over it
Booth Bros say all rigs from the stable to be used at funerals will be provided free
Robert Healy judged insane and will be again confined at Evanston
William McCarty and wife go to salt lake to attend G.A.R. reunion
Joe Quinn in from Wamsutter, where he manages the Cullen Store
Saratoga annual trout fry sept. 8+9
Atty. Homer Merrill (Merrell) reappointed census enumerator for 4th time
Now to be built from Creston – manager Moehler viewed route from Daley ranch by auto last Saturday – route to go south from creston to big bend of the Muddy, then along Muddy to Baggs – taps all WY’s coal and oil fields in the area while going south
Ed Haggerty finds new mines and is selling stock
George Deaton former CCJ employee returns to Rawlins
T. A. Ready goes to Fort Collins to relieve his partner P. J. Murphy so later can come here for a few days visit
Baggs – deputy sheriff Bob Meldrum and Wiff Wilson returned from Wind River reservation with 11 stolen horses – captured Doc Harris, ½ breed Ute who had horses in his possession
F. H. Ferris still hasn’t sold his REO touring car
E. Mosher improves store with plate glass clothes cabinets
Charles Root to open in clause restaurant building on front street
Booth leased barn and corrals of late C. R. Bell
D.+R.G. trains over U.P. lines for last 3 days rerouted due to washouts
J. B. Hassett of Saratoga prophet of ¼ million horsepower claim generated in future by harnessing the north platte
For sale cheap – blacksmith shop and tools of the late H. Blickfeldt
Ad – H. K. Bennett funeral director and embalmer, “lady assistant”
People using road west from city complain that it’s the worst anywhere
Stockgrowers bank progressing, should be ready in 2 months
Doctor honorable J. e. Osborne came up from Denver and will stay a while
D, L + N engineer E. a. Buck here from colorado’s iron claims at seminoe
H. Larsen gets contract for excavations for new post office work to begin at once
Sheepmen owning national forest permits form association – medicine bow sheep range association
U.P. getting ready will build south, having gotten options on Routt Co. coal
Gentry bros. Shows to return to Rawlins
Anyone who doubts the money a good auto road would bring to town should count the gasoline wagons which pass through each week
Citizens of east Rawlins complain bitterly of roaming cows destroying their lawns and trees
T. A. Ready back from fort Collins
Rawlins team plays Kansas City Red Sox, loses twice
H. Larson’s work shops destroyed by fire
Will and Nellie ford busted for keeping a disorderly house
September 1909
Saratoga fish days
Rawlins to have nigh school at the old catholic school – open to all
Senate café opens Wednesday night, Mr. Root, proprietor, special Sunday dinners
Dr. Griff H. Maghee to come practice in Rawlins
Will Reid selling business property
State controller of currency authorized organization of stock growers national bank in Rawlins
East tower (turret) of pen struck by lightning – slight damage
W. F. Daley returns from pacific coast
Miss Florence Gale + Co. present drama “Shall We Forgive Her” at ferris
Hours ahead of schedule, 1st transcontinental war dispatch by auto
County sets levy at 9 ½ mills (18 last year) would have been 7 ½ but for spring floods washing out all bridges in county – new bridges built more permanently
Ordinance requires hawkers and peddlers be licensed within city limits, fine per offence between $10-$50, license $75 for a ¼ year
J. R. P. Turpin civil enginer land and irrigation surveyor
Warden Hillenbrandt resigns – surprise to board
Deputy sheriff Bob Meldrum brought in horse thief named Eloy Ibarra, turned him over to Sheriff Campbell, Ibarra wanted at lander. $150 reward to Meldrum
Carbon county commissioners ask for bids for highway bridge over Little Snake River near Baggs, and another over North Platte at Fort Steele
Permit granted for several cars to cross U.P. bridge at fort steele
School board had a couple of rooms fumigated, precaution and has ordered several children exposed to south side scarlet fever case to stay away from school
See James H. Clause’s Crabtree – loaded with ripening fruit; Robert Freedman also has some but kids are ruining them
Workmen nearly through with BPOE home
G. W. Lewis (UP RR detective) to succeed warden H. Hillenbrand
A. B. Hildreth who has spent the summer at the Ferris mountains came in yesterday and will winter at grand junction
M. W. Dillon has been at placer fields north at Oregon Buttes – here and gone to Encampment to look over some mining property there
D. C. Kinnaman took oil traction engine to I. C. Miller’s ranch, at a top speed of 2 mph
H. Phelan still trying to sell Little Gem saloon so he can do his sheep business
Fire at Charles Johnson’s barn - men working on car in livery bar, gas exploded, fire spread rapidly but was smothered with dry powder fire extinguishers
Will Reid sells dry powder extinguishers - $3, free refill if used in a fire
Warden Lewis rents one of the McMicken houses on 5th St. , wife goes east for furnishings
Dr. Griff H Maghee in partnership with father moves into father’s office
New cement sidewalk being laid around Elk’s Hall, Mr. Gray, government inspector at PO site superintending work
Cliff House restaurant for sale, business good but owners want to leave city
new cement sidewalk laid in front of Odd Fellows building, Paulson building, and 2 vacant lots on front street
October 1909
Rev. W. B. Dunn, Methodist minster, resigned and temporarily quit ministry – needs rest and more money
Startzell, former city cop, now with Roy Brenton as driver of snake river stage
William Meyers working out fine for drunk on street gang stopped run away horse of Big Bill Daley – Big Bill will buy him new dudes when his time is up
Young Blickfeldt to go 20 rounds with Billy Wikes at Kemmerer on the 9th
New law – every saloon man in county shall take out new license Jan. 4th, $1,000/year
U.P.R.R. to build new building on corner of 3rd and front where old company house new stands – home of manager of Depot Restaurant and all its employees
E. Mosher has remodeled but still hasn’t all stock in place
Baggs – Barrett Littlefield, pioneer of southern Wyoming and norther Colorado and elk raiser having 5000 acres near Slater CO as Elk Park as well as a cattleman – lost home in fire and $4,000 in cash and bonds - $7,000-$8,000 lost
F. D. Dennison + F. H. Ferris dissolve partnership – Dennison stays
Hurst automatic switch and signal company – stockholders annual meeting at Murphy Ready Co.
Virgil Jackson charged with murder of Oscar Cluff in Encampment Saloon 18 months ago
Saratoga to build 2 cell jail, hoping to get steel cells from old Laramie prison
Ordinance amending sidewalk law – coal holes, cellars, and other openings can be added, restrictions on cellars constructed under the sidewalk
Spitting ordinance passed – spitting on sidewalks or flowers violation – first fine b/w $5-10, second time at least $25
H. Breitenstein resigns from Rawlins National Bank to work for Stockgrowers bank
Music by the FRIES orchestra each evening and Sundays at noon and night
Music club organized for young Presbyterians – officers: Mr. Logan, William Irving, Miss Stella Bennett, C. H. Hopkins, Miss Hazel Fox
Dollie Grey went to the pen with a knife up her sleeve, which she accidentally dropped on the way – someone called ahead and she was searched and the knife was found
H. Larsen has begun building new carpenter shop on side of the burned one
Mrs. F. H. Ferris gets word of her father’s death – A. G. Halleck of Waterloo Iowa
Atwood + Hugus – Wamsutter – Baggs
Earling, Walbye, nephew of Honorable Charles H. Anderson run over near depot, working on one train, didn’t hear another
UP to build from Guernsey and then strike the present line near medicine bow – a shorter main line and Sherman hill is too steep – UP can’t haul as heavy loads as the Burlington which has a much better grade
In police court – Dick Mustard (pimp) - beat his whore again, now being fined the max
In police court, Charles Waller fined $10 + costs for frequenting houses of prostitution
Two new scarlet fever cases – 1st home of Olaf Sjolin and other at home of John Larsen
Annie Bruce, last female prisoner at Wyoming pen was sent to Colorado – most believe her innocent
Morrison + Graves open Bank Exchange restaurant
Life of Christ to be shown at theater
Ferris merc. Co. and Dillon hotel burned down Sunday morning – Ferris insurance had lapsed
Rawlins to lose mail route to Slater – going from Wamsutter
Ferris studio repainted, Mr. Jukes has decided to stay permanently
Engineer F. M. Kennedy cut in two by train
Stock growers national open even though their building isn’t finished – deposits of $25,000 that afternoon
Division master mechanic D. E. Sullivan studying new shops
Star Theater has cameraphone – machine that shows video and sound
Contract let by U.P. to test wireless telegraphy at Omaha – 50 kilowatt, 100,000 volt transformer
Sealed bids for 12’ wide 32’ long sidewalk on west side of fourth between front and cedar – property of Mrs. E. L. Hoffman
George Deaton resent employee of CCJ will assume control of The River Current at Dixon
A drunk lay down twixt rails at the Rawlins yards Saturday night, switch engine ran over him – was fine
November 1909
Shakespeare club looking for a building for a club house as well as a meeting place for all societies which can also be used as a library
P. A. Geiger arranged a wrestling match to be in Keefe Hall on the 13th
Kilpatrick Bros. est. many new camps between Rawlins and Hanna, first HQ at Walcott
Even with double track, UP is still talking shortcut, but that route would require tunnels and steep grades and take 2-3 years
Japanese people celebrate birthday of Mikado Nov. 3 and don’t work that day
Harry Edwards hearing – charged with having taken whiskey into pen
Brink found guilty of 1st degree murder – 1st of 10 sleep sheep raiders and murder suspects given extreme verdict by jury
Warden George Lewis extends invitation to public to attend the vaudeville show given by inmate on Thanksgiving morning
F. A. Hadsell has new Colborn Auto purchased in Denver
William Electric Supply Co of Rawlins gets wiring contract for masonic temple, Mr. Jacobuuci expects work to be done soon
I. C. Miller to marry Mrs. Julia Ferris
Brink allowed to pleade guilty to second degree murder and gets life – others get shorter times
Miller + Ferris wed at Savoy Hotel, quiet episcopal ceremony, left for St. Louis and will travel for several months before returning
Super of P.O. construction Col. Gray gets word from Washington – Larsen quarry stone good enough for all the new federal buildings rubble work
Justice Has Been Thwarted – CCJ editor Will Reid upset about brink
Tuesday of next week the Elks will have to meet in new house
Basin, WY – Lorinzo Paseo – 1st degree murder of Charles Cole, a saloon man at Lovell – dispute over a card game
Santa Fe – new song written by Glen Wagers a hit of the season
All Rawlins stores sign agreement to close all day Thanksgiving
H. P. Peterson selling his pool hall
R. A. White opens senate café – “instant success”
Ora Haley indicted in Denver for fencing government land
Elks home dedicated
Ferris hotel lithograph study
Brink and his 4 associates brought to pen by sheriff Felix Alston
Mrs. Cohen, a peddler, and John Benson husband and father arrested by Marshal Will Hayes for violating the quarantine on their home – kids still have scarlet fever
J. B. Adams, formerly of Rawlins now of Denver, falls boarding a street car and breaks arm
City drilling well near old Foote pasture in west Rawlins – if struck, water would have natural gravity pressure enough to keep reservoir filled – L. N. Sawyer of Green River in charge of drilling
December 1909
Paul Jones, black piano player, arrested for suspicion of breaking a window at Cullens and stealing 3 revolvers – at jail it was discovered he was wearing shoes stolen from Murphy-Ready Co. a few weeks ago with same M.O. – guns and another pair of shows discovered in his room – sentenced to 4-5 years within 2 days
Desert sold, lands previously leased sold to individuals, local sheepmen buy 100,000 acres of UP desert lands previously leased by woolgrowers association
John G. Jost, formerly of Rawlins, married at Lander
J. F. Crawford, editor of Saratoga Sun, visiting Rawlins
W. W. Daley secretary of carbon county woolgrowers puts notice to sheepmen – all lands embraced in last year’s lease have been released by woolgrowers board from UP for one year dating from 10/9/1909 – no sheep allowed on land prior to 1/1/1910 except those intended for shipment at Wamsutter and then only such as are actually to be loaded there – bucks also kept off unless special permit given. In case of shipment owners must notify nearest line rider and secretary of association at least 1 week before taking sheep on land – if more than 5 days elapse from when sheep pass onto trail limits to loading, a grazing fee of 1 cent per head per day or fraction thereof will be charged
Creed McDaniel will leave city to find new location – undecided since selling his drug store
W. W. Daley offers $25 reward for info leading to arrest of whoever poisoned his dog Barney
Casper – Burlington RR has purchased ground and will build a large shop creating a division HQ in that city
Sheriff Felix Austin of Big Horn Co. refused the $1,000 reward offered for arrest and conviction of Tensleep murderers – he’s a public officer and not entitled to reward for doing his duty
Notice – property owner and tenants required by ordinance to remove snow from sidewalks abutting your property
Clearance sale at Klondike bar – everything goes regardless of price
Greenbaum – Mosher shoe and clothing co. incorporate, Greenbaum of Laramie, Mosher, Agent for company, of Rawlins
Saratoga Sun says Jack Sheahan to buy the Observer Office and run it as his job office – a good printer
Roy Brenton buys H. P. Peterson pool hall
CCJ bets Brink won’t do 5 years of his sentence (losing bet)
Postmaster Smith’s brother in law William C. Hunt, southwestern WY stockman cuts his own throat with pocket knife during alcoholic hallucination
Robert Rankin in from Sweetwater Country where he’s been for some years past
D. M. Slater fined $5 by justice friend for beating his wife – she gave him money to pay the fine
New City well at Foote pasture down 100 feet
January 1910
New city well hits fine body of water – but not enough, still drilling
Proposition made to find each ‘landlady’ $100 instead of present system for fines for each inmate – county board of commissioners taking liquor licenses away from these houses
Mayor C. W. Morgan says work on ditch which is to fill the dry lake looks good – ditch being lowered to carry all flood waters coming down bull creek canyon – lake should be filled this spring
Work to being in spring on Wamsutter to Craig working to Denver Northwestern and Pacific Line – however if moffat line continues to construct, it’s a chess game and the UP & wyo lose to moffat
J. P. Hehn sells E. Mosher his home on spruce st. for $2,700, going to move to Nebraska
P. A. Geiger of Geiger & Dunn sells interest in form to George Wren who formerly owned the saloon in which the business is conducted
Annie Bruce paroled – always maintained innocence
Mrs. R. B. McCormick trained nurse, ready to attend calls reasonable prices
For 2 weeks J. Clause has as trustee (of Elks?) tried to rent old Elks Hall
A mallet compound enginge came in from Laramie pulling the heaviest train ever pulled between Laramie and Rawlins, engineer B. E. O’Neil accompanied ‘her’
New well – best water – in second sand but will drill deeper
New rock crusher at the cut in 60 days – new bigger plant will be used to complete the work this summer, employing 3-4 times as many men as now
Trains number 5 and 6 no longer known as Portland Limited, now the Oregon Express; 17 + 18 now the Oregon and Washington limited carrying a tourist sleeper from Chicago to Seattle
I. C. Miller and Dr. Raymond Barber order Chalmers Detroit 1910 models
John R. Doty, Rawlins Merc, orders second car – a Winston six
CCJ chides republican editor lewis for wanting houses numbered – ordinance passed when Charles E. Blydenburg was city atty. 4 years ago – must have complied
John McDonald escaped the pen – trustee, had a ladder hidden in an out building and climbed the wall
Firemen have gym rear of hosehouse – boxing etc
John Benson employed at Hugus Market
H. Larsen installs new electric light system in shop – Mr. Gray supervised
George Deaton, who has leased the snake river sentinel , making improvements to paper
Verne Ferris will return from studying the auto business in Denver and open an automobile garage in Rawlins
Engineer John O’Conner took 3rd mallet compound engine to Evanston
Charles Stresner had a bothersome toe amputated
February 1910
J. C. Friend appointed aid-de-camp on staff of dept. of colo + wyo. G.A.R.
Mrs. Blickfeldt selling home and blacksmith shop - $2,500
interior of Buddendick bake shop burns
Boomerang bar and restaurant burned out - fire began in C. A. Ogburn restaurant and spread to the rumph and nicholas bar - contents of both a total loss
William Jungquist pushing the Homestead Group of load claims in the seminoe district - formerly known as the jungquist copper claims "buy now!"
H. A. France to build a stone building between the Journal and Red Cross Drug Store to be Verne Ferris auto garage
newport saloon building partially destroyed by fire - Ed Cook aka Red McClusky arrested on suspicion, but no evidence, just fined for drunkenness
national arc lights hollow wire lighting stood test in boomerang fire - tank near full was scorche... [truncated due to length]Collection
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