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Notebook of notes from the Carbon County Journal, 1/8/1915-7/27/1917 and the Rawlins Republican, 1/3/1918-12/26/1918
1915
January 1915
Warden Alston seeks legislative approval through C.+R. board to create industrial measures where cons can be employed, to help make pen self sustaining
Cheyenne papers muddle Meldrum case
Dr. McLain recently located here, now in Denver with erysipelas
J. C. Friend off to Florida for G.A.R. reunion, will stay the winter
Not enough names on petition for home mail delivery, street boxes up for some time to sign up
Robert Freedman leaves, looking for new location, going to Pocatello first
William Cole of Big Creek Country attempted to murder Charles Sanger – shot Sanger (one hit) then found dead – coroner deems it suicide
Alphonse Martinez shot and killed Isabel Trajillo, “inmate” of the “Irish World”, then shot himself
Sheepmen building individual Co. warehouses on their winter ranges, stocked them with feed for winter
Gus Larsen bought John Almeda’s sheep outfit, sheep, ranches, and lands included
William Daley offers lands around his spring to the city for the park if the agreed to spend $500 for 5 years to improve it – will be voted on next city election
Tom Johnston, who used to run a shoe store, died in Pocatillo a few days ago
J. E. Buchanan Realtor selling Kennedy stone house on East Front, also Kennelley house
CCJ wants more drastic laws against carrying concealed weapons
Policeman Pete Jorgenson removed from office – not a citizen of US
Gillette – Ray Montgomery, Mayor of Gillette, sentenced to 2 ½ years in Leavenworth for white slavery
March 1915
“Judge” W. L. Kuykendall dies at son’s house in Denver – early Saratoga valley resident, built first cabin in Cheyenne
Cheyenne papers report supreme court overrules district court, orders new trial for Meldrum on 4 of 64 points raised
C. P. Sheehan, ranchman charged with stealing horses, won’t be prosecuted, agrees to pay for 3 stolen horses and county prosecution investigation, then must leave state permanently
Ad - Rawlins variety store, 5-10-15-20-25 cents
Ad – Rawlins Garage, F. H. Ferris manager, to open March 20, 1915
Jens Hansen of Ft. Steele brought to hospital for stomach disorder
Machinery for mill to be ordered – James A. Rendle meets with local officers of Penn Mine – Dillon opening old tunnel on King Mine property
Ad – West End Garage – A. Stolzner + Co.
Lieut. Steven here yesterday to instruct high school cadet squads – bad weather canceled outdoor exercises
Several burglaries, no idea who
Last city council meeting, George Brimmer asked for grade work on capitol hill, cancel instructed surveyor to look into the costs and work began without authorization – Brimmer blamed
Cadets had callisthenic drill and Lt. Stever satisfied – opera house presented tickets to winners
George C. Austin of S+E RR visits Rawlins
Opening of J. C. Penny’s Golden Rule store – one of 83 stores in chain
Contractor tamblyn buys 2 lots from Roy Sundin, will build his son home
Supreme court says White must hang for murder of Anderson
April 1915
New mill ordered, M. W. Dillon and Paul Paulson go to Denver to order 20 stamp mill
A. D. Sager appointed postmaster at Ft. Steele
Residence of spruce street where unlawful work was done say draining now onto sidewalks in rainstorms
Mrs. Withers has disposed of all remaining stock of withers quality store to Ferguson Mercantile; will move east in ~30 days
E. L. Durant assistant cashier at R.N.B. has R. A. Daley building him an 8 room house on capitol hill next to one he sold before going to California
Bible’s electric and auto supply now in new location in miller block
CCJ publishes letter defending Chick Bowen Family
Pine bluffs – preliminary survey made for proposed Wyoming – southwestern RR from LaPorte, Co to Torrington, Wyo – would tie together two Burlington liens across U.P.
Charles Glunz, ex contract warden, returns from trip to Mexico
Litigation is over the rock river treasure find of 6 years ago – goes to owner of house where treasure was found – William Taylor, but court costs cost more than the treasure is worth
New mill about ready – costing more than anticipated but will be a better mill
Murphey and republicans make clean sweep of city elections
M. W. Dillon and Mr. Conway coming in from seminoe when one of team stepped in a badger hole and fell, breaking wagon tongue – team bolted and flipped wagon
Industrial home – 13 prisoners transferred to Worland with captain Brine deputy warden – state hires professor Buffum to teach them the art of scientific farming
Renovated Ferris dining room now open to public; workmen also putting telephones in the rooms
Daley withdraws offer to sell spring for city park, says George Brimmer went to Cheyenne and attempted to steal his land by filing on his water right
Meldrum out on bond pending another new trial
Postal authorities again call for bids for service Rawlins-Split Rock, this time it may happen, Mr. Osborne has been working on it
Cullen McPherson shearing pens have 32 shearers, 60 or more auxiliary hands, shearing 4,000 Niland and Tierney sheep per day – 8 grades of wool sorted in piles
All RR’s required to have all car (passenger and freight) fitted with safety coupling devices no later than July 1, 1915
Daley park fails to pass – didn’t get majority of votes cast total, although did get majority of votes cast on that proposal
Boyer Bros. bitter creek – new Australian system to be used for 1st time in Wyoming, 65,000 sheep to be uniformly shorn with comb leaving uniform stubble
New cement crosswalk in alley near the Abbot House
State officials inspect pen, find all much improved with Warden Alston, work on new addition to begin soon
Hazel May Anderson marries Richard A. Magor
Ernest Johns returns from Quincy, Ill. Where he took business courses
Paraphernalia for playground put in place, no better investment ever made
Gordon M. Tamblyn charges F. A. Hadsell with felonious assault, trial postponed because Tamblyn in too much pain to attend
May 1915
Barton and Bailey’s world celebrated circus coming
Two squads of cadets to represent Rawlins in walls caling contest in Cheyenne, another in Laramie
George K. Yano, filed for divorce from wife who runs Clif House as Mrs. Schwager
James A. Rendle brings mill men up from Denver to work on new mill building at seminoe
Gordon M. Tamblyn vs. F. A. Hadsell heard before Justice Murphey – case dismissed
Dr. Raymond Barber called east by illness of uncle Dr. A. W. Barber, not expected to live
State supreme court denies rehearing appeal for Oscar W. White, condemned to die June 4 for bunk car murder of Anderson Coffe
Lawn party by Mrs. Evans
George Dixon gets another French plate mirror to extablishment
Lt. Steever requests no smoking at high school program or following masonic dances – interferes with the work of the boys
S.+E. rr moves H.Q. to Walcott – trains now leave Walcott in morning and return in evening to make UP connections
With departure of J. C. Friend, last member of grand army post memorial day exercises (keeping graves) falls to high school cadets
New baseball club to have 1st gave, tryout against Laramie
Tom Reid Rawlins volunteer fire department chief again, other officers stay on again too
Bracken + Banta put new player piano with orchestra attachment in Branch saloon
Gram at Rawlins for mail clerk or carrier, age 18-45, $800-1000 per year, men only
A. Jordan 621 W. Cedar “plugs” Doan’s Kidney Pills
Dr. A. W. Barber died in Rochester, Minn. Was governor of state of Wyoming during White ?Hat invasion of 1891 and uncle of Dr. Raymond Barber
Royal gwent welsh glee club singers on Lusitania – all but one drowned, had played the elks club in Rawlins March 6, 1915
Robert Freedman final selloff of household goods
Frank Ferris enlarging his Rawlins garage – old theater room to be converted into office and workshop
State supreme court reverses self, grants writ of error to White, case may go to U.S. Supreme court, execution stayed
Thermopolis – cloudburst, city swept by 5’ wall of water, $50,000 damage
June 1915
American oil co. well down 3450 strong flow of gas, ~10 million cubic feet per day flow
Cheyenne – William Niland, age 58, died – former master mechanic of Wyoming division of UP
Bonds for new polytechnic school pass
Mrs. Robert Freedman and kids left to join Robert, now in business in Glen Clove NY
Warden Alston back from Kemmerer
Wed. city board meet, William Daley again offers his land for park
Mrs. Cobley, who had been in charge of poor farm Dixon, killed in canoeing accident
Fire at J. Buck home
2 boilers for seminoe mine arrived in Rawlins, pete olson will haul them
Reed Harless aka Charles Rogers pleads guilty to murder 2 – sentenced to 20-30 years for murder o Nick Stevens near Buzzard Ranch
Bob Meldrum, out on bail before retrial, visits police chief W. J. McClement in Cheyenne, will go to Denver for 10 days
Prisoners – James Dragoo (brother Earl already in, both horse thieves); Louis Aragon, Shoshone Indian accused of kidnapping Sadie Chance and marrying her
Judge David H. Craig died in Evanston – acute indigestion and heart failure
Predatory animals in west to be warred upon – congress votes money to national forest service who will “administrate the war” against wolves and coyotes
George Jost in city from ranch
Dillon says all is well at seminoe mines
July 1915
Dr. Maghee returned to office to find the place ransacked – Struby, the dope fiend, asleep in back
David Hamilton Craig died
Cary Bros. + Davis, contractors for British army will buy horses – no whites or grays
8 Cadillac armored autos hit Rawlins, got supplies, and continued on to SF from Lake Geneva. 1st car a reconnaissance car equipped for map making, with dictagraph, altitude indicator, range finders, etc
High school cadets not subject to military duty
Dr. W. K. Fickel appointed UP doctor for eastern district, sold his Medicine Bow practice to Dr. C. A. Wright
J. C. Penny visits his Golden Rule Store here
Tom Parks remodeling corner barber shop
Burns cigar factory now in building next to journal
Due to Dr. Griff Maghee’s wife’s illness, Dr. W. H. Fickel will be in charge of Maghee’s office, practice, and collections
Roscoe countryman gets contract for twice weekly mail to split rock from Rawlins and back
C. L. Martin of Indiana signs on as new superintendent of schools
Con named Foster got away
Cary Bros. and Davis open sales at stockyards, few horses Tuesday, no sales; weds horses show up but don’t meet british army standards
Shooting gallery opens in Anderson building
Wyoming supply contracts to sell 30 small buicks
H. C. Osterman and party will. Be in Rawlins to film city and scenes along the Lincoln highway – will visit area ‘resorts’
6 miners prospecting near peter Hansen ranch at Dexter peak have found a rich gold lead
Mary/Mrs. D. J. Murphy dies after 2 year illness
Pathfinder a fine side trip – leave highway at either Medicine Bow or Hanna
Crowd saw the lighted bell, heard lecture on perpetual war
Bids on new manual training school opened and sold to state
Drilling of 4rd well at 8 mile begun with new rig
E. mosher has new show windows completed and filled with stock
Arless Lenora dow weds waiter Sherman hostman
James A. Rendle up from Denver – with paul Paulsen has gone to seminoe mines
Lincoln highway photographer takes pictures of Rawlins 3 fire companies at drill. – staged a filmed water fight
Seminoe mill will be ready September 1
Laramie – Lincoln highway association abandoned the Elk. Mt. Route in favor of the Medicine Bow route.
Number 2 hose company gets brand new cart
August 1915
Burlgars raid Campbell store and garage at walcot, next night hit garage at medicine bow, two nights later in wheatland – caught by Sheriff Roach
Robert meldrum’s third trial continued until February term
F. M. Johnson of Cheyenne here, newly appointed carbon county ford agent
Prisoner who escaped from crusher gang last week still at large
Ad – Michal M. Rubner, state distributer of chalmers autos
Mr. + Mrs. Hadsell and Kleber to have old time ranch feed + dance on august 21 at Hadsell’s half moon ii ranch at Green Mt. Mutton in abundance
Ad – Jim Leo’s restaurant, 309 n. front
Small boys on a dare throw switch in Saratoga, S+E derails
Cheyenne contractor Archie Allison here for opening bids on new R. C. Church
Miss Mary N Kenney charges Ralph Bell with rape at gun point
James O’Leary threatens wife and neighbors with gun after seeing his wife come in the back door with Frank Webb
Burglars blew safe of post office in cosgriff store – Ft. Steele
Sheriff rivera called to bring duo to Walcott – james Dickinson, black rancher at pass creek shot George McIntyre, employee of A. D. Campbell, and was shot himself
CCJ receives first episode of Gramd Emca,[,emt Record, editorsJames R. and Lillian Little
A heavy plank fell on William Daley’s head while he was working on a vault at the cemetery, injuring an eyeball and leaving him unable to walk until he was found by his son in law
4 colorado division men hurt when gas car jumps track near Saratoga
Mrs. S. B. Giffin opens dressmaking parlor
George McIntyre charged with felonious assault
James O’Leary hangs self in jail cell
J. J. Noel, national director of Loyal Order of Moose here to organize club
300 attend ranch part at Hadsell ranch
September 1915
2 greeks, Sam Marais and Stamut Kanlur, were accosted by an Italian who cut both of them
Last monument on Oregon trail set by captain H. J. Nickerson
City still hasn’t signed petitions for free mail delivery, although carrier tests have been held and everything’s ready
Sam Maris died from his Italian assailant stabbing
Mr. + Mrs. George A. Deaton and Mr. + Mrs. A. T. Shank stops in Rawlins on way home to snake river from saratoga fish fry
Postmaster Louis schalk reminds citizens that the postal department in Washington approved Rawlins home delivery a year ago, providing 80% sign up for it
Sam morgan from encampment crossed the plains in 1851, settled in Rawlins, currently showing some fine gold ore from purgatory gulch country
CCJ regrets making accusations about George Brimmer in last election
Stockholders of seminoe mining co. go out to see the new mill machinery at work
Since law closed saloons on Sundays, Rawlins needs a public lavatory at a central point
New electric wiring at courthouse almost done
Workmen putting new roof on RR employees club
20 stamp mill viewed at work by 22 stockholders – ore not the best but mill cleanups show a savings of $600/day
Lt. Steever ordered to war dept. washington – to explain workings of cadet system used in our schools to war dept. and heads of various education institutions – several states want to start a similar program
W. E. Bible busy installing new electric st. lights for city on front and part of the way up 4th and 5th
William McPherson and Mr. Cox/Fox up from Cheyenne, contractor for state capital addition
Cowboys rope and kill large wolf, county pays $12 bounty
Fire new wire fence with iron posts set in concrete going up in front of pen grounds
S+E enlarging Saratoga stockyards, will build 2 story depot, agent and family will live upstairs
October 1915
Corner stone for new St. Joseph’s R.C. church to be laid Sunday
Additional school bonds issue approved
Mrs. W. J. Smith, widow, leases Rawlins oldest bakery est. 1873 to Mr. M. E. Womer – smiths ran it for over 40 years
Rev. M. H. Frank replaces Rev. McCalla who went to Denver
The new ornamental lights being put up will be turned on next week
School contract let to Archie Allison
Belle Ryan gets word her uncle J. J. died in Denver after stomach cancer operation failed
Bishop McGovern lays corner stone for St. Joe’s
P. J. Johnson places concrete sidewalk around resident
Harvey Childs leases club barber shop this week
Sewer on 5th st. stopped up again – pen has crew working on it, several cellars were flooded
Tag day to benefit hospital
Thomas A. Cosgriff dies in Denver home – part owner of 1st national bank
J. J. Ryan obit
I. M. Sanger buys a ford auto from agent F. M. Johnson to use on his stage line
George a Deaton of Baggs Sentinel visits this week
Thos. Franks leases vacant space near sweetland – putting up fine building for men’s and women’s shoe shining parlor
Michael rubner moved his garage from west end of city to Anderson building, fitting up 1st class garage
Mrs. Carl Aman buys bankrupt stock of A. Kaplovitz – 27 cents on the dollar, will hold special sale for 10 days
Hospital tag day a success
Mr. Itkin to open ladies furnishings store, his sister will run it
Kids put limburger cheese on radiator, school dismissed for the day
C. R. Watson gets carload of “overland autos”
Petitions made for Rawlins Seminoe mail route twice a week
James McPherson working past 3 weeks getting quarrying site ready
Express office at RR yards to have telephone soon
Rawlins drug co. having 2 new display windows built
November 1915
First of the week, CO supreme court handed down verdict reversing routt county district court in carbon county sheep and cattle co. vs. routt co. (from 5 years prior)
Cosgriff Bros. Sell out sheep holding to other area ranchers
Boomerang restaurant purchased this week by ward and otto
Sheriff frank smith drove prisoner W. E. Whitell down from Johnson county
Next item citizen wants to know how a prisoner reported by sheriff smith to have gotten away at whiskey gap could have made a statement about it
James McPherson quarry stone for capitol addition
William Dickinson from Rawlins arraigned in front of judge tiaball – pled guilty to horse theft, 3 years
Cody – millionaire scots flockmaster James Dickie buys biplane to watch flocks, herders, and camp tender
Neil D. Carper a porter at Tom Ryan’s club saloon died
Lt. Stever returns from Washington - says boys in west more developed and physically stronger than boys in the east
Cheyenne – western boys have better muscular development says Lt. Steever
Jordan and lynch rent office next to journal for their coal office
“Baldy” Sisson and Ike Wagnor, the “Mutt and Jeff” of Saratoga in town on way to CA
E. Krueger dies at hospital
Miss Edith K. O. Clark in town to lay cornerstone for new domestic science and manual training building
Coal chutes at wamsutter burn to ground due to sparks from train
Buffalo voice – pamphlet from an eastern musical college “Ragtime Music is Dead
Wyoming supreme court says fraternal club must have liquor licenses to sell booze – rawins elks club bar license to be obtained
Lt. Steever in Laramie organizing high school wall sealing squads, will be in Rawlins soon – contest will be held between Laramie and Rawlins squads
December 1915
Cornerstone laid by state super clark despite cold weather – large crowd
Postmaster Louis Schalk says post office department oks Rawlins home delivery at beginning of april – H. Larsen gets contract for placing drop boxes at different points about city
B.L.E. and BLF+E in joint session in Cleveland
Agreement between co. commissioners and sheep men – routt county to pay court costs and returning the 10% added one year when taxes were collected by the sheriff under distraint and 2/3 of the money collected during the last 4 years as taxes
Mutt + Jeff in columns of dailies for years to be a comedy at opera house – 3 people to present musical comedy
Early this week S. P. Briggs manager notified law that tramp broke into the Hanna store and got 17 pipes, 5 diamond rings, 10 $2.50 gold pieces, 8 $5 gold pieces and 1 $90 gold piece
Con quinlan and brother in law Jesse Brayton left for Spokane to seek their fortunes
Jan to be “War-on-coyotes” month, woolgrowers association urges all to wage vigorous war on “song dogs”
Work on St. Joe’s R.C. church stopped until spring, contractor M. J. Kinney says near done except tower
Saratoga oil and development co. organized at Saratoga – William Johnson president
A man named Hathaway started a disturbance at the UP eating house, officer Byrnes came to arrest him, he broke loose, fight broke out
Court appoints P. J. Quealy of Kemmerer as receiver and C.D. Williamson cashier of carbon state bank in Hanna
From craig empire – sheep war
Ralph ferris took over the Rawlins garage from his brother frank
William craig, proprietor of craig café, bought bakery of Mr. Woomer, which Woomer had bought 3 months earlier
Old smith bakery building – William Craig’s and Tom Ryan’s club saloon destroyed by fire
Baggs – Duncan blair of CO now a deputy in Routt co. and carbon co., so can chase law breakers over the line
George Lathrop who drove stage from Rawlins to baggs for Luke Voorhees died at Voorhees ranch north of Cheyenne
1916
January 1916
Elks ask county commissioners for liquor license
General Grenville Dodge died in council bluffs, iowa
Congressman Mondell introduces bill appropriating $3,000 for monuments at site of Ft. Phil Kearney on piney creek and on the site of the wagon box fight a few miles above the same stream
Billie Craig announces – doing business – bakery – in basement of old smith bakery, Frank Nothmayle is his baker, Craig does the pastry
Lincoln highway pictures shown at opera house last night, Rawlins fireboys was especially godo and almost all of them could be easily recognized
Methodist pastor formerly of Rawlins died of shock following operation for severe stomach trouble
Bank officers for 1916 elected – listed
Fire chief tom reid, still drying to get city to buy an auto fire wagon, says smith bakery fire could have been stopped if they had one
This week peer Anderson bought Anderson brick store building on 4th, will update upstairs rooms and rent them out
John C. Friend home and writing fire insurance
CCJ gets copy of J-A-B-S pamphlet printed by George McCarthy at the pen, filled with bright and interesting sayings
Evanston – Judge Homer Merrell dies at an elks convention
Hugo A. Beck, employee, bought craig café and will continue it
DC – wyo claim to be first in wool production for 1915 no longer questioned, Wyoming led Montana by 358,000 pounds last year
Ad – luxus café and bar, ogburn and glunz proprietors
Ad - H. Rasmusson funeral director licensed lady assistant/ambulance for sick calls answered all hours
Ad – the cozy, frank and Charles reid proprietors
Mrs. Dennis OMelia renting out 6 room stone house opposite centrals chool and 2 room house in the same place
Nosy Dave Nicholas surprises friends takes a bride, Miss Hazel K.
Dave Nicholas recently sold interest in boomerang to F. E. Rumph and left for his new home in KS
George Weller young son of Mr. + Mrs. George Weller has scarlet fever, doctors trying to prevent spread
Fever spreads, 3 cases, George Weller Jr. doing ok
19 month old Jessie May Evans dies of scarlet fever
Old smith bakery and club saloon being repaired and will soon be ready for occupancy again after the fire – stone fire wall built between the buildings
Hugh Rogher returns to city 1st of week from salt lake, where he’s been for a few years
February 1916
Peter Reefe opens tailor shop in Gormerly building near opera house
Court schedule: Tidball to hear 8 criminal cases next week: state vs. R. D. Meldrum; state vs. Ralph Bell for rape
Snow blocks 7th district. Freight train stalled in snow at Daley’s ranch and had to be dug out
During past week UP has run a feed train for benefit of sheepmen located near the tracks – train has 25 cars of feed and has right of way over all other trains
Rawlins firemen resolve a committee to petition city for chemical fire engine
Charles Ivey decision reversed by state supreme court
L. E. Titchenor of Saratoga in town to confer with stock holders in spring wheel co
P. J. Johnson (Tivoli) now wholesale agent for beer that made Milwaukee famous – pabst
Snow in the air blocks Rawlins view of solar eclipse
UP to aid sheepmen along the lines , will expedite movement of feed and materials to them
Meldrum case news, jury not for another week
Frank rumph sole owner of boomerang saloon
Daring holdup – passengers on number 18 robbed
Enrique cordova shot dead by UP watchman glen busch
Hugo beck of beck café repaints business
Poem – modern maude muller
Thomas franks remodeling Leonard building on 4th st. – will be a pool and billiard hall
UP installing an electric welding machine in blacksmith shop – Mr. Freeze in charge of installation says it’ll be ready in a week
2 sharing companies of Rawlins incorporated – Rawlins Shearing Co. and Walcott Shearing Co.
Fire in sheds behind Charles West’s saloon – dish washer from beck café had left a lighted candle in the shed
Fire department committee petitions city council for truck
Justice of peace Waeckerlin holds preliminary hearing on watchman glen bush – charged with 2nd degree murder
County prosecutor A. J. Rosier appealed to state of Wyoming to offer reward for R. D. Meldrum who jumped bond
R. D. Meldrum doesn’t show for trial
A. R. Cowley property on front st. bought by Mrs. A. C. Ayala
Billy Collins in town from his ranch near the ferris mountains
The 30 jurymen summoned for meldrum trial arrived and reported to court
Students in spelling must grade 90% to pass the subject
State offers reward of $500 for R. D. Meldrum
Hospital changes hands – Mr. Rasmusson whose been president and general manager for past 2 years turns over affairs to Mr. Ed Bennett. Hospital in excellent shape, Miss Peterson will still be head nurse
Proclamation about reward for arrest and delivery of R. D. Meldrum
Dr. W. H. Fickel moved office from old location to Leanard building on 4th st.
March 1916
Bingville orchestra to give dance at dance hall
Avelino Balerio stabbed and cut several times at the 777 across the tracks by unknown man
Charles west of capital bar on front st. will join up with Frank Elliott in a lease on the bar in the Virginian hotel in medicine bow
Eastern press giving good deal of discussion of Lt. Steever’s Wyoming plan for training high school cadets.
Cheyenne – ex con Thomas Smith latest suspect in UP train robber
William Craig expects to move back into his old (smith) bakery location
Several of the high school boys (cadets) received uniforms issued by federal government, they are midshipmen’s uniforms, gave a very soldier-like appearance in school, more to arrive in a few weeks
Homer france takes Chevrolet agency
Elks lease bar to Mrsses Cassidy and Findeisen
Craig bakery moved early in week from temporary quarters in Withers building, fitting a ford car as delivery truck
Joe Finley opens saloon on front with big turkey lunch
CCJ says Kemmerer Camera article on meldrum case is far from truth
Hana’s mandatory first aid classes organized Hana’s first aid public library and reading room
“Roth” a trusty night fireman at pen boiler house made a ladder and escaped
H. Larsen has crew back at work on new domestic sciences building at central school
Proclamation rawlinsites to vote on buying an American LaFrance gas powered chemical fire truck or a utility truck with chemical equipment to be added here
UP lets contract for construction of line from wamsutter to craig, a first step in reaching the Uintah valley
Harvey Childs has again opened his barber shop in the Club building
Due to illness, August Swanson selling property to move to another climate
3 sentenced to death at Kemmerer all appeal
E. O. Sheldon of Lander opens hide and fur house
Meldrum to be brought back – has written sheriff Rubie Rivera from N”Y about giving himself up
Baker Comstock, pen escapee last year, gets 2 more terms, 1 an unfinished term in Idaho, and 2 horse theft
Supreme court confirms crook county death sentence for Willard Flanders, guilty of shooting his wife alice and neighbor Sam Aultz
Notice local post office will begin free mail delivery, CCJ will start publishing Friday mornings so it can be delivered in the afternoon
Meldrum back, says he was misinformed regarding forfeiture of bonds and could not throw his friends down
Rawlins National Bank back window broken and $18 in change taken
Cassidy + Findeisen to take over elks bar april 1st, have hired Peter McCabe to look after it
Free delivery of mail begins, Harry Evans and Philip Frank carriers
CCJ wants ads in by Thursday noon for the Friday morning paper
Cement sidewalks to be laid along south and east side of pen fence, west side laid previous summer
John Wallace, old rawlinsite, died in Omaha
Men removing dirt from old opera house lot
April 1916
Banner – vote for Dan Kinnaman mayor and Jack McPherson trustee
Overland limited robbed – daring bandit takes valuables from passengers in observation car
Ralph bell found guilty of assault and battery
Miss Millie Burns, who had charge of the hospital until around a year ago she took a post-grad course at Chicago, returned to Rawlins and is working at the hospital again
Full page Rawlins opera house shows birthed a nation
James McPherson left for Cheyenne and horse creek, is rapidly furnishing stone from the quarries south of town for the new wing on the state capitol building
Rudd, who escaped from Park county road gang returned to pen by guard smith
Bank exchange bar now sole interest of lujan and medina – Alfred branch sells out to them
Republicans win, Charles Anderson mayor, Thomas A. Ready trustee
Meldrum expected to seek change of venue
Dick of Dixon barber shop weds eldest daughter of Mrs. W. J. Smith of smith makery, will make their home in Rawlins – didn’t
J. H. Howell held for encampment burglary-assaults county jailer J. K. Hetzler in a carefully prepared escape plot
Meldrum case postboned
Ernest sundin of the depot garage sells hudsons and dodge
George “Dick” Dixon sells shop to barber William stockey – special for kids cuts
Train bandit captured
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