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09/08/1904 Vol. 1 # 1 - Cattle Roundup - depressed market. County Commissioner Ed Steele orders lumber for Boulder Creek bridge. Pinedale and Olson become separate voting districts. Truax Blacksmith shop open Patterson buys Graham ranch. Sommers recovers stolen horses. Spicer store in Boulder. Mills Bros. road house near Big Piney shut for repairs. Fitzhugh Hotel to open in Big Piney area lauded. Mail route to Lander needed. Bougher baby boy. LOCAL NAMES MENTIONED Ed Steele, Nels Jorgensen, Mr. Bowman, Fred Boyce, George Truax, F. C. Fisher, Ray Glover, J. F. Patterson, R. D. Graham, P. V. Sornmers, Fannie Tartar, Mr. Spicer, Dr. Gilligan, D. A. Winn, Alva Thompson, Fred Ballou, A. M. Vandy, Charles Nettleton, Henry Binning, Judge H. C. Johnson, James Noble, Dr. and Mrs. S. J. Ross, Elizabeth Sumner, "Uncle" George Smith, J. L. Fleming, Amos Smith, Louise and Emma Ross, Jass Bougher, B. R. Ordway, Robert Fitzhugh, John Budd, Keys, Joe Smith, Wm. Wells, Jack Reynolds, Will Lafferty Jack Ward, F. E. McGrew, Superintendent Anderson, W. F. Nolan, C.D. Reaser, Snider, R. C. Irwin, Pat Cornwell, Thomas Odle, L. W. Sargent, Joe McGovern, Douglas Leckie, Mrs. Roy, C. W. Brandon. LOCAL ADS - Franklin Mercantile Co. Brands - HT McCoy and Shanley, Alfred Coolidge I, Harry K. Hoff
09/15/1904 McCoy and Shanley haystacks. Pershall recommends Fremont dam. Peterson and Bourm sawmill in Pinedale. Harnessing Pine Creek rapids discussed. Luman kills bear. Pinedale cattle Roundup Association meets. Foreman W. Bloom. Bird - Alexander wedding. R. N. Robinson buried. Pap Reid and Kid Riley captured.
09/22/1904 List precincts and chairmen. Kendall Tie Hack Camp closes. Reminiscing about holdup at Budd Store in 1898. School to begin. Bunch Glover arrested for robbery. Mountain lion killed on Mesa West of Pinedale. E. Carlson the pumpkin roller. J. Patterson Postmaster. 1st electric light in Pinedale. Rich coal mine above Cora.
09/29/1904 Water rights mess. Wolves howling. Binning's elk. Kid Riley's robbery. Gheen baby girl.

10/13/1904 H. C. Johnson nominated for State Representative. Woodmen to build 26 x 60 2-story hall. Dr. Sturdevant to move here. Spicer Store; Boulder, complete.
10/20/1904 Precinct lines described. Gibson and Posten fight to a draw. Fall's cabbages Graham's leave.
10/27/1904 Republican Rally. Big Sandy ditch nearly complete. Dr. Gilligan buys A. Benson ranch. List of nominations. Vote for State Capital location. Peterson sole owner of sawmill.

11/03/1904 Core is mail terminal, service to Pinedale dismal. Townsend puts phone line from Big Piney to Daniel. Wolves terrorizing cattle. Spears - Patterson wedding. Hoff Bros. volunteer work. Sprague building hotel and other buildings. 60 water rights left on Boulder Canal.
11/10/1904 Professor McGrew lauded, school begins. Bear and 3 cubs at Fremont Lake. Protecting elk, letter from C. E. Laustrup. W. A. Thompson to take up hogs. Election results. W. Bloom, Justice of Peace. F. A. Ballou, roads; George Truax, constable. Benson declares he has not sold ranch (10-27-04). Call to Masons. Olin - Dawson wedding Pinedale's first wedding. Dr. Sturdevant arrives. Cattle prices. A. Smith here 22 years. Wise baby boy. Bondurent baby dies.
11/17/1904 Produce raised South of Pinedale. Wise baby. New Fork precinct returns. Sam Hoff volunteers. Neil Boyce breaks bone. Dr. Braine to come to Big Piney. Big Piney literary society formed - Big Piney elected E. Swan Justice of the Peace, Wm. Baldwin, roads, John Budd, Constable.
11/24/1904 Lander chosen State Capital. Railroad talk. Merna gets a sawmill. Billy Todd's foot wound. Alvie Hanson stops runaways. Allen baby boy. Political meeting at New Fork. Nowlin and Huston stake a claim. Rahm baby boy.

12/01/1904 Railroad and phone line talk. Anderson baby boy. Road to Daniel needed. Lander not chosen. Fred Boyce starts fire, Cantlin faints. Cora Store closes. Peterson sells to Sturdevant. Daniel Courier paper begun.
12/08/1904 Description of ride from Opal to Pinedale. Pinedale Hotel open for meals. Pixley's haystack on Roy Ranch burning appears to be arson. Hittle brings in Shorthorn Bulls. East Fork Roundup Assoc. only 1 in State. Edgar Cantlin makes record - breaking ride. D. Bair dies, (father of Mrs. Fred Boyce). Tartar - Burch wedding. Uncle George loses chickens.
12/15/1904 300 ton haystack photo. Jury duty. Woodrnan Hall complete by December 23. Holden calls Roundup a "Weakly Paper".
12/22/1904 Woodman officers. School program. Photo Fremont Peak. Daniel mail route and phones. Dr. Ross sells out. Murdock's new barn. Simmons infant dies.
12/29/1904 Sheriff finds outlaw's cache. Horse Creek gets bridge. Yarger Bros. magpie. Porcupines killing trees on Pine Creek. Fleming baby girl. Mrs. Norris Griggs dies. Woodrnan dance in -5 weather and no heat. Roundups January 5, 12, 19, 26 dated 1904 instead of 1905.

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This index to the Pinedale Roundup Newspaper of Sublette County, Wyoming was compiled over a 20 year period by Judi Myers for the years 1904-1969 & 1980-1999 and by Ann Noble for the years 1970-1979. Jane Warinner typed the original manuscripts in four separate volumes. The printed volumes were scanned by Clint Gilchrist for the electronic edition, but the numerous scan errors were proof read and corrected by Judi Myers. It is being hosted and maintained online by Wind River Web Services at www.sublette.com. To read the actual articles, note the date and take your requests to the Sublette County Library (PO Box 489, 155 S. Tyler, Pinedale, Wyoming, 82941 or phone 307-367-4114) or Wyoming State Archives (Historical Research Dept., Barrett State Office Bdg., 2301 Central Ave., Cheyenne, WY 82002 or phone 307-777-7826, wyarchive@state.wy.us). Both institutions have early year Roundups on microfilm and later year issues hard-bound. Thanks to the generosity of Judi, feel free to download, print and use the electronic edition at no charge, but reproduction, publication or distribution of any of this material is prohibited without permission.

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