Date,Year,Event
4-Jan,1906,"A. G. Rupp, Gen. Mdse."
4-Jan,1906,Building owned by J. Snyder was moved across the river to the permanent town last Monday.
4-Jan,1906,"Elma Hotel, F. E. Thomas, Manager"
4-Jan,1906,First building constructed on the new townsite was for J. W. Thoreau and Co’s. hardware and furniture store which is open for business.
4-Jan,1906,"H. A. Stine, Real Estate"
4-Jan,1906,H.A. Stine rec’d telegram from … Lincoln Land Co. authorizing a well to be bored at intersection of Big Horn and Hanover (8th) Sts.  Stine has arranged with Well Driver Cole to begin at once.
4-Jan,1906,In the Jan 18 issue;  House mover Early will have the building (Elma) moved across the river and in place next week.
4-Jan,1906,"L. K. McClellan, Contractor,  Gen. Mgr. Of Big Horn Power Co."
4-Jan,1906,"Pioneer Blacksmith Shop, Wm Grant"
4-Jan,1906,Professional ad listings
4-Jan,1906,"Sam Lee, laundry"
4-Jan,1906,"T. J. Kelly, MD, Physician and Surgeon"
4-Jan,1906,The Elma Hotel has a new sign painted by C. W. Simmons which also advertises papers and periodicals which are carried by Lon Thomas. 
4-Jan,1906,"Worland Barber Shop, A. D. McIntyre, prop"
4-Jan,1906,"Worland Hardware, S. H. Black, prop."
4-Jan,1906,"Worland Hotel, C. H. Worland"
4-Jan,1906,"Worland Meat Market, W.C. Holtz"
18-Jan,1906,"C.H. Worland has sold to A.W. Bebb and Co. the building formerly used as a dancing hall.  J.A. Howell, mgr. Of Bebb and Co. stated building will be moved across river and converted into store and the building now used by them will be used by Sam Black Hardware."
18-Jan,1906,"Joe Conner, F. M. Wallace and C. F. Russell who came from Cody Tuesday to start a restaurant purchased lot 4 in block 7.  They will erect a building 18 x 30 immediately.  Messers Russell and Wallace are carpenters and will do their own work."
1-Feb,1906,P.A.Holtz arrived from Cody Saturday with several loads of lumber for the McCampbell Lumber Yard.  Holtz will have charge till McC. Comes.
1-Feb,1906,"The S.H. Black building, formerly used jointly by him and A.W. Bebb Co. was moved across Monday and is now in place on the lot West of A.W. bebb and Co."
8-Feb,1906,J.P. Baker of Billings has purchased a lot on Big Horn Ave. and has material ready for the construction of a 2 story building which he will use for a saloon.  This will make three saloons for the new town.
15-Feb,1906,New structure for A.G. Rupp was started.  Two stories 50 x 70 and warehouse 30 x 50.  Located on SE corner of lot 3 facing Big Horn and will lbe the largest building yet built.
15-Feb,1906,The first sidewalk in Worland is the one built in front of Snyder and Stine’s saloon.
28-Feb,1906,"Ad- Millinery, Mrs. C.K Ludlow, Big Horn Ave."
28-Feb,1906,Elma Hotel sold to Charles Nichols and L.E. Grouell
28-Feb,1906,George Heard (Herard?) gave a dance in new building which was just completed for a drug store.
1-Mar,1906,Legal notice- partnership dba A.W. Bebb and Co has been dissolved and J.A. Howell is the successor.
1-Mar,1906,"Nearly every house in Worland now has a phone, even those on the west side and one may now talk across the river."
15-Mar,1906,"Ad-  Worland Mercantile Co., J. Ashby Howell. Manager."
29-Mar,1906,A.G. Rupp started construction of his large mercantile establishment on Big Horn Ave.
5-Apr,1906,A.L. Ozmun has just completed a fine residence in the north part of town.
5-Apr,1906,"Ad-  Worland Furnishing Store, E.M. Conant"
12-Apr,1906,Mrs. H.A. Stine and Miss Helen Coburn purchased this week Mrs Ludlows entire stock of millinery goods-will open for business in front part of Worland Mercantile store.
19-Apr,1906,"Ad- Dr. F.L. Andrews is prepared at any time when his services are needed to do Embalming, also Undertaking.  Office 1 door east of Drug Store."
3-May,1906,"All the arrangements were completed to begin building the C.H. Worland Hotel, the cost to be between $8,000 and $10,000."
3-May,1906,"E.W. Foster, MD, Physician and Surgeon"
3-May,1906,Elma Hotel name has been changed to Lawson Hotel-two story annex is being added.
3-May,1906,"F.D. Andrews, Real estate."
3-May,1906,Professional cards
31-May,1906,Residence for Albert Chalcroft being erected southern part of town.
7-Jun,1906,Frank Russell began erection of jail building this week.
11-Jun,1906,"Ads- Terrel and Seaton, Blacksmiths"
11-Jun,1906,"Big Horn Livery, Winslow and Cole"
11-Jun,1906,J.R. May- Cash Bargain Store
11-Jun,1906,Jail building completed.
11-Jun,1906,"Work started on foundation of new hotel to cost $10,000."
21-Jun,1906,Basin Lumber Co has purchased lots north of Rupp Store and put in line of building material.
21-Jun,1906,Cornerstone laid for Methodist Church.
21-Jun,1906,Renner and Jones Bank nationalized as 1st National.
5-Jul,1906,A.D. Smith was plotting add’l lots and streets to townsite under orders of Lincoln Townsite Co.
12-Jul,1906,Railroad completed July 10.
2-Aug,1906,"Birth-Boy to M/M C.E. Dillon, 1st birth in town of Worland"
9-Aug,1906,"Ads- Cosmo Short Order House, J.M. Sheetz. Prop."
9-Aug,1906,Newtons Ice Cream Parlor and Bakery- A.O. Newton
9-Aug,1906,"Sim Kendalls brick factory kilned 60,000 bricks in one load."
30-Aug,1906,Dan Winslow raised the frame on his new livery barn.
30-Aug,1906,Ground broken for Baptist Church
30-Aug,1906,Harry Stine is erecting a two story residence on Coburn.
20-Sep,1906,"Worlands 1st fire on Sept. 14, in Baker and Brewer saloon building, Holtz building just 25 feet east was scorched but saved by bucket brigade."
27-Sep,1906,School opened last Monday with 38 scholars.
4-Oct,1906,"Completion of the first public hospital, corner of Hanover (7th) and Big Horn."
4-Oct,1906,Sam Black started work on his new residence.
4-Oct,1906,The siding was placed on the depot this week.
11-Oct,1906, Foot bridge put across the river just upstream from the ferry.
15-Nov,1906,Kelley Bros livery barn completed.
15-Nov,1906,"Town officials have purchased a chemical fire engine, delivery in three weeks."
22-Nov,1906,"New depot is completed,"
7-Jan,1907,This issue has several short bio’s of business men of the town.
24-Jan,1907,The chemical fire engine was delivered.
24-Jan,1907,"ADS - City Blacksmith, C.A. Terrell, prop."
24-Jan,1907,"Worland Hotel, C.D. Markham, prop."
24-Jan,1907,"Wm Rayner(Raymer?), Undertaker and Embalmer."
31-Jan,1907,"John and Rico Stine began the erection of a bowling alley this week, adjoining the Newton Bakery."
31-Jan,1907,New building was erected for new fire engine next to Holtz and Scribner Meat market.
31-Jan,1907,"Ads- Worland Grit, Johnston and Stow, props."
31-Jan,1907,"Grotto Restaurant, Mrs C.M. Benson, prop,"
7-Feb,1907,"S.C. Kimball, civil engineer, Land, mining, and irrigation work"
7-Feb,1907,"Carl B. Stow, Real estate,"
7-Feb,1907,"Herman Gates, cashier, First National Bank"
7-Feb,1907,"George P. Simons, Seed dealer"
7-Feb,1907,"New Feed and Seed Store, Groshart Bros., next door to Rupps."
14-Feb,1907,New street lights on Big Horn Ave.
14-Feb,1907,The bowling alley is a popular place these days.
14-Feb,1907,The past week the passenger train arrived several times the day it was due.
21-Feb,1907,"Mrs. F.E. Thomas will have a stock of millinery on hand for spring business, she will have her goods at A.G. Rupps."
21-Feb,1907,Sidewalks are being put down in the residence section of town this week.
21-Feb,1907,Mr. And Mrs Benson have discontinued the restaurant business.
21-Feb,1907,The two story building vacated by the Grotto Restaurant is available for rent or sale.
28-Feb,1907,New residence lots are being platted
7-Mar,1907,"The Cosmo short order house is again open for business with Campbell and Beil, props."
7-Mar,1907,"Birth- boy to M/M Charles McDonald, 1st boy born in Worland, (this was also said in the Aug 2,06 issue)"
14-Mar,1907,H.A. Stine sells Elk Saloon to Nelson and Hampton of Billings.  Stine has been appointed Supt. Of Construction of the Hanover Canals.
14-Mar,1907,Mr. P. Maginnis arrived this week and will begin at once to manufacture steel flumes.
21-Mar,1907,J.T. Jones of Sheridan has located here and formed a partnership with C.F. Robertson for a law concern.
28-Mar,1907,G.R. Comer of TenSleep has purchased the ice house and business from W.C. Holtz.
11-Apr,1907,"The Lincoln Land Co reports $2,000 worth of vacant lots were sold last week to parties who will build at once."
11-Apr,1907,Big Horn Lumber and Land Co. announce first shipments of lumber have arrived.  This makes three large lumber concerns.
11-Apr,1907,Mr. Nelson of Nelson and Hampton purchased a corner lot on Coburn and Rairdan (8th) and will erect a residence at once.
18-Apr,1907,W.A. Wilson one of the proprietors of Thomas Laundry will erect a large rooming house-two story- 28 x 60 ft. with 24 bed rooms.
18-Apr,1907,Cart Johnson of Iowa arrived to run the brick yard.
18-Apr,1907,"Ads- Big Horn Saloon, Bob Alworth, prop.  Big Horn Ave opposite depot."
18-Apr,1907,"C.S Horel, Dentist; Woodrow Salisbury Transfer Co., all kinds of delivery"
18-Apr,1907,Next week W.C. Holtz will start on a 5 room residence on Coburn and Hanover.
18-Apr,1907,Boine (Bowen) Howell has gone into the dray business.
18-Apr,1907,"More than $1,000 has been subscribed to the Methodist Church Building and work will begin in a short time."
25-Apr,1907,Holtz and Scribner have rented their meat market to Folck Brothers.
25-Apr,1907,"S.C. Kimball has orders for nearly 300,000 bricks. Cart Johnson will soon have 1st kiln ready to burn."
25-Apr,1907,I.S. Allen is now proprietor and manager of Lawson House.
2-May,1907,J.W. Helvey and Frank Aikens have purchased the Cosmo Short Order House.
9-May,1907,Last week a volunteer fire company was organized.
9-May,1907,Rico Stine began erection of his residence this week.
9-May,1907,H.A. Stine began erection of his large modern residence at Coburn and Rairdan.
9-May,1907,John Stine has moved his residence to property recently purchased on Coburn.
9-May,1907,Ad- Richards and Herrick- contractors and builders
23-May,1907,"Excavating for basement of Methodist Church, NW corner of Rairdan and Coburn."
23-May,1907,Large two story rooming house being erected by Andy Wilson.
23-May,1907,Free ferry started in use.
23-May,1907,"Dr. E.W. Foster to build large 10 room residence at Coburn and Hanover (7th), George Davis is the Contractor."
6-Jun,1907,H.A. Stine has resigned as Supt. of canal construction for the Hanover Canal Co.
9-Jun,1907,Mrs. C.M. Benson will begin the erection of a 12 room residence at Coburn and Hanover- two story and built of cement block.
20-Jun,1907,Mrs. Mammon began a nice residence on Coburn this week.
27-Jun,1907,First kiln of bricks for 1907 have been burned.
27-Jun,1907,"The Worland Merc, S.H. Black, and E.M. Conant will begin the erection of a large two story business block at an early date.  Building will be 80 x 80 and erected in the block east of Hanover."
27-Jun,1907,W.C. Holtz has moved into his new residence on Coburn.
4-Jul,1907,J.L. Woodburn has erected a residence on the lot west of Chas. McDonalds.
4-Jul,1907,J.W. Helvey has purchased the Cosmo Short Order House.
18-Jul,1907,Chas. Worland took charge of the Worland Hotel from Markham.
18-Jul,1907,Ray Rupp is the local observer for the USDA and will furnish daily maximum and minimum temperatures.
18-Jul,1907,"Ads- Big Horn Saloon, E.D. Parker , prop., O.R. Collier, the jeweler is located at Conants., Worland Transfer Co., S. Bown Howell, mgr."
25-Jul,1907,Mrs Westfall is building in the south part of town.
25-Jul,1907,Work is progressing on C.A. Riggs new residence.
25-Jul,1907,W.H. Holman purchased the residence recently occupied by H.A. Stine and has moved same to the rear of his barber shop.
25-Jul,1907,The Wilson House is completed-modern and up-to-date rooming house.
1-Aug,1907,S.B. Howell has opened a feed store.
22-Aug,1907,Rico Stine has opened his new photograph parlors.  His gallery is located on Hanover St. in the building just erected between the two lumber yards.
22-Aug,1907,Helvey and Cribbs have closed the short order house and taken charge of the dining room at the Worland Hotel.
5-Sep,1907,Fire limits ordinance passed.  No more frame buildings in the business section.
5-Sep,1907,J.D. Stine’s new residence on Coburn will be built of cement blocks.
12-Sep,1907,George P. Simons bought A.O. Newtons bakery and confectionery.  Business will now be known as “The Metropole”.
25-Sep,1907,This week Dr. E.W. Foster moved his office to his residence one half block south of the bank.
10-Oct,1907,Town Marshall Holtz and wife new parents.
17-Oct,1907,"Henry Holman, the barber"
17-Oct,1907,"The Rustler at Basin has a health and beauty editor. Now, wouldn’t that frost your corns?"
24-Oct,1907,Ad= Worland Meat Co.  Perry Bros. Props.
24-Oct,1907,Have McIntyre do your barbering.
7-Nov,1907,"Notice- My dental office will be permanently closed after Dec. 1, Dr. C.S. Horel."
7-Nov,1907,Ad-Joes Resturant-Cribbs and Son prop. Next door Rupps.
21-Nov,1907,Last week Carl B. Stow sold his interest in the Grit to Will E. Howell. New Publishers are Johnston & Howell.
21-Nov,1907,"A.G. Rupp is erecting a temporary building in the rear of the hospital, now being used as the post office."
28-Nov,1907,Anson Gates clerking at the Worland Merc.
12-Dec,1907,George P. Simon is clerking for A.G. Rupp.
12-Dec,1907,Ed Lyons is laying brick at the May & Danforth building this week.
19-Dec,1907,Grotto Building next to Worland Hotel is destroyed by fire.
26-Dec,1907,Hicks the Druggist is showing skill in decorating his store for Christmas.
9-Jan,1908,"Ad- Worland Dining Room, Ike Terekawa, Mgr."
9-Jan,1908,"Council proceedings-  May and Danforth given permission to move a building on lot 18, block 3."
9-Jan,1908,"Nelson and Hampton given permission to build a brick or concrete building on lot 21, block 3."
9-Jan,1908,Davis and Griffen given permission to erect frame bldg on Watters lot until such building considered a nuisance.
9-Jan,1908,"J.W. Thoreau & Co. permission to erect tent on lot 7, block 4 until considered a nuisance."
9-Jan,1908,"J.G. Easter permission to erect tent on lot 16, block 3 until considered a nuisance."
9-Jan,1908,"A.G. Rupp permission to erect tent on lot 12, block 5 until considered a nuisance."
16-Jan,1908,"Ad- 1st National Bank, Ira E. Jones, Pres;  H.P. Rothwell, VP;  H. P. Gates, cashier"
16-Jan,1908,"Ad. H.P. Gates, agent for all lines of insurance."
16-Jan,1908,Joe Cribbs has had his tent moved to the sidewalk and is now in position ato serve first class meals.
20-Feb,1908,Methodist Church is being plastered.
20-Feb,1908,Abe Kent becomes owner of ice house from G.R. Comer
20-Feb,1908,Masonic Lodge was organized last week.
12-Mar,1908,Odd Fellows Lodge organized
26-Mar,1908,Wedding article of J. Ashby Howell and Helen Coburn.
9-Apr,1908,"S.B. Howell purchased the Thomas Laundry from Frank E. Thomas , named  it Worland Laundry"
9-Apr,1908,Big Horn County Commissioners said Worland will have a bridge within a year.
23-Apr,1908,"J.D. Stine has started a cement block factory,  Messers Rupp and Groshart will use the brick in the new buildings they are erecting."
30-Apr,1908,The business men who are now rebuilding have decided to order an electric light plant.
30-Apr,1908,Worland now has a roller rink which is generously patronized by the young people.
30-Apr,1908,A.G. Rupp began erection of a 25 x 75 building of cement brick.
7-May,1908,The Brick and Stone masonry on the Nelson and Hampton building was completed this week.
7-May,1908,The Ferry boat was put in service this week.
14-May,1908,Town election – Mayor C.F. Robertson reelected.  Herman Gates and Nels Nelson councilman.
14-May,1908,"F.E. Thomas assumed duties of street commissioner.  The town laterals have been cleared of rubbish, shade trees trimmed."
14-May,1908,"The bridge location will be at the foot of Coburn ave, a short distance south of the ferry.  There will be two concrete piers in the river."
14-May,1908,"Ad- Worland Meat Market, W.C. Holtz."
4-Jun,1908,Charles Shaw and Bert Cole began the manufacture of Tile.  These tiles are 16” in diameter and will be used for irrigating.
4-Jun,1908,Worland Hotel went under the management of Joe Cribbs.
4-Jun,1908,A concrete sidewalk is being put down on the N side of Big Horn from the Rupp corner to the Depot.
4-Jun,1908,"Ad-  J.W. Thoreau, New store building is now completed."
11-Jun,1908,The Metropole is now open and ready for business.
11-Jun,1908,Ed Crowell and his pet coon had a falling out last week.  The coon is a thing of the past now.  Ed will give $25 for a pet bear.
11-Jun,1908,Last Saturday night the dance hall of the Groshart building was opened.
9-Jul,1908,The material for the Worland bridge across the Big Horn arrived on the railroad this week.
16-Jul,1908,"The prospects for the building of the bridge are not a matter of immediate encouragement.  First the high water, next is getting the services of capable bridge builders as those obtainable are working on the railroad bridges."
23-Jul,1908,All the buildings recently erected in Worland are now occupied.  And doing business at the old stand under improved conditions.
30-Jul,1908,The Stoddard residence in the south part of town is going up rapidly.
13-Aug,1908,The material for the bridge is now on the river bank.  It is said they will begin work on it soon.
13-Aug,1908,Fire alarm early Saturday morning.  The Coal sheds of the Worland Lumber Co. and the Basin Lumber Co. were on fire and active work by the citizens managed to save one of the sheds.
13-Aug,1908,H.H. Horel drowned a team in the river Tuesday while trying to ford.
20-Aug,1908,Mr. and Mrs. Hicks are now comfortably located in their new home.
20-Aug,1908,Cole and Shaw were given the contract of a new bridge across the Lower Hanover canal by the city council.
27-Aug,1908,Licenses to shoot game birds may be obtained from the justice of the peace.
27-Aug,1908,The Wilton Gas and Light Co. has been busy in Worland installing light plants in various business houses.  The Elk Saloon and W.C. Holtz’s butcher shop have been fitted out and the lights prove to be the best in town.
27-Aug,1908,All the business houses on the S side of Big Horn have received a fresh coat of paint.
3-Sep,1908,School will be held in the Methodist Church this year.
10-Sep,1908,Charlie Shaw and Cad Groshart are building a house for Mrs. Mammon.
10-Sep,1908,"The ferry boat was hauled out of the river this week, and it is hoped by all that it will not be needed again, as a bridge is expected."
10-Sep,1908,Wedding announcement of  Herman B. Gates and Nellie Foster.  Miss Foster had taught in the school the previous year.
10-Sep,1908,"Charles A. Terril, the old reliable blacksmith, has re-opened his shop east of the Worland Lumber Co. yard."
17-Sep,1908,"E.M. Conant, S.H. Black, and Dr. Foster have had new cement walks laid in front of their residences."
17-Sep,1908,"Order issued by the commander of the troops in the Yellowstone preserve to kill 100 bears as soon as possible, also to kill all wildcats and mountain lions as they have increased and become so bold  as to be a menace to unarmed tourists."
17-Sep,1908,Few cases of typhoid fever are reported.
8-Oct,1908,"Notice- All persons now using the water from the well at the Wilson Rooming House, will be charged $1 a month from the date of this notice-Andy Wilson."
15-Oct,1908,Cad Groshart is running the Winslow Livery Barn.
15-Oct,1908,Reverend Lewis Thompson purchased the lot south of E.M. Conant’s and will have a residence erected.
15-Oct,1908,"Teachers;  Miss Spurrier-primary, Miss Moss- intermediate and Professor Cross-academic department."
5-Nov,1908,On Monday work was commenced on the bridge.  It is expected it will be completed and ready for use before the next high water.
5-Nov,1908,E.M. Conant is having a barn erected on the rear of his lot.
5-Nov,1908,The Worland sugar beets were shipped to Billings this week.
12-Nov,1908,H.B. Gates purchased the McFerrin house.
12-Nov,1908,"The next Board of County Commissioners will be Alex Linton of Meeteetse, Charles McDonald of Worland and Ira Waters of Lovell."
12-Nov,1908,The Lander newspapers have taken up arms against County division.  The scheme proposed is to create a new county south of us by taking valuable territory from Fremont and Big Horn Counties.  It won’t work now because conditions are unfavorable.
19-Nov,1908,C.A. Terrell has erected a new blacksmith shop south of the Worland Lumber yard.
19-Nov,1908,(things must have been getting tight as the following two notices are in this issue).
19-Nov,1908,After Friday November 20 we will sell for strictly cash – May and Danforth.
19-Nov,1908,"After Dec 1 no account can run over 30 days-at the end of thirtydays we will require settlement by bankable note or cash.-Worland Mercantile, J. Ashby Howell"
26-Nov,1908,The Congregational parsonage is progressing rapidly and soon will be completed.   Services every 1st and 3rd Sundays in the Baptist Church.
17-Dec,1908,Public meeting scheduled for Dec 22 to discuss county division.
24-Dec,1908,C.E. Waite has rented the Groshart building and will open up a new saloon in it.
31-Dec,1908,An ad for the Eagle Saloon located in the Groshart building.
7-Jan,1909,"Articles about County Division, the Grit supported this"
14-Jan,1909,"Articles about County Division, the Grit supported this."
14-Jan,1909,County Division meeting set for Jan 16 at Groshart Hall.
14-Jan,1909,"Dog Licenses were due on Jan 10,  There is a strong conviction among people of this town that there are 93,600,000 too many worthless dogs within it’s limits."
21-Jan,1909,"Della Williams entered High School on Jan 11, making the 10th in the Freshman class."
21-Jan,1909,Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Maier last Friday.
21-Jan,1909,"Young men of the town formed a club, soon to be called the Rookery Club.  Ray Hake, Pres.;  W.E. Howell, VP;  W.G. Johnston, Sec’y;  Warren Everett, Treas.;  Pete Selhorn, Sgt. At Arms;  Cy Salisbury, W. Woodrow, Cy Waite and Charley Worland, Bd of Gov’s."
21-Jan,1909,"The reading room and library opened this week in the Baptist Church, open Mon and Wed evenings."
28-Jan,1909,"Obituary of Etta Dragoo Hampton, age 20.  Married Luther Hampton June 16,1908."
28-Jan,1909,"Bill introduced in Legislature providing for local option in the control of saloons, bill has a good chance of passing."
11-Feb,1909,The local option bill was killed as dead as Julius Ceasar Through poor management.
11-Feb,1909,Work on the bridge is progressing rapidly with the aid of the new machinery which arrived from Chicago a few days ago.
11-Feb,1909,"Ad-   100 America Alarm Clocks On Sale, “For an earlier breakfast”, Take two “America” alarms, One for the cook and one for yourself, All you have to do is keep it wound $1.00, Guaranteed for one year, good for ten, Worland Mercantile Co."
18-Feb,1909,"Mrs. Ruth Culbertson, president of Hanover Canal Co. has purchased the Hannold residence property."
18-Feb,1909,The Billings Sugar Beet Co. has agreed to erect dumps at Worland provided 200 acres are raised this coming season.
18-Feb,1909,Mr. and Mrs C.D. Markham have taken over management of the Worland Hotel.
4-Mar,1909,"The last legislature passed a bill prohibiting divorced persons from marrying until a year after they have been granted a divorce, and it is now law."
4-Mar,1909,The slot machines were removed from each of the city’s three saloons and placed in the city bastile until further notice.
11-Mar,1909,The frame work of the Methodist parsonage was raised during the week.
18-Mar,1909,Teams are crossing the Worland Bridge this week.  Now open for public use.
25-Mar,1909,Fred Kawmauro (Kawamura?) opened a restaurant under the Hampton and Nelson saloon this week.
25-Mar,1909,Tax Commissioner Richards announces that no tax is to be charged to lands or buildings in the State used for beet sugar cultivation or manufacture.
25-Mar,1909,W.E. Howell purchased  Herman Gates’ half-interest in Worland Mercantile Co.
25-Mar,1909,Cy Salisbury and Joe Bernasek assumed control of Worland Meat Market.  Holtz bought a farm on Tie Down.
25-Mar,1909,James S. Russell and Co. have purchased the Thoreau stock of merchandise and have leased the Thoreau building.
1-Apr,1909,"J. S. Russell, our new hardware merchant has leased the Holtz residence."
1-Apr,1909,"A number of small cattleman near the Nowater established a new deadline against sheep this week, but no serious trouble is expected."
1-Apr,1909,The Town of Kirby is destroyed by fire last Tuesday.
8-Apr,1909,C.A. Cole the well driller has started a Japanese colony on his ranch down the river.
8-Apr,1909,"Bert Cole, Al Groshart and Wilbur Woodrow are building a new flume for the Bluff Canal across the Gooseberrry."
15-Apr,1909,E.E. Cragle has been putting a new foundation under Mayor Robertsons dwelling.
15-Apr,1909,All the Worland saloons we closed last Sunday in compliance with the law.
22-Apr,1909,Long article about Barber Holman being a victim of a practical joke in response to his gossip about the Spring Creek raid without any facts.
29-Apr,1909,The Metropole Restaurant changed hands this week.
29-Apr,1909,A.G. Rupp retiring and Warren Everitt and Algin Groshart assuming charge.
29-Apr,1909,"8th Grade graduates: Faun McClure, Jennie Ludlow, Lloyd Wilson, Martha Taylor, Agnes Hadley, Mildred Honnold."
20-May,1909,A carload of Russians arrived to work the 200 or so acres of beets that have been planted.
3-Jun,1909,"Announcement of the marriage of Della Maude Williams to Fred Rhodes, both of Worland on June 28."
10-Jun,1909,"Aber Kent purchased the B.W. Cole house and lot on Coburn, Cole will move to the Cavanaugh ranch north of town."
10-Jun,1909,The establishment of the shearing pens near Worland led to greater results than the promoters ever expected.  A wool warehouse is a necessity and hopes are to establish one before the next shearing season.
24-Jun,1909,Jack Jones-city attorney left for visit to home town in Iowa.
24-Jun,1909,"Joe LaFors is posing in the papers as the greatest detective ever, and is receiving more credit than many think is coming to him."
24-Jun,1909,"Ad- Charles George, Blacksmith,  (successor to C. A. Terrell)."
1-Jul,1909,"F.N. Pearson of the Lincoln Land Co., was here this week looking into the land leasing proposition he had considered some time ago with Bert Holtz, and he intimated that a serious damage suit against the latter would probably result."
8-Jul,1909,Professor H.T. Nowell began the survey of a county road to Tensleep.
15-Jul,1909,McArthur Brothers of NYC have been awarded the contract for the Burlington extension from Kirby to Shoshoni.
15-Jul,1909,"Legal notice- Dissolution of partnership between C.H. Salisbury and Joseph Bernasek.  Lee Sterling and Joe Bernasek, successors will collect all outstanding accounts."
22-Jul,1909,Mrs Harry Stine disposed of her two residence buildings on Coburn presently occupied by F.P. Andrews and O.R. Collier to a Chicago man whose name was not learned.
22-Jul,1909,"Business cards- C. H. Salisbury, General Auctioneer, Horse Sales a specialty."
29-Jul,1909,The Baptist Church will be dedicated on August 22.
5-Aug,1909,The Sage Chicken season opened Aug 1 to Sept 30.  Hunters are limited to 18 birds per day.  The sage chicken crop is reported to be rather light this year.
9-Sep,1909,Rev. M. O. Keller has taken charge of the Worland Baptist Church.
16-Sep,1909,Article about Roger Culbertson and Annie Cummins wedding of Sept 7 in Iowa.
16-Sep,1909,"School bonds of $10,000 voted to erect school building."
23-Sep,1909,"Ashby Howell purchased the entire grocery stock of May & Danforth.  May & Danforth sold their dry goods to J.C. Parsons of Gunnison , CO., the latter buying the entire stock of dry goods owned by Howell.   Thus Worland has two mercantile stores with distinct lines of merchandise.  Parsons to be in the May & Danforth building."
23-Sep,1909,Labor troubles interfering with progress of railroad in Wind River Canyon.  Lengthy article.
30-Sep,1909,Shipping of sugar beets to Billings will begin Oct 5.
7-Oct,1909,R.C. Brown retired this week from management of Worland Hotel and will be succeeded next Sunday by Mrs. F.E. Thomas and Mr.& Mrs. Wilbur Woodrow.
7-Oct,1909,"Another business change- Alf Danforth again takes hold of his old business and proposes to conduct it on the lines laid down by Mr. Parsons, confining himself exclusively to dry goods."
14-Oct,1909,Dr. W.O. Gray and C.C. Barrows of Burlington were here looking over our surroundings.  Dr. Gray was favorably impressed and may decide to locate.
21-Oct,1909,Dr. Gray has decided to locate in Worland.
21-Oct,1909,"Ad-  W.W. Sawyer, General Auctioneer."
28-Oct,1909,Henry Holman has moved his family into the new home he recently purchased from Prof. H.T. Nowell.
28-Oct,1909,"Curfew ordinance which provides that all children shall be off the streets by 8pm,  M.A. Kent-Town Marshall."
28-Oct,1909,Dr. Gray for the present time is located at the Worland Hotel.
28-Oct,1909,Lead articles in these papers were about the trial in Basin of the participants in the Spring Creek Raid last April.
4-Nov,1909,Lead articles in these papers were about the trial in Basin of the participants in the Spring Creek Raid last April.
11-Nov,1909,Lead articles in these papers were about the trial in Basin of the participants in the Spring Creek Raid last April.
14-Nov,1909,Mr. L.E. Laird has started a new dairy and will supply Worland with pure milk and cream.
14-Nov,1909,Mr. R.B. Blenton of Billings has bought the restaurant under the Elk Saloon and will conduct a first class eating house.
14-Nov,1909,O.C. Bonine and Mrs.Lydia Holsinger were married at the bride’s residence.
2-Dec,1909,"Next year we should have 1,000 acres of sugar  beets in this vicinity.  The Billings Sugar Factory will pay $5.00 a ton at Billings."
2-Dec,1909,"Town Council Minutes-  Petition of J.S. Russell & Co. for permit to construct a corrugated iron building, 16x20x11, on lot 23, block 3, original town was granted."
9-Dec,1909,C.A. Cole completed the drilling of a new well this week between the proposed new school building and the Congregational Church parsonage.
16-Dec,1909,"Lead article supporting a proposal for a bond election of $40,000 to construct a municipal waterworks.  Also Town Council minutes to authorize an ordinance regarding the voting and bonding."
23-Dec,1909,Fred Kawamura and H. Mekuriya will open the Metropole Café and promise a first class establishment.  (evidently that is the only kind as all the restaurant notices say that.)
30-Dec,1909,Mr. Guyer of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen was in town this week and organized that society Wednesday night.  (By the ads for this group placed in some of the preceding issues it appears that it was primarily an insurance organization.)
3-Jan,1910,"Officers installed at Oddfellows Lodge; Will Johnston, J.S. Honnold, Will E. Howell, E.M. Conant, Algin Groshart, Warren Everett, C.H. Stark, Clarence Burton, Mr. Kibler, Anson Gates, E. Clark, E.B. Wilson, L.G. Abbey."
3-Jan,1910,J.A. Farlien will open a new office in Basin over the Big Horn County Bank.
20-Jan,1910,Election for water bonds passed 66 to 17.
20-Jan,1910,Lottie Seaton of Worland and John Tolliver of Sheridan were married.
20-Jan,1910,"S.B. Howell, bookkeeper for Sam Black made a business trip to Gebo."
20-Jan,1910,Charles George is building an addition to his blacksmith shop.
20-Jan,1910,Charles McDonald has built a big lumber shed at his yard to store lumber.
27-Jan,1910,Mr.J.M Bonine and daughter Mrs. Willis left for a few weeks visiting.
10-Feb,1910,County Commissioners advertised for bids for bridge over 15 Mile Cr. West of town.
10-Feb,1910,Al Eckstrom of Illinois purchased 80 ac N of town and has contracted Chas Shaw to build a house on it.
24-Feb,1910,"Town Council minutes; C.C. Williams appointed as police justice, Lee Sterling as Marshall."
3-Mar,1910,"Martha Lou Taylor and Charles Earl Wagner, both of Worland were married Feb 23 in Basin."
10-Mar,1910,S.H. Black bought a ranch up the river this week.
10-Mar,1910,"Ads- Big Horn Livery Barn, Alti Pendergraft, Prop., Winslows old stand; Worland Laundry, Fred Kawamura, Manager; Metropole Café and Bakery, Fred Kawamura, Manager."
31-Mar,1910,"Dr. Gray purchased a team of registered Hambletonian horses this week from William Pulliam of Loveland, CO for $500."
31-Mar,1910,The most favorable bid for the water bonds was received this week and it is expected a sale will be effected in the near future.
7-Apr,1910,"John Herrick will do all kinds of plastering, see Worland Lumber Co."
14-Apr,1910,Stockgrowers State Bank has filed the Articles of Incorporation in Cheyenne.
14-Apr,1910,Ad- Big Horn Basin Land Co.  Handle property for non-residents.  R.G. Hixon local manager.
21-Apr,1910,Notice calling for bids for a system of water works.
21-Apr,1910,"Ad- Ladies, I have put in a line of ladies’, misses’ and childrens’ hats, etc. See at Worland Merc.  Mrs. W.C. Howell"
28-Apr,1910,The work of preparing the interior of the Groshart Building for the business of the Stockgrowers Bank soon to be opened has gone on this week.
5-May,1910,Work commenced on the new Wool Warehouse this week and the structure will be 80 x 32 feet.
5-May,1910,C.W. Corman of Sheridan has arranged to burn half a million bricks here this season.
5-May,1910,O.S. Cutter took charge of the Bernasek Sterling meat market early in the week.
5-May,1910,Mr. F.E. Thomas will reopen the Worland Laundry this week.
12-May,1910,Mrs. K.C. Willis’ daughter Mattie M. Ludlow was wed to Algie M. Groshart.
12-May,1910,Notice of Incorporation of the First Congregational Church of Worland.
12-May,1910,"George A. Agnew, the cashier of our new bank reached town last Friday."
12-May,1910,Bowen Howell has resigned from the Worland Merc and is now employed by Aber Kent.
12-May,1910,Cad Grosharts new house will soon be completed.
12-May,1910,"Ad- Worland Meat Market, Sterling and Cutter."
19-May,1910,Professor Nowells was engaged to survey a plot for a permanent cemetery west across the river.
19-May,1910,Dr. Foster and Ray Hake have laid out a tennis court on the lot west of Town Hall on Coburn Ave.
19-May,1910,"Dr. W.O. Gray, having purchased the Winslow property on Coburn is preparing to replace the present residence building with a new one.  The old building will be moved to the rear of the lot and used as a barn."
19-May,1910,Alti Pendergraft has begun the erection of a new residence north of the Big Horn Livery Barn.
19-May,1910,Notice of a call for bids for constructing the school superstructure on existing foundation.
19-May,1910,Article about sudden death of Luther Hampton of Nelson & Hampton.
26-May,1910,"S.H. Black sold his stock of hardware and implements, also the building and lot to Ray Hake."
2-Jun,1910,Roger Culbertson has let a contract to Charley Shaw for a new residence on Culbertson Ave.
2-Jun,1910,Fifteen Mile Cr. has been bridged on the main road on the west side of river.
9-Jun,1910,"School house contract let to Chas. Shaw.  Est. cost is $12,640."
9-Jun,1910,"The residence building owned by Dr. Gray on Coburn Ave. was purchased this week by Mr. Curtis, father-in-law of Charles George, and will be moved by him to a lot in the vicinity of the proposed new school house.  (this must be the building that was going to be moved to the rear of lot)."
9-Jun,1910,"Dr. Foster has let the contract for a building on Hanover (7th) 40x60 to Chas Shaw.  It will be divided into 3 stores, each 20x40, and when completed will be rented by Rico Stine for a photography studio, H.L. Bonine for a harness shop, and the third for a millinery store."
16-Jun,1910,Joe Bernasek proposes to open a new meat market.
16-Jun,1910,Excavation begun for foundation of new bank building.
23-Jun,1910,Charles Henry Newman and Verlie Gertrude Cutter were married.
23-Jun,1910,Son born to M/M Joe Bernasek.
23-Jun,1910,"Successful burning of 75,000 brick by C.W. Carman."
30-Jun,1910,Excavation for Dr. Gray’s house began this week.
30-Jun,1910,Carpenters Reilly and Newman have been making improvements on the W.H. Holman residence this week.
7-Jul,1910,"Work began on the building to be owned by Mortimer U. Randell, 40x25 ft."
7-Jul,1910,Fire in the livery barn owned by Alti Pendergraft was discovered in time.
7-Jul,1910,Son born to M/M J. Ashby Howell on July 6.
14-Jul,1910,Work began on the erection of a new school house.  The building is to be completed and ready for classes by the first of Oct.
14-Jul,1910,J.D. McNutt and Almetta Denton were married.
21-Jul,1910,The material for the waterworks is expected any day and work will be commenced and finished in 90 days per contract.
21-Jul,1910,During the week Big Horn Ave. was graded and the laterals cleared of weeds.
21-Jul,1910,"Another kiln of 85,000 brick were started burning on Monday."
28-Jul,1910,The cemetery on the west side of the river is being platted this week.
28-Jul,1910,Roger Culbertson and family moved into their new residence in southern part of town.
28-Jul,1910,Son born to M/M J.R. May on July 21.
4-Aug,1910,"Article about ongoing building-Owners of new residences mentioned were J.S. Russell, Alonzo Bethurem, Cad Groshart, O.S. Cutter, Roger Culbertson, Dr. W.O. Gray, Alti Pendergraft, Mr. Curtis, Henry Holman, Charles George"
4-Aug,1910,A.M. Hicks recently added a handsome showcase to his Drug Store.
4-Aug,1910,Ed Maples purchased a lot in the south part of town and proposes to build a residence.
11-Aug,1910,Speculation as to the delay in starting the construction of the waterworks system.
18-Aug,1910,Charles George blacksmith shop burned down during the night.
18-Aug,1910,"The Worland Hotel will change hands next Monday morning, F.E. Thomas retiring, he will be succeeded by Mr. L.L. Dorman formerly manager of the Weller Hotel in Meeteetse."
18-Aug,1910,Five carloads of material for the waterworks arrived this week.
25-Aug,1910,"Lloyd Simmons, son of M/M Charles Simmons died early this week."
25-Aug,1910,Son born to M/M O.C. Boine Aug 21.
1-Sep,1910,"Worland Lumber Co. is planning extensive improvements.  J.S. Honnold, the efficient manager is to have the old office building reconstructed as a residence."
1-Sep,1910,Last week S.H. Black purchased the Perry Williams ranch south of town and will move out there next week.
8-Sep,1910,Work started on the water system.
8-Sep,1910,Lee Sterling moved into S.H. Blacks house this week.
15-Sep,1910,Mrs. S.B. Howell opened a millinery store in the Foster Building.
15-Sep,1910,"F.D. Hutchinson, principal of the Worland school arrived in town Tues.  Misses May E. Hall, Anna M. Frane and Helen H. Birch, his assistants are expected this week to open on Monday in the church rooms formerly used until the new school is completed."
15-Sep,1910,Alonzo Bethurem the assistant depot agent has a severe case of typhoid.
22-Sep,1910,Charley Terrell will be associated with Charles George in the blacksmith shop. He has started a new house in the southern part of town.
22-Sep,1910,George Hillmon has established another draying enterprise in town.
6-Oct,1910,Several cases of typhoid were mentioned.
13-Oct,1910,Several cases of typhoid were mentioned.
13-Oct,1910,The laying of pipe for the water system has been completed.
20-Oct,1910,Dr. Gray’s residence will be ready for occupancy this week.
20-Oct,1910,Lewis Jacobs has just completed the erection of his third house in the eastern part of town.
20-Oct,1910,C.W. Simmons has assumed control of the Worland Laundry.
20-Oct,1910,Dr. Foster has started a hospital in the Mammon house and has a number of patients there.  Miss Buhrman is in charge.
27-Oct,1910,Sub-contract let for the construction of a brick pump house for the waterworks.
27-Oct,1910,"Death of Hulda C. Carman, wife of C.W. Carman."
27-Nov,1910,Obituary of Tom F. Daggett.
27-Nov,1910,"Epidemic of typhoid fever, 30 cases at present, more breaking out every day, one death, Anna Adam who died last Friday. (nearly every issue during the fall mentioned someone sick with typhoid)."
3-Dec,1910,School house completed.
3-Dec,1910,Dr. Farlien’s home is nearing completion and will welcome the doctor and his bride when they come to occupy the new home.
3-Dec,1910,Dr. W.O. Gray is expected home with his bride within ten days.
10-Dec,1910,Charley Worland has had the old Big Horn Saloon moved over a couple of lots east of where it used to stand.  He is having it remodeled.
17-Dec,1910,"Ad- Niccolls and Bernasek- Complete line of meats, groceries, feed and seeds, in Sam Black’s old stand. "
24-Dec,1910,"Obituary- Miss Annie Morton, age 20."
24-Dec,1910,"Water works nearing completion, water being pumped into mains."
24-Dec,1910,Hope to turn the system over to the town by Jan. 1st.
7-Jan,1911,Clarence Burton married Lila Kunkle.
7-Jan,1911,"Water system has not been turned over to the city, wooden pipes are leaking."
7-Jan,1911,Holder Brothers are running the restaurant under the Elk Saloon.
14-Jan,1911,"Obituary- Mrs. Jennie C. Woodrow, wife of Chas. B. Woodrow."
14-Jan,1911,"Raymond D. Ward, cashier of Stockgrowers Band returned from visiting."
21-Jan,1911,M/M C.A. Burton have moved into one of Lewis Jacobs new houses.
21-Jan,1911,The Club Saloon owned by Charley Worland will open this evening.
28-Jan,1911,Washakie County bill has passed the State Senate.
4-Feb,1911,Washakie County is now an assured act.  The House passed the bill.
4-Feb,1911,Water was turned on Tuesday night and the town has an abundant supply.
11-Feb,1911,"Four new counties assured, Gov. Carey signs bill for Washakie."
4-Mar,1911,Harry L. Bonine and Mrs. Edith Puckett are married.
4-Mar,1911,Water system accepted.
11-Mar,1911,Volunteer Fire Department Organized.
11-Mar,1911,Contractor Shirk has completed the C.H. Hampton residence on Coburn.
11-Mar,1911,J.S. Honnold of the Worland Lumber Co. spent some days in Basin with the Assesssors office. (apparently  different people assisted the assessors as I have seen other references of people from Worland assessing in Greybull or Shell.)
11-Mar,1911,"Ad-  Hillmon Dray Line- George Hillmon, prop."
18-Mar,1911,J.A. Handy has located in Worland in the plumbing business.
25-Mar,1911,Aber Kent has disposed his dray line and ice business to Cad Groshart.  Mr. Kent will associate himself with the Worland Lumber Co.
25-Mar,1911,E.A. Draper and Frank Blashke who have plastered several houses here have decided to move here and will each erect houses this summer.
25-Mar,1911,"O.E. Lungren of Moline, IL came in last Saturday.  He expects to rent a farm and move his family out soon."
1-Apr,1911,H.L. Bonine sold out his harness shop to Charles Ackenhausen of Riverton.
1-Apr,1911,M/M George Rae have moved into their new home on Culbertson.
8-Apr,1911,Lon Thomas who is employed in Thermopolis spent the week here visiting his sister Mrs. W.A. Woodrow.
8-Apr,1911,Mrs. C.H. Harkins and children from Chicago joined her husband here.  They will live in the house recently vacated by Mr. Colllier on Coburn Ave.
8-Apr,1911,The County Commissioners ordered in a new bridge at the mouth of 15 Mile Creek.
8-Apr,1911,Ads-  Ferris – Contractor and Builder; Worland Transfer Co. – Cad Groshart.
15-Apr,1911,"Fire puts water system to test, water pressure was all that could be desired.  Fire was in Cutter Meat Market and everything points to the work of a fire bug.  Another fire was discovered near the barn on Mrs. Chalcrafts place."
22-Apr,1911,"Fred Bragg, M.H. Warner and Hugh Gilbreath appointed County Commissioners by Gov. Carey to have chaarge of organizing Washakie County."
22-Apr,1911,"O.S. Cutter has begun the erection of a brick building on his lot, the old building partially destroyed by the fire was mover back out of the way."
22-Apr,1911,C.F. Cogdill and Elsie M. Neilly were married on Apr. 9.
29-Apr,1911,"Births – M/M Cad Groshart, boy on Apr 25; M/M Rico Stine, boy on Apr 27"
13-May,1911,Lincoln Land Co. donates block of lots and will build Court House provided Worland becomes the County Seat.
13-May,1911,Charles Ackenhausen  has leased the Herard Building and moved his harness store there.
13-May,1911,Metropole Bakery and Café reopened last week with W.G. Fletcher as manager.
13-May,1911,"Obituary of Jacob Bihr, brother of John Bihr and Mrs Bosch."
27-May,1911,O.S. Cutter’s new meat market is completed and occupied.
27-May,1911,Concrete piers for the 15 Mile bridge were completed this week by Contractor Denton.
27-May,1911,Work on a bridge across NoWater south of town will begin shortly.
1-Jul,1911,Birth- Boy to M/M S.C. Grable.
1-Jul,1911,"Lewis R. Berthold and W.J. Helvey have purchased the livery barn, horses, rigs, etc. from Alti Pendergraft."
1-Jul,1911,Lewis R. Berthold purchased the Thomas house.
22-Jul,1911,First Catholic services by Father Enders of Thermop last Tuesday.
22-Jul,1911,J.M. Holder moved into the house formerly occupied by Joe Bernasek.
22-Jul,1911,Birth- girl to M/M Charles W. Simmons. (Simmons was a house and sign painter)
22-Jul,1911,A.C. Musser was given police power in Worland by the Town Council.
29-Jul,1911,Harry Noble married Marie Lawaudais of Thermopolis.
29-Jul,1911,Cutter and Hibbard firm was organized to have full line of groceries and first class meat market.
29-Jul,1911,Wilbur Woodrow moved into the Ashby Howell house on Coburn.
5-Aug,1911,"B.J. Keys, our depot agent is hobbling around on crutches this week."
19-Aug,1911,M/M Lee Sterling have moved into the George Smith house on Coburn.
19-Aug,1911,T.M. Halpin took charge of the rooms in the Nelson and Hampton building.
26-Aug,1911,Birth- girl to M/M George Rae
26-Aug,1911,Commercial Club organized.
26-Aug,1911,Grit Newspaper moved to basement of Stockgrowers Bank.
26-Aug,1911,"School will open with L.A. Valentine as principal, Misses Mary Hall and Anna Frane will return.  Mrs. C.W. Frederick and Miss Evelyn Langdon  will teach here this fall."
26-Aug,1911,"Obituary- Mrs. Ethel McFerrin, age 23."
26-Aug,1911,"Ad-Worland Mercantile, Fancy and Staple Groceries,  Cold Boiled Ham 35c, Canned Chicken 40c, Potted Chicken 20c, Roquefort Cheese 50c, Brick Cheese 25c, American Cheese 25c, Star Bacon 32c, Milford Haven Select Oysters 40c, Oranges per dozen 35c, Loose Muscatel Raisins 10c."
2-Sep,1911,"P.N. Fredin, new pastor of Baptist Church arrived Thurs. ( Sept 9  says he was pastor at Manderson)."
2-Sep,1911,Rev. H.E. Shepherd arrived Tue. as pastor of Methodist Church.
9-Sep,1911,"New Game Laws,  Resident license is $2.50 and allows 2 elk, 2 deer and 1 male mountain sheep.  For another $5 a special license for 1 additional elk can be obtained.  Season is from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30.  Moose and antelope are protected due to recent decline."
9-Sep,1911,"Council proceedings – property owners were ordered to build a sidewalk along west side of block 6, and in front of lots 13, 14 and 15, block 6."
16-Sep,1911,Groshart Bros. are moving the ice house built by George Hillman to the lot east of the George Blacksmith Shop.
16-Sep,1911,Lengthy article of the tour given to eastern magazine and newspaper writers about the local area.
23-Sep,1911,The town is building a cement crossing over Big Horn Ave. between First National Bank and A.G. Rupp’s.
23-Sep,1911,Charles Shaw has finished up 450 feet of cement sidewalk along the front of the Thompson lot and the front and side of the Farlien place.  Also on the west side of the Lincoln Land Co. lot east of the Worland Hotel.  Except on Big Horn Ave. the walks on the block are all cement.
23-Sep,1911,Tax sale notice for the town (also on Sept 30).
23-Sep,1911,"School enrollment total 164, includes 19 in High School."
30-Sep,1911,"Plans are being made to re-stock the Medicine Bow, Laramie and Big Horn mountains with elk. (?? See Sept 9)"
30-Sep,1911,W.G. Fletcher and wife left yesterday.  He has sold his interest in the restaurant.
30-Sep,1911,Births- boy to M/M Bert Hart; Boy to M/M J.C. Stewart.
7-Oct,1911,Birth- boy to M/M Lee Hake
7-Oct,1911,Will Groshart is drilling a well on the Jerry Ryan ranch.
14-Oct,1911,Orley A Shroyer has embarked in the dray business here.
14-Oct,1911,"L.E. Laird finished digging his potatoes.  He had 1,200 bushels and they brought him 2 cents a pound.  Not bad for ten acres."
14-Oct,1911,"Ad- Re-opened Barber Shop in the Elk Saloon, John D. Smith, prop."
21-Oct,1911,Births – girl to M/M C.H. Salisbury; Boy to  M/M  J.A. Farlien
21-Oct,1911,Obituary- Mrs. B.J. Keys
21-Oct,1911,C.H. Morch is constructing a machine for threshing out cucumber seed.
28-Oct,1911,J.W. Helvey sold his interest in the Big Horn Livery to his partner Louis Berthold.
28-Oct,1911,Clyde Warner has leased the building formerly occupied by E.M. Conant and will conduct a first-class clothing store.
28-Oct,1911,Birth – boy to M/M Charles McDonald
2-Nov,1911,Birth- boy to M/M Roy Musser
2-Nov,1911,G.W. Herard has rented the Rupp building formerly used as a restaurant and the drug store will be moved about the first of December.
9-Nov,1911,Alti Pendergraft is building a new livery barn on his property just north of the Worland Lumber Co. yards.
9-Nov,1911,"Births- boy to M/M J. Ashby Howell,  It is worthy to note that “junior” is the eighth boy born on Coburn Ave since last April.  It seems this street is dedicated exclusively to boys.  Twin boys to M/M Harry Bonine"
16-Nov,1911,"Obituary- Mrs. Lulu Gray True, age 32, wife of George True."
23-Nov,1911,Fritz Foudan (Loudan?) and Iva Wilson were married last Saturday.
30-Nov,1911,Abner Johnson has begun construction of a new house on a small tract of land purchased from the Lincoln Townsite Co.
7-Dec,1911,D.T. Pulliam takes over Lincoln Townsite Co’s. interests.
7-Dec,1911,Basin Lumber Co. has been sold to Central Lumber Co. of Denver.  The yard will be known as the Berry Lumber and Mr. J.A. Berry will have charge.
7-Dec,1911,Wedding article of Rev. H.E. Shepherd and Miss Mattie Radcliffe of Basin.
7-Dec,1911,Bess Crowell and L.F. “Doc” Andrews were married.
14-Dec,1911,Birth – girl to M/M Lathrop
14-Dec,1911,"Big ad for Big Horn Livery with livery prices and feeding prices.  Team and carriage all day $5, Team and rig all day $4, Team, rig and driver all day $5.  Saddle horse all day $1.50  (I don’t know the difference between a carriage and a rig, I expect a rig would be a buckboard.)"
21-Dec,1911,Leo McWilliams arrived last week to be manager of Berry Lumber Co.
21-Dec,1911,Emil Faure has moved his family to Worland and will live in one of Lewis Jacob’s houses.
4-Jan,1912,"J.S. Honnold resigned as County Assessor, the county will be redistricted."
4-Jan,1912,"Rev. Spiers from Great Bend, Kansas will be new Baptist pastor."
4-Jan,1912,The Worland Transfer Co. will begin to put up their summer supply of ice in a few days.
4-Jan,1912,Ad- Shroyer and Groshart Brothers  (Worland Transfer Co.)
4-Jan,1912,Ad- Dr. Gray is now prepared to test eyes.  Special attention to the fitting of glasses.
11-Jan,1912,"Jas. Denton, brother of I.J. Denton has made arrangements to open a pool hall in the Worland Hotel."
18-Jan,1912,"Charles McDonald, J.E. Jenkins and Mr. Fitzpatrick have purchased that part of the Wyoming Security Investments Company’s abstract books covering the new county of Washakie, and will be ready to do business when the time comes."
18-Jan,1912,Frank Davis has taken over the Duff blacksmith shop.
25-Jan,1912,Article about the Commercial Club and Mountain States Telephone regarding a franchise from the town.
25-Jan,1912,"Ad- Worland Lot and Land Co., Court Place will be sold within 90 days."
1-Feb,1912,Rebekah Lodge was organized.
15-Feb,1912,"Marriage- Anthony C. Dent and Marie McCullough of Alda, Nebraska on Feb. 1."
22-Feb,1912,Birth- boy to M/M Chas. Cogdill.
7-Mar,1912,"Articles about the Woolgrowers Convention and the numbers of sheep on feed in the valley, estimated to be around 100,000 head."
7-Mar,1912,"Long article about Washakie the Wonderful, being a detailed promotional item with lots of names and activities."
7-Mar,1912,H.C. Shirk has taken over the management of the Wilson House.
7-Mar,1912,Town Council passed an ordinance granting a franchise to Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co.
7-Mar,1912,Ad- Hibbards Cash Grocery (what happened to Cutter?)
14-Mar,1912,"Ad- Worland Market, Fresh and Cured Meats, O.S. Cutter, Prop.  ( were these businesses both located in Cutter’s building?)"
21-Mar,1912,"Joe Cook of Lovell is talking to farmers in the vicinity of Lucerne, Neiber, Colter and Worland about raising sugar beets for a proposed new factory in Lovell."
21-Mar,1912,Full page ad of Worland Mercantile for all kinds of groceries. ( a lot of now and then price comparisons).
28-Mar,1912,Acme Amusement Co. has rented the Randall Building store room and will have picture shows every Tue. and Fri.
28-Mar,1912,Births- boy to M/M C.H. Hampton; boy to M/M A.W. Gaddis
4-Apr,1912,Birth- girl to M/M Alti Pendergraft.
4-Apr,1912,Wedding article- Vivian Floyd Musser and Lillian Fitzmaurice.
4-Apr,1912,Oscar Collier started an employment agency and had many applications for positions.
4-Apr,1912,C.H. Harkins has purchased the Chas. Newman residence and will take possession at once.
4-Apr,1912,The law firm of Robertson and Jones was dissolved this week and Mr. Jones’ office will be in his building across the street from the Wilson House.
11-Apr,1912,L.L. Dorman has secured the Wilson House as an annex to the Worland Hotel and will manage both places in the future.
18-Apr,1912,M/M Vya Musser moved into the house which has been occupied by the Holders.  The Holders have moved to the Roy Nicholls place.
2-May,1912,Notice by ten businesses that henceforth they will close at 6pm rather than 7pm on all days except Saturday.
2-May,1912,I.J. Denton has erected a building north of town to be used to manufacture cement blocks.
2-May,1912,"Notice- The Acme Amusement Co. will show but once a week, F.E. Smith, mgr."
9-May,1912,A representative of Mountain States Telephone has been here making contracts with subscribers and has secured over a hundred.  No word when construction will start.
9-May,1912,"Obit- Mrs. Emma Austin Curtice, Wife of William Curtice."
9-May,1912,Birth- girl to M/M George Wortham.
16-May,1912,The hitching posts on Big Horn Ave. were removed last week by order of town council and will be installed on the street between the two lumber yards.
23-May,1912,C.W. Erwin buys control of First National Bank.  He purchased the stock of Roy Gassner and part of Mr. Baird’s.  Mr. Baird and Mr. Gates will continue as pres. and VP and Mr. Erwin will be cashier.
23-May,1912,Dr. Foster sells to Dr. C.A. Penman and will relinquish his practice.  Dr. Penman is currently surgeon at Gebo mines.
23-May,1912,Rico Stine was busy this week taking pictures of the different buildings in town.
23-May,1912,The ice cream fountain at the drug store began operations this week.
30-May,1912,Groshart Bros. completed a deal to buy out O.E. Shroyers interest in the Worland Transfer Co.
30-May,1912,Ross Hibbard has rented the Stow house and will live there in the future.
30-May,1912,"Obit- Hazel Ethel Goff, wife of A.W. Goff."
6-Jun,1912,Joe Cook of Lovell has purchased the Wilson rooming house and will move here shortly.
6-Jun,1912,"Business card- Charles L. Brome, attorney"
13-Jun,1912,"Ad- Palace Clothing Co.- Work shirts 50c, dress shirts $1.25–2.50, Stetson hats $4, Overalls Levi Strauss and others $1."
13-Jun,1912,"Heavy rain does damage, almost all basements were flooded in Worland.  The new bridge across Nowater completely washed out, damage to Hanover canals at Nowater and serious damage to Big Horn Canal.  Ice house on river’s edge was undermined, may have ice shortage this summer."
20-Jun,1912,Dr. C.A. Penman locates in Worland (see May 23)
20-Jun,1912,Birth- girl to M/M L.E. Laird
4-Jul,1912,Warrants have been issued to a couple of farmers who have allowed their waste water to flood county roads.
4-Jul,1912,Joe Cook began an addition to the Wilson House which will be used for a kitchen.
11-Jul,1912,Alfalfa meal mill is assured if farmers sign for acreage.
11-Jul,1912,"Obit- Miss Pauline Denton, age 16, daughter of M/M A.J. Denton"
18-Jul,1912,Charlie Ackenhausen moves from the Herard building to the Randel building just east of Stockgrowers Bank.  Herard plans to build a new brick store building to replace the frame one now on his lot.
18-Jul,1912,Article about typhoid cases caused by polluted wells in the rural area.
18-Jul,1912,J.A. Handy has rented the George Smith house.
25-Jul,1912,The map for the new telephone system is completed and a blueprint was exhibited last week.  The lines are run in the alleys.
25-Jul,1912,Birth- boy to M/M George F. Rae.
1-Aug,1912,Stockgrowers State Bank announces a change in officers.  Mr. George C. Muirhead of Cheyenne will succeed Geo. Rae who has been VP since the opening.
1-Aug,1912,"The moving of the old buildings of the First National Bank, Geo. W. Herard, and Worland Mercantile shows conclusively that the plans for construction will be carried out.  I.J. Denton surveyed the lot lines for the new buildings last wek."
1-Aug,1912,Births- girl to M/M Chas. Hanner; Girl to Prof. and Mrs. Valentine
15-Aug,1912,Article about the primary election to be held on Aug. 20.  This will be the first primary statewide in the history of the state.  Prior to this each party held their own primary election.
15-Aug,1912,Chas. Ackenhausen has rented the residence of Geo. Rae.
15-Aug,1912,"Ad-Cook Hotel, J.D. Cook, prop. (the end of the Wilson house)"
22-Aug,1912,Wedding article- Olney E. Nowells and Ruth V. Porter.
22-Aug,1912,A new cement walk is being put in on Dr. Foster’s lot on Big Horn Ave.
22-Aug,1912,"Vote is light in first primary election, some unofficial returns are listed."
29-Aug,1912,Poles and wire for telephone system are being unloaded.  The office will be in the new First National Bank building under construction so the exchange itself will not be installed until the building is ready for occupancy.
29-Aug,1912,The Alfalfa Club had a special meeting to discuss entering the contest to secure the location of the new State Industrial school.
29-Aug,1912,"Charlie Shaw completed three 50 ft. sections of cement sidewalk for C.H. Harkins, O.S. Cutter and C.H. Hampton.  This is a good improvement for the residence street."
29-Aug,1912,Howls are going up all over the street about the operation of the new primary law. (but it didn’t say what the howls were about).
5-Sep,1912,"School will open Sept 9.  The following have charge this year:  Lincoln Valentine, Principal; Miss pearl Lander, High School; Miss Swearingon,, Grammar; Miss Regina Harsch, Intermediate; and Miss Langdon, Primary."
5-Sep,1912,A large shipment of tin cans was received last week and will be used in the cannery recently established by C.E. Sward to put up tomatoes and corn.
5-Sep,1912,Tax sale notice- includes 4 parcels of original town site.
12-Sep,1912,Birth- boy to M/M Homer Kibler
12-Sep,1912,Burlington is constructing a new steel bridge across Nowater south of town.
12-Sep,1912,"Meal Mill is certain, will be built immediately.  Burlington has engineers here today to locate the necessary side track."
26-Sep,1912,Four men of Mountain States Telephone arrived yesterday to start construction of phone lines.
26-Sep,1912,"Ad- Elk Café, F. Colony, prop,"
26-Sep,1912,"M/M O.R. Collier left Monday for Greybull, Mr. Collier expects to locate there."
26-Sep,1912,John Brewer has sold his interest in the dray line to Otis Kidder.
3-Oct,1912,Miss Conboy the new teacher for the intermediate grade arrived last week.
3-Oct,1912,Shirk and Shaw are constructing a cement crossing across the street between the two banks.
3-Oct,1912,Pardon us if we talk politics too much. You know we only get a chance like this once in four years. (the issues for the rest of October are full of politics)
3-Oct,1912,"Birth- boy to M/M Emil Faure (an error, on Oct 10 it was corrected to girl)."
10-Oct,1912,Groshart Bros. started building the grade for the alfalfa mill siding.
10-Oct,1912,"Ad- Rupp’s Busy Corner, McCalls patterns 10c and 15c ."
17-Oct,1912,The Basin towns agree to support Worland in bid for State Industrial School.
24-Oct,1912,Farmers Co-Op Lumber Co.bought out yard and stock of Berry Lumber Co.  Leo McWilliams will continue as manager.
24-Oct,1912,"Twenty-four men are erecting poles and string wire for the telephone.  Poles have been set 4 miles south of Worland.  The exchange can’t be installed until the Bank building is finished, about the first of the year."
31-Oct,1912,Buffalo has withdrawn from contest for State Industrial School.
31-Oct,1912,The sample election ballot has the words “vote the republican ticket straight” in the heading along with the instructions.  In the Nov 7 results it was noted there were only 2 straight Republican and 1 Democratic tickets cast.
31-Oct,1912,"The Socialist, Progressive and Prohibition parties all had candidates for U.S. Representative."
7-Nov,1912,Lee Howell leased the meat market from O.S. Cutter.
7-Nov,1912,Frank Simmons is building a good sized addition to his house and putting a basement under it.
14-Nov,1912,"Worland won the majority for the Industrial School by more than 7,000 votes.  "
14-Nov,1912,Cheyenne and Green River were the other candidates.
14-Nov,1912,"Last week the Council passed a franchise to allow the Wyoming Electric Light and Power Development Co. to operate a plant in town, it will be located just south of the alfalfa meal mill."
14-Nov,1912,Work has started on the foundation of the alfalfa mill and the siding was completed last week.
14-Nov,1912,"The Commissioners have rented the residence belonging to A.G. Rupp and formerly occupied by George Davis for temporary quarters, but we will have to have a court house some day."
14-Nov,1912,H.G. Scribner began erection of a new residence in the eastern part of town this week.
21-Nov,1912,Al Groshart sold his interest in Worland Transfer Co. to Ernie Babbitt.  Mr. Babbitt and Cad Groshart will conduct the business in the future.  Al will remain in Worland and likely follow the carpenter trade.
21-Nov,1912,"Ad- Undertaking and Embalming, John A. Thompson, Thermopolis. The Hake Hardware is my local representative and instructions may be left there."
5-Dec,1912,The electric light plant is a sure go and they have decided to install an ice-plant.
5-Dec,1912,Joe Huber bought out the interest of Louis Berthold in the Big Horn Livery and Feed Stable.
12-Dec,1912,The Worland Merc Building is complete and will open for business on the 16th.
12-Dec,1912,"Ad- Big Closin Out Sale- to dispose of the goods and retire from the mercantile business, J.R. May, prop."
19-Dec,1912,Notice – at the next meeting of the Board of Pardons we will apply for a pardon for the crime of murder in the second degree.  M.A. Alexander No. 1443 & G.H. Saban No.1441
19-Dec,1912,"Article about Worland stores and Holiday displays, also includes a brief history of the firm in most cases. The descriptions started at Rupps Busy Corner, then next door Herards Pharmacy and Jewelry, Russell Hardware, Hake Hardware, J,R. May’s Dry Goods,, then across the street to Hibbards Cash Grocery, Lee Howell Meat Market, Mrs. M.C. Howell’s ladies furnishings, Palace Clothing in Randell store where E.M. Conantran a clothing store, Worland Mercantile Co. First National Bank, Stockgrowers Bank, Charlie Ackenhausen in the new Randell building."
19-Dec,1912,"J.H. Osborn, carpenter, was an overnight visitor at Basin. (this is the way it reads but one can’t help wondering if there is more to the story than this short line.  There are many such in the papers, but I included this because it had an occupation and an identity.)"
19-Dec,1912,Herrick and Draper who have been plastering the First National Bank left yesterday to plaster the poor house building in Basin.
26-Dec,1912,Business change- Worland Lumber Co. was sold to the Cardell Lumber Co.  J.S. Honnold has charge of the new firm.
26-Dec,1912,The Wyoming Electric Light and Improvement Co. have purchased lots just north (?) of the Alfalfa mill. (Nov 14 says south)
26-Dec,1912,"Obituary- Cecil H. Salisbury, age 27.  "
2-Jan,1913,"Worland Lot and Land Co. held a drawing for the lots under the contracts that had been sold in the Court Place Addition.  251 contracts had been sold when distribution started.  Of the first ten units that were the most desirable all being half blocks, Ray Hake secured #3, August Samuelson of Omaha #4, V.H. Kirby of Gebo #7, S.C. Hunter of Fulton,N.Y. #8 and Saul Wiedensaul of Denver #10."
2-Jan,1913,A new restaurant known as the Worland Café opened yesterday in the Hicks (Herard?) building next door to Worland Mercantile Co. new store.
2-Jan,1913,The first load of alfalfa was ground into meal last week.
2-Jan,1913,The new Parcel Post law went into effect Jan. 1st and you will be able to get all your wants furnished by mail.
9-Jan,1913,No pardons were granted to the Tensleep men.
9-Jan,1913,"The new county officers took oaths of office.  Fred Bragg, Chairman; Robert Steele; Mark Warner; Commissioners, Mary L. Hatfield, Supt. of Schools, Walter S. Green, Assessor, Charles H.Harkins, County and Prosecuting Attorney, Alti Pendergraft, Sheriff, E.M. Conant, County Clerk and Clerk of Court, Mary W. Culbertson, County Treasurer, W.O. Gray, Coroner"
9-Jan,1913,The first parcel post package was received by the Grit office this week. It contained type from the Denver foundry.
16-Jan,1913,Continental Oil Co. locates tank station.
16-Jan,1913,Telephone Co. has nearly completed installation of their instruments.
16-Jan,1913,"Commissioners Proceedings- lease from A.G. Rupp, lot 18, block 2, town of Worland for 2 years."
30-Jan,1913,C.H. Worland is recovering from an attack of typhoid fever.
30-Jan,1913,"Ad- Home Bakery and Restaurant, Mrs Hattie Blakesly, Prop."
6-Feb,1913,Article from Sheridan Post about cattlemen burning a sheep wagon and driving off herder at point of a gun.
6-Feb,1913,"First marriage license of Washakie Co. issued to Frank Greet and Edna Pyle,, both of Big Trails."
13-Feb,1913,George Herard expects to move his Rexall Drug and Jewelry store across the street next to the First National Bank in a few days.  W.E. Benson to be the manager and H.C. Horsch to be druggist.
13-Feb,1913,Article- Industrial Institute bill passes House.
13-Feb,1913,Joe Cook of Cook Hotel was the first person to talk over the new phone line.
13-Feb,1913,"Notice-opening Meat Market opposite Cook’s House, Jones and Cutter."
13-Feb,1913,"Notice-Washakie Trading Co. is now openfor business at “Rupps Busy Corner”, J.F. Hampton, Manager."
20-Feb,1913,"Gov. Carey vetoed the Industrial Institute bill, House failed the pass over his head."
27-Feb,1913,"Both Houses pass the Industrial Institute bill, appropriate $10,000."
27-Feb,1913,Last of work on the telephone system was completed.
27-Feb,1913,The old bank building of the First National Bank will be moved a block east and will be the office of the Worland Lot and Land Co. 
6-Mar,1913,Marriage- Jim Denton to Agnes Rae of Gebo
6-Mar,1913,"Shirk and Shaw have secured a lot of work, a residence for Gilbert Herrick and  one for Charlie Ackenhausen."
6-Mar,1913,Chas. L. Brome has opened his law office in the First National Bank building.
6-Mar,1913,C.H. Harkins has moved into new quarters over the First National Bank.
6-Mar,1913,The Railroad Co. unloaded the machinery shipped in by the Wyoming Electric Light Improvement Co. to save demurrage and await developments in the affairs of the Co.  The machinery does not seem to be large enough to meet the demands that would be made on it from the first.
6-Mar,1913,Last week O.S. Cutter bought out both meat markets which were conducted by Lee Howell and Cutter & Jones.  The shop will be found in the old stand in Hibbard’s Cash Grocery.
6-Mar,1913,Night service began on the telephone system March 1st.  Mildred Honnold and Beulah Pendergraft are the operators.
13-Mar,1913,Birth- to M/M E.E. Wortham  (didn’t mention the gender).
13-Mar,1913,Mr. E.C. Williams (Bricky) plans to manufacture brick here.
13-Mar,1913,"Two marriage licenses were issued within a half hour, first to Hunter J. Kennedy and Ruth L. Palmer and the other to Andrew J. Thebault and Mabel Hutchinson."
20-Mar,1913,The S.H. Supply & Machinery Co. of Denver has arranged to take over the franchise of the Wyoming Electric Light Improvement Co. and certain debts existing by reason of construction work.  The supply company furnished the machinery and decided it is best for them to do this.
20-Mar,1913,Birth- boy to M/M J.M. Holder.
20-Mar,1913,The new club rooms of the Alfalfa Club opened this week. The shower bath is in fine working order and the pool tables ready for service.
27-Mar,1913,Continental Oil Co. to erect warehouse and large oil and gasoline tanks just north of the wool warehouse.
3-Apr,1913,"Obit- Harry Noble, buried at Lake View Cemetary (where is this?)"
3-Apr,1913,Marriage- John P. Voss and Ethel Horsely.
10-Apr,1913,W.K. Sheperdson and family have taken up residence in R. D. Wards house on Coburn Ave.
10-Apr,1913,The Burlington RR announced that freight and passenger service from Thermopolis to Bonneville will begin May 1st.
10-Apr,1913,"Ad- Dainty under muslins for Dainty People, Washakie Trading Co."
17-Apr,1913,Washakie Abstract Co. begins business this week.  Office on 2nd floor of First National Bank building.
17-Apr,1913,"Commissioners proceedings- A communication having been received from the Warden of the Penitentiary, offering to furnish men and teams to work on roads within Washakie Co., his proposition is hereby accepted for a period of thirty days from the time of arrival of said men and teams."
17-Apr,1913,"Ad- The Washakie Livery and Feed Stable- Mike Bader, prop.(formerly Alti Pendergraft)"
24-Apr,1913,Yesterday afternoon four prisoners and an overseer with two teams arrived to begin work on the road up 15 Mile.
24-Apr,1913,Expect to have the light plant in operation by May 15th or 20th.
24-Apr,1913,Birth- girl to M/M J.F. Juette.
24-Apr,1913,Ad- Fosters for clothing
1-May,1913,The post office is going to move over into the large room at the rear of the First National Bank building.
1-May,1913,Bricky Williams started clearing a place for his brick yard about a half mile north of town.
8-May,1913,"Promotional article by C.F. Robertson titled “Worland, the capital of a Natural Empire”."
8-May,1913,First annual commencement of the Worland High School will be held at Baptist Church on May 23.
8-May,1913,Birth- girl to M/M E.B. Wilson.
8-May,1913,"Carpenters Woodburn, Smith and Newman left on Monday for Colter to work for Mr. Gilbreath."
15-May,1913,"Long obituary of Dr. E.W. Foster, who practiced here before town was located until 8 months ago.  Death was a suicide."
15-May,1913,"Brick yard to make 10,000 brick each day."
15-May,1913,Marriage- Joe Huber and Mrs. E. Nielson of Meeteetse.  They will reside in the Curtice house.
15-May,1913,The first mail to come in over the new line from the south was received last Friday.
22-May,1913,Dr. Gray is erecting three more rooms to his residence which he will turn into a hospital.
22-May,1913,"Rev. J.C. Spiers gave his farewell sermon last Sunday, will be moving to Iowa."
22-May,1913,Work on the electric lights is progressing nicely.
27-May,1913,Sheriff Pendergraft moved into his new house on Coburn Ave. last week.
12-Jun,1913,"Wedding-Evelyn May Langdon and Will Edward Howell, Mr. Howell has purchased the Hicks property on Coburn Ave."
12-Jun,1913,Marriage- Fern I. Sweet and Archie W. Goff.
19-Jun,1913,The Electric lights were turned on Monday.  Only a portion of the business houses and residences are wired and have fixtures in place.  For the present there will only be night current.
19-Jun,1913,Mr. L.A. Millard has purchased an interest in Herards Drug Store and will take over the drug department.
19-Jun,1913,"Ad- Palace Clothing Co., Clyde Warner, manager."
26-Jun,1913,Mr. Williams says he will soon have a half million brick ready to burn.
26-Jun,1913,W.L. Duff is planning a new brick blacksmith shop where his present frame structure now stands.
26-Jun,1913,Town Council closes contract with Wyoming Light and Power Co. for the lighting of Main Street and the residence part of town.  The company will have control of the pumping of all water used by the town.
10-Jul,1913,"Hanover Canal litigation ended, establishes the right of the association for the possession, operation and control of their respective canals."
10-Jul,1913,"M/M E. Silver arrived Monday to represent the Worland Light and Power Co,. he to have charge of the business here."
17-Jul,1913,"Board of Charities and Reform has purchased the Mochons’ Bakers’ Nowells’ Lesters and Steeles farms for the Industrial Institute. $53,232 paid for 960 acres with over one mile of river frontage."
17-Jul,1913,The Alfalfa Club has been remodeled and decorated and is now one of the coziest lounging places in the Big Horn Basin.
24-Jul,1913,The Hake-Brome-Hake real estate firm sold the Tina Mammon property on Coburn to Emil Faure.
24-Jul,1913,"The bids for installing a heating plant in the Worland School House were considered too high, hence were rejected.  A second call for bids was advertised."
24-Jul,1913,Abe Kent is moving his old residence and making preparations to erect a new home on his lot on Coburn Ave.
31-Jul,1913,Alfalfa Club Boosts the Good Roads Movement.  The Black and Yellow trail has been built over the mountain to Tensleep.  The Pathfinder party from Chicago on the way to Yellowstone is expected here Aug. 23.
14-Aug,1913,"Mr. Pete Dickenson has rented the old laundry building and has converted it into a garage, and is now prepared to take care of automobiles.  As Worland has a great number of machines a place like this will come in handy. (almost every issue in 1913 tells of auto trips and the troubles like breakdowns and getting stuck.)"
14-Aug,1913,Marriage-John R. Cooper and Anna Pearson
14-Aug,1913,Birth- boy to Dr. and Mrs. C.A. Penman
22-Aug,1913,Birth- girl to M/M Lincoln Valentine
5-Sep,1913,"Obit- John M. Bonine, age 75, father of H.L. and O.C. Bonine"
12-Sep,1913,Marriage- H.C. Shirk and Lulu Robertson
12-Sep,1913,"Biggest real estate deal, farm land sold for $100 an acre cash."
12-Sep,1913,"School opened Monday, 131 enrolled."
12-Sep,1913,L.E. Laird sold out his dairy business to the Worland Dairy Co. composed of W.S. Green and H.E. Bartholomew.
19-Sep,1913,"Town Council proceedings- permit issued to Jim Turner to construct a shooting gallery on the back of lot 21, block 3. Next door to Elk Saloon,"
19-Sep,1913,"Ad- $20 per thousand feet of common lumber, Cardell-Ridge Lumber Co."
19-Sep,1913,"Plank sidewalks are being constructed by the property owners and the Worland Lot and Land Co. clear to the school property, it is now up to the school board to get busy and do their share."
26-Sep,1913,The streets of Worland promise to be brightened up with electric lights.
3-Oct,1913,"Several articles about the first Washakie County Day, events, exhibits, etc."
3-Oct,1913,A.J Walsh bought out the Home Bakery and Restaurant from Mrs. Hattie Blakesley.
10-Oct,1913,Tri-weekly train service between Kirby and Casper is to be started Oct. 20.
10-Oct,1913,Last Saturday Pete Mileski made a deal to take over the Elk Saloon now conducted by Nelson and Hampton.
24-Oct,1913,Wyoming Plant and Seed Co. has been reorganized with eastern capital and will be the Buffum Pure Seed Co.
24-Oct,1913,Marriages- Esther D. Claycomb and Ralph Fitzmaurice; Mrs. Daisy M Hanner and L.A. McCann
24-Oct,1913,Sheriff Pendergraft is now the owner of the shooting gallery on Big Horn.  The sheriff must intend to do some practicing.
31-Oct,1913,Birth- girl to M/M R.L. Hall
7-Nov,1913,Birth- boy to M/M Almon E. Bartholomew
14-Nov,1913,"Article about completing the purchase of the Industrial Institute site, also notice of Invitations to Bid for construction of same."
14-Nov,1913,The Boy Scout movement has started in Worland.
28-Nov,1913,Mr. Ruby Schultz to buy Rexall Drug Store from George Herard.
28-Nov,1913,State Board of Charities and Reform here to select sites for buildings.
5-Dec,1913,Article about the Teachers Institute for Big Horn and Washakie Counties.  Includes a list of teachers present from Washakie Co.
5-Dec,1913,Birth- girl to M/M H.L. Bonine
5-Dec,1913,"Ad- $2.75 purchases a foot warmer, 10 cents for coal, keeps your feet warm for 8 hours, Russell Hardware."
12-Dec,1913,Ernest Babbitt bought out the Cad Groshart interest in the Groshart and Babbitt dray line.
12-Dec,1913,Birth- boy to M/M Alti Pendergraft.
19-Dec,1913,"Article- George Saban disappears-guard let him go out unattended, didn’t report him missing for 17 hours.  Another paragraph mentioned that a Colorado man was here to make a deal to lease the Saban ranch."
19-Dec,1913,Ruby Schultz sold the jewelry department of his store to Percy Edwards.
19-Dec,1913,Birth- boy to M/M G.W. Morrow.
19-Dec,1913,John T. Jones appointed Postmaster.
19-Dec,1913,"J.S. Honnold left for Tacoma, Washington"
19-Dec,1913,Shirk and Shaw are building a house in Court Place Addition that will be occupied by M/M Shirk.
19-Dec,1913,"Ad- Cardell-Ridge Lumber Co.-Frederick Veile, local manager."
26-Dec,1913,Percy Edwards has rented the Scribner house on Culbertson.
26-Dec,1913,J.H. Gunder is installing a new furnace and water fittings for the new residence built by A.G. Rupp on Hanover St.
26-Dec,1913,"Article- Allen charged with a crime, (this relates to the escape of George Saban but I don’t think Allen was the guard.)"
26-Dec,1913,The GRIT moved to a new location (but didn’t say where)
26-Dec,1913,"Ad- Buggies to trade for pigs, Hake Hardware"
2-Jan,1914,"Articles- First Killing to take place in Worland,  Thomas S. McIntyre, colored, shoots Louis Cloud, white."
2-Jan,1914,"Ad- Laird Automobile Co., Buick dealer,  (later ads mention price range of $950 to $19850"
6-Feb,1914,"Notice- Automobile licenses due,  $5,  send to Secretary of State."
6-Feb,1914,E.G. Babbitt started to put up ice this week with a large force of men.
13-Feb,1914,"Womens Club was organized- object of the club to stimulate intellectual development, and , by organization to promote unity of purpose and good fellowship.  Officers; Mrs. Harker, Mrs. Gates, Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Kent and Mrs. S.R. Hake."
13-Feb,1914,Bob Steele is moving into the Cad Groshart house on Coburn this week.
20-Feb,1914,Last week the partition in the building next door to the Washakie Trading Co. was taken out and that building will now be used as a hall.
20-Feb,1914,"Ad- New Millinery Store-at Fosters Store, Mrs. George A. Harker"
27-Feb,1914,A number of new business houses will be erected on Big Horn Ave.  Two will be for barber shops and the others for different lines of business.  A few new residence buildings will be erected in the southern part of town.
27-Feb,1914,"Cad Groshart and family left for Butte, Montana where they will reside in the future."
27-Feb,1914,John Miller has accepted a position with Charles Ackenhausen.
27-Feb,1914,Clyde Warner and Lee Howell bought out Palace Clothing Co.  (big ad in Mar 6 issue)
6-Mar,1914,Birth- boy to M/M  C.O. Ainsworth..
27-Mar,1914,Wedding- W.F. Selhorn and Mrs. Hattie Blakesley
27-Mar,1914,Mr. H.B. Paris of Gebo has purchased the garage from Pete Dickinson.
27-Mar,1914,A sure sign of spring is the appearance of the Assessor.
3-Apr,1914,"Teacher Examination of Washakie Co.  Taking the exam were Aurella Meadows, Jessie Grable, Hazel Sweet, Edith Peterson, Georgie Swearinger, Sadie Bobbenhouse, Mary Hall, R.E. Beckstrom, Mrs. Alice Rhoades, Bertha Ryan."
10-Apr,1914,Editorial item- Worland is badly in need of a few more houses to rent.
10-Apr,1914,"Article titled Automobiling- tells of locals traveling to Thermop and Tensleep, with accounts of successful trips or returns by train due to breakdowns or bad roads."
17-Apr,1914,"Last Friday Mr. M.U. Randall let the contract to Shirk and Shaw for the erection of two new business buildings just east of Ackenhausens.  One will occupied by Chas. L Foster and the other by the abstract Co., just a few more and they will be out by the Grit."
17-Apr,1914,It looks like the safety razor was butting in on the barber business and in some parts of the State the barbers are endeavoring to have the sale of safetys stopped.
17-Apr,1914,Commissioners proceedings- C.H.Harkins presented deed from D.T. and Lillian B. Pulliam to Washakie Co. conveying Block 21 in Court Place addition.
17-Apr,1914,Pete Mileski moved into his new residence on Culbertson.
24-Apr,1914,W.E. Howell appointed town marshall.
24-Apr,1914,Mr. B.J. Highland purchased the Home Restaurant from Mr. Walsh.
24-Apr,1914,A.G. Rupp and John Smith are erecting business building on the north side of Big Horn Ave.
24-Apr,1914,Marriage- Chas. George and Elsie J. George.
4-May,1914,Births – boy to M/M Ivan Salisbury; girl to M/M Joe Huber
4-May,1914,F.S. Coulter has moved into new home purchased from George Smith on Coburn Ave.
4-May,1914,The Worland High School will put out a 40 page annual this year and the Grit will do the printing.  It promises to be a very nice job for a school the size of Worland.
4-May,1914,Article about new train service-through daily service from Billings to Casper to begin around May 1st. (many mentions had been made in prior issues about the lack of through train service and the Railroads lack of communication.)
8-May,1914,Curfew whistle will be blown at 9 pm instead of the bell.
8-May,1914,"Business Cards-M.G. Wild, Funeral Director and Licensed Embalmer. (later issues have mention of selling pianos and furniture)"
15-May,1914,J.S. Russell elected Mayor
15-May,1914,The siphon across 15 Mile Cr. on the Big Horn Canal was washed out for the 4th time this spring.
22-May,1914,"Graduates of Worland School with pictures; Ethel Howell, Hazel Sweet, Roy Clark, Harry Howell."
22-May,1914,L.M. Prill arrived to be associated with Grit staff.
22-May,1914,Never take your heating stove down until the first of June for if you do you are likely to be sorry.
22-May,1914,John Smith expects to move into his new barbershop next week.
22-May,1914,Lou Dorman is making improvements to his hotel.  A new screened porch providing a comfortable place to sit in the hot evenings.
29-May,1914,M.U. Randall purchased a half block on Culbertson Ave. and plans to erect 6 houses he will sell on the installment plan.
5-Jun,1914,"George Davis, builder and contractor, started a new house on Culbertson."
5-Jun,1914,"Women’s Club to start a public library, to be open 1 day a week, located in Mr. Robertson’s office."
12-Jun,1914,Birth- boy to M/M John Woodburn.
12-Jun,1914,Assessor Walter S. Green sold his interest in the Washakie Abstract Co. to D.T. Pulliam.
12-Jun,1914,The Marshall has been improving the looks of the town and has given all the trees along the parkings a fresh coat of white wash.
12-Jun,1914,Town Council proceedings-Town attorney was instructed to draft an ordinance proving for the furnishing of water for church property on conditions that churches plant a lawn.
19-Jun,1914,Article- Industrial Institute cornerstone laid yesterday.
19-Jun,1914,"Ad- John D. Smith, “O.K.” Barber Shop  (was formerly in the Elk Saloon building)."
19-Jun,1914,"Ad- Washakie Abstract Co.  R. G. Culbertson, mgr."
19-Jun,1914,"The Burlington has sent out a number of pamphlets advertising the Big Horn Basin, also one about Yellowstone."
26-Jun,1914,M.G. Wild is erecting a new residence on his lots in the eastern part of town.
26-Jun,1914,"Ad- Having taken over the Machinery and Repairs of the Hake Hardware Co, am prepared to sell at reduced prices- Chas. L. George – Blacksmith."
26-Jun,1914,Birth- boy to M/M L.J. Goff
3-Jul,1914,"This week Brickie Williams started burning his big kiln of about 200,000 brick.  He has about 20 men at work and they have been busy the past few months."
3-Jul,1914,Al Musser has resigned as engineer at the Electric Light Plant  (went with George Davis as carpenter)
3-Jul,1914,Clyde Warner and Lee Howell of the Palace Clothing are planning a new store 25 x 50 feet on the north side of Big Horn just east of Smith barbershop
3-Jul,1914,Birth- boy to M/M George W. Wortham
10-Jul,1914,Article about the Grand Celebratiion of 4th at Tensleep.  Also articles about oil development.
10-Jul,1914,"Fire in the jail, prisoner removed in time and fire put out – Editorial column commented on the need for a new jail."
10-Jul,1914,Al Musser purchased a lot on Culbertson for his new house.
10-Jul,1914,Wedding- Harry Wilson to Francis Hillmon.
17-Jul,1914,Birth- boy to M/M M.J. Hamilton
17-Jul,1914,Chas. L. Foster- dry goods merchantis now located in his new store two doors down from Stockgroweres Bank.
24-Jul,1914,E.G. Babbitt let a contract for a new six room brick residence.  It will be in the northeast section of town.
24-Jul,1914,F.P. Andrews purchased the house and lot on the corner of Culbertson and Rairden from J. Ashby Howell.
31-Jul,1914,C.J. Nagl arrived to take over the management of the Alfalfa Mill from B.W. Cotton.
31-Jul,1914,Notice to limit use of water from waterworks system for the purpose of irrigation or raising of vegetation.
31-Jul,1914,Obituary – Charles A. Cole –age 76  (was this the early well driller?)
14-Aug,1914,Ad for labor at Industrial School to pour concrete- 30 cents per hour.
14-Aug,1914,Frank Himes will take charge of the Berry Lumber Yard as Mr. Harker the present manager intends to leave here.
21-Aug,1914,Birth- boy to M/M Vya Musser
28-Aug,1914,Article- New oil co. locates here.  Talks about the Grass Creek and Little Buffalo Basin developments.
28-Aug,1914,Glen Carr purchased to Alonzo Bethurem property.
28-Aug,1914,"Women’s Club to open public library on Aug 29, in Worland Lot and Land Co. office."
4-Sep,1914,"Washakie Day scheduled for Sept 18- Listing of events, exhibits and prizes planned.."
4-Sep,1914,Marriage- Will Groshart and Mrs. Ethel Love.
4-Sep,1914,Carrie Kunkle is now telephone girl in the local office.
11-Sep,1914,"Public Schools to commence, Teachers: Florence Coburn, 1st and 2nd;  Sadie Bobbenhouse, 3rd and 4th; Georgia Swearingen, 5th and 6th; Elizabeth Duffield, R.C. Beckstrom and W. M. Baker, 7th, 8th and HS; Pearl Rice, music"
11-Sep,1914,Marriages- Faun McClure and Gladys Denton;  Guy E. Woodrow and Hulda C. Shau  (Shaw?)
18-Sep,1914,"Rev. George Dalzell, the new Congregational minister, arrived in town yesterday."
18-Sep,1914,"Dr. and Mrs. C.A. Penman left for Hudson, Wyo where the Dr. has been appointed physician for the mines there."
18-Sep,1914,"Ad- Free doll stockings-to every little girl who brings her mother to our hosiery department, Ackenhausens."
25-Sep,1914,Grit has different appearance due to new linotype machine. (very hard to read some copies)
25-Sep,1914,Town Council proceedings- Bid of Shirk and Shaw of $315 for construction of town jail was accepted.
2-Oct,1914,Divorce- Mabel E. Stine from Harry A. Stine
2-Oct,1914,Birth- girl to M/M Louis Ruffing
9-Oct,1914,Dr. W.V. Gage has opened an office in the Worland Hotel.
9-Oct,1914,"Article- Alfalfa Club reorganized, (in several recent issues there have been editorial comments to the effect that the organization needs to get active.)"
16-Oct,1914,Article – Receiver appointed for the Buffum Pure Seed Co.
16-Oct,1914,Article- Fast service over the Burlington between Billings and Denver to start Oct 18.
16-Oct,1914,"News that oil has been discovered at Cottonwood, just a few miles east of town."
16-Oct,1914,Roe Holder has accepted engineer position with electric light company.
23-Oct,1914,Marriage- George Gardner and Aimee Wright.
23-Oct,1914,"Ad- Stetson Hats, $4-$8, Washakie Trading Co."
30-Oct,1914,Article-Emmer Products Co. to build emmer breakfast food products factory.  This is a separate company from the Buffum Pure Seed Co.
6-Nov,1914,W.E. Howell opened his new meat market on Monday.
13-Nov,1914,R.B. Smith has started a clothes cleaning and tailor shop.
20-Nov,1914,Adam Nichol began work in the Percy Edwards jewelry store as jeweler and watch repairer.
27-Nov,1914,"The new jail will be built before cold weather – to be made of reinforced concrete, 2 cells and large lobby."
27-Nov,1914,Article- All the heavy freighting from Worland to the oil fields will be done by motor truck as soon as possible.
27-Nov,1914,Obituary- infant son of Lincoln and Myrtle Valentine.
4-Dec,1914,D.T. Pulliam Co. incorporated to handle townsite property in Worland.  The company was incorporated to protect those who have purchased lots under contract.
4-Dec,1914,Don’t forget the pledge of the S P U G society – the society for the prevention of useless giving. (Christmas season warning I guess)
4-Dec,1914,Ad- F.P. Andrews and Co.-Real Estate and Insurance- office with the Worland Lot and Land Co.
4-Dec,1914,Frank Pellegrin becomes owner of Kimball house on Coburn.
4-Dec,1914,Charles A. Gibson who is working for Worland Drug Co. will move into Emil Faure house on Coburn.
4-Dec,1914,S.U. Sheeley began erection of a six-room residence in southern part of town.
11-Dec,1914,"Last week J.T. Jones exchanged his corner lot on Culbertson Ave. to D.T.Pulliam for the corner lot on the same avenue one block east of the one he had.  His lot is the one at the corner south of the Frank Pellegrin home, known as the Kimball property."
11-Dec,1914,"Notice- For the past few months I have been unable to collect enough money to keep my business running, and if it continues until the first of the year I will be obliged to stop doing any repair work at all and devote my time to the building of sheep wagons, where I am sure to receive the Cash- W.L. Duff, Blacksmith."
18-Dec,1914,Long article about engine at electric light plant exploding and the plant burning down.  The owner of the plant says he can’t afford to replace it (second hand machinery was used in the first place).  The article is encouraging a municipal system.
18-Dec,1914,Guy Woodrow purchased the house of Vya Musser on Culbertson Ave.
18-Dec,1914,Mrs. S.U. Sheeley has taken the position as operator in the telephone office.
18-Dec,1914,"Anyone wishing instruction on the piano should see Mrs. C.A. Gibson, Coburn Ave. in the Emile Faure house."
25-Dec,1914,Paul Hogan arrived to take up duties as book-keeper at the Washakie Trading Company’s store.
1-Jan,1915,A new brick garage is being built by Peter Mileski on his lot on Culbertson.
8-Jan,1915,Birth- boy to M/M Fred Veile
8-Jan,1915,Dan (Don?) Babbitt arrived last week and will be working for his brother Ernest.
15-Jan,1915,The Russell Hardware Co. has sold over two hundred pairs of ice skates this season.  That’s some record for a town this size.
15-Jan,1915,Big ad with prices for Palace Clothing Co.
22-Jan,1915,"C.W. Irwin, cashier of the First National Bank has purchased the new house being built by S.U. Sheeley on Culbertson."
22-Jan,1915,"A.M. Groshart is planning on building one or two houses on his lot in the central part of town, and will have a good well drilled on the land so it will be handy for those renting from him. (won’t be on the municipal system?)"
22-Jan,1915,R.C. Shultz recently purchased a lot from Worland Lot and Land Co.
29-Jan,1915,"Dr. G.H. Miller of Salt Lake purchased 22 acres inside the Worland townsite, east part of town north of Big Horn."
29-Jan,1915,"There isn’t a vacant building of any kind in Worland, and much building will be done in the spring."
29-Jan,1915,Mrs. J.M. Rhodes has moved into the A.G. Rupp residence on Coburn Ave.
29-Jan,1915,C.M. Osborn and family have moved into the Stoddard building on Culbertson Ave.
29-Jan,1915,"Law partnership of Rich and Jones was dissolved this week, Mr. Rich buying out his partners interests. (later on we find where Rich and Brome represented parties in different cases, but I haven’t found any notices of a partnership and Brome still has his individual card in the professional listings)."
29-Jan,1915,"Notice to Bidders- Emmer Products Co. to build factory on company land, west of the railroad and north of Worland Light and Power Co, land."
5-Feb,1915,Article- Big Motor Truck made initial trip to local oil fields.
5-Feb,1915,W.E. Curtice is erecting a new house in the northeast part of the city.
12-Feb,1915,C.F. Robertson is appointed superintendent of the Industrial School.
12-Feb,1915,E.C. Williams is busy this week building a new brick garage for F.P. Andrews on the rear of his lot on Coburn.
19-Feb,1915,"Article-listing all the cases on the docket for district court.  Includes many vs. the Buffum Pure Seed Co. for money, also divorces, etc."
19-Feb,1915,A.W. Gaddis purchased the Worland Dairy from W.S. Green.
19-Feb,1915,Birth- twin boys to M/M A.B. Scruggs. 
19-Feb,1915,Dr Gray was attending business in Basin and Thermopolis this week.  He made both trips in his automobile. (auto travel was still a novelty and chancy)
26-Feb,1915,Article about a representative of Billings factory here to secure contracts for 600 acres of sugarbeets.  The sugar company will furnish a German family for every 20 acres planted to do the extra work.
26-Feb,1915,C.W. Irwin expects to move into his new home on Culbertson the first of March.
26-Feb,1915,M.G. Wild has rented the basement under the Stockgrowers Bank and will put in a large line of new and used furniture.
5-Mar,1915,Jimmie Richardson has leased the Washakie Livery Stable.
5-Mar,1915,The Moore Brothers of Neiber took possession of the Worland Garage having purchased it from H.B. Paris. (in Apr 16 article both Moores and Paris are called proprietors of the garage)
12-Mar,1915,Marriage- Aaron Carr to Addie Cook
12-Mar,1915,Birth- boy to M/M Ray Hake
19-Mar,1915,Article- Contracts signed for nearly 200 acres of beets around Worland. 
19-Mar,1915,Today is the grand opening of the soda fountain in the Drug Store.
19-Mar,1915,C.A. Gibson moved into his new house on Culbertson Ave this week.
26-Mar,1915,"Two new Bungalows started. Contractors Groshart and Newman started on J.T, Jones’ bungalow Wednesday.  It will be at the corner of Culbertson and Shoshone(9th) St.  Shirk and Shaw commenced the new home of M/M Ruby Schultz at Culbertson and Hanover."
26-Mar,1915,Shirk and Shaw started building the new town jail this week.
26-Mar,1915,This week John Holder and Ed Giffen took over the Club Café.
2-Apr,1915,Electric lights are turned back on again.
2-Apr,1915,John D. Smith purchased the residence of Rev. C. Harris on Culbertson.
2-Apr,1915,Work started on a new office building for Dr. W.V. Gage.  It is located just west of the Dorman Hotel.
2-Apr,1915,W.E. Howell just completed the erection of a new house on Culbertson Ave.  This section of town is building up nicely and is one of the ideal building locations.
2-Apr,1915,Every carpenter in the city and a few extra ones are working like all possessed.
9-Apr,1915,Workmen started excavation of the basement for the Emmer Products Co. factory.
9-Apr,1915,Article-Good Roads Day set for Apr 14- every auto owner and every owner of a shovel is urged to turn out and help fix up the roads. Article also lists the names of over 2 dozen auto owners in town.
9-Apr,1915,M/M L.F. Andrews have moved into their new home on Culbertson.
16-Apr,1915,Article- Much road work was done- about 50 showed up.
16-Apr,1915,"Worland Real Estate Co. was organized this week, composed of J.W. Pulliam and L.E. Laird"
16-Apr,1915,Article-First students arrive at Industrial Institute.
16-Apr,1915,"Article- Fire fiend destroys a home, M/M H.W. Rich lose all."
16-Apr,1915,"Moore Bros. and H.B. Paris, the proprietors of the Worland Garage are on a deal for a couple of business lots on the north side of Big Horn Ave. for a new garage.  If they close the deal they will erect a brick garage 50 x 70 feet in size."
23-Apr,1915,"Institute is completed, State Board is expected next week to accept the building from the Contractors."
23-Apr,1915,Mr. Spencer has arrived from Colorado and has taken up his duties as manager of the Berry Lumber Co. yard here.
23-Apr,1915,Workmen are getting the foundation in for the new garage.  It will be located diagonally across the street from the Grit.
30-Apr,1915,"Ad-A.C. Minor, Carpenter and Builder"
30-Apr,1915,"R.H. Stine has added a large circuit camera to his studio equipment, making panoramas from 6 to 10 inches wide to 8 feet long."
30-Apr,1915,Several cases of tick fever have been reported.
7-May,1915,Article about ticks and tick fever.
7-May,1915,Mrs. Sarah Westfall and Vern Russell have traded properties and the lady now moves into town to the house on Coburn Ave.
14-May,1915,Ackenhausen elected Mayor
14-May,1915,L.E. Laird appointed water commissioner for District 6 by Gov. Kendrick  
14-May,1915,"Ad-Tailor Shop-next door to Smith’s Barber Shop, G.A. Frees, prop."
14-May,1915,"Town council proceedings- new jail was accepted; D.T. Pulliam offered to dedicate to town for parking purposes lots 12, block 7 and 1,2,3,4,5,and 6, block 8 original town which was accepted."
14-May,1915,Cases of typhoid fever and tick fever were mentioned.
21-May,1915,Charlie Shaw is the new town marshall.
21-May,1915,Article about the school programs also lists all the pupils who will be promoted and the grades they will be in next year.  Over 100 names.
4-Jun,1915,Article-Yellowstone Park to open to auto travel on August 1st.
4-Jun,1915,On June 1st Charles Foster moved down the street to the building that was occupied by the Palace Meat Market and M.G. Wild moved the furniture and undertaking establishment to the building vacated by Foster.
4-Jun,1915,The auto truck freighting business operated by H.J. Heinzerling has been busy freighting to the two local oil fields west of town (Grass Creek and Little Buffalo Basin).
4-Jun,1915,Article- Emmer factory ready to start.
4-Jun,1915,"J.A. Handy has taken out Worland Plumbers License #1 and is again in business for himself, first door south of the photograph gallery."
4-Jun,1915,Mr. Moncrief started erectiion of a new residence on Culbertson last week.
4-Jun,1915,Mrs. M.C. Howell is having her residence on Coburn remodeled and several rooms added.
4-Jun,1915,"Article- Year end report of schools- lists the names of students with High School credits earned, also those withdrawing and the enrollment numbers for the first day of school by grades, 148 for entire school."
11-Jun,1915,George Lewis takes over the plumbing Department of the Hake Bros. Store.
11-Jun,1915,Obituary- Mrs. Stanley Claycomb.
11-Jun,1915,"L.B. Doane, new manager of telephone exchange arrived yesterday."
11-Jun,1915,Mrs. J.E. Heron and children arrived and will make Worland their future home as Mr. Heron is employed by Shirk the contractor.
11-Jun,1915,Birth- boy to M/M J.L. Baird
18-Jun,1915,Baker and Pebbles sold the pool hall to C.L. Howell and W.C. Warner
18-Jun,1915,Article- Three new companies incorporated in the county lately-oil activity is the direct cause of their formation.
18-Jun,1915,Ned T. Garrett purchased the Kidder Transfer from Otis Kidder
18-Jun,1915,M/M Wilbert P. Moore returned after spending a few day in Thermopolis.  Mr. Moore is a member of the Worland Garage Co. and the happy young couple will take up residence here.
26-Jun,1915,Three wedding articles- Joseph F. Hampton and Jessie L. Pearson; Darrell L. Frazier and Ruth E. Rhodes; George C. Muirhead and Grace E. Taylor.
26-Jun,1915,"Article- Alfalfa Club to purchase and install signs to bring tourists by way of Lost Cabin, Cottonwood Pass, Nowood and Tensleep to get to Yellowstone."
26-Jun,1915,Obituary- sixteen month old son of M/M O.S. Ainsworth.
2-Jul,1915,"Article- about the Yellowstone road- after getting together with Basin, Cody and Thermop it was decided the road should come down Buffalo Creek from Lost Cabin, then to Thermopolis, Worland, Basin and Cody."
2-Jul,1915,"Article- 1915 Census very interesting, county population 1,744, Town of Worland 454; over four single males to each single female and only 6 adults who cannot read."
2-Jul,1915,Louis Ruffing has started a new residence in the northeast part of town.
2-Jul,1915,"Ad- Modern Sanitary Plumbing, the brick building across from Berry Lumber yard is where you will find me- George Lewis, the practical plumber."
9-Jul,1915,Contactors Groshart and Newman have completed a substantial addition to the residence of M/M Holman on Culbertson Ave.  The balance of the house has been raised and a substantial foundation placed under it.
9-Jul,1915,Article- Wedding of John T. Jones and Georgia Swearingen.
9-Jul,1915,Birth- boy to M/M Glen Carr
9-Jul,1915,J.A. Handy is busy this week installing a new bath tub in J.A. Farliens house on Coburn Ave.
9-Jul,1915,"Town Council proceedings-The question of extending the water main on Culbertson Ave. was discussed.  C.C. Shaw handed in his resignation as marshall and V.E. Russell was appointed as Marshall. (seems like this job changed hands fairly often, salary was $80 per month.)"
16-Jul,1915,"Fire in Henry Holmans barber shop, he returned before much damage."
16-Jul,1915,Notice- improvement assessments- to extend 4” water main on Culbertson from Shoshone (9th) to Bragg(12th) streets. (lists each individual lot to be assessed)
16-Jul,1915,Birth- boy to M/M E.B. Wilson
16-Jul,1915,M.U. Randell let the contract to Shirk for the erection of a fine new residence on Culbertson Ave.
23-Jul,1915,Emmer breakfast food is now on the market.  15 Cents per package.
23-Jul,1915,Birth- girl to M/M Harry Wilson
30-Jul,1915,"Article- Nitroglycerine plant to be built 2 miles west of town, up 15 Mile. (a later issue said that the well drilled had insufficient flow, and they would change locations.)"
30-Jul,1915,Gilbert Herrick has received the contract for plastering the hotel at Kirby.
30-Jul,1915,Andy Wilson has the contract for lathing.
6-Aug,1915,W.M. Raymer will build residence in southeast part of town.
6-Aug,1915,Birth- girl to M/M Lon Berger
13-Aug,1915,A volunteer fire department has been organized (again?).
13-Aug,1915,"Obit- Mrs. Mike Bader, leaves 6 small children."
13-Aug,1915,Birth- girl to M/M Faun McClure
20-Aug,1915,"Article about Washakie Day scheduled for Sept 17, with premium list and list of cash donors for prizes and expenses. (in effect this was the County Fair)"
27-Aug,1915,"Article- Washakie Trading Co. intends to build 20,000 bushel grain elevator. (In a later issue an ad said it would be financed by the Co. and no stock would be sold)."
27-Aug,1915,Two rattlesnakes killed along the west side of Hibbard’s store.
27-Aug,1915,E.M. Conant traded his residence property on Coburn to Vern Russell for property in the southeast part of town.
10-Sep,1915,Washakie County purchased its first steel bridge- to cross Cottonwood near Chatham.
10-Sep,1915,Another article about Washakie Day and additional premium list.
10-Sep,1915,"School started-enrollment: High School 50, 8th grade 19, 6&7th 30, 4&5th 29, 3rd 16, 1st&2nd 30."
17-Sep,1915,"Joe Huber acquires Cutter Meat Market, Huber sold the Big Horn Livery Barn to Mike Bader."
17-Sep,1915,Births- girl to M/M Ervin Grouell; boy to M/M Alti Pendergraft
17-Sep,1915,Assessment list of properties in the Culbertson Ave. Improvement district.  Lots were each charged $46.24.
24-Sep,1915,Obit-infant daughter of M/M Louis Ruffing
24-Sep,1915,Work started on construction of grain elevator for Washakie Trading Co.
24-Sep,1915,Article- Work started on Opera House.  O.S. Cutter is the owner and it will be just west of his other business building.  Made of Worland brick with a Colorado white pressed brick front.
24-Sep,1915,Ad- Wind shields for automobiles- Cardell-Ridge Lumber Co.
24-Sep,1915,Shaw and Groshart are putting the finishing touches on a new residence for H.W. Rich on Coburn Ave. (the Shirk & Shaw and Groshart & Newman firms must have been dissolved)
1-Oct,1915,Farmers Co-op Lumber Co. buys out Berry Lumber Co.
1-Oct,1915,Worland Garage is now a Ford agency.
1-Oct,1915,Ned Garrett is moving into the A.G. Rupp house on Coburn this week.
1-Oct,1915,W.E. Groshart moved into his new home in the east part of town this week.
1-Oct,1915,J.A. Handy has purchased the Perry Williams house on Coburn.
1-Oct,1915,Al Groshart began work on his new house on Culbertson.
15-Oct,1915,Article- Sugar beet growers are shipping now.
15-Oct,1915,A new bath was installed in the home of M/M E.G. Babbitt.
15-Oct,1915,Milford Bates from Lander has purchased a half interest in the plumbing business with George Lewis
22-Oct,1915,Guy Woodrow and James B. Hulse take over the Kidder Dray Line owned by Ned Garrett.  Woodrow and Hulse will also take over the Continental Oil business here.
22-Oct,1915,Birth- girl to M/M H.L. Bonine
22-Oct,1915,"Ad- Ford cars, Furniture, Singer Sewing Machines- M.G. Wild"
29-Oct,1915,This first oil well in Montana was brought in about 10 miles west of Frannie just over the state line.
29-Oct,1915,Article- Work resumed on the new theatre after delay caused by overdue order of timber.
29-Oct,1915,Mrs. B.F. Hake started a fine new house on Culbertson this week. Shaw and Groshart have the contract.
29-Oct,1915,C.A. Gibson rented his house on Culbertson to M/M C.W. Irwin. Gibsons have moved to Thermopolis.
5-Nov,1915,"Obituary- Ruth Rhodes-Frazier (wedding article was in June 26, 1915 issue)"
5-Nov,1915,Marriage- Roy Clark and Myrtle Dir
5-Nov,1915,"Article about Park to Park Highway through Wyoming-Denver, Rocky Mountain Park, Cody, Yellowstone- will petition for $1 million appropriation from the government."
5-Nov,1915,Women’s Club Library moved to the M.G. Wild Furniture store- over 350 books.
5-Nov,1915,M/M Guy Woodrow have moved into the A.G. Rupp house on Coburn.
12-Nov,1915,S.S. McCoy has taken over as the manager of the telephone exchange.
12-Nov,1915,"Article- over 20 buildings erected in Worland this year, no boom just steady growth."
12-Nov,1915,Birth- girl to M/M Joe Huber.
12-Nov,1915,Theatre building to have opening next Monday.
7-Jan,1916,A new office building was commenced on the 2nd lot east of Washakie Abstract Co’s building for the law firm of Brome and Rich. It will be located in the center of the lot so that at any time in the future they can build onto the front.
7-Jan,1916,Legal Notice- Assessment District to pay for sewer construction.
7-Jan,1916,"The district included all the Original Town, Blocks 1-4, 1st add’n; Blocks 1 & 2, 2nd add’n; Blocks 38-40, Court Place; Blocks 1-3 Pulliam add’n; and Block 1, Randell add’n."
7-Jan,1916,"There were two small ads on the front page- one about a mass meeting of property owners in the proposed district by the Town Clerk, the other Warning-Go Slow, file a remonstrance inside ten days or the sewer will be constructed-M.U. Randel"
7-Jan,1916,Birth- boy to M/M A.W. Gaddis
14-Jan,1916,Articles-about some engineering phases of sewerage.
14-Jan,1916,A.G. Johnson was appointed field man for the valley by the sugar co.
14-Jan,1916,M/M George Tallon are moving into their new cottage on Coburn this week.
14-Jan,1916,"Alfalfa Club appoints a committee to work with Commissioners to get two bridges across the Big Horn River, one at Neiber and one near Durkee."
21-Jan,1916,"Sewerage is a dead issue-217 out of 271 against it- town has as much debt as it can handle, water system must be increased."
28-Jan,1916,"Ad- Washakie Feed, Livery and Sales Stable- under new management- J.T.Campbell, owner."
28-Jan,1916,"Ad- New shoe repairing shop, Next to Elk Saloon in old shooting gallery- Steve Angleno, prop."
4-Feb,1916,"Article-Council makes new contract, meet with Light & Power officials and cancel light and pumping deal.  The Light Co. will light the streets and the town will do their own pumping with the steam plant."
4-Feb,1916,W.M. Raymer sold his undertaking business to M.G. Wild last week.
4-Feb,1916,W.S. Green says that since he received a license to practice veterinary medicine his business has increased where he will establish a veterinary hospital.
11-Feb,1916,"Ad- We are now ready to receive grains of all description for cleaning, storage or we will purchase same outright.  Washakie Elevator and Milling Co., W.F. Palmer, manager."
11-Feb,1916,Al Groshart sold his interest in the well drilling machine to his brother W.E. Groshart who is now the sole owner and is prepared to drill wells at reasonable prices.
18-Feb,1916,"Article-More light troubles, the light company and the mill company have trouble.  Wyoming Alfalfa Mill has been providing the power to the Light Co. but want more money."
18-Feb,1916,J.O. Gifford recently bought out W.L. Duff’s blacksmith shop.
18-Feb,1916,"The sugar beet committee has in the neighborhood of 2,500 acres contracted.  This is just half the acreage needed to assure a sugar factory for Worland."
18-Feb,1916,Birth- boy to M/M Ray W.D. Ainsworth.
18-Feb,1916,Attorney H.W. Rich is moving his law office from the First National Bank building to rooms in the rear of Stockgrowers Bank.
25-Feb,1916,Article- Three buildings burned.  The frame buildings on Big Horn ave occupied by Mrs. M.C. Howell ladies furnishings; Charles Foster dry goods and Home Bakery burned to the ground.  The Ross Hibbard and Worland Mercantile stores were on fire also but were saved.
25-Feb,1916,J.C. Nagl manager of Wyo Alfalfa mill is leaving town and attorney C.L. Brome will take his place as manager.
3-Mar,1916,Long article- Good Roads meeting here- Gov. Kendrick presents plan for the county using convicts from the penitentiary to work on roads.
3-Mar,1916,R.E. Best arrived and will take charge of the Worland Meat Market for Joe Huber.
3-Mar,1916,Birth- girl to M/M Lincoln Valentine
3-Mar,1916,F.P. Andrews the real estate dealer sold the George Davis residence to B.J. Highland.
3-Mar,1916,O.S. Cutter has purchased the business lot on Big Horn from Gates and Robertson and will erect a store building on it.
10-Mar,1916,Article- Judge grants the light company a temporary restraining order and the town will have lights for a while at least.  Hope the trouble can be adjusted for all concerned.
10-Mar,1916,Birth- boy to Dr. and Mrs J.A. Farlien
17-Mar,1916,Article- Looks like a dark town- judge says he doesn’t have the legal right to force the mill company to fire up their boilers to provide steam for the light company.
17-Mar,1916,E.C. Williams was awarded the contract for the brick work on the new building of Cutter.
17-Mar,1916,O.S. Cutter is installing his own light plant in his Family Theater so the picture shows will go on every Tue. And Fri. evenings.
24-Mar,1916,Last Saturdays train brought in six families to work in the beet fields this summer and on Tuesday twelve more families arrived. The first crowd came from Longmont and the rest from Loveland and Ft.Collins. 
24-Mar,1916,Al Groshart has the contract to build a new residence for Wm. Selhorn on Coburn Ave.
31-Mar,1916,Otis Kidder has disposed of his interest in the truck business to L.F. Andrews.
31-Mar,1916,Birth- boy to M/M J.H. Vacek (the infant died on Apr 11)
7-Apr,1916,"Article- Big increase in Auto Licenses issued by the Secretary of State; state total 3,976, Washakie County 50. Other county totals are listed.  Licenses cost $5, $4 to go back to counties for road work."
7-Apr,1916,Birth- boy to M/M R.E. Kennedy
14-Apr,1916,Ross Hibbard expects to move into the new store building just east of his present location as soon as it is completed.
14-Apr,1916,Bowen Howell has moved a new house on to his lot on Culbertson Ave.
21-Apr,1916,Article- Citizens hold meeting in Opera House- A large school for Worland unanimously endorsed.
28-Apr,1916,"Randel and Jones, money to loan, is the name of the new firm that will open up an establishment in the Randel building next door to the Washakie Abstract Co."
28-Apr,1916,Clarence Erwin has purchased a lot in the Randel add’n on Culbertson.
5-May,1916,Article- Worland to have larger school building (school board voted the improvements)
5-May,1916,New buildings-H.B. Paris of Worland Garage is erecting a residence in the east part of town and A.B. Campbell is building on his lot on Culbertson.
5-May,1916,Mr. E. Silver who has been manager of the electric light plant for past two years will move to Texas.  The electric light company has not sent a man to take management of the plant.
19-May,1916,"Article about sugar factories, and benefits to country. (to drum up support for a factory here)."
19-May,1916,L.L. Dorman is having a cement walk laid all around the hotel this week.  J.D. Cook has let a contract for a walk around his place and J.T. Jones will also lay a new walk.
19-May,1916,Mrs. Laura Johnson and Miss Lizzie Pickham will open a café (Star Café)and bakery in the Foster building in the old Handy shop.
26-May,1916,Dr. Gage and family have moved into the Westfall house on Coburn Ave.
26-May,1916,"Glen Carr sold his house to Randel and Jones, M/M Carr expect to leave Worland."
26-May,1916,M/M E.W. Wallace (druggist at the Worland Drug Co.) have taken up residence in the Frazier house on Culbertson.
26-May,1916,"Ad- Have re-opened the Hibbard grocery store with a full line- Cutter’s Cash Grocery, O.S. Cutter, prop."
26-May,1916,"Ad- The New Tailor, for Cleaning, Pressing, Altering and Repairing, H.M. Sackartow, prop."
2-Jun,1916,M/M H.L. Johns arrived Wed.  Mr. Johns will be the manager for the Telephone Co.
2-Jun,1916,Mrs. Susan Shutt is having a new cement walk laid on the west side and in the front of her residence on Coburn.
9-Jun,1916,Ben Hunt of Kansas has leased the new Cutter building for a pool hall.
9-Jun,1916,Article- Bridge Contract Signed- for a bridge at Neiber.
9-Jun,1916,Notice- assignment of claims against Ross Hibbard to Mr. Stringhorn of Billings.
9-Jun,1916,Birth- girl to M/M H.D. Lynn
9-Jun,1916,Harry Sachatow who recently purchased the cleaning and pressing establishment sold his interests to Ray Lancaster.
9-Jun,1916,Miss Edith Peterson is the chief operator in the telephone exchange.
9-Jun,1916,Ad- Cutter and Newman’s Cash Grocery
16-Jun,1916,Article- 3 gushers brought in Grass Creek field.
16-Jun,1916,J.D. Cook has purchased the lot on the corner of Culbertson and Arnott(6th) and will erect a beautiful brick home on it at once.
23-Jun,1916,Marriage- Etta Mammon and Bert Elder
23-Jun,1916,Mr. H.T. Emmett of Casper came to meet with the school board regarding the position of Superintendent.  He is to let the board know in a few days.
23-Jun,1916,There are 40 boys and young men in the Industrial Institute now.(there was considerable leakage as many issues told of escapes and sheriff hunts)
23-Jun,1916,"Mr. Frank St. Clair of Berthoud, Colorado is working at the Worland Garage."
23-Jun,1916,"Council proceedings-Shaw and Groshart were awarded the contract for 19 cement street crossings, they will be completed by Aug. 15."
30-Jun,1916,Article- Worland is to have efficient lighting system.  A.E. Bent is the new owner and has ordered new equipment.
30-Jun,1916,"Article- Auto rules for Yellowstone (pleasure use only, no paying passengers; speed limits; etc)"
30-Jun,1916,The new beet dump will be located west of the tracks between Culbertson and Big Horn.
30-Jun,1916,Birth- boy to M/M A.M. Groshart
30-Jun,1916,"Wm. Selhorn who has been tending bar at the “Club” for the past six years will have the managing of the business, becoming a partner with C.C. Worland."
7-Jul,1916,"Article- Passenger train hits auto, passenger killed, driver injured."
7-Jul,1916,Marriages- Golda Lee Denton and Elza D. Palmer; Claire Buckmaster and Edward J Bull
7-Jul,1916,"L.L. Dorman sold the hotel to Mrs. M.C. Carrigus of Absarokee, Mont."
7-Jul,1916,Adeline Nieber badly burned from powder fire.
14-Jul,1916,M/M Frank St. Clair have moved into the Glen Carr house on Coburn.
21-Jul,1916,"Article- A.W. Gaddes,, the dairyman had a bad fire yesterday."
21-Jul,1916,Article- petition submitted to the council requesting bonding the town for water and sewer improvements.
21-Jul,1916,Two to six cars per day pass through en route to Yellowstone.
21-Jul,1916,"Ad- Big Horn Meat Market-now located in my new shop two doors east of old stand, Joe Huber, prop."
4-Aug,1916,"Vern Russell bought into the dray business (Kidder Transfer Co.)with J.R. Snyder and resigned as Marshall, Harry Agee appointed marshall."
4-Aug,1916,Marriage- Margaret Eckerdt and Roy Cogdill
4-Aug,1916,C.W. Warner purchases the interest of C.L. Howell in the Warner-Howell Clothing Store.
4-Aug,1916,School board lets contract for addition to school.
4-Aug,1916,H.T. Emmett and family move into the Groshart residence on Culbertson.
4-Aug,1916,Birth- boy to M/M H.B. Paris
4-Aug,1916,"Ad- Worland Steam Laundry- under new management- G.B. True, prop."
11-Aug,1916,Article – Bond issues for water and sewerage both approved.
11-Aug,1916,Fire in Worland Hotel controlled in time.
11-Aug,1916,Death- Mrs. Emanuel Russell (nee Myrtle Wagoner) age 22
18-Aug,1916,Last week a deal was made between W.S. Green and Mike Bader when the latter became the owner of the Big Horn Livery Stable.
18-Aug,1916,J.F. Hampton let a contract to A.M. Groshart for the erection of a one story 6 room bungalow on Culbertson Ave.
25-Aug,1916,"Worland Garage boys (H.B. Paris, Wilbert and Halbert Moore) to build back to the alley- to have building 50 x 140 feet."
25-Aug,1916,Obituary- Annella Frison
25-Aug,1916,Robert Steele is building an addition to his residence on Coburn Ave.
1-Sep,1916,Alfred E. Bent has started the erection of the power house on the north side of the alfalfa mill.  Mr. W.L. Allen looks after the system here for Mr. Bent.  Plan to be operating by Oct 1
1-Sep,1916,"Births- boy to M/M Earl Waggoner, boy to M/M Art Claycomb"
1-Sep,1916,M. G. Wild announces he has taken over the entire agency for the Ford car and the Worland Garage has not been connected since Aug 1.
1-Sep,1916,The new beet dump is ready for beets.
1-Sep,1916,Professor Buffum has sold his residence in the southwest section of town to Mrs. Horel.  He expects to move to Denver and will take the Emmer factory along with him.
1-Sep,1916,Hay is selling from 7 to 8 dollars a ton in the stack.
1-Sep,1916,M/M W.L. Allen who have been stopping at the Rhodes boarding house have moved into their home on Culbertson Ave.
1-Sep,1916,"Ad- Fords fob Detroit- Ford runabout $345, Ford sedan $645, M.G. Wild, Agent"
8-Sep,1916,Article- Receive splendid bid for both bond issues- work to be started as soon as possible.
8-Sep,1916,Material for the Neiber bridge is arriving and the bridge at Rairden is well under way.
8-Sep,1916,Birth- boy to M/M George Nickolaison
8-Sep,1916,Lee W. Redfern who will be principal of the high school arrived last week.
8-Sep,1916,"Noel Morgan, one of Washakie County’s new attorneys, has opened up his office in the First National Bank building."
15-Sep,1916,Article- last week the Pulliam and Laird real estate company (Worland Real Estate Co.) sold five tracts of land.
15-Sep,1916,School opens with 209 pupils.
15-Sep,1916,S.H. Black receives his citizenship papers from Judge Metz.
15-Sep,1916,"Ad- H.C. Shirk, building contractor"
15-Sep,1916,Ad- The four best known and most appreciated Chocolates in the World. Whitman’s; Liggett’s; Guth’s and Johnston’s – The Drug Store
22-Sep,1916,Article- Washakie Day a big success- also listing of prize winners.
22-Sep,1916,"Wedding articles-Jennie Ludlow and Guy Rhodes, also Elizabeth Malcolm and Thomas Nichol"
22-Sep,1916,J.D. Smith’s will move to Missouri (OK Barber shop owner).
22-Sep,1916,Birth- girl to M/M Ervin Grouell
22-Sep,1916,Owing to the large enrollment of primary pupils it was necessary to obtain the use of the Methodist church basement and divide the first and second grades and secure the services of another teacher. 
29-Sep,1916,J.W. Pulliam has purchased two lots on Big Horn Ave. just west of the Grit office and plans on building a large garage.
29-Sep,1916,"Ad- City Transfer Company, under new management, Green and Shyrack, props."
13-Oct,1916,M.G. Wild has leased the old “May” building on Big Horn and will use it for the home of Ford cars.
13-Oct,1916,"Births- girl to M/M George Gardner, also girl to M/M Lawrence Goff"
20-Oct,1916,Russell Hardware Co. to extend building back 50 feet to the alley and put a new front on.  
20-Oct,1916,Worland Mercantile Co. to build on the lot just west of present location and to have large opening in rear into other building.
20-Oct,1916,J.W. Pulliam has taken the agency for the “Reo” car.
27-Oct,1916,Death- five month old son of M/M Frank Case.
10-Nov,1916,Grit has started a “Farmers Page” this week. A man living close to Worland cleared over $700 from 6 acres of potatoes this season.
10-Nov,1916,R.G. Culbertson is building an addition to his residence property on Culbertson Ave.
10-Nov,1916,Birth- girl to M/M Glen L. Carr
10-Nov,1916,"Marriage licenses- Annie Peila and Jake Peila, also Alice Hankins and Alvin Carothers."
10-Nov,1916,"Ad- Net Cash Prices- 100 lbs. Sugar $8.35; Corn Flakes, per pkg 7½c; Ham and Bacon, per lb. 24½c, Washakie Trading Company"
17-Nov,1916,"Obituary-Margaret (Mrs. Charles) Brome, age 27,"
17-Nov,1916,Messers Brown and Jones purchased the tailoring business from Earl Lancaster.
17-Nov,1916,M/M Don Babbitt returned from a short honeymoon trip to Billings.
17-Nov,1916,"Ad- City Transfer Co. Carl Shyrack, prop. (a line in this issue mentioned the purchase.)"
27-Nov,1916,Article with large headlines-Worland secures a sugar factory for the 1917 beet crop.
27-Nov,1916,J.F. Hampton was busy moving into his new home on Coburn Ave.
15-Dec,1916,"Article- Contract to build Worland’s sugar factory to Larrowe Construction of Twin Falls, Idaho"
15-Dec,1916,Miss Thompson who teaches the primary students in the basement of the Methodist Church was a fire heroine and saved the church from destruction.
15-Dec,1916,Frank St. Clair buys a third interest in the Worland Garage with the Moore boys.
15-Dec,1916,"When the snow is snowing and its murky overhead, it’s nice to get up in the morning but it’s nicer to lie in bed."
22-Dec,1916,Marriage- Winifred Pickham and C.L. Howell
29-Dec,1916,Marriage- Katie Dietz and Edwin E. Clark
29-Dec,1916,"Ben Hunt, proprietor of the Lobby Billiard parlor left to spend the holidays with his parents."
29-Dec,1916,Article- Secretary of the State Board of Health says birth registration is sadly neglected in Wyoming.
5-Jan,1917,Article- Fred Bragg dies very suddenly in Denver (Was one of first County Commissioners)
5-Jan,1917,Ad- Stewart the Tailor- next to Elk  bar.
5-Jan,1917,Ad- George Lewis- Plumbing and Sewer Work
12-Jan,1917,Two long articles about the Black and Yellow Trail and the Yellowstone Road.
12-Jan,1917,Article entitled “with the sick” a list of over a dozen names and ailments of local folks.
19-Jan,1917,Article- Factory a sure thing—part of the machinery has arrived.
19-Jan,1917,Worland Garage sold to M.G. Wild and George B. McClellan.   Wild and McClellan had planned on building on their lots west of the Family theater but the business men kicked about any more garages going up on the main street.  The town council passed an ordinance on the 15th of the month (in the legal notices section) prohibiting the erection of any other garages on Big Horn Ave. as they will be declared a nuisance and interfere with the upbuilding of the town.
26-Jan,1917,Article- Final payment made by Wyoming Sugar Co. for about 190 acres for factory site.  
26-Jan,1917,J.R. May expects to build a new building on his lot east of Clyde Warner’s store
26-Jan,1917,Ad- Cutter and Cutter Cash Grocery
2-Feb,1917,Wedding article- Julia Barlow and Joseph C. Gregg
2-Feb,1917,Editorial- Worland needs many house for renters.  Small house should be built that may be rented from $12 - $15 per month.  Sugar factory construction will have an influx of workers.
2-Feb,1917,Births- boy to M/M F.P. McClure; boy to M/M S.K. Cremer on Jan 26. (Mrs Cremer died Feb 1 age 24)
2-Feb,1917,M/M B.J. Keys are comfortably located in Worland. Bernard took up duties as cashier at First National Bank.
2-Feb,1917,Gerald Fraser arrived to work in the carpenter trade for A.M. Groshart.
9-Feb,1917,Ben Hunt sold the Lobby Billiards to Lee Howell.
9-Feb,1917,Moore Brothers purchased the two lots on Coburn opposite the Dr. Foster house.
9-Feb,1917,A number of ranchers in the vicinity gathered for the purpose of forming a Washakie County National Farm Loan Assoc.
9-Feb,1917,Guy Rhodes and George Gardner purchased the stock of groceries from Cutter and Son.  Cutter and Son will open a meat market in the rear of the store building- their old stand.
9-Feb,1917,Shephardson and Fisher are enlarging their boarding house on West Coburn.
16-Feb,1917,Article- Work on Sugar Factory started in full blast- Burlington officials here- trackage all arranged.
23-Feb,1917,"Article- Fifty men employed, much material arriving."
23-Feb,1917,M.J. Hamilton has moved into the Charles L. Brome house on Coburn.
23-Feb,1917,Charlie Newman has the plans all drawn up for a fine new $3000 home on Coburn east of the Pendergraft house.
23-Feb,1917,Ad- Worland Mercantile will be opening new addition around March 15.
23-Feb,1917,M/M S. Silver have returned to Worland.
2-Mar,1917,"Notice- I again took over the management of the Worland, Hotel- L.L. Dorman"
2-Mar,1917,Ad- Ford Sales and Service- Wild Bear Garage Co.
2-Mar,1917,Birth- girl to M/M H.C. Shirk
9-Mar,1917,Golden Rule Stores purchased the Randel building now occupied by Charles Ackenhausen.  The new firm expects to locate about Apr. 1st.
9-Mar,1917,The Cardell-Ridge Lumber Co. was sold to Seattle lumber men who will continue to run the plant under the name of Worland Lumber Co.
9-Mar,1917,"Ad- The City Grocery, Gardner and Rhodes"
9-Mar,1917,"Mr. G.M. Chamberlin, Jr. arrived this week.  He will be the superintendent of the Wyoming Sugar Co. and have charge of the factory."
9-Mar,1917,"W.M. Everett and family arrived last Saturday with a carload of horses, machinery, household goods, etc."
16-Mar,1917,J.S. Russell has purchased a lot on the south side of Culbertson opposite the Baptist parsonage and will build an up-to-date home.
16-Mar,1917,Joe Huber sells the Big Horn Meat Market to O.W. Noble.
16-Mar,1917,C.L. Howell has let the contract for a new home on his lot on Culbertson Ave.
16-Mar,1917,C.A. Ackenhausen has rented the old May building on the north side of Big Horn Ave. and will move his stock there.
16-Mar,1917,R.H. Stine closed a deal for two lots just west of the Worland Garage.  He is figuring on erecting a new studio on the site.
16-Mar,1917,"Ad- Worland Cleaning and Pressing Co., A.J. Forbes, prop. (Earl’s old stand)"
16-Mar,1917,"Notice- Ordinance #61 prohibiting commercial garages within 200 feet of churches, schools or hospitals, or within 200 feet or across the street from any garage already established."
23-Mar,1917,M.G. Wild sold the Worland Furniture Co. to W.S. Green and the Moore Bros.
23-Mar,1917,Worland’s population increased considerably when about 16 families arrived from Colorado to take care of the sugar beets.
23-Mar,1917,Ad- Big Horn Transfer Co.- Jim Hulse. Owner
23-Mar,1917,"Ad- California Hide, Fur, and Wool Co.  E.D. Sheldon, manager, ½ block east of depot."
23-Mar,1917,"Ad- Worland Lumber Co.,  F. Veile, manager"
23-Mar,1917,Mr. J. Abel is suffering from “Forditis” of the right hand due to cranking his car.
30-Mar,1917,Death- 18 month old daughter of M/M E.D. Sheldon
30-Mar,1917,"Article- Pulliam Co. having plans drawn for a $60,000 two story block on north side of Big Horn Ave.  The 2nd story to have 40-50 rooms for hotel accommodations-   this will close up the old hitch-rack gap."
30-Mar,1917,Attorney George Purchase will open an office in the F.P. Andrews building.
30-Mar,1917,"H.B. Paris has purchased two corner lots east of the Grit office and will build an up to date garage, a ladies room and a sales department will be features. (what happened to the ordinance about no more garages in the business district?)"
30-Mar,1917,Otis Kidder bought the Big Horn Transfer Co. from Jim Hulse.
30-Mar,1917,Groshart and Newman began the erection of a new house in the east part of town for Vern Russell.
30-Mar,1917,"Ad- The Vail Meat Co.- O.W. Noble, manager."
6-Apr,1917,Work began for a new house for J.D. Cook on his lot on Culbertson.
6-Apr,1917,"Notice- A petition to exclude the Sugar Factory lands from the town limits and signed by property owners of the town, over 150 names listed."
14-Apr,1917,Wm. M. Quinn purchased L.E. Laird’s interest in the Real Estate business.  Mr. Quinn and Mr. Pulliam will continue the business by the name of  Worland Real Estate Co.
14-Apr,1917,Marriage- Echo J. Sweet and Carl Pickett
14-Apr,1917,"Article-  about constructing cottages, beet sheds and Club house for the sugar factory."
14-Apr,1917,N.G. Perry arrived Monday.  He is a contractor and will build the new Pulliam Block on Big Horn Ave.
14-Apr,1917,Lee Daughtery has sold his residence on Culbertson to Miss Mary Culbertson
20-Apr,1917,Nearly all the front page is about the sugar factory construction and beet raising.
20-Apr,1917,Fred Veile has started the erection of a fine new residence on Culbertson Ave.
20-Apr,1917,F.P. Andrews is building in the eastern part of town.
27-Apr,1917,Article- City water tank is now completed.  The structure is 125 feet high and 29 feet in diameter.
27-Apr,1917,Obit- 5 month old daughter of Philip and Francis Gilwick.
27-Apr,1917,F.E. Anders opens a barber shop in the basement of the First National Bank.
27-Apr,1917,"F.S. Coulter, manager of Fa