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Date Year Event
3-May 1906 E.W. Foster, MD, Physician and Surgeon
23-May 1907 Dr. E.W. Foster to build large 10 room residence at Coburn and Hanover (7th), George Davis is the Contractor.
25-Sep 1907 This week Dr. E.W. Foster moved his office to his residence one half block south of the bank.
10-Sep 1908 Wedding announcement of Herman B. Gates and Nellie Foster. Miss Foster had taught in the school the previous year.
17-Sep 1908 E.M. Conant, S.H. Black, and Dr. Foster have had new cement walks laid in front of their residences.
19-May 1910 Dr. Foster and Ray Hake have laid out a tennis court on the lot west of Town Hall on Coburn Ave.
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.
15-Sep 1910 Mrs. S.B. Howell opened a millinery store in the Foster Building.
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.
23-May 1912 Dr. Foster sells to Dr. C.A. Penman and will relinquish his practice. Dr. Penman is currently surgeon at Gebo mines.
22-Aug 1912 A new cement walk is being put in on Dr. Foster’s lot on Big Horn Ave.
24-Apr 1913 Ad - Fosters for clothing
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.
20-Feb 1914 Ad - New Millinery Store - at Fosters Store, Mrs. George A. Harker
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-Jul 1914 Chas. L. Foster - dry goods merchantile now located in his new store two doors down from Stockgroweres Bank.
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.
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.
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.
9-Feb 1917 Moore Brothers purchased the two lots on Coburn opposite the Dr. Foster house.
1-Nov 1917 Shaw and Groshart have the contract to build a residence for Mrs. Fred Bragg of Denver in the northeast section of town. When completed it will occupied by Charles Foster and family.
1-Aug 1918 F.W. Wilke is moving his bake shop from the Foster Building to the new Mileski building just west of the Elk Saloon and is connected with Wyoming Café.
17-Mar 1927 Article - Contracts let for gas line. J. Ashby Howell and Bob Foster have part of the ditching contracts.
23-Aug 1928 Howell and Foster contractors for the extension of water and sewer facilities are now busy with the trench work of that contract.