Joel Hurt – Sheepman - Mayor- Senator – Murderer
Note that the amount of the initial investment in the sheep ranch, $200,000, was truly a huge sum, if the effects of inflation are considered. Well into the millions in today's money.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Lex Anteinternet: Lex Anteinternet: The best-laid schemes o' mice an...
Lex Anteinternet: Lex Anteinternet: The best-laid schemes o' mice an...: Lex Anteinternet: The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men: Lex Antein... : I've been bumping up this thread from time to time: ...
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Today In Wyoming's History: January 13 Updated
Lex Anteinternet: Today In Wyoming's History: January 13 Updated: Today In Wyoming's History: January 13 : 2015 Legislature commences general session.
Monday, January 12, 2015
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
The anniversary of the completion of this blog on a daily basis.
Just a year ago, today, we quit publishing this blog with daily entries
At that time, it had run for several years, and we'd cataloged a very large number of items, a selection of which went into our book, which was published that following spring. The book evolved from this blog, but it isn't identical. There's text in it that isn't here, and there's a vast number of entries here that aren't in the book. Were we to list every item here in the book, it'd be something like 2000 pages long.
In some ways, I wish I'd done a better job of cataloging my research here as I went along, but as this was originally a sort of daily diary of the history of the state that I was cataloging for a novel that I'm theoretically writing, I didn't always do a very good job of that, particularly at first. If I were to do it again, I would.
I've received a lot of compliments for the book, but it isn't exactly a run away best seller. If you picked up a copy, thanks for doing so. I'm supposed to be working on another, but this past year has been so busy work wise, I haven't gotten very far. One thing I've learned about being an author is that its extremely time consuming, from beginning to end, and if you are going to seriously write, rather than what I do here at these blogs, you pretty much have to be able to devote the lion's share of your working time to it, or at least that seems to be the case for me. It's frustrating for all involved.
Anyway, over the past year this blog, now that its not daily, has also evolved. I started doing entries of contemporary news stories that I deemed to be of historical value, and I still do. I've shifted how I do those, however, as I now update the actual date with them, which is what I should have done in the first place. For those who still stop in here, thanks, and feel free to comment on anything.
At that time, it had run for several years, and we'd cataloged a very large number of items, a selection of which went into our book, which was published that following spring. The book evolved from this blog, but it isn't identical. There's text in it that isn't here, and there's a vast number of entries here that aren't in the book. Were we to list every item here in the book, it'd be something like 2000 pages long.
In some ways, I wish I'd done a better job of cataloging my research here as I went along, but as this was originally a sort of daily diary of the history of the state that I was cataloging for a novel that I'm theoretically writing, I didn't always do a very good job of that, particularly at first. If I were to do it again, I would.
I've received a lot of compliments for the book, but it isn't exactly a run away best seller. If you picked up a copy, thanks for doing so. I'm supposed to be working on another, but this past year has been so busy work wise, I haven't gotten very far. One thing I've learned about being an author is that its extremely time consuming, from beginning to end, and if you are going to seriously write, rather than what I do here at these blogs, you pretty much have to be able to devote the lion's share of your working time to it, or at least that seems to be the case for me. It's frustrating for all involved.
Anyway, over the past year this blog, now that its not daily, has also evolved. I started doing entries of contemporary news stories that I deemed to be of historical value, and I still do. I've shifted how I do those, however, as I now update the actual date with them, which is what I should have done in the first place. For those who still stop in here, thanks, and feel free to comment on anything.
Lex Anteinternet: A Day In The Life: December 31, 1914
Lex Anteinternet: A Day In The Life: December 31, 1914: So, if you'd been waking up to this paper today, a century ago, what would your day be like?* This is an exercise we've done b...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Today In Wyoming's History: December 29 Updated
Today In Wyoming's History: December 29:
2014 The Special Master issues his report
on Tongue River allocations in Montana v. Wyoming. Wyoming newspapers
report this as a victory for Wyoming, but Montana papers report that
both states won some points in the decision, which now goes to the
Supreme Court for approval or rejection.
2014 The Special Master issues his report
on Tongue River allocations in Montana v. Wyoming. Wyoming newspapers
report this as a victory for Wyoming, but Montana papers report that
both states won some points in the decision, which now goes to the
Supreme Court for approval or rejection.
Friday, December 26, 2014
Lex Anteinternet: Combat over the 1914 Christmas Truce.
Lex Anteinternet: Combat over the 1914 Christmas Truce.: In 1914, as is now well known, British and German troops in many locations along No Man's Land stopped fighting and held an informal tr...
Lex Anteinternet: Combat over the 1914 Christmas Truce.
Lex Anteinternet: Combat over the 1914 Christmas Truce.: In 1914, as is now well known, British and German troops in many locations along No Man's Land stopped fighting and held an informal tr...
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Wyoming Postscripts | Musings of the Wyoming State Archives
Wyoming Postscripts | Musings of the Wyoming State Archives
Just ran across this blog, which also has a "today in Wyoming history" feature. Well worth checking out.
Just ran across this blog, which also has a "today in Wyoming history" feature. Well worth checking out.
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Lex Anteinternet: A Day In the Life: Today In Wyoming's History: De...
Lex Anteinternet: A Day In the Life: Today In Wyoming's History: De...: Today in this series we take a look at our entry from Today In Wyoming's History: December 7 : on the topic of the Japanese Attack on ...
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Lex Anteinternet: The law gets larger over time.
Lex Anteinternet: The law gets larger over time.: Wyoming Statutes, the 1910 and 1920 volumes. All the state's statutes, in one volume. The 1945 statutes, five volumes. T...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Monday, November 3, 2014
Lex Anteinternet: Daylight Savings Time. M'eh
Lex Anteinternet: Daylight Savings Time. M'eh: World War One era poster promoting Daylight Savings Time. The thought here is that people leaving work would now have more time to work...
Monday, October 20, 2014
Lex Anteinternet: A split of governance on the Wind River Reservatio...
Lex Anteinternet: A split of governance on the Wind River Reservatio...: I'm a member of the bar of the Tribal Court on the Wind River Indian Reservation. I'm not a member of either tribe but simply allow...
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Lex Anteinternet: Today In Wyoming's History: Judge Skavdahl rules o...
Lex Anteinternet: Today In Wyoming's History: Judge Skavdahl rules o...: A few days ago I wrote a post here about the history of marriage . Last Friday, one of the three Federal judges in Wyoming struck down Wyomi...
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Lex Anteinternet: Video: Cowboys of the Sky | Watch Main Street Wyom...
Lex Anteinternet: Video: Cowboys of the Sky | Watch Main Street Wyom...: Video: Cowboys of the Sky | Watch Main Street Wyoming Online | WYOPTV Video Wyoming PBS takes a look at airmail. Interesting topic.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Lex Anteinternet: The Jurisdictional Agony of the D. C. Circuit. Wo...
Lex Anteinternet: The Jurisdictional Agony of the D. C. Circuit. Wo...: I'm really sick of the Federal District of Columbia judicial circuit. What brings this comment about is the decision by Judge ...
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