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Also includes some bills and receipts.

Also includes some bills and receipts.

Also includes some bills and receipts.

Freemason-related correspondence.

Also includes some bills and receipts.

Also includes some bills and receipts.

Mostly outgoing correspondence to various officials in Washington, D.C.

A bound volume of letterpress copies—“Book 3” is on the spine cover, which is separated from the spine

Includes the following: (1) Foley v. Johnson (U.S. District Court, Colorado)—civil; dispute regarding personal property; (2) Robey v. Rapauno Chemical Co.—civil; dispute regarding personal property.

Includes the following: (1) Frederick v. German Fire Insurance Co., undated—civil; insurance dispute (handwritten document); (2) French v. Denver City Tramway Co. (U.S. District Court, Colorado), undated—civil; injury on a street railway coach; (3) Hinchman-Renton Fire Proofing Co. v. Kilby Mfg. Co. (U.S. District Court, Colorado), undated—civil; contract dispute; (4) Old v. New Dunderberg Mining Co. (U.S. District Court, Colorado), undated—civil; mining dispute; (5) Robey v. Rapauno Chemical Co., undated—civil; dispute regarding personal property; (6) Rokes v. Merrill, undated—civil; contract dispute; (7) Stearns-Roger Mfg. Co. v. Portland Gold Mining Co. (U.S. District Court, Colorado), undated—civil; contract dispute; (8) United States v. Benson (U.S. District Court, Kansas), undated—criminal; murder at a location under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States; (9) United States v. Bryan, undated—criminal; mail theft by a federal employee; (10) United States v. Lewis (U.S. District Court, Kansas), undated—criminal; murder at a location under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States; (11) United States v. Phillips (U.S. District Court, Wyoming), undated—criminal; mail theft; (12) United States v. Rosenbloom, 1902—criminal; fraud regarding a postal note; (13) United States v. Watson (U.S. District Court, Colorado), undated (2 copies)—criminal; accessories to robbery of the mail; (14) United States v. Weinberger, 1902—criminal; forgery regarding a post-office money order; (15) untitled federal case, undated—criminal; murder at a location under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States (defendant’s name written in as Belden); (16) untitled federal murder case (the victim was named J.B. Waldrupe), undated; (17) untitled federal case, undated—civil; land patent (defendant’s name was Ricketts)

Dundy v. United States (U.S. District Court, Nebraska), undated—civil; dispute regarding payment of a clerk

Two ledger books and a day book. The two ledger books (one is labeled “Book” on the spine and is titled “Bureau and Other Collections,” and the other is labeled “Book 2” on the spine) lists accounts of people and businesses. The day book, which is labeled “Book 4” on the spine and is titled “Day Book – J.A. Riner,” lists amounts paid by people and businesses.

In re Sweeney—civil; claim with the U.S. Department of the Interior regarding enrollment and allotment of lands on the Pine Ridge Sioux Indian Reservation (South Dakota)—includes copies of an affidavit by John Hunton.

Gunn v. Cook—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Documents regarding stockholders of the Mineral Hill Railway and Tunnel Company.

Documents regarding agreement between the Lincoln Land Company and the Swan Land & Cattle Company.

Resolutions (or proposed resolutions) by the Council of the City of Cheyenne regarding improvements to the city.

Proposed ordinances by the Council of the City of Cheyenne.

Proposed ordinances by the Council of the City of Cheyenne.

Proposed ordinances by the Council of the City of Cheyenne.

Proposed ordinances by the Council of the City of Cheyenne.

Proposed ordinances by the Council of the City of Cheyenne.

Documents regarding water systems in the city of Cheyenne.

Contracts or proposed contracts between the City of Cheyenne and other parties, including the Cheyenne Security Co., the Colorado & Southern Railway Co., and the Cheyenne Light, Fule, & Power Co.

State of Wyoming ex rel. Sweet v. Cook and State of Wyoming ex rel. Gates v. Cook—civil; dispute over Cheyenne’s mayor’s refusal to recognize members of the city council and declaration that those members’ seats are vacant (writ of mandamus).

Documents regarding the Teton Mining and Development Co.

McCallum v. McCallum—civil; divorce proceed

Sage v. Swan—civil; dispute regarding tax assessment for sewer system.

Documents regarding water systems in the city of Cheyenne.

Map, publications, correspondence, and other materials related to dams in Wyoming, Oregon, Montana, and Montana.

Documents regarding water bonds issued by the city of Cheyenne.

Resolutions (or proposed resolutions) by the Council of the City of Cheyenne regarding the city’s waterworks.

City of Cheyenne v. Henne—criminal; defendant accused of running a “house of ill fame” (brothel).

Documents related to cases on appeal from police court to district court in which no record of testimony from the former was filed with the latter.

City of Cheyenne v. Edwards—civil; condemnation proceeding.

City of Cheyenne v. Edwards—civil; condemnation proceeding.

Sedberry v. City of Cheyenne—civil; liquor-license dispute.

Wyoming Fuel, Feed, and Delivery Co. v. Swan—civil; tax dispute.

Documents related to litigation over city sewers.

State of Wyoming ex rel. E.H. Rollins & Sons v. City of Cheyenne—civil; dispute over delivery of bonds (writ of mandamus).

Edwards v. City of Cheyenne—civil; condemnation proceeding.

Edwards v. City of Cheyenne—civil; condemnation proceeding; case went to the Wyoming Supreme Court (Edwards v. City of Cheyenne, 114 P. 677 (Wyo. 1911)).

Edwards v. City of Cheyenne—civil; condemnation proceeding; case went to the Wyoming Supreme Court (Edwards v. City of Cheyenne, 114 P. 677 (Wyo. 1911)).

Kline v. Swan—civil; dispute regarding tax assessment for sewer system.

City of Cheyenne v. Desmond—criminal; sale of cocaine without a prescription.

Porter v. City of Cheyenne—civil; injuries resulting from excavation work by the city.

Fisher v. Swan—civil; dispute regarding tax assessment for sewer system.

McGarvey v. Swan—civil; dispute involving construction of a sewer.

Documents regarding real-estate issues.

O’Reilly v. City of Cheyenne—civil; land-patent dispute.

Frederickson v. Credit Reference Co.—civil; credit-rating dispute.

Assorted documents, including some relating to Riner’s application to practice law in Wyoming.

In re Smith—civil; probate proceeding.

United States v. Willson—civil; allegation of fraud regarding the value of land.

United States v. Willson—civil; allegation of fraud regarding the value of land.

Offenbacher v. MacArthur Brothers Co. —case involving workplace injury.

City of Cheyenne v. Stutsman—criminal; defendant accused of running a “house of ill fame” (brothel).

Stutsman v. City of Cheyenne—criminal; defendant accused of running a “house of ill fame” (i.e., brothel); case went to the Wyoming Supreme Court (Stutsman v. City of Cheyenne, 113 P. 322 (Wyo. 1911)).

Gaensslen v. Rauch—civil; foreclosure of a lien.

Documents regarding a father’s ability to care for and take custody of his son.

Duxstad v. Duxstad—civil; divorce proceeding.

Dailey v. Bachman—civil; dispute over allegedly abandoned real property.

Contracts or proposed contracts regarding real property and water rights in which the city of Cheyenne or the Wyoming Consistory No. 1 was a party.

McGarvey v. Cook—civil; dispute regarding construction of a dam in Cheyenne.

Documents regarding a claim to real property by the Mineral Moss Mining Co.

United States v. Barber—civil; allegation of fraud regarding the value of land.

McGarvey v. Cook—civil; dispute regarding the city of Cheyenne’s for the construction of a system of water works.

Documents regarding trust deeds.

Assorted documents regarding real property. Also includes a copy of Riner’s application for admission to the Wyoming State Bar.

Assorted documents, including copies of proposed legislation regarding elections, a monograph that explains how to take cases from a state court to the U.S. Supreme Court, a checkbook, and some court documents.

In re Estate & Guardianship of Bolin—civil; guardianship.

In re Estate & Guardianship of Lee—civil; documents regarding guardianship’s annual reports.

Colorado Railroad Co. v. Sellman—civil; condemnation proceeding.

Hopper v. Brice—civil; breach-of-contract/mechanic’s-lien claim; case went to the Wyoming Supreme Court (Becker v. Hopper, 147 P. 1085 (Wyo. 1914)).

Documents regarding taxation of property owned by the Warren Livestock Co.

Smelter Supply Co. v. Stockgrowers Bank—breach-of-contract claim.

Documents regarding the appointment of Riner and two others to represent the Title Guaranty & Surety Co.

Copies of assorted legislation or proposed legislation.

Documents regarding Rock River Gas and Oil Co., including copies of the certificate of incorporation.

City of Cheyenne v. Washburn—criminal; interference with a fireman while in the discharge of his duty.

Multiple copies of an agreement of proposed agreement between the city of Cheyenne and R.S. Van Tassell & C.L. Draper regarding the sale of coal.

Midland Glass & Paint Co. v. Brice—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

McGarvey v. City of Cheyenne—civil; contract dispute.

(Charles W.) Riner v. Holt—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Federal Oil & Development Co. v. Petroleum Maatschappij Salt Creek—civil; appeal was dismissed by the Wyoming Supreme Court because of a late filing (Federal Oil & Development Co. v. Petroleum Maatschappij Salt Creek, 115 P. 1135 1911 (Wyo.)).

Assorted proposed ordinances by the Council of the City of Cheyenne.

(Charles W.) Riner v. Gaskin—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

(Charles W.) Riner v. Holt—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Documents related to title to the Salt Creek oil field.

Hofmann v. Swan—civil.

Criminal and civil documents regarding an Albert J. Bothwell.

Documents regarding a land-patent claim.

Documents regarding a contract between the French Creek Irrigation & Development Co. and the state of Wyoming.

Ireland v. Hendricks—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Johnston v. Johnston—civil; divorce proceeding.

In re Guardianship of Estate of Lutz—civil.

Gilchrist v. Gilchrist—civil; divorce proceeding.

United States v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil.

Tod v. Kuykendall—civil.

United States v. McGarvey—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

United States v. McGarvey—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Phillips Construction Co. v. Wilson—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Corbin v. Morris—civil; landlord-tenant dispute.

Warren v. Medley—civil; landlord-tenant dispute.

In re Estate of Whipple—civil; probate proceeding.

In re Application of Sandy—civil; patent claim for “an improvement in hydro-mechanical pumps.”

Documents regarding a land-patent claim.

Bighorn Sheep Co. v. Dutcher—civil; foreclosure proceeding.

Stanton v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; dispute over real property; case went to the Wyoming Supreme Court (Stanton v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co., 165 P. 993 (Wyo. 1917)).

Stanton v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; dispute over real property; case went to the Wyoming Supreme Court (Stanton v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co., 165 P. 993 (Wyo. 1917)).

Sims v. Witt—civil; debt dispute.

Documents regarding the incorporation of the Teton Irrigation Co.

In re Application of Madden—civil; proceeding regarding the placement of Madden’s name on the primary ballot for state senator.

E.I. DuPont De Nemours Powder Co. v. Arapahoe Mercantile Co.—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

A blank “location notice” form.

Carrothers v. Chapman—civil; breach-of-contract claim; case went to the Wyoming Supreme Court (Chapman v. Carrothers, 129 P. 434 (Wyo. 1913)).

Lanston Monotype Machine Co. v. Fiske—civil; dispute over personal property.

Documents regarding sale of steam engines.

In re Guardianship of Hager—civil.

Reeves & Co. v. Shoshoni Ranch Co.—civil; breach-of-contract claim.—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Reeves & Co. v. Shoshoni Ranch Co.—civil; breach-of-contract claim.—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Edwards v. Van Dyke—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Inman v. Bankers Reserve Life Co.—civil; insurance-policy dispute.

Documents regarding a mortgage foreclosure.

Bighorn Sheep Co. v. Armenta—civil; dispute over ownership of real property.

Sencebaugh v. Jackson—civil; dispute over ownership of real property.

Continental & Commercial Trust and Savings Bank v. North Platte Valley Irrigation Co.—civil; dispute over real property and foreclosure proceeding.

Continental & Commercial Trust and Savings Bank v. North Platte Valley Irrigation Co.—civil; dispute over real property and foreclosure proceeding.

Documents related to real property leased and bought from the state of Wyoming to the Battle Oil Co.

Nickle v. Thomas—civil; dispute over ownership of real property.

Bilby v. Wisherd—civil; mortgage dispute.

In re Estate of Sheldon—civil; probate proceeding.

Central Trust Co. v. Rawhide Ranch Co.—civil; foreclosure proceeding.

Central Trust Co. v. Rawhide Ranch Co.—civil; foreclosure proceeding.

Documents related to the incorporation of the Petry-Moulton Contracting Co.

Becker v. Hopper—civil; breach-of-contract/mechanic’s-lien claim; case went to the Wyoming Supreme Court (Becker v. Hopper, 147 P. 1085 (Wyo. 1914)).

In re Manville Supply Co.—civil; bankruptcy proceeding.

In re Estate of Glafcke—civil; probate proceeding.

Davis v. Lingle—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Continental & Commercial Trust and Savings Bank v. North Platte Valley Irrigation Co.—foreclosure proceeding.

Snow v. Duxstad—civil; money dispute following divorce; case went to the Wyoming Supreme Court (Snow v. Duxstad, 147 P. 174 (Wyo. 1915)).

Documents regarding ownership of real property.

Gilland v. O’Cain—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Gilland v. O’Cain—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Gilland v. Soltow—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

MacKenzie v. Hamilton—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

In re Hanson Drug & Confectionary Co.—civil; bankruptcy proceeding.

In re Estate of Kelley—civil; probate proceeding.

In re Henne—civil; probate proceeding.

Proposed jury instructions for a criminal case alleging possession of stolen property.

Documents, including correspondence, related to publication of The Corporation Manual, 18th Edition.

Burke (and William A. Riner) v. Bilby—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

United States v. Roberts—civil; dispute over ownership or real property (one of the named defendants is Albert Bothwell, whose name is also in documents in Case File # 78).

Documents related to the sale of real property by the Johnson Irrigation Co. to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co.

Simpson Brothers v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; negligence claim.

McKone v. Scottish Union National Insurance Co.—civil; insurance-claim dispute in federal court; case went to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (Scottish Union National Insurance Co. v. McKone, 227 F. 813 (8th Cir. 1915)).

McKone v. Scottish Union National Insurance Co.—civil; insurance-claim dispute in federal court; case went to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (Scottish Union National Insurance Co. v. McKone, 227 F. 813 (8th Cir. 1915)).

In re Estate of Dolan—civil; probate proceeding.

Barton v. Barton—civil; divorce proceeding.

In re Estate of Coekell—civil; probate proceeding.

In re Estate of Boice—civil; probate proceeding.

Documents related to sale of real property owned by Hiram Lingle.

United States v. Provost—civil; land-patent dispute.

Continental & Commercial Trust and Savings Bank v. Wyoming Coal Mining Co.—civil; foreclosure proceeding.

In re Estate of Helphenstine—civil; probate proceeding.

Documents, including correspondence, related to depositions taken by Riner for a civil case (Title Guarantee & Trust Co. v. Pam) in the state of New York—Riner was appointed by the New York court to take the depositions.

Okie v. United States—civil; real-property dispute.

United States v. Lariver—criminal; charges of embezzlement and making false bookkeeping entries.

Montgomery v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claims of violations of federal laws regarding interstate commerce.

Blue v. Stone—civil; negligence claim regarding injuries from a dangerous condition on the defendant’s land.

Documents regarding a real-estate dispute.

Wilson v. Baker—civil; real-property dispute.

Bice v. Bothwell Co.—civil; dispute over money owed following government condemnation of real property.

Bice v. Bothwell Co.—civil; dispute over money owed following government condemnation of real property.

Documents related to proposed legislation regarding corporations.

In re Estate of Farrell—civil; probate proceeding.

Meyer & Chapman State Bank v. First National Bank of Cody—civil; breach-of-contract claim. One of he original folders included a table of contents pasted on the outside.

In re Estate of Francis—civil; probate proceeding.

Niles v. Fitzhugh—civil; negligence claim regarding injuries that plaintiff received while working on an oil well.

United States v. Feeley—criminal; defendant accused of unlawfully selling liquor to an American Indian.

Carlson v. Peterson—civil; dispute over real property following probate of a will.

Henderson v. Irwin—civil; dispute over ownership of personal property.

Lawrence v. Watts—civil; dispute over money owed following government condemnation of real property; case went to the Wyoming Supreme Court (Watts v. Lawrence, 185 P. 719 (Wyo. 1919)).

Documents regarding a will.

United States v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; dispute regarding discovery of mineral oil on real property; case went to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (United States v. Grass Creek Oil & Gas Co., 236 F. 481 (8th Cir. 1916)). Each original folder included a table of contents pasted on the outside.

United States v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; dispute regarding discovery of mineral oil on real property; case went to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (United States v. Grass Creek Oil & Gas Co., 236 F. 481 (8th Cir. 1916)). Each original folder included a table of contents pasted on the outside.

Harnsberger v. American Oil Co.—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Stone v. American Oil Co.—civil; breach-of-contract claim regarding the drilling of an oil well.

Cotton v. Francis—civil; breach-of-contract claim regarding real property.

In re Estate of Edwards—civil; probate proceeding.

Farthing v. Whitaker—civil; breach-of-contract claim regarding a telephone line.

United States Oil Co. v. Western Oil & Gas Co.—civil; breach-of-contract claim regarding real property.

In re Estate of Dennis—civil; probate proceeding.

Documents, including correspondence, related to legal research done by Riner and his law partner Timothy Burke for a civil case (Clark v. Wilkinson) in the state of Nebraska.

Harris v. Good—civil; dispute over oil placer mining claims.

In re Estate of Frazey—civil; probate proceeding.

United States v. Bighorn Sheep Co.—civil; land-patents dispute. Most of the original folders included a table of contents pasted on the outside of each.

United States v. Bighorn Sheep Co.—civil; land-patents dispute. Most of the original folders included a table of contents pasted on the outside of each.

United States v. Bighorn Sheep Co.—civil; land-patents dispute. Most of the original folders included a table of contents pasted on the outside of each.

Documents related to the Carter Oil Co. and leases and purchases of oil and gas properties.

In re Estate of Farrell—civil; probate proceeding.

Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Rigdon—civil; dispute over compensation for railway employees.

In re Estate of Curtis—civil; probate proceeding.

Guaranty Securities Co. v. Brethouwer—civil; foreclosure proceeding.

Documents, including announcements for and minutes of stockholders' meetings, regarding the New Idria Quicksilver Mining Co.

Hanley v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; dispute over ownership of real property.

Springmeyer v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim by railway employee of injuries due to negligence of employer.

Assorted documents—most are related to various cases and clients.

Fried v. Mau—civil; dispute over oil royalties.

Bernard v. Bernard—civil; divorce proceeding following husband’s felony conviction.

In re Guardianship of Frazey—civil; probate proceeding.

Documents related to a hearing by the Public Service Commission of the State of Wyoming on the reasonableness of intrastate railroad freight rates.

In re Life Estate of Boice—civil; probate proceeding.

Documents related to the Bighorn Sheep Co.

Clark v. Carlin—civil; dispute regarding oil proprietor’s lease.

United States v. Hudson—civil; dispute over fence obstructing a public road.

Watkins v. First National Bank of Wyoming—civil; dispute over trust-account funds.

Documents, including notice of stockholders’ meetings, related to the Nimmo Livestock Co.

Grass Creek Oil & Gas Co. v. Mexico-Wyoming Petroleum Co.—civil; dispute over title to real property. Each original folder included a table of contents pasted on the outside.

Documents related to the incorporation of the Wyoming Oil & Refinery Co.

Business and legal documents related to a John Whitaker.

United States v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim that defendant violated the federal “Twenty-Eight Hour Law.”

Rumrill v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim by railway employee of injuries as a result of the railway company’s negligence.

United States v. Hudson—civil; claim that defendant trespassed with sheep on an Indian reservation.

Northwestern Oil Co. v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; dispute over ownership of real property.

Includes documents for 3 civil cases: (1) Town of Manville v. Spaugh—condemnation proceeding and dispute over right-of-way and grounds for a purification tank on private property; (2) Chatterton v. Ohio Oil Co.—dispute over title to real property; and (3) United States v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—claim that railway violated the federal Safety Appliance Act.

In re Estate of Sapp—civil; probate proceeding.

United States v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim that railway violated the federal Safety Appliance Act.

Harrison v. Farmers State Bank of Brantford, ND—civil.

In re Estate of Roberts—civil; probate proceeding.

Documents related to the Ouray Mining & Milling Co.

In re Estate of Bennett—civil; probate proceeding.

Jensen v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim by train passengers of injuries as a result of the railway company’s negligence.

In re Estate of Prosser—civil; probate proceeding.

United States v. Columbine Oil Co.—civil; dispute over ownership of real property.

Rhoads v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; dispute over ownership of real property.

Peterson v. Peterson—civil; dispute over title to real property.

In re Estate of Gleason—civil; probate proceeding.

Ohio Oil Co. v. Dean—civil; dispute over ownership of real property.

Dildine Garage Co. v. Swezea—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Documents and publications related to workmen’s-compensation laws.

Drawings of 2 maps.

Documents related to the Public Service Commission of the State of Wyoming.

Wright v. Burdett Mercantile Co.—civil.

Includes documents for 2 civil cases—Broatch v. Boysen and Clarke v. Boysen—that dealt with disputes over title to real property.

Williams & McGrath v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; dispute over title to real property.

Mexico Wyoming Petroleum Co. v. Grass Creek Oil & Gas Co.—civil; dispute over ownership of real property.

Reith v. Carter Oil Co.—civil; dispute over title to real property.

W.F. McCue Mercantile Co. v. MacDonald—civil; dispute over money owed to the plaintiff.

Kressman v. Lobell—civil; dispute regarding mortgage on real property. The first folder is comprised of newspaper clippings with “Notice of purchase of real estate at tax sale and intention to apply for deed therefor.” The following was written on the original first folder: “Lander Tax Matter - Newspaper files containing notice to apply for deed, “The Wyoming State Journal” and “Wind River Mountaineer.” The second and third folders are comprised of court and legal documents and treasurer’s tax receipts. The following was written on the original second folder: “Copies – Lander tax certifs. etc.” The materials in this case file appear to be related to materials in case file # 236.

Correspondence and business and legal documents related to the Wyopo Co., the Hudson Development Co., and the Petroleum Maatschappi Henderson Corp.

Adams v. Carter Oil Co.—civil; dispute over title to real property.

Town of Manville v. Spaugh—civil; condemnation proceeding and dispute over right-of-way and grounds for a purification tank on private property.

Adams v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; dispute over oil land.

Adams v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; dispute over oil land.

Glenn v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; dispute over real property; related to case file # 240.

Weeks v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; dispute over real property; related to case file # 240.

Copy of agreement between Charles C. Carlisle and the city of Cheyenne that Carlisle would work as an advisory and consulting engineer for the city.

Chatterton v. Rood—civil; related to the case in case file # 240.

Adams v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; related to the case in case file # 240.

Adams v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; related to the case in case file # 240.

Chatterton v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; dispute over real property; related to case file # 240.

Howie v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim by employee of railway company that he was injured as a result of the company’s negligence.

Wertsch v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim by widow of late employee of the railway company that his death was caused by the company’s negligence.

Wilson v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim by train passenger that he was injured as a result of the railway company’s negligence.

Crescent Cattle Co. v. Keeler Brothers—civil; dispute over real property.

Documents regarding purchase of real property by the Warren Livestock Co.

In re Durbin—civil; probate proceeding.

Bivin v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; dispute over title to real property.

United States v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim that the railway company’s mistreatment of cattle on its trains violated federal law.

Lane v. Hellman—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Pathfinder Oil Co. v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Staley v. Carter Oil Co.—civil; breach-of-contract claim regarding lease of real property.

Documents regarding life-insurance policy on a Paul Lariver.

United States v. One Hundred Seventy-Five Cases of Canned Tomato Catsup—civil; claim that the catsup was “adulterated” and “consist[ed] in part of a filthy decomposed vegetable substance.”

Williams v. Cow Gulch Oil Co.—civil; breach-of-contract claim; case went to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (Williams v. Cow Gulch Oil Co., 270 F. 9 (8th Cir. 1921)).

North Laramie Land Co. v. Hoffman—civil; dispute regarding a road running through private property; case went to the Wyoming Supreme Court (North Laramie Land Co. v. Hoffman, 219 P. 561 (Wyo. 1923)), and its decision was affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court (North Laramie Land Co. v. Hoffman, 268 U.S. 275 (1925)).

North Laramie Land Co. v. Hoffman—civil; dispute regarding a road running through private property; case went to the Wyoming Supreme Court (North Laramie Land Co. v. Hoffman, 219 P. 561 (Wyo. 1923)), and its decision was affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court (North Laramie Land Co. v. Hoffman, 268 U.S. 275 (1925)).

Spear-Faddis Cattle Co. v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; breach-of-contract and negligence claims.

Barry v. Hines—civil; claim by train passenger of injuries as a result of the railway company’s negligence.

Taintor v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; breach-of-contract and negligence claims.

Popovich v. Hines—civil; claim by railway employee of injuries due to negligence of employer.

Johnson v. Federal Land & Securities Co.—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Story v. Director General of Railroads—civil; claim by administrator of late railway employee’s estate that employee’s death was due to the employer’s negligence.

Aliber v. Geil—civil; breach-of-contract claim regarding mortgage.

Fowler v. City of Cheyenne—civil; claim by administrator of the late Florence Fowler that her death by drowning was due to the city’s negligence.

McFadden v. French—civil; dispute over real property.

Lane v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim by railway employee of injuries due to negligence of employer.

United States v. Hudson—civil; claim that defendant obstructed a right-of-way through his real property to public roads.

In re Estate of King—civil; probate proceeding.

St. Clair v. Hines—civil; dispute over title to real property.

Lewis v. Hulme—civil; dispute over custody of child.

Documents related to finances of a Julia G. Gleason.

Modern Brotherhood of America v. Robertson—civil; dispute regarding payout of insurance policy.

In re Estate of Buckminster—civil; probate proceeding.

J.W. Deni Milling Co. v. Hines—civil; claim that plaintiff’s property was damaged by the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.

United States v. Higgins—civil; dispute over whether the defendant title to real property knowing that it had previously been obtained through fraud.

McNiff v. McMurray—civil; dispute over money owed from oil and gas lease of real property.

Williams v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; claim that oil from oil well drilled by defendant flowed onto plaintiff’s land and damaged it.

Laing v. Hines—civil; claim that Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Company’s negligence in transporting and delivering plaintiff’s sheep damaged the value of the sheep.

Mead v. Director of General Railroads—civil; claim by train passenger of injuries as a result of the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Company’s negligence.

Documents, including correspondence and meeting minutes, related to the U.S. Idelman Motor Co.

Peterson v. Allaway—civil; dispute over title to real property.

In re Estate of Hickey—civil; probate proceeding.

Continental & Commercial National Bank of Chicago v. Western Sulphur Co.—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Continental & Commercial National Bank of Chicago v. Zimmerman—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Continental & Commercial National Bank of Chicago v. Cox—civil; breach-of –contract claim.

Documents related to dispute over title to real property.

Lonagaugh-Nelson Co. v. Hines—civil.

Brown v. Hines—civil.

In re Estate of Sapp—civil; probate proceeding.

Kingdon v. Midwest Refining Co.—civil; dispute over money owed to plaintiff for work that he did for defendant.

In re Guardianship of Estate of Adamson—civil; probate proceeding.

Barnickel v. Producers & Refiners Corp.—civil; patent-infringement claim (regarding a process for the treatment of crude oil).

Hobblitt v. Payne—civil; claim by railway employee of injuries due to negligence of employer.

Documents related to incorporation of the Nye Petroleum Corp.

Smith v. Wyoming Development Co.—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

Frantz v. Platte County State Bank—civil; stock-fraud claim.

In re Estate of Haas—civil; probate proceeding.

“Natrona Alkali Company – General Matters.”

Buttars v. Etcheverry—civil; breach-of-contract claim; case went to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (Buttars v. Etcheverry, 277 F. 428 (8th Cir. 1921)).

Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Bauer—civil; dispute over money owed to the railway company.

United States v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil.

McClure v. Payne—civil; claim that the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Company’s construction of a railroad damaged plaintiff’s real property.

Documents, including proposed bills, regarding the regulation of dental hygiene and surgery.

In re Appeal of Cedar Tree Ditch Co.—civil; appeal “from the decision of the State Engineer in rejecting [the company’s] application…for a permit to construct enlargement of the savage ditch and divert and appropriate the water of the Gros Ventre River for irrigation, stock and domestic purposes.”

Bank of Lusk v. Torrington National Bank—civil; dispute over money owed regarding purchase of stock shares.

Documents related to dispute over title to real property.

Documents, including correspondence, related to the United States Corporation Co.

In re Estate of Bergman—civil; probate proceeding.

Price v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim by train passenger of injuries as a result of the railway company’s negligence.

Documents, including correspondence and meeting minutes, related to the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.

Brock v. Payne—civil; claim that the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Company’s negligence in transporting the plaintiff’s cattle damaged the value of the cattle.

Frantz v. United Producers Co.—civil; stock-fraud claim.

Correspondence from the Hubbell Publishing Co. to Riner.

King v. Roberts—civil; former employee’s claim of false arrest and malicious prosecution by the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co., former employer.

In re Omaha Refining Co.—civil; bankruptcy proceeding.

Burke v. Taylor—civil; dispute regarding interests in oil and gas lands.

Norfolk v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim that defendant railway company’s failure to warn regarding a ditch that it maintained resulted in injury to a child.

Documents, including meeting minutes, related to the Natrona County Electric Co.

In re Estate of Bemis—civil; probate proceeding.

In re Estate of Cappel—civil; probate proceeding.

Winger v. Dusinberre—civil; breach-of-contract claim.

United States v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim that railway company violated the federal Safety Appliance Act.

Johnston v. Director General of Railroads of the United States—civil; claims of freight overcharge, damages due to failure to furnish cars for shipping, and damages due to delay in shipping.

Walker v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim that death of driver in a vehicle at a railroad crossing was caused by railway company’s negligence.

Documents related to a Curtis R. Inman, who contracted with the city of Cheyenne to construct new sewer systems.

In re Estate of De LaCour—civil; probate proceeding.

In re Estate of Barth—civil; probate proceeding.

In re Guardianship of Hiner—civil; probate proceeding.

Letter to Riner from attorney John Galvin regarding a contract between an Arthur Sieck and the Wyoming Development Co.

Pacific-Wyoming Oil Co. v. Carter Oil Co.—civil; dispute over money owed for oil and gas royalties.

Gash v. Union Automobile Insurance Co.—civil; claim that insurance didn’t pay for insured car that was stolen.

Punteney v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim that railway company’s negligence in transporting the plaintiff’s sheep damaged the value of the sheep.

Morris v. Director General of Railroads of the United States—civil; claim that the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Company’s negligence in transporting the plaintiff’s horses damaged the value of the horses.

Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Kanahoma Oil & Gas Co.—civil; dispute over money owed for shipping of oil-producing and –refining machinery, equipment, and appliances.

Documents related to research on title to real property that Riner was hired to do.

Documents related to a claim that the Studebaker Corporation had infringed on a patent for a changeable-speed gear.

Broatch v. Boyson—civil; dispute over interest in land patent.

Chatterton v. Ohio Oil Co.—civil; dispute over real property; related to case file # 240.

Cook v. Hurley—civil; claim of lien.

Citizen’s National Bank of Cheyenne v. Olson—civil; breach-of-contract claim. [Originally case file # 18_ (last digit unreadable).]

Hopper v. Becker—civil; breach-of-contract/mechanic’s-lien claim; case went to the Wyoming Supreme Court (Becker v. Hopper, 147 P. 1085 (Wyo. 1914)).

In re Estate of Lucas—civil; probate proceeding.

Morton v. Carter Oil Co.—civil; dispute over title to real property. [Originally case file # 23_ (last digit unreadable).]

In re Estate of Muth—civil; probate proceeding.

Sandercock v. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Co.—civil; claim that death of driver in a vehicle at a railroad crossing was caused by railway company’s negligence.

Publications on income taxes and the war tax laws. Also included are two letters to Riner from the IRS—one deals with taxes on dues payable to the Freemasons, and the other deals with income of estates.

Includes correspondence addressed to Timothy Burke and to Burke & Riner.

Includes correspondence addressed to Timothy Burke and to Burke & Riner.

Includes correspondence addressed to Timothy Burke and to Burke & Riner. Also includes some bill and receipts.

Also includes some bill and receipts.

Also includes some bill and receipts.

Six bound volumes of letterpress copies. Includes letters from Timothy Burke and from Burke & Riner. Also includes copies of client bills.

Three bound volumes of letterpress copies—a fourth volume is blank.

Six bound volumes of letterpress copies. Also includes copies of client bills.

Sympathy cards and letters regarding the death of Riner’s wife.

Copies of outgoing letters regarding the death of Riner’s wife—they were apparently written by Riner’s son, William Alden Riner.

William Addison Riner was originally named as the executor of the estate, but he resigned that position because of his judicial duties. Includes bank books, checkbooks, deposit stubs, life-insurance policies, bills and receipts, correspondence, cancelled checks, and court documents. Also includes a copy of a memorial address on the occasion of John’s death from a Judge Campbell, typewritten transcripts of conversation between John and his pastor and a prayer at John’s funeral service, and a program for John’s Masonic memorial service.

A ledger book (labeled “Book 5” on the spine) that lists amounts owed from numerous people and businesses.

Labeled “Book 6” on the spine. Includes articles of incorporation and balance statements. Also includes as inserts a bill of sale for cattle and a notice regarding an annual meeting.

Labeled “Book 12” on the spine. Includes a certificate of incorporation.

Labeled “Book 15” on the spine. Includes certificate of incorporation and construction and lease contracts.

Labeled “Book 17” on the spine. Includes a certificate of incorporation and numerous inserts.

Labeled “Book 13” on the spine. Includes a certificate of incorporation and a lease contract.

Labeled “Book 14” on the spine. Includes a certificate of incorporation.

Labeled “Book 9” on the spine. Includes a certificate of incorporation, by-laws, proxy forms, and lists of stockholders.

Labeled “Book 8” on the spine. Includes articles of incorporation. Also includes as an insert a copy of Charles W. Burdick’s will with codicils.

Labeled “Book 10” on the spine. Includes a certificate of incorporation and proxy forms.

Labeled “Book 16” on the spine. Includes a certificate of incorporation and by-laws.

Labeled “Book 7” on the spine. Includes by-laws.

Labeled “Book 11” on the spine. Includes articles of incorporation, voting proxy forms, a list of stockholders, and a president’s report.

Incoming and outgoing correspondence.

Includes bulletin nos. 9-12 of “The Masonic Service Association of the United States,” volume 1, nos. 4, 7, and 8 of “The Short Talk Bulletin of the Masonic Service Association of the United States,” and the following titles: (1) “Interesting Facts about Mexican Masonry”; (2) “Mormonism and Masonry”; (3) “The Square and the Compass or the Double Headed Eagle – Which?” and (4) “A Vest Pocket History of Freemasonry.”

Includes programs for meetings, a medallion, receipts, membership lists, and a meeting agenda.

Government publications related to the Selective Service Law. Also includes a pamphlet titled “Digest of Military and Naval Compensation and Insurance Law.”

For the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, the Louis & Nashville Railroad, and the Texas & Pacific Railroad.

Includes documents related to numerous civil cases, as well as a brief on the validity of a search warrant in a criminal case.

Includes documents related to numerous civil cases, as well as a copy of a jury charge from 1921 in a criminal case from Michigan that dealt with “home brew and other home beverages of an intoxicating nature.”

Includes an envelope labeled “Receipts and Cash for Tulsa Spelter Company” with four receipts regarding the Tulsa Spelter Company, a sheet of paper with handwritten notes and numbers, and a court document regarding the bankruptcy of the Halifax Chair Seat Co. of Halifax Borough, Dauphin County, PA.

Includes correspondence related to the Producers & Refiners Corporation and documents related to the Board of County Commissioners for Platte County and readjustment of water rights in Laramie County. Also includes a clipping—“Judge Riner Featured in Article in U.S. Bar Association Journal”—that was sent to Riner, as well as copies of a letter regarding the Bar Association Journal article that Riner sent to others (according to the letter, he sent the article separately) and a checklist of names (they may have been the ones to whom Riner sent copies of the letter and article). The article is titled “William A. Riner: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,” and it was published in volume 36 (May 1950) of the American Bar Association Journal, on pages 380-383.