, 1917-09-06

ton for Casper has been let for $13,-
O12.
A Rambouillet ram from the King
Bros. flock sold at Salt Lake for
$1,000.
The Lusk oil field is being actively
prospected by a number of large com-
panies.
The new telephone system at Doug
las will be ready about the first of
the year.
Elk Basin Petroleum Company's
new well is flowing at the rate of 45O
barrels a day.
About $4,000 was raised for the
Red Cross as the result of races and
ball at Cheyenne.
The taxable wealth of Laramie coun-
ty for 1917, is $25, 19O,s55.37, as against
$24,476,957.63 for 1916.
Andrew Williams, colored, was shot
at Worland by H. Carter, also colored.
who surrendered to officers.
The Fremont County Fair will be
Z to s, as originally planned.
George Johnson, colored, a section
laborer, was fatally injured while at
tempting to board a freight train at
Lodge Grass.
]. E. Richardson, an oil operator,
at Glenrock, for having three ducks in
his possession.
A. L. Cook, charged with the en-
bezzlement of funds of the Adams Ex-
press Company at Casper, was re.
leased OF $1,000 bonds.
The Midwest company announces
the construction of a pipe line from
the Salt Creek field to Casper, which
will be a carrier Of gasoline.
The valuation of the taxable prop
erty of Converse county has increased
over a million dollars over that of
1916, according to the figures of Coun-
ty Assessor Slichter.
Corporal Burris, until recently con.
nected with one of the regiments sta
toned at Fort Russell, was returned
to his home in Union county, Ind, to
face criminal charges on a statutory
charge.
Congressman Mondell has notified
Mrs. Sarah F. Slack of Cheyenne, wild
ow of the late Col. E. A. Slack, that
he has secured favorable action on
her application for increase of pension
to 500 per month.
The extent to which corporation pro-
motors are taking advantage of the
Wyoming oil boom is shown by the
fact that the companies are being cap
italiZed under the laws of the state
at the rate of more than 81, 200, 900 a
day.
State Bank Examiner Newlin finds
Wyoming banks in a prosperous condi-
ton.
More than 100, 900 acres were desig.
mated in Wyoming as subject to the
homestead act, as follows: Ninety
two thousand acres in Natrona coua-
ty, 1850 acres in Big Horn aud 6,4OO
acres in Washable county.
United States Senator J.. B. Ken.
drick purchased another big slice of
land at the minimum price of $40 per
acre at the state land sale at Sheri-
dan, conducted by State Land Com
missioner Ray E. Lee. He purchased
593 acres.
The work of double tracking the
Union Pacific Railroad from Pine
Bluffs to Archer, the stretch of road
which will make complete the double
track from Omaha to Cheyenne. is
being completed as rapidly as the
scarcity of labor will permit.
The United States government on
Oct. 10th text will offer for lease, for
oil and a mining purposes, to the
highest responsible bidder at public
auction nearly Is. 900 acres of land, al
the office of the superintendent of
the Shoshone Agency at Fort Washa-
kie, Wyo.
Failing to see a sharp curve in the
road until it was almost under the
wheels of their speeding car cost the
lives of DIR. r. c. Kanode of Gering,
Neb, and j. c. Clark of Scottsbluff,
Neb, when the car turned turtle and
pinned the men beneath it near
Burns.
Since the departure of Capt. Max
CARRIER for Fort Leayenworth to be-
come an instructor in the army SER
vice schools there, Capt. Mumma of
the cavalry at Fort Russell has been
assigned as inspector instructor.