, 1918-10-10
Brief News Notes
From All Parts OF
Wyoming
Newspaper Union New, Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Meeteetse has voted water bonds.
Aaron d. Coates, 10, died at Sheri-
dan.
Cheyenne citizens pledged s133,0OO
on the first day for fourth Liberty
Loan bonds.
The Wyoming Federation of Won
ems Clubs held a three-day meeting
in Cheyenne.
Asbestos development in Wyoming
is outlined in a pamphlet issued by
the United States geological survey.
The new bridge across the Platte
river to connect the stations of Glen
cross and Glenrock will be started
soon.
Wyoming is planning to help Colo
RADIO put a stop to the Illicit liquor
traffic being carried on between the
rwo states.
Two Wyoming boys were reported
severely wounded in action. They ars
James F. Rogers, Upton, and Cyril B
Ford, Casper.
Two hundred Inc twenty-five moth
ers Joined in the Liberty parade in
Cheyenne in honor of their sons in
the army service.
Edward E. Diaber, brother of George
w. Diaber of Cheyenne, was found
dead in his bedroom at his ranch fiji
teen miles east of Big Piney.
Three Sheridan county colored re-
ort1ftr .nIar thA I--f J-- r.I-t.
Williams, Robert Richardson and
George Mitchell. departed for Camp
Lewis.
Kinney Oil and Refining Company
directors have formally declared the
regular 2 per cen dividend for the
current quarter, payable Nov. 1 to
stock of record Oct. Is.
The house of J.. H. Arnoldhus Of
Lowell was completely destroyed by
fire while he was absent. The aus
of the fire is unknown, and the loss
is about $1,000, partly insured.
Harry B. Howell, who pleaded
guilty at Rawlins to the charge of
forging the name of William Corbett
to a check, has been sentenced to
from two to foul years in prison.
A. ]. Douglas, a sheepherder for
Mrs. L. l.. Moore, was found dead at
the sheep camp, north of Ocla. He
is said to have been eating preserves
and probably died as a result of pto-
maine poisoning.
Active operations were commenced
in Cody in the organization of a Jul
veying crew by the reclamation serv-
ice to secure data on the Wiley pro
ject with a view tt opening the land
for disabled soldiers after the a
Increased valuation of ranch and
farm lands, Laramie county's valua-
ton for 1918 exceeds that of 1917 by
approximately a million dollars, the
exact figures being $26. 1880 for
1918. and $3.50, 940.87 for 1917.
His determination to save his gun
caused the death of Paul Spangle, IA,
of Gillette, when his BOAT overturned
while he was hunting ducks on a
small lake. The boy was a strong
swimmer and ordinarily could have
reached shore, but he attempted to
swim in with his gun in one hand and
sank. When the body was recovered
the dead hand still firmly grasped
the weapon.
Thomas A. O'Donnell, assistant oil
and fuel administrator, addressed a
gathering of Wyoming oil operators at
Casper and dwelt principally upon eff
ficiency in oil production. He in no
way touched upon the leasing bill
now before Congress but suggested
that man power be utilized from a
standpoint of energy in furnishing
the government with petroleum essen
tial in carrying on war operations.
The big gusher which was brought
in several days ago in the Salt Creek
field by the Midwest Refining Com
pany is still making upwards of 1000
barrels of oil a day, according to a
report received at the offices of the
company.
L. Foster, colored, is lying at the
Upton hospital in a critical condition,
with two bullet holes in his anatomy,
from a .3S-caliber revolver shot by
Annie Lee Brown, a colored woman.
One bullet struck him in the breast
and the other in the abdomen, both
going completely through his body.
Foster was section hand at Jerome
while the colored woman was cooking
for another colored gentleman.
, Cheyenne police are investigating
the death of Steve Bannick, whose
body was found on the floor of his
bedroom. An examination disclosed
the fact that Bannick died from some
poison and his death was not reported
by his wife until five hours after the
mar expired. The couple. according
to the police, were married one month
ago and the wife has a police record.
She and several of her friends were
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