, 1918-09-05
Brief News Notes
From All Parts of
Wyoming

COMING EVENTS.
Sept. s-14-Wyoming State Fair at
Sept. Is-i4-Fourth annual meeting
Yellowstone Highway Association ae
Sept. is-ao-Laramie County Fair.
Cheyenne EIks gave a benefit dance
on Labor day.
Ira B. Fee has resigned as superin-
tendent of the Cheyenne schools.
VIM. Reavely of Rock Springs was
reported wounded in the casualty list.
A company of home guards is to be
organized at Lander, composed of men
not subject to draft.
Adolph Harbaugh, a young man of
Fort Laramie, was struck by lightning
and instantly killed.
In three casualty lists issued by the
Canadian office, the name of H. H..
Walker of Holt was among those
wounded in action.
During the past year the assessed
valuation of property in Converse
county has increased over IS, 200, 900
according to the records of the county
assessor.
Three Wyoming men-Peter e.
Sousley of Sheridan. Lemuel B.. Moon
ey of Eoheta and Samuel M. Cunning
ham Of Big Horn-entrained for Camp
Lewis with the draft contingent for
Hardin, Mont.
War time activities, especially as
they have to do with agricultural pur-
suits and stock raising, are to be en-
phasized at the Wyoming State Fair
to be held the week beginning Sept.
8. IN Douglas.
The destruction of the shaft house,
office building, ore bins and mill at
the Rambler mine, west of Laramie,
caused a loss Of $4,000. A large
amount of mining and reduction ma
chinery was destroyed.
Accepted for chaplain service in the
United States Army, the Rev. M. H.
Jeltz, pastor of the A. M. q. Church,
to take a course in the special train
ing camp for chaplains.
John Burns, chief of Indian police, is
recovering nicely from a wound re-
ceived In a fracas with some Indians
and whisky peddlers. Zelby Taylor,
Shoshone Indian, is in jail at Lander
charged with attempted murder.
Raising nine-pound turnips Ia not
generally done on dry farm lands In
many sections of the country, but
that It can be done In the vicinity of
Cheyenne is shown by R. r. Peters, a
dry farmer of Silver Crown.
Allen r. Coffin, hunsband of Mrs.
Irma Coffin of Buffalo, was killed in
an accident in France. according to
a letter received from Sergeant-Major
George Johnson by his parents. Mr.
While endeavoring to extract a shell
which had jammed in the mechanism
Of a rifle, Bert Hutchinson, II, and his
brother. Roy, 8. Of Big Piney, dis
charged the weapon and the bullet
struck the older boy in the head, caus-
ing instant death.
The Presbyterian church Of Laramie.
which has been without a pastor since
the Rev. Mr.. Parisoe went to France
in Y. M. c. A. work, has decided not
to employ a new pastor, but Il CON
solidate with Methodists for the dura-
ton of the var
A meeting of the Republican State
Central Committee has been called for
2 p. m.,. Monday, September o, at Chey-
enne, at which time a chairman, Woe
chairman, secretary and treasurer
will be selected to direct the state
campaign. Chairman Lee Of the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee, is
expected to issue a similar call.
State Veterinarian A. w. French re-
turned to the capitol after a weeks
trip throughout the sections Of Gil.
lette and Sheridan in the northeast
ern part of the state, where a number
of cases of dourine had been reported.
The state veterinarian reports that
conditions are well in hand In these
sections now and that no further trou-
BILE is expected.
Kinney well No. IS. drilling in $50
ton 4 Of the Big Muddy field, which
had the misfortune to have the rig
burned up. has been completed. II
shows itself to be the usual Wall
Creek well in this section, coming in
with an initial flowing production of
800 barrels. and will 40 doubt settle
down to equal the neighboring wells of
$50 barrels daily production.
The Ohio OIL Company is drilling
two wells in the Maverick Springs
field, and material is being moved In
for others. The Carter OIL Company
is drilling one well and moving in an.
other set of tools and rig. The Sher-
idan-wyoming has two rigs at work
and one in course Of erection INT the
Northwestern Petroleum has one rig
on the ground. The Wyoming Ven
dome Ia building one rig.
Awaiting a hearing to determine his
PsanitY. Michael Il. (Hpudl Murnhx.