, 1918-12-12

State auto licenses in 1918 are ten
times the number in 1914.
The plant of the Mutual refinery at
Glenrock is nearly ready to start work.
The students army training corps
stationed at the University of Wyo-
ming will ~demobilize.
Preparations are being made for the
coming session Of the state solons in
January at the capitol building.
Hon. w. E. Chaplin. secretary of
state-elect, announced that he had
chosen E. D. Hiskey of Laramie as
deputy secretary of state.
The Glenrock Oil Company brought
in a gusher in the Big Muddy field on
the Blackbird lease in section two. 1t
started off with a flush production of
500 barrels.
Railway employees who have bees in
service for ten years or longer will
receive annual passes this year as In
former years, according to announce
ments in Cheyenne.
In last months election Wyoming
went dry by better than three to one.
At the same time 1t elected the entire
Republican state ticket by majorities
of from 1,265 to 11,205.
Lieut.. Jimmy Davis, former Uni
versity of Wyoming football star. has
been elected captain OF the football
team ut Camp Upton, according to
word received at Laramie.
Grazing fees in all national forests
will be advanced about 65 per cent,
from Washington, mex year v rates
charged this year and last, and will
be exactly double the rates that were
in force in and prior to 1916.
The Texas Company, operating on
section 8 of the Big Muddy field,
reached the top of the Wall creek sand
with two deep wells. Bringing in
two wells on the same day by one
company is a record wen in the Big
Muddy district.
Although pledging moral and finan-
cial support to Thomas ]. Mooney of
San Francisco, in his fight for life,
the Casper Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, adopted a resolution opposing a
sympathetic strike and called upon all
union men to discourage any radical
labor demonstration In behalf of
MONEYS cause.
Governor Houx has ordered the de
mobilization of the home guard regi-
ments in the state. There are seven
companies affected, located at Wheat
land, Casper, ~Thermopolis, Basin,
Sheridan, Newcastle and Laramie.
These companies are under the COM
mand of Major Sliney. In compliance
with the governors order, the COM
panies have been mustered out.
Hurled several yards when a freight
train struck his four-horse team, kill
ing two of them and demolishing the
wagon, Neil Ballinger is in a hospital
at Glenrock suffering from a bruised
head and severe injuries to one Of his
legs. The accident occurred when he
attempted to cross the track at the
pumping station where a string of oil
cars obscured the approaching freight.
Josephine Chavez, a Mexican wom-
an, vas adjudged insane at Cheyenne
in Judge Mentzer's court and SEN
fenced to the state hospital for the
insane at Evanston. This woman has
been in the county jail for six weeks,
and during that time she has been
singing almost continuously day and
night. The songs are all in the Mex
lean language, but they never cease,
except at short intervals when the
woman. must sleep.
Statistics show that Wyoming
ranks sixth in alfalfa production.
A county division fight Of more
than ordinary interest is %screduled for
the coming session of the Wyoming
Legislature when residents of Glen
rock will try to secure the creation of
Carey county, thereby ~divorcing from
Douglas the west half of Converse
county. which includes the famous Big
Muddy oil field. A committee headed
by j. e. Higgins of Glenrock has been
formed to urge the legislation and the
residents of Douglas are organizing to
oppose 1t.
Whether a man who uses a pole six
teen feet in length to pry open a pres
sure gauge on an oil tank car can col
lect damages because one end of the
pole m into contact with a high
voltage electric transmission line is a
question which will be at issue in the
District Court at Casper in the suit
filed by Guy Clark against the Ma
trona Power Company for s25. 900 dam
ages. Clark claims damages for In
1uries sustained from an electric
shock received as he stood on top of
an oil car proddlng the pressure
valve Of the a with a pole sixteen
feet long.
From Wyoming are the following
casualties: Frank L. Bean. Casper.
killed in action; Jesse A. Kinder.
Douglas. died Of wounds received in
action. Alnis 2 Grnaka dad Of