, 1918-11-21
Brief News Notes
From All Parts OF
Wyoming

A sheep camp raid near Shoshoni is
a mystery.
John Vass of Laramie was killed in
action in France.
Turkeys are reported scarce by
Cheyenne poultrymen.
Wyoming women raised s3,O46, 05C
in the fourth Liberty loan campaign
Hudson miners took a day off and
celebrated the signing of the arms
tice.
Over $40. 1000 was raised the first day
in the United War Work campaign in
Cheyenne.
The influenza quarantine has beer
lifted at Riverton and the schools
have opened.
Following the recent announcement
of victory, many new flags have ap,
peared over the various buildings in
Cheyenne.
Elmer Ferguson of Chugwater, who
was called into military service and
sent to Fort Macarthur on Oct. 30, is
dead from Spanish influenza.
James l.. Atop, Thermopofis, is dead
of disease, and Robert M. Anderson,
Rock Springs. is missing in action, &C
cording to the casualty report.
Plans have been completed by the
Producers and Refiners Corporation
for a casing head plant at Riverton
with a capacity of 10000, 900 cubic feet
of gas a day.
Wyoming wool growers held a meet
ing at Cheyenne and passed a resolu-
lion demanding to know what the gov
eminent was going to do about fixing
wool prices.
Caught in a fall of rock while dig.
ging coal in a mine near Clearmont,
Charles C. Bentley, ranchman, was
crushed to death, and his wife mar.
rowly escaped.
Unofficial returns give the Repub-
licans Al members in the House and 18
in the Senate-59; and the Democrats
9 senators and 13 representatives-22,
in the State Legislature.
Thrown from a wagon by his runa-
way team, frightened at a train, Cleon
d. Moorehouse of Wheatland may die
as the result of a fractured skull, dis
located shoulder and internal injuries.
On the Wyoming casualty list are
Jesse R. Williams, Moorecroft, killed In
action, and the following three dead of
disease; Lloyo w. Fouts, Cactus;
Duncan Mcdonald. Wheatland, and
John Brook Prince, McFarlane.
Thias Brennan. the blacksmith who
sewers weeks g shot his 17-year-old
daughter Helen, following tAs attempt
on her life by placing a gun in his own
mouth and pulling the trigger, died at
st. Johns hospital in Cheyenne.
A construction company is at work
on the road from Manville to the oil
fields. Land owners along the route
have given the right of way. The new
road will shorten the distance about
five miles and will eliminate most of
the ravines.
Five deaths out of twelve cases of
Spanish influenza in one family is the
record established by the family of
George Hereford, who lives in the Cot
tonwood valley sixteen miles north of
Big Piney. There are thirteen men,
bers in this family.
The Republican state ticket was
elected, and the Legislature will be
Republican. The vote for the candi-
dates on the state ticket follows:
Carey, 23,161; Chaplin. 20,912; JEFF
ferris, 20,706; Hoskins, 30.132; Morton,
i9,443; Warren, 22.63S; Mondell, "a
1923; Houx. 1858; erosion, 1890:
Stewart, 1888; Jordan, 1926; Hef-
feron, 1S,247; Osborne. 18TH; White,
1883.
Sergt. Geo. w. Houghton of Casper
was killed in action in France.
From Wyoming two are reported
killed in action. They are Ed d. Cob
BILE, Lincoln, and Fred v. Coe, Cody.
Milford H. Bates. Lander, is dead of
wounds received in action, and Robert
Knox, Rock Springs, is among the Sc
verely wounded in action.
Senator Warren received word that
efforts he initiated some time ago
have been rewarded in the awarding
OF a pension OF $25 per month to Mrs.
Louisa M. Cody, widow of the late Col.
William F. Cody. The pension will
date from Feb. 14th last, and accrued
pension due Colonel Cody to the date
Of his death will also be paid his
widow.
The Ohio Corpany's No. 1 we'll,
which struck the pay sand at 1870
feet on Oct. 5, still is producing as
heavily as ever. Although the output
is throttled in as much as possible,
twenty-six storage tanks of $50 bar.
rels each and one of 1000 barrels al
ready have been filled. In addition, a
dammed-up draw ear the we'll has
been filled from the overflow and oil
now Is running into a neighboring
ravine.
David A. Hosack, a young ranchman
of Granite Canon. who was caI1ad In