, 1919-12-18

A jury in District Court in Thermop-
oils returned a verdict of not guilty
in the case of the State VS.. Devine.
RED" Devine was charged with the
murder of Sam VanSchuyver on the
state reserve last July.
Severe storms in central Wyoming
grazing regions have caused scattered
sheep and considerable loss with I'M
told work to stockmen. Many flocks
driven together resulted in confusion.
Recent billiards. which have followed
in close succession will be the heaviest
this winter.
Mrs. Gertrude Corey Hicks, formerly
chief clerk in the office of the state
prohibition commissioner, has been
named deputy commissioner, and will
keep the office open until such n time
as Governor Carey decides whether
or not to appoint a successor of Fred
L.. Crabbe.
The Globe Motor Company building
burned at Powell with a total loss of
$4,000, including the destruction of
twelve automobiles and damage to
many more. The fire was preceded by a
terrific explosion which blew out the
entire structure. Three men were slight
ly bruised by falling bricks.
The American Legion Lowell post,
No. IL, is to build and equip a library
for Lowell. They secured a lease from
the city for the lot and will build a
temporary building until they can
raise sufficient funds for a larger
building. This will be in the nature of
a community building, and will contain
an auditorium, gymnasium and library.
The Carter hotel management at
ThermOpolis has solved the serious
problem of getting coal by fitting the
boilers with appliances for burning
crude oil from the Warm Springs field.
The arrangement Is entirely successful
and the example is being followed at
other places where large consumption
of fuel is required for heating pur-
poses.
James Hynds of Guernsey suffered
the loss of an arm while working in
the railroad yards. He stepped be-
hind a car to shut off the air brake
when without warning a switching di-
vision crashed against the car where
he was working and he was thrown
to the ground and before he could roll
out of the way the car ran over his
arm crushing. it off at the elbow.
Wyoming's assessed valuation is
now 375,239,1 5S, an increase of &c.,
692,S74 W the figures for 1918.
Laramie county, which led all others
until 1918, but which dropped nearly
a million dollars behind Natrona last
year, is now crowding the latter, with
only 100000 separating the two in the
race for first honors. Land values
continue to hold first honors, with the
railroads next, cattle third and sheep
fourth. These are the outstanding fea-
lures of the first annual report of the
recognized State Board of Equaliza-
ton submitted to Governor Carey by
Chairman Claude L. Draper and made
public by Secretary E.. N. Crowley:
Following are the figures by counties
as given in the report: Albany, s22,-
097 ,503.08; Big Horn, SLEPT, 334.OO;
Carbon, $23,S9S, 942. 60 Campbell, &c.
624,673.12; Converse, $20,299,3 $685. 10;
Crook, $9,O04,6s3.16; Fremont, $780,
1S1, 6S2.75 Goshen, $14,141, 45S.69 Hot
Springs, $12,097, S32.SO; Johnson, $12,-
0~03,07S.00; Laramie, S33,496, O34.52
Lincoln, $24,3S1, T7S.O0; Natrona, $685.
600,1 I. 90; Niobrara, $12,926,O S9. Is ;
Park, SO, 1S0,224.12; Platte, $15,269,-
1878; Sheridan, $27, 943, 621.17 ;
Sweetwater, S3O,421 ,S73.35; Uinta,
$11, 74S, $4,000; Washable, $6,5O4,5 sol /;
Weston, $s,494,7 91.
Z The first mountain lion seer in this
country in many years was killed last
week near the mouth of the Boxelder
canon rear Glenrock by Tom Bru-
baker.
Their war service ended, two officers
came home on the Lorraine and will
go to Washington to make their report.
They are Capt. w. E. Jackson of
Wheatland, Wyo., and Capt. w. p. o.
Grote of Jackson, Wyo., who live 14O
miles from each other with a mountain
range dividing their homes. Pals for
years, they last served with the 148th
field artillery, which was made up of
the Third Wyoming infantry, and went
all through the fighting in France
without a scratch.
Philip Alamilo charged with shoot
ing Lester Myres and Jack Allen at the
old Clark ranch on Casper creek, was
arrested when he had beer lured to
the Wyoming National Bank at Cas-
per by a faxed telegram. Alamilo was
known to have wired to Scots Bluffs
for money, and suspectlng that he was
hiding on the Sanbar, a faxed message
was sent down by a Western Union boy
asking Alamilo to call at the Wyoming
National Bank for his money. He was
placed under arrest as soon as he
made his identity known.
Gov. Robert d. Carey has announced
his intention to call a special session
of the Wyoming Legislature to ratify
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