, 1919-11-06

The reconstruction is practically
completed of Yellowstone highway for
a distance of "a miles Immediately
north Of Thermopolis.
A proposal that wyoming's next step
In its good roads building program be
the voting of $25 ZOO. 900 worth of
bonds was made by L. l.. Newton. pres
ident Of the Yellowstone Highway As
ISOLATION, in n dramatic address at the
opening session of the state good roads
conference at the capitol.
The plane driven by Lieutenant Bag
by, with Sergeant Parrish as a passeI-
ger, in the transcontinental air race,
was wrecked at Rawlins, when the pi-
lot started to hop off. Neither Of the
men was injured. Entry No. 3S, pl-
loted by Lieutenant Gisli, eastbOund,
also was wrecked in landing.
Charles Hidely is under arrest in
Cheyenne on the charge of establish
ing a ssquatter" homestead on the
national forest reserve, refusing to VA
cate when ordered to do so by forest
officers and other United States Of
ficials and seeking to acquire title to
the land on which is alleged to have
built a home.
During the past five months the Wyo-
ming State Highway Department has
inaugurated work to the total amount
Of 81, 1908, 450.16 on construction pro-
jects in connection with the bureau OF
public roads of the Department of Ag-
r%iculture. This work is distributed
over the twenty-one counties in the
state.
The board of trustees of Hot Springs
county high school have voted to sell
bonds to the amoun of 5000 to raise
money to erect n suitable structure
during the coming year. They are
ready to employ an architect to draw a
design Of such building. The date of
choosing the architect viii be Nov. Il,
the time Of their next regular meeting.
On the Cokevirre-St Valley road in
Lincoln county approximately
miles have been reconstructed on new
location with convict labor this year at
an expense of approximately $2o,0o0l
@. G. ParmeIee, for many years
Judge of the Fourth judicial district
and n pioneer Of Wyoming was found
dead in his office mt Sheridan Satur-
day night, heart disease having been
the apparent cause of his death.
Loans with which to secure houses
at the rate Of two daily since October
9th is the record of the Midwest Re
filming Company In its plan to secure
homes FOR its workers here. Eighteen
applications for loans with which to
secure homes have been passed and
granted by the Industrial welfare de-
partment, headed by Burke Sinclair,
From the Montana university comes
n wire that the schedule of the foot
bali team is full and Ii will not he pos
slble for a MontanaWyoming game to
be arranged. 1t would seem that
Coach Schrieber Of the Montana ag-
| gregation Is a careful man and would
| contemplate no game with a team that
has the conference championship IN
sight.
Willingness on the part OF the miners
of Wyoming TO meet their employees
and try 10 effect a mutually satisfac.
tory settlement Of the present differ
ences-in spite of the fact that those
differences will lead TO an open break,
is expressed in a letter directed to the
operators of this state.
That Cheyenne was one of the first
cities to provide a free municipal
camping ground for tourists is recog
nized f. he October number Of the
"Lincoli Highway Forum" the Official
organ of the Lincoln Highway Associa
Hon.