, 1919-05-15
Brief News Notes
From All Parts of
Wyoming
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
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Larger population in Pin Bluffs,
and a general condition of prosperity
AVE made it necessary to increase the
size of the city's pumping plant and
light plant. The sewerage system may
also be extended.
The highest flag pole in Cheyenne
was put up on the new Union Pacific
shop building. The steel work on this
building is about finished. The top of
the new pole, which is adorned by a
large gilt ball, will be 139 feet above
the ground.
The home of Mayor Edward Ivinson
at Laramie was entered by burglars
through the breakfast room. They ran
sacked the house in search of money
or bonds, but found neither, and so
they left after mussing things up. En-
trance was gained by smashing a win
dow in the breakfast room.
The recently completed power plant
built by the government south of Lin
gle, has been tested thoroughly and is
now in working order. Two electric
drag ines will at once start working
on the south side canal. Electricity
will also be furnished to the town of
Torrington from the government plant.
Plans for the erection of a commun-
ity club building by the Army and Ma
Wy Club of Casper has been announced.
A treasury fund of $1,000 already is
available, $500 having been onated by
Il wealthy oil operator. Other dona-
tons are expected and benefits will be
staged to help finance the purchase of
a site this summer.
Governor Carey is in receipt of a
letter from Governor Larrazalo of New
Mexico, suggesting a conference of the
chief executives. of all western states
having government lands. The idea is
to secure u united policy in an effort
to bring about the passage of more
favorable land laws at the coming ses-
sion of Congress. Mr.. Carey has re-
piled that he is in favor of the plan,
and that he will be pleased to attend
such a meeting.
John Owens. 20 years old, living at
the Shirley hotel, and ]. e. Octing, a
Bags, Wyo., sheriff, were knocked
dow and run over by a delivery truck
ut lie tOIIt VI illtt1lll anu SndIu-
pa streets in Denver, both suffering
severe injuries. But for Octing, Owen
would have probably been killed. The
machine ran over Octing, who fell on
top of Owens. Octing is a powerful
man N held up the front wheels of
the car.
The county assessor of Albany coun-
tv has hnan nnffffQd hu nnn Af tho
members of the state board of equal
ization that that body at its mex meet
ing at Cheyenne, will take steps to in
crease the valuation of real property
in that county about 80 per cent, and
that e veal it would be raised to
full value for taxing purposes. The
assessor has about completed the as
sessment for this year on the old valu-
alton, much below the real value of
the property.
Leaping from a second story window
in a house which the police were raid
Ing, sans clothes. sans slippers, and
sans nightie, a young man who was
under suspicion by the police at Sheri-
dan was captured in the street q Ia
September morn. Two policemen raid
ed the house after seeing two couples
enter it under circumstances which
aroused heir suspicious. One couple
came out peacefully, but the male con-
tingent of the econd one caused q
real thrill by his spectacular leap.
Charged with attempting criminal
offenses against a number of young
girls, Elzra Patrick, %janitor of the
North Casper school, entered a plea of
guilty in court and received a sent
ence of ninety days In Jail and a $50
fine. Nearly a dozen children and sew
eral mothers we're prepared to enter
damaging testimony regarding his adj
vances
The Board of County Commissioners
of Albany county has set aside S12, 900
to be used in building a road up Wood
creek, from Woods landing to the Col
orado state line, in the direction of
Walden. the federal government hav-
Ing decided to add a like amount, the
o being through the Medicine Bow
forest reserve. This is to be the main
line between Laramie and Walden.
Perhaps a unique incident in the his
tory of American %railroading was the
embalming on board a Union Pacific
train of the body of Mrs. w. L. Brown,
"a, of PIT Dempster street, Evanston,
ILL.,, after Mrs. Brown had died aboard
the train near Fort Steele. Wyo. The
aged woman was travelling in a special
car with her husband n a party of
friends, the a being attached to east
bound train No. 20.
Professor Arthur f. Bells, who
since 1908 has been connected with the
faculty Of the University OF Wyoming,
rendered his resignation to Professor
Nelson. Professor Bells has beer
elected to the professorship in physics
In the Colorado School of Mines at
Golden.