The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-17
WYOMING
STATE NEWS

ON the mead Of q. H. Scott. nliNs r.
HOrnsby. formerly soldier ut Fort ID.
A. Russell und now wanted on q charge
Of murder.
Mrs. Peter Mohes was killed at her
home in ltawlins when her 7.year-old
daughter accidentally discharged q RI
Tie. The bullet struck the mother In
the heart.
Several Wheat and men are engaged
In making systematic investigation of
the extent Of the asbestos deposit that
was recently discovered in the hills,
twenty-five miles southwest of Wheat.
land.
With the power of unlimited steam
forcing huge steel giant, the power of
resistance of the human body slowly
gave way and resulted in the death Of
james Markham Langley, a steamfit-
ter at Sheridan.
When the Great Western Sugar Com.
pany makes its payment for beets de-
livered during November the total paid
by the corporation to farmers near
Lowell this fall will be approximately
100000, or about 50 per cent greater
than the payment in 1910.
While transferring fuel oil from one
tank to another at AlillbrOok, in the
Little Laramie valley, the oil took fire
and before it could be stopped the fire
had consumed the oil in two tanks.
The oil was used for fuel oil by one Of
the companies drilling in that section.
NJ. D. Mckillip, real estate dealer,
completed one Of the largest real es-
tate transfers ever consummated in the
Saratoga-sectiOnw when he sold to Oren
Ruffcorn, representing company of
Lies Moines capitalists. the johnson
ranch of 2.1OO acres adjoining Sarato-
gu on the west.
Colorado's state penitentiary will re.
cetve another woman prisoner soon AZ
the result Of the sentence imposed by
Federal Judge Riner of Cheyenne upon
Minnie G. Brown. Following her plea
OF guilt to white Save charge, the
Judge ordered her imprisoned for one
year and one day Mt Canon City.
ing which time negotiations were in
progress for the purchase of suitable
building IN Cheyenne, the Salvation
Army drive in Laramie county has
been opened. Sheridan county has com
pleted its drive, raised its full quota
and paid for its building. which was
purchased several months ago. Ma
trona county has almost contributed its
total of $4,000. A building is to be
constructed at Casper, for nothing is
available there for purchase.
A still that would do credit to the
famous or infamous Blue Ridge coun-
try of Virginia was destroyed and two
moonshiners were arrested as result
OF a rati conducted by Undersheriff
Ira Kirby and County Attorney NJ. l..
Blake of Sheridan. The two men ar
rested are W. BrownlOw Tingle and
Peter ShOeledge, and the former is a
typical mOOnShiner who cnme here
some time ago from Alabama, and from
his conversation it is evident that he
is perfectly familiar with all the intri-
cacies OF the moonshining business.
Five OF the seven Chinese arrested
on drug charge by federal and
state authorities in Cheyenne, Wyo.,
have been released from custody. Fed
eral Narcotic Agent II. g. MISSIONER,
who conducted the raids, announced
Leo Wing Poi and Gin Monchow, al
legged ringleaders. were given prelim,-
mary hearing in Cheyenne. In default
of $1,000 bond each they were commit
ted to Jail to await the action OF the
federal grand jury. Upwards Of $:s,UAND
worth Of opium and yen sl,ee were
seized by the officers.
Robert d. Carey, governor of Wyo.
ming, has declined an invitation to at-
tend the Inauguration Of General OBJ
RECON as president Of Mexico at the ex-
pense Of the Mexican government. Gov
ernOr Carey gave as reason that he
had previously accepted an invitation
to attend the conference Of governors
ut Harrisburg, Pa.
Building operations at Casper, exclu-
sive of those in progress ut the two oil
ref:neries, for the first eleven months
of 1920, tOtaled $2,137, O56. This in.
cludes buildings started and Completed
since Jan. l and those still under con.
sfructton. and also those for which per-
mits have been issued but on which |
work has not yet begun.
The Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power |
Company, which supplies Cheyenne
with electricity, gas and steam for heat.
ing purposes, has made application to |
the Wyoming State Public Service
for authority to increase
its charge for steam maximum Of ~
per cent. plus g fixed Consumers
charge" and Its gas charge maximum
OF &c per cent plus a 5O-cent fixed
consumers charge" No increase In
the rites for electricity is involved in
the application.
An undertaking, long in progress
near uSk has noon cO,onln%D.u A. |