The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-04
WYOMING
STATE NEWS

| western Newspaper Union News Service.
| A movement has been started at
Laramie for the early closing Of the
stores heyinniny June J. The clocks
| will no, he turned forward, but all
stores will open at I o'clock in The
morning and close ut ) in the after
noon.
| Gov. Robert u. Carey. cN-G;ov. H. Is.
Brooks of Casper and Adit. Gen, L. j.
Mccoy will be the honor guests of the
American Legion post III Rivertnn at
impressive Memorial day exercises new
in course of arrangement. Govrrnor
Carey will deliver the address "f The
day.
| Bernard J. Reyes. former cashier IF
the First National Bank Of Worlan,l,
Wyo.. who was indicted by the federal
grand jury for embeZzielnent of about
$2O,ON Of the banks funds, has en-
tered II plea of guilty and was sem
fenced to five years Imprisonment ut
hard labor in the federal penitentiary
ut Leavenwortll.
| The commencement exercises of the
| University of Wyoming will be held
June ? at Laramie when a class Of
thirty-two Of collegiate rank, six from
| the State Normal School, one from the
| division of music and three nurses
from the course of training maintained
Jointly with the lvinSon Memorial Hos
pital will receive diplomas.
The EIks lodge Of Casper will begin
work in two weeks time on the cree.
ton of il lodge home costing $1.5.tNN,.
| to be located facing the city park. The
lot has been purchased. Plans are be-
ing revised 10 suit the new building
site. The building will be three stories
in height and will he one Of the finest
lodge buildings in the state.
Mrs. Olive Carl shot and killed her
self at the Griffin hotel at ThermOpO-
lis following an alteration with Pleas
ant Smith. local wrestler. She left
a note saying that she had been 'true"
to him and that he had refused to mar
ry her. although she had requested it.
Smith left the room, it developed,
shortly before the shooting.
The DAILY hotel ut Damondville was
held up when two masked men. heavily
armed, entered i, soft drink parlor and
compelled the attendant and the one
customer present To stand with their
faces to the wall and their hands up.
The robbers took about $3.50. I'LL Of
which. with the exception of one or
two small checks. was in cash.
Ernest T.. Fleming was killed Ht
WamSutrcr when he was caught in tbs.
coal conveyor which he was oilinc 1t
was necessary to take the machinery
apart before his body could be re-
moved and death came before he was
released. His body from The hips dow,
Wa> fri9htfully man@led and one of his
arms WAS almost torn from the body.
There will br no daylight saving" in
Cheyenne this year The business men
of the town. II M: .inrity of whom re-
Gently agreed /" observe daylight say
ing time in order that Cheyennc'S
clocks might be synchroniZeu With
these of Denver, Laramie, Casper and
other ncighboring towns, have ADAM
d"ird the plan after consulting gov
ernnent and railroad officials ana aft
er receiving vigorous protests from
housewives
Denied new trial by Judge John
Arnold of the District Court at Kem-
merer. Mrs. Anna Richey. well-knowa
. cattleWoman who was convicted last
fall Of cattle stealing and sentenced to
. term in the penitentiary, has APP
pealed to the State Supreme Court and
is at liberty under bail of 5000. Mrs.
Richey was the first person convicted
OF cattle stealing in Lincoln county.
and one of the very few women con-
victed of this uffense in the history uf
the state.
For alleged libel of his good name.
character and reputation" circulated
with intent to "maliciously" injure III.
. plaintiff, Il. +. Hoyt has instituted suit
l against NJ. {. Heating. his recent part
j; ner in the leasing and oil business ut
Shoshoni, for damages aggrega,iny
SJ,O.UOO. $35OOOO of which is declared
to he actual damage and 100000 ex-
emplary damage.
Miss Amy Abbott. who has been
elected probation officer Jointly for the
county commissioners, the school board
and the city council of Laramie City,
is now studying conditions ut chey-
enne. Wyo., and Greeley and Denver,
Colo, before entering upon her duties.
She will have charge of truancy calls
in the schools. social functions and the
care of homeless people.
The good roads enthusiasts Of the
four counties Of Big Horn, Park,
Washable and Hot Springs have recn,.-
mended to Governor Carey that he sci
aside June as good roads day and
that statewide observance of III,
day be had. Business everywhere will
be suspended for the day the governor
desisnates and everyone devote ,ha,
Jay 10 road work under an intensive
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