The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
WYOMING
STATE NEWS

winch ~ supported by nearly every
business man in TherinOpolis, will stage
one OF the biggest Fourth Of July cell
ebratlons ever given in Wyoming.
George Barnes. 20 years old, farm
er living near Cainpstool, II miles east
OF Cheyenne, was found dead in his
cabin by neighbors. Mr.. Barnes, it
was said, was i'll for several days and
could not go TO the city for care of a
physician.
School District No. 4, in the south
ern end Of Goshen county, has estab-
Iished schedule of salaries for ttach-
ers which makes them the biggest in
the county First grade teachers will
be paid Sl13, second grade, 500, and
third grade, 500.
Charles j. Gavin. Il supply clerk Of
the Continental Oil Company at Cas-.
per, who is alleged to have absconded
with $4,000 of the cOmpany's money.
Is under arrest at Balboa Heights.
Panama. according to word received,
and will be returned to Casper for
trial.
Caroline Lockhart, the brilliant au-
thOress Of Cody, WyO., will identify
herself actively with the journalism of
this state. She is one Of the new own
crs Of the Park County Enterprise.
Miss Lockhart's latest book, ''rhe
Fighting Shepherdess," has proved Il
great success.
Dr. A. {. Boyle, Jr., who for the
past 10 years has been prOfessO: of
mining, metallurgy and economic &C.
OlOgy at the University Of Wyoming
school Of mines, has accepted posi-
ton as geologist for the Union Pacific
Railroad company. He will resign his
position at the university at the close
of the present academic year.
The State Bar Association, which
held its meeting this year ut Casper,
will hold it's next meeting in Cheyenne
next January during the sessions OF
the Legislature. The association elect
ell as Officers: President, n. f.. Cor
thell of Laramie: vice president,
George Brimmer of RawlinS: S2cre-
tary, r. II. Fourt of Lander; treasurer,
G. q. Brown of Douglas.
Three markers of Wisconsin granite
are being erected at Iakeview Gene
terry at Cheyenne, where are buried
the wife and three little daughters of
Gen. John J. Pershing. a large mon
ument is inscribed with the names of
Frances Warren PerShing (the moth
err, and Helen Elizabeth. Ann Orr and
Mary Margaret PerShin" Che daugll-
ters). A smaller marker Identifies the
grave of Mrs. Pershing. and Il third
marker the grave in which the three
little girls We're laid together.
Should present plans mature Con-
gresham Mondcll expects to be able
to spend a part Of the summer ut
home. 1t is expected that Congress
will either adjourn or recess. probably
the latter. about June >, to date
some weeks later with the possibility
that active work may not he taken up
until the fall. Congressman Monlell
and wife will start home in time to
stop off at Chicago for the national
Republican convention. and then pro.
coed with the family to Newcastle.
4 jury in the District Court Mt
Cheyenne returned a verdict refusing
to allow the DemiO Milling Company
of Sheridan any damages against
Walker D. Hines, former director gem
eral of railroads. and the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad Com.
pany for the destruction of it's plant
at Sheridan. The company's plant was
burned on July l. 1919, and the own
ers asked SlSj.OOO damages from the
defendants, cOnten,ling that sparks
from c., b. 4 Q. locomotive caused
the fire.
Work is progressing at satisfac-
tory rate upon the Laramie plant of
the Midwest refinery. The huge CO.
ment smOkestack is nearing compile.
ton. Workmen now being engaged in
placing the ornamental cap On the
huge cylinder. The stack is sixteen
feet in diameter at the base and clev.
Ell feet at the top. and is $50 feet high.
More contracts for road construc ton
will he awarded by the state highway
commissioner June 14th. which is the
date set for the opening of bids on
eight road projects involving construc.
tion in seven counties of the state. The
largest of the improvements to be con.
Sidered is the construction of the Cas-.
per-Salt Creek road in Natrona county,
which connects Casper with the Salt
Creek oil fields to the north.
+. I. Meredith, secretary of agricul
ture in President Wilson's cabinet, was
named at Cheyenne in the DELINQUENT
tax list as being debtor to Laramie
county for approximately $500 in
taxes. The name of Mr.. Meredith an
pears twice. In one entry he is noti-
fled that he owes S46O in taxes ON
piec" OF property in Laramie county
and in the other place that he owes
$685. on another bit of real estate.
1t is regarded as likely that the next
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