The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1920-07-02
WYOMING
STATE NEWS
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lost his life by being dragged under u
disc The team became unmallage-
able and ran away from the boy, drag.
ging him almost Il mile.
All cowboys who take part in the
Frontier celebration will be housed at
Fort Russell this year. Colonel Dugan
Of Fort Russell has Offered the bar-
hoys and performers who have no
other place to sleep. Meals will be-
furnished the people nj cost.
On Sept. u, 1920. the law school of
the University of Wyoming opens its
first session. This is the final step
in a movement of several years
growth. Since 1916, the university.
through its pre-legal course, has Of
Fered special academic training 10
prospective students OF the law.
Oscar Heisfortl, Casper fire chief.
announces the purchase of $3O,O0O
worth of new equipment for the fire
department ut Casper. 1t consists of
La France aerial ladder and Il 75O-
gallon pump and Il (;amewell fire
alarm system. The present equipment
is La France, SO tlia. make was pur.
chased to stan,lar,liZe the department.
Nearly 2.:OO.OOO acres of phosphate
lands in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming
will he opened for leasing under rules
and regulations approved by Secretary
Payne of the United States Depart
nent of the Interior, according to in.
formation received by Ralph S. Kelley,
chief of the field division of the
United States land office ut Salt Lake.
At coroner's inquest into the shoot.
ing and killing of FilepO Marillo, u
Mexican, by james Horton. section
foreman at Madden, eleven miles east
of l.ysite, four witnesses to the trag.
edy declared that Horton shot in self.
defense The shooting happened, Il
was shown, as the elimination of
dispute in which MarillO asserted that
Horton should pay him his wages, dis
regarding the latter's instructions to
see the station agent.
Judge William 4. Mentzer has grant.
ell temporary restraining order en-
Joining the state of Wyoming from
grading the road through the John
Laycock property in the Divide coun-
try, west of Cheyenne. The plaintiffs
are number of ranchmen of that
country, who allege that the road runs
through their property and that the
state highway department has no right
to build through the ranches Of the
owners. Mr.. LnycOck's land is the
first affected, and his will be the first
case up.
I. W. Cooper, night telegraph oper-
ator for the Colorado 4 Southern rail-
road at Wheatland during the illness
of the regular operator, is charged
with rifling express packages and
shipments. Cooper was suspected
when found selling cigars and tobacco
to dealers ut less than wholesale
prices. After he was thrown into Jail
for pedd!ing without license, an in.
spectiOn of COOper'S room revealed a
large stock of stolen goods with the
original express wrappings intact.
James Clark. well-known stockman,
was shot and killed at Douglas. Roy
Brenning, an automobile mechanic, is
charged with the crime. The shooting
took place in Clarks room in a bust.
ness block. Brenning's wife and laugh.
ter were present at the time. The
shooting is said to be the sequel to
the marriage q few months ago of
Clark. who was about 10 years old. to
the 16-year-0ld daughter Of the Bren.
nings, after having secured the reluc-
tant consent Of the parents in order to
make the marriage possible under wy.
Oming laws.
The MagOOn store, in which the
postOffice was situated ut Youngwon..
an, division of the Lance Creek oil
district, was burned to the ground from
fire of unknown origin. Homer Davis,
manager of the store, and Willard Ma
coOn escaped from the building in
their night clothes with part Of their
personal belongings.
Roy f. BergstrOm, who is in the
county Jail at Laramie awaiting trial
for the murder Of his wife. Gladys Nc.
~1eN"u' DSA SSt1olIs April OFu JuSt, lrlou
to make his escape from the county
jail by saving the bars with kitchen
knife fashioned into Il saw. He was
discovered after he had sawed about
half through one of the bars, and the
knife taken away from him.
Twenty-Five head of cattle belonging
to Gene Michael Of Brodus. Mont,
were drowned and killed in efforts to
rescue them after they became begged
In the mire of Powder river, north OF
Some Of the cattle were
50 firmly imbetded that their necks
were broken when cowboys tried to
drag them out. Before the rescue
work had been completed rain raised
the river and submerged the stock.
Disappointed in love, James F. Wool
of Kansas City, ~ years old, former |
sergeant in Company A, Thirty.eighth