The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-07-09
WYOMING
STATE NEWS

Frank Brown Ut Wheatland was In
stantly killed when his body came in
touch with live wire while he was
working at the top Of an electric light
pole. He was unmarried and % years
old.
George Denilauler, a Burlington rail.
road brakeman, had several ribs brOk-
en- and was badly bruised when he was
caught between two cars while switch.
ing ut Grin Junction. His condition
is not critical.
The May term of the Third Judicial
District Court was practically ended
at Kemmerer with the sentencing of
Louis Mnjnetti, coal miner, to not less
than four years or more than eight
years confinement III Rawins peni-
Tertiary, for the Staying of james Col
lett, Il brother miner ut Cumberland
last November.
The Laramie Plains Roundup for
July 5 and 6, in Laramie, will include
a bucking contest, II flag race, one.
mile novelty saddle horse race, cowboy
race, bareback riding, wild-horse race,
stake race, ladies' half-mile running
race, relay rOce, automobile race, Spe-
cial horse race and ladies' relay race.
Appointment of committees for the
American Legion convention for WyO-
ming, at Sheridan, Aug. 3 to ), was
made at meeting of Donald Garbutt
post No. Z. Cooperating committees
from the Commercial Club will be
named by the organization soon. More
than 200 delegates exclusive Of alter
mates and visitors, are expected for the
event by Harry Fisher, state secretary
Of the order.
Carrying invitations from Governor
Carey to the mayors of the cities
which she will visit, Miss Helen Bon
ham, Miss Wyoming is Ell route to
Omaha, Chicago, Washington, New
York, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Kan
sas City, st. Louis and Denver. Miss
BOnham was dressed in full cowgirl
attire and carried invitations to the
mayors to attend the Cheyenne From
tier show.
Cheyenne high jackers have made
away with an unknown quantity of
liquor from the basement of the post
office building ut Cheyenne, where it
had been placed by the United States
marshal. The thefts We're discovered
when twelve quarts of bonded whisky
were found to be missing. The liquor
| was locked in a small room in the
basement of the federal building, and
| Dan Hudson, United States marshal
believes the theft was an ''inside Job.
William Smith. convicted of blow.
inf safe at Hillsdale, Wyo., last
August, has escaped from the state
penitentiary ut Rawlins. The escape
was discovered when it was found
that the figure in his bed was Il dunn.
my. Smith is thought to have I'M
locked his cell door with Il key made
from tin can. 1t is thought that he
| then Went to the kitchen, cut the win
dow bars with meat saw, and climbed
over the wall. This was Smiths third
escape.
The Laramie Club, organized for the
purpose of erecting II club house al
Laramie City, to cost $1IO,OOO, has de
cided for the present ut least, to give
up the idea of building the house
Building costs are almost prohibitive
and living costs such that the member.
fear that maintaining the club even
after the erection Of the building
would be too serious Il drain on theil
resources. The club owns two of the
most valuable building lots in the city
and these will be kept with the idea oil
building at II later date.
Evelina Bartmella, aged II, was res
cued from whirlpool by Daniel Pack
ard, Il plucky 16-year-old boy, VII,
swan out into the swirling waters ans
brought in the young girl unassisted
Miss Bartmella had become dizzy Will,
crossing small foot bridge and fel
into the mad rush of high water he
meath. The near-fatal accident oc
Cured in Red canon, near Lander.
There are 292 students registered Al
the summer school of the Universit,
of Wyoming. Three hundred and six
the high enrolment, was the recor,
Of 1916. The officers of the schoo
are expecting this record to be beaten
as some Of the young women expected
from the northern part of the stat.
had not had time to reach Laramie
when the count was taken.
Complete instructions to organic.
the Wyoming Association of the ANA
teur Athletic Union have been receive,
at Casper by c. II. Reimerth from on,
OF the vice presidents of the assoca
ton with headquarters in New Yorl
City. Wyoming at present is part OF
the Rocky Mountain Association OF
the A. A. U. which is composed of the
state Of Colorado, Wyoming and New
Mexico.
WoOlgrOwers Of Natrona county, the
center of the largest wool nrod,cin,