The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-08
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NV" Mexicans, dressed in Overalls
anu jackets. held up and robbed several
section men short distance from Rock
| springs and obtained $500.
len children in six and One-half
years-this is the record Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence ]. Walker of Lingle, in
their fight against race suicide. The
cilmax occurred when Mrs. Walker
gave birth to three healthy girls.
All records of the sixth district Of
the Union Pacific between Laramie
City and Rawlins, when twenty-one
passenger trains and seventy-four
freight trains were handled, an aver
age OF one train each 1914 minutes for
the twenty-fOur hours.
Air mail service between Cheyenne
anu Salt Lake City has been tenporar-
ny abandoned, according to officials of
tine service, because of shortage of
airplanes. At present the mail is being
carried between these two points by
rail. Air service will be resumed as
soon as planes are available, the Off
Gals said.
Cheyenne is not only building many
new houses but manufacturers are
also recognizing the superior railway
facilities and advantages afforded
them. At the corner of Reed and
twentieth streets the Crystal Ice cor.
poratlon is erecting one of the most
modern ice manufacturing plants in
the west
The Platte Canon Mining district
near Guernsey, Is now furnishing more
than two-thirds Of the lime rock for
the great sugar factories of the west.
Within the past few weeks two new
Quarries have been opened and lease
secured on a third, which will be
opened extensively this fall.
The Casper Chamber Of Commerce
Will cooperate with the city council
In an effort to secure an adequate sys-
TEN OF colonization in order to purify
the water in the city. The report that
there had been twenty-five deaths from
colitls and gastrO-enteric fever since
May ! in the city brought the action
on the part Of the Chamber of Com
merce.
1t is matter Of satisfaction to Rock
Springs people to learn that drilling is
In progress on the property of the Lost
Creek Drilling and Producers Corpor-
alton at the Lost Creek dome, the well
having been spudded in and now drill
Ing. All preparations were completed
and every detail looked after before
the we'll was started so that there
would be no delay.
Snow will not seriously interfere
with the air mail service in the
Rocky Mountain region, it is antici-
pated by officials of the Cheyenne air
mail field, who are preparing to equip
mail planes with runners, which will
make 1t possible for them to land and
take off in the snow. The scheme was
tried out in the East last winter and
was found to be practicable.
When Arthur Jayne, president Of the
Moorcroft bank, was killed few days
ago, the shock of the tragedy was felt
thousands of miles from the scene.
Jayne carried $4,000 of life insurance.
He leaves an additional estate esti-
mated from $4,000 to 100000. He was
struck by lightning while returning on
horseback from an inspection of his
land holdings. Both he and his horse
were instantly killed.
Greater enthusiasm for good roads
generally turnout the West is resulting
from the tour of the official party de-
dicating the National Park to-Park
highway, in the face of the fact that
the states on the Pacific coast boast
of 800 miles of hard-surface roads as a
part Of the 5,59O-mile continuous motor
way connecting twelve national parks.
The party left Denver Aug &c and will
have completed the circle swing Nov. 8.
Charles S. Greenbaum, grand keeper
Of records and seals of the Wyoming
grand lodge Of Knights of Pythias, died
ut his home in Laramie City. He was
the father of Stanley Greenbaum, state
dairy. food and oil commissioner.
At the request of County Attorney
Michaels of Fremont county, the gov.
ernor has offered a reward of $3.50 for
the capture of Joe Korich, alleged as
salant of Guy Robertson. On the night
of August Both three men pounced
upon Mr.. Robertson, manager of the
Poposia coal mines near Hudson, and
his paymasters, and attempted to get
away with the $4,000 which the Po-
posia men were taking for the company
pay roll.
NJ. II. Rinker, railroad employe at
iva, was saved from burning to death
when, attracted by his screams, fellow.
workers found him wrapped in flames
and rolled him in blankets, but not
until his clothes had been burned and
he had been burned severely from his
waist down. Rinker was printing a
gasoline engine with alcohol when it
exploded and drenched HIM with the
blazing fluid. He is being treated in