, 1920-05-06
Brief News Notes
From All Parts of
Wyoming
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

the Standard refinery, is in the Cas-
per private hospital in a serious condi-
ton as the result of injuries sustained
mobile and slipped, falling violently to
the ground. He fractured his skull at
the base of the brain.
Twenty-seven head of cattle, part of
a herd that sought shelter on the rail-
road r~ight-Of-way and became COM
pletely hidden from view, were killed
and others injured when a giant snow
pillow crashed into them while clearing
the Northwestern line west of Lusk
during the recent storm.
An unusual happening in big game
circles occurred recently when a band
of six head of elk were seen on White
mountain within four miles of Rock
Springs. Their discovery was made
by w. J. Stroud, the noted big game
hunter and photographer, who was
tramping on the mountain.
After an absence of several days a
searching party went out of Lander to
hunt for Glen Bybee, 10, a pioneer
stage driver and found him frozen to
death. He had become stalled in a
blizzard and when found was within
sight of shelter, but he had evidently
become too exhausted to reach 1t.
s. II. Reed, who has recently COM
pleted a long term Of service with the
American army in Europe, accompan-
panied by his Belgian bride, whom he
mot and wood opd wop whtIa ha was
helping llberate that unhappy country
from the ~stranglehOld of the Hun, is
the first returning soldier to bring a
bride back to Thermopolis from war
torn Europe.
Arthur Weydt of Red Lodge, Mont,
was drowned in the Washable plunge,
IN the State Hot Springs reserve at
Thermopolis when attacked by heart
trouble while In bathing. Other bath
ers, who believed he had dived,
dragged his body from the pool after
his body from the pool after several
anxious moments in waiting for him to
come to the surface.
An airplane trip from California to
Lusk will lend color to the honeymoon
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Delahoyde of
Lusk, If the former carries out his
purpose of plotting a machine from
the Pacific coast when weather condi-
lions are settled. Delahoyde, who took
his bride to California for the winter,
has taken up flying as a.diversion and
recently made the purchase of an air.
plane which he expects to bring home
under Its own power with himself and
wife as passengers.
Armed with a court order issued by
| Judge Ralph Kimball, who sentenced
| the men, Deputy Sheriff Frank Wise
| of Fremont county obtained the release
from the ~penitentiary at Rawlins of
George West, w. A. Cox and ]. w.
Mack, trainmen, who pleaded guilty to
the theft Of liquor In transit. Investi-
cation Of the case, after the men be-
gan their prison terms. by attorneys
for another defendant in the case led
Judge Kimball to. rescind his action
and authorize that the men be brought
back to Lander for trial.
Approximately Z per cent Of Ma
trona county's sheep are dead as a re-
suit of the recent storm, according to
stockmen, who believe that this pro-
portion Of loss wiz hold good through
out the central part of Wyoming. The
storm was characterized as the hardest
on livestock since 1896. Large num-
bers of dead sheep were found piled
up. Pelt thieves were active again,
the carcasses Of many sheep being
found with the hides removed. State
and county officers are busy seeking
the thieves.
improvements in the Casper fire de-
partment system to cost approximately
100000 and to include probably one
additional truck, a $4,000 Gamewell
alarm system, and a $4,000 fire sta
ton house, were tentatively agreed up
on at a council meeting. At the same
time the salary of Chief Oscar Helst-
and was Increased to $3.50 per month.
The Lusk Board of Education at Its
regular meeting elected teachers and
decided to give them a raise of $40
per month and this to be Increased
according to the time which the teach.
err has been employed. Ford b. Kuns,
city superintendent, was reelected and
his salary raised to $2,40O a year. The
teachers in the rural schools will have
the same salaries as those in the city.
Surveyors have started work running
levels through the east Upton Addition
FOR and cement sidewalks. The
building grades will be established al
&C by this survey and several buildings
will be started IS soon as the work is
completed. The plan is to lay out the
new business and residence part OF
Upton in modern fashion, so water,
sewer, sidewalk and curb grades, as
well as street grading. will be carried
u in coordination.
Within an hour after the home OF