The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1920-12-03
Brief News Notes
From All Parts of
Wyoming

"sssHo Nswspaper Union N0ws Service.
Nearly every through passenger
train on the main line of the Union
Pacific has undergone a change Of
time.
The labOrs and visions Of ten years
were crowned by the formal opening Of
the Cathedral Home for Children in
Laramie.
Because of a limited contingent
fund only limited number of copies
OF the Wyoming historical depart
ment can be published.
Il. NJ. Ellithorpe, chief of police Of
Casper, has rendered his resignation as
chief to the city council. Mr.. Ellithorpe
has been chief of police since January.
Joe Eddleman and Paddy Reagan.
both Greybull stars of last season.
Paddy for short time with the Cas-
Per nine-have been signed to play
with the Detroit Tigers.
A report from Washington brought
the Information that Secretary Payne
Of the Department Of the Interior, had
granted application Of the Columbine
Oil Company and the Ohio OH COM
pany for lease on the eust half of Sec
ton 12-30-79, one Of the most valuable
tracts claimed by ''indepcndents'' in
the Salt Creek field.
John Thompson, a large sheep
owner at Wheatland, has completed
the deal for the purchase of the Way
side ranch, the old Colonel Shanton
ranch and part of the Paul Pascoe
holdings, embracing several hundred
acres of fine grazing lands in the
Laramie mountains, east of Laramie,
and intends to convert the holdings
into u sheep ranch.
A fire Mt the Armstrong plant at
Ohio City in the Rock Creek field COM
pletely destroyed the boiler house and
the attached still Of the Armstrong
company, which makes gasoline from
gas from the wells, entailing loss of
about $4,000. The fire was caused by
the bursting Of one of the gas pipes
which runs through the boiler house.
where intense heat is maintained
Good roads. the great development
Of the automobile industry, and the
"See America First" slogan, brought
1877 tourists to the Yellowstone
National Park. exceeding all records
for the great playground by more
than 10000 visitors. With It came
1855 automobiles and motorcycles,
which exceeded the record estab-
lished in 1919 by more than 5000
automobiles. and tends to show that
the large National Vacation land is
only in its infancy. Hundreds of
tourists from every state in the
Union, and many from foreign coun.
tries. spent from four to ten days,
and many practically the entire sum-
mer. touring its beautiful scenic re-
gions and fishing in the abundant
trout streams.
The body OF John p. Woodward, air
mail pilot, has been found In the wreck
age of his plane at Tie Siding, forty
miles west of Cheyenne and fifteen
miles southeast of Laramie, Wyo. A
anowstorm was in progress throughout
the section. 1t was believed Wood.
ward fell while attempting to make a
landing. The discovery Of WOOdward's 3
body and his wrecked plane was the
result Of thirty-hOur search on the
part Of peace officers, railroad section
hands and groups of citizens who had
been securing the country between
Cheyenne and Laramie. following
Woodward's failure to arrive in Chey-
enne on schedule time. WOOdward's
body, strapped in the sent of his
wrecked machine, was found in a small
pocket Of rock. 1t was found by a
searching party from Laramie, after
other parties had passed within 100
feet of the scene.
In the first eight months of 1920,
ended August 81, Wyoming had pro.
duced II l1,O6O,OOO barrels of oil, or more
than was produced in the entire calen.
dar year Of 1910. The states yield by
months was as follows: january, 1,171..
600 barrels: February, 1,167.OOO: j.:
March, 1,316,OOO; April, 1903, 900; MAY.
l.s6S,0OO; June. 1.625.OOO; July, 1,5SG,-
coo: August, 1,5c4,OOO
With assets tOtalling 3i.6G3. .915.47,
the most important item of which is
ieaseholds valued at $24.S8l ,976,54, the
third annual report Of the Producers
4 Refiners corporations discloses a
continuance Of the expansion and prog
ress Of this company as recorded in
the two preceding years of its history.
Surplus held In reserve at the end Of
the year tOtalled $5,2O7, ,516.10.
A new gas safety ordinance and a
milk ordinance were passed Mt the
regular meeting Of the Casper city
council. The milk ordinance is termed
as being as good as any In the state.
1t was passed and requirements made
according to the recommendations of
DIR. j. +. O'Donnell, who made inspec.
tiOns and tests, and those of ], Roy
COlvin, state dairy inspector.