The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-09-17
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Mary Bradis, four-year-old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. P. g. Bradis, lost her |
right hand In an electric meat grinder |
in her fathers store at Casper, and
suffered excruciating pain for more |
than an hour before her arm could be |
released from the vice-like grip Of the |
machinery.
Needless of warnings Of com.
panions who told him the train was |
moving too fast, W. 8. Gregory, EN-. |
ployed Oh construction work for the
Northwestern railroad, attempted to
board . swiftly moving freight train
ut Lusk and fell under the wheels, los.
ing one foot.
A carload Of Western county benton.
ite 10 on its way to New York city, from
which It will be shipped to Europe. The
consignment was loaded recently at
the mines near Newcastle belonging to
Frank W. Mondell, Republican floor
leader Of the national house Of repre-
sentatives
The Armstrong Gasoline plant in the
Rock River field is nearing completion
and 10 expected to be in running order
next month. The work on the plant
has been somewhat delayed because of
railroad congestion, but the work has
been pushed especially hard and Is not
far behind schedule.
Two Of the largest liquor and drug
rings in the history of the Rocky Noun.
tain region were rounded up when fed
eral and state officers arrested Is al.
legged Illicit whisky and drug sellers
and manufacturers in Wyoming and
Montana and confiscated narcotic
drugs and liquors valued at 100000.
Fred Royal Of Chugwater, aged As
years, IL in q serious condition at
Wheatland hospital as a result of a
broken back when he was caught un.
der a skid in moving house. Exami-
nation shows complete fracture of
the spinal column just below the shout.
ders, the displaced vertebrae overlap
ping nearly two inches.
An automobile driven by Or. Horace
Cali, prominent physician OF Alton,
Wyo., was hit by an electric car few
miles west Of Abortion, Mont, and
Worth Call, the seven-year-old son Of
DIR. and Mrs. Call was instantly killed
DR.. and Mrs. Call were both struck
| unconscious and their two babies were
| cut and bruised. The cur was utterly
demolished
A mysterious feud and a warning,
nailed to their ranch gate recently and
ordering them ITO get out of the coun-
try in thirty days." led to the shoot.
ing from ambush and seriously wound.
ing Of Mrs. Nancy Wales and her hus.
band at their ranch in the Splitrock
district. near Lander Mrs. Wales, ex-
animation ut the Bishop Randall hos
| pital showed, was shot six times in one
leg Amputation may be necessary.
and her condition is considered criti.
cal. Mr.. Wales received bad flesl,
wound in the neck. The written warn
ing was posted on the Wales rancl,
gate thirty days ago.
The forest service Of the department
Of agriculture has awarded to Slim.
son & Swanson Of Georgetown, Colo,
the contract for the building of two
stretches Of road from Centennial tC
Brooklyn lake, on the Snowy range
and will expend $500 In making the
remaining part of that road available
for traffic, with orders to begin WORK
Immediately. The contracts are from
the bridge over Libbey creek to Bar
bers fish pond and from the foot Of tn.
hill to point 500 feet beyond tn,
bridge over Nash's fork. The council
OF the city Of Laramie has been asket
to select site for community play
ground at Brooklyn lake. which tn,
Laramie council Of industry vii pre-
pare for the purpose.
Leban Bert Battles Of Boulder, Colo.
an oil field worker employed at tn,
Producers and Refiners' Company
new camp in the Ferris field, nea
Rawlins. was instantly killed when a,
anvil which he was unloading from
truck got beyond his control an,
struck him behind the ear. His necl
was broken.
Drilling for oil near Shoshoni, Wyo
has brought to light two valuable COZ,
deposits which are to be developed a
soon as equipment can be secured an,
organization for mining the coal per
fec'ed. The Howe Well. drilling Of
land six miles northeast from Sho
shoni. passed through twelvc-foo
coal vein Of exceptionally high grade
Scattering OF a flock of sheep on tn
summer range along Enos creek re
suited IN the finding Of the body O
Frank l.. Belcher, f;fty.five years ole
a herder for the l.. L. Sheep Company
near Thermopolis. ana evidence tina
he had been murdered in his camp. ar
parently while he slept. Robbery is he
lieved to have been the motive for tn
crime. as no money or other valuable
were found in the sheepher,ler's ei
fects. though he possessed a watch an
a considerable amount of money,