Taiban Valley news., 1920-07-30
Brief News Notes
From All Parts of
Wyoming
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

In the form of $75 subscription, the
Lower Star Valley Telephone Com
pany, an Independent service, has been
organized and will be in operation this
fall.
The Thurman Toggery store at Rock
Springs was broken into and about ST.
900 in merchandise stolen. The goods
stolen consisted of mems shirts, suits
and shoes. A sum of money left in the
cash register was overlooked by the
thieves.
Shipments of crude Oil from the Fort
Steele end of the pipe from the Lost
Soldier field has been resumed, fol-
lowing a shutdown due to repairs III
the receiving tanks at Fort Steele. Oil
is now loaded there for the Utah Re
filming Company.
The fossilized skull of prehistoric
reptile has been unearthed on Ben
Griggs' mining claim north of Coke
vile. Griggs dug up the fossil while
driving tunnel. 1t will be sent to the
University of Wyoming or some other
institution for Identification.
All records for travel in Yellowstone
National Park were broken when l.
383 persons and PAL private automo-
biles were admitted. More than 26,-
900 persons have visited the park this
season, about 20 per cent more than
during the same period last year.
Frank w. Mondell, Republican floor
leader in the House of Representa-
tives, has filed papers for renomina-
tion as representative at large from
Wyoming. 1t is expected he will have
no opposition in his own party. The
state primaries will be held Aug. II.
Mrs Verne L. Wilson, managing ed
itor of the Crook County Monitor at
Sundance, was married to Harvey
Ferdinand, manager for the Salisbury
Thompson Telephone Company. The
bride is the daughter of the late Tom
Harper, who was prominent in demo-
cratic circles in Cook county. 1t is
understood that she will continue her
work on the Monitor.
Walter Berg is recovering at hos
pital at Casper from beating at the
hands of three thugs in the Burlington
yards. While two men engaged Berg
in conversation from the front third
began to beat him over the head from
the rear. His cries momehtarily con
fused his assailants and he made his
escape to house from where he was
taken to the hospital.
Infection of a gunshot wound, that
| was not thought to be serious, result
ed fatally for William Krall, Sublet
rancher, and eliminated with charge
Of first degree murder being lodged
against Steve Lasich, his neighbOr
Lasch is in the county Jail. The
shooting was precipitated over row
on water rights. Krall encrOached on
Lasich's ditch rights, according to the
county attorneys information. Lasicl
became enraged and shot Krall in the
leg.
A representative of the Presbyterian
church was at Thermopolis recently in
| vestigating sites for sanitarium fol
that body. With local people they
looked over the state reserve, the Nc
| Mantle farm located n half mile
north of the big spring which has &
flowing well of water at temperature
vt 1876 degrees and ample to irrigatt
| 10000 acres. The Garrett tract was
also looked over thoroughly. This trac
Is greatly favored as it has two no
springs that flow more than 1O,0OO,O0t
gallons daily.
The grand commandery of Wyoming
Knights Templar; the grand chapter
Of Wyoming, Royal Arch MasOns, ant
the Holy Order of High Priesthood
formed of past high priests and CRANE
high priests of the Royal Arch, at thei
meetings at Rawlins decided to holt
the next meetings at Lander a yea
hence.
If plans work out, Cheyenne ma,
have new government hospital. Th
Chamber of Commerce has been not
fled by the authorities at Washington
that Cheyenne was under considera
tiOn as possible location for tn
structure. The climate is ideal for
tecuperation hospital and all effort
are being made by the Chamber o
Commerce to secure its location here.
The big contract for paving at Thel
mOpolis is completed. There are nov
eight blocks covered with concret
flooring. On Broadway, which is 10
feet wide, there is a center for parkin
autos and near the intersection Q
streets are plots for growing flower
surrounded. by grass. Drinking fouI
ta;ns will be placed on the curb rim c
this greensward and in all there will b
several of them. The cost of this in
provement will be about $150,000.
The most extensive tourist trav'
in the history of the state is now
evidence daily, and each week show
an increase in the number of cal
passing through Sundance. SundanC
has become the gateway to Wyoming
Fairgrounds, at least for South Oak
tans and people farther east.