The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-07-16
WYOMING
STATE NEWS

crushed between the bumpers Of two
freight cars while working in the
Union Pacific railroad yards.
Mrs. Eugene Wilson of Lusk has
been appointed as one Of the home
representatives Of the Cathedral Home
for Children at Laramie. This APP
pointment was made by Bishop Ma
thaniel s. Thomas before his depar-
ture for Europe.
Jackson, the only city in the country
with woman mayor and city council,
has woman marshal, Miss Pearl Will
liams. who was appointed to the posi-
ton by the mayor and council at their
first executive session. All the other
appOintees are women.
The Albany County Social service
is the name adopted for the social
service department which has recent
~ been formed in Laramie. A meet
ing Of the advisory committee was
held when Joe Lane was elected chair
man and Miss Amy Abbot secretary.
j. P. Weed was seriously injured
on the road leading to the Midwest re-
finery at Casper when struck by a
motor car driven by w. Il. Shpley, Of
local grocery company. Weed suf-
fered a fractured skull and other in.
juries and it was feared for time
that he might die.
Recent striking and final walk-out
of hoilermakers at the Midwest Re-
filming Company, along with what is
termed manifestly unfair attitude
taken by the workers toward the COM
pany, is the reason given by the Mid.
west officials for statement declar.
ing that an ''open shop" existed in its
boilermaker department.
Caught in a cavern of coal in the
Diamond Coal Company mine at Dia.
mondville, Batiste Gillardi was in
stantly killed and David Armstrong so
badly crushed that he died four hours
later. Gillardi was 40 years Of age,
and Armstrong 49, They were among
the oldest residents of the camp in
point of service in the mines, each
having been employed there more than
thirty years.
One hundred and fifty thousand dol.
lars is now assured for CARRYING on
| the construction of the RivertOn recla-
nation project during the fiscal year
beginning July l, according to infor-
nation received. The Indian depart
ment appropriated $4,000 of this
amount and 100000 was included in
the reclamation bill. Two drag line
machines will be operated night and
day and Il telephone line built from this
years appropriations.
The Green River Water Works Com.
| pany is enlarging number of the
water mains preparatory to installing a
100000 gallon water tank to take the
place of the old tank now located at
the head of Sage street. This tank
will be constructed of steel and con.
crete and will he located on the second
bench back of the old tank. With
this added capacity the water pres
sure will be greatly increased as well
as enable the company to supply q
MUCH sIeutei ueIililIlu.
At the John Bare ranch, about fif
teen miles south of Lusk, little Lero.
Moore, the 6-year-old son Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Jesse Moore, was accidental.
shot through the abdomen by Il bulle
| from a .3S-caliber automatic pistol il
the hands of his uncle. a boy about !
years. The loaded gun was in the side
pocket of an automobile at the rancl
and In playing around the boys fount
1t and were handling it when it wen
Oft, entering the boys body and pass
ing completely through it.
]. j. Weber, of Riverton, will los,
the sight of his left eye as the re
suit of being thrown through the wind
shield OF an automobile when the cal
plunged into an open culvert that hat
ben left unguarded. Weber suffered
cash on the nose and across the eye
ball. Other occupants Of the ma
chine were shaken up, but none wa
seriously injured.
Dahney NJ. Scales, a lieutenant.co com
mander In the Confederate nava
forces, who was reputed to have Civ
en- the last official Confederate orde
during the Civil war, died in loca
hospital Mt Sheridan recently. MI
Scales, who was graduate of tn
Naval academy at Annapolis, serve,
the United States as naval officer il
the Spanish-American war.
The Union Pacific has begun tn
work OF laying six miles of adtlitiona
siding In the yards Mt Laramie to ad,
to the efficiency Of this district ter
minal In getting freight through tina
city. Work was also started on tw,
miles OF side track to be used by tn
Pacific fruit express for it's receiving
station. j. A. Ottman, the Wyomin,
division roadmaster, is in charge o
the work.
Miss Laura Ramsey. a graduate O