, 1920-05-20
Brief News Notes
From All Parts of
Wyoming
New.paper union New, s.rvIee.

members OF kemlnerer ROSt or the
American Legion have initiated u
movement to defeat the high cost of
clothing by boycotting new clothes.
Old clothes will be mended and
patched and worn until the last stitch
Of their usefulness is gone, according
to plans outlined.
James Leithead, one of the first vo-
cational students to enroll at the Uni
versity of Wyoming last fall, died at
Laramie following an operation for
hemOrrhage of the bowels, and the re-
mains were taken to Lowell, Wyo.. for
interment. He was % years old and
had served in France.
f. J. Terry, whose clothing store was
robbed of $1,000 worth of silk shirts,
suitcases, travelling bags and other
goods recently, at Laramie, has re-
ceived a "blackhand" note, signed Gar
lyle No. 2. Watch u.s." Some of Mr..
Terry's friends believe it is a joke and
others believe it to be a genuine warn
ing.
The Thermopolis Chamber of Com
merce voted unanimously to appropri-
ate $4,000 for a camp ground set OF
buildings which includes q main build
ing 22x40 feet with screened in porch
on three sides, the interior to be di-
vided into three rooms. The furnish
ings to include toilets, oil stoves for
cooking.
Eugene E. Cunningham, trainmaster
for the Union Pacific railroad at Raw
Inns, Wyo., died at u s%anitarium at
Rochester, MINI, following an opera
tion for ulcer of the stomach. Mr..
Cunningham had been at Rawlins for
two years. He came to the Union Pa
cific from the Chicago & Northwestern
at Chicago.
Bernard j. Reyes. former cashier of
the First National Bank of Worland,
Wyo., who was indicted by the federal
grand jury for embezzlement of about
$4,000 OF the banks funds, has en-
tered a plea of guilty and was sem
fenced to five years Imprisonment 1t
hard labor in the federal penitenriary
at Leavenworth.
That the state of Wyoming is lead
ing the nation in the prosecution II
its road building program is clearly
shown by the compiled figures of the
Bureau OF Public Roads, which has
been forwarded to the State Highway
Department complete charts showing
the status of the federal road building
funds by states.
Mrs. Olive Carl shot and killed her
self at the Griffin hotel at Thermopo-
lis following an alteration with Pleas
| anf Smith a local pradtlnr Che LOFT
a note saying that she had been true"
to him and that he had refused to mar
ry her, although she had requested 1t.
Smith left the room, 1t developed,
shortly before the shooting.
The good roads enthusiasts of the
four counties of Big Horn, Park,
Washakie and Hot Springs have recon-
mended to Governor Carey that he set
aside June 8 as good roads day and
that a statewide observance of the
day be had. Business everywhere will
be suspended for the day the governor
designatss and everyone devote that
day to road work under an Intensive
program In a community.
Wyoming produced 1.579.528 gallons
of unblended natural gas, gasoline. val
ued at $26S,339 in 1918, according to
a summary of natural gas gasoline OPP
erations In the United States In 1918
by the United States Geological Sur.
vey, which Is now in press. The state
entered the list of natural gas gasoline
producing states for the first time that
year with three plants in operation Of
which two used the compression and
n the absorption processes.
The Elks lodge of Casper will begin
work in two weeks time on the cree
ton of a lodge home costing $125, 900,
to be located facing the city park. The
lot has been purchased. Plans are be-
ing revised to suit the new building
site. The building will be three stories
in height and will be one of the finest
lodge buildings in the state.
The body Of william Matheson, one
Of the Oldest conductors on the Wy0-
ming division Of the Union Pacific rail-
road. who died at Cheyenne, was taken
to Laramie for Interment. Mr.. Mathe-
son was thirteenth In the seniority list
of conductors of the Wyoming division
and had had charge Of the passenger
train run between Cheyenne and
Green River for q number of years.
There will be no daylight saving In
Cheyenne this year. The business men
Of the town. q majority of whom re-
Gently agreed to observe daylight saw
Ing time In order that Cheyenne's
clocks might be synchronized with
those of Denver, Laramie, Casper and
other ~neighboring towns. hive aban-
donsd b plan after consulting gov
eminent and railroad officials and aft
er receiving vigorous protests from
housewives.
For alleged libel Of his good name.
character and reputation" circulated