The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-02
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WYOMING
STATE NEWS


Western Newspaper Onion Nsvs savoa,
The Big Horn county fair at Basin
will open Sept. 9th and close the 8th,
The catal0g just issued shows q large
and attractive premium list.
John A. Gildholm. a rancher, was
killed BY lighting at Snndance, Wyo.
Gildholm was standing in the door
way Of barn when the bolt struck
him.
| Russell, 2-year-old son Of John w.
Brown, OF Parkerton, Wyo.. died at
Glenrock after he was brought to town
for medical attendance, from acute
peritonitis caused by large roller
bearing which he swallowed while ct
play.
George Sumner Martin, pioneer res
ident in Wyoming. was killed near
Casper. when tractor he was oper-
ating plunged over an embankment.
Previous to locating in Natrona coun.
ty Mr.. Martin was a resident near
Laramie.
The annual Niobrara County Teach.
crs' institute is to be held at Doug.
las Jointly with the Converse county
teachers Aug. % to Sept. 2. Attend.
ance at the institute is required by
law and the teachers may receive the
same salary per day for attendance at
the institute as while teaching.
The Union Pacific tie preserving
plant at Laramie. one Of the largest
and most important in the West, has
been closed down for a few weeks
while new and additional retorts were
being added and some changes made
In the tracks through the yards. There
will be four retorts instead Of two.
J. w. johnson. vice president of the
Albany National bank, former state
senator from Albany county and
wyoming pioneer, died at Laramie
City. He Is survived by two sons, FL.
wood johnson Of Laramie, and Mel.
win johnson Of Idaho Springs, Colo,
and daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Carrutl,
Of Laramie.
George Sherrard, year old. of Mil.
Ter Creek, was instantly killed when
the horse he was riding fell into
deep ravine while he was going to
pasture to drive in some cows. The
boy was crushed to death. His body
was found by sister who went to
investigate the reason for his pro-
longed absence.
w. o. Moss. Aguilar. Colo, and AL
fred c. E. Walker, Louisville, Ky. al.
legged deserters from Fort D. A. Rus.
sell at Cheyenne. were bound over to
the District Court without bonds for
trial on the charge Of numbering Louis
Walker. taxi driver, formerly of Den.
yer. last March. Both are said to have
confessed once. each blaming thesssher.
Fred Brewster. IA years old, son of
f. f. Brewster, was literally cut to
pieces when the team of young mules
he was using to pull moving ma.
chine at his fathers ranch, ten miles
west Of GlendO, became unmana geable
and bolted. The body was thrown on
the sickle bar of the machine and
mutilated from head to feet. His neck
was broken also. The mutilated body
was found later by members of the
family who went to the field to as
certain why moving had stopped.
Cheyenne has been restored to the
standing as headquarters for rail-
way postal clerks, which 1t enjoyed
prior to four years ago, when a por-
ton Of the force OF clerks with head
quarters there were transferred to
Green River, Wyo, and Pocatello, Ida.
Under the restoration order thirty
three clerks will be added to the num-
her with headquarters in Cheyenne.
The change. it is estimated: will save
the postoffice department about $780,
600 year and greatly expedite the
handling of mails for Pacific coast
points.
Mrs. Wonotock of Monarch, Wyo,
was killed, her daughter. Mrs. John
S0mtes, perhaps fatally injured and |
her young daughter. Eva, received a
broken arm when the automobile driv. |
en- by Mr.. WOnotock left the road and |
cOllided with a bridge abutment near
S"CAAu0A AuC luuCIluc WuS wrecked l
and the passengers We're buried be.
meath the ruins.
II. c. Schultz Of Worland was elect.
ed president Of the Wyoming Pharma.
ceutical Association at the concluding
session Of the sixth annual convention
Of druggists at Sheridan. Roy Seney
Of Sheridan was elected first vice pres.
tdent. Fred w. Rendle Of Ruwlins was
elected second vice president. aud L.
Il. Tyson. Jr.. Of Sheridan was re.
elected secretary treasurer.
L. f. Johnson of Lowell Is exhibit. |
ing what he believes to be the first |
self-bottling cucumber ever produced
in Wyoming. The cucumber entirely |
fills an eight'ounce bottle with mar |
row neck. 1t is supposed branch
OF me cucumber vine was pushed into |
the llOttlo whom tho ,>1c.~ 49,.