, 1921-04-28
Brief News Notes
From All Parts of
Wyoming
western Newspaper Union News Service,

pair of pliers found in the possession
of John Phillips, caused his arrest on
n charge of robbing the aims box at
the Catholic church of Casper, accord
ing to police.
Sheepmen should prepare for not
less than two years of convalescence
from the recent slump in the wool and
mutton business before they should
look for any material improvement,
says Fl. ]. King of the King Brothers
outfit, leading breeders of Rambouil-
let and Corriedale sheep of Wheatland.
Edward Ivinson, the Oldest banker
In Wyoming, gave his magnificent
home in Laramie to the Episcopal
church of Wyoming for use as a high
school for girls. The property occu-
pies an entire city block. The house
was built in 1892 Mr.. I~vinson, who
is 81 years old, came to Laramie In
1880.
Robbery of a United States mail
truck, heavily loaded with several
sacks of mail just received from the
East, was prevented in Casper by
passing motorists. Two armed ban
dts held up two postoffice employees
as they were preparing to leave with
their load from the railroad station.
Passing machines frightened the ban
dts away.
Frank f. Simon, 60, a pioneer ranch
man and veteran peace officer, died
in Cheyenne from the effects of a ter
rifle beating alleged to have been ad-
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road employee. Geesa, who was
charged with assault and battery and
liberated ON $1,000 bail before Simon
died, was rearrested on "A charge of
manslaughter.
George Hirasawa, a Japanese farm
er living near Wheatland, is believed
to have been fatally burned as a result
of gasoline explosion. In some man.
ner his clothes became saturated with
gasoline. He attempted to light his
pipe and ignited his clothes, becoming
Il living torch. Friends rolled him on
the ground and threw sand on him, but
physicians believe he will die.
The entire city of Laramie and
many business houses and residences
of Rock River are without electric
lights following the closing of the DOW
er plant by Denny brothers. The pro-
prietors of the plant claim they have
been operating at a loss for some
time. Nearly two months ago they
notified the city they would cease OPP
GRAFTON March 20. but extended the
time n month on the plea of city of
ficials.
His mania for tampering with head
gates and diverting TO his land irriga-
ton water which did not belong to
him, resulted in the returning of a
verdict by a jury in the District Court
at Sheridan finding John Findahl, pio-
neer rancher, insane. tindahl was or
dered confined In the state insane asy-
lum at Evanston, Wyo. Findahl had
been arrested and convicted of this of
Tense sixteen times in the past three
years, 1t was pointed out at his hear
ing.
Two Wyoming towns are in the grip
of n typhoid fever and smollpox cpl
demic, according to the report of the
State Board of Health. Poor sewage
conditions are held responsible for two
deaths and twenty cases of typhoid in
Cody. Drastic action was put under
way by the Chamber of Commerce and
the city council to stamp out the dis.
ease. Thirty cases Of smallpox report
ed in Powell, Il town Of 200 inhabit-
ants. has caused n state quarantine TO
be declared and compulsory vaecina-
tion of all persons believed exposed to
the disease is now under way.
The southern Yellowstone or Jack
son Hole elk herd is expected to In.
crease this year Officials of the bu-
reau of biological survey of the de-
partment of agriculture at Washing
ton sny they look for fine growth
among the survivors as II result of the
unusually favorable conditions during
the last winter.
W. ii. Newly, artist, Of Thermopolis.
sent several copies of paintings to the
state art exhibit AT Cheyenne when he
won first prize IN the subject Snow
Scene" whose ground was the goat
farm of Harry Uhllch, west of Their
mopolis. The painting has since been
sent to the London art gallery Mt New
York City. Mr.. Newby's main hobby
Is the buffalo and most of his subjects
handle natural coloring to perfection.
Earl Foulk. army deserter, who with
another deserter, Joe Harrington.
broke out of the Crook county jail at
Sundnnce, and stole an automobile.
was recaptured by Sheriff Hurt near
Hulett, where the gasoline supply of
the automobile became exhausted. Tar
rington, however, stole n horse near
that point and made good his escape,
last being heard OF near the Montana
line.
An unusually large number of burg.
lnries and petty robberies committed
during recent weeks has resulted in
the formation of a hurricane squad"