, 1921-12-22
Brief News Notes
From All Parts of
Wyoming


the price being $3.50 a head. which is
considered a good figure. James Mich
oil and E. NJ. Logan, of Nebraska, pur-
chased 1000 lambs at the same sale
for 1885 a head.
Plans for the state highway bridge
across the Platte river at Douglas
have been approved and a model
structure is assured. Its cost will ap-
proximate 100000 and arrangements
will be made by the Douglas Commun-
ity Club for its proper lighting through
conduits to be laid during its construc-
don.
Supervisor II. C. Hilton of the Med
icine Bow national forest has received
reports from some of the snow report
ing stations in the forest, all giving a
deficiency of snow at this time of the
year, ranging from a foot to a greater
depth. Sand Lake reports twenty
three inches, when the depth should be
around four feet.
The governors of Utah, Wyoming,
Idaho, Montana mt Arizona will meet
in Salt Lake City the latter part Of
this month to frame n petition to be
forwarded to the Interstate Commerce
Commission praying for n reduction in
freight rates, according 10 a dispatch
from Gov. Charley X. Mabey of Utah
in Washington.
Organization Of a Greybull volunteer
fire department If perfected at a
meeting over a month ago. has brought
about the division of h city into fire
dtlfrtHfg for "a nAU alarm dVGtnm
which will designate the location of
fires. Twelve have Joined the new de-
partment and the membership viii be
limited to fifteen.
The Frontier Days committee and
the state of Wyoming have extended
invitation to President Harding to
visit Cheyenne at the time of the 1922
Frontier Days celebration. The Presi-
dent is planning a western trip for
next summer and If lie is able to make
it may visit Cheyenne a few days be-
fore he is due at Yellowstone park to
attend a celebration In commemoration
of the fiftieth anniversary of the open
ing of that national playground.
After a lapse of some - or IL years
the University of Wyoming has re-
turned to the custom of holding set
examinations at the end of the term.
FOR some time it has been the custom
to leave the matter of examination up
to the individual Instructor, but the
faculty as a whole has come to believe
that this system did not accomplish
the best results. The new system as
carried out this fall requires a set
schedule of two-hour examinations to
be given in every curse.
Wyoming will receive from Congress
the largest single appropriation for any
reclamation project and 100000 more
than one-fourth of the total mount
appropriated for all reclamation pro-
jects in the United States. according
to estimates presented by the budget
bureau. The total for the twenty-six
federal projects approximates $4,000
900, an average of S600.0OO per pro-
ject. OF this total the three Wyoming
projects get s3,745,OO0, averaging ST.
243,OO0 per project.
The first entry In the secondary stu
dents judging contest. to be held on
Saturday, January 14th, in connection
with the forthcoming National West
ern Stock Show at Denver was made
by the high school team Of the Free
mont county vocational high school, of
Lander, Wyoming. In rapid success
sion have come entries from the high
schools at Sheridan and Wheatland,
while other schools have
their intention of sending representa-
tives to participate in the contest.
Financial reyerses in recent under
takings mad Harry z. Holmes, As, a
Casper contractor. Respondent, his
wife said. He told her he was going
to end II all. While she was trying to
summon aid, he entered the bathroom
OF their home with a shotgun and
pulled the trigger while the muzzle
was In his mouth.
Cnsper's population-a question that
involves many estimates and much
guessing by reason Of the rapid
growth Of the city-is placed at 22,O4O
by n city directory just issued, which
contains the names of 11,O2O adults
and makes allowance for children up
to high school age by multiplying by
two to fix what is supposed to be a
fairly accurate estimate of total popu
lation.
The Nishi pool hall was held up and
robbed by three men, W Mexicans
and one Italian, at Kemmerer, and ap.
proximately 500 taken. The bandits
were pursued by the night marshal
and shots were exchanged without In
jury to anyone. This Is the eighth
time this one concern has been held
up and robbed within the last five
months, and In every instance the rob
beers made a clear getaway.
Regular train service on the Union
Paeific's new extension into the Gosh
en- hole region Of Wyoming from Geh-