, 1921-07-14
Brief News Notes
From All Parts of
Wyoming
western Newspaper Union Neas Service
COMING EVENTS

oil Colorado ana wyoming, recently.
Hundreds were in attendance, includ-
ing large delegations from Colorado.
Announcement of the sale of Wyo-
ming sheep to the japanese govern
ment vas made recently ny the King
Bros. Sheep Company, which owns u
ranch near Laramie. The lot includes
fifty ewes and fifteen bucks. They
were purchased for the animal hus-
bandry department of the japanese
government, the nicer stated.
a second death resulted in Wheat
land from the Staying ut Glendo of
Capt. f.. 5. Jackson by Doug Roberts.
The second victim was Coroner Harry
III. Pepper, who too charge of the
body of Jackson; and who, while pre-
pairing II for burial, accidentally cut
himself with II scalpel. Infection of
the wound caused blood poisoning. and
Coroner Pepper succumbed.
Louis Snyder, o years old, Of Chey-
enne was probably fatally injured, and
his brother, Jake Snyder, . years old,
and "A smaller child of the same fam
lily, were less seriously hurt by the
explosion of either n hand grenade or
II two-pound French shell which the
children had found in the street and
were bouncing on the sidewalk to pro-
duce sparks, Louis right hand was
blown off at the wrist, two ribs were
shattered and his side and lung LAGER
ated by fragments of steel.
The Midwest Refining Company, as
sociated with the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana. has announced sus-
pension of its new construction pro-
gram at the Casper plant and the lay
ing off of between 600 and 700 men.
Lack of a market for refined products,
and steadily increasing stock, was
given as the reason for the suspen-
sion by r. S. Allison, vice president of
the company, who pointed out that
over-production had made the oil
business highly uncertain. All de-
partments of the plant will continue
TO be worked at full capacity, how
ever, and some 1900 men will be en-
ployed.
Returning to their farm home from
n trip to Whentland, Il son of Mrs. II.
7. Fish, 60 years old, found on a table
a note from his mother, stating that
h intended To commit suicide and
that her body would be found in the
basement. The son rushed to the
basement and there found Mrs. Fish
hanging from n beam by a rope tied
about her neck. Dealt had occurred
some time previously At the time Of
the tragedy Mrs. Fish's husband and
two other IN were working in n
nearby field. Mrs. Fish is said to
have exhibited indications of a de-
ranged mentality for some time and
had threatened to end her life.
The case of II woman goes under the
name of Mrs. Charles Barnett, follow
ing n separate marriage at Hays, Kan
sas, while still married to Clarence G.
Porter, prior 10 the latter's release
from world war service, is being in
vestigated by authorities at Casper,
following n voluntary surrender and
confession made to Sheriff Lee Mar
tin. Mrs. Barnett Al Y she was mar
ried to Porter ut Thermopolis, Wyo.,
June 10, 1919. The latter went to
war, she said, and failure to hear from
him led her to believe him dead. A
year later, on advice of an attorney,
she married Barnett. The woman sub
mitted certificates of boil marriages
and said she preferred to divorce her
first husband who showed up after
her second marriage.
The Cody Stampede, to be given this
year by the association, is distin-
guished from all other occasions by be
Ing managed wholly by COW girls. It's
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president. and Carrie Palm, secretary.
The boys are doing the manual labor,
some of whom are sweating blood.
Great droves of army worms have
arrived near Cody N are working
southwark. When these pests reach
an irrigation canal they cross the near.
est bridge In some instance the droves
separate but continue south. They
destroy every young plant in their
march. Great fields of sugar beets are
cleared In n single night. The county
agent has been appealed to for relief
Don IIarker of Denver won the
Wyoming state singles championship
by defeating Jack Phelps. also of Den
yer, In Casper in straight sets, 81, 81,
0-3. Ed King of Denver and W. L
Rehr, Jr., Of Casper won the doubles
championship by outplaying Don Har.
ker and Jack Phelps. 3-6. Ga. 6-1, Ga
The match brought out the best ten.
mis- seen on the courts during the
tournament and was closer than tn,
score indicates. A majority of the
games went 10 deuce.
Oscar Sodergreen, Jr., son Of Oscai
Sodcrgreen, n wen known rancher o
Tie Siding, has been arrested upon th'
request OF Deputy United States MAJ
shall Pete Warlaumont of Cheyenne
Sodergreen was taken into custody b,
Sheriff George Trabing Of Laramie
The warrant sworn out for hin