The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
WYOMING
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


Big Piney has one Of the best land.
Ing fields Of the state. The level
bench between Big Piney in Marbleton
gives 1900 feet of ground which have
been fenced and leveled.
The Burlington railroad proposes to
Eerect 4S-stall rOundhOuse and other
shop buildings ut Greybull, 1t is under
stood. Cost of the new construction
will approximate 100000.
Powell, Wyo., was chosen for the
meeting place for the 1922 session of
the Wyoming state conference Of the
Methodist church at business meet.
ing Of that body in Casper.
A race track Is to be built on the
banks Of the Powder river. about thir-
ty-five miles north Of Gillette, by the
Luton brothers. This firm expects to
put in some corrals and chutes for the
purpose of having bucking and riding
contests.
While attempting to hasten a fire in
the stove with coal oil, Mrs. Charles
Barrett of Thornton was seriously
burned as the result of explosion Of
the can containing the oil. She es-
capped being burned to death by jump.
ing into barrel of water.
Sale of $4,000 railroad ties by the
United States forest service to WyO-
ming tie and timber company financed
by Denver men, Is said to be the larg-
est deal of its kind ever contaminated
in the Rocky Mountain region. The
ties will be driven down the Wind riv.
er from the Washable national forest
to Riverton, Wyo., a distance of about
1875 miles.
The state levy for this year is 435
mills, it was officially announced. This
is an increase of 81. or approximately
2-5 of mill over the 1920 levy of 39S.
The increase is said to be due to the
fact that state expenses are increas-
ing with its rapid growth of popula-
ton. whereas the total assessed valua-
ton was raised only $17,OOO,O0O over
last years total.
Ida Durham, former "lady barber" Of
Burkburnett, Tex, and Oil City, Okla,
was found guilty Of second degree MUIR
der for shooting and killing Jack De-
Jury before carnival crowd at Cas-
per, June II. The verdict was returned
by a jury in the District Court. On
hearing the verdict, the woman, who
had maintained lonely vigil in her
cell at the county Jail, collapsed.
A battle in a restaurant in West
Cheyenne. in which razOrs and n pis-
toll figured. resulted in the killing of
Louis Estrada and Jesus Arequin and
the arrest of Frank Ortego. This is
the ninth killing in Cheyenne within
the last year. OrtegO, when placed in
Jail. is said to have confessed to shoot.
ing both of the other men. He claims
the act was in self-defense, and that
he shot only to save his life.
Although there were four less COM
pletions in August than in July, the
last month showed gain Of 1900 bar-
rels daily in new oil production. Salt
Creek headed the list with twelve COM
pletions and total of 200 barrels. 9th.
er districts We're either small or
showed no new production in August.
The Lost Soldier and Carbon county
region showed total Of 800 barrels of
new production from four compilations.
Wyoming probably will join Colorado
in the movement to seek lower freight
rates through national agitation. in
pursuance of a plan instituted by Gov.
ernor Oliver H. Shoup, who filed Pc
tition with the Interstate Commerce
Commission. requesting the withdraw
al Of the order Of Aug. %, 1920, which
granted roads an approximate 81 per
cent increase in rates, Governor Rob.
ert D. Carey Of Wyoming stated in
Denver.
Albert Wiegand suffered very seri.
Gus injuries and had n narrow escape
from death in an accident on his farm
near Wheatland. He was moving hay
and some Of the harness becoming un
fastened he went to fix 1t, when the
team became frightened and started to
run. Wiegand was thrown in front of
the cycle bar, and several Of the guards
puHCluIcu his DlCh uuu sue, CutCIllSs
his left lung and exposing the left kid
ney. He was rushed to the Wheat.
| land hospital.
One Of the largest timber sales ever
consummated in the Rocky Mountain
district Of the United States Forest
Service was made when bids were
opened in the district forester's office
and the sale of 755,OOO railroad ties
awarded to Wyoming company. This
timber is located on the East DuNOir
river, a branch of the Wind river, with.
in the Washable National Forest, Wyo.
ming The trees cut are those which
are mature and are designated for cut.
ting by forest rangers. The ties will be
"driven" or noated down Wind river
about 135 miles to Riverton, where
they are hoisted out of the water and
treated in the Northwestern Railroad
COmpany's plant ut that point.
The dates for the state convention