The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-16
WYOMING
STATE NEWS
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Adolf Pfunder and Herman J. Ku-
sci, charged with the attempted rob-
berry Of the Chugwater, Wyo., bank,
were arraigned at Wheatland, pleaded
not guilty and were remanded to jail
In lieu Of &25, 1000 bonds.
Enlistments for the Douglas cavalry
troop of the Wyoming National Guard
are coming rapidly and It IL believed
by those in charge that the company
will have reached ito full strength
within the next few days.
On his plea Of self-defense, Horace
E. Adams, aged postmaster and her
NIT Of Hecla, Wyo., was acquitted by
District Court Jury at Cheyenne Of
the charge Of numbering Frank Brown,
young rancher, at the formers home
last June.
Deputy Sheriff Ted Price is dead, f.
l.. Mellendure is MORALLY wounded fol-
lowing battle north Of Thermopolis,
between sheriff's posse and two al
legged bootleggers Mellendure is al
legged to have been one Of the bootleg
gers.
Building permit for the construc-
ton Of the new Moose home and Of
flee building to be erected on the
northeast corner Of Wolcott and A
streets, at Casper, has been issued by
the city engineers office. The permit
calls for the construction Of a $780,
coo structure and work is to start at
once.
The body of Victor Erickson, old
timer in southwestern Wyoming, was
found in the creek north of Rock
Springs, where the road turns off to
Reliance. Erickson left Rock Springs
to go to Dimes to do some carpenter
work and when he did not arrive
search was begun but the body was
not located for six days. 1t Is believed
he fell from the bridge ana was either
killed or drowned.
Mrs. 0. G. Miller was painfully
wounded at Sheridan by the accident
al discharge of revolver in the hands
Of her 6-year-old son. The child had
been playing in the house, found re-
volver and carried it to his mother.
As he approached her the revolver was
discharged, the bullet entering Mrs.
Millers hand, passing through the
fleshy part of the hand and striking
her face at the cheek bone, glancing
up under the skin. stopping just above
the temple. She will recover.
Lewis F. Pennington. a farmer liv.
ing two miles south of Basin, was
drowned while seining the Big Horn
river. Pennington, in company with
George Johnston, George Johnston, Jr.,
and Sylvester Johnston, brothers-ln-
law of deceased, were seining in the
river when suddenly they went into
big hole or pocket in the river, eight
or ten feet deep. It 10 thought that
Pennington caught In the net. The
Johnstons were all able to get out but
were unable to rescue Pennington.
Wyomings twenty-one counties will
not be reimbursed by the state for the
taxation exemptions allowed their war
veterans under the provisions Of an
net passed by the 1921 Legislature
not unless somebody brings suit in the
State Supreme Court to compel such
payments and wins out before that
tribunal. W. L. Walls. state attorney
general, has handed to Governor
Carey written opinion advising the
chief executive that that portion Of the
law which provides that the "state
treasurer shall reimburse each of such
counties to the actual amount of the
county tax on such property exempt
ed, less poll taxes SO exempted by
such countless" Is in contravention of
and in direct opposition to the state
constitutional provisions prohibiting
donations by the state to any individ-
uals. institutions or corporations not
under the direct control of the state.
Alfred H. Walker. Jointly charged
with Walter Moss with the murder of
Louis Failor, Il tax!cab driver, last
spring, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree by a jury at Chey.
enne. The penalty Is hanging.
Robert NJ. Parker. aged 20, ranch
man on the lower Popo -Agie, is being
held in the Jail at Lander ON failure to
supply the $1,000 bond to answer
charge Of rape against the person Of
Lavina Rogers, age IL, who is the sis
ter OF his wife. The cast with many
Of it's revolving features was heard be.
fore Justice F. D. Freeburg. The
young girl has been committed to the
care Of the Wyoming Children's Home
Finding Society.
County Assessor w. A. Comfy has
completed the assessment of the prop
erty in Albany county for taxation pur.
poses, and finds that it will amount to
$40 COS, slight decrease from
1920, due to the cutting of the valua.
ton of the sheep and certain kinds of
land by the State Board of Equaliza-
ton. The assessor found $2OS,715 of
property exempted from taxes as be-
longing to veterans of the several wars