, 1921-11-10
Brief News Notes
From All Parts of
Wyoming

me west half or section in The
heart of the Rock Creek oil field.
The 4-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Cobb of Yoder was burned
to death when her clothing cought fire
from burning dry leaves which she
had set on fire.
With two new structures already
building to accommodate the great in
crease in school population, contract
has been let by the Casper board for
a 14-room building for North Casper.
Ben Lenard, AZ years old, a Union
Pacific switchman, who fell beneath a
moving car ut Cheyenne suffering in
juries which made the amputation of
both legs necessary, died from shock
and loss of blood.
Miss Katherine Bennitt has resigned
us Il member of the faculty of the ex-
tension department of the University
Of Wyoming and gone to California,
where she will spend the winter with
her parents.
The Washable hotel on the state re-
serve at Thermopolis closed its doors
10 business when 1t went into the
va VI a AtAtiNtl. IllN HAS Dttll II
popular hotel and has beer operated
continuously for eighteen years.
Tracts of land %aggregating 1922
ncres in Wyoming, will be thrown open
to entry TO eX-service men for sixty
three days from Dec. 80. 1921. the de
pnrtment of the interior announced.
Most of the land was described as hay
ing practically no agricultural value
hut is possible for use as grazing acre
age.
The Laramie Rifle club. a part of
the United States army civilian or.
sahllatloh, mas received all the mate
'i"l iI"nh lle department Ior the pc
ginning OF rllle target practlce. rms
lncIuues TWO sizes OF rlfie' several nun
ureu rouhu OF ammunition FOR both
hlhus' staiuaru targets ana standard
ihuoor targets.
1t Is almost certain that a steel
bridge will be erected across the Big
Horn river at Thermopolis, at the foot
of broadway, connecting up east Their
"lopoa.S =" III nanch ceuhtr! as wen
"H " u.tec' nisnMaS 10 the
"ai" "Pri"ss "l llelu' Inc county
""' "Pplopllo'e Fo'VVV anu the CITY
nno'ne. 9o'VVo' WORN VIII commence
'his i"h'
President Henry krOger of the Sher-
ldan Brewing Company announced
mat his firm would apply for a permit
10 manufacture wine and beer for
medicinal purposes under provisions of
the ruling handed down by Secretary
.ltIlDI OF Ilt IFeHSuTX IbpDHrfmpnt
i" ioc"i conIpah! VIII move eautlous-
~ "owesei, Nroser nntihlated' uhtlI
i"ore ueiini'e ih~i"rihh'ioh mas oeeh re-
'eNeu'
Pearl Starman, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Starman, formerly of Guern-
sey, died at Bridgeport, Nebr., from an
attack of lockjaw which developed
from injuries received while working
ms. a railroad switchman in the Bridge
port yards. In coupling some cars his
hand was caught between the draw
bars and horribly crushed, requiring
nmputation about five inches below
the elbow.
Estimating that the structure would
cost 100000. Chicago builders have
placed a proposition before the Cosner
Chamber of Commerce for tbe erection
of a modern eight-story hotel. 60 per
rent of which would be financed nv
| Chicago capital If the remaining 40 ner
cent can he andled here. The matter
has been taken under advisement with
the probability thar II will no onened
for more detaiIed discussion befors
any action is taken.
co,,a
ment of tho yaIIovstone hiahran nDe',
of clonroct hova onmn1otnd 49,
inc 10 the ohio cown ana ~. 80
of the road is now reudv for rho arr
facing materlnL. which win consist Of
three inches of crushed rocl and ,hroa
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