The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-08-12
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The farm home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Kant, ten miles north Of keeline,
has been burned to the ground. No
one was hurt. hut the family lost most
of their belongings.
At the preliminary hearing Of John
Grove, who is accused Of shooting and
July Is. was hound over to the District
Court under $1,000 bond.
John Richards, familiar figure ON
the streets Of Rock Springs and one
Of its early pioneers, was found dead
In his cabin on the borders Ut Bitter
creek. He was Is years old.
An unidentified young man, appar-
entity II or Is years old. was killed
when he fell from freight train two
miles east Of Wyoming. Two com.
panions said he had told them he was
Arthur Salmon of Everett, Wash.
District No. 20, the Garrett school
district, will build four schoolhouses
this summer for use Of the pupils Of
the district next fall, and Olive Kafka,
the clerk, Is now receiving bids for
the lumber and work Of erecting the
structures.
The body Of W. D. Jones, who was
killed In France, the only world war
soldier from Hanna to be killed, has
been buried with full military honors.
All ex-service men participated In the
services, the people Of Hanna laying
aside other cares on that day to do
honor to this Hanna hero.
Attorney H. r. Christmas Of KEN.
merer has filed . suit in the Lincoln
county District Court In contest to
be made to set aside the result of the
county seat election to determine the
selection Of the capital of the new
county of Sublette, created at the last
session Of the State Legislature.
Surprising a lone masked bandit as
he was holding up the cashier Of the
ShOshone National Bank, two unarmed
citizens overpowered and captured
him at Cody. The bandit was armed
with rifle and revolver. He main.
tanned absolute silence after his cap.
ture and has thwarted all attempts OF
authorities to identify him.
The water bond election held ut
Greybull was carried by good ajOr.
ity. 1t Is proposed to use $4,000 for
Running a service across the Burling.
xslS q IN Vn1n ffrsS hv,
the Lincoln Land Company. lying ad.
jacent to the refineries. The balance
Of $4,000 will go to- improving the wa.
ter system and a complete service will
be laid to Smith and Knode additions
to the north side.
The Medicine Bow forest service has
revoked the pool room permit granted
to John Erickson of Fox purk, who
was convicted In the state courts at
Laramie Of conducting a gambling
place and was fined $500. and against
whom federal charge is pending Of
selling liquor. Fox park is located on
lands belonging to the reserve, and
one clause Of the permit Is that the
permittee shall mt all times conduct q
place in conformity with the laws Of
the state and the United States.
Gov. Robert D. Carey has issued
call for meeting Of all the county at.
tOrneys of the state for Cheyenne
Monday, Aug. %. The purpose Of the
meeting is to discuss the various prob.
lens which arise in the course of law
enforcement and to secure better co.
operation between the state law en-.
fOrcement department and the county
officials. A concerted drive on boot.
leggers, gamblers and other criminals
Is to be made and the meeting mt
Cheyenne will serve to formulate
plans.
A telegram from United States Sen.
ator r. e. Warren. states that Secre.
tary Of War Weeks has issued an or.
der designating Fort u. A. Russell,
near Cheyenne, as headquarters Of the
Twelfth brigade. infantry. The change
will bring two regiments Of infantry
to the local post to replace the Fiji.
teenth cavalry, which Is to be dis.
banded.
Attorneys Mt Laramie have been In.
formed that the now famous Wyoming.
Colorado water right case, which has
been twice argued before the United
States Supreme Court, has been
placed on the docket for reargument
before the full bench of the Federal
Supreme Court, at n date not definite.
~ decided on. The case involves the
ownership of the waters of the Big
Laramie river. Colorado claiming the
right to all the water in that river
rising within that state. Should Colo.
RADIO be granted the right to take such
waters it will deprive wyoming own.
ers of water rights Of the water, even
when their rights are prior to those
In Colorado. The case was first ar.
gued before the Supreme Court in 1911
and again In January, 1918.