, 1921-01-13
Brief News Notes
From All Parts of
Wyoming

Wyoming ranks sixth in the produc-
ton of crude oil-13, 500, 900 barrels.
Wyomlng's area is 97,914 square
miles; assessed valuation Is 1915, 239,-
1853.
Wyoming ranks first in the United
States in the number of sheep4,500,-
head.
Wyoming ranks first in the quantity
and quality of wool cllp-35,0 00, 900
pounds.
The largest iron mines and asbestos
deposits west of Missouri are operated
in Wyoming.
Wyoming's contribution to wal loans
was greater per capita than any other
state in the Union.
Douglas will be the home of a large
alfalfa meal mill, which is to be erect
ed next spring, and which is to cost
$4,000.
Wyoming's road building bond issue
for 1920 was S3,000,0G0; with federal
aid and available county money Wyo-
ming had $5,O00,O00 as a start toward
road improvement in 1920.
Business men of Casper have SUBJ
scrlbed $4,000 to the financing of a
project to purchase a school section
lying southwest of the city, a dispute
over the price of a portion of which
came near wrecking the plans of the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana to
erect homes for some $50 employees.
When Harry Lindsey clerk at the
postoffice in Evanston, entered upon
his duties at 6 o'clock In the morning,
he discovered the body of Night
Waterman John II. Heslet, lying on
the floor, and a moments investigation
proved he was dead from heart fall
ure, having died during the night.
Refineries in Observation-Disclosures
Refining Company, Casper, $4,000 bar
rels Midwest Refining Company, Lar
annie, 5000 barrels Midwest Refining
Company, Greybull, $4,000 barrels; Elk
Basin Consolidated Petroleum Com
pany, Glenrock, $500 barrels Elk Ba-
sin Consolidated Petroleum Company,
Cowley, 1900 barrels; Riverton-Wy
ming Co., Riverton, 1000 barrels.
Wyoming leads all states in the
amount of production of crude oil per
well, according to a report just made
public by the United States geological
survey. Based upon 1000 completed
wells In Wyoming and Montana the
average yield per well is 45.9 barrels
a day. California Is second with an
average production of 1913 barrels.
Louisiana is third with BIB barrels,
and Texas is fourth with q barrels.
Thomas Blackburn, a trapper and
hunter of Pinedale, is a three-to-one
shot. While hunting along New Fork
creek recently, Mr.. Blackburn shot at
the only coyote in sight. The animal
keeled over dead, and when the hunter
came up he found three dead coyotes
Instead of one. One bullet from his
high-powered rifle had pierced the
bodies of three coyotes, he having seen
but one at the time of firing the shot.
Ellis Murdoch, IA, is In the state
hospital at Sheridan minus his left leg
as the result of a peculiar accident.
The boy was standing In the bed Of a
wagon to which was attached a rope
by which n horse was being led. AS
the wagon passed a tree the horse
went on the opposite side of the tree
and the lead rope dragged the boy
from the wagon and against the tree,
where the rope-with the wagon pull
ing on one end and the horse on the
other-cut through the flesh of his leg,
around. Amputation was performed as
soon as the youth reached the hospital.
The Wyoming Public Service Com
mission has heard the arguments for
and against granting the application of
the Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power
Company, n Doherty concern, for au-
thority to increase It's steam heating
rates approximately 80 per cent and Its
gas rates approximately % per cent.
A movement is on foot ut Cody and
petitions have been extensively circu.
lated and subscribed to by residents
and taxpayers requesting that MEM
bers of both houses of the State Legis-
lature, at the approaching session, give
favorable consideration TO the passage
Of a bin having as its object the pay
ment of state taxes semi-annually, in
stead Of In n lump sum at the end of
the year, ms ut present.
The Fremont County Wool Growers
Association has cut the al OF
sheepherders and camp movers to a
maximum of sos n month. The Wash
axle County Wool Growers Vigilance
Committee has placed n maximum of
$40 n month on the wages OF horders
and camp movers In some sections of
the state such workers during the last
year have received more than 500 a
month.
Edward Ivinson, who Is ovvr 90
years OF & and is spoken Of us the
oldest mayor In the United Suites.
completed HIS term of office IN Ian l