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

Congress has passed the bill extend
ing the time for the payment Of graz
Ing fees for this year to Dec. 81.
John Brine, stonemason, was in
stantly killed west of Rawlins wl,er
the automobile in which he was ridinl
ut rapid rate, was turned over anG
Btrnte was caught underneath. His
three sisters live at Laramie.
A goo I showing Of oil was found II
the second Wall Greek sand in the Lon
syndicate test near l1Ox, WyO. There
was 10 much gas, however, that it wa.
decided to drill on down to the third
Wall Creek sand for larger production
lsawlins. heretofore merely an emer
gency station, has been designated q
regular intermediate stopping poin,
for the air mail. All mir mail planes
operating between Cheyenne and Salt
Lake now stop ut the local landing
field.
johnson cOunty's fair will he held
ut Buffalo, Sept. Z, 8 and 8. Exhibits
from this Fair are to he sent to the
state fair ct Douglas and the Sheri.
dan county fair ut Sheridan. Friday,
Sept. .. has been designated rs "Shei-
idan Day."
The Midw est Refining Company is
keeping sixteen strings Of tools con.
stantly In operation in the Salt Creek
field, according to reports. The COM
pany IS not planning to start any new
tests for the present ut least, and the
tests being shut in as soon as the pay
is found.
| After twenty-four hours barricade
In. the sheriff's office Mt Casper, in an
effort to retain the position left WI.
cant by the resignation of Sheriff Lee
Martin. Deputy Sheriff George Mas.
see turned the office over to Joseph
Marquis. appointed to the office by
| the county commissioners.
When his horse reared as he was rid
ing behind the target butts on the Fort
Russell target range, Private Manuel
l.. Rogers Of the Fifteenth United
States cavalry was shot and fatally
wounded by bullet that cleared the
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erward from the effects Of the wound
IN the head.
Committees Of farmers and Wheat
and business meh have been canvass
ing the flats lining up available beet
acreage for 1922, in an effort to Sc ire
4 factory. A total of 6.5OO acres has
been pledged. This acreage list is to
he submitted to the Great Western or
other companies, with n petition for a
sugar factory next year.
A. T.. Hyde of Lusk, superintend.
ent Of the Boys and Girls clubs work
department of the STATE fair. and Miss
Alta Emmerson are making big prep
aratiOns Of exhibits in this depart
nent. In order y show exactly what
Is being done in this department, the
1--WE stock and poultry shown ~ boys
and girls clubs will be displayed sep
<iutely.
Three thousand seven hundred
autos. bearing 1000 pee, Ae, have
passed through Sheridan and have
been registered by the Commercial
Club up to the middle Of August, w.
II. Wallace. acting secretary of the
club. has announced Mr.. Wallace cs.
Inmates that 30 per cent of the tour.
lists who have passed through Sheri.
dan this year We're not registered.
Cheyenne may have an opportunity
to entertain Marshal Foch Of France
when he makes a tour of the United
States IL plans Of the Chamber Of Com
lnerec and the American Legion work
nut. Marshal Foch VIII be in the
United States as guest of the American
Legion. and after attending the nation
Al convention at Indianapolis will 20
to the Pacific coast.
Failure to sell the power bonds. re.
Gently voted by taxpayers Of Powell,
may deprive the city Of electric cur
rent which will be available about Jan.
nary when the government power
plant In ShOshOne canon is completed.
The councilmen are unwilling to ac-
ept the highest offer for the bonds vet
received-SO cents on the dollar.
J. II. Kirk, superintendent Of con-
struction in the supervising architects
'ffice Mt Washington, d. c., is now in
with full authority to proceed
% relabilitate the water system Mt the
United States public health service
hospital Mt Fort Mackenzie. The Mac
senzie reservoir. a mile northwest of
lie two north city reservoirs, will be
repaired under the supervision of Kirk.
II. d. ingalls, of In Crosse, Wis.,,
las assumed duty as manager of the
lviatiOn field for the United States
lerial service Mt Rock Springs, reliev.
MS A. q. POetz, who has been field
manager for the past few months,
since the service was started. and who
will report to the field ut San Fran.
isco. The Rock Springs field has be-
'one one of the most important along