, 1922-03-16
Brief News Notes
From All Parts of
Wyoming
Western Newspaper Union News ser,ice.I

the blSlIlGl NOlN tllllDn Oh lluI organ
ization.
Announcement was made at a meet
ing of the Converse county farmerc at
Douglas of the formation of the Con-
verse Creamery Company, an organiza-
ton which will be exclusively managed
by the farmers.
In an old-fashioned prairie schooner,
drawn by a team of horses, Paul Lin
deman, Omaha bachelor, started for
Goshen Hole, Wyo., recently in true
pioneer style. Luck fell Paul's way in
he recent lane drawing. and he is now
ready to take possession of his irri-
gated land.
Will Richard, a ranchmen living thir-
teen miles east of Laramie, dislocated
both sides of his jaw when upon aris-
ing, he INDUCED in a very wide yawn.
Unable to close his mouth, or to utter
a coherent word, he was hurried to
Laramie and the dislocated jawbone
reset by a surgeon.
Full utilization of Fort Mackenzie
as a United States Veterans hospi-
tai is promised in a deficiency appro-
priation bill which has been intro
duced in the lower house of Congress
and which contains an appropriation
of 100000 for Fort Mackenzie, accord
ing to information received at Sheri-
dan from Wyoming's congressional
delegation.
The annual meeting of the Lincoln
County Wool Growers Association
probably will be held the middle of
March, according to NJ announcement
made at Kemmerer by President J. d.
Noblitt. There seems to be a feeling
among some of The members to trans
fer the convention to Kemmerer, as
the most important business is In con-
nection with the United States forest
service, and its offices are located in
Kemmerer.
The Police Court at the City hall at
Rock Springs was the scene of q neal
riot when Marshal Sam Radovich at
tackled Carl Johnson and badly injured
him with a billy" The trouble arose
during the course of a trial of an en-
ploye of Johnson. The short and ugly
word was passed freely when the Of
ficer struck Mr.. Johnson with his fist.
B%ystanders interfered and several were
iOAhiiiS JOlillNOu Nlltu sam ItdtItl
over their heads and, it is claimed.
struck with n loaded slug shot, cutting
II deep gash in his victims head.
Gasoline shipments for export from
Casper during February amounted to
approximately 4,S00. 900 gallons, but
the domestic movement was negligible
in comparison, according to the state
ment of T. S. Cooke, manager for the
Standard OIL Company of Indiana in
the Rocky Mountain region. The gas
olIne for foreign shipment was the
output exclusively of the old Midwest
plant while the product from the old
Standard plant is going into storage in
anticipation of a large domestic de-
mand this spring.
In District Court at Basin the $780,
900 slande case of Attorney L. II. Ellis |
of Greybull VS.. Fred Mensing was
heard. The court room was crowded
with interested people from Greybull.
The ease grew out of alleged articles
published by the plaintiff attacking de-
PENDANT as city attorney of Greybull.
After the plaintiff had rested Attorney
Harry Wilson of Billings, for defend
AAAtf AOl ll1l h(lGh NtIultl lOI |
the defendant and Judge Metz so in
structed the jury, stating that indivld-
uals II newspapers had a right to dis
cuss the acts Of public officials and
that the evidence introduced indicated
clearly that the articles published came
within that right.
One of the most important events In
the history of Jackson's Hole took
plnce when the last spike was driven,
completing the new 657-foot Snake rlv-
err bridge near Jackson. This bridge
is the longest in the state by over 200
feet and is built of five steel spans
supported by two concrete abutments
and four concrete piers.
Natural gas for Denver was forecast
by the filing with the Wyoming Public
Service Commission. by the New York
OH Company, Of application for a GER
~tificate Of convenience and necessity
authorizing the construction OF a pipe
line from the Mahoney dome, in north
ern Carbon county. Wyoming, to Lar
annie, and thence to a point on the
Wyoming line north of Fort
Collins.
An assay made of copper IND gold
ore from one of the mines belonging to
the Electrolytic Copper Company OF
Omaha, owning the old Rambler mine,
near Centennial, ran SO high in values
that those In charge OF the mine feared
that some mistake had been made, and
ordered n new assay. to be made mere
carefully. The assay placed the value
Of the ore, In immense quantities, at
,everal hundred dollars to the ton.
william Gibson, 81 years Of age. a
resident OF Wyoming since 1890. and
FOR many years prominent In the live
stock and mercantile business OF this
region. died af Rochester Affnn ,vhora /