, 1922-02-08
Brief News Notes
From All Parts of
Wyoming
twes.srn newspaper uuion News Service. ,

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leading counties of the state in tax
returns before Jan. /.
The Underwood Lumber Company
has filed articles of incorporation with
the secretary of state for. a genernl
building and construction business in
Gillette.
The period from Feb. s. to IA has
been set as Boy Scout week in Casper
by proclamation of the mayor, and
elaborate plans have bee made for
its observance.
Policemen in searching a laundry In
Cheyenne for opium came upon n bat
tered trunk that looked suspiciously
like a depository for contraband. In
stead 1t proved a treasure vault. The
policemen found $4,000 in gold and
bank books showing deposits of
! S10,S00.
s. Surzurki, foreman of the Diamond
Mine Company nj Oakley. near KEN
merer, and his wife were shot dead
by two men who attempted to get So.
500 with which Suzurki was to have
paid off employees of the mine. The
murders escaped and are believed to
be hiding in the hills.
Wolves recently attacked a band OF
sheep belonging to John DAILY of Gil
lette and killed forty head, Including
tfirty-seven lambs and three ewes.
Tracks In the snow showed that the
killing was done by a pack OF three
wolves, many of which infest the
northern half Of Campbell county.
Steady growth of the business of
the Casper Packing Company is shown
by the fact that on one day thirty
five beeve and ninety-seven hogs were
b~utchered for the trade. Fourteen
men nre now employed at the plant
east Of Casper. which WIS plnced In
| operation only a few months ago.
Offer Of the bonding firm of Ben
well. Phillips & Company Of Denver
10 purchase refunding bonds in the
amount OF 100000 carrying @ per cent
interest, has been accepted by the city
council of Sheridan and resolutions
have beer adopted insrrueting the
preparation OF ordinances. forms, etc,
for The immediate Issuance OF the
bonds. Floating of a r~efundlng bono
Issue is designed to place the city on
a cash bnsis.
Creditors of the defunct Bank of
Lusk petitloned TO have an investfga-
ton OF the business prior TO the clos
ing of the doors Of the Institution, and
presented the petition to District Judge
William A. Riner of Cheyenne upon
his recent visit to Lusk. They were
advised 10 get III another statement
and present II to the state examiner.
h duty II Is to investigate, audit
and otherwise look into such cases.
This wiz - done shortly.
In the midst. of u Pillow fight and
friendly scuffle with two playmates
Ia his home In Hanna, Elmer Hill, II
years old, crumpled TO the floor and
called for his mother. The other chill
dren considered II part Of the sport.
laughIngly dragged him to the door
and threw water on him. A second
time he called for his mother and com
planned of illness. When the mother
arrived the child was dead. The ply
sician called said his neck had been
broken.
The small automobile In which they
were travelling from Baggs, Wyo., be-
coming stalled in Il snowdrIft between
Hanna and Rock River, Mrs. .John
Steele and WI children, the youngest
nm infant in arms, were exposed 10
bitter cold throughout the night, with
the. result that the baby froze to death
and the mother and other child were
so severely frosted that their condl-
tion is critical. They were rescued by
occupants of a passing automobile md
hrnttnbf IN a Ia.xtt.f T.. $500