, 1922-05-11
Brief News Notes
From All Parts of
Wyoming

IhermOpoilS by granting Il new trial
to Harry S. RIuce when he came up
before the court for sentence.
The annual convention of the Wyo-
ming Bar Association has been set for
June IA, 10 and 16; Laramie will be
the scene. Judge John w. Lacey is
president and Clyde NJ. Watts, secre-
tary.
james Plymell is in Jail ut Gillette,
charged with having killed Fred Mar
vel, a rancher living twenty-five miles
north of Gillette on Wild Cat creek,
following a quarrel. Plymell claims
self-defense.
Lusk City has cut nearly $4,000 from
the new 1929 budget as compared with
that of the previous year. In 1921 the
budget was $4,000, while for 1922 it
will be S16,110. The budget indicates
thaa each department in the city is to
be self-supporting, for all of the money
has been set aside for other purposes.
Alfred Walker of Trinidad, co-slayer
with Leroy Moss of Louis Failer, Den
yer taXicab driver, was sentenced ut
Cheyenne by Judge V. j. Tidball to
be hanged July 2S. The court informed
the prisoner that he would recommend
to the State Pardors Board that the
sentence be committed to life impris-
onment.
One thousand dollars toward the
maintenance of the modern tourist
club erected last year by the Casper
Motor Club will be provided by the city
of Casper as the result of action taken
following the receipt of data showing
that upwards of $4,000 was spent in
Casper by people Who stopped at the
camp last season.
Frank Pons of Rawlins is lodged in
the county Jail of Laramie n Robert
Rider of Hanna is being detained in
that city as IA result of the career of
the W. rs house bandits. Had they
not selected the house of Sheriff
George Trabing of Laramie for their
first job the pair might still be on their
"career" of house sacklng.
Prospects are bright for large wool
and lamb crops and resultant prosper
ity to the sheepmen through higher
prices for both products, according to
Ianchers operating in the center of the
sheep country in Wyoming. F1ocks
have suffered little in this section of
the state from winter storms and ami
mails weathered the cold weather in
good condition..
The Christian Endeavors of Wyo-
ming held their second annual state
convention at Wheatland. One hun
| IraI and tu.a,t.- ff,-a l,I.-.. f.-,,
outside the city were in attendance /;
these came from Cheyenne, Laramie,
Casper, sheridan, Gillette, Powell, Mid
west, Basin, Lusk, Sunrise, Lingle,
Guernsey, Fort Laramie, Rawlins,
Roc Springs, and other places.
Finishing touches are being put to
the 100000 Frances Pershing Warren
Memorial Hospital at Cheyenne. Much
of the building already occupied by
patients and other patients are being
received from the Cheyenne Private
Hospital, which is to be closed. For
NAL dedication of the Memorial hos
pital will take place soon. 1t is the
largest hospital between Omaha and
Ogden.
a s'AlAth ONtl ENuuSlOH-
the Rev. George Chalmers Richmond,
Episcopalian stormy petrol of reform,
has left town. He departed for Salt
Lake on the advice of friends, but nay
return TO Wyoming, it is said, to insti-
tute a suit for damages against Mayor.
John 4. Romick of Evanston, for the
l~atter's alleged assault on the street
following a verbal attack on Romick
by Richmond.
Mayor w. A. Blackemore OF Casper,
In an executive meeting with the city
council, heard the demands of that
body for a cleaning up of the police de-
partment. The removal of Chief Alex
ander Nisbet was asked by the coun-
ell.
The contract for the erection OF the
library Mt the University of Wyoming
was awarded to J. A. Johnson of Cas-
per for S12S,46S against eight other
bidders including firms from Denver
and Cheyenne. Il. ii. Crowell of Den
e and Scott-Craig Lumber Company
of Laramie were awarded the contract
for the Elks' building Mt Rock Springs
for $Ss,l4I. There were eight bids, the
highest being for 100000.
A surety bond for 81 ,250,O00-the
largest ever written in wyomlng-was
supplied at Cheyenne by G. W. Riner
and Company for the administrators
of the estate of the late Frank G. Cur
It's of Casper. The administrators nre
Mrs. Harriet G. Curtis and Mlnal L..
Young, the former being the widow OF
the deceased and the latter general
manager OF the New York oil Com
pany. stock OF which constitutes the
greater part of the estate.
Postmaster Elmer 4. Beltz has been
Informed that Laramie will be made