, 1922-11-23

Newcastle has perfected organiza-
ton of a local branch of the Lions
Club, the thirteenth in the state.
Widespread interest through Wyo-
ming was manifested in the First An
nual Wyoming State Potato Show, held
at Torrington, Nov. Do, % and "a. The
program was filled with interest for
farmers and business men,.
Stepping from his train at Harper,
west of Laramie, l.. G. Barraclough, Il
brakeman on the Union Pacific, was
and so badly injured that he died be-
fore he could be brought to town.
Pat Rooney, 60 years old, a sheep
herder, was found dead in IL spring .
hundred yards from his homestead
e Laramie, having evidently fallen
in during "a recent storm. He has two
children in "a convent school at Den
yer.
The trial of Thomas Salazar of Du-
range, Mexico, charged with killing
Conrado Pimentel, another Mexican, AT
Cooper lake, near Laramie, Sept. 2,
has been set for Monday, Dec. 4, the
most important criminal Ease at this
| session.
George Kelly, alleged robber-holdup,
is in the county Jail at Casper, and
both police and county officers are
searching for other robbers as a result
of recent crime activities in Casper,
which included the theft of $3.50
worth of valuables.
A bowling alley for the disabled ex-
service men hospitalized at Sheridan,
is to be equipped at United States Vet
Grams Hospital No. Sc, at once, by the
American Rec Cross, according to Wal
ter Davidson of Chicago, manager of
the central division.
In his winning race for reelection,
Senator John b.. Kendrick carried
every county but one-GOshen-it was
shown on incomplete figures. He
swept through his home county by a
big majority, and even succeeded in
capturing Congressman Mondelrs by n
smaller one.
The historical medicine wheel built
by the Shoshone Indians, will be made
easily accessible for the first time to
tourists when the Sheridan-Lovell
road project in Wyoming is finished.
Tom j. Watkins of the United States
forest service, and superintendent,
stated recently.
Sheriff Homer Payne of Wheatland
has gone TO California 10 arrest and
bring back to Wyoming G. w. Sapp on
the charge of cattle stealing. The in
formants are Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Gov
ington. The matter of the arrest of
Sapp was placed in the hands of the
California officers some time ago, but
the defendant put up an extradition
fight and there vas considerable delay
in getting the matter through.
Revised figures received at the Of
flee of the forest supervisor, Laramie,
covering the estimated stands of tim
Der on the national forests of the
Rocky Mountains show the Medicine
Bow in the lead. OF the twenty-three
forests, the Medicine Bow forest with
an estimated stand of 3,013,322, 900 feet
Of saw timber and 1,S55,0oO cords of
cordwood, supports more timber than
any other national forest in the dis
trict, several of which have twice the
area of the Medicine Bow.
Returns compiled from all but a few
small precincts served to cut the lead
of W.. Ii. Ross, Democrat, to less than
1000 in the race for governor of Wyo-
ming. His majority stood at 96S. in
less serious errors are discovered in
the unofficial count, he will finch
1000 votes ahead of his Republican
opponent, John w. Hay. The election
| of Associate Justice Fred ii. Blume to
| succeed himself in the State Supreme
Court, is assured by a majority over
Judge V. J. Todball OF 1000 to 5000.
William II. Ross, elected to the gov
ernorship of Wyoming. will be the
stute's first $1,000 chief executive. The
last Legislature Increased the salary
of the governor from $1,000 TO $4,000,
but under the constitution the incum-
bent In the office could not draw the
increased amount, therefore Governor
Carey's compensation has been only
$1,000 n year.
Jim Rowan, well known sheepmnn
of Snake River. met his death acct.
IDENTIFY in "a car which turned over ON
Il steep grade. The accident occurred
on n dugway between the upper and
lower Boyer Brothers ranches, where
Jim was caught between the car and
the ground. killing him instantly. He
leaves n widow and two children at
Bitter Creek, Wyo.
The aftermath OF the great snow
storm, the worst in forty years visit
ing southern ana eastern Wyoming
M week ago, brings a report of the
striking by lightning of Anthem Hun
son, rancher, six miles northeast OF
Lusk. Hanson was feeding cattle near
a hay stack when struck and serious