, 1922-03-08
Brief News Notes
From An Parts of
Wyoming

.. .. HeliSer, former emplOye OF tne
Embar ranch, made an unsuccessful
attempt at suicide by slashing his
throat with a knife when thrown IN
Jail at ~Thermopolis for drunkenness.
Fifty years ago, March /, 1872, yell
lowstone park was brought into being.
Ulysses S. Grant signed the Act of
Dedication which established the park
"as a public or pleasure ground for the
benefit and enjoyment of the people"
Governor Carey has appointed Bruce
Nowlin of Dubois TO be state game and
fish commissioner, succeeding the late
w. T. Judkins of Riverton. The APP
pointee is the son of ID. G. Nowlin, who
was state game warden for nine years.
The number of applications to Craze
stock on the Medicine Bow forest this
year Is somewhat of a surprise to local
forest officers considering existing con-
ditions. There are Indications that the
corner has bee turned in the indus
try.
The sum of 1927, COO due the state OF
Wyoming from payments made by the
United States shipping board to the
Department of the Interior for petrol
cum produced on federal lands in wyo-
ming, is to be paid TO the state imme-
diately.
A party of Union Pacific engineers,
headed by Mr.. STRIVING, who has
made headquarters at Lyman, Neb.,
the past six months, nave been en-
gagged in surveying south of LAGRANGE,
says the Goshen Hole News. Streu-
wing is reported TO be seeking a salts
factory grade for running an extension
OF the Union Pacific railroad from
Yoder TIC the main line at or to the
east of Cheyenne.
The first and only Wyoming temple
of the dramatic order of the knights
of khorassan, he playground of the
Knights Of Pythias lodge, has been in.
stituted at Casper with the initiation
of a large class. Lester Bentley of
Pocatello. Idaho. representing the Inn
perial prince OF the order. was In at
tendance, together with Groves Meyer
of Laramie, grand chancellor of the
Knights of Pythlas in Wyoming.
Confined to his bed in the Red Des-
ert region south of Lander for nearly
three weeks, until his supply of food
ran out. and still suffering intense
pain, Dick Baker, who had beer round
ing up horses in hat region, was
forced Il take to his horse in an effort
10 reach Lander and was picked up in
a serious condition before he reached
his destination. The condition of his
feet necessifated the amputation of six
toes.
The Wyoming Wool Growers Assoc
citation has started a concerted action
to bring about the immediate strict en-
forcement of the truth-in-fabric act
passed by the last State Legislature.
IL this cannot be easily procured
through the state and county officials
he association will take il up through
city ordinances. Rawlins recently
passed such an ordinance n 1t is I'M
derstood that the city and county will
cooperate in the enforcement of the
law.
Postmaster Beltz at Laramie has re-
ceived instructions from j. A. Cruick-
shank Of Cheyenne, chief clerk in the
railway mail service, directing him Il
continue the temporary messenger
service between Laramie and Walden
and Coalmont, Colo, until the regular
service a be re-established over the
Colorado. Wyoming and Eastern rail-
road, which has been greatly hamp-
cred with snow. The special service
carries first n second class mail
twice a week.
Harry c.. Margatts. a native of Eng
land Albert Pingitzer, a native of
Germany Arthur j.. Strouts, n native
of Great Britain ole Rian, n native of
Norway, and John Erickson, a native
of Sweden, were admitted to citizen
ship at Laramie.
The High School Week at the Uni
versity of Wyoming, which will be held
during the week beginning March 10,
viii be larger than ever before. 1t be-
ing expected that the university and
the community will be called upon TO
entertain ut least $50 guests.
Tie committee consisting of Gov
ernor +. Chatterton, Henry Heating
and j.. N. wicks, that some time ago
made a trip to Omaha and Chicago in
the interest of the proposed cutoff be-
tween the Burlington and Northwest
ern between Shoshoni and Bonneville,
has not been letting up on the job
since its return TO Riverton. The mem
bers have been in continuous CORE
spondence with the railroad officials
but not having received any definite
or satisfactory responses, and having
nscertained that the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission often uses its good
offices in such matters, the commit
tee took the matter up with that body.
Mrs. G. II. Muenchmeyer of Their
mopolls was elected president of the
American Legion auxiliary department
of Wyoming ut the closing session. OF
the state convention at Casper recent