, 1922-11-30
LATE NEWS
From All OUer
w YOMING

to Show held at Torrington, Nov. %,
% and "a. He discussed Future To-
tato Shows of Wyoming"
Edward Gallagos of Casper is suf-
fering from n painful wound in the
right hand inflicted when n revolver
which he pulled from u holster while
out hunting fell to the ground and was
discharged. The bullet mutilated his
hand.
Henry Hawk, alias w. q. Conway,
arrested in Casper for completely in
numerous auto thefts, has recovered
from bullet wounds from which he was
suffering at the time he was taken in
to custody and has been removed to
the Jail from the county hospital.
Goshen county is preparing to insti-
tute a suit to test the validity of SOL
diers' tax exemption law passed by the
last Legislature. Ex-service men re-
siding in the county also plan to in
stitute action to test the law. The
soldiers exemption is not being al
lowed by Goshen county this year.
A committee made up of prominent
sportsmen has picked a mythical but
representative Wyoming high school
eleven. Three each of Casper and
Douglas players are chosen. Two are
named for Cheyenne n II pair for
Sheridan's eleven, the remaining num-
Der selected being of the Laramie
team.
Chartering of n special car to Chey-
enne for transportation of law violat-
ors facing trial in the United States
District Court there will shortly be
necessary if the Natrona county Jail at
Casper is to receive any more prison
ers. Those now being held include al
legged violators of the drug, liquor and
auto theft statutes.
petitions asking the recall of Mayor
Charles w. Sheldon and City Commits
sioners Archie McCarty and III. Allen
Floyd. charging that they have been
incompetent In their duties and have
failed to understand, handle and man
& municipal affairs in a competent
and in II legal manner" are being cir
culated in Sheridan.
Elk, usually considered creatures of
lnt ultuiuCu nlAds dlC III ltslAty SO
tame MS to be a positive menace, ac-
cording TO A. Il. Ennis, whose ranch
is on Big Goose creek, neal Sheridan.
Ennis appealed TO George Street, game
warden, 10 lave him from threatened
avage upon his corn patch by a band
of rs to 100 elk.
A force of surveyors of the Sinclair
Dtan 7 inn rD.,- 80 1,,l.. oil. T.
making its headquarters in Guernsey.
The men are running the preliminary
survey for the pipe line from the Tea
pot structure to Kansas City. The pipe
line will come through Guernsey, fol-
lowing the Platte river across Wyom-
ing for n good portion of the distance.
At the weekly luncheon of the Lions
Club it was decided to take active
steps ut once looking to the staging of
a Mid Winter Fair" in Pine Bluffs, to
be held probably in January. A poul-
try show, corn show, potato show, will
be combined in one fair, and probably
there will be prizes for the best loaf
of bread, can of jelly, and for various
other articles that the housewife takes
pride in making.
A time freight train, manned by
Conductor G. IL. Peters and Engineer
II. B. Belts, derailed seven cars of
stock two miles east of Clearmont, due
to a draw bar dropping down on the
seventeenth car from engine, derniling
seven cars Of stock and totally destroy
ing three cars, killing about thirty
head Of cattle and releasing 100 more.
Property damage is estimated to be as
follows: Track. $125; equipment, ST.
300; stock, $1,000.
Ben Bishop, aged % years. was
smothered to death on the road to the
Bolton Creek oil field. about twenty
four miles southwest Of Casper, when
the giant truck, loaded with oil sup
plies, slipped off the road and turned
over IN him in the ditch.
The most liberal paymaster in Wyo-
ming was +. w. Thomas, cashier at the
sugar factory. when he mailed out to
the beet growing farmers Of the Low
ell factory territory S151, 900 for beets
delivered from Oct. 10 to Nov. 10. Ton
mage was especially good this year and
the farmers wore a broad smile as they
received their checks, even though II
required most the amount to liquid
ate accumulated Indebtedness. 1t was
one big pay day Of the year.
An unofficial statement compiled
from official returns received mt the
office of the secretary of state shows
that the Seventeenth Wyoming Legis-
lnture VIII consist of twenty Republic
nm and five Democratic senators, with
n seat in doubt between the Demo
cratic and Republican candidates In
the recent election, and thirty-seven
Republican and twenty-five Democrat
'c representatives, with one seal in the
House In doubt between the Iicpub-
lican and Democratic candidates.