, 1922-11-29
LATE NEWS
From Al Ouer
WYOMING

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Club, he thirteenth in the state.
Widespread interest through Wyo-
ming was manifested in the First An
nual Wyoming State Potato Show, beld
at Torrington, Nov. %, % and "a. The
program was filled with interest fer.
farmers and business men.
Stepping from his train at H.rper,
west Of Laissmie, l.. G.. Barraciough, u
brakeman On the Union Pacific, was
struck by the engine of Il passing train
and so badly injured that he died be
fore he could be brought to town.
Pat Rooney, 60 years old, a sheep
herder, was A,und dead in a spring u
hundred yards from his homestead
near Laramie, having evidently fallen
children In a convent school at ben
yer.
nh trial OF Thomas Salazar of Du-
rahgo, Mexico, charged with killing
COnrado Pinientel, another Mexican, al
Cooper lake, near Laramie, Sept. 2,
has been set for Monday, Dec. 4, the
most important crimina, case 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 rhine activities in Casper,
which included the theft of S1,500
worth of valuables.
A bowling alley for the disabled ex-
service men hospitalized at Sheridan,
is to be equipped at United States Vet
erans' Hospital No. Sc, ut once, by the
American Red Cross, according to Wal
ter Davidson of Chicago, manager of
the central division.
In his Winning race for reelection,
Senator Jchn h. Kendrick carried
every equity but one-GoslIen-it was
shown oh incomplete figures. lie
swept through his home county by a
big majority, and even succeeded in
capturing Congressman Mondell's by 4
smaller one.
The historical medicine wheel built
by the Shoslone 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 WheatIand
us gone IL California 10 arrest and
bring back 10 Wyoming q. w. Supp on
the cliarge of cattle stealing. The in
%furlnants 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 was 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,S55,000 cords of
cordwood, supports more timber than
any ether national forest in the dis
trict, several of which have twice the
area of the Medicine Bow.
Returns complied from all but a few
small precincts served to cut the lead
of w. h. Ross, Democrat, to less THAI
900 in the race for governor of Wyo-
ming. His minority stood at 96S. I'm
less serious errors are discovered in
the unofficial count, he will fInish
200 votes ahead Of his Republican
opponent, John w. Hay. The election
of Associate Justice Fred III. Blume to
succeed himself In the State Supreme
Court, is assured by n majority over
Judge V. ]. Todball of 1000 to 5000.
William Il. Ross, elected to the gov
ernorship of Wyoming, will be the
states first $4,000 chief executive. The
last Legislature increased the salary
of the governor from $1,000 10 $4,000.
but under the constitution the lncum-
bent in the office could not draw the
increased amount, therefore Governor
Carey's compensation has been only
$4,000 II ear.
Jim Rowan, well known sheepman
of Snake River, met his death acct
IDENTIFY in a car which turned over on
a steep grade. The accident occurred
on a dugway between the upper and
lower Boyer Brothers ranches, where
Jim was caught between the car and
the ground, killing him instantly. He
leaves Il widow and two children at
Bitter Greek, Wyo.
The aftermath OF the great snow
storm, the worst in forty years visit
ing southern INT eastern wyoming
one week ago, brings u report of the
| striking nv lightning NJ Anthem u.r