, 1923-02-28
SHORT
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NEWS ITEMS

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damuge 10 the whole north end OF the
building.
The Platte County State bunk Of
Wheatland has been closed by order
of State Examiner HUE. No official
statement regarding the condition OF
the bank has been Issued.
There will be no more Manufacture
of carbon black in. Wyoming in the
next biennium than there is today. By
II vote of u to 3 the State Senate
killed the bill liberulizing the terms of
the present act.
About 5000 head Of sheep belong
Ing to Felix Atkinson of Rock River,
and being fed at the Bush ranch.
south of Rock River, drifted away in
u recent storm and only u part of
them were found.
Milton Cozzens ended his life by
shooting himself with u high-powered
rifle at Byron. He was alone in II
sheep wagon ut the time. Worry over
financial troubles is believed to be the
cause of the suicide.
The Albany county chapter of the
American Red Cross has been re-or-
ganized by the election of Captain
Constant l.. Irwin, the udjutant of the
Reserve Officers Training Corps Of
the University of Wyoming, as chair
man.
The Casper Rodeo Association has
purchased al! the building and equip
ment on the old fair grounds south
west of Casper for removal to the re-
Gently purchased site of future enter
tainments of this kind ON the Yellow
stone highway.
Juan de Dios and Elias Archuleta,
MEXICAN brothers, upprehended ut Cas-.
per fol the murder of Antonio D.. Var
gas, lieutenant governor Of New Next
co, IN 1914, Will fight extrudition to
New Mexico, and 10 that end have re-
taincd Alex b.. King of Casper as
theii attorney.
Frank A. Holiday Of Laramie re-
Gently named a member of the Board
of Trustees of the University of
Wyoming. in place of DR.. A. b. lam
ilton. also of Laramie, is ii native of
this city. He is Il graduate from the
University of Wyoming and will be the
My aluflnuS on the board.
A body which is believed to be that
of james Cahill, was found floating
In the Platte river near Casper. The
man had been lead for five or six
months. it Is believed. 1t Is thought
the man fell in the river or committed
suicide several miles above here. Fire
men recovered the body from the
stream.
Senator Warren and Representative
Mondell have Jointly recommended
change of the name of the "Pinebluff"
postoffice to pine Bluffs" two words,
plural" to correspond with the name
ofsthe own and railroad station. The
change will become effective March /.
1t has been desired for many years by
patrons of the office.
j. II. Williams of the United States
Department of Agriculture has been
visiting Laramie recently, for the pur-
pose of studying the ACCESSIBILITY OF
moving the government horse breed
Ing station from Buffalo. Wyo., to the
university stock farm here. No Off
cial action has beer taken MS yet, but
the Indications seem now that the
change will be made.
After having passed 100 measures
in addition to Il number of memorials
n resolutions, the Wyoming Legis-
lature adjourned soon after o o'clock
Monday, almost two days after the
time set for the legal termination of
the session, II o'clock Saturday night.
The Legislators had been In continu-
GUS session since Saturday evening for
a total of nearly forty-eight hours.
The Senate approved, in amended
form, the Kelley joint resolution pro
posing a state soldier bonus of not to
exceed $500 per man.
The Thermopolis banks show an in.
crease IN deposits In 1922 over 1921
In the amount OF S3S,iO0. The de-
posits for 1922 were for all the banks
81, lt:.,S16.e5. The population OF
~Theinlopolis is 2,095 and of the county
nj Hot Springs is 300. The assessed
valuation of Hot Springs is over S2i,-
100000. Permanent improvements In
ig22, including natural gas line, paw
ing. sewers and building exceeded
100000.
Nearly n quarter of u million dollars
was Topped off the recommendations
Of Governor W. b. Ross In the report
submitted to the Legislature by the
joint budget committee. of Which Sen.
ator stephen ii. Sibley was chairman
and Walter ID. B~utchcllor clerk. After
comforting with former Governor
Robert u. Carey, Governor Ross In
turn had slashed about 100000 from
the total appropriated two years ago,
so that the saving to the taxpayers, IL
the committees figures are not muter-
tally changed. will be more ttun $780,.
900.
Frank Freilc, proprietor Of the
American meat market ut Rock
Springs, was shot and probably NOR