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tonwood Tie camp above Big Piney,
near Kemmerer, when he was struck
by a falling tree.
August Radichal, a ranchman living
at Plumbago canon, northeast of Lar
annie, Is in the hospital suffering from
the effects of a tick bite, making the
second victim within the past few days
In Laramie.
Conrad johnson has been appointed
postmaster at Pine Bluffs, Wyo., on
the recommendation of Congressman
Winter. Mr.. johnson made q satisfac-
tory grade in the recent civil service
examination.
DR.. II. NJ. Leake has assumed duty
as county health officer at Laramie,
the appointment coming through the
state board Of health at Cheyenne, re-
placing DIR. c. o. Ellington, who has
held the position for the last four
years.
Mayor G. W. Sheldon, the only per.
son in Sheridan who has authority to
suspend his own fine, proved himself
a good sport when he drew q personal
check for 1910, payable to Police Jus.
tice Scott K. Snively in payment Of q
fine Of So and costs for violation Of
the parking ordinance.
There Is displayed in one Of the
show windows of Laramie a gold
medal awarded to w. A. Comfy, the
present county assessor Of Albany
county, forty years ago on the Fourth
of July, as the winner of a 20O-yard
foOtrace by members of the volunteer
fire department. He covered the dis
lance In 21A seconds.
The tes case Of the state against
w. A. Price, started under the provt
sions Of the state statute against
allowing stock to Craze in public high.
ways, was dismissed by Judge Scott
X. Snively ut Sheridan. Lack Of evi.
dence to sustain the complaint, aftei
the case had been taken from the JUS
tice court of Judge Pat Cusick on o
charge of venue, was given as the
cause Of dismissal.
One man Is dead and another Is dy.
ing In a Greybull hospital. They wert
v~anquished in a running battle lasting
i've an hour between the combined
forces of county officers and federal
prohibition agents against alleged boot
leggers. j. II. Sherrin, who is head
and A. E. Carey, who Is near death
are said by the officers to have beer
surprised while loading liquor into 0
a five miles east of Greybull.
Sheridan's occupation tax ordinance
after which most of the cities of Wyo
ming have patterned, was declared
valid in a decision handed down by
Judge James H. Burgess, In District
Court at Sheridan. The decision was
made in a case appealed from NUM-
cipal Court in which q merchant was
fined for nonpayment Of the tax. Ar
appeal to the State Supreme Court will
be made.
The killing at Casper on q carniva,
ride device Of Irma Antrim, 8 year,
old, who was ground to death under
the wheels Of a caterpillar. has led te
the filing Of a $4,000 damage suit
against Mrs. @. A. Workman, admins
tratrix Of the estate Of G. A. Workman
and Messrs. Gerrety, Beckman and
Robinson, operators of the Worthar
shows. by Mrs. Matilda W. Antrim
mother of the deal child.
The county commissioners Of Al
bany county and the supervisor Of the
Medicine Bow national forest have
completed a fairly good automobile
road from the state highway neal
Centennial to Keystone, one of the
oldest mining camps In the mountains
40 miles from the city. The road Is
very good to the Hall ranch fork, or
the south fork of the Little Laramie
river.
A day and a half of welded blIss
for Jesus Saliba, 80. and Josephine
Marcus, IT, Mexicans. was shattered
when a police squad, headed by Chief
Of Police Ole Pointer, bore In upon
their one-room fiat In Sheridan.
Boy Scouts Of Casper ruled the city
government for three hours while the
regular civic officers stood by and
watched the knottiest of problems dis.
appear before youthful wisdom. To
start the day the scouts published the
daily edition of the Casper Herald, and
filled 1t with Boy Scout features and
regular news Of the day, all written
and edited by the scouts themselves.
Maurice Post, high school youth, ath.
lete and honor student, was mayor.
President Harding, In Cheyenne,
came out squarely against the national.
ization of coal mines In America, on
the plea that there car be no mining
successfully carried On In this coun.
try under force Of arms; paid high
compliment to the services of Senator
Francis 4. Warren; asked for cooper
alton in the enforcement OF prohibl.
tlon and all other laws. and. In dramat.
ic fashion, renewed his plea for the
participation Of the United States In
the international Court Of Justice.
AS IN outcome of the recent trade
extension o u Of Wyoming by Denver
business men, the Denver Civic and