, 1923-09-05
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WYOMING
NEWS ITEMS

Regular operation In the Frontier
mine Of the Kemmerer Coal Company,
where an explosion occurred recently
have been resumed.
Harry b. Durham, well known Cas-
per attorney, formerly of Cheyenne
was elected president of the Casper
Chamber of Commerce.
For the first time in Its history, the
summer school of the University OF
Wyoming Is to have a Commence.
ment." to be held August 81.
Frank Berger, rs, a Rock Springs
butcher, lost his life as the result Of
a wound received while hunting chick.
ems near the Big Sandy bridge.
Thirty-one years, almost to a day
from the time his brother, Thomas
Gillison Maghee, Jr., committed suicide
on the corner of Fourth and Cedar
streets in Rawlins, DR.. G. H. Maghee,
formerly of Rawlins. drew u pistol and
killed himself in IFS offices at Aguilar
Colo.
Ed Raines. Cody barber, shot by w
l.. Simpson, widely known attorney OF
northern Wyoming, died in a hospital
at Powell, where he had been remove
following the fight. The direct cause,
said attending physicians, was the
shock produced by the terrific en-,
counter.
Marine Medina, an employee Of the
Union Pacific Mt Rawlins, was fatally
Injured when he fell between two NOV.
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was rushed to the Memorial hospital
Immediately after the accident but
was so badly mangled that he lived but
a few hours.
An accident occurred one mile be.
yOnd Cokeville when a car driven by
a lad of Is years by the name OF
Hendrickson, left the road. The
young man was thrown from the car
and over a fence. A piece Of wood
was driven into his back and pierced
his lung. He died while being taken
to a hospital in Montpelier.
Sheridan. Wyo., Aug. REFORMATION
Of the Northern Wyoming National
Farm Loan association, with head
quarters in Sheridan. and with q mem.
OChohAP Va 81 4akluCL6p WIS COInIDltIeO
at Sheridan recently by B. T. JoslIn,
former federal land appraiser and Sec
retary-treasurer of the new organiza.
ton. Long time loans from federal
funds will be sought by the associa-
ton.
Lew NJ. Gay of Casper was elected
| president of the Wyoming Funeral
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convention Of the organization which
selected Casper again for its next
meeting place. p. II. Mcknight OF
Thermopolis was elected first vice
president; Charles Champion, Sheri-
dan, second vice president; and ]. A.
Benson, Of Lander. secretary and
treasurer.
Part of the head lettuce crop in the
Big Laramie river valley was ruined
by the hall which visited that section.
One japanese farmer lost the greater
part of a 5O-acre crop. He had hail in.
surance barely enough to C him
for the labor performed. On the Otto
Dreyer place n field of 43 acres OF
oats was so badly damaged that not
half a crop will be harvested. The
grains were beaten from the heads.
The Wyoming Stockmen's Loan Com.
pany, subsidiary Of the War Finance
Corporation is handling loans to stock
men In Wyoming. adopted resolutions
ut n meeting recently protesting
against n movement said to be under
way to reduce tariffs on agricultural.
mineral. livestock, dairy and other
western products. The action was
taken in line with activities of the
Western Tariff Association to wage a
determined fight against any reduc-
ton movement
Affairs Of the Myers Dry Goods
Company, of Cheyenne, n Of the
largest Of Its kind In Wyoming, went
into the hands of Charles w. RIner.
who was appointed receiver following
filing OF petition In the District
Court by Mile Pruitt a stakeholder.
The petition set forth that the con.
pany has capital stock Of $780, 700,
owned by Elsie Spauiding, Arthur
Myers and Bertha Myers, all of
Cheyenne, and Mile Pruitt of Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Closing a large farm so that the
owner might return only long enough
to harvest n crop which previously was
planted. and the shutting up OF five
soft drink and billiard parlors at Usage
are a part OF the Drastic action taken
by the State Department OF Law En-
forcement In Its war against bootleg
cling.
Professor J. y. Drlscoll OF the Uni
versity Of Washington has been chosen
as the dean Of the law school of the
University OF Wyoming. and will enter
upon his duties mt the opening Of the
fall term September 10. He is a grad-
unte OF Leland Stanford University,
and Inns bna savaruI voar. To- a.. -