, 1923-11-14
O
. NEWS ITEMS

class division Of the State Department
Of Education.
George Foltz, living southeast of
Pine Bluffs, had IS acres of spuds this
year. He shipped out nearly 2,1OO
bushels and has several hundred
bushels left for mex years seed.
Plans are being formulated to pro-
vide for Kemmerer one or more wres-
Ting matches this winter. Local pro-
moters are n touch with Clarence Elk
lund of Sheridan, light heavyweight
champion Ira Dern of Salt Lake City,
and Mike Yokel. generally regarded as
he pride of Lincoln county.
That a volley of 20 shots heard Sat-
urday, Sept. %, by an employee of the
Big Horn sawmill on the Woodrook
road. near Sheridan, was fired by II.
Standen, 70, who, lost In the noun
talns, made n last futile attempt to
ers for the aged prospector.
The Cody Club, the commercial or
ganization of Cody, claims the state
record for community cooperation, for
every business man in the town CON
tributed to the budget of the club dur
ing the past year. The club has Just
started on its new fiscal year, with the
following officers: Dave Jones, chair
man; John f. Cook, vice chairman.
Lynn Skinner, youthful firebug of
Lusk-alleged accomplice In a jail
break at Douglas, and with a sentence
of from n to two years in the state
penltentiary Mt Rawlins hanging over
his head, footsore, lame and weary,
put In an appearance at the parental
home. His father reported his return
and delivered him to the Converse
county authorities.
John Daley, well known sheepman
of Natrona county, died ut n Casper
hospital following a%mputation of a foot
crushed under the wheel of a freight
car In the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad yards at Casper. Three oper-
ations were performed before amputa-
ton was found necessary. Loss of
blood has so weakened his condition
that he was unable to survive.
Samples of ore assayed by Prof. f.
Prosper McCarty, head of the School
of Mines, University of Wyoming, in
dictate that the platinum deposit dis
covered in the mountains n few miles
west of Centennial by Jacob Schnitz-
Ter Is ore extensive thar was at first
supposed. In fact 1t Is believed that a
series of lodes exists, the one from
which the latest sample vas taken be-
Ing separate and distinct from that
turned up by Schnltzler.
George Adams, a s~heepherder en-
ployed by the George Watts outfit,
near Opal, was murdered following n
quarrel, and Charles Shotwell, camp
mover on the same ranch. Is accused of
the crime. The quarrel followed Adj
ans alleged abuse OF some horses and
Shotwell's remOnstrance. The accused
claims that Adams threatened to chop
off his head with an axe and then
opened fire on him with q rifle. When
Shotwell returned the fire, Adams fell
dead.
Charles II. Burke, Commissioner of
Indian affairs. arrived in Lander re-
Gently and spent n day at Fort washa-
kie and in making an inspection trip
over the reservation, meeting the In
dams and white settlers as the guest
of Superintendent Il. p. Haas. Com
missioner Burke expressed himself as
being well pleased with the progress
being made by the Indians, and with
affairs generally. This was his first
visit to the Shoshones and Arapahoes
since taking office. He left to con-
tinue his tour of western reservations.
all of which he expects to visit before
concluding his trip Of inspection being
to personally acquaint himself with
conditions.
Park county Is paying off $4,000 of
Its bonded Indebtedness this year and
has arranged to pay off Y 1000, the last
of Its bonds, Ext year. There will be
no new Issue of bonds, and on Jan. 1
next the floating Indebtedness Will be
only one-half of l per cent of the as
sessed valuation. This puts Park coun-
ty In the front rank Of the counties of
the state making IA good showing in
financial matters.
Excitement prevails Mt Centennial,
In the foothills Of the Medicine Bow
mountain range, 30 miles west OF Lar
annie, over the reported discovery OF
platinum ore In an ancient copper
prospect near there. The reported dis
covery was made by Jacob Schnitzler,
veteran prospector, who has been
scratching away for many years In the
vicinity for gold veins. According to
an assayer's report. n fire test showed
a native platinum content OF Sl2 n ton
IN the ore submitted by Schnitzler.
Realizing that much platinum was
lost In the fire test, because platinum
occurs In combination with arsenic,
the ore wns given n second test, by
water, the latter disclosing, according
to the report, n content of $i22 to the
ton.
Increase In telephone ~snryice rnfes