, 1923-08-29
SHORT
NEWS ITEMS

james Lee, ~, ana Harold vans
ley, 10, lost their lives by drowning
at the Orman dam e Colony.
The oil well discovered neal Big
Piney by Charles Lackey, drilling for
the Cretaceous OIL Company, will be
leased to the Standard OIL Company.
according to reports.
10y L. Zingg, 40, of Clearmont, com
mitted suicide by drinking poison in
his home. Dependency, due to Ill
health, was given as the cause, 1t was
disclosed at a cOroners inquest.
Duncan Livingston, pipeline worker
died at a Casper hospital of injuries
received when he was caught under a
pipe laying machine and had his chest
crushed. The accident occurred near
Salt Greek.
Six prisoners, one wanted for as
sault with intent to kill, escaped from
the NatrOna county jail at Casper in
broad daylight by saving two bars fac
ing on the main centrally located bust
ness street.
L. r. Greenwalt of Denver was in
jured severely at Laramie when he
was caught CtWCOh wv al NaAo
In the railroad yards and crushed. He
has been working at Laramie as a
switchman. h
William R. Mcmillan, employee Of
the Richards & Cunningham Company
of Casper for five years and active in
Natrona county politics, has accepted
a position as secretary to Congress
man Charles L. Winter.
The Wyoming-Montana Investment
Company has been organized in Cas-
per to handle lots placed on the mar
ket in connection with the location Of
a new town on the Wyoming North &
South railroad at Salt Creek.
John Pavilion, Austrian coal miner.
pronounced the outstanding hero of
the explosion in the Kemmerer Coal
Company mine at Kemmerer, was
brought to the state mental hospital
at Evanston. He is insane as a result
of his experiences.
Nine loaded oil cars went into the
ditch on the Northwestern road near
Careyhurst. the accident tearing up a
considerable stretch Of new track and
reducing many Of the new ties to tooth
pick size. 1t is supposed that the de-
railment was caused by soft" track.
due to %protracted rains on the recent
ly rebuilt grade.
To finance its work on the roads Of
Wyoming the State Highway Depart
ment this year will have about 81 ,3OO,-
OOO. Figures and estimates announced
show that approximately $1,O50.0O0
will come from the states share of the
federal oil royalties, S15O,O0O from the
state gasoline tax, and 100000 from
the legislative appropriation.
Wyoming crop conditions are gener-
ally better than last year and above
the 10-year average. according to the
monthly report issued by the United
States Department of Agriculture from
Its Cheyenne office. The report also
Indicates a decline In the wheat, po-
tato and rye prospects during July
with an Indicated Increase in corn.
oats, barley and hay.
In the small hours Of the morning
as Ticket Agent Ernest Peters Of
Green River was returning home he
heard the sound of breaking glass. On
investigation he discovered that the
large panel of plate glass In the front
door of the Golden Rule store had been
smashed. He Immediately informed
Night Marshal Charles Harvey, who,
together with Albert Moerke, entered
the building while Ernest Peters
watched outside. On entering they
discovered a Mexican In the act of
loading up the best suits. shirts and
underwear he could lay his hands up
on. The man was arrested and lodged
in the county jail.
When A.. ID. Faville, state commits
sioner Of agriculture, announced sew
eral months ago that he was able to al
lot only $4,000 to the State Fair fund,
a lot Of folks decided that Douglas
wouldn't have much Of a fair this fall.
And when these folks heard that the
fire In February virtually destroyed
Agricultural hall, the finest building
on the fair grounds. they decided that
all hopes Of u fair were over. But the
folks who made this decision reckoned
without the spirit of the citizens of
Douglas. For the town, almost to u
man, stepped up to Commissioner Fa-
Vile and offered Its services.
Casper was selected as the 1924
meeting place OF the Wyoming Phar-
m%aceutical Association Mt the annual
convention Of the organization held in
Buffalo. Officers elected for the COM
ing year follow Ruby @. shultz. wor-
land. president L. Il. Tyson, Sheridan,
secretary; II. II. Selman. Sheridan.
first vice president Jess willard, Salt
Creek, second vice president.
w. Arthur Ross, OF Fort Collins.
Colo, has been appointed Wyoming
state supervisor of vocational educa-
ton, with offices In Cheyenne.
Provisions OF the new livestock In