, 1923-12-12
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NEWS ITEMS

sorship mt Yule, and Is the youngest
member of the faculty of the famous
university.
C. C. Williams died at n Salt Creek
hospital of burns received mt the Car
ter oil Company camp in the oil field
n week & Williams was manager of
the camp boarding house. A widow
and two children SURVIVE him.
Plainly Indicative of the continued
growth and prosperity the city of Cas-
per this fall is the report of S309,0l5
worth of new construction work start
ed during the month of November. The
records show that 1874 permits were
Issued.
Plans are being formulated for n
Wyoming state mining congress to be
held in Casper in the immediate future
in order to create more interest in and
to promite the mining industry in this
state. The mining industry is booming
now throughout the nation, particular
ly- in the western country.
Casper Presbyterians have started
construction work on their $15O,OGO
church which will grace the corner of
Eighth and Wolcott streets. Founda-
ton of the edlfice is now being laid.
The building probably will not be
ready for church purposes before late
next summer
Miss Emma Alleman, daughter of
Mrs. Effie Alleman of Cokeville, and
niece of Marshall Reynolds of Chey-
enne, represented the Sheep Club mem
bers of Wyoming at the second Inter
national Club Congress in Chicago,
Nov. 80 to Dec. Z. This trip was
awarded by Armour & Co. of Chicago.
A certificate of public convenience
and necessity to build Il pipe line from
the Wyoming border to carry
gas from Wellington, Colo, gas well to
Cheyenne was granted the Cheyenne
Light, Fuel and Power Company, n
subsidiary of the Colorado Public Serv-
ice Company, by the Wyoming Public
Service Commission.
At a meeting of the trustees of
Platte Valley High School District No.
2, the board unanimously favored the
submission to the voters of the district
within the neXt few weeks, or as soon
us the preliminary steps can be taken,
of n proposal to issue bonds of the dis
trict to the amount of S35,000 for the
construction of u modern high school
building in Saratoga.
A meeting of the directors of the
Big Horn Basin Federated Club was
held in Lowell with directors present
representing the towns of Cody, Pow
ell, COwley, Lowell, Greybull, Basin,
Worlnnd and ThermOpolis. c.. f. John
son brought to the attention of the
club the proposed creation of a ma
honal park of n portion of the Big
Horn mountains. He said there was
much opposition TO this project.
The last stumbling block to the cross
ing of the Salt Creek oil field by the
Wyoming North & South railroad,
which when completed will me
Casper with Miles City, Mont. was lift
ed by a message received in Casper
from First Assistant Secretary Finney
Of the Interior Department, stating
that the department had granted the
application of the company to con
struct sidings to serve oil lessees.
The Burlington railway is preparing
to change the location of from ten to
twelve miles of its track near Lysite
to escape the danger Of floods and
w%ashouts. The preliminary bond was
fixed at $4,000 in Judge Roses court
~ anInr II CtN-att 90 NI,la1G L.
STREET, represented the railway com
pany, and Philip s. Winter represented
Il number of the ranchmen and prop
erty owners whose lands are to be
crossed by the new line.
Less cattle md sheep grazed on the
Medicine Bow forest this year than for
several years past. The authorization
Of the forest for cattle is 1880 and
permits were granted for lab head.
Two deaths from recent automobile
accidents occurred ut Casper hospitals.
Jack Brady, 10, son of Mr.. and Mrs. II.
ID. Brady, died of internal injuries re-
ceived when struck by an automobile
driven by John Deco of Glcnrock.
The other death. which brought the
death toll from automobile accidents
up to five for the month. was that OF
Perry Ross, county employee. who wa
injured n week ago in n collision with
u machine driven by q. W. Hnwley.
by the arrest OF II. A. Burgess at
Fort Collins by Sheriff Herring Of Lar
annie and the sheriff of Larimer coun-
ty. Colorado, and OF Bert vetter in
Laramie by Undersheriff Landlord, II
Is believed the sheriff has broken up
one of the boldest gangs of horse
thieves known here In several years.
Burgess made II complete confession ut
Fort Collins, Witnessed by two sheriffs
and n deputy. Netter wns hiding In II
bnrn ut his home In Laramie, deep un-
der some hny. when Deputy Landlord
run across him.