, 1923-09-12
SHORT
NEWS ITEMS

EIlanuel COull, VI NleScitu,
off u finger while splitting a t-bone
steak.
Ground is being broken for the I'M
mediate construction of u One-story
brick building to be erected for the
purpose of housing the Powell postof-
flee.
AT least eight blocks of paving, CON
stituting Cheyenne's first district and
bringing a realization of the 20-year
dream of Cheyenne boosters, will be
completed on or about November l of
this year.
The garage belonging to II. j. Tenn
pleton of Lance Creek, together with
all its contents, was burned to the
ground, and Mr.. Templeton suffered
severe burns on his hand and arm. The
garage contained two automobiles. one
a new Buick of the sport model and
the other a Ford touring.
Colorado and Nebraska lamb feed
ers have been getting busy in Wyo-
ming lately and have contracted a
good many lambs for delivery next
month at $1,000 and $1O.75, and l ex-
pect that even $11 has been or will be
paid" said Byron Wilson, secretary of
the Wyoming Wool Growers Associa-
ton.
Michael G. WEIGH, homesteader of
the Powder river region, lost q team
of horses and narrowly escaped with
his life when he tried to ford Powder
River gulch with a wagon while 1t was
running flood water from a small
cloudburst. WEIGH drove his horses to
the other side but they were unable to
climb the bank and after turning
around the wagon was overturned and
dragged the horses under.
Information charging julius Ramez,
who was arrested following an attack
on Conductor Jenney, neal Red Buttes
with assault viii intent to kill, was
filed directly in the District Court al
Laramie. Ramez is alleged to have
been crawling on top of a freight train
moving mt the rate of thirty-five miles
per hour in an effort to attack Con-
ductor Jenney. A scuffle followed be-
tween the wv on top of a car, ending
of his associate workmen.
That the test well being drilled foul
miles west of Douglas on the Hamilton
lease by the Griffith Oil Company of
Alliance for the Big Indian Oil & Gas
Company will not be completed this
year has been reported. 1t was stated
a few days 6 that the hole had
reached Il depth of $500 feet and that
no showing of oil had been encountered
since the test vas taken over from
the Big Indian people by the Griffith
OIL Company early las spring.
Word has been received that the
Middle States OIL Corporation, or in
terests of Governor Haskell, expects
to nave the new North and South
railroad line in operation between Cas-
per and Salt Creek by September Is.
Start of traffic on this new railroad
line this month Will mean that the
North and South railroad will care for
all freight shipments from Casper to
South Casper Creek, Poison Spider,
Teapot Dome, and Salt Creek oil
fields.
Seizure by the Casper police Of an
automobile in which stock was be-
ing sold for rafting purposes early In
the month has found a sequel in two
more suits Instituted against City Of
~ficials, each seeking SOS, 1000 damages
for alleged false arrest and imprison-
ment, the plaintiffs being Harry L.
Hogue and his wife, Estella Hogue,
who were employed by George Bloom
of Billings as stock" sellers. The de-
fpn6nnfG In tho twn caoaC ms, tUu
ander Nisbet. chief of police John NJ.
Whisenhunt, mayor; Walter w. Royce,
councilman; William Clayton, police
captain. and Charles ]. Carter, police
officer.
Albert Bartlett, state g~eologist. and
also manager of the Horseshoe Live
Stock Company of Glendo, is reported
to be the pioneer trapnester of Wlo-
ming. as far as Is known, that method
of selective breeding having only late
ly been introduced at the university
poultry plant, while Mr.. Bartlett has
been using 1t for the past year.
Sheridan. Wyo., Aug. Reformation
of the Northern Wyoming National
Farm Loan association, with head
quarters In Sheridan. and with a mem.
bersiiip of 20 farmers, was completed
nj Sheridan recently by Ii. II. Joslin.
former federal land appraiser and sec
retnry-trensurer OF the new ~organiza-
tion. Long time loans from federal
funds will be sought by the assocIa.
ton.
The Charles Regden" Of Cheyenne,
Wyo.. who Is reported In u Minneapolis
dispatch MS having disappeared there,
Is believed to be Charles l.. Rigdon,
former United States attorney for
Wyoming. who vent to Minneapolis to
the American Bar Association
Iiigdon is one OF the lead.
ers OF the Wyoming bar and is prom.
'nent In Democratic state poIIticnl