, 1923-03-21
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NEWS ITEMS

The ri Beta Phi fraternity, the
first woman's fraternity at the Univer-
sity of Wyoming to own its own home,
has purchased the Joe Lane residence,
at Laramie and will be given posses
sion April 1.
"Tex' Kicker, who claims to be II
motion picture actor, was taken IL
Evanston where he is to be charged
with obtaining money by false pre-
fences. 1t is alleged that he filched u
hotel out of $72.
Lon G. Davis of Cheyenne, deputy
United States marshal, has been mott
fled from Washington % his appoint
ment as federal prohibition commits
sioner for Wyoming. He succeeds Carl
Jackson, transferred to the Seattle
division.
A communication from the ku Klux
Klun and setting forth that that or
ganization had been visited by the
sheriff and county attorney at Evans
ton and had been warned to enforce
the law, was received at the Evanston
Press office.
Peace in the coal fields of half the
state, If not all of 1t, for another year
IS assured. following the action of the
policy committee of district 81, United
Mine Workers of America, and the OPP
orators Of Southern Wyoming in meet
ing the existing agreement as Il basis
for the twelve months beginning
April /.
Wyoming's eugenics law, under
which every man must present II doc
tors certificate showing freedom from
yenereal disease in communicable form
before securing II marriage license.
stands to be continued to be enforced
in some counties and not in others for
the next two years. The bill to make
1t statewide was vetoed by the gov
ernor.
The hearing before the Board of
State School Land Commissioners in
Cheyenne was IL history-Inaking Incl
lent in the affairs of Wyoming. All
records were broken in the number of
persons present at the hearing in the
number of active bidders, and the high
royalties and bonuses offered for a
lease upon school section 80 in the
Salt Creek field.
Jack Stephen King. 12-year-old Boy
Scout, who was taken TO the Memorial
hospital mt Cheyenne after being run
down by AN automobile driven by L.
r.. Rogers, u banker, died from the in
juries he sustained in the accident.
The lad had been directing visiting
Colorado and Wyoming Hotarians and
was on his way home when the ice
dent occurred.
Approximately 500 high school
students representing every high school
in the state and including thirty-seven
basketball teams, numerous debaters
and other contestants for academic
honors, We're in Laramie in observance
of Wyoming's sixth annual High
School week. conducted by the Uni
versity of Wyoming. The representa-.
tives of the Big Piney high school were
required to sled their way 100 miles
to the nearest railroad station from
where they were transported to Lara
mic.
A letter addressed to "The Com
handing Officer, Fort Laramie, Wyo.,"
has been received by the commanding
general at Fort Russell from John
Elliott of Liverpool, England, who is
seeking Information regarding his
brother, Thomas Elliott or Thomas
Howard, who was IA soldier Mt Fort
Laramie in 1885. The letter is inter-
esting because there has been no com
mandlng officer of Fort Laramie dur
| inD mora than thfrty xanr. H.. -.
having been abandoned by the army
In 1890.
At least 100 wells, ut a cost of $780,
900 each, will be drilled in the Teapot
dome, w. l.. Connolly, head of the
Mammoth Oil Company, 'said in Chey-
enne recently. Between forty and fifty
strings of tools will be used, and To
complete Its program this Sinclair-con-
trolled company Will spend an add
tional $4,S00,000.
A number of the miners ut the mines
of the Peerless Coal Company ut Gil
lette went out ON strike and organized
Il union with the following Officers /:
Ella Tomnsi, president John Kuzmn,
financial secretary, and william Car
Denter. recording secretary, says the
News. The men walked out In a
friendly spirit. according to Martin Ca
hill. president of District -.
The expected fight over the next
governor and the next meeting place
for the seventh district international
rotary collapsed ut the Cheyenne meet
Ing when all other candidates with
drew and DIR. John Andrew of Long
mont was ugreed on for governor. The
selection Will not carry with II the
naming of the place for the next meet
Ing, which has been the custom, but
Colorado Springs Will be awarded the
convention.
Harry Mnllon, homcstender In the
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