, 1923-12-05
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Union Pacific, while trying to catch a
moving freight train at Walcott, fell
under the train, losing both legs. He
died at Rawllns.
The Hatfield OIL Company's well on
the Eight-Mile-Lake structure, eight
miles south of. RawlIns, began spout
Ing gas a few days ago. The flow Is
estimated at 45,000.OOO cubic feet
daily.
Joseph Jankovsky, Jr., a tailor Of
Cheyenne, was found dead at the Bel
voir ranch, twelve miles southwest of
Cheyenne with two shotgun wounds
The body was found by friends with
whom he ven to the ranch on a hunt
Ing expedition.
Volunteers equipped with graphing
hooks and other devices have SO FAR
been unsuccessful In their search of
Johnson's lake. hear Casper, for the
bodies of Antonio Russ and Frederick
Davis, who were drowned while hunt
ing ducks. The bottom and n a
Of the boat have been found.
Lewis Carr Butler, Denver man,
former cashier of the First National
Bank of Rock River, Wyo., pleaded
moi guilty to an indictment charging
ENLIGHTENMENT, misapplication and alb
straction of more than $3.50 from
that institution. His bail was set Mt
$4,000. Time for the trial has not
| yet been set. Butler was indicted by
the federal grand jury in Cheyenne.
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Carbon county, Wyo., and who claims
also to be mayor Of Baggs, Wyo., and
| Mrs. Ellen Syren, also of Baggs, who
were arrested in Denver when Mrs.
| Syren complained to police that she
bad been forced to come to Denver
against her will to marry Vernon,
were released when Mrs. Syren sud
denly decided that she had not been
treated so badly after all.
Suit for $4,000 has been filed
against Sheriff Perry Morris, of Nat
roma county, for the estate Of Mrs. j.
d. Newcomb, for the fatal shooting
by Enrol j. Cantlin, sheriffs deputy,
of Mrs. Newcomb on June 20 last. ].
D.. Newcomb, widower, Is the plaintiff
in the action. Cantlin was acquitted
of n first degree murder charge In
| connection with the shooting.
Claiming that the city of Cheyenne
has assessed it $5,394.4O over what 1t
has a right to assess, the Union Pacif-
ic Railroad Company has refused to
make its first payment of annual
taxes. According to the city's assess
ment, the total annual amount paid
should be 3 S.722.22, half of which
required to be paid by November 10
being S19,361.11. The railroad claims
| thai the first payment should be only
$16.G63.91.
This years annual meeting and
state exhibit of the Wyoming State
Potato Improvement Association will
be held at Pin Bluffs some time in
January. The arrangements have
just been completed by Paul Duper-
tuis, of Lingle, president of the organ-
~ization. The state association. which
vas organized last yea at Torrington,
has for Its purpose the improving Of
potatoes in Wyoming and the provid-
Ing of better marketing and shipping
methods.
Introduction of n new accounting
system for Natrona county business
was assured by the visit In Casper OF
Governor William b. Ross, who went
over methods Of rechecking receipts
md expenditures with the county
commissioners. The volume of bust.
ness handled by Natrona county justi.
files the change in he opinion OF the
governor, who stated that II would
not be extended to include many coun-
ties of the state.
Sam SIcurella is In the county jail
ut Sheridan, and Tony Tant Is in o
hospital, Injured perhaps fatally. rs a
result of n fight at Monarch. a mining
town n few miles north of Sheridan.
S~icurella Is said TO have attempted to
take Tant's life with n revolver when
1.-THE hitter asked payment Of u debt.
Tant was shot twice, once though the
right groin n once through the right
shoulder. No charge has been filed
against the assailant. pending the out.
4 come az the VICTIMS Injuries. -
President A. G.. Crane. o. the'Uni
cefsFfy Of Wyoming, anso1nced In
Laramie n few days ngo that the fed
erni government has agreed to place
dts new petroleum research laboratory
ut the university this coming spring
The decision follqws n visit to. Wash,
Ington by br. CRIME and Frank A
Holiday, both representing the board
Of trustees, n Is confirmed by n tele.
gram from Il. C. Fnney, first assistant
Secretary of the Interior. and a letter
from ii. Foster Balm. director of the
Bureau Of Mines. As n result the uni.
versity will add n new department.
that of petroleum engineering, third OF