, 1923-04-04
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NEWS ITEMS

plant at ParcO, says the Rawlins Re
publican.
William Hughes and Blaine High
land of Basin were badly burned by an
explosion and fire ut the new well in
Hidden Dome, where they were work
ing.
New Workers. will be eating Wyom-
ing turkeys next Thanksgiving If
present plans of the Big Horn County
Cooperative Association are carried
out.
Charles II. Helmar of Boise, Idaho.
has been awarded the contract for the
construction Of the thirty miles of
water system from Sage Springs into
Rawlins.
Word received in Basin told of the
death Of Leonard, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. A. Henderson, as u result of being
gassed while at work in the Grass
Creek field.
Miss Grace Mcdonald, Newcastle's
popular lady attorney, has been ap-
pointed court commissioner at New
castle by Judge Harry Z. Isley of the
Seventh judicial district.
Elsie Baker, II years old, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Baker of
Bill, Wyo., Is dead as the result of in
juries received when her horse
stumbled and fell with her.
The first cou case ever held in the
new county of Teton was that where
in William Sheriff. was charged in
Justice Johnson's court with having
destroyed three head of moose.
The association already has a on
tract for 100000 pounds of beans next
fall and it is planned to send u train
load of turkeys from the several
ties in the Big Horn basin next fall.
Erection of a $4,000 flour mill is
projected for Casper by Austin e. Jay,
Gillette miller, who stated in an inter-
view that he proposed to dispose of
his Gillette interests and locate in
Casper. II
Five hundred thousand timbers will
make up the tie drive of the Wyoming
Tie and Timber Company down the
Big Wind river to the treating plant
at Riverton this year, according to the
estimate of ar official of the company
who states that the drive this year
will be started about May 25.
Joe Bennett, Cody boy who is on a
trip around the world with a New
York party, writes from Bangok. Siam,
Of a royal ball he attended on New
Years day. The king, queen and
other royal ~highnesses were present
and saw the Cody lad Skinny with
the daughter of the Japanese minister.
A shortage of 100000 in the nc.
counts of the Bank of Gillette was dis
closed as the result Of an investigation
of the institutions books by the state
sank examiner. The bank has been
closed since March 8, when Mark
Shields, president, committed suicide.
The shortage may reach $3.50, 600 when
all the ccoun have been checked,
according to Byron HUE, state bank
examiner. A shortage of $4,000 has
been discovered In cash accounts, he
stated. This had been covered up, said
Mr.. HUE, by means of charges to cor
hS'DCAtSAAt ~ Va ttCllS VIII niu
had not been credited. Fake notes
amounting to 100000 also were dis
covered, Mr.. HUE asserted, while SILL
900 in Liberty bonds, belonging to Gus
of the bank, are missing from
safety deposit vaults. he added. The
Investigation disclosed that 500, 900
belonging to the bank was used by Mr..
Shields to develop a mine which he
owned, according to the state bank ex.
aminer. The shortage has been ac-
for a number OF years, said
Mr.. HUE.
Forest Supervisor Hilton announced
that In agreement with the policy es.
tablished, all payments for grazing
fees on the Medicine Bow national for
must be made in full prior to the
opening Of the grazing season.
The Elks of Laramie have given $50
to the fund being raised to send the
Laramie high school basketball team.
the champions Of the state of wyo-
ming. to the basketball tournament at
Chicago University, and also gave a
dance to raise funds to provide the
with spending money while on
the trip. The plan Is to raise about
$500 for expenses, and to provide a
sum for the use of the
In seeing the sights of Chicago.
Secretary Otto IL. Bolin of the
Wyoming State Fair returned to Doug
las recently from u trip to Cheyenne,
where he took up matters concerning
the Institution with the members of
the State Board OF Charities and Re-
form. He declares that the board
seems to have wished Its hands OF
The state fair, lnusmuch as the last
Legislature provided hat on md after
April /, 1923, the fair should be under
supervision Of the newly created
State Board OF Agriculture.