, 1923-04-11
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NEWS ITEMS

from Pine Bluffs to the Denver mar-
ket recently.
An east bound freight train struck
and killed four horses on the crossing
west of Pine Bluffs a few days ago..
They belonged to Wisroth Brothers.
II. L. Scott and Guy Curlee, con-
tractors Of Sterling, Colo. have been
awarded a contract amounting to
$125,OOO for sidewalks and curbing In
Casper, Wyo.
Percy Kearns, pressman's helper on
a Casper newspaper, had his hand 50
badly crushed that he will lose all his
fingers and thumb Of his left hand
when he had it caught between the
rollers Of a big newspaper press.
Report from Park City. Utah, has it
that Mrs. June st. Clair, formerly pro-
prietress Of the Southern hotel, be-
tween Kemmcrer and Diamondville,
was stabbed to death in her home in
Park City by Pedro Canno. a Mexican.
There Is a report which cannot be
confirmed at the Thermopolis station
that beginning May l, the Burlington
Will ooo aAolACA PooSSAeSA ~
service on this line says the Record.
Those who claim to have inside infor-
nation say that q day and a night
rain will run In each direction.
II. G. Hilton, the supervisor Of the
Medicine Bow national forest, has
been informed that ]. NJ. VALLEY, for
merly forest assistant, who was trans
farrnI tn otp,tlar dr1tiad af MQncna.
Colo, for the Montezumn national for
est, has been promoted to forest ex-
aminer and ordered to Alaska In con-
nection with the sale of timber for the
use In making wood pulp.
Rock Springs realty has advanced
in the past few years by big leaps, and
fortunes have been made by some Of
the old-timers. A few years g a
prominent business man on South
Front street purchased the property
formerly occupied by the Rock Springs
saloon for S2,70O; a few days g he
signed a lease for a new restaurant
for a rental Of $2,4OO q year.
Delegations from all parts of Wyo-
ming and Montana were present when
the first shovel Of dirt In construction
of the new Wyoming North and South
railroad was turned. The line, which
will connect Miles City, Mont. with
the Burlington at a point lear Casper.
will be in operation by next winter, 1t
was announced. The road Is being
built by former Gov. G. N. Haskell Of
Oklahoma and associates and will cost
S15, 900. 1t will be $50 miles long.
Later 1t will be extended into Colo
RADIO, 1t Is planned.
When Mrs. Wiseman Hill, a negress,
died about a year and a half ago, she
left two Wills d%isposing Of property
said to be worth about $500. One
was made in Laramie and named
Thomas Canada, colored, US u bene-
ficiary and the executor. The other
was made at Denver and left the
property to John Scott. The Laramie
will was shown to be invalid and Fred
Ihmsen, clerk Of the District Court,
was named administrator. who has
Just made final settlement, the prop
erty going to Scott Of Denver.
Judge William McAllister- has
uloPPCu lhC AAAA6 SoA - oA hho AaAl
lily quarrel Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Matus, which occurred In their home
at Oakley early In the morning Of lar
q of this year. says the Kemmerer
Camera. Both wer brought to the L.
@. NJ. hospital on the day Of the quar-
rel, the nan suffering from u bullet
wound In the face and several knife
cuts on the body and Mrs. Matus suf-
fering severe acid burns on neck and
shoulder and other parts Of her being.
Matus' wounds proved fatal he died
Jan. 80, and Immediately after his
arrest Mrs. Matus vas arrested.
Something resembling q ~free-for-all-
tight took place at the school house
In District No. 10. In the upper n Of
the valley neal Encampment, when
opposing factions used fists and other
dangerous weapons In UNFOLDING their
arguments on the question Of whether
or not the school house could and
would be used for dancing purposes.
"The Wyoming Reporter" edited
and published by George A. Deaton, 10
the name Of Rawlins' new newspaper.
1t has made Its first appearance and
will be published or each Tuesday
thereafter. The recent arrival will be
seven column in size. will be independ-
ent Democratic In policy and will lay
special emphasis on the natural re-
sources Of Carbon county and wyo-
ming.
Another large fee was paid into the
Wyoming treasury a few days ago.
The Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing
Company, Incorporated under the laws
OF Delaware for 10000 900. transmit.
ted to the secretary Of state a check
for SS.005 for the privilege Of filing q
certified copy Of Its articles In tho