, 1923-09-26
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NEWS ITEMS

prominent place in the county, display,
as has cabbage, cauliflower and Other
vegetables.
Especially attractive was the dis
play of Goshen cOunty-"Land Of
Goshen"-with its big yellow pump
kins, luscious looking melons, fruits
and threshed grains.
Sheridan county was strongest In
grains, both threshed and in the sheaf.
corn n spuds.
Laramie county's exhibit was truly
educational, in that 1t shows in a
graphic way the value of KOta n
Acme wheat, which Laramie county
has proved to be extremely rust re
s%istant, Over Marquis wheat.
Crook county's display was the best
argument the dry farm booster ever
had. Displayed in competition with
grains. grasses and vegetables from ir-
rigated sections, the CrOOt county dry
farmers made u wonderful showing.
Glenrock had a most attractive cor
ner of the Converse display filled with
vegetables and corn.
Platte county caused you to think
seed corn" but Niobrara's display GER
tainly brought the thought of field
beans.
Laramie county's collection of seed
potatoes caused the older potato pro-
ducing sections considerable surprise.
! mt Douglas.
n better corn has ever been seen
in my part of the country" stated A.
w. Devasher, of MoorecrOft, who was
in Omaha with u string of mixed
stock recently.
The greatest sale of purebred live
stock ever arranged in Wyoming was
held in connection with the Wyoming
State fair. Some remarkably fine
livestock was offered.
The Big Horn county exhibit was
the largest ut the fair, extending over
the entire north wall of the building.
County Agent l.. Il. Mcdaniel was In
charge of the exhibit.
The Cliff Gold Mining Company,
which is working some gold claims two
and u half miles above Center, is
shipping 1000 pounds of ore. thought
to be rich in gold. to II Denver smelter
for a test.
DIR. q. NJ. Anderson, secretary of the
State Board of Health, has sen 10 the
various county health officers "a letter
calling attention 10 the rule on vaccin-
alton of school children and asking
them to see that II Is enforced.
Gov. w. Is. Ross frustrated an effort
to hold a Ku Klux Klan meeting in
the state fair grounds In Cheyenne by
ssuing an order that the grounds
should not be used for that purpose.
A group of men, supposedly klansmen,
called on the governor and besought
him to rescind the order. but he re-
fused
The largest corn crop in the history
Of the state, u good hay Gro and II de-
cline in the wheat and potato pros
poets are the outstanding features of
the monthly report Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture, is
sued from its Cheyenne office. WyO-
ming corn crop promises to be the
largest ever grown and is forecasted
mt 2,315,OOO bushels from a condition
Of 90 per cent.
wyoming bankers who take the at
titude that u sheep Is II sheep are in
u great measure responsible for the
fact that the average fleece from range
flocks weighs only about seven pounds,
father than twelve pounds This Sc
we're Arrangement was made by J. ii.
King, president OF the American Ram
bouillet Sheep Association, and pio-
heel sheep breeder of Laramie, while
In attendance ut the State Fair ut
Douglas.
X. l.. Lowell, n brakeman, was killed
md a Union Pacific railroad switch
engine and seventeen cars demolished
when "A freight engine raP into the
switch engine at Iiuwllns. The crews
OF both engines jumped, Lowell falling
under the ears.
The statement is made by n. T. Oh
son. state engineer In charge of the
obstruction work OF the Wind River
nno highway now being built five
miles south of Thermopolis. that II will
be possible for ears to drive through
the canon as soon us December l, no
unforeseen circumstances arising. TIT
road will no be open to the public ut
.iat time, bat the statement Is assur-
nncc that the highway will be In shape
~ the early weeks of spring.
w. II. Cramblett, grading camp
worker, will be tried for manslaugh.
ter In connection with the death Of
Hugh I%ioneycutt. another employee Of
the same camp, who died Of injuries
received In II fight with Crnmblett,
while both were said to he under the
Influence OF liquor. This announce
mcnt was made by Prosecuting Attor-
ney W. IL. Foster of Casper ut the con-
clusion Of the inquest. the verdict of
the jury having recommended that
Cramblett be held.
Jack Grey, son of @. A. Grey, Pine
Bluffs lumbcrinnn, IL the champion
livestock Judge among the Boys and
Girls club members OF Wyoming.