, 1923-08-08
SHORT
WYOMING
NEWS ITEMS

Lorena Tricky, the only lady rider,
was thrown In the first heat Of the
derby at Frontier Park, Cheyenne.
The accident happened just opposite
the grandstand. Miss Trickey was not
seriously injured.
James Wesley Klein, 81, of Adams,
Neb., who was shot by his travelling
Myrtle Zuber, at the Chey-
wound. Zuber and Lawrence Warner,
also of Adams, who had been held by
the sheriff for investigation, were re-
leased. Dr.. j.. b. Klein Of Omaha,
brother Of the dead man, asserted he
was convinced Zuber was telling the
truth when he said the shooting was
accidental.
The beautiful entrance to Yellow
stone park through the Shoshone val
ley is strewn with debris n wreck
age as a result Of the worst flood in
estry service. Three cloudbursts, scat
tered over an interval of six hours,
swept down the mountain passes car
rying tons of rock and dirt, cutting off
from the outside 400 tourists, and COM
pletely demoralizing all forms of com
munication.
Unless the cOmmandant at Fort Rus
sell can be persuaded from his present
position, there will be no troops de-
tailed to Douglas for the State Fair.
said a message received from Major
General Morton, c~ommandant of the
Ninth Corps area, In reply to u request
made by Congressman Winter. Major
General Morton says the commandant
reports that the depleted strength of
the garrison prevents his complying
with the request.
Kermit Kienl, %, of Denver, known
as 'Diavalo," a stunt flyer and para
chute performer with the Ivan X.
Gates flying circus, vas killed instant
ly when his parachute failed to open
as he was making a parachute jump
from IA plane, piloted by eddie Brooks.
Kielll was making Il sensational drop
from the plane ut a height Of 1900
feet above the Cheyenne air mail
field, as the last special feature of the
Frontier days celebration.
Cheyenne's twenty-seventh annutlS
Frontier day celebration exceeded all
promises and expectations. At the
opening 1900 spectators, the greatest
assemblage ever jammed into Frontier
park, heard Col. Alvin Owsley. nation
al commander of the American Legion,
deliver IA brief speech as a starter. and
shortly thereafter 1900 pulses were
thrown itno high gear and held there
until the last cloud of dust settled on
the grim battle ground or man and
beast.
That the Teton Gas Products Com
puny successor OF Midland Carbon, Oc-
cidental Oil and Gas INT Wyoming De-
MIGRATING concerns. will discontinue
its effort to gain legal sanction for
manufacture Of carbon black In Wyo-
ming was Indicated by its Insertion Of
advertisements offering for sale IA
large part of its property at Cowley
and Byron, Wyo. "a large stock of
drilling tools, casing and fitting, which
1t values at 6 5000. invoice prices,'
will be sold for $4,000 cash. 1t was an
nounced.
The central Wyoming line OF the
Burlington Railroad may be closed by
iiooh III until Nv ifthbtt VI
August, according to a statement Is
sued by the passenger department of
the road, which places an embargo OF
business to Bonneville, Boyson, Dor
nick, Emery, Lysite, Madden, Mlpne-
sela and Shoening. These townsVhG
between Casper and ~Thermopolis. w
passenger department says service to
these towns may not be re-established
for 30 days. The greatest damage ut
any one point, 1t was said, was mt
bonneville, where boxcars. waycars
and sIdetrnck were washed into the
Bad Water river.
A man identified as o. G. "Shorty"
Rochron, wanted for the robbery OF a
bank OF Moroni, Utah. July IL, was ar
rested mt Cokeville. and taken to KEN
merer by a deputy sheriff. He was
driving n light car containing a com
plete set OF burglar tools and four
guns.
The University OF Wyoming, In CO.
operation with the State Department
Of Education, arranged for a six
weeks summer school mt Gillette, for
the teachers of Northeastern Wyom-
Ing. July 20 to August 81. The courses
given are in subjects necessary to
meet the requirements for certifIcn-
ton. University credit will be given
all subjects offered by this summer
school. An excellent faculty Of seven
members, consisting Of University pro-
f~essors, representative members Of
the State Department. ana superin-
tendents and teachers In the schools
OF Wyoming vas secured. The citi-
zens OF Gillette have secured rooms In
private homes for 100 or more stu
dents, have provided for various forms
OF recreations ns tennis. baseball. and
swimming. besides excursions ON
Saturdays to many points Of scenic
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