, 1923-12-19
SHORT
WYOMING
NEWS ITEMS

rOundhOuSe building In Cheyenne.
Bert vetters, arrested In Laramie
as head of an alleged horse stealing
band operating In Wyoming and Colo
RADIO, pleaded guilty in District Court
and was sentenced to from two to
five years in state prison.
B. G.. Clark, bridge worker for the
Burlington railroad, who was found
shot to death Il short distance from
the depot at ThermOpolis, came to
his death by suicide. according to the
verdict Of u coroner's jury, which
heard evidence adduced at the in
quest.
Police of Denver and Cheyenne are
puzzling over the mysterious disappear
ance of the rare diamonds and spark
ling rubies of Mrs. Marcia Showwaiter,
prominent society leader of Cheyenne,
the course of her visit to Denver last
week. Valued at more than $4,000. the
costly trinkets have vanished In a
most m%ystifying manner.
Details Of a thrilling automobile
chase over the Rocky Mountain high
way west of Laramie, during which
several shots were exchanged, were
disclosed in Laramie following the
fine of 5000 imposed in justice court
upon James Grail and e. f. Bingham,
prominent Laramie business men, for
killing elk.
A. N. Bishop, who has been farm
ing near Riverton for the past number
of years, has demonstrated that broom
corn can be grown in the RivertOn
valley. He has lensed the old Wyo-
ming Inn building In Riverton and has
started the manufacture of floor and
whisk brooms under the name. of the
Rivertor Broom Company.
Let me go up there and serve his
sentence and let him have his free
DOM is the request in a letter to Gov.
william b. Ross by an 1S-year-old
Green River girl, whose brother Is
serving a term in the state peniten-
tiary at Rawlins, after being convicted
of ~manslaughter. The girl asserts that
her brother is innocent of the crime
and that m investigation would reveal
such.
Much interest Is being shown in the
oil structure located northwest of Pine
Bluffs, known as the Spring Creek
dome. 1t Is estimated that this terri
tory will be given q thorough examina-
ton at once. Practically all the land
Is leased at this time and u bona fide
company Is wanted to give II u test.
The Pine Bluffs section Is rated as In
the oil bearing territory, according to
the Government survey.
Dates for the Mid Winter Fair and
Wyoming State Potato Show at Pin
Bluffs have been set for Jan. 81 and
Feb. l and 2. A comprehensive pro-
gram is now being arranged for the
three days. County Agent Zeiger
estimates there will be 1000 visitors
from outside this community during
the exhibit. With the fine crop of
Interest in poultry, 1t Is believed the
show will be much bigger and better
than last year..
Heroism displayed by l.. d. Coburn,
Pullman conductor. and ID. L. Little
ton. Pullman porter. In rescuing pas
sengers from the Cole Creek wreck on
the Burlington railroad mt Cole Creek,
Wyo., last September, has been recog-
nized by the Pullman company. Each
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ns burlington
rn,io"u 20 ue'ns u reports' mas
e,neu .n service per
io'nieu Wy '"e nien anu - 'aA'ns steps
BIN" 70 "pp'eo
hisking their lives In a binding
wyoming pizznrd 10 restore telephone
service over the transcontinental line
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