, 1924-03-19
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guilty on n count, that of embez-
zling $423.SS, belonging to the Cody
Canal Irrigation district.
Henry Sevison of Laramie, u brother
of S. 4. Il. Sevison of Cheyenne, the
state highway engineer, was notified
from Washington by Senator Warren
that he had been appointed n national
bank examiner, and assigned TO the
Minneapolis district.
The FoXpark Timber Company,
which had IA large contract for furnish
ing ties to the Union Pacific, has COM
pleted its loading for the present with
a record shipment for February. The
ties were brought to Laramie for treat
ment at the Laramie preserving plant.
An embargo against all animals, for
ages and biological products o%rlginat-
ing In the state of California, pro-
claimed by Governor william Il. Ross,
was he first step taken to prevent an
outbreak of the dreaded foot and
mouth disease of cattle, sheep and
swine in Wyoming.
The heavy bridge which was built
on the ice in Wind River canon near
Thermopolis this winter by the Utah
Construction Company to be USED in
crossing their big steam shovels from
the highway work to the railroad side
of the gorge was taken out by the
breaking up of the Ice on the river.
The Wyoming State Federation of
Labor concluded its biennial conven-
ton in Cheyenne with the adoption of
resolutions and the selection of Casper
as its next convention city. Many of
the delegates to the convention re-
manned in Cheyenne to attend Il meet
ing of the Conference for Progressive
Political Action.
The headquarters troops of the First
cavalry, Wyoming National Guard, has
been mustered into the service In Lar
annie by Lieutenant Colonel Walter
Davis, adjutant general of the state of
Wyoming. n Cramer Thomas of
Cheyenne, a regular army inspector for
the Wyoming National Guard. Fifty
W officers and men were mustered.
A ghost of the Cole Creek disaster,
which snuffed out the lives of thirty
persons or more when a Burlington
passenger train plunged into the swol-
len waters of a stream east of Casper
last September, walks in Casper again
In III form of n small classified ad in
serted in "A Casper newspaper seeking
word of Albert Kessler n his 1o-year-
old daughter. The information is
yyontal h, , rnsi3a-t 90 D,,.,a
Calf.
Out Of POI criminal cases listed on
the docket for the spring term of the
Casper District Court, only ten felony
charges are involved, which marks u
sharp decline from last fall's term,
when twenty felony cases were hang
ing fire out of a total OF 400 criminal
actions. The figures reflect u marked
decrease in criminal activities in Cas-
per which last year resulted in half as
many arrests by the Casper police de-
partment as by the Denver police.
Worry over financial affairs caused
Mrs. Fern Blaylock, the divorced wife
of Willis Stidger, Casper attorney and
oil operator, to throw herself from a
fifth story window of the Plains hotel
in Cheyenne, according to Coroner
Bayley Finkbiner of Cheyenne. Mrs.
Blaylock vas rushed to u hospital, but
died without regaining consciousness
after the fall. A rambling farewell
note was found in her room authorities
said, but the only words that could be
deciphered were Goodbye and God
bless you darling"
John Konoman entered n Casper
pool hall and using two guns, conferred
nine bullets in Thomas Miller. his part
ner in the pool hall business. Miller
died before he reached the hospital.
Konoman then disappeared in the large
crowd which gathered, but later gave
himself up ut police headquarters. He
is being held on Il first degree murde.
charge.
The Stock Growers National Bank
Of Cheyenne has purchased the $780,
900 worth of 3 per cent district school
bonds OF Casper on which bids of sew
en- bond houses were rejected last
week, paying par plus accrued interest.
the school board paying for issuance
n marketing on entire Issue. The
sale netted the district $1,000 more
thnn best offer from bond houses.
A. L. Hooper and Arthur L. Barnes,
officers OF the United Home Builders
Association of Casper, which was
found to be operating under false pre-
lenses and recelvershlp appointed by
The state bnnk examiner, were ordered
arrested and charged with using the
mails to defraud. Warrants were also
issued for W. 7. S. Barnes and Mrs. s.
A. Grove. organizers for the assocla-
ton.
William Hacknthorne and Charles