, 1924-01-30
LATE NE VS.
From All Over
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IhermopOuS on IueSuay, Jun. ~.
L. j. Booker, colored, shot n
fatally wounded his paramour. Lillian
Burns, also colored, IN the South Sid
of Green River. The m was shot
three times.
The First National Bank at Llngle
failed to open Its doors for business
January 18th, due to its depleted re-
serve as its patrons are principally
farmers and they are having no In
comes from which they can deposit at
this time.
Papers notifying Sheriff Frank r.
Toy. of Sheridan county, to appear be-
fore Governor w. b. Ross on Feb. Is,
to answer charges of misconduct In
office, were served IN the sheriff by
NJ. c. Wachtel, State commissioner Of
law enforcement.
The Commercial Bank and Trust
Company of Douglas, Wyo., failed to
open Its doors for business January
10th. The institution Is a cOnsolida-
ton of the Commercial and the First
National Bank of Douglas, the merger
having gone into effect last month.
The United States air mail service
won u race with Death when DR.. E. A.
LauZer of Rock Springs, was taken by
mail airplane to the ranch Of William
EnOs, rs miles north, but Death was
not to be denied and EnOs, wealthy
stockman. died from blood poisoning
ten hours after the physicians arrival.
Frank NJ. Lee, of Marion, Ind, was
instantly killed in the Ohio oil field
at McFadden, northwest of Laramie,
when a baler being hoisted from a
well 5000 feet deep, allowed to come
too fast from the hole. struck the pull
ley at the top of the derrick, broke
the cable, falling on Lees head and
killing him instantly.
Quite a serious accident took place
while John Irwin was hauling timbers.
One Of the logs having a spike driven
through it. in some way fell off the
wagon and lodged against him, driv-
ing the spike into the calf of his leg.
He was placed in the Long hospital
mt S%hoshoni, and Il number Of stitches
were taken In the wound.
The number Of scabies infected
sheep in Wyoming has been reduced
from 100000 to 5000 in two years. In
1921 there were II herds in Converse,
Sweetwater and Natrona counties that
were afflicted with this disease. At
the close Of 1923, this number had
been cut down to four herds. This
report was made when the State
Board of Sheep Commissioners held
Its annual meeting In Cheyenne last
week.
Lander. Wyo., was chosen by the
Republican state central committee
meeting in Cheyenne, as the place for
the holding of the party's state con
vention. Thermopolis contested with
Lander for the designation. but failed
to muster enough votes. The commit
tee fixed the basis Of delegate appOr-
tionment as one delegate for every 175
votes or major portion of that number
Gust for G. +. Winter, Republican can
didate for Congress in 1922.
Col. Richard w. Soper announces
that plans to double the capacity of
the Fort Mackenzie veterans hospital
htui pbeIiutu, WHICH were u"DtIluD1tsl
some months ago because Of insult
nble terms of contractors, will be re-
vived, the announcement being made
after n fOur-day conference with w.
NJ Feltham, an engineer of the veter-
ms bureau. Feltham recommended a
decided enlargement, both in accom-
modations and personnel, after his
atrynv Of fha pran,Isao Thn ,J.r.
provide for giving the hospital u
capacity of nearly 800 beds. The
present capacity is about $50 beds.
NatrOna county has more motor
vehicles than any other Wyoming
county, with Laramie county ranking
second. shows n statement issued Mt
the office OF Secretary of State Frank
T.. Lucas in Cheyenne. Natrona
,ounty's motor vehicles number 9.439,
Laramie co%unty's 4.316. Sheridan
county Is third with 2,919.
The closing OF the doors of the Tor.
rlngton National Bank. january 18th.
IS no indication that the bank Is
broke or that there Is n shortage of
funds other than that occasIoned by
;he regular run OF business, according
70 the Torrington Journal. The other
two banks of Torrington show, by
their statements of last week, an in
crease in deposits.
Whentland high school stock judgers
furnished the bright spot for Wyoming
folks mt the National Western Stock.
Show In Denver. The Platte county
school won second honors, trailing
Newton, New Mexico, with the Utah.
Kansas and Colorado teams following.
The wyoming University judging
team was last In n field Of four, with
Nebraska University taking the hon.
ors.