, 1924-05-14
LATE NE VS.
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Richard Williams, 13 years old, was
killed in Rock Springs in u powder ex-
p%losion.
William G. Haas has been nominat-
ed to be postmaster at Cheyenne, Wyo.
Eugene w. Gillespie was named for
postmaster at Rock River, Wyo.
Governor william b. Ross has modi-
fled quarantine regulations on Califor-
MIA shipments by removing the disin-
fection feature in connection with
fresh fruits and vegetables.
The C%Iearmont, Wyo., State Bank
has been closed by order of the di-
rectors. A statement from the Off
Gals said that action was taken to
avoid n threatened run. Re%organiza-
ton is expected to take place us soon
as confidence is restored.
Investigation of the Casper-Alcova
irrigation project, Natrona county,
Wyoming, would be authorized under
a Senate resolution reported by the
House irrigation committee. The res
olution was amended to include also
the Dechutes (Oregon) irrigation pro-
ject.
The herd of purebred Shorthorn cat
tie maintained by II. G. Hauf and
sons at their ranch heal Glendo, is the
only accredited herd in Platte county
and n of a very few accredited
herds In Wyoming, according to DIR.
George Good, who was at the Haul
ranch making a periodical inspection.
The Newcastle armory is again to
be made use of by n troop of state
militia. According to word received
by Newcastle men interested, Quarter
master General Carroll, will be in
Newcastle to organize a troop, which
Will be u mounted machine gun COM
pany.
Lewis ] Porter, according to rec
ords, the Oldest white person porn in
Wyoming, died in Laramie a few days
ago. Born at Fort Halleck, Wyo., on
July 2, 1912, Mr.. Porter spent his en-
tire life in Wyoming. He is survived
by two daughters. one son. a sister,
Mrs. Pauline Zabriska of Colorado, and
u brother, Charles Porter.
Cody, Wyo., is anticipating an I'M
usually large attendance at its an
nual stampede" July 3 and 4. and
because of selection of July Fourth for
the unwilling of Mrs. Harry Jayne
Whitney's bronze equestrian statue of
Colonel w. f. Cody buffalo BID,
that event is expected to attract to
Cody many fasteners.
The Council of Industry in Laramie
Is taking up n request to the new own
ers of the Colorado, Wyoming & East
ern to have the name of the road
changed from Northern Colorado and
Eastern, under which 1t was incorpo-
rated at Denver last week, to the
Laramie & Southwestern again rec
ognizing Laramie in the name.
That no b%ystanders were shot or
killed seemed almost miraculous when
Bob Smith and james Mccarthy, both
of Denver, started to settle an
ment with n gun in Casper's business
district. Smith and Mccarthy, 1t is
said, got into an argument over a card
game at Lavoye and when they met
on the street Smith pulled his gun, hit
Mccarthy vel the head with the butt
and fired n shot, which went wild.
Two more papers were added to the
consolidated list when the merger of
the Kemmerer Republican and the
Kemmerer Gamers was completed. L.
G. Baker, owner of the Republican.
purchased the Camera. The CONSOLE
dated papers will be published under
the name of the Kemmerer Gazette.
The new publication will be edited by
George II. Hand, present news editor
of the Republican. and will be indie
pendent in politics.
1.-THE Wyoming Guardsman," which
Is for the purpose of dispensing au-
thentic Information concerning the
Wyoming National Guard, is published
at the office of the adjutant general
once each month. The Guardsman car
ries items of interest to all guardsmen
and also Information concerning the
activities OF the guard over the state.
Word that workmen employed in the
Jacob Schnitzler mine tunnel in Mid
die Fork canon had broken into an
ore shoot ut II depth of 800 feet, was
hernlded In Laramie by mining men
us the greatest piece Of news hat has
come out OF the Centennial district
since the discovery last summer of
platinum ore in an upper tunnel of
the Schnitzler mine.
The Wyoming State Board Of Char
tiles and Reforms has requested F. A.
Michnels, prosecuting attorney of Ere
mont county, to push criminal charges
against Daln Frazier, formerly an at
tendant at the State Training School
at Lander. who Is in Jail ut Lander
for alleged brutality to youthful in
mates OF the school, according to an
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