, 1925-01-28
LATE NE VS.
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the Gum Quealy Coal Company's
Sweetwater mine near Rock Springs.
His body was crushed. His wife and
three children survive.
l.. ]. Stotts, druggist of Lavoye,
WyO., in United States Court Mt Chey-
enne paid Il fine of $3.50, following his
conviction by n jury on two counts
Of un Indictment containing six
charges of selling p%aregoric in viola
ton of the federal drug act. His
partner, Walter f. Johnson, tried
Jointly, was acquitted.
When Mrs. Smila Tatalovich, 81,
placed n revolver to her forehead and
pulled the trigger, n feud that began
n year e at Gebo, a coal mining
camp north of Thermopolis, took its
third victim. The feud is said to have
starter over the selection of working
places in the mine Mt Gebo, some of
which are more profitable.
Business enterprises in the town Of
Salt Creek in the oil field of the same
name are valued at $4,000 in incor-
poration papers filed with the county
clerk ut Casper. This town Is not to
be confused with the old town of Salt
Creek, which now goes under the name
OF Midwest, being the home camp OF
the big refining company's operations.
The Wyoming Press Association met
In Cheyenne, Friday and Saturday,
Jan. Is and II. The executive COM
mittee arranged n good program of
speakers as well as discussion of
topics that was of interest to every
publisher in the state. This was the
first state meeting of publishers since
the organization of the association last
summer.
Acting upon telegraphic instruction
received from the national postoffice
department at Washington, ID. c.,
H. ii. LOucks was installed acting
postmaster of Sheridan by postoffice
inspector c. T. Hansen. The oath of
office was administered in Inspector
Hansen's office and Mr.. Loucks took
charge Immediately. He was formerly
assistant postmaster.
The Midwest Refining Company's
wildcat we'll on the North Casper
creek structure t~hirty-two miles north
of Casper, started to flow at a depth
of 3,2O5 feet, the casing Immediately
filling up with what Is estimated to
be about 90 per cent oil and 10 per
cent water. The bit had gone three
feet into what is believed to be the
Tensleep sand when the well was
brought in.
At a meeting held in Glenrock Il n
der auspices of the Glenrock CONNER
cial club ut which IA luncheon was
served. with fifty business men of
Casper present and an equal number
from Douglas and vicinity, consisting
Of ranchmen representing various in
terests of dairying. truck gardening,
poultry raising, bee keeping and like
stock interests, to come to some un
derstanding and put on n business
basis the marketing OF various ranch
products.
At he annual meeting of the Pine
dale Commercial club held mt the VII
son hall, the following board of direc-
tors were chosen for the ensuing
year: David Wilson, Il. S. Plank.
E E. Mckee, ID. C. Carson, Fred
Mollring. John Wilson and S. ID.
Perry. The Officers chosen from the
board for the ensuing year were:
David Wilson, president; L. S. Plank,
vice president, and ID. G. Carson, sec.
retary-treasurer. II was unanimously
voted to hold the annual rodeo and
the president will name the managing
committee ut the next regular meet
ing.
Guillurmo Cortino, ~28-year-old Next
can. shot and killed Andrea vela Mt
Medicine Bow. after, 1t is alleged,
Vela and n Mexican woman had
robbed Cortlno OF 1896, gold watch
and Vela shot at Cortino twice with
a revolver. Cortlno secured a 10
gauge shotgun and shot Vela in the
left shoulder. Vela ran about seventy
five feet and dropped dead. Cortino
then went over to C.. l.. Cooper,
deputy sheriff in Medicine Bow, and
ave himself up.
ohc IMAM Nab iii' Nv liitt Wert
injured In u gas explosion which
wrecked n downtown shoeshining par
Tor at Casper. Flames which followed
the explosion Quilted the one-story
building housing the shoeshining par
lor and damaging n restaurant next
door. The explosion was caused when
Nick Danglls and John Lancas entered
the shining parlor and one OF the men
lighted II match. Gas fumes when
evidently filled the place were ignited
and the explosion ensued. Danglis
was killed instantly. Lancas was
severely cut and burned.
Mrs. V. NJ. Morris is believed on the
way to recovery Mt n Casper hospital
from flesh Wounds in the neck and
head received ut the hands of her hus-