, 1925-03-25
LATE NEWS
From All Orer
w Y Q M N G.

1t was decided by Mayor j. f. Kirk
patrick in employing Mrs l.. NJ. Bor'
dewick for the position
Nheatland is jubilant again over the
wire that was received recently from
the Colorado & Southern railroad of
~ficials, stating that the North Spur
some seven miles in length, would be
built this spring, provided the right-of-
way could be secured by the Wheat
and people.
Four children of Sylvester Robins,
ranging in age from l to 3 years, per-
ished in II fire which totally destroyed
the home of their parents at Freedom.
When the parents returned from II
dance the flames had gained such
Roadway that rescue efforts We're fu-
tile.
Sheridan High School carried away
the basketball championship banner ut
the close of the first basketball tour
nument eter held in northeastern Wyo-
ming. Campbell County High School
won second place, having beer de.
feuteG by the nimble lads from Sher-
idan. % to 10.
The Intermountain Water and Pow
er Company has completed its water
s. stem at Salt creek. More han thir-
ty miles Of line make up the entire
system through which the company IS
running approximately $4,000 barrels
of water daily. The main line is about
fifteen miles long.
The acreage which will be planted
to sugar beets this year in the vIcin-
ity of Douglas will be more than dOu-
bic the acreage used for this purpose
last year, according To Il survey made
lase week which shows that over 1000
acres, some of it land that has pro-
duced alfalfa for years, will this year
produce sugar beets.
Investigation of the Medicine Wheel
and Big Horn canon area of the Big
Horn national forest to learn its nat
ural park possibilities, has been asked
in a resolution passed by the Sheridan
Rotary and Lions clubs. y national
park in that section has the support
of the National Parks committee, the
Geological Society of America and
the Council Of National Parks.
New York Oil Company, which ranks
as one OF the largest independent OPP
orators in the Rocky Mountain district
and provides Casper with its domestic
gas supply, during the year ended Dec.
81, 1924, had net earnings of $S62,-
O61.o5 without depreciation n deplc-
tion being taken into account, or at
the rate of approximately 10 per cent
on the market value of outstanding
stock.
The receiver of the Citizens Loan
Company, an adjunct of the Citizens
National Bank, which company sus-
pended last July . on the same day
that the Citizens and First National
banks of Cheyenne and several associ-
ated Wyoming and Colorado banks
failed, has declared an initial dividend
of 20 per cent 1t is stated that the
Citizens Loan Company eventually may
pay 50 per cen of its approximately
$4,000 of obligations.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First State Bank Of
Douglas held last week the former d.
rectors We're reelected. The directors
of the Institution are William Gerlach,
j. ID. L.eBar, w. ], Dalton, Charles Il.
Clark, C.. A. Slonaker, Robert T. Gen
tie, A. A. Johnson, w. 4. Spear and
Waldo ii. Bolln. Officers were elected
as follows: President, Byron s. HUE
vice president, W. j. Dalton vice pres.
ident, Il. G. Rowley cashier, +. NJ.
DUNN.
Gov. Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming,
addressing delegates to the National
Democratic Club conference at a din
ner given in Washington in her honor,
declared that loyalty to party by
women but avoidance of lending lnflu
ence or ballot to unworthy prin.
ciples or candidates are neces
sary for women's success in
the affairs Of government. The
also stressed the necessity of the In.
terdependence of man and women of
the nation in the pursuit of happiness.
A shortage Of several thousand dol
lars in the accounts Of Frank j. Estes
former postmaster ut Midwest, Wyoo
has been uncovered rs the result OF
his disappearance several days ago
Although officials investigating the
cnse here declined to give the exact
amount of the alleged shortages, they
declared That the total is several
thousand dollars. A general search for
Estes has been started. The forme'
postmaster disappeared several day
ago, leaving his wife and child ut Mid
west. Post Inspector q. II. Hanson Il,
working under Il. Il. Mundelle, inspec,
tor in charge here.
Verron Grove, cowboy OF the old
school and former proprietor OF the
University Riding School Mt Laramie
shot himself in the left chest and died