, 1925-02-18
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from present indications there will be
a large display of SEED of all kinds at
the show.
District Judge V. J. Tribal, at the
request of County Attorney S. G. Dow
ney, ordered Il grand jury to convene.
1t was the first time in twenty years
that n grand jury had been ordered in
Albany county.
Approximately 800 people, including
the members of the Eighteenth Wyo-
ming Legislature and Wyoming state
officials, were guests of the University
of Wyoming and the Laramie Council
of Industry last week.
The First State Bank of Baggs has
closed its doors. The closure of this
bank did not come as II surprise to the
persons in banking circles for it has
been expected for the past few months.
h closing of the bank was due to
low reserN rs.
An appreciable reduction in the val
uatiOn of cattle for assessment pur-
poses has been ordered by the State
Board of Equalization. \ number of
reductions We're made in accordance
with recommendation of the county as
SCISSORS in recent session.
In commenting on his returns from
his beet crop A.. ID. Beran of Wheat
land stated that his net return per
acre for the past three years IN all
acreage that he had planted to beets
was S37 a year OF an average acreage
of twenty acres per year.
Hereafter "A defendant in a criminal
trial in Wyoming cannot testify false
ly with immunity from prosecution for
perjury. Governor Ross has signed the
House act repeating the law that al
lowed "A defendant in n criminal trial
to testify without being sworn.
Rawlins' new S275,OOO high school
building was awarded to Ernest White
of Idaho Falls. Idaho, he having sub
mitted the lowest bid, out of fourteen
bids submitted. His bid including the
Johnson automatic temperature CON
troll was S222,2Sl.
A Wyoming state Reserve bank,
with functions in the state similar to
those of the Federal Reserve banks in
the United States. is proposed in Il bill
which has been prepared by c. W. Ir.
win, cashier of the Lusk State Bank,
for Introduction in the Eighteenth Leg
islature.
Thirty-elght slot machines and their
contents, valued mt more than $1,000,
were seized by county authorities in
n raid on thirty-three SOFT drink estab-
lishments and billiard parIors at Rock
Springs. County Attorney Frank
Yates said that the lid would be kept
tight on all gambling and gambling de-
vices in Rock Springs hereafter.
]. p. McDermott, proprietor Of J. 7.
McDermott * Co. of Rock Springs met
death when he was truck by a Union
Pacific train. His mangled body was
found beside the tracks n mile and n
quarter east of Rock Springs. 1t is
thought that McDermott had been tax
ing a morning walk and failed to hear
the approach OF the train. He had
been n leading citizen of Rock Springs
for forty years.
Natrona county employees and 9th
ers with bills against the county OF
which Casper is the capital will not .e-
ceIve payment for at least three weeks,
1t was stated in Casper by Stanley
Brown. state examiner, in connection
with the beginning Of the annual au-
dit of county books and activities OF
n special Investigator and auditor rec,
commended through the Casper Cham
Der of Commerce.
Glenrock, through its Community
Club, has shown IA lively interest In
the preservation OF the Wyoming
State Fair by sending President John
ID. Dawson mud Secretary X. X. Gard
ner to Cheyenne To labor with the
legislature in favor of the passage OF
n measure giving more generous sup
port to the states annual expOsi.
ti0n.
Pat Florida OF M%eeteetse was In.
stantly killed when the automobile in
which he was riding with Mrs. George
Weller and Miss Marion Swain, also
of Meeteetse, plunged owe nm embank-
ment on the southeast road leading in
Ia Cody. Mrs. Weller sustained II frac-
tured skull and may die, and Miss
Swain has n fractured leg and other
injuries.
Blown off the crown block of an oil
field rig, John :. Stewart, tool dresser.
fell elghty.flye feet to the ground In
the Salt Creek field and was instantly
killed. Stewart fell ON II wngon tongue
and his skull was fractured. Stewart
Is survived by II widow and two chill.
dren. He had been employed by the
Midwest Refining Company since his
arrival In Casper from Scotland in
1921.
SlStcen.yenr-old Harriet Hail. whose
childish voice three years ago was lift.
ed In the chants OF the Salvation Army
nj Sheridan, II dend, the victim of nm