, 1925-05-06
LATE E WIS
From All Over
WY OMING

the striking of n rich gold ore On the
property of Andrews & Erickson of
Casper.
Construction work on the power line
into Guernsey from the Lingle plant is
about finished and as soon as work at
the Lingle plant is completed the town
will be furnished with government
electricity.
Natrona, Johnson and Campbell
counties are planning to unite in plans
for construction of roads which will
give Sussex, Gillette, Buffalo and Kay
see better connection with Salt Greek
and Casper.
A. G. Ritzman was instantly killed
and two Others injured when the auto
mobile in which they We're returning
from a dance in the Sweetwater region
overturned on the Alcova road, two
miles from Casper.
Increased rates OF classified freight
which railroads proposed to make eff
fective last December between Casper,
Wyo., and eastern cities were held UNI
reasonable by the Interstate Commerce
Commission ut Washington.
Work on the Burlington switch from
the main north line of the river to the
Continental refinery at Glenrock is
progressing with unexpected rapidity.
Favorable weather conditions ave
aided greatly in speeding up the work
A verdict Of not guilty was re-
turned by "A jury in the Laramie Coun-
ty District Court at Casper in favor of
NunZio Pontilla and Tony Ballelo,
charged with the assault or Richard
Spatz of Hillsdale, Wyo., on the night
of June 10, 1923.
The organization of the Wyoming
Motor Club was Il constructive feature
launched by the Federated Club at
Thermopolis. 1t is the result OF the
best thought of Wyoming's aggregation
of men who put things over and is
non-sectional in character.
Between 400 n 500 of the most in
f%luential persons among the nearly 30
100000 negroes in the United States
will gather in Cheyenne on July 10, 20
and p, when the Northwestern FEEDER
alton of Colored Women holds its an
nual convention in that city.
An airplane passenger service be-
tween Casper and Denver has been
started by n new organization of Cas-
per. \ De Haviland plane driven by a
Liberty motor capable of developing
40 horsepower was brought to Cas-
per from Chicago to start the service,
and other planes will be purchased If
needed.
No delivery Of water for irrigation
will be made to unitholders on the
Shoshone project who are delinquent
in the payment of operation and main
tenance charges in past seasons, unless
such unitholders file in the local office
of Their exclamation service an applica-
ton for relief from the payment of
such overdue charges.
The Federated Clubs of the Big
Horn Basin recently held II meeting ut
Thermopolis. There was an attend
ance of about $50 representatives from
the own of Worland. Greybull, Pow
ell, Tensleep, Lowell, Cody, Basin and
Thermopolis. Large delegations were
present from Lander, Riverton and
Shoshoni of Fremont county and asked
to be taken In as members.
A new town in the Salt Creek oil
field will taxi the name of Lavoye, but
l,5OO residents of the old, who voted
to obey n court mandate calling for
their evacuation of property unde
lease for oil development, will be scat
tered to the four winds. This has been
made known through the activity of
several towns now bidding for In
creased population as n result of La
yoye's moving day" plans.
Henry C. Van Hukelom, postmaster
ut Wendover, Wye, who was indicted
for Justification of postoffice records,
has been arrested, according to word
received from Inspector Il. H.. Roberts.
Effectiveness OF the state truth-in-
fabric law requiring merchants TO
stamp shoddy and virgin o cloth
Ing ns such probably will be tested out
in the courts In the near future, nc.
cordlng to announcement by J. Il. VIII
son, secretary Of the Wyoming Wool
growers Association in an address be-
fore Natrona county sheepmen ut Gus
per. Strict enforcement OF the law
is planned by the woolgrowers II pos
sible.
The Wyoming State Fair will open
on Tuesday, Sept, 10, and close on Sat.
urday. Sept. 10, this year, according TO
an announcement by the new secre.
tnry. Thomas r.. Doyle, giving the peo-
pie five days to inspect the exhibits
instead of -four MS has been the case
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