District Court Terms Report Judge Metz Handles Divorces
Judge P W Metz returned from Thermopolis to Basin and heard Hannah Iliff divorce with property settlement upheld. Destre Sells and Elsie Yager also granted divorces. Lawerence jailed 30 days for shooting wires. Donley given 60 days. others pled guilty to fraudulent checks with lectures. Atkins v Hunsaker appeal noted. Metz to Cody for further cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Metz
Basin
Thermopolis
Hannah Me
H. W. Iliff
Tiffs
Yarnell
Peterson
Iliff
Destre Sells
Alvin Sells
Elsie Yager
JE. Lee Yager
Ray Lawrence
Edward Donley
Greybull
Donley
Lawrence
W. H. Stuckert
H. Foreman
Edward Rosenberry
Worland
Robt. Meyers
Andrew J. Atkins
Geo. M. Hunsaker
Supreme Court
Metz
Cody
Eastern Star Names New Officers in Louisa Chapter
Louisa Chapter No. 16 Order Eastern Star elected officers last Monday night. Elected were Mrs Emma McNown W M Co B Beck W P Mrs Mary Beck Asso M Mrs Nellene Zaring Sec Mrs Bertha K Vandevender Treas Mrs Laura Atherly Cond Mrs Florence Blair Asso Cond Mrs J S Patten Mrs Nellie Avery and W Cc May Trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa
Order
Eastern Star
Emma McNown
W. M
Co. B. Beck
W. P
Mary Beck
Asso
Nellene Zaring
Sec
Bertha K. Vandevender
Treas
Laura Atherly
Florence Blair
J. S. Patten
Nellie Avery
W. Cc. May
Temple Lodge Elects Officers for New Year
Temple Lodge No. 20 A F and A M elected officers led by H C Avery as W M Fred Frisby as W Jr and C A Mann as J W W C May as Secretary H B Wise as Treasurer and R B Weat and H S H Cochia as Trustees Installation set for December 27 to fill appointive posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Lodge No
H. Cc. Avery
W. M
Fred Frisby
C. A. Mann
Big Horn Canal Meeting Postponed for Lack of Quorum
The annual meeting of the Big Horn Canal was adjourned to January 8 due to no quorum present. No further business could be conducted at the Monday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Horn Canal
Supreme Court Decision Impacts Taxes
The supreme court issued a ruling that affects tax policy nationwide, with implications for state revenue and taxpayer obligations. The decision clarifies constitutional questions surrounding tax authorities and fiscal governance, signaling potential changes in enforcement and collection practices.
High Court Voids Prohibition Tax Liens Nationwide
The decision voids all taxes and penalties levied as liens by federal officers for violations of the Volstead act, marking one of the most important interpretations of the act by the Supreme Court and prompting the lifting of levies on property in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
Cage Season Opens as Manderson Team Prevails at Burlington
Manderson defeats Burlington 14 to 10 in the first local cage game of the season. The Rex Theatre hosts a December 25 charity show for the Methodist Ladies Aid featuring The Sky Pilot, with all net proceeds to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manderson
Burlington
Wo mans Club Meeting Highlights Wyoming Day Program
The Wo mans Club met in the library with president Mrs. R. G. Belton presiding. A program on Woman s role in Wyoming featured papers on The First Woman Justice and The History of Wyoming, musical selections, a humorous poem about pioneer ladies, and carnations for honored guests. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Belton
W. 8. Collins
Lou Blawesley
Wyoming
L. A. Zane
Williams
Ruth Wickwire
C. A. Zaring
Hiawatha
Martha
Mary Agee
Basin hosts meeting on new accounting system for Mountain States
A Basin gathering brought exchange managers and plant officials from Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co to discuss and explain the district's new accounting system. Attendees included C. C. Harmon, Remington, Tay lor, Chas Lowe, A. Longfellow, Geo Kel He, J. W. Clark, HB Pickett and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
Basin
C. C. Harmon
Cheyenne
Mr. Remington
Denver
J. J. Taylor
Chas
Lowe
Cody Exchange
A. 2
Ohio Energy Push in Oregon Basin Wide Drilling
Oil reports note the Ohio company buying rig timber from J G Noll and moving equipment to Oregon Basin amid gas prospects and weather driven operations. Henry Sherrard travels from Montana fields as Montana boom predictions surface, while Mutual Oil prepares drilling at Crystal Creek and New York predicts a booming 1923 24 oil market.
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Ohio
J. G. Noll Lumber Company
Oregon Basin
Somers
Elk Basin
Billingay
Preayse
Hidden Dome
Fargo Oil Company
Casper
Oregon
Henry Sherrard
Cheyenne
Montana
Mercer
Mutual Oil Co
Crystal Creek
Wyoming Day Program at Methodist Church
Last Sunday observed with exercises at the Methodist church. Program included talks on the Industrial Legislative Educational and Religious needs of Wyoming by Oliver Hower Wm C Snow Prof F L McNown and Rev Edwin Bowling. Wyoming state song closed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Oliver Hower
Wm. C. Snow
F. L. McNown
Edwin Bowling
Worland meeting on drainage and proposed farm bill
A meeting was held in Worland to discuss drainage and pass legislation for farmers in Hot Springs Wasehakie and Big Horn counties. Committees were formed to draft a bill. R K Weat S Skovaard and A S Mercer represented the county section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worland
Wasehakie
Big Horn
RK. B. Weat
Skovaard
Mercer
Additional Beet Money Paid to Local Growers
The sugar company will pay growers an extra $1.00 per ton on beets delivered under the 1922 sliding scale contract. The December 22, 1922 payout is not a final settlement, as the company hopes further payments may be possible if market conditions warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Company
Thia
Sugar Company Manager Sets Payment Date
A partial notice shows F Johnson, Resident Manager of The Great Western Sugar Co., regarding an upcoming payment action. The fragment suggests a formal distribution or settlement tied to the sugar operation and suggests ongoing administrative steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. F. Johnson
The
Great Western Sugar Co
St Clair Divorce Case in Limelight
Judge Metz received a telegram from W B St Clair of Colorado asking dismissal of his divorce action against his wife Jenne St Clair as they planned to live together again. The case waits on attorney fees. Mrs St Clair was found with Dr W S Bennett in a Sheridan hotel and faced white slave charges. she was held in Denver as a federal witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
W. B. St Clair
Colorado
Jenne St. Clar
Institute New Lodge Formed at Thermopolis
D. L. Carr G. J. Schenk R. J. Extra F. T. Brigham Chas. McMahon Roy Watt Don Loyer and Chas. Galusha with local Oddfellows organized Hot Springs Encampment No. 3 in Thermopolis with help from Greybull and Casper. The group reports strong initial membership and a fine weekend gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Carr
G. J. Schenk
R. J. Extra
F. T. Brigham
Chas. McMahon
Roy Watt
Don Loyer
Chas. Galusha
Thermopolis
Greybull
Casper
Hot Springs
Basin High School praised by official during inspection
Dean Maxwell head of the Educational Department and State High School Inspector visited Basin High School in Wyoming. He reported no adverse criticisms, praised the new building, and noted Basin schools show the highest standard of work in the state. Graduates can enter any college without additional exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Maxwell
Our State University
Basin High School
Maxwell
Wyoming
North Central Association
Chicago
North Central
Basin
Basin Schools
Board of Education
Basin School Board
The
United States
M. W. Of A Elect Their Officers for Year
Basin camp No 6586 Modern Woodmen last night elected officers for the ensuing year. Past Consul A X Johnson Vice Consul D H Johnson Advisor FP M Hime Clerk Lou Dickenley Banker D L Carr Beccort R A Gould Watchman K R J Extra Sentry Lester Gibson Trustee R Bouwell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. X. Johnson
V. C. D. H. Johnson
FP. M. Hime
Cloris
Lou Dickenley
D. L. Carr
R. A. Gould
KR. J. Extra
Lester Gibson
R, Bouwell
Drainage Law and Tax Penalties Discussed by Horn County Farm Bureau
The Horn County Farm Bureau met at the courthouse last Saturday with President M. D. Harris presiding and Warren Dailey as secretary. Debated were tax penalties and methods to fund schools and local government, including proposed tax payment incentives, bond refinancing for lower interest, and a sliding penalty scale. Discussion covered drainage legislation amortization plans, state drainage bonds, pest control via organized districts, and farmer participation to ease conditions.
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Big ‘Horn
Reyn Leedom
F. A. Snyder
N. E. Winters
Utah
L. A. Bowman
A. S. Mercer
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Ation
the Supreme Court of the United
Joe Henry
Lucerne
Basin Hospital
Womans Club
A. B. Martin, Ree
Mutual
New York
Financial District
T. W. Hutchison and Associates
Morris Anticline
Geo. W. Johnson and
Midwest-Wyoming Gas. Co
Neitherdome
St. Louis Mo
American Petroleum Institute
America
Union of California
ST. Clairs
NEW Lodge
OUR Basin High School
M. W. OF A
Irwin
Farm Bureau
Pest Control and Amendment
A. W. Coons
Dc. F. Johnson
M. D. Harria
Grasshopper
Jim Young
GB. C. Patterson
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