Government employees idle in Washington spark Senate clash
In Congress the Wheeling Intelligencer charges that thousands of federal workers have no work, calling it a scandal and noting it as likely true in Washington.
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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
3
In Congress the Wheeling Intelligencer charges that thousands of federal workers have no work, calling it a scandal and noting it as likely true in Washington.
J Devlin of Denver visits Casper as a guest of friends. Justin Kingdom of Cheyenne, former Casper resident, stays a week on business. De Ross Lambert from Denver attends to business and sees old friends. H C Wyland leaves for Denver on a short business trip. W Mukim, president of Cow Gulch Oil, visits Casper and heads to Denver. H F Marti rides in from San Francisco to conduct business. D W Lewis and wife from Salt Creek visit briefly for business and pleasure. C Anderson visits from Salt Creek. James Smith of Thermopile Wyoming registers at Henning hotel on business. Mr and Mrs F M Saxton guests at Henning hotel from Chadron Nebraska for city business.
The Neighborhood Auction Bridge club met at Mr. and Mrs. I A Villaave home with Dr and Mrs Donovan taking honors. Luncheons followed with pink and white decor and about 20 guests. Additional society events include church circle, Elk dance postponed, Legion dance, and bridge luncheons hosted by Mrs Wever and others. Mr. and Mrs. Cohen of Chicago visit Edgemont area, while a country dance plan and a bear hunting trip to Cody are noted.
Jim Hamilton of Green Valley ranch and J B Gorham from Colorado Springs are in Casper for business and pleasure. J C Counts of Sun Electric bought three lots in Caseer South Addition and plans a summer home. Mrs George C Holden of Albany Mo visits daughter Mrs G M Anderson at 1130 South Ash with brother Charles F Holden of Denver. Steve Tobin returns from Scott Bluffs to Casper after wintering with big sheep. E K Price from Sheridan Wy and Frank Holden from Midwest refinery Denver also in town for business.
A soaking rain improved dry land crops and grass country in central Wyoming. Stockmen say range conditions should be excellent during the early summer and plowed lands will provide reservoirs for strong crop starts. No rainfall figures were available.
A historical page fragment outlines a Wyoming legal conference with multiple talks and discussions. Names include Judge Ralph Kimball Justice C N Potter Judge V J Tidball Floyd Pendell Edmund Nichols N E Cortell Robert D Hewley Gee Ferguson and locations Casper Cheyenne Laramie Billings. Sessions cover duties of lawyers and the jury plus topics on justice and poor relief and the commercialism of the bar.
In Cheyenne on May 6 a 12 year old boy kept a 22 caliber rifle between himself and his friend Teddy Poland in bed. The rifle discharged injuring the boy's ankle as he hunted earlier. the bullet penetrated just beneath the skin and the wound is not serious.
Notes from a Wyoming event list discussions on attorney general duties and district court powers. Mentions Cheyenne discussions by William L Walls and William C Kinkead. Includes election of officers and an adjournment with a visit to refineries.
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