Auto license tax funds highway bonds in Wyoming
State law requires auto license money paid in 1920 1921 and 1922 be held for highway bonds. At 40c per HP per car with average 30 HP the tax is 12 dollars per car. With 25 000 cars the yearly tax is about 300 000 dollars and over ten years 3 000 000 dollars. The proposed bond issue is 2 800 000 dollars. 75 percent of highway funds must be spent in counties proportional to valuation, matched by the U S government, with no more than 15 percent for overhead.
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Secretary of State
H. P
Wyoming
Niet
Treasury
United States
Kendrick bill gains backing from Texas and Missouri stock groups
Farmers and stockmen endorse Senate Bill 5305 known as the Kendrick bill. Resolutions adopted by the Texas Cattle Raisers Association in Dallas on March 20 and the Missouri Live Stock Producers Association in Kansas City on March 21 urge support. The measure would separate stockyards from packers, require railroad refri gerator cars, and license packers stockyards and commission men under USDA administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cattle Raisers’ Association of Texas
Missouri Rive Stock Producers’ Association
Dallas
Texas
Federal Commission
Missouri Live Stock Producers’ Association
Kansas City
United States Congress
Senate
Department of Agriculture
Chicago Mayoral Race Promises Bitter Campaign Ending
In a fierce municipal contest Chicago voters choose a mayor and city officials amid tense rallies. Incumbent William H. Thompson seeks re election on the Republican ticket opposing Democrat Robert M Sweitzer. Independent MacLay Hoyne and three minor candidates from labor socialist and socialist labor parties also run.
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Chicago
William H. Thompson
Robert M. Sweitzer
Thompson
MacLay Hoyne
Mr. Hoyne
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Labor Party
Johnny Collins
Socialist Party
Adolph S. Carm
Socialist Labor Party
Death of Dr John J Shingler at Haverhill Mass
Dr John J Shingler former pastor of the First Congregational church of Cheyenne died suddenly in Haverhill Massachusetts while delivering a sermon. He resigned last August to be near his son at West Point and served five years in Cheyenne promoting civic improvements including funding a Y M C A hut at Fort Russell. He was 52 and survived by his widow and one son.
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John J. Shingler
First Congregational Church
Cheyenne
Haverhill
Mass
Shingler
Donald
West Point
Fort Russell
Society Notes Shifting Homes and Health Updates
Society items report Mrs Lester Folck of 407 East th street plans departure with daughter Margaret to Fort Riley Kan. Lawrence Foster sails soon for Germany. Chickenpox quarantine lifted on Evans street. Thomas Freeman returns from St Johns Hospital after surgery. Lawrence Fekland back to Pinedale Wyo after completing a three months business course. Dorothy Mnarvey.
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Lawrence Fekland
Pinedale
Wyo
Dorothy Mnarvey
Airplanes and Gas Bags to the Latest In Fighting Fires
Henry S. Graves, head of the U S forest service, predicts balloons and airplanes will patrol forests and aid firefighting from the air. A five day conference with district foresters opens in Spokane. Experiments near Southern California may involve the war department.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Wash
West
Henry S. Graves
United States Forest Service
Missoula
Portom Denver
San Francisco
Austin
Albuquerque
California
War Department
Regular Movie Wild West Stunt Staged in Thermopolis
A posse pursues Lloyd Belden who walked into Happy Jack's saloon in Thermopolis Wyoming and held up a poker game taking the bank roll and fled. Belden had been arrested recently for cattle stealing and was at liberty under five thousand dollars bail. The incident was part of a staged Wild West stunt at the Owl Greek range businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thermopolis
Wyo
Lloyd Belden
Happy Jack's
Belldet
Owl Greek
Polish Government to Seek Five Billion Franc Loan
Paris dispatch reports the Polish government authorized raising a foreign loan of 5,000,000,000 francs. The move comes amid ongoing financial efforts from Warsaw to secure new funding.
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Associated Press
Paris
Warsaw
Dict “Hee
Alleged Lunatic Danes Knife 0 HS Brother
Gost Vasilikus was fatally stabbed at 2 50 Sunday afternoon at a house in South Cheyenne. He accused his brother Nick Vasilikus of the crime in an ante mortem statement. Nick defied four policemen, stood at bay with a bread knife, and was subdued after an officer struck him with a club. Gost lingered at St Johns hospital with slim chances of recovery. The suspect had been confined to an asylum for three years and had a prior knife incident with an officer. They came from Lincoln Nebraska.
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Gost Vasilikus
South
Cheyenne
Nick Vasillkus
Nick
Plac
Gost
Vasilikus
St. John's Hospital
Lincoln
Neb
Funeral Services for Mrs. Hofmann at 3 This Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Hofmann who died Sunday morning from diabetes will be held at the residence 700 East Nineteenth street at 3 o'clock this afternoon Rev J J Stubblefield will conduct the service She was widow of Edward Hofmann and a member of the Greve family who came to Cheyenne from Iowa forty two years ago Born Davenport Iowa Sept 25 1864 She resided in Cheyenne from 1877 to 1883 married Rudolph Wenger of Leadville in 1884 and returned to Cheyenne in 1892 after her husband died She remarried here to Edward Hofmann of Hofmann Bros She had two daughters and three sisters surviving
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Anna Hofmann
East
Nineteenth Street
J. J. Stubblefield
Hofmann
Edward Hofmann
Greve
Cheyenne
Iowa
Davenport
R Rudolph Wenger
Leadvillle
Colo
Hsband
Edward Nofmann
Hofmann Bros
Weight Loss Claim Ad Promotes Oil of Korein Capsules
An advertisement urges readers with double chins and body flabbiness to buy oil of korein capsules from a druggist. It promises weight reduction of ten to sixty pounds and improved health and vivacity with a simple system, though the prose is garbled and promotional in tone.
Government Needs Couple of Hundred of Millions for Roads
The War Finance Corporation announced a 200 million short term bond issue to fund road construction and meet demands. Bonds will be sold today to provide funds for rail and other needs of the corporation. A separate ad promotes Cathartic Tablets with testimonials.
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Associated Press
Washington
Marehal
Per Bent
War Finance Corporation
Teoday
Ralianda
Laramie Jury Grants Slayer Life Sentence After Guilty Verdict
In Laramie Wyoming a jury found Andrew George a Greek guilty of murder Nye icaren. They recommended life imprisonment instead of capital punishment after a June trial in Chio city. The case stemmed from a quarrel over tenants in two rented rooms.
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Laramie
Wyo
Maret
Bor Wireless
Andrew George
Chio City
Woodlet
Venters
George
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Havermill, Mass
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Mich
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