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THE WEEK IN WYOMING Cheyenne, Wyo., April 11-(P)-A comtroversy exists as to the amount of taxes due the state from Big Horn county. it was learned Thursday at the capitol the of the county is being delayed in the state treasurer's office pending investigation. FRIDAY Rock Springs, Wyo., April John J. Mayes, 75, and his feeble wife parked their quaint house on wheels three miles south of Superior Friday when their gasoline supply was exhausted. Filas Zwight, general mechanical superintendent of the Northern Pacific: G. H. Gjertsem. master welder. and H. E Bergstrom, mechanical inspector. all of St. Paul, and Ed Carlson, master mechanic at Livingston. were at Laurel Friday morning, inspecting the steel car shop and other structures there They inspected buildings at Billings in the afternoon. They have been on an inspection trip of lines west. dividend of 20 per cent will be released to the creditors of the defunct Dubois State bank, according to advices received here from John A. Reed, state bank examiner. All approved creditors as of April 1, will share in the dividend. the first to be paid since the bank suspended business. dividend will amount to approximately $6,000. the motion of counsel for Yrineo Frausto for new trial of the charge of first degree murder. of which Frausto was convicted. March 30, was continued until next Monday by Judge V. J. Tidball Friday. Cheyenne, Wyo., April 12.-(P)-A general reduction of interstate class rates charged by in Wyoming was ordered Friday by the state public service as of May 15 It is estimated that the adjustment will reduce at this the expense of Wyoming shippers by some $30,000 annually SATURDAY. hundred and thirteen reservations have been made for the National Editorial tour of Wyoming is to be made next July and August. immediately following the organization's annual convention here. Cheyenne, Wyo., April 13.-(P)-Because he was not anticipating direct reversal of any of the major orders of the federal government's announced of conservation policy. Frank C Emerson said Saturday he had taken encouragement from the tone of the letter made public by Secretary of the Interior Lyman Wilbur in reply to the mesage of protest mailed President Hoover by the governors of Colorado, Utah and Wyo- Deaver Wyo. April 13 (Special)-I is learned Deaver that the recent apportionment made in the common school land income fund in Wyoming is in the basis of $8.44 for each child in the various counties. The district at Deaver will. at the direction of Miss Margaret Sowers, county superintendent of schools its share of the apportionment Big Horn county general will receive the sum of $33,643.56 from this fund. carloads of Mexican beet workers arrived during the last week to increase the beet working population of this territory. Additional workers are expected soon from another trainload of Mexicans due to arrive at Lovell soon. West Yellowstone April 3.-UP-Old Faithful, the giant geyser that has performed for these many years, on the verge of being forced to share some its popularity with another, unofficially named "Wonder Geyser," that developed late last year. MONDAY Casper. Wyo., April 16.-(P)-Petitions were filed Monday with the city clerk asking Mayor L.J. Baerthel to call special election to vote on the proposed adoption of the manager form of government for Casper. TUESDAY. Casper. Wyo., April 16.-(P)-The Casper chamber of commerce in open forum meeting Tuesday night, attended by approximately 1,000 citizens. went on record as vigorously opposed to drastic application of the Hoover oil conservation policy as it affects exploration and development of public lands. state supreme court in opinions nounced Tuesday reversed the decision of the Fremont county district court and sustained the judgment of the Washakie county district court. highway officials said Tuesday they are uncertain to what pursue in endeavoring to follow out the provisions of the twentieth state legislature in including highway between Gillette and Midwest in the established state highway system. Greybull, Wyo., April (Special) Rhode local field man for the Associated Seed Inc., reports hat he has about 800 the vicinty of Greybull contracted for the growing of seed beans. The most of these beans are being grown this year on Emblem bench. the Greybull river valley. and Shell creek valley.