Haunted Places Around Washakie County Area
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109th Year, No. 207 Saturday, October 17, 2015 50 Cents 90th Birthday — A3 Special Olympics Strike ‘Gold’ — A6 Final Home Meet for Swimmers — B1 US rig count Haunted places around declines by 8 HOUSTON (AP) — Oil- field services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and Washakie County area By Tracie Mitchell natural gas in the U.S. this Staff Writer week declined by eight to WORLAND – The coming of Halloween 787. for many people brings to mind ghosts and Houston’s Baker Hughes scary things and places. Many places around said Friday that 595 rigs the Washakie County area have ghosts who were seeking oil and 192 ex- don’t just appear around Halloween but all plored for natural gas. A year through the year. Whether you believe in ago, with oil prices about ghosts or not, just hearing about the per- double the prices now, 1,918 sonal experiences in some of the area busi- rigs were active. nesses will give you the chills. Among major oil- and gas- The Paint Rock Inn in Hyattville is one producing states, New Mex- of those places that has strange occurrences ico lost five rigs, Oklahoma year round. The ghost who is thought to re- and Texas each declined by side there is called Mrs. Parker, an American two and Colorado and North Indian woman who married a man named Dakota each lost one. Parker in the early 1900s. The experiences Louisiana gained three there range from hearing footsteps to being rigs, Wyoming gained two physically jerked out of bed. and California gained one. “I had many weird things occur when Alaska, Arkansas, Kansas, I lived there. I lived there for three years Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and heard someone walking up the stairs at and West Virginia were un- night. I would get up and look but no one changed. would be there. When I was sleeping I would The U.S. rig count peaked be woken up by the feeling of someone sit- at 4,530 in 1981 and bot- ting down on the bed next to me, but when I tomed at 488 in 1999. put my hand out to feel the bed it would be empty. I have been woken up by the comfort- er being slowly pulled off me toward the end Ex-CNN couple of the bed and have noticed things moved from one place to the other during the night. sue Motel 6 One night I was woken by what felt like I ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. was being jerked out of the bed” former chef (AP) — A pair of former CNN for the Paint Rock Inn Bobby Cothron said. journalists are suing Motel 6 Those experiences all occurred when Co- after a man tried to rob the thron was alone but there was one experi- couple at gunpoint and the ence that he shared with another. At the encounter led to an exchange time there was a door that was very diffi- of gunfire that wounded one of cult to open and Cothron and another per- the former reporters. son saw the door fling open. “I was standing Chuck DeCaro, a former re- near the door talking with someone when DAILY NEWS/Tracie Mitchell porter, and Lynne Russel, a for- all of a sudden the door was flung open into Carol Greet stands at the spot in the Ten Sleep Library where “Bess” has been seen by many current and former staff mem- mer anchor, say the chain does the wall. We looked at each other stunned bers. not do enough to ensure the and the person I was talking to asked me if safety of its customers. Their I had seen the hand on the door knob. I had and a hand was visible on the door knob,” be haunted. People think that the library is rumored that Bess passed away from a complaint was filed Tuesday seen the hand, only a hand on the door knob. Cothron said. is haunted by former librarian Bess Evert See ‘Haunted,’ page 2 in New Mexico Second District You could barely open and close that door The Ten Sleep Library is also said to who was the librarian from 1967 – 1992. It Court in Albuquerque. The couple’s attorney Randi McGinn said Friday that the Motel 6 in Albuquerque where the couple stayed in June is a Livestock disease haven for crime, and unmoni- tored security cameras give 118 properties affected across Wyoming travelers a false sense of secu- RIVERTON (AP) — More said, “although it may seem like rity. than 100 premises in nine Wyo- it for a little bit.” ming counties have been affected The disease, which is thought by a virus that can cause painful to be spread by insects that mi- Turkish jets sores in infected ani- grate along river val- mals this year. leys, can cause blis- shoot The Riverton ters, sores, sloughing Ranger reports that of skin and lameness down drone officials from the in animals. Wyoming Livestock There is no vaccine ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Board fielded ques- for the disease and — Turkey shot down an un- tions about vesicular there isn’t any other identified drone that flew into stomatitis at a public type of medication its airspace Friday near the meeting at Central that can be applied to Syrian border, while Russian Wyoming College. the lesions. President Vladimir Putin said There are more than Dr. Jim Logan “We have to rely on his country’s air campaign 50 confirmed and sus- State Veterinarian the animal’s immune backing a Syrian government pected cases of the virus in Fre- system to get this cleared up,” offensive has killed hundreds mont County. Logan said. of militants. The Livestock Board has or- The Livestock Board stressed A U.S. official said the dered some individual premises that ranchers can help stop the downed drone was Russian, quarantined to help control the spread of the disease by fre- but Moscow staunchly rejected outbreak. The board cannot dis- quently using fly spray. Ranch- the claim. close the exact locations of the ers should also properly dispose The incident underlined the quarantines unless there is a of debris because insects can potential dangers of clashes need to protect the vicinity. hide in certain areas. The board involving Russian, Syrian and All Wyoming ranchers may also suggests people clean out- U.S.-led coalition planes in the have limited ability to move and door wooden structures and increasingly crowded skies sell their livestock due to the spray inside and outside walls over Syria. Russian and U.S. outbreak. with insecticide. The disease military officials have been Most public comments and can be spread by direct contact working on a set of rules to questions expressed concern through contaminated water, prevent any problems. about the situation during the feed and tack. The Turkish military said it DAILY NEWS/Zach Spadt public meeting Tuesday. Animal owners and veterinar- issued three warnings before Shirley Rhodes of Dillsburg, Pa., greets Marylou Doyle of Hyattville at Pioneer Square Friday. “I want you to be aware that ians are required by state and shooting down the aircraft October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Rhodes, a breast cancer survivor, and Doyle this is not the end of the world,” with its fighter jets. were walking to raise awareness. state veterinarian Jim Logan See ‘Livestock,’ page 2 Weather & Vitals see page 2 A2–Northern Wyoming Daily News, Worland, Wyo., Saturday, October 17, 2015 Haunted heart attack in the parking lot of the library. Bess makes herself known by appearing at a specific place among the shelves and many em- ployees have seen her there. She is not seen directly but out of the corner of your eye and if you look directly there is nothing there. “I was talking to someone and happened to be looking toward\ the stacks and I saw something vaguely human shaped. I looked full on and no one was there,” Ten Sleep Library staff member Veron- ica Risch said. A former employee stated that they too had seen the ‘vaguely human shaped’ form al- most daily at a specific spot among the shelves. During the time that the library was computerizing the books, Car- ol Greet and Karen Funk would work evenings to get the job done as quickly and efficiently as pos- sible. “The biggest thing that happened to me, happened when we were barcoding the books and working at night. I could hear DAILY NEWS/Karla Pomeroy books being slid on the shelves but If the cats in the “Judy” room at New Hope Humane Society could talk they could probably shed when I investigated, nothing was some light on if it is in fact Judy’s ghost playing with the lights in that room. out of place or changed,” Ten Sleep Library staff member Carol Greet except that it was great that they off periodically and it doesn’t hap- former employee agreed that the said. had gotten the fan fixed. But when pen in any other room,” Worland place was creepy and made him The Ten Sleep Saloon ap- I went to turn on the lights I no- Humane Society manager Edie uncomfortable and that the hairs pears to be the host to three differ- ticed that the fans were shut off Cliame said. on his arms would stand up at ent ghosts, although people cannot and later learned that the fan had “A lady named Judy passed times. agree on the identity of the ghosts. not been fixed.” away 8 – 10 years ago and her The old grocery store that was The saloon ghosts only seem to ap- Owner Brenda Cothron has ex- three cats were brought here and at one time located by the bowl- pear when someone is alone in the perienced hearing someone walk- from that point on the lights have ing alley also had a ghost.