, 1884-10-16
Mr.. STURGIS SERVICES.
They Are BeittingIy Remembered
by a Public Testimonial.
The stockgrOwers' Association
Gift to It's Secretary.
An Interesting Event at the Opera
House Last Evening.

The occasion of the presentation of the
Sturgis testimonial last evening attracted
a brilliant audience to the Opera House.
The ladies and gentlemen generally at
tended in full dress. The theater was
brilliantly lighted up as if for an enter
tainment and at every turn costly Jewels
glinted under the ineapdescent lights.
AT about a quarter before s o'clock the
curtain went up revealing 3 very beauti-
fully arranged interior scene. In the cen
ter Of the stage and wall toward the foot
lightsa plush covered stand had been
erected. In the centre of this was one OF
the gifts to be presented TO Mr.. Thomas
Sturgis, Secretary of the Wyoming Stock
growers Association. This consisted Of a
massive punch bowl and ladle weighing
1854 ounecs. The bowl isofsterling silver.
expressly manufactured by Tiffany ofNew
York IN the order of Colonel A. II. Bah
bitt, who had been deputed by the stock
men to make the selection. The bowl is
golu lined and its exterior is wrought with
the most cunning artistic skill. Some
idea Of its real magnifcence may be i'm
agined when it is stated that alone it is
worth 81 5oo.
Hanking This sunoro r;ece ,yoro two
eandelabra fashioned ont in storl;na n.
yer and showing the most exquisite work
nanship.
On a large easel Immediately ,d;o;ninc
ON n backgronnd of plusb stood , worl If
art of a character very seldom soon outside
of m-etronolitan cities If Is The rort oI
n Munich artist named Kow,Isl; Who
has attained yreat celebr;iv nc , no;,,or =,
animals A Russian Winter scere il ron.
resented. Under the beovv overbo, o;no
clouds a courier is seen snecdinr olong
his sledee being drawn bv three .nir;ted
horses abreast. A solitary wolf is soon
in the foreground. The opnortunitv
was not presented last evening n t,to :,
detailed view of the naintinr lint ,be ov.
ouisite bormonizino nf color;ng and tho
forcefslness of the details Indicate tho
hand of a master in his ART
The silver and the n%ainting orc \ yift IN
Mr.. Sturpis bv the stockmen in -racogp;.
ton of his services to them ind;vidpallv as
well as To the Association Tbov r,nre.
sent in value abopt u OoO and wore no.
COMMANDED bv a parcbment volume bornd
in heavy seal and containing tbe mono.
gram of Mr.. Sturpis wrougbt in silver
This book contained an embeIIsbed ,ost;.
monial acknowledging Mr.. Sturpis' scr.
wees and stoned bv The stoclmon
Seated ON tbe stare wore Messrs w
G. Irvine. Andrew Gilcbrist A II R,b.
bitt. f. H. Warren. n. r.. Davis and Phil
Dator. A moment after the eurtain rose
Judge Carey entered from tho st,re v;ro
escorting Mr.. Sturgis. Roth gentlemen
were received with annlanse
The formal nresentat;on sneecb wos
made bv .Judoe Carev who briefly "a.
viewed the growtb Of tho Cattle ;ndrs,,,
in the West and tbo cbonoos tbo
country had undergone in n dozen vcors
Businessmen. he said. were of two classes.
men whose every imnulse was IN ;ncreos.
their own fame mr. wealth and man ybo
gave advice 10 the inexncricnced assisted
the weak and if need no evtcrdod d,
belpinr hand to those who had NOT boon
as fortunate rs themselves An who
knew Mr. Stnrpis considored him , mao.
nifeent renresentative If fbe l,tter class
and 10 his efforts more Than tboso If any
other. were dne the nresort norfoctod
organization.
In behalf of the comn,;ttoo .Jrdcc
| Corev called unon Colonel A ~ Rohb;,,
who. in n few prnnbic and striking words
bore tes.imonv to the rood ACCOMPLISHED
by Mr.. Stnrpis
The Chairman also called unon + r.
Warren. who. in closing a brief but pretty
speech. said that the efforts of Mr.
Sturgis. more than any other man had
made Wyoming known to the world.
When Mr. Sturois arose IN his feet in
reply he was greeted by a hurst of hearty
applause. In listening to the %elonucnt
words of his friends and their too kind
appreciation of what he had done one
thought had been uppermost in his
mind. 1t was no common event in his
life. The period of usefulness allotted 70
man is limited; a few epoebs of ten wears
each and at is all over 1t is seldom in.
deed a man hears ''Well done. from the
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