, 1892-01-20
CATTLE CASE DISMISSED.
A BudgetIof News From the Saratoga
and GoId Hill Section

Special Correspondence.
SARATOGA. Wyo., Jan. Is, 1895.
Though isolated from the outside world
during the winter, Saratoga may well
CLAIM the nalm in line of social festivities.
Beginning with the ball Christmas Eve,
given by the band boys opening the new
Masonic hall in the Burdick, Chatterton
l. Whittlesey block, the fancy dress ball
given by the Bishop Talbot Society, New
Years Eve, the Leap Year dance by the
young ladies Jan. 6. and the masquerade
to be given by the ladies Jan. %, the
young people will have had a gay season.
Geo. W. CAMS. editor of the Sun has
returned from his trip to California, via
Portland. Ore. leaving Mrs. CAMS with
friends in MERGED. Gala. During the
passage from Portland to San francisco
by steamer they encountered a violent
thunder storm from which they narrowly
escaped shipwreck.
A surprise party dropped into the
home of the editor of the Lyre last FRI
day evening and enjoyed an old fashioned
taffy pull, during which many of the
girls became too sweet to be handled In
more than one sense of the word.
During the summer a number of ranch
men have brought meat into town and
sold it, and sometimes neglected to bring
the hides, in consequence of which last
Thursday Pete Brown and @. Fingerlee.
of Swan, A. G.. Bullock, living near Sara
togo, and G.. P. Mathewson, of Jack
Creek, we're arrested and brought before
Justice johnson. @. Fingerlee, the first
case tried, proved he had killed his own
beef, and as he was known to be IN hon
est and industrious member of the Dunk
ard fraternity the Jury overlooked bis
ignorance of the law and acquitted him,
after which the other cases were also dis
missed. The affair merely showed the
community that the law must be obeyed,
even by honest men.
w. B. Cowan, manager of the Sand
Greek Cattle COMPANY, has zone east on
business for the company. which will
keep him six weeks at least in the dreary
solitude OF Chicago.
A. R. Couzens spent a few DAYS in
Rawlins and Laramie last week.
W. II. Hunter, of the Big Creek Cat
tie company, spent last week in Sara
toga.
A party OF gentlemen from Omaha,
who were expected here January 16 to
10 view some mines on Gold Hill on
which they have a bond, have decided to
wait until spring on account OF the snow,
which is now almost seven feet deep on
the mountain.
j. Fl. Mullison is in Arizona buying
feeders for his ranch, and j. W. Beall
expects to leave tomorrow to assist in the
shipment.
Miss Maud Monroe will 20 to Denver
for a short visit the first of next week.
The stamp mill at Downey's camp.
which was shut down on account OF a
slight breakage, is again running and the
general opinion seems to be that a good
cleanup will DO made about Feb. l.
f. Herr OF Fort Steele has been in the
city several days during the past week.
He reports his loss by the foreer, G. M.
Baker, as only SIS, instead of 800 as
reported.
The four horse coach Of Rankin Bros.
failed to arrive from Rawlins Friday on
account of the breaking of the tongue on
a short turn. The mail was brought in
on a wagon about three hours late.
J. @. Davis of the First National bank
of Rawlins, was in the city several days
last week.
The subscription books ofthe Dickinson
Towpsite company, organized to establish
a town near the present depot at Walcot,
will close Tuesday Jan. 10. Enough
stock is already subscribed to do all the
necessary work.
@. Folsom, who was injured by falling
rock in his mine at Gold Hill, is reported
to be a little better.