, 1892-02-13
WRESTLING WITH LA GRIPPE.
Ben Blanchard Having a Serious Siege
of Illness, Dut Expects to be
Ont TODAY.

Ben Blanchard, the smelter protector,
hiss been wrestling with his old enemy, la
grippe, tor the last two days, and not
outstanding the pluckY business mans
nerve, he has hardly held his own with
the disease.
1t will be remembered that MIR. Blanch-
ard was confined to his room with la
grippe for weeks at Terre aaute. Ind.
previous to his arrival in Cheyenne. The
fact is he arose from a sick bed to come
here. He had not been off the cars an
hour until he was in business up TO his
broad forehead. With all this excitement
ofcourse the recently enfeebled state OF
Mr.. Blanchard's physical condition neces-
sarilY underwent a severe strain. and the
last day before the smelter problem was
solved Mr. Blanchard vas up and around
attending to his business when he should
really have been in bed. Then he went
to Casper to look after his interests in
that place. With his trip over the Chey-
enne Il Northern, made in a fier,e biz
card, aud having been SNOW bound upon
the cars for eighteen long hours, he had
no sooner returned to the Inter Ocean no.
tel bar he wascompelled to take his bed.
There he has been for the last two days
much against his personal inclinations.
A reporter for THE LEADER called at MIR.
Blanchard's rooms at the Ioter Ocean
Yesterday afternoon. That gentleman
had got out of bed Tor a few minutes to
rest himself, he said, and assured the re-
porter he would be up by today. Just
as soon as | can arrange matters and
leave here | have a great deal of business
to transact in Omaha" said he.
In answer to a question as to how the
smelter situation vas progressing he re-
piled that everything along the line was
fattering, aud that almost all the deeds.
etc. had been placed in escrow; hat the
articles of incorporation were forthcoming
but they would not be filed in the secre-
tary OF states Office until after he had re-
turned from the East.
"Oh, yes" he answered in reply to a
question, II know who the incorporators
are, but | desire to see them after arrang-
ing everything for the filing Of the arti-
cles. Perhaps you will appreciate my
reasons for this when you reflect that
three or more Of 4 ncorporator must
be in the state at - time the articles are
signed, according to the laws Of the state"
Both the investment company and the
,-~a1ta. .x,..1o, Ill L. -. -
| think about the same time though they
are distinct and separate companies and
will be handled BY different men In every
instance
Mr.. Blanchard will very likely go to
New York before his return to Cheyenne,
but he evidently intends to make a flying
trip, or in other words'''get a move on
him." for he expects to be in Cheyenne
again in the e thirty days.
"Will any of the stockholders In the
smelter come to Cheyenne to live" be
was asked.
THE vice president and the general
manager will live here. Then we will
have AL foremen and skilled ~workmen.
Everything is looking up in the smelter
business. The only kick [ have coming
is that in relation to Blanchard vs. La
Grippe. and Blanchard hopes to down la
grippe and be out tomorrow
Ives VanSohaack, for the past three
years with B. B. David, is going to open