, 1899-08-10

Mountain, and a friend by the
name of G.. W. Larimer. from
Charlton, Iowa, were in Saratoga
this week.
Word has been received here
that the tie boom at Fort Steele
broke last Saturday and about TO-
900 ties have been lost and more
are being lost daily.
August Mattson and John l..
Mead we're in from the head of
Lake creek Saturday. Mr.. Mead
and his wife are talking of spend
ing the winter in Honolulu.
Miss Nellie johnson, accompa
MED by her two cousins, the Misses
Anna and Gertrude Beck, from
Indiana, and Miss Zena Whitley,
arrived here Monday evening.
J. M. Thomas, ir., postmaster at
Battle, has been in town the past
week laying in a supply of odds
and ends for the store of Sol Fuiks
at that place.
Those Studebaker buckboards
at Cospritf Bros. Co. are Just the
thing for knocking around the
mountains.
Water Commissioner Horace G.
Nichols vel over Tuesday to adj
just the annual difference between
the Jack Creek Land and Cattle
company and G. p. Mathewson on
Jack creek.
DR.. Finney was called to see c..
A. Cook on Brush creek last Fri
day morning and found him suf-
fering with a severe attack of
lumbago. He is much improved
at this time though still confined
to his house.
Are you thinking about buying
a new fall suit? If so, we have
received our new Fall Clothing
and can sell you good suits at
$500, $50, 1000 and 1900.
CosGRIFF Bros. Co.
Robert Deal arrived here last
week from his ranch at Dix, Neb.,
and went on up the country to
lock after some mining interests
he has up there. Bob still keeps
up his interest in u copper mines
and may soon turn up with anoth-
er bonanza.
d. r. Castidav and Louis
Schalk came up from Rawlins
Monday and went on up the river
for fish. AS Mr. Castiday was one
of the men who planted trout in
the river in early days we gave
him permission to catch all that
bore his brand and ear mark.
Remember when in town that
the place to stop is at the Saratoga
Hotel. 1t is newly fitted up from
top to bottom; gives the best
meals and the cleanest, most COM
Portable beds, all for the least
money of any place in town.
A. Tomson, manager of the
Brunswick hotel at Fort Steele,
came up on a visit to friends here
last week. Mr.. Tomson says bus
mess is very quiet at this time and
they are looking anxiously for
something to put new life into
their town.
DIR. G. W. Long, editor of the
Denver Tribune, arrived here last
sunday and went on up to the En-
campment country on Mondays
stage. The doctor will give that
country a close looking over and a
careful write up. The Sun is in
debted to the doctor for "A pleasant
social call.
Hon. A. J. Doggett caught a
nice string of trout last Sunday
and remembered THE Sun force
with a four-pounder that was out
of sight-pretty soon. He eau
toned us not to give him away On
the weight of his catch, so we are
ready to swear that he didn't catch
but l94 pounds. That's right!
E. E. Lutfkin and family re-
turned yesterday from a weeks
fishing on the Savery. Mr.. Luf-
kin had the misfortune to lose
his horses the first night they arriv-
ed there After hunting for them
for some time on foot he gave
them up and a friend who happen
ed along hauled him to this place
where he found his horses. They
were bound for home but had not
dared to cross the river.