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, 1901-06-27
Report by Secretary Hitchcock.

Secretary Of the Interior Hitchcock,
who has developed a strong interest in
irrigation, is stated to be preparing a re.
port to the President, endorsing a sys.
tenn OF irrigation dams for the arid lands
of the West and recommending legisla-
ton by Congress along this line.
The Western trip made by the Presi.
dental party graphically demonstrated
to the members the great need of irriga.
tion dams, and showed the benefits de.
rived from the work already accomplish,
ed. 1t has been further intimated al
Washington that in his forthcoming
message to Congress the President will
recommend an appropriation for the
construction Of storage reservoirs in the
arid West.
Secretary Hitchcock is now preparing
a lengthy brief on the subject OF irriga.
ton legislation, and will, it is stated, re.
commend a first appropriation for the
Gila river dam in Arizona. He is bas.
ing his report on the surveys and recon
mendations OF the Geological Survey Of
his Department.
, 1901-06-27
TELLER HAS GIVEN BOND.
The Law Concerning the Driving of
Creeks and Rivers by Tie men, is
Valid and will be Enforced.

There has been much said, both in
and out of the papers, concerning the
validity of the law, introduced by Chas.
F. Fishback and passed at the last leg.
islature, which compelled tie drivers to
deposit a bond Of 81, ZOO with the State
Engineer, which bond shall stand for
any damage which anyone may suffer by
reason of the interfering with any dam
or headgate along streams. 1t seems to
have beer the general conclusion that.
inasmucb as tina law had no penalty at
tached 10 it. it was invalid.
However that may be Mr.. Teller, at
least, regards the law as valid, and his
bond for $1,000, signed by James M.
Rumsey, cashier of the First National
Bank OF Rawlins, has been deposited
with the State Engineer. Hon. Fred
Bond. within the last 48 hours.
This announcement will be good news
to the many men who were afraid that
the effect of the new law had been multi.
fed for want Of a clause attaching a
penalty for its violation.
, 1901-06-27
Drowned a Valuable Team.

F. X. Meason had the misfortune
to drown the valuable bay team of
horses belonging to B. A. Kidding,
while attempting to cross the North
Platte River at the ford opposite the
ranch of w. E. Meason, four miles up
the river from this place ON the 18th
inst. The team were afraid of deep
water and their owner avoided cross
ing swollen streams with them. Mr..
Meason drove into the river, which
was still quite high, but the horses
plunged and showed SO much fear
that he turned and drove out. All
would have bean well If he had not
made the attempt to cross the second
time, when one of the horses threw
himself, getting his front feet over
the tongue. Their struggles took
them into water ten or twelve feet
deep and Mr. Meason was compelled
to abandon the buggy and swim out.
The team freed themselves from the
buggy and hoated down the river for
two miles and a half, where they
were afterwards found and the har-
ness recovered. The buggy hoated
down the river about a mile where it
was recovered. The top was badly
smashed and the robes and cushion
yer gone, but it is otherwise in good
shape. The team is one that Mr..
Kidding bought in Rawlins a yeai
age, paying $3.50 for them.
, 1901-06-27
Careless Laramie Doctor.

Yesterday DR.. Finney went out to a
Union Pacific camp west of the city
where he found a man suffering from
a well developed cas- of small pox.
He had the patient removed to the
pest house, and quarantined the rest
of the party putting the sick mans
bedfellow in one car and sending a
new car for the rest to occupy.
The patient claims that while in
Laramie a few days ago he noticed
the small pox breaking out, and feel
ing sick went to DR.. Miles and asked
him what it was. The doctor told
him that it vas not small pox and
permitted him to be shipped out of
the city with the gang to work on the
fences west of this city.-Rawlins
Journal.
, 1901-06-27
The Eastern Star Entertainment.

The entertainment given by the
ladies of Saratoga Chapter No. IL,
Order of the Eastern Star, at the store
of Baker & Bremen, last Friday
night was a success in every way.
There was a very large crowd present,
the weather was propitious, and the
floor in fine shape, the music good
and all went pleasantly. Refresh
ments, consisting of ice cream, cake,
fruit ices, Strawberries and lemonade
were served in an alcove which had
been partitioned off one side.
There was a large number of bright
summer costumes worn by the ladies
who seemed to enjoy the occasion
very much. Dancing was kept up
until two o'clock the next morning
The Chapter made something like
S55 or $50, by the entertainment
which will be spent in purchasing
Chapter jewels for use IN the work Of
the order.
The members of the Chapter are
very grateful to Messrs Baker q
Bremen for their kindness in allow.
ing the use OF their building for the
occasion.
, 1901-06-27
Joe Jeferson's "Horse" Like David
Harum's.

Many OF Joseph Jefferson's amusing
sayings are quoted by James Metcalfe
in the account in The Ladies' Home
Journal for July Of a visit paid to the
veteran actor in his wintee quarters at
Palm Beach, Florida. He uses a tri-
cycle for the short journeys possible
about that place. Once, as he dismount-
ed from it, he remarked. MY horse is
like David Harum's; he'll stand without
hitching. And he's better than a BIZ
cycle because he doesn't have to have
anything to lean up against On an
other occasion, when caught il a rain
storm and the wind made it difficult for
one rain-coat TO keep both the actor and
his companion dry, Mr.. jefferson said.
philosophi;ally, not complainingly. II
don't mind being vet all over. because
then you don't Lotice any one place.
But this being wet in spots kind OF calls
your attention to them
, 1901-06-27
Teachers for PHILIPPINE Islands.

Applications will be received at the
office OF the Superintendent of Public
Instruction. Cheyenne, Wyoming. until
July LIST, for the appointment of teach.
ers for service in the PHILIPPINE Islands,
under conditions as hereinafter set
forth.
Authority has been given the State
Superintendent to appoint three teach.
ers at once, at a salary OF 1920 per
annum, such teachers to be prepared to
sail from San Francisco about July
23rd.
Qualifications are:
1. Applicants must be either normal
or college graduates.
2 They must have have had several
years successful experience in school
work and be now engaged in teaching.
8. Copies Of testimonials and a late
photograph should accompany each an.
plication.
4. They must be physically sound
and able to Withstand a tropical climate.
and willing to accept whatever location
may be assigned them by the General
Superintendent OF Education. (Certif.
cate OF sound health from a physician
should accompany each application.)
The superintendent is held personally
responsible for his appointments and
will adhere to the conditions mentioned
as far as p~ossioie.
The transport will be furnished by
the War Department to sail from San
Francisco on or about the 23rd day OF
July. Passage will be provided, bu,
meals will be charged for at the rate OF
sl.W per day. Accommodations will be
provided for immediate families Of teach.
ers, but may not be afforded on the
same transport.
Transportation from place Of residence
to San Francisco. including sleeping Gu,
Accommodations, will be furnished by the
War Department as soon as notified Of
appointments, hence the reason OF call.
ing upon applicants to make application
before July LIST.
, 1901-06-27
We Think it Was.

Faith cure, or Christian Science, or
Magnetism, which' A lady was suf
fering with circulating pain in her
face from an liberated tooth. Another
lady, a friend, ove anxious to relieve
her distress, seized a bottle of excel
lent liniment and began gently apply
ing it to her face, and presto the pain
stopped, (that is after the tooth was
QUIT but when the relief was complete
it was discovered the medicine was
just common diarrhea remedy taken
by mistake.-North Park Union.
, 1901-06-27
Three Horses and Two Saddles ssole1

Last Wednesday night or Thursday
morning there were three horses and
two saddles taken from Saratoga and
vir:inity. One, a saddle pony, belonging
to George FL. Allen, was taken from a
picket rope here in town. p. L. How
ard also lost a horse the same night. 1t
was running loose here 10 town. A
black saddle pony belonging to Charlie
Parker, out on North Fork Of Spring
creek, was taken early Thursday morn
ing. Two saddles, one belonging to F.
N. Larsen, the groceryman, and one be-
longing to Frank Kelsey, were taken
the same night. Larsen's saddle was
taken from his stable. He had forgot
ten to lock his stable that night for the
first time since it had been built. 1t
would have made no difference, however,
to the thief for he had brought along a
short iron bar, from the blacksmith shop
OF Cox & Eager with which to pry the
lock off, which he left at the stable
door.
The theft was committed by two men
and they were evidently we'll acquainted
about town and especially with Larsen's
stable and Parker's field. II. C. Paulson,
who came over from the Slavery country
Thursday, met two men with four hors-
es who enquired the way to Snake river.
Deputy Sheriff Geo. w. Sisson being
absent at the time, nothing was done in
the way of attempting to catch the
thieves, and upon his return it was too
late to send anyone in pursuit, as the
thieves were clear out of the country.
, 1901-06-27
KNIGHTS OF PYrHIAs BANQUET
One of the Pleasantest Events Of That
Character Ever Given in Saratoga.
Banquet at Hot Springs Hotel.

Last Thursday evening the mem
bers of the Platte Valley Lodge No.
16, Knights of Pythias, and their
guests assembled in the Masonic Hall,
the event being a smoker given by
the Knights to celebrate the first an
niversary of the organization of the
Saratoga Lodge. A large number of
card tables and cards were on hand
and the evening was spent in playing
cards and smoking cigars. The ser
vices of the Saratoga Orchestra had
been secured and fine music was dis
coursed during the evening.
At II o'clock the party marched
over to the Hot Springs Hotel to a
spread, the service and quality of
which was par excellence, which
Landlord Baker had prepared for
them.
At the close of the banquet wine
punch and cigars were served and
NJ. B. Moore, of Saratoga Lodge and
also Grand Vice Chancellor, toast
master for the occasion, called upon
A. M. Sears, c. c. of this Lodge, for
the opening address. The doctor
made q few. short and fitting remarks
which were heartily ~applauded. E.
W. Stone, Grand Chancellor of this
domain, of Cheyenne, was then called
upon. His remarks were listened to
with interest and made an excellent
impression. F. G.. Wolf of the Wolf
Hotel then made a short address and
was given a storm of applause.
Judge Wiley of the Record and Prof.
Rollman, made excellent addresses,
Judge Wiley speaking on the mean
ing of the notices of the order and
the Professor on the teachings of
secret societies in general. Mr..
Booker, City Engineer of Rawlins
and a member of the Knights of
Pithias of that place, thanked the
Saratoga Lodge in behalf of the
Rawlins Lodge for the invitation ex-
tended to them to be present. Mr..
Booker is a very pleasant talker and
an inimitable story teller. w. A.
Heath and Will Reid of Rawlins, and
X. w. Dyer and E. L. Blood, of this
place also made short addresses,
which were heartily enjoyed. After
supper was served the party broke up.
The evenings entertainment passed
of in the pleasantest manner possible,
nothing marring the enjoyment of the
guests, and everyone who attended
pronounced it the finest banquet ever
given in Saratoga. There were about
As guests outside of the regular lodge
members. Five members of Rawlins
Lodge were present w. A. Heath, Mr..
Booker, P. A. Ware, L. G. Jardella
and Will Reid. Mr.. Stone also came
over with the Rawlins boys.
, 1901-06-27
SARATOGA
Again Wins the Game From Encamp-
ment With . Score of II to az in Fa-
vor of SaratogA.-Bad Grounds and
Poor Plays runs up Score.

Saratoga again won the base ball
game from the Encampment nine
Sunday, this time with only one tally
in the lead. The game was a highly
exciting one from start to finish, and
looked pretty bad for the Saratoga
boys until the last half of the game,
when the boys picked up and played
a good game. The score would indi-
cate poor playing but the condition
of the Encampment ground is more
to blame than the boys. The diamond
is alright but the outfielders have to
play under a hill and in the sage
brush, plentifully interspersed with
irrigating bitches full of water. The
Saratoga diamond may be rough but
i, is a paragon to the Encampment
field. Some good hits and catches
we're made by the Saratoga boys and
some poor ones. The excitement al
high in the last half of the ninth
inning, with Encahpment at the bat.
The score stood 81 to % for Saratoga
and the boys were holding them down
with two men out and two men on
bases when the batter knocked a fly
way down into the left field where it
was promptly caught by Boss Epper-
son. That decided the game and the
Saratoga crowd, about 100 strong,
were decidedly enthusiastic, carrying
Epperson in from the field. The boy
had done some plueky work, playing
the last five innings with a broken
finger. The Encampment pitcher
did some nasty throwing, hitting the
Saratoga boys repeatedly. Frank
Lordier, who plays right field for En-
campment had to dig a fly out of the
manure pile back Of Rankin's stables,
and had removed a large quantity
of that article before he discovered
that the ball had been thrown out be-
hind him in his first efforts. He
should keep a pitchfork handy. The
spirit shown by some of the Encamp-
ment people during the game was
anything but generous. Hooting
and squalling as well as personals
were INDUCED in in marked contrast
to the manner in which the Encamp-
ment nine was treated in Saratoga.
Will Ladd, manager of the Encamp-
ment nine as well as the nine them
selves, however, were hospitable and
generous to a fault.
Mayor Clemmons went up from
this place and umpired the game, Civ
ing perfect satisfaction. Following
was the lineup of the teams and the
scores made in the different innings:
, 1901-06-27
wALcoTr OIL. E L
They are Extensive-Walcott As an
Important Railroad Town.

The Rawlins journal, in a lengthy
article on the Walcot Oil Fields says:
"At Walcott, the center and head
quarters of the field, is located the
only well as yet sinking in the region.
This well is owned by Ryan &
Buckley of Rawlins and is now down
575 feet and is sinking at the rate Of
10 feet per day. W. w. Breeze, an
old time oil driller, being the con-
tractor. At 100 feet depth the drill
struck black shale, identical with the
famous Florence, Colo, shale, and at
535 feet the borer passed into Is inch
es of sand which displayed oil all the
way through.
"The oil in the Wyoming belts is
found in these sand strata-the first
stratum indicating the oil, the second
stratum confirming 1t and the third
stratum producing the oil itself in
commercial quantities. Contractor
Breese states that the second sand
stratum in the Walcott well may be
struck at 700 feet and the third
stratum at 800 or 900 feet. The well
has water to within 30 feet of the
surface.
"Walcott has just been erected into
the regular connecting railroad point
for the daily Saratoga and Grand En-
campment stage and mail line, Serb
ner & Orville being the proprietors.
The line has just put on six horse
Concord coaches, and leaves and ar
rives at Walcott morning and after
noon, the distance to Encampment
being 38 miles.
"Walcott is the railroad shipping
point of the copper ores of the En-
campment and Battle Lake districts.
"One of the indications of the travel
of which Walcott is the center is the
fact that the livery establishment OF
Mead & Co. has so stallsand is even
then pressed for room.
"a wagon road is to be constructed
at once from Walcott northeast to
the F,eczeout mountain mining dis.
trict, a distance of 40 miles, to allow
the Walcott shipment of the IS per
cent. iron ore which is to be develop
ed this seaso by a big Pittsburgh,
Pa, syndicate. This road will also
allow the development of valuable
copper and gold properties.
"One and a half miles from Wal
colt and one-quarter of a mile from
the Union Pacific track is an immense
deposit of superb building sandstone,
which will be commercially developed
this summer by its proprietor, W.. E.
Collins of Rawlins.
"Walcott is a heavy wool shipping
point, about 10000 sheep being shear
ed here this season."
, 1901-06-27
In Justice Court

Judge Heath says there has been
nothing lucrative" in his court this
week. He was wrestling with a gamb-
ling case when we vent in to interview
His Honor. and looked weary.
The aforesaid gambling case was one
in WHICH the State OF Wyoming was
plaintiff and Frank Allison aud A. An
derson were defendants and stood charg-
ed with dealing and playing a game of
roulette unfairly, and with the intention
of cheating and swindling, against the
peace and dignity of the aforesaid state
OF Wyoming" as set forth in Sec. 21S6
OF the revised statutes OF said state.
Two preliminaries have been held and
the final trial was set for 10 o'clock a.
m. Saturday. Attorneys Moore and
Blood represent the state and w. B.
Wiley the defence.
The town has been very quiet for some
days. The only excitement we have
seen for a week was the social confab
Marshal McAnulty and,a rounder named
Jack Har risou had, cut in the middle Of
River street Saturday, The Marshal
was sitting on Jacks stomach and try
ing to convince him that we did not do
things that way in Saratoga, while Jack
waved his arms and legs and punctuat-
ed the Marshal's lecture with red hot
exclamation points. Jack, after spend
ing two or three days in the cooler.
shook the dust OF Saratoga from his
feet and left for parts unknown.
, 1901-06-27
THE OLYMPIA MINING CO..
A Fine Group of Claims Organized In
to a Strong Company Of Local and
Chicago Psrties-$I,ooo 900 Capital
Stock, with shares at 81 Each.

John Lundgren, j. j. Rowen and
Thomas and Annie Anderson have as
sociatcd themselves with some Chicago
parties and formed the Olympia Min
ing Company, with a capital stock of
81, 100000, with shares at 81 each of
full paid up and worcestershire stock.
The group of claims embraced in the
company's holdings consists of five
copper locations, all situated in the
Confidential Divide, and are as fol-
lows: Olympia" "Genie," bud of
Promise" "Selma," and Giant"
All are claims located by Lundgren
and some of them, especially the
Olympia" and the Giant" and the
extensions of those claims, u we'll
in copper, the "Giant" showing UP %
per cent. in copper in an assay re-
Gently made.
The officers are mostly Chicago
people and are as follows:-President,
p. w. Nilsson, Chicago; LIST Vice-Pres-
ident J.. j. Rowen, Saratoga; End
Vice President Alfred j. Tengwald,
Chicago; Secretary Herman G. John
son, Chicago; Asst. Secretary Oscar
Malm, Chicago; Treasurer Carl o.
Bergquist, Chicago; General Mana
ger John Lundgren, Saratoga; Asst.
Genl. Manager Herman G. johnson;
Council P. r. Boylan, Chicago. The
above are all members of the Board
of trustees except the secretary and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson are
also members of the Board, which is
made up of nile ers0ns.
There is no doubt but what this is
a strong company and its stock will
sell readily among the countrymen of
the organizers. Money will be spent
in the development of the company's
property and from present appear
ances at least three or four of the
five claims will develop into mines
under judicious management.
, 1901-06-27
Kissed the Prettiest Woman.

A Georgia editor has distinguished
himself as a promoter of newspaper cir.
culation. He announced in his publica-
ton that he had been kissed by the
most beautiful lady in the town, and
that in a few days he would print her
name. During these few days, accord
ing to the story, the number Of subscrib-
ers to his paper was doubled. And
when he announced that the lady. was
his wife the hurry.up subscribers real
lied that all the gold bricks are not sold
in Now York,
, 1901-06-27
Contract for Saving Ties.

Geo. Nuzum left Tuesday with a
portable engine and machinery for
saving ties. He will go to Teller's
tie camp where he has the contract
for cutting the timber on a half sec
ton of timber land. The engine can
be moved easily at any time and the
timber will be sawed at the most con-
yenient places.
, 1901-06-27
Appointed Asst. U. P. Surgeon,

The many friends of DR.. S. H. Fin
ney will be glad to learn that he was
recently appointed Assistant U. p.
Surgeon at Rawlins, to take effect on
July lst., DIR. Finney is making rap
id progress in his profession, being
now Assistant Health Officer for the
, 1901-06-27
SARATOGA.

Frank Hewitt was score keeper for
the Saratoga boys and during the
first five innings could only shake his
head when asked the score, but came
out like a full blown rose at the last.
The Mascot was Clyde German, the
grandson of A. G. Epperson, he
worked like a little Trojan, attending
strictly to business. He was alright.
, 1901-06-27
t~'aulson, The Taylor.

Paulson, the, Taylor, will be here
about the 10th of August, with the
choicest line of suitings, pants and
oyercoat samples that were ever put
on the market. This makes Paulson's
4th trip to Saratoga, and he says he
has doubled his business every time.
Await his coming. [6-20-tf.
, 1901-06-27
Notice.

Owing to i'll health we have decided
to sell out our stock of goods. We
will turn over our stock on July 18th,
1901. All of my household furniture
for sale. My residence for sale at a
reasonable figure. Terms to suit.
A, j.. DoaGErr IL Co.
The colored American., 1901-09-14

r. Church, corner Preston street ana
Park avenue, IL nearing compietion'
and doors will so0D be opened to the
congregation and friends of the church
The structure is PLAIN but imposing Inc
change of location will in all probability
serve 10 increase the ms mbership and
add to the popularity of the church.
Rev Geo T BVagg, Jr., the able young
rertor has worked faithfully for the
change end the wisdom Of his tt0rts
will coon be seen
Mis-. Bishop Handy who met With
nsinful injury in Jacksonville, Fla. ,du-
rino the winter, has so far recovered
that she is aOle to move around Win"
ont the aid Of her crutches. Mrs Han"
dVis recovery is 8 sourbe OF great pleas.
ure to her many frier ds VINO know OF
her GOOD and charitable work When IN
health.
Rev. @. W.Kinca'd, Presiden' OF the
lChambessburg CoIored ms 1tute IoI
Colorei Youth, and formerly Pastor OF
ZION Ohurco here, has been IN the CITY,
for several dsys reEeWing old soquSin-
tAnce.
F.! Rev, Ernest Lyon QffiCisted at 8 pap
The colored American., 1901-09-14
Visitors From the Crescent City

Mis- Belle ", keIlsy, of No 1926
Sprucs street, had ten days Visit from
three charming lady friends from New
Orleans. La Mrs. Deli4 Adams, Miss
Eunma IA. and Miss HIldred Williams,
The ladies were almost overwhelmed
with sttent on being kept constantly on
the 90 both by day and night up to
their departure on Monday last, tired
but rejoicing over their good time. 1t
ia said that l.rge increase in the revs-
nues of the Post Office Department
NAV be expected from the pockets OF
at least two of our Washington eligible
Young men. who have been quite
dreamy eyed and absent minded IKE
since they left.