, 1902-02-06
RAWLINS S.

Four discharged soldiers came down
from Ft. Washable Sunday and de
parted for their eastern homes.
NJ. Callahan is expected here today
to consult with the managers of the
Ferris hotel property regarding the
management of the house.
Joe Evans, formerly proprietor of
the Club cafe, has gone to Encamp-
ment with a view to open a bakery
and restaurant at that place.
Telegraph communication between
Rawlins to Lander has been Interrupt
ted since Saturday. The break in
the line has not been located.
r. A. Smiley returned Sunday from
Saratoga where he spent several days
looking after the interests of himself
and associates in the Hot Springs
Hotel property.
Mrs. L. II. Wright has taken po-
session of the Rawlins house, moving
in last Monday. From cellar to gan
ret the house has been thoroughly rem
ovated and refitted.
Friday is the last day when taxes
can be paid at the county t%reasurer's
office to avoid the penalty. Saturday
morning the 8 per cent. penalty will
be added on all unpaid taxes.
w. S. Harris has accepted "A posi-
ton as night clerk at the Rawlins
House, and his wide acquaintance
and popularity will be the means of
attracting considerable patronage to
the house.
Robert Stanley, an eighteen months
prisoner sent up from Laramie county
October 10, 1900, for receiving stolen
property knowing it to have been
stolen, was released from the peniten-
tiary today.
Superindent A. j Vance and C. G..
Conner, of the telephone company,
went up to Encampment last night,
and it is reported that Mr.. Vance will
place Mr.. Conner in charge of the ex-
change there in place of Manager +.
j.. Mayberry.
Lineman G. G.. Conner of the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company
returned from the northern part of the
state Sunday. He has been putting
in, Telephone exchanges at Douglas and
Casper and the latter place will be
reach there. He has been absent
about two months
Fitzpatrick Bros, the railroad ION
tractors who have IA large block of
work on the new Improvements TO he
made by the Central Pacific railroad
in Arizona, had Il train load of grad
ing tools through Rawlins Sunday.
Today they have been feeding a large
number of horses and mules at the
stock yards here, en- route to the new
work.
The Modern Woodmen band is
making extensive arrangements for Il
good masquerade ball to be given at
the opera house on February, lIth,
st. Valentines night. The boys are
nothing If not progressive and to say
they will have entire charge of the af-
fair is il sufficient guarantee that ev-
erybody attending will have II good
time.
Photographer G.. E. Barber has
made arrangements with Il. w. Hull,
of the Encampment Transportation
Co, to take n series of views for the
company in the Battle Lake district.
special attention being given to trans
portation facilities and midwinter
views. Mr., Barber will probably go
to Encampment the fore part of next
month.
At 10 o'clock this morning the
woodwork in the Boquet saloon ON
Fifth street, caught fire from a stove,
the flames rapidly communicating
with the roof, The city FIRE depart
mcnt aud the railroad hose company
soon had streams OF water ON the
building and the fire rapidly extin
pushed. The greatest damage was
to the building, which is owned by
Ed Wallace, aud is fully covered by
insurance. Anderson y Larsen's loss
GlA1 LNAD