, 1903-05-14
PRICE FIVE CENTS.


some business matters here. She re-
turned to that place yesterday.
NJ. d. Houghton spent several days
the latter part of last week sketching
two of the thoroughbred bulls be-
longing to l.. G. Davis. One is a
sketch of Duke, the herd bull, and
Rex, an Is months old youngster.
Both sketches are excellent.
The Platte Valley Drug Co., have
partitioned off the e of the build
ing formerly occupied by the Sara
toga-E ncampment stage line express
and passenger office, and will use it
for a store DON They are contem-
plating turning the front part of the
building into an ice cream parlor.
r. o. Kaylor and wife, and Bert
baylor, came over frem the Elk
Mountain mine last week. r. o.
Kaylor, who is superintendent of the
mine, left Sunday for Denver, and
Mrs. Kaylor will remain in Saratoga
until his return.
L. H. Wilson, the real estate man,
and G. S. Adams went up Tuesday
to look at some mining property be-
longing to Mr.. Adams. The claims
are situated in the Douglas creek
country in the vicinity of the New
Rambler mine, and have excellent
showings.
Among those who attended the
ball game here last Saturday from
Encampment were: Prof. Jones,
Miss Jennie Jones, Miss Zoe Sberrod,
Miss Zadie Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Woods, DR.. H.. L. Wade, Nida and
Oscar Deal, Carl Snider, Frank Craw-
ley, p. o. Stout and s. Nathan.
The Encampment team were taken
to the Hotel Wolf Saturday and
"Mine Host" turned the hotel over
10 them. The boys simply couldn't
say enough concerning the kind
treatment given them by both Mr..
Wolf and his wife, and also the Sara
toga nine.
The st. w. rs" made some crack
double plays Saturday, and their
playing and conduct reflected credit
upon their manager, Charley Taylor.
Charley is one of the largest hearted
men in Saratoga, and generous to a
fault, and what the boys wouldn't do
for him isn't worth doing.
E. w. Davies was down from the
E%ncampment country this week.
MIR. Davies is quite confident of the
great future that country has be-
fore it and believes that the late
strike of covellite ore lear the Cox
mine, between Bear and Beaver creeks
will prove a bonanza for the entire
upper country.
The Maccabee Lodge have asked
permission from state Maccabee of
ficers to o their Lodge from Sar-
atoga to Encdmpment. As the
larger part of the members reside in
that neighborhood it will be more
convenient for them to attend. They
expect TO hold their first meeting at
that place a week from this coming
Friday night.
Mrs. X. NJ. Moerke returned the
latter part of last week from Elk
Mountain post-office, where she went
to look after her hotel property there.
She leased the property to j. s. Ev-
ans for a term of three years and will
turn her attention to her hotel ana
restaurant at Ten Mile, for which
place she left the first of the week.
Will Andrews, Mr.. Shaw, Miss
Samelson and Miss Andrews we're
among the pleasure seekers Sunday,
going up Spring creek on a picnic,
and incidentally to catch any stray
trout which might be in the stream.
As they olly caught two we suppose
that is all there were left. Miss
Samelson was the fortunate fisher
man. They had a good time, any
way.
w. b. Wykert finished his new
house last week and gave a dance
Thursday evening. The house was
brilliantly lighted with electricity,
having been wired especially for the
occasion, with 10 red, white and blue
lights, and dancing was kept up un.
til about 2 o'clock in the morning.
all present spent a very enjoyable
evening. Mr. Wykert has a very
neat residence and one that adds to