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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-05

The custody of the White House flag has been taken away from "old Jerry" General Grants body servant. When the Honorable Artillery Company of London called on President Roosevelt, the aged negro hoisted the flag upside down. Hereafter 1t will be in charge of retired army sergeant and enlist cd man.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-05

The Boston News Bureau estimates the wealth of the leading members of the Standard Oil family as follows: J. D. Rockefeller. $5oooOO,00O; William Rockefeller, $15o,oOO,OoO; Henry H. Rog- CTS, s1OO,0O0,0OO; Henry M. Flagler, $100,OOOO0O; J. D. Archbold, $5o,00o,OOo; Charles M. Pratt, $25,OOO,OoO; Wesley Hunt TiIford, $25O0O,O 900; total, $95O,OOO,- 900. Then there are numerous Standard Oil people with wealth ranging between s1,0Oo,OOO and $5,OOO,Ooo which would cas- fly bring the total of the Standard Oil party up to the s1,OOo, ,ooO, ,OO0 mark, with out question the greatest concentrated aggregation of active wealth in the worlds history.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-05

A Devonshire, England, school has hit on novel plan for securing the regular attendance of its scholars. Periodically those children whose at tendance is most satisfactory are grouped together and photographed, to the envy ofsthose not included. Cop les of the photograph are distributed to the subjects, and the plan works out admirably.
, 1903-01-22
Closed Down for hewinter.

B., p. Archer and H.. E. Rich
ardson who have been working at
the Elk Horn saw mill the past
winter, were in town the first of
the week after a couple of four
horse loads of oats.
They say the mill was closed
down the Sth for the winter, and
they are now engaged in the de.
livery of lumber to different part.
les. AT present they are hauling
10000 feet to the Ferris Haggarty
mine, and also have a large order
to deliver at Dillon. The snow is
about five feet in depth at the
mill, and the weather has been ex-
ceptionally mild and pleasant.
, 1903-01-22
INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION.
Partial List Of the Speakers and the
Subjects They Will Speak IN. seore-
tary Wilson to be Present.

Secretary of Agriculture james
w. Wilson will be present at the
Industrial Convention and will adj
dress that body. Following is a
partial list of the speakers and
their subjects:
Subject not assigned, Hon.
James Wilson.
"'The Outlook or the Develop
ment of Agriculture in Wyoming
Professor b. G.. Butfum. Laramie,
Wyo.
"The Best Methods of improv-
ing the Meadows of the State"
Aven Nelson, Laramie, Wyo.
"Oil Development During the
Past Year" w. G. Knight, Lara
ME, Wyo.
Medicinal Qualities of the Their
mopolis Hot Springs DIR. j. A.
Schuelke, Thermopolis, Wyo.
"Forest and Forestry" c. w.
Garbutt, Sheridan, Wyo.
Relation of the University to
the State President E Z Smil-
ey, Laramie, Wyo.
THE Necessity of building Up
Our Dairy Industry, II. G. beel-
err" state geologist.
Irrigation Under the Carey
Act" Fenimore C%hatterton, state
secretary.
Wyoming Finances H. B.
Henderson, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Talks on Wyoming" Willis
George Emerson, Denver Colo.
Apple Cultivation in the Lam
der Valley" Ed. Young, Lander,
Wyo.
Cody Mineral Springs" j.
Francis, Omaha, Neb.
J. b. Dixie, of Lost Cabin, will
probably deliver an address on
THE Present and Future of the
Sheep Business in Wyoming
and b. B. Brooks, of Casper, will
speak on a subject not yet assign
ed.
, 1903-01-22
U. P. WILL DOUBLE TRACK.
Ten Thousand Laborers Wanted for Do
ing Improvement Work This Year.

Employment agencies of the
middle west are receiving notices
from the Union Pacific to be pre-
pared to furnish at least 10000
laborers within the next year.
The men are wanted for Sl0,O00,-
600 worth of improvement and ex-
tension work, which is to be done
in a short time, and for which the
road has been preparing ever
since Hartman secured control.
The nature of this work has
never been made public, but there
is no doubt that the preater part
of it, will consist of the double
tracking of the entire main line
from Omaha to Cheyenne and
from Cheyenne to Ogden, as was
exclusively announced in the
Tribune several months ago. The
information came to the Tribune
from an absolutely reliable source
and there is no doubt that
the double tracking is to
be done. The plan is to
start at Cheyenne and work east
ward, and at Borie and work west
ward. Work will simultaneously
be started at several other points
and completed as soon rs possible.
To accomplish this great work
would require the greater part of
the appropriation made for i'm
provements. but it would make
the Union Pacific absolutely
without a rival as n transcontinen-
tai road.-Trlbune.
, 1903-01-22
A Democratic Paper.

Wheatland is to have another
paper, one that will be supposed
TO httingly represent Wheatland's
Tammany hall. Harry Wagner
aud George Carroll are to be the
wet nurses who are to trundle the
infant into life AMI presumed
prosperity. Harry recently got a
loan on his homestead through
the Tisch Johnston loan agency,
and George has made a raise, and
together they will show the folks
how it should be done.
In truth, The World man was
told some weeks ago that if he
didn't sell out lat the buyers fig
ures) that he would he run out,
and hence if our Cheyenne friends
have occasion to observe a stray
print waking into town we hope
they will understand matters at
once and take him in.-Wheat-
land World
, 1903-01-22
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

Charles Mccain came in from the
Encampment country last week and
is now in charge of Scribner q Or
ville's stage stable on the east side
of the river.
5. Whipple, and family, who haze
resided i'll the valley the past sum
mer, leave this week for Imperial,
Cal, where they expect to make
their home for the future.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Peters,
on Cedar creek, a girl. The event
took place last Friday night, and
Grandpa kennaday is jLst about as
proud of the baby as its parents.
|. C. Plat and wife. who went out
to Denver some three weeks ago, re-
turned Monday. Mrs. Plat had an
operation performed while in Denver,
and is very much impro 7ed in health.
They went on up TO their home yes.
terday.
Peter Wilde has been recoustruc-
ting a cutter for NJ. A. McAnally,
and # i, will just snow enough now
Milt will favor some of his gentle
man O. friends with "A sleigh ride.
From the width of the seat we are
not sure whether Mr.. McAnally in
tends to walk or stand up while he is
riding with a young lady, but we will
venture to say he will find someway
out of the difficulty.
F. d. Whitney, supervisor for the
Medicine Bow forest reserve, and
Ranger S. 5. Wood, returned Mon
day from a trip into the reserve. Mr..
Whitney traced the boundary line of
the Carbon Timber Cos. tie property
while there. He and Mr.. Wood were
two days on snow shoes. and as il
was Mr.. Whitney's first attempt at
sn~ow-shoing he had all he could
manage conveniently.
There has been considerable com
ment on the action of the school
board IN continuing school while
small pox is still prevalent. The
board have considered the matter
thoroughly, and on the advice of DR..
Burke, local health officer, the school
has been continued, but if parents
feel their children will be safer at
home they certainly have the privel-
vi heepinS them out oil schoo
The danger is less where the child
rem are kept in school than when
they are allowed to run on the
streets, as parents know it is a very
difficult proposition to keep a lot
OF healthy youngsters housed up,
and they are more liable to come ia
contact with the disease around town
than in the school house, where the
school building is kept properly dis
infected as it is here.
, 1903-01-22
Contract for More Work.

M. B McKillip, who has charge
of the work in the Dewey mine,
was in the city the first of the
week The Dewey Mining Co.
have just let a contract to Mr..
McKillip to sink 100 feet more in
the Dewey, the contract being let
the first of the week.
Mr.. McKillip says they have
finished the original contract,
which called for so feet Of work
and will continue until the new
contract is finished. He says the
vein which was uncovered "a short
time ago, is about IL feet IN width,
and the quality of the rock is
good. He is quite confident that
before the 100 feet is finished the
Dewey will be a shipping mine.
, 1903-01-22
~Dynamiting a Bob Cat.

A rather amusing incident hap
pened at Battle Lake last fall
while Johnny McFarlane was
working in that section. A mum.
Der of the boys were out in the
mountains one day when they ran
across a large bob cat. None of
them happened to have a gun,
but they gave the cat a chase and
finally ran it up a tree. There
was a big, good natured Irishman
with them, and the boys said they
we're going to send him up the
tree after his catship. 1t was
started MS a joke, but the Irish.
man, to show them that he was
not afraid, volunteered to go NJ
and knock the cat off the tree.
The tree was about 10 feet tall,
and the cat was up within ten or
fifteen feet of the top. The boys
tried to persuade the Irishman
not to attempt it, but he persisted
and started up. When within 10
feet of the animal, he hesitated
and the two looked at each other
for a few minutes, and the appear.
nnce and expression on the cats
face Eel such that the Irishman
concluded that he hadn't lost any
bob cats in general, or this one in
particular, SO came down and one
OF the boys started to 20 to camp
for a gun, when he met Il prospec-
tor who had IA lot of dynamite,
caps and fuse. Getting a stick OF
dynamite, "A cap, about % feet
of fuse, and an auger, he returned
to the scene of action, and John.
ny McFarlanc climbed up to
within 10 feet of the cat, bored q
hole, attached the cap and fuse
to the dynamite, plugged up the
hole with twigs and peaces OF
wood, climbed down to the end
of the fuse and lighted it. The,
all got off at a safe distance and
watched the proceedings.
When the explosion. which
Jared the air up considerably
, 1903-01-22
SERIOUS RUNAWAY.
Team Breaks Through Ditch Bridge Near
Cow Creek and Runs Away. Throwing
Mrs ]. D. Parker and Little Eduma
Carroll cut Of Buggy.

B. A. Carroll had quite a seri-
Gus runaway last Saturday after
noon when coming down from
Encampment. Mr.. Carroll and
his little daughter, Edume, Mrs.
j. D. Parker and Miss Alice Schu-
EFT, bad been up to Encampment
and when crossing a ditch bridge
this side of Cow creek on their
way home, one of the horses
broke through. Mr. Carroll and
Miss Schuett, who were on the
front seat, jumped out. The
horses were lunging but it was
thought they could not get out
and Mr.. Carroll was trying to qui-
ct them, when they made another
effort, getting out and swinging
around in such a way as to knock
him down, and jerk the lines out
of his hands. They started to
run with Mrs. Parker and the ba-
by still in the buggy, but before
the horses had gone very far
she and the baby were thrown
out, and the baby's dress
caught on the buggy between the
wheels and drug her some dis
lance. When they reached her it
was thought she was dead but in
a short time she began to regain
consciousness. The accident hap
pened opposite the house of Rob
ert Day, and one of Mr. Days men
who was in the field with a partial
load of alfalfa, came to their as
sistance. They went down to the
house and sent for a doctor. DR..
Green went up and found both
Mrs. Parker and the little girl Sc
verely bruised but not seriously
injured. The little girls face and
head were quite badly skinned
but otherwise she was not very
much the worse for her accident.
The horses ran into a fence and
were stopped without doing very
much damage 10 the buggy or
themselves.
, 1903-01-22

took place, the top of the tree
with the cat were blown 20 feet
into the AR and for II minute it
rained pine needles. limbs and
cat, but the most surprising thing
was the fact that the cat all came
down together, rolled over n doz-
en- times and left the country for
parts unknown. When the boys
had gotten through laughing, the
cat was So far away they didn't
follow it, thinking perhaps that a
cat which could be blown into the
air and fall fully 10 feet down a
hill into stony ground and live to
make his escape was entitled to
his life.
, 1903-01-22
A GOOD SHOWING.


One of the best looking pros.
poets in the eastern range is the
Evening Star, a claim nine miles
east of Saratoga, and which is
owned by G. S. Taylor, j. C. Ed
Wards. and John Mitchell.
This claim, like the Dewey, is
In the foothills, clear down out of
the mountains, and is easy of &C
cess the year around. 1t was 10.
Gated over a year ago, but only
the assessment work was done the
FIRST year. In working out the as
sessment for this year, however,
the showing became so good the
owners will continue work and de-
velop the property as rapidly as
possible.
An open tunnel has been run
for Is feet and a shaft sunk ID
feet in depth on the vein. The
vein is two feet and a half in
width, and the ore taken out is of
an excellent quality. An assay
of the vein matter ran Sl2 in gold
silver and copper. They have a
well defined foot wall, composed
of a sort of lime granite, which is
a comparatively soft formation.
The lead can be traced on the
surface of the ground for half a
mile, and if the present quality of
the rock holds out there is every
reason to believe the property will
be q most valuable one.
, 1903-01-22
Will be Sent to Evanston.

Newton NJ. Doggett arrived this
morning from Boulder, Colo,
where be has been receiving treat
ment for some time. Mr.. Dog
gett has been mentally unbalanc-
ed for some time and was confined
in the hospital for awhile. He
has since been receiving treatment
at various hospitals, but it seems
that it is impossible. to effect a
cure. He was accompanied by
VIM. Cunningham. His brother,
A. j. Doggett of Saratoga, is ex-
pected to arrive tonight, when ar
engagements will be completed for
having the insane man committed
to the state hospital at Evanston
for treatment and safe keeping
Rawlins Republican.
, 1903-01-22
SINKING ON The SYNDICATE.
Work Commenced on the 50 Foot Con-
tract Which was let to Palmer and
Hackett-s Steam Hoist put in Place.

From w. Y. Harrison, who has
been helping with the surface and
timbering work on the Syndicate,
and who returned to town the first
of the week, we learn that the
contractors have commenced the
work of sinking so feet from the
bottom of the shaft in the Syndi-
cate. There was about 20 feet of
timbering to be done at the bot
tom of the shaft, which has been
completed. A steam hoist has
bean placed in position at the
shaft and is now in operation.
There are two pumps at the mine
but only one is used, as the water is
not coming in in any quantity at
present.
The contract was let to Palmer
and Hackett, and the work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible I'M
til finished.
Mr.. Harrison says there is FIVE
feet of snow at the mine and it is
gradually increasing in depth.
, 1903-01-22
0. E. Social.

The Christian Endeauor society
gave a supper and entertaining
program at the Presbyterian
church last Thursday evening.
Supper was served from 3 to 1880
o'clock, after which the guests
were entertained for a couple of
hours with music and recitations.
Mrs. Gustave Jensen rendered
several organ solos, during the
evening, and Mrs. Dyer sang
three solos. REGULATIONS were
given by the Misses Nellie Row
en-, George Snyder and Pauline
Bemis. Rev. Brundage favored
the audience With q talk, and the
, 1903-01-22
Set Jail or Fire.

Yesterday afternoon Marshal
McAhulty placed Lloyd Epperson
in the city Jail on the charge of
Drunkenness and about 8 o'clock
last night Mrs Lewis who runs
the Cafe Royal discovered the Jail
was on fire. Some delay was
caused by having to send for the
Jail key, and when the door was
unlocked, Epperson was nearly
suffocated by the smoke.
The fire, which was in the north
east cell, had not gained much
Roadway and vas extinguished
without much difficulty, although
the east wall of the cell is pretty
well scorched. 1t is supposed Ep-
person took the bedding in the
cell and some fire from the stove
and started the blaze. The win
dow glass in the corridor and also
the one in the cell had been brok-
en-, either to create II draft or let
in air. When the Jail was opened
Epperson was lay ing in the cor
rider.
, 1903-01-22

Every editor has received them.
The postmaster has sent them to
the editor. The postmaster is not
to blame. For instance, there was
a man by the name of-well, say
Tom Shy, who sent us three no.
tees to stop his paper-he did
not want it any longer. We won-
dered what was the matter. Up
on investigating the SUBSCRIPTION
book we fond Tom shy $40. He
never had paid a cent, and yet he
had stopped his paper as a matter
of economy to US. He didn't
want us to lose any more by him.
A few days afterward Shy was at
church, and his melodious tenor
rang out clear in that soulstirring
song, Jesus Paid 1t ALL" He
might have been mistaken, but
his earnestness impressed us, so
the next day We sent him a re-
ceipt in full, begging his pardon
for not knowing that he had made
an assignment of his liabilities to
the Lord.-Ex.
, 1903-01-22
ENCAMPMENT ITEMS,

Jack Johnston, of Saratoga, presi-
dent of the Syndicate company, was
in the city today.
DIR. l.. d. Godshall came up yes.
terGay from Denver and will be in
camp several days.
Walter Bunce, superintendent at
the Ferris Haggarty mine, returned
from Denver this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Webber, of
Walcott, have arrived in Grand En-
campment to take up their residence.
Attorney Charles E. Winter, of the
firm of Phelps & Winter, left Tues
day morning for Chicago on business
for the Copper State Bank.
H. A. Grow. of Minneapolis, is a
new arrival in the city, and expects
to make his home here. He is at
present with the North American
Copper Co.
Charles E. Knapp, secretary of the
North American Copper Co., arrived
in camp Thursday evening, and was
accompanied by Messrs. S. W. Hur.
die and S. Hibberd, of Chicago.
The party is visiting Pearl today. and
will be IN camp several days.
Last Monday evening, Past Grand
Ed. Haggarty of Platte Valley
Lodge, No. "a, l. o. o. F.. was pre-.
sented with "A beautiful Oddfellow
watch charm by the members of the
Lodge, Noble Grand H. Chas. Duns.
more making the presentation in be
half of the Lodge.
At the stockholders meeting held
Monday in this city, the following
directors were elected to manage the
affairs of the Big Chief Mining Co.
for the year G F Pearson and j. It.
Mccarthy, of Denver; l.. n. Patter-
son, f. n. lockwood and j. r. Rob.
ert'on, of Franklin, Pa. E. T. Kirtz.
oil Newcastle, Pa; James Booker, j.
I. Strayer and j. 7. Meals. ct Oil
City, Pa.
Robert Pardue, foreman at Bonds
saw mill, suffered "A severe injury
Tuesday while at work at the mill.
The signal had been given to shut
down the works, and after same was
done Pardue commenced filing the
buzz saw. While he was still at this
work the engine was started up and
the saw commenced to buzz into Par
dues left thigh, cutting from the
under side a deep cash Pardue was
brought to town and taken to the
office OF DR.. X. j. Mapes, who sutur-
ed and dressed the wounds.
, 1903-01-22
Shakespeare Club.

The meetings of the Shakes
peare club are becoming very in.
teresting and sociabIe. Last
Monday evening the members
that turned out in the snow storm
felt well repaid because Of the
splendid social time. A fire had
been built in the large open fire
place and warmth and good hum
or prevailed. After business the
program opened with music fol-
lowed by the roll call responded
to by quotations from the act to
be read. Act III of Macbeth was
then read. Next Monday even
ing the meeting is to begin at
1880 sharp. The historical Set
ting of the play is to be set forth.
Mr.. Rhode is to give in costume
selections from the part of Mac
beth and the Rev. Brundage will
discuss the subject of witches,
spiritualism and kindred phenom-
ena. There will also be music and
the reading of Act III. The
meetings r held at the Library
and everyone welcome.
, 1903-01-22

Representative Mondell has intro.
duced a general bill repeating con.
tllctiug statutes relative to the use
and appropriations of timber on pub
lie domain and the privilege for Use
of timber for public lands by settlers,
miners and prospectors Briefly, the
intention of the bill is to repeal a
mass of statutes whose conflicting
condition the department has found
difficult TO reconcile, and under
which the rights of settlers are not
definitely and clearly defined, and
which do not under recent decisions
allow the sale of timber which it WIS
showed they did, and to enact ano-
ther statute and law, which will de.
ne the rights and privileges of pros.
tors, clearly and definitely pro.
Nl..,' for their wants in a liberal man.
nel, and provide for the sale of tim
Der where such sale be deemed to be
of public interest by the secretary OF
the interior and not detrimental tc
forest growth. The bill has been
made a special order for considera.
ton by the public land committee at
its meeting next Wsdnesday.-Raw.
Inns Republican.
, 1903-01-22

The output of the Union Pacific
celieries at Rock Springs have been
materially increased during the past
week and extraordinary efforts are
being made by the company to ship
as many trains of coal east as posi-
BILE. This coal is demanding IA high
price in markets AS far EAST as Chica-
go and the company is taking ad.
vantage of this fact. The output has
been increased to about 5000 tons a
week.
, 1903-01-22
Install Officers.

The Modern Woodmen of
America held their regular meet.
ing last Wednesday and installed
the following officers. Venerable
Council, L. l.. Gould; Worthy
Advisor, FL. W. Eager; Excellent
Banker, A. III. McDougall; Clerk,
f. X. Meason; Escort, A. V.
Huntington; Waterman, Archie
Campbell; Managers, c. r. Bren.
ner and A. Petrie; Sentry, w. P.
Walker.
, 1903-01-22
Coming Men Of America.

The boys G. NJ. A. Lodge held
a meeting last Monday, the 18th.
and reorganized the Platte Val
ley Star Lodge, No. 2577, elected
officers, and will hold regular
meetings at the old Sun building,
every Monday night. There are
some thirty members with new
ones coming in quite rapidly, and