, 1904-06-23
Mrs. Robert Torbett and Miss Jen:

MID. 1boOOi ~ N"A'o -
ME Torbett were Encampment visit
ors this week.
William j. Shannon, of Widow
field, accompanied by John Veitch
and Eugene E. Skiver, was over from
the Medicine Bow valley Saturday to
make final proof on his homestead.
Isaac w. Want, David D. Wagon
er and wife were down from upper
Cedar creek Saturday. Mr.. Want
made final proof on his homestead
before U. S. Commissioner Crawford.
David F. Crout and Joseph John
ston came down from Beaver creek
Tuesday on a business trip. Mr..
Johnston is the man who has leased
the ranch of Mr.. Crout for a period
of five years.
Word received here by private par
ties is to the effect that Mr.. and Mrs.
Stearns will probably be here by the
middle of July to take up their resi-
dence. This is a month earlier than
was planned.
The Saratoga Dramatic Club is
planning to give an entertainment at
the Ballard Library in a short time.
Just who compose the Club is a pro-
found secret as yet. but will be re-
vealed in due time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bailey and fami-
ly arrived here last week on a visit
to Mrs. II. A. Dyer, who is a sister of
Mr.. Bailey's. They will remain
about a week. r. w. Dyer returned
home at the same time.
Boss Epperson is down from the
Ferris Haggarty mine, where he has
been employed. He brings glowing
accounts of the amount of work be
ing done there and says there are
about 300 men employed there at
present.
Isaac c. Plat, one of the prosper
GUS Beaver creek ranchmen, was
down from that place Monday, after
"A load Of supplies and ranch machin-
cry. Ike" says they have had. so
far, a very prosperous year and every
thing looks good for "a bountiful har-
vest.
Cicero Cunningham, Of Hanna, an
old resident of Saratoga, arrived here
Monday, accompanied by his sister
aud her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.
Ewing and family, of Nephi, Utah.
Mr.. Ewing is the proprietor and pub
Usher Of the Record at Nephi. The
Sun ACKNOWLEDGES "A very pleasant visit
from Mr. Ewing.
Do you, good woman, kindle your
fire with the help of the oil cant If
you do, we will have to write your
obituary, sooner or later. 1t does not
seem possible that, with the many
awful deaths by that means through
out the country, that any woman
would be so foolish as TO kindle a
fire with kerosene.
W. j. Crane, president of the Cop
per Bar Mining company was in the
nif,r tho rast uaay Aap pannar
berg, a student in the Lincoln, Neb..
University, came in last Friday and
he and Mr.. Crane have gone out to
the mines. Mr.. Pepperberg is a
chemist and will assay the ores of
the Copper Bar mines.
Miss Mary Byrns left Sunday for
Rawlins, where she will visit until
July LIST, when she will go to st. Lou
is and spend a couple OF weeks at the
Fair. She will then leave for her
home in Ireland where she will spend
the summer. She will be accompan-
led to the old country by her brother,
luondS DNfus, Oh hdWlluS.
Glenn Scott, Rannie Campbell, the
Misses Julia and Jennie Campbell
and Miss Marie Lougeay, all went on
a fishing expedition up Spring creek
last Friday. They had a splendid
time-they lost their horses in the
first place and then their wagon
broke down. They borrowed a vehi-
vehicle to come home with, reaching
here about II o'clock that night.
Postmaster Perry l.. Smith, of Raw
Inns, has been up here this week, hay
ing some of the rheumatism boiled
out Of him in the hot waters of the
springs here. Perry" looks Just like
he did the first time he was on earth.
which was IA good, long time ago He
has been ~cheerfuily promising to at
tend the writer's funeral, 10 these
,un, a .D.,,yp' - ,t.. Al.