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, 1904-05-26
A Slight Mistake.

An instance where a bad cold
caused a startling conversation
There is a joke being told here at
the expense of a modest young
newspaper man in a neighboring
town which is so good it ought to
be true, says the Bristol News.
The young man in question, it APP
pears, was recently invited to a
party at a residence where the
home had recently been blessed
with an addition to the family.
Accompanied by his best girl he
met his kind hostess at the door.
and after the customary saluta-
tons, asked after the welfare of
the baby. The lady was suffering
from a severe cold, which made
her slightly deaf, and she mistak-
emily supposed that the young man
was inquiring about her cold.
She replied that though she usu-
ally had one every winter this was
the worst she had ever had; it
kept her awake at night a good
deal at first and confined her to
her bed. Then, noticing that the
scribe vas becoming pale and
nervous, she said that she could
see by his looks hat he was go
ing to have one just like hers and
asked him if he wished to lie
down.
The paper came out AS usual
next week, but the editor has Civ
en- up enquiring about bBbies.
, 1904-05-26
Just a Fish Story.

One of the prominent and sue
cessful fishermen of this city, was
setting among a number of men
the other day, who were swop-
ping lies to kill time, and told the
following story rs straight goods:
THE other day when l was up
the river fishing and apparently
all alone, | got a bite when my
line was out 100 or $50 feet down
stream. Well, | reeled in and he
began to tug, SO | let him out and
he took the whole line, and after
this had been done several times
he was getting stronger instead
of weaker, as he should in the
case of any sized fish. After an
hour | hauled him in, just as
perceived a man down the river
about 300 yards, just coming
around the bend, waist deep in
water and looking my direction
with his pole bent near double
"Well," he said, as he straight.
ened up and gave a satisfied look
at his audience, land what do yor
suppose I had? l was fishing
with a grass hopper for bait ant
the other fellow was using a min
now. and that minnow had swal
lowed my grass hopper"
, 1904-05-26
Women to Have Exhibit.

Mrs. Cordelia Cbivington, the
state manager of the woman's de-
partment of the Wyoming Indus
trial association, is in the city to-
day, working in the interest of a
display to be made by the women
of the state at the fourth indus
trial convention to he held at Gas
per on the Goth, 21st and 22nd of
September, and this morning APP
pointed the following board of
lady managers to arrange and ga
Their the exhibit: Mrs. S. W.
Downey, chairman; Mrs. j. j,
Schilling and Mrs. Mary G.. Bel
lamy.
The committee is anxious to Sc.
cure exhibits for the display to be
made by the women of the state.
The exhibit will be of womens
work and is expected to represent
in a small way the thrift of the
sex and their ability to compete
for some of the prices to be award
ed at that convention.
Mrs. Chivington arrived yester-
day afternoon and is the guest OF
Mrs. Bellamy during her stay in
the city. They were members oil
the same club when Mrs Bellamy
resided at Cheyenne, and the lat.
ter is doing her full share towarc
the of the movement o
which Mrs. Chivington is the
head.-Laramie Republican.
, 1904-05-26
Ball Game.

The ball game played here Sun
day stirred up some amusement
for the boys that took part. The
team known as the Hayseeds, COM
posed of boys from the ranches
up the river, aud an amateur team
gotten up on the spur of the mo-
ment here in town, played five
innings and stopped on account
of the town team not being in
practice. The score was Is to 16
in favor of the Hayseeds B. A.
Lee is the Captain of the Hay
seeds and has this spring played
several games over this valley,
winning a number.
, 1904-05-26

Hon. Frank w. Mondell was
nominated unanimously on the
first ballot, for the Fifty-ninth
Congress, from Wyoming, in the
House of Representatives. Gov
ernor Chatterton took his defeat,
like he has held his office, in the
best possible manner. Hon. B. b.
Brooks has always been a substan-
tial prop to the republican party
in this state and will, beyond
doubt, make an excellent Govern
or, and as to Hon. F. w. Mondell,
it is useless to say what he will do
in behalf of his state. 1t would
be easier TO say, what hasn't he
done in the past.
, 1904-05-26

ladies' of the Eastern Star and
they are trying to keep it to them
selves so that it will be a surprise
to the natives, and in doing so
their heads are getting all swelled
up from the tight clasp some of
them are keeping on their tongues
and we are afraid the strain on
some will be too great So if you
see any Of the weaker sex wander
ing around the streets as if she
had lost something, corral. her
right there and ask what the mat
ter is, and then tell her you are
just dying to know what the Old
Maids Convention is going to be
like-then stick your fingers in
your ears so you can't hear and
let her relieve herself, and when
she is in her right mind again
tear yourself off, and go to Ash
ley's drug store, get something for
your nerves and then purchase a
ticket at the same place.
, 1904-05-26
Mondell's Colo. Bouquet.

The strong Endorsement of Req
resentative Frank w. Mondell by
the Republican state convention
of Wyoming will receive the APP
proval of all who have observed
his course as a representative In
congress.
MI. Mondell is a young man,
but he has demonstrated that he
possesses superior abilities, and that
he is devoted to the interests OF
his constituents. His clear under.
standing of the subjects that bear
a close relation to the welfare OF
Wyoming and other parts of the
Far West has been demonstrated
upon numerous occasions, and
particularly in connection with
the discussion of irrigation prob.
lens.
His unanimous nomination by
the convention was n credit to the
good of the delegates ano
their appreciation of faithful pub
lie service. There is no doub'
that this nomination will be rati
fled by the people at the poll'
next November, and that Mr.
Mondell will be retained in tn,
place he has filed with so mucl
~credit.-Denver Republican.
, 1904-05-26
A BAD MOVE,
Commissioners Of Carbon County, in wv
cming. Allow Road Through Big Creek
Ranch to be Closed.

County Commissioners should
read the following and consider
whether they are going to stop
the traffic in this district to Pearl.
The closing of the lower road
through the Big Creek ranch in
Carbon County, Wyoming, there
by forcing freight teams to travel
the new road built across the up
per end of the ranch, will have the
effect of shutting out nearly all
the freighting from the Encamp-
ment section. This is a serious
matter and should have been look
ed into by the commissioners be-
fore such a step was taken. In
conversation with +. w. Hull,
who will have charge of the trans
portion of the smelter, he express
ed the opinion hat this move
would practically cut off all
freighting through that section of
the country as the upper road
through the Big creek ranch is
such that it will be impossible to
drive an eight or ten horse team
over it owing to the many sharp
curves, hills and bridges.
This that instead of the
matte from the Pearl smelter going
to Encampment to be converted,
as was the original intention it
will be hauled to Laramie and
shipped from that point to Denver
or Chicago. The coke that was to
come from Encampment will be
brought in from Laramie and an
enormous amount of trade that
would go through the Encamp-
ment district will be cut off.
AS this means nearly at much
to that section of the country as to
Pearl, the matter should be taken
up at once and remedied. If the
people in that section will look at
ter the road to the state line, this
end will be taken care OF by Lari-
mer county.-Pearl Mining Times.
, 1904-05-26
Read This.

And then mediate and see if
you treat your wife like the fol-
lowing. If you do, it is never too
late to change.
Before marriage, a young man
would feel some delicacy about
accepting an invitation to spend
an evening in company where his
"ladye love" had not been invited.
After marriage is he always as
particular? During the days of
courtship, his gallantry would de-
mand hat he should make him
self agreeable to her; after mar
riage it often happens that he
thinks more of being agreeable to
himself. How often it happens
that a married man, after having
been away from home the live
long day. during which the wife
has toiled at her duties, goes at
evening again to some place of
amusement, and leaves her to toll
on alone, uncbeered and unhappy
How often it happens hat her
kindest offices pass unobserved.
and unrewarded even by a smile,
and her best efforts are condemn
ed by the fault finding husband!
How often it happens, even when
the evening is spent at home, that
it is employed in silent reading,
or some other way that does not
recognize the wife's right to share
in the enjoyments even of the
fireside!
Look, We husbands, for a NOM
ent, and remember what youl wife
was when you took her, not from
compulsion, but from your own
choice; a choice based probably
on what you then considered her
superiority to all others. She
was young-perhaps the do of
her happy home; she vas gay and
blithe as the lark, and the bro
theirs and sisters at her fathers
freside cherished her as al OBJ
ject of endearment. Yet she left
all to join her destiny with yours,
to make your home happy, and to
do all that woman's ingenuity
could devise to meet your wishes
and to tighten the burdens which
might press upon you.-News-
REGISTER.
, 1904-05-26
Tells a Coed one on Himself.

Hon. B. b. Brooks, republican
nominee for governor, is only for
ty-three years of age. During
the short course at the university
he explained how his hair became
prematurely gray He at one
time tried the experiment of put
ting a number of cattle in prime
condition for the butchers block
and then endeavored to hurry
them to market. On this partic-
ular occasion he got a poor run
for his money" being three or
four DAYS on the road. When he
mounted the fence at the market
stockyards and looked over the
bunch of cattle that looked sc
good to him when he left the
ranch, his hair just simply turned
gray and he scarcely smiled til
the beginning of this gubernator
| ial contest. He is now being re
luvenated, however, and befor
the close % the state campaigl
it Is confidently predicted by hi
friends that his hair will again al
, 1904-05-26
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
''ALKALI IKE" is DEAD
This Famous Character Died at Fort
Steele With His Boots on Brought Tp-
to Prominence by Bill Nye.

AlkaIi Ike is dead. World re-
nouned ms he was through the
medium Of Bill Nye's pen as a
typical western character, he was
the real thing without exaggera.
tiou. He was fated. He died
with his boots on.
Ike left no autobiography by
which a synopsis Of his life could
be obtained but he has been
known to talk occasionally when
in the mood and he has told some
great tales on himself.
There are several versions of
the origin of his nickname. but it
is suffice that Bill Nye had a good
reason for naming him Alkali,
which might have been intended
as an infection of alcohol,
With all his varied experience.
Ike has been principally engaged.
during the closing years of his il
lustrious life, in the cause of tenn
perance, having taken a personal
responsibility in putting down
liquor.
Calamity Ike would have
been as appropriate for Daniel
Bellows as AlkaIi. Ike was al
ways having an accident. 1t was
a black eye, or a wounded foot,
or a broken jaw, or something,
anything; and it was all the time.
Reports from Fort Steele, where
he expired, state that Ike broke
his jaw again and quit the earth.
Alkali Ike has gone over the
range to his reward. The memo
ry of this odd character will fade
with the frontier history of Wy
oming. Encampment Herald.
, 1904-05-26
PERFECT
The Democratic Primary Held Here Sat-
urday to Elect Delegates to the County
convention-Were U-ninstructed.

The Democratic Primary held
here Saturday at the Hotel Wolf,
was of perfect harmony and there
was no disagreement whatever ON
any subject brought up. F. q.
Wolf called the meeting to or Ter
and appointed Judge Blood chair
man. After the call was read by
Judge Blood, they proceeded with
the nominations. The following
were nominated and elected: W.
p Walker, Judge Blood. Fl. T..
Kuykendall, c. p. Clemmons, F.
q. Wolf and c. 5. Taylor.
This primary, very different
from the republicans caused no
excitement, as there was only one
slate in the field, and outside of
the fact that that was the day set
for their primary you would not
have known it was going on. There
we're in all Is votes cast, and the
elected delegation We're not in
structed at all. We were inform
ed that Texas had sent in the re-
quired democrat and had received
tha raunr1 mid IN fnl
, 1904-05-26
SARATOGA CHIPS.

Are you going
Tomorrow night
To the Old Maids C%onvention2
John Mason was down from Cedar
creek Monday.
Rannie Campbell was in from Pass
creek Monday.
Ed Dinger was over from Pass
creek Saturday.
t.. G. Davis returned Sunday from
TIE State Convention.
+. NJ. Baker was up the country
Saturday on business,
Ralph Woods was in from his Elk
Hollow ranch Monday.
A. j. Kennaday was in from the
Cedar creek district the first of the
! week.
Jim and Bob Hopkins came up
from Rawlius the first of the week on
business.
+. \. Larson has given his delivery
wagon "A surprise in the shape of a
new coat of paint.
G. f. Winters passed through here
Friday on his way home from the
State Convention.
Dick Harden has rented the Ged-
dis Ranch for the summer and has
moved his family out there.
Mrs. w. II. Lougeay, of Denver,
came up sunday and will make an
extended visit TO friends here.
A. j Vance, superintendent of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Co.,
came up from Cheyenne Saturday on
business.
J. G.. Rumsey came up from Raw
Inns Saturday and returned Tuesday,
after a careful survey of the com
pany's interests here.
Mr.. and Mrs Taylor Pennock were
in from the Doggett ranch on bust
ness Saturday. They are staying on
that ranch this summer.
E. H.. Hum, of Encampment, ]. X.
| Leonard. c. P. Collins, of Pittsburg
Pa, passed through here Saturday on
their way to the railroad.
, 1904-05-26
At The Hotel Wolf.

Monday evening a number Of
friends of mine host. f. G.. Wolf.
we're invited to partake of a fine
Dutch lunch set out at their dis
posal. Besides an excellent lunch
good cigars and refreshments
helped to pass the evening Ev-
cry one present had "A fine time,
and his genial soul promised an
other in the near future, and all
those present will not miss the
next one after having a taste OF
the first.
, 1904-05-26

Receipts have been moderate,
but their lightness has not had
any appreciable effect on prices.
Good to choice beef steers are
quoted at Sl75 to 1926. with fair
to good kinds at $3.50 to $3.50.
The common grades are selling
around 800, though some have
brought up to 81 p
Every little good stuff is coming
for the stocker and feeder trade,
although the demand in these
lines is good and fair prices con
tinue to prevail.
''The hog market is down and
there seems little chance of com
ing up again until fall weather.
The bulk are selling from $3.50 to
to S465. Sheep receipts have
been light, but the market is 10 to
ID cents lower than a week ago
and as the packers are well sup
piled with dressed mutton. the de
mand will not be very largely in
creased The approach of the
grass fed season of sheep receipts
indicates that prices will not adj
vance, if, indeed, they do not low
err a little"
, 1904-05-26
Broke 4 Rib.

Some time last week Mrs. +. q.
Ashley, while out around the barn
in the back yard of their residence,
slipped and fell against something
and broke a rib on her right side.
She has been suffering with it con
siderable and not until last Tues
day night, when it got to hurting
worse and the called in DIR. Burke,
did she find out it was broken
The doctor set it aud now that
lady is resting quite a bit easier
and will soon be all RIGHT.
, 1904-05-26
Flood in Cheyenne.

Friday in Cheyenne was the
scene of a cloud burst that came
do yn Crow creek without the least
warning at all, and swept nearly
everything in west Cheyenne be-
fore it. Seven lives were lost and
it is hard to estimate how many
more would have been lost only
for the timely aid of the Fire De-
partments and the citizens al
large. For several hours the peo
pie ran boats and RATS, in fac
anything that would float. carrying
the people to safety,
, 1904-05-26
Aosolam Harden Dead.

Absolem Harden better known
rs "Old Tough died last Thurs
day from pneumonia after a
weeks illness. He was buried
from the Cottage Hotel on the
east side of the river, Friday
morning at l0:30 o'clock, Rev. J..
Watson officiating. Harden has
long been an old land mark and
was well liked by every body. He
was a native of Virginia and was
born some time in the year of 1896.
, 1904-05-26
WEEKLY STOCK YARDS LETTER

South Omaha, Neb.. May %,
l904-Reports received by your
correspondent from Colorado
points indicate that fed stock
is about all in. 1t is the ~anticipa-
ton that the markets will again
be surfeited with grass fed cattle
and that prices will accordingly
see something of a reduction.
This is the situation in which the
fake" sales report gets in his
graft work and shippers are mis-
led by reported high prices for
stock.
Such a practice is condemned
by the Legitimate stock exchanges,
but several publications are al
ready acting upon this policy
and in II or two cases, apparent
ly through mistaken judgment be-
lieving that the publication of
high prices tor stock will have
the effect of booming the market
at which such publication is pro-
duced.
Several Colorado shippers have
been misled by these false reports
of sales and the livestock men
here are unanimous in their adj
vice to shippers to watch prices
carefully and not be misled by
top" prices which are out of all
reason. One report quoted lambs
at 81, and more than one Colora-
do shipper jumped his stock into
market, only to find out that the
report was faxed up by an ir.
responsible publication. Stand
ard grain and livestock journals,
and those papers which receive
correspondence from market sourc-
es that are unquestionable are the
publications on which dependence
should be placed by stock ship
pers.
The new grain schedules will
90 into effect June 10. 1t is not
yet known what reservations were
made in favor of the North western
road and the grain dealers operat-
ing on the Omaha exchange are
withholding expressions of opin-
ion AS to the effect the new rates
will have in the markets until the
publication of new schedules.
These will probably be out some
time during the latter part of the
present week, or early next week.
IL the rates are AS predicted here
%tofore, they will undoubtedly have
a considerable effect on market
conditions. especially at South
Omaha. as grain shipments to this
market can be increased under
the new rates and stock feeding
here will be cheapened.
Concerning market conditions
at South Omaha the past week.
James G. Dahlman, president Of
the American Commission Co.
says:
with export trade very dull
and the dressed beef demand moi
up to the standard, the market has
not been a good one for the ship
per during the past week. Blu
eastern reports are to the effec'
that the export demand is improv
ing and it now looks as though
better prices will rule until grasI
fed beef gets into the market.
, 1904-05-26
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION
Hon. B. B. Brooks and Frank W. Mondell
Will Lead the Republican Ticket to
Victory This Fall-Both Nominated
Unanimously.

AT the Republican State Con-
%vention held at Laramie. Nav
18th, Hon. b. b. Brooks was nom
mated for Governor on the first
ballot, by SO to Al in his favor.
After the first ballot, one of the
Carbon county delegation made a
motion to withdraw Governor
C~hatterton's name and make the
nomination unanimous, which was
carried.
, 1904-05-26
MILLIONS FOR WYOMING.
Foreigners are Much Impressed With
This state-Many Companies Being Or
ganized in Europe to Operate in Differ
ent Parts Of the State.

New York, May 20.-Capt. Hen
ry Bouree, an officer in the French
navy, who has just returned from
Wyoming, is authority for the
statement that millions of Euro
pean capital will shortly flow into
this county to open up the unde-
veloped West.
Capt. Bouree is a son of Albert
Bouree, president of the Belgo-
American company, which has
large holdings in Wyoming, and
accompanied an international COM
mission TO that state to look into
the natural resources of the
country.
The commission was organized
and sent by French, Belgium, Ital-
ian and Swiss financiers. 1t was
headed by Prof. Goegg of Genoa
and was composed of Commandant
Massari of Rome, Comte Auditfrett
Pasquier, Comta de la Bueharage,
NJ. Delvaraux of Paris, and NM.
LaughloIs and Richard, expert
mining engineers.
I'VE were several weeks in CEN
trail Wyoming and each of our
party vas much impressed with
the of the country said
Capt. Bouree, who is at the Wal
dorf- Astoria. Not only are there
vast possibilities for sheep and
cattle raising, but the whole couu-
try is tremendously rich in oil and
minerals.
"With the completion of a
scheme of irrigation proposed by
the government most of the coun-
try will become very fertile. Even
now it is "a great place for grazing,
and the herds one sees out there
are enormous Within 20 miles
of Lander are mines of gold, cop
per and coal. At Dallas are oil
fields whose product is as nearly
pure oil as | have ever seen.
"In Button basin the country
gives every indication of being
rich in petroleum, and along the
Rattlesnake river is oil, which,
though mixed with asphalt, is a
better quality than the Texas
product.
"The trouble out there all along
has been with transportation,
There is none for freight except
by l6-horse teams. With the con-
s~truction of the Central Railway
of Wyoming, which will shortly
be built from Grin junction to
Lander, a great part of the coun-
try will be tapped.
Son the continent many smaller
companies are being formed to
operate in different parts of Wyo-
ming. They will be subsidiary to
the Belgo- American company
Laramie Boomerang.
, 1904-05-26

sumo the hue of the ravens wing.
Some men just simply grow
young every day when they are in
a political campaign.-Laramie
Republican.
, 1904-05-26
Beea Getting our Dues.

The country has been getting
in the last few days what all the
ranchmen in the valley have been
praying forthe last month. Tuesday
night it started in raining and
has been doing more or less Of it
ever since in this vicinity. The
valley has been so dry this year
that it is almost impossible to get
the ground soaked up. At this
time the river and all the streams
are way up and lots more snow to
come. The entire valley is be
ginning to look green and the
trees have turned even since the
rain.
, 1904-05-26
spinsters' Convention.

You have no doubt heard of the
Spinsters' Convention that is TO
come off here tomorrow night, at
the Jensen Opera House, if you
have been in town the last two
weeks. 1t is to be given by the
, 1904-05-26


/. Organ prelude Melody Gluck
2, Professional +. J. Hopkins
g. venite j. Robinson
GIorias j Turtle
5. Te Denm j H.. Cornell
& Jubilatc W. ". Walter
: Hymn Rev DIR. Dykes
). Ohertory-violin solo
MEs. J. W. HEATHER.
Q. Recessional Pleyel
10, Organ poetlude -Adagio Bendel
1t is the intention of the mem
bers of st. Barnabas' Choir to give
a sacred recital in the church at
some date, early in July, which
will be definitely announced later.
Choir rehearsal each Saturday
night at the church at eight
o'clock.
, 1904-05-26
Musical Program.

Program of music for Trinity
Sunday, May 20, 1904, at st. Bar
nabas' Episcopal Church.