, 1907-06-27
SOME GOOD NEWS
FROM ROCK RIVER
CROPS COMING UP AND THE LAND
LOOKS VERY CENTER OF
FARMING COMMUNITY.
Arriving Continually to Take
Land Under the Bosler Ditch
Judson Ranch Foreman Ropes a
Lynx and chokes Animal to Death,
Still Having Marks of Its Claws.

Special to The Republican.
Rock River, Wyo., June 26.-The
surrounding country about here begins
to look like a real farming country
since the crops have come up. In a
very short time more new farmers are
to settle along "Bosler ditch" Citi.
zens here welcome all new corners.
DR.. Delaney of Laramie went 20 the
Diamond ranch Friday. to inspect some
stock.
Mrs. Frank Marriott and nephew of
Ohio were met here by Mr.. w. A. Com
ly, who took them to Laramie peak,
Friday.
Friday Mrs. G. E. Smith and her
sister, Miss Grace Peale, went to the
Diamond ranch for a few days, being
joined later by Mr.. Smith.
The young people here are contem-
plating giving a dance Saturday night.
The dance at the E. A. Harnden
ranch was a success, a good time being
enjoyed by all present.
Choked Lynx to Death.
j. W. Mccormick, manager of the
Judson ranch, had quite an experience
near there last week. Being known
as one of the best ropers, he gave
further proof of the fact by roping u
lynx, and after a hard tussel, man.
aged to choke it to death. He still car,
ries marks of it's claws on his chaps.
Victor White is laying the foundation
for a nice residence, and when asked,
Whats going to happen?" he replied,
ooh, it's just to rent" (?)
Mr.. McFadden and two sons of the
Cooper hill district were here Thurs
day.
Ed Clark, manager of the pumping
station of the Union Pacific, has gone
to Cheyenne to spend a few days.
Mr.. Frank Hazlett is back to his old
position in the coal chutes.
Handcar Struck BY Train.
"Bill' Halpin, signal service main
tainer, met with an accident Sunday
morning, being struck by No. Z, escap.
ing without injury, but his car never
came back.
Five carpenters arrived from Lara.
mie last week to build a residence for
Mr.. Wingate, one of the Bosler ditch
farmers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trumbull of Texas are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wingate.
Mr.. Winslow, the well-known livery
man of Laramie, was mere Saturday.
Monroe Woody returned from Den
yer last week. He is improving
slowly.
Miss Retta Hitechew of Laramie is
spending a few days here with friends.
Misses McGill and Wilburta Knight
stopped here on their way to McGill
Saturday.
Presented With Bride.
Miss Maude Osborne, who has been
employed at the Rock River hotel, left
on No. 4 Friday for Laramie. The
same evening she was presented with a
beautiful hair bride. Several of the
young men offered their services to
present the bride to Miss Maude.
A lady and gentleman en- route from
Denver to Rawlins passed through here
Sunday in an auto, and it ought 20
have gone on, but it didn't. About a
mile from here it lost all power, there.
fore, was towed back to town.
Among those who went to Laramie
to attend the Floto shows were VIII
Lewis, Victor, John, Frank, Rose and
Addie White, Mr.. Franzen and family,
Mrs. Charles Phelan, Cash Lewis, Mr..
and Mrs. Hoge and children, P. X.
Thomas, Tom Keagley, Roy Gordon,
Elwood Lewis, Harry Miller and Ralph
Waugh.
Mr.. Bennett left for Laramie Mon.
day.
Kirtie Acre, who is to ride in Chey.
enne on Frontier day, gave quite an
exhibition of rough riding here Monday.