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siderable more than one half Of
the territory embraced in our dis.
trict for a new district, we lose
both the revenue derived from tax
alton and also the amount OF
school money allotted to us ac-
cording to the number of pupils
who are residents within the ter
ritory to be set aside, which must
result in our school term being
cut down nearly one half, or our
taxes almost doubled.
The district being considerably
in debt at the present time it will
certainly work a great hardship
on each and every interest in our
school at this time. As a board
we would not seriously oppose the
setting aside of a reasonable
amount from each of a couple of
other districts, would create a new
district; yet we do not feel that
District No. 9 is able to surrend-
er more than half of it's territory
under existing conditions.
In conclusion: If you, who have
signed said petition, without a full
knowledge of it's importance, de-
sire to withdraw your names from
the same, you may sign a counter
petition, or protest, a copy of
which you will find at each of the
following places: Gus. Jensen &
Bro, Saratoga Grocery Company
and 81. E. Pilon. If you desire TO
dc this and to save your school
district intact as it is now, you
should act at once. This state
ment presents to you the c"ndi-
ton 8 as they apper to us and if
you fail to retract do not complain
when your school term is cut
down, or your taxes greatly in
creased. Signed
E. w. Devine,
j. II. Mullison,
j. F. era Word.
Dated Saratoga, Wyo., Feb. 25tb,
1909.
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William II. Taft, president-elect
of the United States, is a Master
Mason.
The impressive ceremony which
brought him that distinction oc-
Cured the 18th inst. and was con-
Quoted by Charles s. Hoskinson,
Ohio grand master.
The highest Masonic authori-
ties of II states witnessed Mr..
Taft's admission into the order, as
did the members of Kilwinuipg
lodge, of which the father of the
president-elect was a member and
in which Charles P. Taft was in
Quoted under the auspices of his
father.
Scottish Rite cathedral was the
scene of the ceremonies. The
procedure which eliminated in
the declaration that Mr.. Taft was
a Mason, occupied IS minutes.
Mr. Taft received many greet
ings on a new plane of fellowship
as he was escorted from the hall
by the committee having in charge
his initiation.
The experience of being declar-
cd a Mason at sight was not end
cd with the afternoon session OF
the grand lodge. Mr.. Taft wit.
messed during the evening the
regular form of initiation of a
member, the ceremony being con,
Quoted by Worshipful Master d
M. Patton Of Kilwinning lodge on
Candidate Frank FL. Heltman
Between the two sessions of the
lodge there was a reception fol
Masonic brethren at the G. P
Taft residence and concluding the
ceremonies was a brilliant ball a
the Aims hotel.
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so THE PEOPLE
MAY KNOW

In view of the fact that many
of the voters of School district No.
8, of Carbon County, Wyoming,
have signed a petition for the div
ision of said district and, at the
time they we're indused to sign
said petition, yer not aware of
the amount Of territory that they
were signing away from their
home school, nor of the effect it
would have on our W school,
the School Board, of school dis
trict No. 3, believe it their duty
to explain to the people what ef-
feet this division of the district
would have.
By the fact that the petition
calls for the setting aside of a con-
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Gas at Buffalo

Oscar Nelson received word by
telegraph Friday evening that
natural gas has been struck at the
Hamilton ranch, near Buffalo,, and
quite close to the land recently
purchased by him near that city.
1t is understood that men had
been boring on the ranch for wa
ter and when down a distance of
about ITO feet they struck gas
that gushed forth and up into the
air for a distance of nearly eighty
feet. The we'll was not cased and
the water flowed in and shut off
the outlet. Ne other particulars
were learned, or what was going
to be done in the premises.
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IN
PAYING ORE
Elk Mountains Copper Mine pro.
ducinG 40 per cent. Cop.
per Glance

w.. G. Sammons is authority for
the statement that the Elkhorn
Copper Mine, on Elk Mountain, is
now producing copper ore that
will run 40 per cent. copper. He
says that while the entire vein,
which is IA feet in thickness, is
m~ineralized, that there are seven
and one half feet of almost solid
copper glance. This is the con-
dition of the mine at the 500 foot
level.
The company has been at work
for the past two months, steadily
taking out ore and now has be-
tween $50 and 800 tons of high
grade, assorted copper ore on the
dump which it will ship to the
smelter az soon as it can be haul
ed out in the spring.
After the LIST of April it is the
intention of the company to begin
sinking permanent working
shaft at q distance of 500 feet
from the present one. This shaft
will cut the vein at a depth of 300
feet. AS many men as can be
used will then be put at work on
the mine and its development
pushed with vigor. The comp
any has reached a point where it
is no longer in doubt about the
value of the mine, nor the immen-
Sc quantity of ore that can be TAX
en- from it. The Elkhorn is not
pockety. 1t is a we'll defined vein
of ore and wherever it is struck
it shows the same quality of rich
copper glance.
The Walcott Copper Mining
Co. owns the Elkhart, an extern
sion Of the Elkhorn vein, and it is
reasonably certain that it is as
rich and as large as the Elkhorn
vein.
, 1909-02-25

BIG DANCE
The Annual 22nd Of February
Ball a Grand Success in
Every Way

The Eighth Annual Ball given
by the Saratoga Aerie No. lib
Fraternal Order of Eagles Mon
night in the Jensen hall is over.
The hall was beautifully decorat-
ed with flags, bunting, stuffed
eagles and pictures. The music
was furnished by Snyders orches-
ira and never was better on any &C.
casion before. This dance was the
event of the season as it always
has been for the eight years that
they have been giving them. The
Eagles never spare money or pains
to make this a success in every
way. We are sorry to say that
the dances always fall behind fin
ancially but the Eagles dig it up
and spend more money the next
year. They worked for several
days decorating and getting the
floor in ship shape and kept a fire
in there two days so that the hall
was comfortable any where in the
room even as cold as the weather
was. The supper was served on
the stage by Women of the Wood.
craft and was a splendid feast.
These ladies are noted for their
suppers and this n was as good
or better than their average. The
lucky lady WAS Miss George Sny-
der drawing first prize on No. 80
being a handsome hand painted
China cake dish. Mrs. 9. s. Taylor
drawing second prize a chocolate
set on No. 50.
The dance lasted until A o'clock
Tuesday morning.
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University Notes

University of Wyoming, Feb.
22.-The University has every
reason to feel elsted over the re-
suits of the recent session of
the State Legislature, all four
of the bills introduced were
passed, carrying with them an
appropriation of over $40 1000.
The bill for the erection of a
Normal School building was
particularly acceptable, since by
means of this the University will
be enabled to introduce many i'm
portant improvements in the work
of training teachers. With the
added equipment which will be
made possible by these bills, the
University can do great things,
and unless the signs all fail, il
will do great things from this
time forth.
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Obituary.

Mrs. Marie Probst, mother of
Mrs. Albert Walter died at 7:30
a. M, at the residence of her
daughter, of old age, she being
rs years old the 4th of last Sep
TENDER. The body was laid to
rest in the town cemetery at 2
o'clock Monday, Rev. Father Con-
rath, of Rawlins, performing the
last sad rites. The funeral was
held at the house, which was
crowded with a great number Of
sympathizing friends, who follow
ed the body to the grave.
Deceased was born in Baden
Germany, Sept. 4th, 1882. She
came to this country with he,
husband in 1890. Her husband
died January IL, 1891.
Mrs. Probst lived with hel
daughter and her husband until
the time of her death. She was
such a gentle, charming old lady
that every n who knew her Low
ed her and one and all extend
their sympathy to the daughter
and son.in-la in this hour Of
bereavement.
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Surprise Party

Friday night at the ranch OF l..
Sterrett, just four miles out OF
town, about so people from here
and the surrounding ranches as
sembled and gave Mr.. Sterrett a
surprise party. Music was fur
nished from town and with an am
nile feast at midnight every one
present had a splendid time.
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Entertains at Dinner.

Mr. and Mrs. w. HI. Greene en-
tertained some friends at a six
o'clock dinner last evening. There
were present Mr. and Mrs. Carl
ton, Miss Frances Smith, Mrs.
Dyer, Mrs. Lister and Mrs. E. P.
Andrews. After dinner the CON-
pany was entertained with music
and a very pleasant evening was
passed.
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Saratoga Chips

Mrs. Matt Watt was in the city
this week.
George Lemoine was in the city
Saturday.
G. 6. Larson was in town Tuesday
ON business.
L. D. Peck was in the city Monday
from Rawlins.
Mrs. Matt Watt was in Tuesday
from Cedar creek.
MIR. and Mrs. Ted Huston were in
the city Saturday.
Loren and Everett Gross were in to
the Eagles dance.
Louis Seaverson was in town this
week from Jack creek.
j. c. Brewer left Monday for a
months visit to Canada.
Noah Grippe and Frank Swanson
we're in Monday to the ball.
H. G. Nichols of Encampment was
down from that place Saturday.
William Sowders returned Friday
from an extended visit to Denver.
Ira G. Want was in town Monday
with "a load of fuel from his ranch.
Clyde Want came up from Hanna
Monday to attend the Eagles ball.
Miss Jennie Campbell came up
Monday to be present at the Eagles
ball.
MIR. aud Mrs. j. w. Bingham are
in the city from Encampment this
week.
Mrs. j. W. Morgan came up from
Rawlins Monday to be present at the
funeral.
E. L. Stewart was a city visitor
the first of the week, returning home
Tuesday.
Elmer Francis was down from
Brush creek to attend the Eagles
Ball Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Oakley, left
Sunday for "a visit to friends and rela-
tives at Ogden, Utah.
John Allen came over from Pass
creek Tuesday. He reports a heavy
fall of snow on that stream.
John w. Cluff returned Monday
from Kansas City, where he has been
the past six weeks for his health.
Clark and Miss Elva Wilcox and
Miss Bickerstatf were in from Cow
creek Monday to attend the Eagles
Ball.
f. NJ. Baker has sold his hotel at
Hanna and will return to Saratoga
as soon as he can settle his business
at that point.
Lynn s. Gorton came down from
Encampment Tuesday Tor a short
visit with friends and to attend to
some business.
) Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Devine and
daughter Grace returned Sunday
, from an extended visit through the
southern states.
Clayton Dunn, the boy that was
shot in Rawlins last week and report
Ell killed was only seriously injured
D and is recovering.
The Sun has received word that NJ
B. Moore and Miss Kate Kelley were
united in marriage at at Reno Satur
!. day evening, the 10Th inst.
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Director Towar, Prof. Move
thy and Prof. Fitterer from the
agricultural college, with others
of the faculty members will repre-
sent the University at the Dry
Farming Congress this week. DIR.
Towar will deliver one of the
chief addresses.
, 1909-02-25

DIR. Buckle, who has been SO
successfully lecturing in the in
terests of the University for the
past six weeks left to-day for Big
Horn county. to be gone a month.
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;ESSION
CLOSED
Days and Nights Of Wyoming
SOl0ns over on Feb.
ruary 20.
Tax Commissioner-W. A. Rich


Tax Commissioner-W. A. Rich
DIS.
Engineer-Clarence r. johnson.
veterinarian-W. f. Pflaeging.
Librarian--Mrs. Clara Bond.
Geologist-Ed. Hall of Con-
rise.
Land Commissioner - Robert
hller.
Coal mine inspector District
]. Joseph Bird.
Coal mine inspector District
|. 2-E. $. Brooks of Converse.
Water superintendent District
!. HAIRY Fulmer.
Water superintendent District
]. 4-Lloyd P. Thomas of Sweet
tier.
Live stock commissioners
gorge R. Eyken of Albany, Fred
esse of johnson, A.. A. Spaugh,
Converse.
Sheep William
aley of Carbon, Harold Banner
Natrona, w. ID. McKeon of
eston.
Medical boards. B. Miller Of
bany, A B. Tonkin of Fremont,
W. Johnston of Weston.
Pharmacy board-R. A. Hop
bs of Laramie.
Fair commissioner. D. Carey
d G. II. Nc Winnie of Con-
Fse, David Kidd of Natrona.
University trustees-O. Gramm
J. Tidball, Gibson Clark.
Above is a complete list of the
pointments sent to the senate
the governor on February.
(arly all are reappointments, the
teptions for the most part be-
for the filling of vacancies.
e appointment of Mr.. Rich
ps as the new tax commissioner
8 the result of popular demand.
|ginating with the members of
} legislature in the discussion
the proposed measure. Mr.,
chards was not q candidate for
, position, and the first intima-
n he received of the matter was
m reading it in the Tribune.
ut night, after being persistent
urged by his friends and a
ong personal appeal from the
vernon, be consented to accept
position.
The senate succeeded at last in
cking an amendment on the
kh license bill, which provides
at the bill shall not take effect
til January l., 1910, the $500 Ii
hse 10Y in effect being pro rat
to applicants for renewal be-
fe that time.
The house did nothing Satur.
y morning but consider senate
bendments to house bills, most
which were concurred in.
Desperate efforts were made to
We the fish bill, but the senate
ally killed it on account of the
n-resident license feature. Mr.
ice said that hundreds ofpeople
me from Colorado and Nebraska
ring the summer for a days
hug, aud that while there Is nc
lJectlon to paying 80 small a IL
nse as ~ so there would certain
be a great deal of annoyance.
Both houses passed bills under
|spension of the rules and hur-
i'd them from committees of the
hole through to third reading
pthout a pause.
The house this morning opened
, session with only one bill eth
in the house or in committee
bit the senate still held a number
house bills in committee, ano
b upper house was frequentl,
Sifal H. L, &c tha houl.
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PRICE FIVE GENTS

Never before in the history of
the University has there been a
prettier party than that given by
the members Of the Belle Lettres
society last Saturday evening. The
affair was IA Washington's birth
day dance, and the hall was beau
tifully decorated in the national
%colors, while flags and bunting
were used in the cotillion figures.
The guests were arrayed in colon
ial costume, which added not a
little to the beauty of the scene,
as we'll as to the enjoyment of
spectators and participants.
, 1909-02-25

Prof. Stoner and Miss Crawford,
with the girls CT Residence Hall,
will receive from three to six this
afternoon, this being the first
time that the beautiful new build
ing has been thrown open to the
people of the state in a formal
way. e.
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WIFE OF IDAHO
MAN IS MISSING
Came to Salt Lake With Child
Who Was Operated Upon
in Hospital.

Mrs. J. L. Ferney of St. Anthony, Idas
wife Of the Studebaker agent of that city,
disappeared from the Colonial hotel in
Salt Lake a week ago Wednesday night
leaving at the hospital in critical con-
dltiOn her S-year-OJd son, whom she had
brought from st. Anthony to undergo an
operation.
j. L. Ferney arrived in Salt Lake late
last night in search of his missing wife.
Mail directed to her containing checks
for 500 from Ferney has not been claimed
at the hotel and was recovered by her
husband last night Tuesday, the day
before her disappearance. Mrs. Ferney
wrote to her husband that the operation
had been successful, and that she would
start home with the child the next day.
That was the last heard of her.
The Colonial motel people say that a
Mrs. Ferney registered there Oct. 10 from
st. Anthony. She was there three days
and left without notice and without set
ting the account. No other person was
seen with her during those three days.
Mrs. Ferney is described as woman
about 40 years old, very good looking and
we'll dressed At the time of her dis
appearance she had no money, so far as
her husband knows. as he had mailed
her 500 which she did not receive.
Mrs. FeTney has not been at the L. D.
S. hospital where the child is under
treatment, since a week ago Tuesday.
At 2 o'clock this morning Mr.. Ferney,
almost beside himself with distraction,
called at the police station and requested
/ the help Of the police. He said that he
had left St. Anthony Tuesday after en-
deavOring in vain to reach his wife by
telegraph and telephone, his mail having
gone unanswered for an entire week.
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TAYLOR NOT A "FIDDLER.'

(W washington StdT.)
A year ago an article was written in
which Senator Taylor of Tennessee was
called ''Fiddlin' Bob and the name
stuck.
Il have known Senator Taylor since
we were boys together" said Mr., McCord,
land l tell you that he never could play
the fiddle. He can saw out a tune, In
a way, but as TO really playing, he can't
were demanding q tune from his fiddle,
and 1 never yet knew him to respond
The only reason was that he could not
play, no other. His brother All, ex-mem-
Der OF congress, is a fiddler that Is worth
while, now. He Is not a violinist, under
stand, but he is as fine a fiddler as one
could wish to hear. He has Ole Bull
beat to a finish. He doesn't know as
much as the senator about technic and
notes, and all that, but he can fiddle,
and the senator cannot.
However, the senator could have made
his mark as an opera singer, II he had
chosen that Instead of the lecture plat
form and politics. He is the finest I'M
personator Of famous grand opera stars
/ ever heard This Is something he can
do, and one never hears of It, while he
bears q national reputation as a fiddler.
and he can't fiddle.
"ApFopos of music there Is a good Joke
which Senator Taylor perpetrated upon
himself at the Nashville centennial. A
is usual at such affairs there were diff
ferent days and, naturally. Senator Tey-
Tor made tho addresses Of welcome on
thsge days, This series of addresses Of
welcome was fairly wonderful. On tn
day set assas as Music day he made one
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MARYS LAMB.
New York SUM

New York SUM
A very considerable part of the
American public has for some time
been more or less familiar with the
apparently immortal verse concerning
''Mary's Little Lamb" and what hap
pened to the innocent creature when it
made a somewhat informal visit to an
institution of learning whose presiding
pedagOgue received it in q manner to
be characterized as inhospitable, to say
the least. But it is probably within the
bounds of strictest accuracy to say
comparatively few persons have any
wide acquaintance with the details of
Mary's early history and uDbringing or
with the life, works and character of
her justly celebrated pet
1t is only fair to say that the in
| formation here given is the result Of
extensive researches made upon the COL
| lection Of cuTiOs belonging TO Charles
1 E. Chadeayne Of Ossining, n. Y. and
about to be sold at auction by the Mcr-
win-Clayton Sales company of 20 East
Twentieth street.
The collection contains exhibits
which demonstrate to a certainty that
/ the lamb was born some time in the
year 1917, in the village Of Sterling,
Mass, where Mary (sUrname Sawyer
was then residing with her parents. 1t
appears that the little creature destined
to be so famous was in its earliest
hours in frail health. According to the
account, for which Mr.. Chadeayne
vouches, several lambs were born at
about the same time and Mary made
visit to the fold with her papa.
Mary" said her father, that lamb
is dead"
mo. papa" replied the intelligent
little girl, 'fOr when move It's head it
will move it back again"
But it cannot live" said her father.
ooh, yes, maybe it can" replied Mary.
Let me take it home and nurse it and
tend II"
To this Mary's kindhearted papa con-
scented. So Mary took her little lamb
and carried it home and warmed it and
fed it.
1t appears that Mary was in the habit
of saying goodbye to the lamb every
morning before starting off for school
One morning she forgot to do so and
knowing that the lamb would feel hurt
by this omission, she decided to re-
pair her error. Now Mary had a little
sound that she made that was half
way between a scream and a song, and
no matter where the lamb was when il
heard that sound it would run to Mary
All unWlILlng Ine significance OF neT
act, Mary now made that halfway be-
tween sound. Sure enough, the lamb
came running, and not knowing what
else to do with the little thing Mary
wrapped 1t UP in her shawl and took II
to school
MARY said" 70 resume the account
that she never studied 50 hard in her
life as she did that morning. (The lamb
by the way, was under her bench. still
wrapped up In the shawl.) She did not
want the teacher TO look that way foi
fear she would see the lamb. But wher
the time came to say lessons the schol-
ars in Mary's class had to go out and
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stand along a certain crack in the floor.
And what should happen but the mo-
ment Mary started the lamb started
and went right forward and stood on
the crack with Mary"
Just how long after these historic
events it was that the original poet en-
bodied his inspiration I'm its immortal
form we cannot be sure, but the proofs
show that Mary expressed the opinion
that it was not more than a few days.
John ROllestone was the poet. He was
at that time lot more than II years old.
He was engaged in completing his stud
les under the guidance of the village
parson, and as soon as he heard about
the lambs unavailing attempt to i'm
prove its mind he saw at once that here
was his opportunity. In a kind of d.
vine frenzy he dashed off the first stan
zas, which according to Mary ran ex-
actly thus;
Mary had a little lamb,
His fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school one day,
Which was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play
To see the lamb at school.
tedClLeF
And still he fingered near.
And waited patiently about
! Till Mary did appear.
/ These lines and no more, Mary stated
/ to a credible witness along in the late
/ SOS just before her death, constituted
/ the poem as it was stricken from the
white hot anvil of John RollestOne's in
spiratiOn. So far as Mary knew Role
stone wrote no more regarding the adj
ventures of the lamb. 1t was not until
some years later that Mary read in a
newspaper some verses accredited to a
certain Mrs. Sara J. Hale and entitled
''Mary's Little Lamb" It should be
! said, by the way, that the poet Role
stone had handed his verse to Mary one
day when he had been after pond lilies
and was on his way home. She lost the
draft, but the verses remained indelibly
engraved upon her mind
But TO go back to Mrs. Hale. she had
used the Rollestone verses, with one or
two slight changes, and to them had
added these lines, which are obviously
Inferior in style and for which there is,
moreover, no historic basis whatever:
And then it ran to her and laid
Its head upon her arm.
As If to say, I'm not afraid
You'll keep me from all harm"
What makes the lamb love Mary sop
The eager children cry.
why, Mary loves the lamb, you know,
The teacher made reply
And you, each gentle animal,
In confidence may bind,
And make 1t follow at your will,
If you are only kind"
It will be noted that in the RollestOne
lines the lamb is always referred to as
he" while the Hale stanzas describe
the celebrated creature as at"