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, 1915-07-08
Maybe Lover Settlement.

Saratoga, Wyo., July 6.
Editor Saratoga Sun,
Dear Sir:
Has Saratoga gone back forty
years? Have we reverted to the
wild and woody westp Are young
dare devil would-be desperadoes
to be allowed to carry revolvers
of large ealibreP Are our slum-
bers to be disturbed by pistol
shots ringing out in the dead of
nightP Are the scores of jealousy
m~addened lovers to be settled with
pistols in the most populous sec
ton of our cityP
On the night of the Bird or the
morning of the 4th inst. twelve
shots we're fred in the vicinity OF
the Saratoga State Bank. Many
heard them, but it was thought
that some patriotic individual was
celebrating the birth of the ma
ton; that is it was so thought I'M
til the rumor became prevalent
, 1915-07-08
Ten Mile Picnic.

A fine picnic was held at Ten
Mile by the people of the upper
Cedar creek country. A number
went from here, and with those
from the surrounding ranches,
made a crowd of about Is people.
An excellent dinner was spread
and everything in the line of good
things were in evidence. After
dinner everyone put in his or her
time enjoying every minute of the
afternoon. Many INDUCED in
games while others fished. At sup
per time enough fish had been
caught to have a fish fry and a
better supper was never served, SO
say those who we're in attendance,
after which all left for home. Mrs.
Chas. Kennaday and several other
ladies have been highly praised
for the quality and quantity of
both feasts.
, 1915-07-08
Adams Advantage.

Whatever troubles Adam missed,
This must have made him sore,
When he and Mother Eve fell out
He couldn't slam the door.
-Birminham Age Herald.
Whatever troubles Adam had
And he had some, l 'spose,
He never sat behind a hat
At moving picture shows.
Houston Post.
Whatever troubles Adam had
He always had a chance,
For sure he never had to fear
That Eve would wear the pants.
New Orleans Item.
Whatever troubles Adam had
He didn't have to shiver
Out upon a mountain road
Patching tires for a Flivver.
La Jolla journal.
Whatever troubles Adam had
I'll bet one made him heet.o;
Not having clothes, you see,
He had to dodge the mosquito.
, 1915-07-08

marriage, and if you don't object
to a brief sketch, with all the
technicalities eliminated, 1 should
say that in appearance he is ra.
ther bulky, standing six-feet high,
not especially beautiful, a light
roam in color with a black name.
his figure is undecided, but
might be called bunchy in places.
lie belongs to several clubs, in
Guiding the Yonkers Pressing
Club and the Park Hill Demo-
cratic Marching Club, and has al
ways, like his father, who was a
Confederate soldier, voted the
Democratic ticket. He has had
one wife and one child and still
has them. In religion he is an
Bystander."-Ex
, 1915-07-08
Halt Of all Forest Fires
are Preventable.

With the opening of the sea-
son of FIRE danger on most of the
national forests, the forest service
is sending broadcast a warning
that more than half of the forest
fires in the United States are due
to carelessness or other prevent
able causes, starting from camp
ers, railroad locomotives, brush
burning, incendiaries, and saw
mills.
This statement is based ON an
analysis of statistics compiled
from the forest fire records of the
last season, when more than 1000
fires were reported IN national
forests alone and approximately
10000 on state and private hold
ings in the eighteen states which
received federal cooperation in
fire protection under the Weeks
law, namely, Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Connecticut, New York, New Jer-
sey, Maryland, West Virginia,
Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, South Dakota, Mon.
tans, Idaho, Washington and Or
egon.
Forest fires destroy millions of
dollars worth of timber and other
property every year, and in some
years cause considerable loss of
life. 1t has been estimated from
the best information obtainsble
that forest fires last year burned
over an area of approximately
5000, 900 acres with a total loss of
at least SO, 600.
, 1915-07-08
Scouts Gather Outlaws
Tor Championship Contest

Cheyenne, July 7-At every
rough riding contest held in the
Rocky Mountain region this week
in connection with Fourth of Ju-
ly and other celebrations, there
were present scouts" employed
by the Citizens Frontier Commit
tee, of Cheyenne, to observe the
work of the bucking horses. These
agents, all cowboys of long rough
riding experience, were instructed
to make whatever arrangements
were necessary to provide for the
entry of extraordinarily "bad"
horses in the worlds champion
ship rough riding contest, which
will be held here during Frontier
Days, July 81, %. % and "a.
Two of the first to arrive are
Sunrise" and Sunset, which
were discovered" at Douglas by
Sam Brownell, and which he pro-
nounces among the most vicious
buekers he has ever encountered.
He should know for he has ridden
in a dozen championship contests.
Brownell expresses confidence that
Sunrise will annex the distinc-
ton now held by "I-Be-D Dam" as
the worst bucking horse on earth.
Sunrise" and "Sunset" should
not be confused, by the way, with
Setting Sum-" the marvellous
bucker recently found in Chey-
enne among a lot of horses offered
for sale for use in the European
war.
, 1915-07-08
Looking up Students.

Mr.. Duniway, president of the
University of Wyoming, in COM
pany with Timothy F. Burke,
ere here Tuesday morning on
their trip over the state. Mr.. Duni-
way has proven the right man at
the head of this state institution
and has made a remarkable show
ing, following out the foundation
laid by President Merica. Mr..
Duniway is looking up prospect
i've students of the University for
the coming term. The summer
school of the University has gain
ed from so students three years
ago to over $50 this season, and
the University itself has gained
over 65 per cent. The ambition
of the President is to have a 100
new pupil enrolment at the COM
mencement of the term in Sep
TENDER, The University is now
on a par with any state educa'
tional institution in the west and
young men and women desiring a
good education will need look no
farther than the Wyoming Uni
versity.
, 1915-07-08
Will Slash Prices

The Pilon Mercantile Co. have
arranged with, the Special Sales
Co. of Kansas City, Mo-, to place
before the people the greatest sale
of general merchandise that has
ever been given in Carbon county
and in doing so they have placed
the Sales Co. in full charge to
mark down and arrange the stock
for the great event. These people
are known as price slashers" from
coast to coast. This is not to be
a long-drawn-out sale and contest,
as it will only last for 10 selling
days. Mr.. Stidworthy, the sale
manager, who will remain at the
store during the sale, has arraug-
ed a contest in connection with
this gigantic sale, in which he
will givr away two elegant prizes
absolutely free to the persons,
lodge or church having the larger
and the next larger number of
votes. A beautiful $4,000 upright
piano will be the first prize; the
second will be a magnificent $500
S0-piece Haviland china dinner
set. Look up the ad on another
page of this issue, which will ex-
plain all in regard to the bargains
you will be able to get. If you
don't understand all the rules of
this contest, call at the store and
Mr.. Stidworthy will be glad to ex-
plain it for you.
The Pilon Nero. Co. do not in
tend to quit business, but want to
reduce the large stock and get in
the cash: they need the cash, you
need the goods. This will be the
biggest sale ever pulled off in this
town and will be the only real
opportunity this summer to buy
goods, 30 don't miss it.
, 1915-07-08
Yellowstone Party.

The Rev. r. r. Marquis of En-
campment and his camping party
left this place yesterday morning
bound for Yellowstone Park. The
party came down from Encamp-
ment Tuesday and camped here
all night, and from here they
went to Rawlins. The party con-
sists of about eight men and eight
young ladies, and will go via the
Pathfinder dam, Casper and Cody,
taking about a month for the trip.
The outfit was made up of a camp
wagon and four horses, and out
side of the driver the rest were
mounted.
, 1915-07-08

among those familiar with the in
ner secrets of the younger set, to
the effect that two jealous lovers
had mel and settled their quarrel
in the primitive and not wholly
approved of way of shooting it
out. 1t is known that on the night
in question a young man, one
prominent and popular in the
younger set whose affection for a
certain pretty young lady is well
known, called upon said lady. 1t
is also known that not long be-
fore the same young lady received
a call from another young man of
another city, whose occupation
would lead one to believe would
make him a man of peace rather
than war, whose affection for the
young lady, though not SO well
known, is none the less real.
1t is rumored that on this par
ticular evening the first young
mar and the certain pretty young
lady" talked long and late about
the frequent calls of the second
young man, and that the first
young man left with rage burning
in his breast. Later twelve shots
were heard.
1t is supposed by the "wise
ones' that the rivals met and
shots were exchanged. Whether
a fatality resulted is not known,
nor has any effort been made to
find out. However, the second
man has not been seen
about our city since the shooting.
A Citizen of Saratoga.
, 1915-07-08
Sunday School Picnic.

The Sunday School children of
the Presbyterian church held a
public picnic Friday, July End, in
the trees on the east side of the
river in the Canary field. There
we're about 80 children and grown
folks and all enjoyed the well-6ll-
ed basket dinner at noon and
spent the afternoon in enjoying
the outing in various ways. Phe
children came home tired but
happy.
, 1915-07-08

Paul Pilon came in on the train
yesterday from Denver, where he
went over a week ago. He sold all
the Maxwells that was procurable on
the road and was compelled to return
here without a demonstration.
, 1915-07-08
Self Praise, No Praise.

Irving Cobb, the famous war
correspondent, story writer and
lecturer, was approached by a
stranger who asked what sort of a
fellow Cobb was. Cobb replied;
"Cobb is related to my wife by
, 1915-07-08

Homer France, accompanied by his
mother and father were here Monday
on a little outing trip from Rawlins.
Mr.. and Mrs. France are visiting
their son in Rawlins for a short time,
from California.
, 1915-07-08

Bob Wood and his outfit moved in
from their work on the Walcott road
last week and his job.is a good one.
Mr.. Wood is an excellent road work
or, and gives the county a dollars
worth Of work for every dollar ex-
pended.
, 1915-07-08

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh g. Mowry and
children were in from the ranch Tues
day evening, bringing Mrs. Large,
Vera and Willie down, who had spent
the Fourth 1t that hospitable ranch.
, 1915-07-08

Mrs. W. E. Broadhurst has been
visiting her folks in town this week
and Mr.. Broadhurst came in in the
car yesterday and they went back to
the ranch in the evening.
, 1915-07-08

J. T. Karnes, who was visiting his
son, S. F. Karnes at this place, left
for home Sunday evening on receiv-
ing the information by telegraph that
his daughters husband had died that
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-25
VOLHYNIA, RUSSIA, A LAND OF POVERTY

. Volhynia, into which German out
posts near Vladimir Volynsk have just
+ penetrated, is now in the position Of a
buffer state between the rich Russian
provinces TO the east and the first lines
of Teutouic invasion from GaEcia over
the southeastern reaches of the Bug
river, This war theater. which lies
across the path of any attempted ad-
vance upon Kief forms the subject Of
q sketch issued by the National Geo
graphic society. The war primer reads:
"Iuterposed between the fat lands of
the Little Russians, in the south and
the 3ourishing metropolis of Kief is a
stretch Of comparatively poor and un-
developed country included in the Rus
/ sian government Of Volhynia. There is
q poverty. a dreary neediness TO be
found in this country. a lack Of devel-
0pment and of primitive organization,
such as the traveller finds duplicated
when off the beaten tracks in the eau
casus- There is thin soil, and swamp.
marsh. muddy lakes and forests every
where, Especially difficult, from a
military point Of view, is the northern
part of the goverum ent where the wa
ter-soggy earth and tangled forests
slope into the impossible sIoughs of
the Pripet swamps. Both Germans
and Russians may eudeavOr to make
the same use of this region that Won
Hiudenburg made Of the Masuren
lakes.
"Folhynia has 27,70o square miles of
area. It's northeastern part is included
in the region Of Poliessie. spougy land,
floating land and swamp. The south
ern division of the government. from
the Galacian borders west to Eief. is
roughly billy and cut by deep river val
leys. a broad highland from the Car
pathians stretches over this part Of the
province. to Kief and the Dnieper river.
The highest points in this hill country
reach a height of 1900 feet. while in
the west, reaching almost to Kovel,
ranges of hills are scattered. reaching
heights between 700 and 800 feet.
The climate in the north is IN
healthful, Astounding in swamp fevers
and mosquitoes, Throughout all the
northern parts there are no cities of
consequence, no important fouuda-
tlons, and merely a primitive agricuI-
ture The principal cities for the whole
government are Zhitomir. the capital.
Dubno. Kovel, Vladimir Volynsk. Kre-
menets, Lutsk, Ostrog, Rovno. zaslavl.
OvTuch, not one of which overreaches
the Importance of a village, More than
half the country Of the north just 70
the south and the east of Brest Litovsk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-25
Human FFaiIfy.

Let a bishop appear and members Of
his church will be preached great
sermon. The appreciation is for the
mans reputation and position. Thou
sands Of books actually worthless re-
ceive what is called appreciation be
cause they are written by noted men,
printed by noted publishers. You laugh
at the jokes Of a clown, but you would
not smile at the same nonsense offered
by a neighbor How the children
laugh at the teachers jokes! How an
agent laughs at your jokes when he
thinks he has you in a buying humor,
We are actually honest about nothing
e. W Howe's Monthly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-25

is a bewildering maze of dense forest
growth and much of the remaining
area is fever swamp and stagnant,
sedge-flled lake The soils in the
south are good. but agriculture has
been but slightly developed. Some
% per cent of the land Of the south is
under t1uage
In this backward, lean and iH-fav-
ored country. manufacturing indus
tries have hardly obtained d modest
foothold. Some sugar and tobacco is
manufactured here. There are also a
few factories for the output OF agricul-
tural machinery. wooden textiles. glass
and leather goods. Considerable home
industry is carried on in the villages.
the fabrication of goods through the
time Of winter imprisonment when the
only other means for earning a living
is the Telling and preparing of fuel
wood in the dense forests. This home
industry produces wood carvings. par
quetry, amber carvings, and the max
ing of coarse lace Many kegs of froz-
en- mushrooms from this region reach
the great lenten markets of Russia ev-
cry year. Amber is found. and some
coal and Ignite mined The export of
timber and hrewood forms one of the
most profitable industries, and one
which occupies the peasant during the
long winters, when. otherwise, COM
plete inaction would be enforced
Little and White Russians form the
greatest part Of the population of the
government and. in the southern part
there was a large sprinkling Of Ger
man peasant and colonists. The lands
Of this government have been inhabit-
ed by Slavs from remote antiquity
Some Of the small towns still battling
for existence on their ancient sites
we're founded in the 9th century. The
government is a poor and difficult field
for the modern army"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-25
The Daily Story
Barking Up the Wrong Tree-By Martha V. Monroe.
tina ". Monroe.

, me at once; If / had really caught him
in delinquency be would recognize
the fact that / had discovered his de-
ception and would either try 70 beg on
or would accept his dismissal without
a word Then. too. be might really
prefer the Tewkesberry woman. in
which case I should probably not hear
anything from him.
Three days passed without word
Nothing is so tantaIiziug as ignorance
of some important matter one is VERY
must interested in knowing. Every
da. that passed left me in a more aei-
tated condition than the preceding
Why had I not stated TO my lover my
reason for breaking our engagement
! had not forseen this result One Of
two courses. was open to me, either 20
call on Stewart for an explanation OF
my discovery or to write 20 Evelyn
Tewkesberry to learn from her if her
spondent was my Stewart. Think
ing the latter course would be the cas-
Ter for me, I followed it,
For several days I waited impatient
ly for a reply and then broke down
completely. was ready TO forgive nay
lover. innocent or guilty But nay
pride held me back from doing what
I should have done in the first place
that Is, stating the case to Stewart
and asking him If he was the writer
Of the letter I had stumbled on
Since ! could not bring myself to do
this, determined to try again TO reach
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-25

Ny engagement to Stewart Barnes
brought me great deal Of happiness,
which was suddenly broken in a very
singular way One day while shopping.
in order to examine goods, laid my
ba.- on the counter. / was hunting for
something difficult to find and visited
several stores. Finding what I wanted,
/ opened the bag to take out my purse
and at once discovered that had
changed bags with sOrse one else. My
portemonnaia was not there, but in
stead I found s16 in bills. Among 9th
er articles was an unsealed letter ad-
dressed TO Evelyn Tewkesberry, gen
era1 delivery Of the postofHce.
Thinking that the letter would help
me to ind the person with whom had
made the exchange, I took the letter
from the envelope and read 1t. Il was
short and to the point:
VIII be at the corner of Eight and
Locust streets at 1870 tonight, made up
for seedy individual with green spec
tacles, wear thick veil and carry VIC
lets in left hand. STEWART
Great heavenst Could I have STUN
bled on a letter my own Stewart had
written to some other woman appoint
ing q clandestine meeting trembled.
Whether it was through force Of mag
nation 7 know not, but I recognized
my Stewards handwriting To further
confirm my suspicion. there was a
postscript. Anna is watching me- My
name ifs Anna.
Here we're three elements pointing 10
my lovers identity with this Stewart
whose name was signed TO the letter,
though one Of the three. the handwrit-
ing, was doubtful. I had not been long
familiar with Stewart Barnes writing
and could NOT be sure that what I saw
ne had written; nevertheless / had no
doubt it. At any rate determined TO
profit by my find But how should
proceed I shrank from interrupting
the meeting as beneath me. Instead l
put the letter in a new envelope, read
dressed it. and, inserting q slip Of pa
per stating that 7 had exchanged bags
with its owner, giving my address, l
dropped the letter in q matlboZ. / also
put in a note 10 Stewart breaking our
enga cement.
The next day a messenger brought
me nay bag containing the articles in
fl when it was exchanged and a re
quest for the one In my possession. I
returned #. and. so far as the owner
wa. concerned. I was at quits There
remained to settle with Stewart. I
presumed he would come to see me
posthaste TO learn what was the
trouble. for T had given him no inkling
as to my discovery Of his perfdy.
The day after the one on which I
had posted my letter to Stewart pass
ed, and he neither appeared nor
wrote I had assumed that If his con-
science was clear he would come to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-25
BUSINESS OF BLUsHING

The Argus may be pardoned for re-
ferring 10 the fact that the River to
River" slogan, adopted by the Rotary
club at its meeting yesterday. was
suggested to and adopted by this news
paper.
The slogan expresses the sentiment
OF the people of Rock Island and the
annexed territory 70 the south. The
Argus has been printing the slogan at
the head Of its editorial page for
weeks because it bespeaks the senti-
nent Of the people. The Argus prides
Itself on saying that it is usually on
the side Of the public
Likewise. the Rotary club Is to be
commended and congratulated for
alning the popular procession. The
logan. It might be added. was adopt
"a by the club without suggestion
from The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-25

and has no favorite material, but Il Is
willing TO strain a point 10 see that
It's contemporary has an opportunity
10 get share Of the business In Rock
Island.
Doubtless competition would help in
reducing the cost Of public improve
meuts. The Argus ia for removing
the bars to all competition Then let
the people whose property abuts the
streets IL ts proposed TO pave select
the material They are the ones who
must foot the bal, and therefore are
entitled 70 do the choosing.
But The Argus IS not in sympathy
with the determination Of the interests
owning the organ Of obstruction 70
seek 70 thwart the growth Of the city
merely because they fail in landing
paving contract That's carrying sell
fshness a trife too far. The aforesaid
interests have been turned down by
the people both In the city Of Rock
Island and In the territory to the
south annexed by an overwhelming
vote. and it strikes the average person
that they ought to be good enough
sports to admit they have been
whipped and back into their corner
Those interests had their favored paw
ing when the annexation Of Sears was
proposed, and what appears strange
is that they did not submit bid when
proposals for improving Ninth and
Twelfth streets were invited.
Too, the paving boiler that the or
gan Of obstruction is setting M may
be the old sand throwing game TO con
! ceaI the real motive behind the ex-
/ pensive legal fight that is being made
against the annexation Of Sears. Il is
not unlikely some day the facts viii
+ come out and then YOU will wonder
why you ever took the organ Of oh
struction seriously in apy of its pro
! testatioas in behalf Of the common
. people
In the meantime the interests that
/ control the organ Of obstruction are
! temporarily preventing the Consum-
nation oG the Improvements and bene-
/ fits that are to accrue to the resi-
dents Of the annexed territory as a re-
suit Of their affirmative votes cast at
/ the polls. They fave the money to
make the fight, and are not caring
/ what happens 10 YOU and your homes.
In other words the people can 20 70
the ding dougs. says the paragon Of
/ virtue