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, 1916-05-18
Real War Footing,

What Uncle Sam wants and needs worset than anything is equip
ment and facilities for handling at least 100000 able men. These
preparedness arguments that have been going the rounds for months
mean less than nothing All the preparation that W g can and will
need is the equipment and transportation facilities for the men that
we could call as volunteers.
Surprising that we had ample ammunition, guns, clothing, hors-
e, mules, and all other war paraphernalia, with transportation facili-
ties for handling at least one million men, then how long would it
take to put an army in the fedP
One of the most vital things that occurs to us in this matter
would be offering the companies and regiments. This could be met,
if war did not come to II Is too soon, by retiring the officers from all
services, marine, infantry, cavalry, artillery, and all other branches,
after say a period of from four to five years training. Put them on
three-fourths pay, enough to live nicely on. and then advance men
from the ranks to ill their places-thus in a few years we would have
enough retired officers to officer an army of 100000 men. These
officers would have the advantage of having had private service and
worked clear mp through the ranks, before being retired, and in this
way they would be the best possible officers, and to this service would
draw better timber to our army.
As a rule, when the call goes out for volunteers, the recruiting is
done by experienced officers, and then the regiments ar made ND
and officers chosen from the ranks-as a result not one officer from
corporal to general in a hundred knows any more about handling an
army than the average school boy. 1t takes months to make the Of
fcers which is the real head to a fighting machine. AT this time, if a
million mn we're to enlist it would take us six to ten months to
equip them, saying nothing of training officers. Real Al footing
lays IN the officers and equipment ready for the volunteer.
, 1916-05-18
Notice for Publication.

Department OF the Interior, U. S
Land Office at Cheyenne, Wyoming
May l6, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that An,
drew L. Burgess, of Saratoga, Wy.
oming, who, on April 6, 1914, made
homestead entry, Serial No. Oll5l4,
for SW4NE4, sem WI, NE1SW3
NW4SE4, Section z, Township Ii
N, Range 81 w, 9th Prin, Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
final communication proof, to establish
claim TO the land above described be,
fore D. S. Crawford, U. S. Commits,
%sioner, at Saratoga, Wyoming, on the
22nd day OF June, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Cecil A. Ryan, William q. Sowder,
Ralph W. Wood and Daniel NJ. Fore
man, all of Saratoga, Wyoming
6-ls-6-l5 Will Reid, Register.
, 1916-05-18
Call for Bids.

The directors of School District No.
~ will receive sealed bids up to noon
Thursday, June lst, 1916, for the
construction of a school house in said
district. Plans and specifications
may be seen at the residence of S. S.
Wood in Elk Hollow, or Geo. Brent.
man GU Cedar creek, or may be seen
at the Sun office, Saratoga. The
right to reject any and all bids re-
served by the board.
o-Io'zo S. S. Wood,
President.
, 1916-05-18

Notice is hereby given to the prop.
erty owners of the Town of Saratoga
to clean up all vacant property and
to haul the rubbish and refuse to the
dump east of town. If this is no,
done within a limited time the city
will make such cleanup and it will
be charged against the property.
This is by order of the Mayor and
Town Council.
5-11-tf G. W. Maxfeld, Marshal.
, 1916-05-18
SARATOGA, WYOMING

TOPULATION, 1000; situated on the head waters of the
North Platte river, surrounded by 100000 acres of deed
ed and patented agricultural land-300,O00 acres of irri-
gable and dry land subject to entry under the land laws of the
q s. Agricultural crops ae small grains, such as oats, wheat,
rye, barley and emmer; forage crops: timothy, clover, alfalfa,
broom grass, native grass and red top; vegetables: potatoes,
cabbage, turnips, in fact all kinds of garden crops; small fruits:
Strawberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberr;es aud others.
Minerals: Gold, silver and copper. Also coal mines. Livestock:
Cattle, horses and sheep, in all grades up to the finest breeds
known-this is considered the greatest stock section in the
world. Mineral Waters: Both hot and cold; in abundance for
all ailments, very healthful for both drinking and bathing, and
second to none on the American continent. Saratoga is the
center of a territory in which the greatest trout fishing known
abounds, and thousands of tourists enjoy it's pleasure every
year. Good hunting in season for both big and small game.
For definite information address The Saratoga Sun. This
paper is published in the interest of Saratoga, Carbon county
and Wyoming. 1t costs So per year and gives you many times
your money back in information of valuable nature. 1t pub
fishes all the local news, as we'll as current news and the very
latest and best serial stories. Its advertising rates are:
LOCALS. Do perl line first insertion and &c per line each subsequent Issue: illegal no
hee- SC per hef fret nserhOna nd sc pc line eaehsu subsequent insertion. Special urne
up at Unreasonable con DISPLAY:I Inch, Ihne, 2; 1fnct,I monh 81 up to quarter
page one f"us,2 Scp per inch; hall page zoe per inch; page, tc per inch. Rates by
JOB PRINTING rates. urnishedo m applications. No beher~ work anywhere.
, 1916-05-18
That New Depot.

In conversation with a party
the ether day, who had been away
for six or eight months, the gen
tleman said he was very agreeably
surprised to step off the train and
find Saratoga with a plumb, brand
e depot, that was good enough
for a town of 5000 inhabitants
Well, nothing is too good for Sar-
atoga, but even at that we are all
proud of that depot.
, 1916-05-18
Notice for Publication,

Department of the Interior, u. s.
Land Office at Cheyenne, Wyoming,
May is, 1916
Notice is hereby given that Joseph
L. McAnultS, of Saratoga, Wyoming,
who, on June 81, 1912, made desert
land entry, Serial No. O844l, for WI
SW4, SW4NW4, Sec. rs, S1NE4,
NW4 NE4, SaNW4, Section 26, tn.
Is NJ, Range S5 W, 9Th Prin. Merid-
ian, has filed notice of intention to
make final proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
D. S Crawford, U. S. Commissioner.
at Saratoga, Wyoming, on the 2ard
day Of June, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Charles j. Hennessy, John Kene-
dy, Hugh 6. Mowry, and Edward f.
Hennessy, all of Saratoga, Wyoming.
o'le-o-l5 Will Reid, Register.
, 1916-05-18
For Sheriff

At this time | wish to announce
my candidacy for the nomination of
sheriff of Carbon county on the Re-
publican ticket, subject to the will of
the voters at the primary election in
August. If nominated and elected 1
promise a faithful performance Of the
duties of the Office and a like treat
ment and a law enforcement to all.
5-1l-tf. M. E PICKETT.
, 1916-05-18
Fer Road Supervisor

l wish TO announce thst l will 10 q
candidate for the nomination of Road
Supervisor for the east district, Oar
bon county, on the Republican ticket,
subject to the voters at the Primary
in August, 1916. I have been in the
Saratoga valley for a number OF
years and il nominated and elected I
will endeavor to give all the taxpay-
ers a good road for every dollar spent
in this district.
BEN T. CARROLL,
Adv. 5-4-tf Saratoga, Wyo.
, 1916-05-18


E. E. Ryan and wife were in town
Friday.
Ed. Gould was in Rawlins last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Ryan we're in
town Friday.
II. F. Davidson was in from Cedar
creek Saturday.
R. A. Day was down from his river
ranch Saturday.
S. S Wood was in town Friday
from Elk Hollow.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. johnson we're
in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Mowry we're in
Rawlins Saturday.
Geo. Edwards and wife were in
Rawlins Saturday.
A. W. Hopkins was down from
Cow creek Friday.
81. D. Blydenburgh was in from
the ranch Tuesday.
G. M. Brown was down from Hea-
Their creek Friday.
A. j. Chichester was down from En-
campment Tuesday.
Glenn 7. Scott and wife were Raw
Inns visitors Saturday.
g. II. Barkhurst was down from
Brush creek yesterday.
MI. and Mrs. Geo. Burgess were
city visitors Saturday.
MI. and Mrs. p. l.. Howard YER
Saratoga visitors Friday.
Fonnd-License tag No. 1918.
Owner apply at this office.
Geo. Sullivan was a city visitor
Saturday from Cow creek.
James j. Hopkins was in from the
Sage creek country Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Geo. E. Measou were
in from Cedar creek Friday.
Miss Loretta Want was visiting
friends in town last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Penuock were
in Saturday from Lake creek.
Charles T. Fait was down from En-.
campment Friday on business.
Riley Burdett and Swift took in
the circus at Rawlins Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wood we're
down Saturday from Elk Hollow,
Harry Canary was in Rawlins last
week and bought a new roadster.
b. A. Lee was over from his Pass
creek ranch Saturday on business.
Mrs. w. A. Pilon and children left
Thursday for Denver and the east.
w. E. Broadhurst was down from
the Spring creek country Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Scarrow we're
up from their river ranch Saturday.
Chas. Mckay and G. A. Cook were
Brush creek visitors at Rawlius Sat.
urday.
, 1916-05-18

Uncle Bill huuter was IN town this
week from the upper country, visiting
friends.
On next Wednesday, May Path, the
Rebekshs will elect officers for the
next term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Dahl and chill
dren were among the Rawlins visi-
tors Saturday.
Geo. W. Sisson was among the
spectators at the circus at Rawlins
last Saturday.
W. M. Englehart, Encampment
lumber dealer, was down from that
place yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Want were down
from Cedar creek Saturday on a shop
ping expedition.
MI. and Mrs. W. G. Condict and
Winthrop Condict we're in town Sat
urdsy on business.
W. q. Large and family went over
to Rawlins Saturday to take in the
AL q. Barnes circus.
j. F. and Amos Wilcox we're down
from the Encampment valley on a
business trip Monday.
Val Huska, manager of the Hat
creek ranch on Pass creek, was in
from that place Tuesday.
Frank johnson, OF Rawlins, brought
over a new car last week for Walter
johnson on the Cusack ranch.
Emil Lemoine was a Pass creek
visitor in Saratoga yesterday. His
son George accompanied him.
Lester A. Mowryj and wife visited
RawliDs Saturday to see the animals
go through their daily routine.
E. B. Winner came in from Scion
yesterday for a few days. He has
finished shearing at that point.
L. H. Dean of Rock Springs was
here Tuesday checking over the reg
ular accounts of the Continental Oil
Co.
Ira B. Casteel, E ]. Metcalf and
@. e. Francis, were down from En-
campment Tuesday on a business
trip.
Frank Swanson and family and
Miss Sallie Button were over at Raw
Inns Saturday to size up the trick an
imals.
j. j.. Fulkerson returned Sunday
from the tungsten camp at Meier
land, Colo, where he has been for
some time.
MI. and Mrs. G. M. Wilcox were
among the Saratoga visitors that
took in the big animal show at Raw
Inns Saturday.
Geo. Arnold was over from Pass
creek Tuesday. He is blowing out
800 acres with his steam pillow for the
Hat creek ranch.
Supervisor James Blackhall of the
Hayden national forest was down
from the upper country Friday on a
short business trip.
Mrs. G. L. Davidson of Denver
came up from that city last week and
has been visiting her son, q. F. Ds
wilson of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Ledbetter were
down from the upper country Satur-
day and we're accompanied home by
Mr.. and Mrs. Ames Sunday.
Frank and Lorenzo Walck came in
from the ranch Friday night and
went over to Rawlins early Saturday
morning to take in the show.
Lester A. Mowry and j.. T. Nc
Annuity turned their jitney over Mon
day, when leaving town, heal the
school house. Nobody hurt.
James E. Anderson and family of
Encampment passed through here
Saturday on their way to Rawlins to
take in the trained animal show.
W. F. Hopka, J.. G, Rankin, and
Frank Huston, all of Encampment,
passed through here early Friday
morning on their way to Rawlins.
MI. and Mrs. Pete Olson of Raw
, 1916-05-18
Basin Republican Prosperity Edition.

The Republican, of Basin, Wyoming, comes to our table this
week kin the form of a prosperity edition, which is indeed q credit to
any town. 1t is a big edition, we'll put up and we'll printed. and
The Lamar register., 1916-02-23
Carlson and lyman

Charges have been made by Cover
nor Carlson against Thomas ]. lyman,
warden of the state penitentiary, and
if these accusations as outlined in the
newspapers are sustained, the warden
should be dismissed
From a POLITICAL standpoint this
action Of the governor will probably
be a mistake, because lyman, IN COM
mon with a group of individuals in
this state. has succeeded in convincing
a large number of people, by advertta-
ing himself, that he is the greatest
warden of penitentiary that has ever
been produced.
Actually, lyman is no better, if as
good, in the capacity Of warden, than
any of the men who have preceded
him. The only difference is that his
predecessors have gone about their
business quietly and efficiently, while
lyman, through his lectures and his
motion pictures, has proven himself,
like Ben Lindsey, to be the greatest
self-advertiser who ever occupied
public position in the state Of Colo
RADIO.
Take the one matter of good roads
The people of this state have been
led to believe by Tynan's advertising
that he was the originator of the
plan of having convict labor upon the
roads, whereas, as a matter of fact,
he was merely carrying out the plan
and program originated by his pred
ecessors in office. Back in Warden
Cleghorn's time, the convicts were
used upon the public highways. Ihey
made the famous "Sky Line drive
and other roads in Fremont county
and since that their activities have ex-
tended to various parts of the state
merely following the plan and system
inaugurated by other wardens'
The Lamar register., 1916-02-23

also heavily interested in all indus
tries that help to build up the state
both mining and agricultural. He was
interested in farming, irrigation en-
tcrprises and beet sugar factories, as
well as loaning millions to promote
such enterprises. His far sighted
business sense caused him to carefully
train his son and a number of other
assistants so that in a business way
his death will not result in any great
disturbance such as is often caused
when the heads Of such great financial
interests are suddenly called by death.
Mr.. Thatcher was a splendid citizen
and man in every respect and the state
in his death loses one of its best and
foremost characters. He had thous-
ands of friends throughout the state
and especially in the Arkansas val
ley, where he has been well known for
fifty years.
The Lamar register., 1916-02-23
SEWER BONDS SOLD
City Contracts the New Sewer Exten-
sion Bonds at Almost Par

At the meeting Of the city council
on Monday evening Mr.. U. +. Benwell,
a Denver bond investor, appeared be-
fore the body and discussed the pro-
posed new bond issue to build the new
outlet to the sewer system with them.
1t is estimated that it will require
about twenty thousand dollars to con
struct new outlet to sewer which
will carry it several miles east and
give fall enough TO stop the present
troubles caused by backing up of the
river water. The extension proposed
will begin near where the sewer
crosses the A. b. S. canal and run east
through the company's land for two
miles. 1t will then have fall five
feet greater than at present Under
the law the contractor will have to
take the bonds in payment for his
work, but Mr.. Benwell agrees to take
them off the contractors hands at 80
cents on the dollar, making them al
most as good as cash, and saving the
city from the danger OF having the
bidders make u heavy allowance for
discount on bonds.
Mr.. Benwell expects to prepare the
necessary legal steps to be taken to
secure the validity of the bonds at
once and have everything ready so the
necessary preliminary matters can be
disposed Of and the bids called for in
about six weeks. Every effort will be
made to push the work through before
the high water Of this summer again
causes trouble with the city base
ments.
The sale Of these bonds at this fig
ure shows that the credit of our city
is of the highest class, as the price is
much better than New York City has
obtained for any of is recent issues.
The Lamar register., 1916-02-23

But it is an unfortunate fact in the
state of Colorado that the self-adver-
tiser, the man who keeps himself be-
fore the public in the newspapers is
the man whom the people delight to
honor A capable, efficient officer
who does his duty as he sees it day
after day, is forgotten in the face of
the sclf-advertiser.
There are scores of men in this
state who would make just as good
wardens as lyman, and would prob
ably do their duty as faithfully and
efficiently without any brass band ac-
companiments.-Colorado Springs Tel
egraph.
The Lamar register., 1916-02-23
Death of NJ. D. Thatcher

In the death of NJ. D. Thatcher of
Pueblo the Arkansas valley loses one
of its earliest pioneers, its foremost
financier and one of its greatest
business leaders. He was 76 years of
age and came to Pueblo in 1865, at
the re of 26 years. He engaged in
merchandising until 1871 when he
started the first bank in the southern
section of the state and soon devel-
oped into the leading fnancier of this
section, a position which he has al
ways held and at the time of his
death he was without doubt the
wealthicst citizen of the state. He was
the controlling factor in a number Of
strong banks throughout the state,
among which were the First National
Banks at Lamar and Holly. He was
The Lamar register., 1916-02-23
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs IN LAMAR
Thirteenth Annual Convention of the
Arkansas Valley Association
Brings Large Delega-
tions on Monday

The meeting of the Arkansas VAL
ley Association of X. p. Lodges for
their thirteenth annual convention on
Monday of this week brought many
delegates from all the valley towns
and proved one of the big attractions
of this gala week in our city.
Most of the delegates came in on
No. 8 just after noon and the conven-
ton assembled at the lodge room in
X. p. Temple at two o'clock and held
a very interesting session. There were
several good addresses on various
subjects for the good of the order and
these subjects were discussed freely
by all members present. All lodges of
the association were well represented
and the meeting was one of good fel-
lowship as well as business. The dele
gates voted to hold the next annual
convention at Rocky Ford, and elected
f. r. Jones of Lamar as president;
and G. H. Winchell of La Junta as
secretary.
At six o'clock banquet was served
in the temple banquet room and every
body, visitors and local members, did
ample Justice to the bountiful spread
which the committee had prepared for
them. After a social visit of an hour
or so, the lodge was convened and
the local degree team assisted by
some of the visitors conferred the
rank of Esquire on a team consisting
of Pearlie Childress, Robert Adams
and Ottie Williams. The work was
splendidly done and the local team
received high praise from all present
on the impressive and at the same
time dignified manner Of comforting
this degree.
About eleven o'clock the lodge
was closed and all went to
the Lyric theatre to see the
pictures of Damon and Pythias on
display there. These are said to be
the best pictures yet made of this
great ancient drama which is the
foundation of the ceremonies of the
great order Of Knights Of Pythias, and
the members were lucky to be able to
secure them at this particular time.
After the pictures a social session was
held until time for the train west on
which most of the visiting delegates
left
The decorations of the lodge and
banquet rooms in the X. P. colors,
blue, yellow and red was most beau
tifully and artistically done by the
committee with both streamers and
electric lights, and the whole arrange
ments were most pleasing to visitors.
The Lamar register., 1916-02-23
Gave Garrison the Double Cross

Washington, Feb. 20. Especial Cor
respondence.) The genesis of Sccre-
tary Garrison's resignation is readily
traceable. 1t had its roots in the in
tellectually honesty and candor of
Mr. Garrison's nature, which first
found itself at variance with his chief
in relation to the Mexican policy,
where the pucrils and piiFling Bryan
methods were permitted to rule
situation which Mr.. Garrison felt
should be dealt with firmly and in man
fashion. But the real point of germi-
nation rested in the Presidents mes
sage to congress a year ago when he
lauded a "citizenry trained in arms"
as the best means Of defense for
America.
Mr.. Garrison never embraced this
doctrine fundamentally, and he was
much gratified last spring, when the
War Department was instructed to
draw a program for increasing the
national defense along lines which
military experts could approve. This
program was produced, but il never
received executive approval-and later
the War Department was ordered to
draft policy which should be based
upon the Wilsonian dictum Of an arm
ed citizenry. The Continental Army
scheme was the result There is
nothing to indicate that Mr.. Garrison
was enamored of the plan, but he
was given to understand that the
President favored it and that the en-
dorsement and support Of the White
House would follow. Accordingly he
vigorous mind to the development and
advocacy Of the Continental Army,
thinking it to be just what Wilson
wanted and deeming it the part of
loyalty to his superior or throw the
entire weight Of his influence in its
behalf, even if he had undertaken the
task with some misgivings.
This plan received Mr.. Wilson's full
approval in the face-abcut message
which he delivered to congress this
yoar-and Mr.. Garrison went boldly
before the committee Of congress to
advocate the scheme which he believed
to be dear to the Presidents heart.
He Loyalty took responsibility for the
plan upon himself and he made an ex-
ceedingly forceful presentation Of a
case which he had been led 70 think
was the Presidents own.
1t soon became apparent that the
Continental army had few friends in
congress and the Presidents candi-
dacy for a second term brought about
a remarkable change Of front at the
White House. The Presidents fam
Gus "open mind" began to manifest
itself. and Mr. Garrison Immediately
noticed an ominous slackening of en-
thusiasm for the Continental Army
on the part of its own father The
Secretary, however, remained true.
He continued to advocate the measure
which Wilson had thrust upon him
and he continued his advocacy of i'll
to the point where it became neces-
sary to know whether he was soon to
find himself entirely bercft Of the
Presidents confidence and support and
to confront, instead, a President who
was openly dealing with the opponents
of the plan.
An exchange of opinions developed
what Mr.. Garrison has described as
"hopeless differences" and, like an
honorable man, Mr.. Garrison with
drew from the cabinet.
His action has brought consterna-
tion not alone in the ranks Of the
Democracy but in the ranks of those
who honestly want an effective pol
icy of national defense.
The Lamar register., 1916-02-23

The bureau of labor statistics of
the U. S. Department of Labor pre-
sents a very lugubrious report on en-
ployment in the ''women's ready-to-
wear industries" Possibly one reason
for this is to be found in the fact that
war orders for women's garments are
not cutting such a large figure in our
export trade.