, 1921-06-23

he week for Elk Mountain where
lie will spend a few days.
The Misses Mary Wertheim and
Anna Cardwell have returned to
heir homes to spend their vacation
attending school at Cheyenne
Laramie all winter. Mary at
ends the H. C. j. Academy and Miss
Cardwell attended the Preparatory
at the State University.
Wyeth Sullivan returned home
.ast week from Cheyenne, where he
attended school last winter. :,
John Ellis and E. v. Leiby made q
trip to Medicine Bow on Thursday
after some cement and
paint. They had the truck, but said
they almost lost 1t in the mud, be-
fore they got back to the Ellis
ranch. !
We must tell you that we are
having a brand new cement walk
and cement step built around our
kitchen door. There are lots Of de-
tails in connection with this opera
ton, and some of them were not
pleasant. First and foremost, on
Friday while we were in the garden
rubbep-necking, something hap
pened in the vicinity of our back
door, and on our return we were
amazed at the wreck. Mr.. Ed Leiby
stood with his hands on his most
substantial hips and a broad grin on
his likewise face. and at our horri-
fled look, he fastened to explain
that the Leiby Destruction Gang had
been at work. Well 10 it had! The
old wooden step was gone, the
gravel walk dug up and some filling
had been put in and the water urn
ed on 1t all. And it was now raining
cats and dogs. We had to wade
about five inches Of mud to get into
the house-but never mind. we are
a brave woman and 80 we didn't
complain. Nothing could be done
with the cement that day, because
1t continued to rain. and next fore
noon 1t acted likewise. However, in
the afternoon meo who could
see better than the rest, saw a little
bit of sunshine and said 1t would be
a fine afternoon bye and bye. All
were eager to do away with the mud
In front of the door. so the job of
mixing and placing cement was done
and before the last of 1t was smooth
ed off, it began to rain. All the
%tarpaulins or the ranch wehe hur-
ried out, and shelters built to pro-
tect the wet cement from being
pounded into holes by the rain. AS
soon as this was done 1t cleared up
and not another drop of rain fell. We
have three dogs and a few cats on
this ranch and we also have a yard
gate. Well some time during the
night the aforementioned gate be-
came wide open and those lovely
CANNES and those most adorable
had used the cement for a
parade, finishing up with
an old fashioned cake-walk. Be-
coming tired out with their, violent
exercise they had each and everyone
made a bed on the tarpaulins and at
six A. NJ. were snoozing there peace
ably. We were scandalized at the
sight which presented itself On our
diately began to shout up the stairs
for Mr.. Leiby. When he cam down
and saw what. had happened. he
swore real sweary things and II we
hadn't been so religious we might
have done something on that order
ourselves. He worked about two
hours smoothing 1t over again and
now we have the dogs in prison and
the cats seated to a fare-u-well and
are guarding the gate with a shot
gun loaded with salt.
F. R. Richards was a visitor at
Pathfinder dam last week.
A. Wendleberg from Des Moines,
Iowa is here visiting his sister, Mrs.
w. c. Black at the Beer Mug ranch.
Henry Mitchell returned to his
home on Troublesome last week
after almost a years absence on &C.
count of i'll health. Henry's many
friends are glad to know that he is
again able to be back here.
A fine son vas born to Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. w. Ramp on Wednesday
morning and Lewie is the proudest
dad In the world just now. All inter-
ested parties are getting along fine.
The little man has been named
Peter Robert after his two grand
fathers.
Word received from Denver is to
the effect that Thelma Richards is
much better and is now out of dang
err.
Tom Bennett and family returned
from Colorado on Thursday evening
and went out with Dean Nickerson
to the Bennett ranch the day fol-
lowing. Raymond Bennett went
over there that anne day to visit his
relatives.
Charlie Orion is improving in
health slowly, but he and Mrs. Orion
are still in Denver.
MI. kisor an old time resident and
blacksmith OF Medicine Bow and the
Johnson ranch, returned to Medicine
Bow last week from his present
home at Butte, Montana, for a short
visit after an absence Of about six
years. Mr. .kisor has been in the
employment Of the government for
some time and during the late war
overseas as an expert gunner.
He is now the p~ossessor of a number
Of medals which he received for
heroism during the war. His many
friends here welcome him back.
Mr.. r. c. Kellogg brought his
wife and little daughter up from
on Monday as far as Medi-
cine Bow and from there they went
to the Basin to visit Mrs. Kellogg's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William West,