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We are living alone! Imagine tn
joys of one lone mi in a BIZ
house. and being boss Of the entir'
ranch for several days. Just thinl
of not having to cook unless on
really wanted to, and being able t.
do just what you wanted to do
nothing mOre-nOthing less. Yes
that is a glorious thought. and |:
of course cry nice. but we wonder
what makes the evening stretch gu,
so long. why there are such queer
noises far up the canyon. why the
leaves crackle on the lawn just as II
something was walking over them
what makes the walls creak, why the
clock ticks so unearthly loud, what
makes our fuzzy faced pup how
without any provOcation. why do the
dead vines insist on tapping on the
window panes and why do a thou
sand other creepy things happen just
because we are here alone? Last
night the coyotes held a bowling
conference between the house and
the barn. and although we are not
in the least afraid of a coyote. we
had rather have them have their
nocturnal congregations way down in
the nasturC. where there is plenty
o. room. Since the men are away
rit'r~. We are milk maid. pockey.
cowboy. and teamster. besides all the
important positions which we hold
down around the house. These
things are all very nice, but we are
sick and tired of being a Robinson
Cr~usOe-esS.
Edwin Cruickshank and Fritz
Lampkin have the telephone line al
most repaired and there Is certain
lv a great deal Of improvement in
the way it works.
Charlie Siltamaki was in Hanna
on Thursday after a load of supplies
for the ranch, and also to get the
wheels for his wagon, as he had sent
them to Hanna for repairs.
John Ellis vas in the Bow on
Wednesday with the truck, and
brought out a load Of telephone
posts. to be used in repairing the
line.
Mrs. John Huhtala is visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Ekola.
Mr.. Huhtala has gone away on a
deer hunt. and is not expected home
for a week.
Jones Jenkins left on Wednesday
for Denver. where he will try to get
a job, and II unsuccessful, he will go
on to his home at Pennington. Ken
lucky. where he will spend the
winter. He intends returning to
wyoming In the spring, for he says
he likes the country and the people.
Mrs. F. r. Richards and little SON,
are in Denver visiting relatives. They
expect to return home within a few
Chas. Ellis was a business visitor
In Hanna the last Of the week.
Mrs. M. Park and little son are
Mrs. Parks parents in VII
lisca. Iowa. You never saw such a
man as Mr.. Park. He
hasn't even shaved since the Misses
left and thinks there is sure some
thing wrong with the whole world
in general.
Mrs. Leander Matson and two
small children have been guests at
the Long 2 ranch for the past week.
We are always glad to hear Mrs.
Matson's CHEEKY voice on the tele-
phone line again. and although we
cannot always see her. it is a pleas
ure to talk to her over the phone.
Charlie Siltamaki finished digging
his potatoes the last of the week.
Joseph Cheesbrough. Dorsey Kerr
and c. A. Richards were business
visitors in Rawlins the first of the
week, having gone up there to be
present at the meeting Of the board
of county commissioners.
Miss Annie Howard is visiting at
the home Of her brother Robert
Howard in Shirley Basin. She is ex-
pected to return home some time
next week.
Two Bates Hole men were riding
after cattle in this part Of the coun-
try last week.
On Tuesday evening. NJ. Park,
Lawrence Sullivan. George Parks.
Harrison West. Bob Howard and
Jack Fairman arrived in Difficulty
and spent the night at the Ellis
ranch. They also were riding after
cattle and are preparing to ship in
the near future.
Every lake is covered with wild
ducks and geese. and to see such
flocks one would wonder where they
all come from.
The two young sons of Tom Hig
ginson have been assisting at thu
Mercantile store in the Bow during
the past week.
Gust Nelson hauled a load o.
lumber to the Long 9 ranch from