, 1921-11-24
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the ranch.
Del Bowles and Jack boiling have
been hauling coal during the past
week. Both are hauling from the
Fred Nelson mine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leander Matson and
children returned to, their home nea
the 76 ranch the first of the week.
after visiting for a few days with
relatives at the Long 3 ranch.
Mr.. Smalley and Mr.. Houser went
to Medicine Bow from the Little
Basin ranch on Wednesday last.
They spent a few days in town.
We wonder who has lost a cat?
lust an ordinary feline Of the black
and white variety that has more
meows always ready to roll out than
two cats ought to have. At night 1t
sits on the top of a post near the bed-
room window and utters such a lot
of hair-raising meows-meows That
range ali the way from the key OF
, higher E to the last bass note on the
piano. In ease his victims might not
get the entire benefit Of all the music
in catdom he leaves the post n gets
on top of the ROOF where he hangs to
the edge OF the caves by the eyelids
and MARBLES plaintively until the
moon comes up. To prevent any deep
silence at any time the dogs which
belong to the ranch (three In num-
her, bark and howl all at the same
time. while they gaze piteously at
tn eat on the roof and listen to his
" it'd complaint. We don't know
whose cat it is. but wish we did. AL
though he doesn't seem to have en-
tire confidence in anyone around
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ncar him we would risk catching him
with a fish-hook baited with catnip
or any other cat tempting thing. in
order to return him to his rightful
owner.
The bridge over Hay Slough is
finished for this fall. and is really in
very good condition, but as the o
dir on the grades settle and the
wind blows ONE away there will
have to be more grading done on the
approach on the west side. The
planks have been removed and all
the traffic goes yer the bridge at
present.
Joe Watkins returned the last of
The week from Denver and Fort Col
Inns. MIR. Watkins took a shipment
of cattle to Denver and came back
past Fort Collins where he visited his
daughter. Miss Elizabeth. who is at
tending school there.
1t is a never failing fault of the
human race that We inevitably stab
our best friends amid the darkness.
Harrison West was a guest at the
Sullivan ranch for supper on Sunday
evening.
NJ. Park returned the last of the
week from a trip to the Laramie
country and the Wagonhound vicin-
ity. He came in from Elk Mountain
in the car and had all sorts of
trouble Ill account of bad roads and
to Shirley Basin until the first of the
week. Mrs. Park stayed at the Sulli-
van ranch during Mr.. Parks alb
sence.
A turkey shooting match under the
auspices of James, Riley will be held
in Medicine Bow on Thanksgiving
day. A great many chickens, ducks
and turkeys have been purchased
from farmers in the vicinity.
Tex Booker went to Medicine Bow
the middle of the week after a load
of lumber for Dave Wray and on ac-
cound of one of his horses getting
count of one of his horses getting
town for several days.
A telephone message from Lara
ME to Mrs. John Burnett which came
on Sunday evening told of the birth
OF a daughter on that day to Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Burnett who are
spending the winter in Laramie.
Everyone was doing fine.
A warm chinook wind arose on
Sunday evening and continued all
night cutting the SnOw as Only q |
warm wind can. On Monday morn
ing the wind was still blowing a per-
feet gale, but the snow had dimin-
ished rapidly and once again the
country was getting bare. We hope
the good work continues.
The mail route between Medicine
Bow and Difficulty Is again adver-
tised for bids. The contract will be
let for a period beginning July LIST,
1922 and ending June 30th, 1926.
The present carrier receives S468
per year. The mail is only carried
once a week-every Monday.