, 1922-10-19
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, Difficulty Notes .

DIFFICULTY. Wyo., Oct. 10. =
lust as we expected, and We told
you so! We received word Of the
good dinner served BY Mrs. Willing
Richardson on Sunday last, and were
told all about the nice time enjoyed
by all those who were fortunate
enough to be present-in fact none
OF the invited guests save "usens"
were absent and 1t sure does make
US feel badly to think Of such a cal
amity, but we bet 1t doesn't happen
again. A dinner fit for a real king
was served. Fried Chicken. and
gravy, peas, pickles. potatoes. pie.
cake and many other goodies were
plentiful, in the beginning. held cut
mighty we'll, but were scarce at the
finish. The plates were empty, but
far from that condition were the
guests. Those present were Fred
Herman. Bud Herman. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Wilson and Miss Annamay,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. orion. besides
Mr.. and Mrs. Willing Richards and
Gordon.
About eight hundred head of cal
tie, belonging to the Q ranch, were
started to Bosler on Thursday. where
that outfit has purchased pasture and
feed. The cattle will be wintered
down there, and perhaps kept there
during the coming summer as we'll.
Those who vent to Bosler with the
bovines were NJ. Park, Jack Hayes,
Frank Lane. Dave Wray, Dave and
Harry Tedrow.
Billie Irving came up to tho Bow
from Laramie on Sunday on business.
returning to his home in Laramie the
same evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. West and two
children went to the West ranch
in the Basin on Saturday. where they
will visit relatives for a few days.
Little Dorothy West was thrown
from a horse a few days ago and
rendered unconscious for about five
hours. She was brought down from
Elg Mountain at nee to Medicine
Bow, where DR.. Sell cared for her.
Fortunately. she was not seriously
injured. and has almost entirely re-
covered from the accident.
Fred Groht. who has been visiting
at the r. B. ranch for the past few
days. returned to the I'll ranch owe
on the river. on Sunday Afternoon.
l.. w. Ramp returned from Omaha
on Saturday morning. He had taken
a shipment of cattle there. but ar
rived with them on a declining mar
ket. as did many from this part Of
the country. The prices ranged from
seven dollars per hundred to seven
and a quarter.
Mr.. John Hutner. the teacher at
the TB ranch. returned on Saturday
from Cheyenne. where he had been
to attend the state teachers insti-
Joe Watkins and Miss Norma
were business visitors in
Hanna on Saturday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Huhtala are at
the Ekola ranch this week, visiting
relatives and friends.
Sam Siltamaki was a visitor at
the Chas. Siltamaki ranch last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. orion arrived
in Difficulty on Wednesday evening.
and will visit relatives here for sew
home at Elk Mountain.
We thought sure winter had
came IN Friday. when 1t was SO
cold. windy and cloudy, and a few
flying flakes of real snow sailed
around in the atmosphere, but It
soon cleared up, and up to date has
done nothing worse.
Nearly everyone in this commun-
ity has been engaged during the
past week in the most thrilling oc-l
cupation of digging spuds. The crop
has been reasonably good. and lots of
potatoes will be put on the market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Evans have
spent the past week at tho Frank
Walker ranch with relatives.
Chris C%ronberg and three young
sons, and Miss Katheryn MacPher-
son were Sunday dinner guests at
the South Cronberg ranch.
A government trapper has been
quite busy and very successful in
trapping coyotes between the Beer
Mug ranch and the F. r. Richards
ranch. during the past week. He
should be, for the coyotes are more
plentiful this fall than for many
years. Our sympathies are all with
the government man, and here's
wishing he gets them all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Larson and
family and Mrs, Nelson came mp
from Laramie on Sunday and visited
at the Cronberg south ranch. Mrs.
Nelson's home Ia in Denver. She 10
a sister to Fred Hee, who lived in
this part of the country for many
years. She kept house for him for
years after Mr.. Nelson passed away.
Many old friends OF the family were
glad to meet Mrs. Nelson again.
The Richards sheep we're loaded
on Wednesday and Mr.. and Mrs. J..
w. Richards have gone back to their
home In Denver.
Mr.. Gritty has a contract to work
on the road between Medicine Bow
and Shirley Basin around by the F..