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Tents PROPOSED
FOR TOURISTS
Cody Club Discusses The Hotel
Situation---LoveII Man Asks
Help on Big Horn Highway

At the regular Cody Club luncheon,
held as usual at the Hart Restaurant
last Monday there were two interest
ing speeches made. Editor Leedom,
here with a delegation from Lowell,
spoke at length on the new Sheridan
Dayton-Kane road over the Big Horn
Mountains and asked for help from
Cody to complete the work, and Mr..
Jones talked of the proposed new no.
tel to be built by the Burlington at
the depot.
1t was unanimously agreed that
some steps should be taken at once
to try and persuade the Burlington
that Cody can and will take care of
the tourists, and after Dave Jones
had talked of new plans for the Irma,
which include among other improve
ments. a dining room as large as that
of the Northern Hotel in Billings, and
twenty to thirty tent houses, besides
eighteen additional rooms, a telegram
was sent to Mr.. Eustis, general pas
senger agent, asking hat he consider
low Vi AMY 6iNAn6 SOhg at lNdol a y0dl .
lea way before starting their new no.
tel so that there will be a chance to
prove Cody as a satisfactory lost.
Mr.. Jones asked for volunteers to
help pay for the proposed new tent
houses, which will be better furnished
than ordinary summer cottages, and
which will cost about $3.50 each, and
received generous response from Mes
srs Schwoob, Evans, Van Arsdall, Ew-
art, Tyler, Parks, C~hamberlin, Jones.
Newton, Lawson, Mrs. Brown, and Mr..
ICELAND. 1t was estimated that il Co
dy succeeds in boarding and bedding
the tourists on this side of the river
it will mean just about $4,000 addi-
tional income this year and every
year.
Editor Leedom from Lowell told of
the work that has been done on the
new road over the Big Horns, and of
how much to our advantage this road
will be, ven going so far as to state
that at least 5000 more cars will be
directed over the road and eventually
through Cody and this entrance to
the Park instead of going through
the Billings way or Livingston en-
trance.
There is forty days work still to do
o n Mr.. Leedom's road and he has run
out of funds, which seems to be rath-
err a popular predicament these days.
He asks for only $4,000 to be given
between Cody, Powell, and Lowell.
Cody has already given 500, and
Powell $3.50.
At a meeting Of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Cody Club later on in
the afternoon, Dave Jones talked of
the expense to date on roads, canyon
t~Continued on Page -
, 1922-02-01
PUBLICITY MAN TELLS THE
WORLD ABOUT THE STAMPEDE BALL

Some folks have a talent for one
thing, some another: Webb Adams
of Thermopolis has a gift for adver-
Using, hence he is known as the Pub
licity Man of Wyoming. While he is
averse to footing his own horn he has
a wonderful lung capacity when it
comes to footing for others.
Mr.. Adams has just done the Cody
Stampede a good turn which is worth
mentioning, and justiies the use of
his handsome picture. He has sold a
column story of the last Stampede
Ball to the International News Serv-
ice which has several thousand news
papers on its subscription list. This
means that the Stampede Ball, and
the Stampede, win be brought to the
notice of readers all over the United
States as it goes into what is known
as ready print used by small own
papers.
Gaze on himi
, 1922-02-01
Coal Mine
A Growing Industry

Residents of Cody and surrounding
districts are realizing more and more
what a really great asset it is to have
SO near at hand a coal mine that seems
to be fast becoming of the towns
largest industries.
The Native Coal Company, situated
about nine miles south Of town and
run so ably by Otto Nelson and 9TH
ers, in their annual report to the Blu
reau of Mines, covering operations of
1921, shows that they produced 1900
tons of coal, and it further goes on to
state that with the exception of two
or three hundred dollars, used in the
purchase of explosives, the balance of
the money remains in Cody.
Business men and bankers APP
preciating this, are using almost
exclusively the coal from this COM
pany. Tho large items which appeal
are hat this coal is unquestionably
cheaper in price than any other coal
to be found nearby, and the quality
seems to continue to improve as the
mine is dug deeper.
, 1922-02-01
MAJ. HOPES BACK
IN THE SPOT LIGHT
Puts On Successful Home Tai
ent Show for Benefit of
Knights of Pythias.

Major Hopes who time and again
retires from the public eye and again
comes back into the limelight in some
official form or other, came back last
Friday night into the spotlight.
The X. of p. Home Talent, Show
which the Major and others put on
at the Temple Theatre was quite the
best OF that sort of thing that has
been seen in these parts in years, and
the long list or hard workers who
toiled strenuously through many
tiresome rehearsals in the hope of
putting 1t over were continuously
applauded by a house damned SO
room.
Probably the most amusing part of
the entertainment was the Cody Min
strel Troop, consisting Of the Major
sitting up in a high chair and a dress
suit n a shirt so white that If one
looked at it too long 1t made you feel
like going to church next Sunday. All
around him were black faces, and
their jokes, singing and dancing,
WSTt VI pTOtcSSlOIdl style. II Is HOL
known for sure, but generally believed
hat when Henry Goodreau got up
and sang what ever it was he sang,
he at last found that Lost Chord"
The house roared when Major
Hopes asked Harry Rueger if he had
heard about the excitement up at the
jail the other day, when the sheriff,
while feeding the prisoners, caught
sight of Winnie Knott trying to give
Slick Billings a hair u (By the
way, was Winnie Knott guilty or not
guilty?) And the immense crowd got
so excited when someone said that
n of our attorneys had run over a
woman the other day with his Ford,
but that he guessed 1t didn't Greever,
that Mrs. Lydia f. Peckham, demure-
ly sitting in the front row where she
couldn't possibly miss a thing. drop
ped her knitting and it rolled under
the piano and nearly caused serious
damage to the tempo of the Legion
Orchestra. In fact 1t was rumored
that Earl Pulley had to get a pulley
to pull it out, but then you can't tell
a thing about these rumors.
Another joke which was a%ppreciat-
ed was the one about Judge Webster
who played such a mean trick or Kid
Wilson. He hired Kid to drive him
Continued on page 81
, 1922-02-01

operations on the line into Billings,
and within four months had the gas
In Billings. thus saving about fourteen
months time on a line which was
seventy-two miles long and which was
worked during more or less uncertain
weather conditions of the late Fall
or early winter months.
This is certainly encouraging, and
shows that to put gas into d town of
Cody'5 size, it could be accomplished
in a few weeks time, and thus save
about SO per cent of our fnel bill.
Mr.. Sellery vas expected to appear
at the Cody Club luncheon on last
Monday to outline his proposition but
unfortunately was Unexpectedly cal
led to Billings n failed to put in an
appearance. :
1t is generally believed that Mayor
Cox has grnated the franchise to Mr..
Sellery, although there are certain
formalities to be undergone. such as
obtaining permits from state officials.
etc, before anyone is in a position
to make definite statements.
, 1922-02-01
EXPLOSION DUE TO GAS,
LAMPITT'S DEFENSE

Bert Lampitt's defense will be that
the explosion which caused the death
of two men in a Grass Creek bunk
house was caused by gas and not by
dynamite. and will endeavor to prove
that they were burned and scorched
in such a fashion that it could only
have been done by gas.
The first three days .were spent in
securing a jury. Basin is filed with
witnesses and with people interested
in listening to the trial.
A jury was secured Wednesday and
the opening statement made by the
prosecution.
, 1922-02-01
A'BRONCHO NELL" GOES
LOVER THE ROAD" AGAIN
Old Time Resident of GreybuIl
Country Gets Sixty Days
For Making Moonshine.

Last Wednesday afternoon all was
quiet up at the Sherifrs office. 1t had
been a dull day. No one seemed to
he particularly keen about bebing ar
rested. and there wasn't even old Jake
Hendrickson around to forget him
self and offer the police force a drink.
The deputy sheriff sat back in his
chair, idly scratching the babck of his
head for some reason or other, while
with the tip OF his toe, he beat out a
steady tattoo against the radiator
pipe. by way of breaking m%onotony.
The long silence was suddenly in
t%errupted by the frantic ringing of
the telephone bell. and with a CLEAN
OF satisfaction our energetic Deputy
jumped to his feet and picking u
the riouthpiece demanded in Ifhoarse
whisper, whats the dope?"
"All set!" came the reply.
The deputy was out Of his office and
into his caF in an instant. 1t was no
longer a dull afternoon. There was
dirty work afoot.
Some hours later, In a little house
near the outskirts of Meeteetse, Mrs.
Ella Smith, known to old timers as
-'Broncho Nell" was arrested by De-
puties Cullen of Cody and Shoup of
Meeteetse, charged with the making
of whiskey from wheat. She showed
no resistance. and was taken to Cody
where she remained in jail for
the night. The following morning
she was taken to Thermopolis and
y brought up before Judge Metz
She pleaded guilty, and was given
a fine of $3.50 and sentenced to sixty
days in Jail. with the Jail sentence to
be RENTED upon payment of the fine.
A man associate of Broncho Nells
by the name of Florida, who was ar
rested in connection with the case IN
the following day, is being held for
trial.
Broncho Nell is one of our Oldest
of old timers, having come to the
country in the early days of the prai-
RE schooner, She is a close friend
of Calamity Jane" of the Black Hills
country fame, and speaks Familiarity
of such characters as wild Bill" and
Dakota Dan"
For years she freighted between
here and Meeteetse, driving as many
as six and eight horses and slept out
by the road side on ever the coolest
of our Wyoming nights. About ten
or twelve years ago. she was convict
ed of horse stealing and served a
term in the penitentiary. In those
days 1t is said that she welded a
mean s~ixshooter," She is now about
sixty-five years old.
1t is believed that this little cpl
sode OF a real old character and a
dull day in the Sheriff's office, net.
ted the authorities about two barrels
of mash and several cases of whis-
key.
So endAth the story, which reminds
us of the old song, "Just Another Old
Gal Gone Wrong"
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uisa2reements or were dismissed up
on the grounds of insufficient evil
dence. Whether this failure to Sc
cure convictions was due to the weak
ness of the attorney selected to act
during Mr.. Van Horns illness, or to
too much zeal on the part of Sheriff
Davis, is a matter of opinion, but the
fact remains that Winnie Mott was
the only person against whom a YER
dict of guilty was returned by the
jury.
The fines obtained were from de-
PENDANTS who pleaded guilty rather
than risk the payment of costs in the
event that a second trial resulted in
conviction.
ffTE
They have a Purity League down
in Matthews, Missouri. Like our
own Purity League here in Cody, its
purpose IS to aid the officers in the
enforcement of the law and to look
after the morals of the community.
On the 18th of December, seven
male members of the Purity League
of Matthews took a woman named
Bernice Phillips, aged 2S. into a
woods. tied her to a tree and logged
her with ropes.
She was at home with her mother
and brother at the time they forced
their way into her house and took her
away to whip her. They had warned
her to leave because they questioned
her morals. but she did not go, SO
these seven males dragged her from
her family and beat her with ropes
for her d~isobedience.
They have been arrested, these Sc
ven male lilies of the Purity League
of Matthews, and viii be tried separ-
ately by the prosecuting attorney of
New Madrid, Mo-, each now being at
liberty under $500 bail.
In explanation of their action they
state that 1.-THE morals Of the com
munity needed protection
Sounds familiar, doesn't it?
The dispatch does not state that
any one of these seven men-we use
the word reluctantly-eyer lodged a
complaint against Bernice. Phillips
over his own signature, which is ev
Clg CltAECA . PA1siiC6O nhCn d COAQl
ton exists that does not meet with
his approval.
"a required less courage to over
power her and punish her in a way
which is reminiscent of the days wher
they burned women as witches an6
branded them with the scarlet letter
The astonishing part of the story is
that seven men could be found, ever
in Missouri, who deemed themselves
so irreproachable that they could &c
out and whip a woman for breaking
the seventh commandment.
Observing Purity Leagues at close
range, and elsewhere, we wonder why
the secrecy of a Black Hand Society?
Is it as it's members assert that they
may work more effectively, or is it
because they do not wish to be known
as sneaks and spies informing upon
their neighbors for fear of the harm
it may do them socially and in their
business?
Can it be that while they are will
ling enough to pledge themselves in
secret to support each other to get
those not in sympathy with them or
their methods, they find it requires
more courage than they can muster
to come out in the open and say so?
With officers and city officials not
only paid to but eager to enforce every
law and ordinance, why &C to so much
trouble when a properly preferred
charge aver the compliments sigma
ture is all that is necessary to get
action?
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, 1922-02-01
AS Seen from the Water Wagon
Caroline Eockhart

Our friend Prof biz BORON who
is now in Kansas City with a view to
booking dudes for his next season
writes that while he has no socks he
is wearing kid gloves and has been to
SO many pink teas hat his stomach
is upset. Bill" says that he is
vamped on every hand and if he were
not a man of strong character and
will power he would no longer be
eligible to membership in the Purity
League of Cody. AS it is, he can still
look his Maker or anybody else in the
eye without %fiinching.
Prof Boron states among other
things that he told the University
Club about the Cody Stampede one
afternoon and much interest was
shown in the event.
Editor Ralph Smith of the Nee.
teetse News gives the following de-
scription of Miss Lea Ganguet and
her prize-yiDning sheep:
1.-THE frontispiece of the last issue
of the Wyoming Stockman and Fa-ca-
err that is printed in Cheyenne. ap-
pears a picture of Miss Lea Ganguet,
of Cody. the most successful woman
sheepraiser in the World. The lady
is portrayed in a large 5rifIled hat
under which her large and bland face
is looking down upon the prize win
ner and the chin of the portly woman
touching the feecy locks of the woody,
The sheep which was a prize winner
at the International Livestock Show
at Chicago is pictured a beauty, hea'
Willy fieeced and portly like its owner
Miss Ganguet received a trip to Chi
cago and all expenses paid for a week
as a merited reward for her bility."
ffff
We are informed that the daily
appearance in court of Mrs. F. A
Ingraham and Mrs. Lydia Z. Peck
ham with their knitting and ~tattine
was for the purpose of giving back
bone" to the proceedings.
In spite of our best efforts, we have
failed to learn whether the Judge o.
the Prosecuting Attorney drew the
rick-rack edge for his nightie.
fIQ1
<AitOht thC many hlgotCi tOuo III
~munications which reach our desk i:
an unsigned letter received last weel
from a neighborbing town containing
a warning that Cody is to be visited
by a plague of cock-roaches and advis
ing the use of plenty of insect pow
der.
fffI
We ho-~ L-roduced so many edit
ors to ouI nAders since acquiring
Park County's great moral uplift
weekly that now that it is encumbent
upon us to present another we find
ourself at a loss for anything new
to say by way of Introduction.
Therefore, we will state briefly
that June Little has consented to add
another to the responsibilities which
are making him prematurely gray
and round-shouldered, and he will fill
this position until the New York Sun
or Herald outbids us for his services.
We trust that the public will treat
Mr.. Little with the respect and
consideration due his age and expert.
ence.
SsaTg
In his story of the trial of the liquor
cases before Judge Metz, Mr.. Newton
wrote jubilantly in last weeks Herald
of the convictions secured by The de-
putty prosecuting attorney. Paul Gree
yer. This should have read in the
singular since out of the long list on
the docket there was but n convic-
ton.
The other cases resulted either in
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OHIO OIL COMPANY ENJolNED

1t is reported on good authority that
the Enalpaca Company have secured
an injunction to prevent the Ohio Oil
Company from drilling on the Sonners
permit, section 8, in Oregon Basin.
, 1922-02-01
Union Oil Co.
Down 1900 Feet

Under the management of Mr. MIL
Ter, the Union OIL Companies opera
tions on the Cody structure about a
mile north of the Hargraves Ranch
are progressing very favorably,
though owing to severe weather work.
ers have been somewhat handicapped
because of the difficulty in keeping
the water line open. Fires have had
to be kept burning almost continu-
ously along the line at an interval of
approximately every ten feet
, 1922-02-01

The present snow is reported to be
general and seriously hampering traf-
fic in the Atlantic Coast states.
Phillips County herald., 1922-10-05
HeARALo ADS GET RESULTS

We are not much on the blow
but the Herald ads bring results and
our merchants know it. as our col
umns each week will prove. We are
tending strictly to our own business
and are trying through the columns
OF the Herald to boost for HoIyoke
and Phillips County all the time. Our
list Of subscribers is constantly grow
ing in the county and we have been
made to feel that we arc meeting the
approval OF both advertisers and our
readers. .Holyoke is the best town of
its size on. the map. no better schools
can be found. We have good churches
and a fine moral town. What more
could we ask forg
Phillips County herald., 1922-10-05
WOMAN IN U. S. SENATE

For the first time In the history Of
the United States, woman Is a mem
ber OF the United States Senate. Mrs
w. H FELTON,, eighty-seyen years old,
was appointed by Governor Thomas
Harwick. of Georgia. to fill the ,in-
expired term of the late Thos. Wat
son. until the November election,
when successor will be named. Mrs.
FELTON, was one OF the two Georgia
women on the executive committee
at the Columbian Exposition at Chic
ago in 1893. She has always taken
an active part in civic affairs and is
active in club life. Whether she will
be actually inducted In the business
OF the senate is doubtless as her sue
cessor will be elected before the meet
ing of Congress in December.
1t is great honor to the sex and
every woman should be proud that
one OF the sex should he given this
great honor. m
Phillips County herald., 1922-10-05
FAREWELL PARTY

Tie Y. NJ. +. class of the II. II
church are losing some OF their mem
bcrs TO the regret OF the class mem
bers. Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. I.oldt are
leaving soon for Colorado Springs Ia
1--we and having been members OF the
class since II was organized, they
will be sadly missed Last Thursday >
evening about thirty of the members
met at the home OF Mrs. r. y. White
and from there went TO the home OF
Nr. and Ars. Blood where Mrs. Ben,
nett and daughter were being enter,
tanned, and got Mrs. Bennett to ac,
company them to the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Boldt where they went as sur
prise on these good people who are
soon TO leave. The occasion was
planned also for Mrs. Bennett and
daughter as an expression OF honor
TO these good people who have left
this week for Ogden. Utah. where
Rev. Bennett is located for the com
ing year.
Ice cream and cake was served and
games were played until q late hour,
The best wishes OF our people go with
fhsss people 10 their new homes.
Phillips County herald., 1922-10-05
BAPTIST ANNUAL MEETING

The Bspsis; church held their II.
rnzl Business meeting Wednesday.
October e. Al the rpii cai, eses cne
presen; responded with > verse Of the
scripture OF 4 personal expe-isncs
talk Affer the meeting The Ladies
ssrrec Eome Light refreshments ard
q good saeiai time waf enjoyed
The following onne't we're elected
for tss coming vesr.
Tr8s;ees:-c- A. Nowry. Rag Sails
bury.
chareh cisrk. F.4nk Spence
chsneh Treassfsr-R. Il ssther-
land
ushen. q. a s.spieafaa. c. L
caichpois
Finsneisi cs,asniiies - s wor
lrY. c 4 NoNry. In 4 u saths..
land
chsret o1vsrils Marion Cray
chorllsefs-C. ". fsssiEna
TIE ss1iepsnr efi0erf were siees-e
fcr ihs sunday scliooii
superlrfspdsris--G "a Garland
Asra su,n-r l. cEiohpsie.
seeretArYs C. a. Eerf7
Treasurer -Ethei sieI,hsasoa
i.sh-araunf T'heimE claaaY and
C-anf t3ushneli
s. S. orKaaiN Marypry NpwrT
Su5a. cfnsie Boil NrN e a
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Phillips County herald., 1922-10-05
Aeeles VS.. 4oLyoke

The annual game OF the County
High and the Curtis Agricultural
school football teams was pulled on
last Friday afternoon on the home
grid, with the result Of 3s to 0. in
favor OF the Aggies. which Is really
quite encouraging to the HoIyoke
team as this is their first game Of
che season and besides the Aygies
beat them ia TO last year. Our
boys got good practice out OF IL and
actually played good game. but the
visitors were too heavy. averaging ia
the neighborhood OF TWENTY-FIVE or
more pounds heavier than Holyoke
and averaging over two years older
The Holyoke boys average little less
than seventeen. while the visitors
averaged nineteen II was . clean
game all the way through. We heard
an authority on the game remark that
IL ras the ciesnest game be had ever
seen which speaks well for the horor
Of the boys on both teams.
The lineup Of the Aggies we did not
ASCERTAIN. but Hoiyoke was - fcI-
lows: chss. Tucker. le: George Con
ait. II: Walter ckrk. L.: Pat Bsnson.e
Earl Aibers. ~: wilmer Treeo. q:
Deibert Weir. re: Lyle Andr<vs, qb:
Ray Mel. lib: Harold Herman. NJ:
Harry schnsider. rhb; whifasy Bor-
land. Harvey Tomiin. Fred Bross.
Herman Slack and Clyde B~ssrd.
subs
George condif ard Harold Harmon
were hprf but the latter Vas able 70
come back but George was 50 badly
bruised that be was unable 20 nnish
the game The boys expected % get
beat but they sure gave them the best
that vas in them and hsic the visit
on To about one-soUr1h Of rha; Asy
got last year.
Phillips County herald., 1922-10-05

rnanK rrrN laetoN

Frank Efeu iarepu. itirr uhar
Amherst wac hrauTii a. thf issais't,
hu,Ytm far frrntneri lam woet aua
On sraaay. o1iaar sft paaspd away.
nred &C yefrf Tit rnmnlnr nerf
sal.ea a. gsaaahurs nan atippsa to
st-om6,srr. ketf-sfas ldp fairnw
hume sar bnr.iss lf,ortpges aesHes 3
ysfs sae q ssesiiM # nires ~
ii,dfehs ers s1,Aasf 70 a.ssau hif
lsaiiibe
Phillips County herald., 1922-10-05
vgeMoN yoNW o0Yt

Vernon Jahn Butte, eldest son q
QUO and Mary Buts, vas besp =
csnpbelI, Ssbrsska, Decsmbss ~,
1907. ana died on the 2stb ~ ~
september, 1922. a. the hospital "
Hsatun, Colo, aged ~ ysavs. > nesths
aud - days
Vernon bad only been sick Tor .
few days, 20 IL was . great ssspelas
~ bis many fssssds 10 hear a. NJ
death. He WAS quiet boy, lovsd ~
his tescbers and the scholars. He -
tended Sunday School aud chsech,
With His parents. He had . sniie ~
eYeryoae.
The funeral services were bsi1 kspm
the Psoii Presbyterian church - iAsf
Thursday afternoon. oondacts1 by
bis pastor. Esy. Louis y Hsmyhssy.
who spoke FROM the text found IN ths
ssth verse u The 2sfh Chapter ~
Matthew, BE Ys Ready Also rhs
choir sang several beautlft seiss1sona-
The sowsrs ~sfs numerous sp9 eev-
erred tue easkss. being tee gin u the
schoo's and loving frlencs
The sisrch wac titled WITH f5eads
aud loved ouss. Tue school aossd
aud came IL . booy ~ sttene due ses.
stoes The business houses closed
duriax the fonersi hour After tae
SERVICES, ths BODY sas iaio 70 rest ~
the eesretery south u towp.
Crardma Bpts ~ Nortana aud
Other sristises sers n'esrf.'. bestd.s
hos, - fsaeact 49, lo,aa oues
contributse.