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, 1923-04-01
Wheatland Products

WHEATLAND- Butter fat is "a
cents, just 10 cents higher than IL
was at his date last year and the
prospect is that II may so still high
er. People who have n bunch OF milk
are getting a fino weekly cream
check. and with tho conditions as
they at present appear there is every
prospect hat at least fair.profit
prices will be maintained for a con-
siderable period and hat there VIII
always be money in milking cows in
this part OF the mountain country.
Eggs, while selling the same now
as they did on this date last year.
are in strong demand and are finding
n ready market. The price. however.
while down to 10 cents now. held up
for tTo weeks Longer than last year
and the local producers had n con.
siderable added profit Curing the
flush production season as a result.
Both aggs and butter from this
county have a high rating for quality
in the markets Of the west, where
there is always an active demand for
the produce OF this community. Care
full sorting and packing of eggs, and
the use OF only the high grade cream
by the local creamery are the fac
tors that have created the demand
for Wheatland produce.
, 1923-04-01

in such an unenviable light for a
man of his social and financial po-
sition.
Mitchell is the son-in-law of E. T.
Stotesbury, the Philadelphia multi
millionaire and partner in the Nor
gan banking house.
If the Mitchells compose their af-
fairs it is safe to predict that Mrs.
Mitchell will never again go off to
Florida to spend the winter without
taking her husband with her.
If it has reached such a pass in
Quaker City society that the hus-
bands of The best families can not
be trusted at home for a few weeks
without having them slip over to
New York for d~alliance in the white
lights, the wives will have to take
them with them on their visits or
else remain at home to look after
their behavior.
, 1923-04-01
RACE AGAINST DEFICIT

The plans of the treasury to
avoid a deficit at the end of the
fiscal year, on June 80, are meeting
with a series of disappointments, but
as new factors appear that ~necessi-
tate a revision of previous estimates
the determination becomes only
more pronounced to make the books
balance. The British interest pay
ment of S69,00O,0 900, due on June
Is, had been counted on as a mate
rial aid in offsetting the expected
deficit, but it now appetrs that the
payment is to be made in Liberty
bonds instead of cash. OF course
the reduction of the ational debt by
that amount is n very agreeable
transaction, but the cash will not
be available for present use. A day
or two after the receipt of news it
was announced that the treasury had
discovered other ources of mex
pected revenue that would probably
more than compensate for the di-
version of the British payment, and
hopes are still high that a deficit
will be avoided.
, 1923-04-01
After Occupation Tax

SHERIDAN-The latest chapter OF
the Sheridan city councils protest
against the Wyoming Public Service
commissioner ruling that nc public
utility may give free service. thereby
prohibiting the Sheridan Gas and
Fuel company from giving free serV.
ice to the municipality. according TO
the terms Of it's franchise. was writ
ten when Mayor c. w. Sheldon In
structed City Attorney Don L. Wake.
man &c give an early opinion on the
liability of the Sheridan Gas and Fue,
company to the payment OF a 500
occupation tax.
In the franchise appears a CLAUSE
exemptins tho company from the
payment Of an occupation tax to
which other c%on,nanies operating in
the city are liable.
Since the municipality has lost
the free gas that caused the exemp-
ton clause to be placed in the fran
chise, we sec no reason why the gas
company should not be made to pay
the occupation tax. If one clause of
the franchise ordinance can be inval-
dated. ! see no reason why the city
can not declare another clause that
within its Jurisdiction invalid''
member OF the council declared.
, 1923-04-01
BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES

After a year of being bossed at
home and downtown too the men
of Des Laos, North Dakota, have
banished the petticoat rule they
have had but have not been enjoy
ing. 1t is the situation in many
other municipalities, where the nov
city of a complete feminine admin
istration was tried.
There is no case in the country
where the experiment proved sue
cessful. Women as individual Off
cers have made many remarkable
records, equal to anything men have
accomplished; but when the entire
works is given over to them, some
how, it does not thrive. The reason
is that a great many women accept
ing public office have not been
brought up to business and the pco-
fessions. Their interests are still in
the home where they know they are
successful and public office is not
only foreign to their taste but the
drrdgery grows repulsive and they
return to housekeeping with pleas
urc.
, 1923-04-01
The THING REVERSED

Probably no better indication of
restored prosperity can be cited
than the request of Secretary Hoo
yer that "all government agencies
be instructed to hold their bhilding
activities o a minimlm for the next
few months to avoid competition with
private construction now utilizing all
labor and transportation facilities to
the fullest extent" Mr.. Hoover
argues that the government could
be of greater service to the nation
by %obstaining from adding further
to the load already being carried by
the construction industry than by
entering the field when it could
hardly aid an employment situation
now approaching n problem Of labor
shortages in many sections.
1t was but two years g that the
cry went up for the government to
appropriate millions upan millions Of
dollars for public works and begin
construction Immediately in order
that some relief might be given to
unemployment. And now the gov
eminent is asked TO lay off in order
that private industries may find
some relief from labor shortage.
In 1920 the taxpayers were to be
sifted in order that the unemployed
might buy bread with federal wages.
Today factories, farms, railroads
and mines r irritated by the
thought Of the government being a
competitor for the labor supply.
They don't want the government in
business, wen business Of its own.
1t looks like a very splendid COM
mentary on two years business man
agement on the part of the govern
ment.
, 1923-04-01
WANTS THE OLD RAIL BACK

Governor Smith of New York is
perfectly frank when he says that,
what a whole lot of people want in
his state is "to get a foot on the
old rail and blow off some froth.
We don't doubt it for a moment,
but there are not enough of them to
bring a return of the old rail against
the wishes of millions who desire to
keep the rail in its present Danish
ment.
The trouble with New York's gov
ernor and his Tammany supporters
is that they want to repeal or mod
ify a federal constitutional amend
ment by enacting a statute by the
New York legislature, and they just
can't quite make it work.
Over on the Atlantic coast where
the run fleets arrive and depart and
enormous sums are to be made out
Of handling the foreign liquors, no
n doubts there is a strong senti-
ment for the money there is in it.
Stronger than for the liquor itself.
Some day somebody will turn the
American navy loose on the rum
fleet and it will vanish from the
sea, and there will be no fleet to
take its place. After that it will be
entirely too risky.
, 1923-04-01
A Turkey Farm

PoWELL-To raise two thousand
turkeys this season on his ranch. II
all goes well is the plan OF Stein
Lindstrum. an enterpris.ng farmer of
Swedish nationality living down along
the river. near the swinging bridge.
Mr.. Lindstrum was among the first
Of the turkey raisers on the Shoshone
project to sign up with the new 70.
operative marketing association. Al.
though he shipped his turkeys to
Casper last fall and received a price
somewhat abdve the other growers
of the flat. yet he feels that this new
plan is thb better way and he is anx.
ious to cooperate in the undertaking..
Mr.. Lindstrum was n heavy pro.
ducer of turkeys last season but this
year he will outstrip all his former
efforts by raising what he hopes 10
ordve a flock of 1000 birds. He has
lO5 grown turkeys on his place at
his time. 95 of which are hens. With
these he expects to produce one Of
the biggest crops OF turkeys ever
raised on n place in the Shoshone
projects history. and the result of
MS seasons work will be anxiously
ooked forward to by his friends.
, 1923-04-01
THE R

II there is any lingering hope in
the camp of those who would make
the country wet or semi-wet, that
prohibition sentiment is waning and
that there will come a time when
wine and beer may be secured with
out consulting a bootlegger. all such
may rs well abandon their visions.
That day will never come.
Instead Of relaxing, the inclina-
ton is the other way. States are
preparing to hit the booze business
harder than ever. Here is the latest
record; Pennsylvania has lust
passed an enforcement law. Okla
homa has made it a felony to own
Il stu. Bills making it murder to
sell or give away liquor causing
death are receiving favorable con-
~slderation in various states. Ohm
has Just passed two drastic bills To
aid prohibition enforcement. In
diana has also enacted additional
legislation as has Colorado. Illinois
is considering a law to make bootleo-
ging punishable by from l to Ia
wears Imprisonment. Nebraska and
Missouri are also f~avoring new pro-
hibition legislation.
There may be difficulties in the
wav of strict enforcement. but they
will disappear in time. Smuggling
NAV hold out for a still longer ne
NOD than authorities now believe.
but eventually it will be reduced 10
a negligible quantity. The country
is so much better off without liquor
that the peonle have observed Il.
That is would be still better of
without the quantity that gets in in
an illegal manner. the people also
know and it will be the people back
,nF public enforcement that will
finally win a practically dry coun.
try.
, 1923-04-01
Elks Summer Home

MISUNDERSTANDING as It does the
double purpose of exploiting the
snowy range region. Inc also pro.
viding n delightful location for sum.
mer camp the project now undnr way
by the Elks' lodge is meeting with
much interest on every hand. Since
the plan was proposed by John Ern.
est II has been growing. until now the
Elks' summer home seems an assur.
cd fact, with the problem OF financ.
ing It well In hand. and before the
summer Is ver the Elks will probab.
ly be spending the week-ends and the
holidays at the home.
The site selected is a choice enc
near Deep Lake. which is at the head
waters OF the Medicine Bow. and
those who have been over the Snowy
Range country thoroughly consider
1t n OF the most beautiful spots in
the whole region. Arrangements have
already been made drought Forest
Supervisor Huber c. Hilton, for a
lease on the ground which IS in the
Medicine Bow forest reserve and the
lodge is agreeing to spend about &c..
900 on tho home.
, 1923-04-01
THE soUAREST cTN
pwARFINc OUR HEROES

The superintendent of an eastern
public school excuses the omission
of many revolutionary heroes in a
high school American history text
book on the ground that the pupils
have been fed up" on such matters
in the lower grades. 1t is a signifi-
cant fact, however, that while no
room was found in the book for the
names of American characters in
events in the revolution, there was
plenty of space for their British OPP
ponents and what they did. The
citizens whose children r attend
ing the school in question have be-
gun a determined effort to eliminate
that book from the curriculum and
the board of education has called a
public hearing on the subject.
What is taking place in the school
referred to is significant of a move
ment throughout the country to eX-
pungc from our school history text
books everything savoring of propa,
ganda, whether it has to do with
domestic or international politics. A
clever writer can make his point
through insinuations and the gener-
Gus use of quotations from other au-
thors without making any actual
misstatements himself. That is the
sort of insidious propaganda that
must be guarded against, if our
schools are to perform their full
function of intoxicating patriotism
into our children.
In many states and and cities al
ready, the authorities are making n
critical analysis of school histories
with a view of making them con-
form to a standard of pure Ameri-
canism. Other communities are TAX
ing an interest in the matter, and
extending the protest against the
sort of histories that some publish
ers are offering to school author
itics,
, 1923-04-01
Spring Building

LANDER - Rumor has e tina,
James Trimmer has let a contract
tc Tom Mcmahon for the building OF
a two-flat house on his lots on West
Main street..
McLin COLON is working on plans
for a new home 10 be built this sum-
mer.
Dave Tweed contempiates building
west part of town, work to be started
as soon as possible in the spring.
E. w. Hainworth has the building
bug in his bonnet. and ma build a
home this summer.
DR.. w. Francis Smith has been
making extensive alterations in the
interior Of his home on Third street.
Contractor Packard has been doing
the wood work and Jack Watson the
painting.
Fred Earl has made extensive alter.
atoms in his apartn1ent in the Earl
Block. and Ralph Mitchell and his
carpenters have been busy the past
four weeks on this work.
Work on the new Packard double
apartment is Just about completed,
n sid having already bsen rented
and will be occupied after April 1.
Contractor D. A. Packard has plans
for the building Of new residences
for Ray ]. Farley n Max Thomas.
work o nthese houses to start as soon
as the weather will permit.
Val Maghee has Heen contemplat.
ing erection of a fine residence this
summer. although as yet the plans
have not been perfected.
, 1923-04-01
Million for Ties

SHERTDAN-Sheridan and John.
son county business interests have an
opportunity to handle a contract
amounting to more than 81 1000. 900,
IN connection with the building of the
Wyctming North and South railroad
according TO the announcement yes.
terday of Edward Peterson, head of
the General contracting firm OF Peter.
son. Shirley and Gunther.
Mr.. Peterson has been figuring IN
the problem of taking the 1866 900
ties needed TO this road, out of the
Big Horn forest but finds It is going
I'd be impossible for him to handle
It.
Unless these It's can be handled
IN this district II means this money
amounting to about 81 a tie, will be
distributed among the lumbermen of
states on the western coast. or M dIs.
tanees. He believes IT is possible for
local people to handle this tie propcIsi.
ton within the time in which they
WIZ be needed, and have this money
held at home.
SUPERVISOR John W. Spencer. Of tho
Big Horn National forest, saws IL IA
possible for these ties TO be handIs1
within the time required hroupb The
oliver and Sour Dough units on Clear
creek, abdut IS miles west OF Buffalo
on the state highway. and ributar
10 Ctsar creek. These ties could he
distributed both way from Buffalo on
the new line OF construction, and mos.
sioly meet the demands of the con.
tractors,
, 1923-04-01
Plan Camp Ground

NEWCASTLE-At n nesting CT tile
Lions Club held ut the L.ibary plans
were ~inaugurated for the opening o.
Z tourist camp ground in the beauti.
full Forest Hill Park addition.
The Lions took UP the matter OF
establishing the grounds when the
Commercial club dropped the project
last year. They will proceed 10 lay
city water mains to the grounds and
erect buildings, etc. to make the
camping place ons to be enjoyed by
tourists.
It is also planned to build q fine
bathing pond with gravel bottom, to
ha supplied with running water from
'iie city mains
~ present plans OF the club arc
f'.lS carried out, Newcastle will soon
have i publ. camp ground that w.ll
10 4 source o. great pleasure aud
comfort TO waa V tourists who mny
chance to coma this way.
, 1923-04-01
To Drill in May

RIVERToN-on or before May 1
'rilling will start in the Burnley dome
nat VIII prove the worth of another
Of Riverton's possible oil fields. In.
ormaton was received here this
WAX from Casper that drilling cen.
tract has been let INT the tools and
equipment are now on their way to
Riverton.
Burnley Dome is situated east OF
taverton near the Sand Draw gas
fled and some of the best biologists
OF the state have defined the lorna.
uon as being perfect. A. r. McLen.
nan a wealthy oil man of Texas. and
Frank L. Ketch. equally prominent
IN Oklahoma circles. have leased the
ground and are financing the unCer,
taking. If the test proves satisfactory
those gentlemen VIII carry out an ex.
tnsive drilling campaign. The first
mole viii be rushed with all possible
haste in ORDER to test out the value
OF the property at an early date.
, 1923-04-01
Stock in Fine Shape

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have cattle
and all kinds of live stock come
through a winter in better condition
and with less feed than in most sec.
tons of Platte county this year. Not
only was theve an abundance OF
robustness laid in by all ranchers and
farmers last fall. but much of this
feed was conserved. owing to the fact
that winter pasture was available.
Stock interests generally are in ex.
cellent shape to start TIE season and
the cattle will be in condition when
turned on new pasture. to come on
with gains. There will be few weak
or rundown animals on the range
this spring and the grass fattened
stuff should como on better than nor
mallv.
, 1923-04-01
Farming Operations Or

WHEATLAND-Ths farming sec
lions of Platte county went into &C
ton this week with a rush and every
daylight hour. every tractor. every
pound of horseflesh and every mar
available are being utilized in pre-.
pairing for a record crop. which it is
hoped to register this season.
Sunday witnessed the breaking OF
winter weather and Monday condi
lions were for the most part extreme
ly favorable for all departments Of
farm work. Never have those who
are farming gone int a season with
better spirit and the conditions gen.
orally appear TO warrant a feeling OF
confidence that the tide has turned
for the farmer and that next fall will
see good prices and profitable re.
turns.
, 1923-04-01
Mammoth Engines

GRETBULL-Eight large engines
when are now being conveyed into
OIL burners at the Creston shops. will
o be placed in the freight servics
on this division of the Burlington
railway. These will be larger than
any nov in service here. weirbinr
~os,OoO pounds on the drivers. Tbev
VIII carry $500 gallons Of fuel oil
and 10000 gallons of water, n the
eraetiVe power is rated at 60, 900.
lhey are said to have sufficient 10
power to handle a train Of 1000 tons
over this division.
, 1923-04-01
Plan Engagements

RIVERToN- The Producers and
Refiners Corporation have had under
consideration for the past few weeks
lans for charging their Riverton
asoline absorption plant this sum
ner. No definite announcement has
cen made public as to what extent
hey will enlarge but 1t is expected
he plant will be doubled. The pro-
ram will also include building HOUSES
Jver the absoroers. and ether parts
jerstlve to weather changes that are
aow exposed.
Plans for Increasing the size OF
he carbon black plant have also
ueen under discussion.
, 1923-04-01
New Church Bell

CODY st. Aanthony's Catholic
church is in receipt OF a new bell
which will call its worshipers to mass
beginning Easter morning. The bell
Is tho gift Of the Very Reverend E.
Charles Brockmeier, pastor OF st.
Frances of Assist OF New Orleans.
The donor spent his vacation bore
last summer at the ranch of Miss
Virginia st. Dennis OF Rattlesnake
creek and the spirit OF missions wa
so stirred in his heart that he fell
the impulse TO assist the Cody mar.
ish and its handful OF worshlppsrs
who have struggled valiantIv 10 buna
a place Of worship.
, 1923-04-01
SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 1928.

goes I guess this cigar is made in
Russia" at that, Readerl
VOL. Reader. at first 1 think that
I am going to die laughing and the
next thing 1 think is that / am 20.
ing to die Rum. ng, 1 will give yo,
my words tho Boss does not see how
funny q joke is at all! He drops the
think like it is OIL Stock and he is a
Conservative Investor. and he looks
at me like a Outraged Penguin, l do
not know IL he gives Chase. or no.
but I can see it is no place for a
guy which has not got Parallzed
Legs! Furthermore. I do not know
now whether 1 have got q Job lef,
or notl
We'll, as I am saying to start with
Reader. 1 do not think 1t is a good
plan to be around trying to Inga.
tiate yourself with Bosses, and So.
fourth! Curried chicken is better
than Curried Favor. and the Early
Bird always catches the guy Worm.
ing himself into a soft Job. hey?
, 1923-04-01
Officers Elected

ToRRINGToN- Tho commission
ers of the newly formed Goshen Irri.
cation district have met and elected
ottlcers and transacted other hu.ines,
IN connection with its organization.
X. +. Tebbets was selected nreS,.
cent OF tho new district ana Harvey
j. Cresan was appointed secretary
Tho regular monthly meetings Of
Ihe board were fixed for the first
thursday In each month and the first
meeting will be held at the co,,rt
mou.e on Thursday. April 9Th. These
meetings. arc pubic and any person
Interested may attend and take up
is desired.
, 1923-04-01
Fishing Time

WoRLAND-The fishing season
opens on Sunday. April first, ana
many Of the "m'nrods' OF this season
nave beer busy for the past few day.
digging into their closets endsayor
ing 10 tind last years fishing outfit
n pan on catching some big ones
n tirst day the season opens ana
WIN come home with n big. ,onv
story Of the monster they almoa,
landed but 1t is April first and mn.
1t down that they are trying to foo
you same as the big trout did them.
, 1923-04-01
Laying Steel

GREYBULL-rhe Burlington rar.
way mas an extra gang OF seventy
men at work out OF Fromberg. Mont,
aging the heavy steel and the now
steel is being strung from Fromberr
TO Warren. This little stretch when
completed will eliminate the last of
the light steel on the main line and
enable the company to run as heavy
engines over this division as On any
part OF the system.
, 1923-04-01

Well, Reader I can hardly keep my
Face on straight. but 1 stand around
starts smoking 1t. It is a nice day,
I say. but I hear they are having a
lot OF nice Earthquakes in California
again, and I see Mount Emma, in
Italy. is Erupting again! He says yes,
1t is a nice day and we talk along
like that Very Entertainingly for
some time. Then all Of n sudden.
Boomb, goes the cigar! Bowie! it
, 1923-04-01

The world will never know likely.
unles it may be brought out in a
subsequent divorce proceedings, Just
what Mr.. Mitchell told Mrs. Mitchell
at their first meeting after the
Dorothy Keenan, scandal was spread
all over the country and brought his
name so prominently forward nm.
, 1923-04-01


LII Well. Readers. am not On,
which holds that all Americans mus
be Rude to all Corners. like the Irras
cibles we always have down in Con
gress which seem to think that a
Ambassador, Is u Entankling Alliance
and a Kind word is a proof Of Cow.
ardlce; but 1 do not believe in being
TOO much of a stickpoint either, as
we Classicists has it.
I do not think it is any good to be
around a Paste Pot. Bootleg or Bar,
for instants, tapping up Liquor with
Prominent Guys and Sofourth just
because they are Prominent. OF
course, I try to not hold it Against
then when they are Prominent,
I don't think It Gets over much to
say as a Excuse for being Soused that
you are Getting Canted with Soandso.
the famous oil magnate, or that you
Just leave whatzis, the Author which
writes for the Saturday Twilight Post
n a worse Condition than you are in
/ know my family never seems to
Appreciate. my friends. personally.
when I pull this on them.
Well. I don't think 1t is much of
a game to be around Sootlicking. at
that. B~ootlegging is not SO bad as
a bizness, and in fact l have many
friends which are getting to be very
Vulgar with Diamonds and Sofourth
of this. but Bootlick'ns I decide is
s~ertainly no goodl a gry must Stand
on his Own Feet, at a Bar and Else.
where. hey Reader?