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Miles City, Mont, inc Casper, wyo.,
or some point rear there, thus taking
the most decisive step in the develop
ment of the state that has been taken
in a decade.
You may also know that 1 have
been deeply interested in such an en-
terprise for many years. 1t was, there
fore, the natural thing that Governor
Haskell and his associates should en-
list my cooperation when the effort
10 ibuild the road was renewed last
November. A number of conferences
were held, followed by public meetings.
At every opportunity 1 took occasion
to urge the benefits of extending the
road to the hard coal fields of north
ern Colorado following n route that
would enable ii to serve the oil fields
the Saratoga & EncamIment railroad
as a link in the extension south of the
Union Pacific. In urging this plan l
wrote Governor Haskell a long letter
"h ftpiudis olu lIOh WHICH L quote
the following paragraphs:
I'm connection with this line and a
terminal on the south, 1 have recently
been reminded Of a short line of rail
road that intercepts the Union Pacific
at a place called Walcott, not far Gas
| recall our or five miles) from where
YOU would strike the Union Pacific
following up the Platte River from
Casper. This short line was built by
an independent corporation to a gold
mining town called Encampment, at a
time when great things were expected
of the mineral developments. Either
through the cost of operation or an ex-
haustion of the minerals, the mines
were finally closed down, after which
time the road failed to earn n benefit
In spite of the fact that It ran through
and served a community of several
thousand people, occupying the upper
valley Of the Platte, with several thou
sand acres of land under bitches. The
road is known as the Saratoga & En-
campment line. 1t passed through a
little town on the Platte called Sara
toga and follows up the Platte to En-
campment right at the foot Of the
, 1923-04-26
Emerson Move Is
Forcing Decisions
Questions Involving Governors Right
to Make and Revoke Appoint
ments Looms in Court.
(From Sheridan Post.)

Questions involving the Wyoming
governors right to remove subordinate
officials, the time when he shall make
his appointments, the power of the
state senate, and the length of the APP
pointiye terms of office, probably will
be opened as the result of the action
of attorneys for Frank C. Emerson
recently in filing quo warranto pro-
ceedings in the state supreme court.
This action was followed by a de-
cision of the court to postpone the orig
inal mandamus proceedings until af-
ter these new ones had been disposed
of.
Nothing further will be done in the
next 30 days, but when the hearing
does come it is likely to cause an air
ing Of the numerous problems that
have brought disagreements in the past
and that will be ava thoroughly
and then definitely settled for the
first time in the history of the safe.
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Valley Should Make
Effort for Extension of the
North and South Railroad
A Letter Received From Senator Kendrick Calling At
tentiOn Of Platte Valley People to Importance of Sc
curing Extension of Road Trough This Valley.

AS many valley people are aware, a
contract has been awarded for the
building Of 300 miles of railroad be-
tween Miles City, Mont, and Casper,
Wyo., to be known as the North &
South Railroad. This road is to be
operated by the Middle States Oil Co.
1t is said that the projected road will
run through Sheridan, johnson, Ma
trona and Carbon counties, to connect
with the Union Pacific at Rawlins, or
nearby.
Mr.. C. N. Haskell, former governor
Of Oklahoma, is now the head of the
Middle States Oil Co., and the road,
when completed, will provide an addi-
tional outlet for Wyoming oil. Com.
pletion Of the project will mean the
most important step in railroad con-
%struction in Wyoming in many years.
A communication from Senator John
b. Kendrick to II. 1. Martin, Editor of
The Sun, calls to our attention the
vital Importance of taking immediate
hSlioh 10 Stcure lne eAIeHSlOn OF tnlS
o to The hard-coal fields of Colo
RADIO, via. Saratoga Inc Encampment,
and using the local railroad as a link
in b extension. In his letter Sena-
Kendrick says Governor Haskell is
fayOrably impressed with the oppor-
~tunities that would open to the rail
road If such a plan were carried out"
And we, the people of the Platte
Valley, should unite and bring all pos
sible pressure to bear in an effort to
secure the extension of the North &
South Railroad through this great
valley of ours, and over the rails of
the Saratoga K Encampment road,
which would mean much to the valley.
to every property holder and to every
person as an individual.
Senator Hendricks letter to Mr..
Martin, reproduced in full, follows:
"Mr. r. /. Martin,
Editor Saratoga Sun.
"My Dear Mr.. Martin
you are Of course Informed by the
papers and other sources that Cover
nor g. N. Haskell and his associates
have let Il contract for the construc-
tion of 300 miles of railroad between
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VOL. XXXVI.
Saratoga Receives
Another Honor
Certificate of Recognition Issued to
Saratoga School BY State De-
partment of Education.

The High School maintained by Dis
trict No. 8, received the following Ger.
tificate last week from the State De
partment of Education:
This certifys hat School District
No. 8, County of. Carbon, having met
with the requirements of the State
Board of Education, is hereby granted
this CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNI-
TION, and the High School maintained
at Saratoga is hereby Accredited and
is Authorized to offer Three Years of
High School Work.
Signed: The State Board of Edu-
cation. s. Conant Parks, President :
Commissioner of Education Lewis C.
Tfdball, Secretary; Katheryn A. Nor
ton, State Superintendent of Public In
struction.
valid for year 1922-1923."
The accrediting of this High School
Is the second award to the district
schools this year. In the history of
the Saratoga schools, this year is the
first In which the work offered has
been accredited by the state depart
ment of education. The fact that the
school is accredited means that stu
dents may enter the University, or
'other schools Of the state, without ex-
animation. A small school may not be
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Rockies where the Platte out of
the mountains.
1T was proposed two years ago to
abandon this road and junk its mater
ial. BY an appeal to the Interstate
Commerce Commission here it was ar
ranged for the Union Pacific to take
the road over and operate it for II per-
iod of three years, under which ar
rangement the Union Pacific has the
right to buy the road mt the end of
that time ON "A basis of junk value.
1T occurred to me that the COM
pany building "A line from Casper
might find this line "A very cheap con
Meeting link on the way to some won
derful coal country in the state of
Colorado, about forty miles south of
the present terminal of the line at
Encampment. l have never seen n
of this coal, but it has been described
to me as actually anthracite coal. 1t
Is said to be about the only bed of
anthracite coal in the west and one of
the finest tracts in all the nation.
There is no doubt at all about two
points; first, the coa is good enough
quality to coke and has been described
to me as anthracite, and it is unques-
tionably first class, n further. there
is no question about the quantity. 1t
Is situated, as 1 remember, in Routt
county, Colorado, as stated before some
forty or fifty miles south of the town
OF Encampment, and | have been in
formed there were no unusual engin-
eerins difficulties in the extension of
the line.
1T would be a great day for Wyo-
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PUBLIC NOTICE

A letter from Senator Kendrick to R. l. Martin.
Editor of The Sun, calls to our attention the import
ance of taking some action in an effort to secure the
extension of the North & South Railroad into and
through the Platte Valley. This is of the utmost i'm
%portance to every citizen and property holder in this
valley.
Therefore, there will be a public meeting at the
Town Hall on Friday evening, April 9th, for the
purpose of taking steps to communicate with Cover
nor Haskell, calling to his attention the resources of
this valley as well as of the Coal Fields to the South.
Let every business man attend this meeting and
see if we can not induce this Railroad to build and
develop our home Country. M. E. McKILLIP,
Mayor
, 1923-04-26

The Firemen's Dance, which WA ad-
vertised to take place in Saratoga to-
night, has been postponed until fur
ther notice. 1t is not known at this
time on what date the dance will be
given.
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able to offer the varied course of the
larger schools, but the quality of in
struction may compare f~avorably with
that of the latter. This fact makes If
possible for the high schools of the
smaller type to be accredited. The
new Saratoga High School District
plans to carry out the present policy of
District No. o.. That is, to increase
the facilities for higher education. and
to offer the best the District can reas-
onably afford.
AS "A continuation of this policy, the
f~our-years' work will be offered next
year. and an effort made to have the
school accredited. This means a
higher standard than that maintained
this year. But the new High School
District expects to meet the required
standards.
District No. 0 also had the honor of
having the first STANDARD School, in
Carbon county. This honor is awarded
to schools having three or more grades
under the direction Of one teacher.
District No. 0 plans to offer better
facilities in the grades next year by
the erection of a portable building to
eliminate the congestion in the upper
grades, and to assist the High School
District in securing buildings suitable
for high school work.
With the step ahead made this year,
prospects are very bright for an ever
more successful school next year.
, 1923-04-26

There are 55,0O0,OOO persons in
Japan and only 10000 automobiles, or
one a to every $500 people.
, 1923-04-26

CONTINUED on Page Four)
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TOMMY GIBBONS TOO CLEVER TO
Be KNOCKED OUT BY DEMPSEY

Ringside, Shelby, July 4.-Jack
Dempsey, worlds heavyweight cham.
pion was awarded fifteen-round de-
cision over Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul
challenger, in one o. the most sur
prising upsets in Z heavyweight
match TN years. Gibbons was on his
feet, apparently very tired and hold
ing on desperately when the fifteen
round battle ended.
The result was distinctly a sur
prise as Dempsey was an overwhelm-
ing favorite in the meager betting to
win in six or seven rounds. The game
Gibbons astcnisncd even his most
ardent supporters by carrying the
fight to the hard hitting Dempsey in
some rounds and ourboxing him. in
spots. Dempsey outslugged and land
ed the hardest punches, always try
ing desperately to whip over knock
out punch When the battle ended
Gibbons was tired ana rapidly fading
from the cruel punishment Dempsey
inflicted around the body. The chal-
lenRer hung on constantly in the if
teenth round to avoid q knockout
puhck
A tabulation Of newspaper experts
at the ring side gave Gibbons shade
in the fifth, eleventh and thirteen
rounds while Dempsey was out in
front in the remaining twelve. The
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Heavyweight
Championship
Fights

Feb. z, 18S2-John l.. Sullivan beat
Paddy Ryan, nine rounds, Mississippi
City.
July 8, 1S89-John L. Sullivan beat
Jack Kilrain, rs rounds, Richburg,
Miss.
Sept. Z, 1892-James J. Corbett
beat John L. Sullivan, Fl rounds, New
Orleans.
Jan. 25, 1S96-James j. Corbett
beat Charlie Mitchell, eight rounds,
jacksonville, Fla.
March II, 1897-Bob Fitzsimmons
beat James Corbett, Ia rounds, Car
son City, New.
June 8, 1s99-Jamcs ]. Jeffrics beat
Bob Fitzsimmons, II rounds, Coney
Island, N. Y.
Nov. 3, 1899-James J. Jeffries beat
Tom Sharkey, rs rounds, Coney
Island, N. Y.
Nov. Is, 1901-James ]. Jeffries
beat Gus Rubin, rounds, San Fran
CISCO.
July a, 191O-Jack johnson beat
James J. Jcffrics, Is rounds, Reno,
New.
Aug. ii, 19O3-James ]. Jeffrics
beat James ]. Corbett 10 ROUNDS, San
Francisco.
July 4, 1912-Jack johnson beat
Jim Flynn, nine rounds, Las Vegas,
N. M.
June q, 1914-Jack johnson beat
Frank Moran, 20 rounds, in Paris,
France.
April 5, 1915-Jess Willard beat
Jack Johnson, 26. rounds, Mariamao,
Cuba.
March 25, 1916-Jess Willard beat
Frank Moran. 10 rounds, New York.
July 4, 1919-Jack Dempsey beat
Jess Willard, three rounds, Toledo.
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result was evidently a surprise to
Jack Kearns, manager of the heavy
weight champion, who stuck his head
between the ropes after the fight and
shouted to the newspaper correspond
ents at the ring side:
1T was nice fight, wasn't it, Glib
bons is good man.
Referee Dougherty did not hesi-
tate a minute before raising Dcmp-
sey's right hand proclaiming him the
winner. GIBBONS, his face smeared
from bleeding lips and a, bruised
nose, quickly extended his hands to
the champion and trotted to the cor
ner, where he received deafening
ovation.
Despite the police protection the
crowd quickly swarmed into the
ring and over into the challenger's
corner, pounding him on the back
and throwing their hats into the air.
Gibbons smiled broadly at the friend
ly demonstration while the cham
pion was in opposite corner having
his gloves removed, preparatory to
leaving the ring under escort Of four
Chicago. detectives. Dempsey inflict-
ed severe punishment on the chal-
lenger in the clinches and at short
range, beating him on the back of the
head with his famous rabbit punch
that Jared Gibbons to his. heels
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NEW ROCKFORD
CARRINGT0N'T0
GIVE UP TEAM
Surrender Franchise Which
May go to Mandan or
Valley City '
BOARDMAN SUSPENDED

New Rockford and Darlington are
ready to give up their franchise in
the North Dakota State League, ac-
cording to word received from the
latter city. The officials of the twin
towns supporting team forfeited
the suits for the team, enough base
balls to finish the season, franchise
and rights to all players. Inability
to finance the team is the reason.
The franchise will go either to
Valley City or to Mandan for the
rest of the season. Mandan can have
it if she wants to and Valley City
is ready to take it. 1t is believed
that if the franchise were transfNi-
red to Mandan crowds could be in
creased materially.
|. The New Rockford Darlington
team, with two changes, would be as
good as any in the league, it is be
lieved. There are also two players
on the team sure to bring good
price it is thought. ?
Lefty" keegan, star pitcher of the
Twins" and Kinney, left-hander,
formerly with Minot, were badly in
Jured in an automobile accident near
New Rockford the other night, ac-
cording to information here. Kceg-
an, it is said, will never play base
ball again and Kinney can't play this
season.
Manager Tom Stanley suspended
Charley Boardman, pitcher, for 10
days with the statement that the sus-
pension would be lifted if Boardman
reported to the New Rockford Car
rington team. The suspension, he
said. was for Indifferent playing in,
the field.
Throckm orion. who started the sea-
son with the locals and looked good,
but hurt his arm, will Join Bismarck
here and pitch against Minot today.
At the rst--of the season he pitched
game which Minot won, 2 to 1. lie
has been getting in shape In the En-
mons county league.
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Tender and
Freedman Fight
Is Called Off

Michigan City, Ind, July 81
FINANCIAL troubles similar to th0so
confronting the -Gibbohs
match served to some extent to
bring about calling off of the fight
between Lew Tender of .Philadel-
phia and Sailor Freedman of Chi
cago here yesterday. Rain put the
final touch to the matter
Although the arena was more
than half filled and it was annoI
Ced previous to the first preiim-
iCary that $4,000 persons passed
through the gates, not enough
money was on hand to fulfill the
guarantee made to Tender of $15,-
COO, win, lose or draw. Dick Cur
Icy, manager of Freedman. stated
tonight the lack of money was
the original cause of Tenders re-
fusal to enter the. ring but that
this had been adjusted and the
guarantee had been met. Tend
lcr's final objection was the fact
that it was raining and that the
ring was wet and slippery he said.
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right and left to the head. Dempsey
backed into conner momentarily
but came out fighting and fell into
clinch in the>,ce of the ring.
Gibbons Clinckes at Bell
ROUND FIFTEENTH crowd be-
gan throwing seat cushions into the
air. They shook hands in the mid
die of the ring. Dempsey missed q
left to the body. They clinched. Glib
bons backed away, covering up from
Dempsey's onslaught. Dempsey
hooked left high to the head and
backed Gibbons into the ropes in a,
clinch. Dempsey hooked two lefts to
the head. Dempsey missed a right
swing to the head. Gibbons persist
ed in clinching and when free ran
away from the champion. Dempsey
swung two .lefts and right to the
head. Gibbons ducked a right to the
head. Gibbons covered up to eyadc
Dempsey's rushes. Gibbons was .tir-
ing quickly, and seeking protection
OF clinches from Dempsey's vicious
rights and lefts to the head as the
bell sounded, ending the round and
the fight.
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SHELBY FIGHT
BY ROUNDS

Shelby, Mont, July 4-(By AS
socated Press).
ROUND ONE-They shook hands
in the center of the ring and clinchcd
after Dempsey hooked left TO The
body. Dempsey landed three lefts to
the body and right 10 the head.
Dempsey shot a straight left to Glib
bons' face and he backed away.
Dempsey swung left to the jaw,
forcing Gibbons to retreat. Gibbons
hooked left to the head and re
peated. Dempsey hammered Gibbons
about the body with short rights and
lefts in the clinches Gibbons mouth
was bleeding. Gibbons hooked left to
the jaw and shot over a right. In u
clinch Dempsey Jared him with a
right uppercut. The referee broke
them and Dempsey missed a right to
the head.
ROUND TWO--Gibbons was short
with a left and they clinched. On the
break away Dempsey tried left to
the head and Gibbons clinched.
Dempsey pounded Gibbons back of
the head in the clinches and nailed
him with right and left on the
breakaway. Gibbons held Dempsey's
arms in the clinch to protect his
body. Gibbons hooked left to the
cheek, cutting Dempsey's right eye.
Dempsey brought his right into
Toms midIsection in 1.-THE clinch.
Gibbons hooked solid left to the
head and Dempsey retaliated with
the same punch. Gibbons backed
away from two lefts and clinched
They were locked in a clinch pound
ing each other at the hell.
Dempsey Short With Let's
ROUND THREE-Dempsey drove a
right and left to the body and Tom
clinched. Dempsey repeated with
the same punches and then nailed
Gibbons on the jaw with q left hook,
forcing him to clinch. Gibbons feint-
ed and backed. away. Dempsey was
short with q left but connected with
right. He battered Toms body
with right. Gibbons landed two
lefts and swung right to the jaw.
Dempsey. was short with . left. He
attempted to swing Gibbons off his
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for purse of $500, and report they
won it.
Three double plays featured the
first game, Minot getting two. Nord
made a pretty one, unassisted, when
he caught liner and tagged a run
ncr by diving for him. Nord was
again on short and Condor on third.
Condor wasn't at home on the third
sack.
No chances were taken in putting
Rcider, local center-fieldcr injured
early in the season, in the game on
a wet field. He probably will get
in sometime this week, though.
Minot plays here Thursday, Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday.
Minot won three out of five at
New Rockfor' ""I fell bit in the
percentage column. i
In the second game Fly was the
heavy hitter, getting four blows out
of five times at bat.
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SHELBY GOES
WILD WHEN HI
STAYS ROUTE
st. Paul Boy Is Receiver OF
Congratulations; Wants
A Return Match

Shelby, Mont, July 5.-lts frenzy
of excitement subsiding Shelby
sat down today to count its losses.
On the debit side of the ledger
this little Montana cow town which
had its day yesterday as the fight
cent IF Of the world, must write down
a deficit Of approximately 100000.
1t bought he worlds heavy
weight championship battle to which
1900 persons paid admission. There
was an outlay Of 100000 for the
title holder, $4,000 Tor promotion
and $4,000 for the arena.
with the exception OF salvage on
the huge ampitheatcr, estimated to
be bout $4,000, Approximately
SOL ,4S5 in gate receipts from which
taxes of So 1850 must be deducted,
according to figures made public mere
by Charles Rasmussen, Montana col
lcctor of internal revenue, the invest
mcnt was Il dead loss.
Emotionally, for Shelby, the fight
was an outstanding success. the
town wanted Gibbons to stay with
the champion 10 rounds. They saw
him do it.
Crash in Arena.
Several thousand Il few minutes
before the fight started crashed
through" the fence surrounding the
arena and swcllcd the attendance ut
the bout to total estimated at 25,-
900. But their presence did not show
in the gate receipts.
The earnings of the champion for
thc fight were cut to less than S62,-
600, Jack Kcarns, his manager, col
lcctcd only $4,000 of the third $780,
900 guaranteed his protege after the
gate receipts had been turned over
to him. Out of this amount he paid
for two preliminary bouts at cost
of about 500 and footed federal
tax bill on $4,000 worth of tickets.
The discrepancy between the ticket
sale total and the amount he received
was due to the fact that kearns sold
about 1920 of the $40 tickets for
SO shortly before the bout, as a
crowd of several thousand, appar
emily adverse to paying regular
prices, surged against the gate bar
riers and the fence surrounding the
arena
Gibbons Congratulated.
Tom Gibbons, defeated, but winner
of q moral victory nevertheless in
the eyes of Shelby which celebrated
hilariously last night, will return to
st. Paul, his home, with his wife
and three small children tonight or
early tomorrow. He was given a
mighty ovation by the townspcople.
AS n left the ring a war cap of In
dian feathers was pushed on his head
and his seconds fought desperately
to keep down the shouting, congratu-
lating fans as he was rushed to mis-
quarters. His wife, awaiting his COM
ing, greeted him with kiss when he
returned home. Last night he cele-
brated Independence Day by shoot
ing off fire crackers for the cdltica-
ton OF MS boys and greeting scores
of friends who called to congratu-
late him on his showing against the
champion.
Gibbons offered no alibi for his
defeat but declared he desired re-
turn match. "A ).Ak
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No Foul Blows
Struck at Shelby

Shelby, Mont, July Skinny
Dougherty of Philadelphia, referee
of the championship battle, de-
clared tonight that he saw no foul
blows struck by either Dempsey
or the challenger.
Dougherty said:
1T was tough assignment for
the third man in the ring. Work.
ing out there in the SUN trying to
separate the men through Is
rounds was action enough for any
one single day. But it was a great
bout. I don't hink anyone will
question that. Nor do I think any
body will question the decision.
There was no other decision pos
sible. Dempsey was the aggressor
all the way and accomplished the
most damaging work, earpin9stffe
majority of the rounds. There
were cries that the rules were not
observed, but those who yelled at
supposed violations did not know
the rules which say that the men
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Heavyweight
Champions

Tom Hyer-1s41-1849..
Yankee Sullivan-1849- 1853.
John Morrissey-1853-1857.
John G.. Heenan-1857-1863.
Joe Coborn-1863-1865
James Dunn-1S65-1866.
Mike McCool-1S66- 1869.
Tom Allcn-1869-1876.
Joe Goss-1876-1S80.
Paddy Ryan-18S0-18S2.
John l.. Standardization.
James j. Corbett-1S92- 1897.
Bob Fitzsimmons-1S97-1 1899.
James J. Jeffries-1899- 1905.
Marvin Hart-1905- 1906.
Tommy Burns-1906-1 9O8.
Jack Johnson-19O8-1915.
Jess Willard-1915-1019.
Jack Dempscy-1919.