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, 1923-12-19
PARK CO. LIBRARY NOW HAS
2 BOARDS and 3 Librarians
Judge Metz Refuses to Restrain Old or New Board
from Acting Denies Goppert's Request
to Make Richard and Hollister Plaintiffs

until the court had finally decided who
were board members and who were
not. Thereupon Mesdames Goppert
and Peterson filed a cross-petition
to restrain the new board from acting,
and also filed a notice to make Fred
Richard and d. E. Holster the plain
tiffs and asked the court to compel
them to sign the 5000 bond. This
latter was an attempt to force them
to pay attorneys fees and costs of
the action.
The judge refused to make Messrs.
HOLSTER and Richard plaintiffs and
also refused to compel them to sign
the bond, to the very obvious disap-
pointment of Mr.. Goppert.
As the commissioners believe they
acted within their rights in removing
these two women, and that their re-
moval is for the best interests of the
library. they will not recede from their
position unless the court rules other
wise.
1t may be stated that Mr.. George
Kerper, of Powell, co-counsel for Mr..
Goppert, is not in sympathy with this
petty small town stuff and is in favor
of a compromise and an amicable ar
rangement between the boards. Mr..
Goppert, to the contrary, is advising
and determined to have a public
wrangle before the judge.
, 1923-12-19
HILL IS NOW
VICE PRES OF NORTH
and SOUTH RAILROAD

Old Man "Red" Hill, who used to
write those alluring pamphlets paint
ing 10 eloquently the joys of dry
farming in Wyoming while acting as
commissioner of immigration for this
fertile state, has been made v~ice-pres-
ident of the North and South Railroad
now being built from Miles City, mon
tana, to Casper, Wyoming. Mr.. Hill
is also an orator of no mean ability
when strung out on his ~favorite sub
ject, Irrigation" Bully for Old Man
"Red" Hill.
, 1923-12-19

After two days of heated argument
before Judge Metz in the Public Lii
brary controversy, all concerned are
Just where they were when they start
ed as the court refused to issue an
order restraining the old board, Mes
danes Goppert and Peterson, from
acting, or to grant the request of the
old board that the new board, Messrs.
Richard, Schwoob and Hollister, be
restrained from acting.
As the matter now stands there are
two library boards and three librar-
ians for the Park County library. This
will continue to be the situation until
the court decides whether or not the
county commissioners have acted pro-
perly in the matter. For this purpose,
the old board through its attorney,
E. ]. Goppert, will file a quo warranto
action to try the title to the offices
in a few days.
E. j. Goppert, speaking for his wife
and Mrs. Peterson, refused all offers
of the new board to compromise in
the interests of the public and leave
Miss Edley in charge, or some other
d-isinterested third party, but insists
on going to court with the library
troubles.
The proceedings brought by the
new board through its attorney, ]. E.
McElvain, were for the purpose of re-
straining the old board from acting
, 1923-12-19
Bogus Check Writer
Gets Stiff Sentence

A. R. Davis, a check artist, IA ar
raigned before Judge Metz on Friday
and plead guilty to the charge of for
gerry. He was sentenced to a term of
two to five years in the penitentiary.
Upon investigating the record of Da-
Wis it was learned that he vas a pa
rolled convict from the Montana state
prison and had also served a term in
the Wyoming state prison for the
same offense.
When these facts became known to
the judge he ordered the prisoner be-
fore him again and changed his SEN
tence to a term of three to six years.
The crime for which Davis IA sem
fenced was for forging a check at
Powell, Wyoming.
, 1923-12-19
sympathy or consideration"

sympathy OF consideration"
Judge Metz then sentenced the for
mer secretary to from 6 to 10 years
in the penitentiary.
Suspicious of Erickson's honesty
had been aroused many months be-
fore the rumors of his populations
were Investigated. 1t was then quick
ly discovered that he was short in his
accounts and that his stealing had ex-
tended over a period of three years,
the shortage amounting to $4,718.59.
He was arrested and placed under
$4,000 bonds to appear in the district
court.
In addition to the money he took
from his brother Eagles he borrowed
considerable amounts from various
persons who can i'll afford to lose it.
What he did with the money remains
a mystery as it is evident that he did
not spent it all upon his family.
, 1923-12-19
Judge Regrets He Cannot
Give Prisoner Life Sem
tence at Hard Labor

Ed Braughton, of Elk Basin, Wyo-
ming, who was charged with forcing
his wife into a life of shame AMI living
on the proceeds, was arruigned before
Judge Metz on Friday and pleaded
guilty to the charge. Braughton was
sentenced to a term in the p%eniten-
tiary of from two years and eleven
mnoths to three years.
In pronouncing sentence upon
Braughton Judge Metz said, " ] am
sorry that the statute of the state
places a maximum penalty of 3 years
upon your crime. If it were within
my power. / would not hesitate to SEN
tence you to life at hard labor"
, 1923-12-19
JUDGE OWENS SENDS
S. o. S. CALL FOR FUNDS

There is something uncanny about
the way our p%rophesies come true.
The week before last we said that we
thought "Jcdge" Owens wa playing
something besides the piano down
there among the pnlm trees at Tia
Juana and had n bunch that an S. o.
S. call for funds would soon be re-
ceived in Cody. On Thursday last
the ledge telegraphed from Phoenix,
Arizona, for money. We're glad he
got that far, anyway.
, 1923-12-19
Paris Thrilled when
Wyoming Indians Arrive

Paris, Dec. ia delegation
OF 16 Arapahoe Indians from
wyoming. clad in full regalia,
arrived here yesterday. Their
appearance caused such n COM
motion in the northern railroad
terminus that traffic was held
up for some time.
Chief Old Eagle told inter
viewers that the deputation in
tended to ask the league Of ma
.lons to intervene with the Uni
ted States government so that
indians might have the same
rights and privileges ms other
americans. The Indians were of
tne group which went to ondon
recently with the film, "The
Ooveredo Wagon"
, 1923-12-19
This is What They
Wear Back East"

Quoting from n letter from Mrs. J..
p. Altberger, now in New York City
and Philadelphia, who writes Of the
styles in which no woman loses inter-
est so long rs life remains in her frail
body
"All the women are wearing close
hat called "The Clotche," Of all col
ors. some embroidered in rhinestone
trimmings; long straight line coats
and dresses; light beige stockings and
patent leather low shoes Of all kinds;
many bracelets and beads and queer
necklaces"
, 1923-12-19
MAINLY o PEOPLE

Charlie D. Wilson is in town for the
winter.
Mr.. H. A. Phillips left on Friday
for a short business trip to Denver.
Winnie Knott, who has been work
ing in Belfry, Montana, returned to
Cody last week.
Chris Pike was down from North
fork last week helping Santa Claus
with his shopping.
The impounded horses sold at auc-
ton at the Keystone barn on Satur-
day brought from So to S13 per head.
L.. A. Willard, of Worland, Wyom-
ing, income tax collector, was a Wis
itor in town on Thursday.
Lou Ericsson came over from the
Grow reservation on Monday to have
his hair bobbed and attend the STAN
pede Ball.
Walter S. Cash of Volley is spend
ing a few days in town and will at
tend the Stampede ball to be held at
the Irma hotel on Wednesday night,
December 10.
Cleve Wheeler, a former resident
of the Southfork and now a resident
of Powell, was transacting business in
Cody Saturday.
George Bratton spent Sunday on
the Southfork and called on Bill Lea
therman and Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Loon
ey.
T. A. Stanclif, of Cisco, Texas, was
a pleasant caller at the Enterprise
office on Friday of last week. Mr..
Stancliff is very much impressed with
our country and predicts a bright
future for this locality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. ]. Beldon, of
Pitchfork, Wyoming, were Cody Wis
itors on Saturday, attending to bus
mess and doing some Christmas shop
ping.
Mrs. Henry Chase left for her for.
mer home in Missouri on Saturday
for an extended visit with friends
She expects to be gone some two
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Snyder left
on Monday for New York to spenc
the holidays with Mrs. Snyder's par
ents.
Miss Mildred Holm, who was oper
ated on for an attack of appendicitis
last week, is reported to be doing wei
and will be discharged from the Pow
ell hospital in n short time.
Mrs. II. /. Volckmer returned from
Billings on Friday, where she went t
purchase n stock of spring goods.
Mrs. Matt Hargreaves, of Holly
wood, California, is the house CUES
of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. C. H~argreave
and will spend the holidays with them
The Yellowstone Camp Fire girl
will do carol singing on Christina
morning and will sing wherever Their
Is n bright light in the window.
As nearly as the family are able I
keep track Of that lisely old gentle
man. Mr.. Il. +. Martin is now beliey
ed to be in Long Beach, California.
, 1923-12-19
Wyoming Indians in
Paris this Month

London, England,
Cody Enterprise Nov. %, '23
Dear Editor
We are over in London with
The Covered Wagon" Its sue
cess is quite remarkable, We are
sending part of the Indians to
Paris next month and it will sure
De hard to hold 'em on the res
ervation after that. The saw
ages r having a great time and
are very popular"
Tim Mccoy.
, 1923-12-19
SHOSHONE IRRIGATION
APPROPRIATION is
CUT DOWN $3.50, ooC

Washington, Dec. r. The budget
bureau today in the estimates sub
mitted to congress cut down the APP
Preparations for the Shoshone irriga-
ton project $450,000, under the APP
propriation for the current year.
The bureau, however, acted favor
ably on the Riverton project, giving
an increase of $4,000.
, 1923-12-19
Ned Frost Top Man at
S. Fork Turkey Shoot

Ned Frost was high mar at the
turkey shoot at the Jay Blood ranch
on Southfork last Monday, coming
home with nine turkeys to prove that
he is n of the best shots in the coun-
try. Lloyd Evans vas second with
four handsome birds. About fifty
we're present Mt the old fashioned tur-
key shoot which was greatly enjoyed
by all who attended.
, 1923-12-19
TWO FORSYTH, MONTANA
BANKS CLOSE SAME DAY

The Bank of Commerce and tho
First National Bank, of Forsyth, Mon
tana, closed their doors the same day
last week. II is understood that j. +.
Files was n dcpositor in one Of them
and caught for n substantial sum-.
Nine Montana banks have closed in
ten days.
, 1923-12-19

II IL reported that the name OF
Eugene Sullivan on the business end
of a check for 100000 was the means
Of enabling the Basin bank, which
closed It's doors n short time ago, to
reopen. Mr.. Sullivan is now in New
England and in very poor health.
, 1923-12-19

Mrs. Dave Shelly returned home on
Thursday from Chicago after attend
ing the funeral of her mother.
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THE FARMERS WIFE
By Mary Ann Gray

Southern Pea Soup-Fry one large
onion in . T. of butter. When
brown add 70 C. yellow split peas, ]
stalk Of celery, diced, / c. canned to-
matoes, l diced carrot and salt to sea-
son. Cook in enough water to cover
until vegetables are scf' press
through sieve and add It. rice. Sim
mer until rice is soft, then THAN to de-
sired consistency with rich milk.
Scalloped Onions and Parsnips-
Parboil . medium sized onions and
, parsnips for 10 minutes. Drain off
water and season to taste Place al
tcrnate layers of parsnips and onions
sliced. with fine bread crumbs, dotted
with butter in baking dish, having
The last layer crumbs. Pour over l C.
cream and bake in hot oven until
cream L. absorbed and crumbs are
Drowned.
Cooking Beef-To prepare boiled
beef tisfactorily, plunge the meat in
boiling water to harden the surface
and prevent the rapid escape Of
juices. Then cook by simmering, al
lowing plenty Of time for the process.
PRAISED beef is good if the tough piece
Of meat is well seasoned, Drowned in a
little fat, placed in covered roaster
and cooked slowly for some hours.
Long, slow cooking always makes g
tough cut Of beef of better flavor.
Rice is properly boiled in this man
nor Fill large kettle with water
and let it boil hard. When the water
boils violently take your dish of rice
and drop it in the pot slowly, a few
kernels at time. Then cover it and
let it boil quite fast. The rice Is
cooked when you can rub a grain
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WILMOTH- NELSON

+. l.. Wilmoth returned home last
Saturday from a four-months visit
with relatives and friends in Vir.
ginia. He drove home in a new Ford
coupe.
On Monday, February 5, 1923, al
Charlton, Iowa, at the M. Z. parson-
ege, Z. l.. Wilmoth and Miss Mafra
Z. Nelson, were united in the holy
bonds Of matrimony, the NJ. +. minis
ter Of Charlton officiating. Mrs. vii.
moth stopped off for a short visit
with her brother, Charles Nelson, at
Jordan, s. d., before coming to Wood
1ut Mr.. Wilmoth went after his bride
Monday, returning to the home he had
prepared for her in the north east
part of town, late Monday night.
The groom has been a resident OF
Wood practically since the town was
'irst founded, and has been our bar
Der for all these years. He home
stcadcd south east of Wood, and has
made good here. He has a host of
friends who will be surprised to hear
OF his marriage. The bride is also one
Of MeIlette county's homesteaders,
having homesteaded and proved up on
q choice quarter section south west of
Wood She is a sister Of Mrs M. H.
Weed of this city and for time was
employed as clerk in the Weed store,
here. She is an earnest church worker
and a good cook, and she has host of
friends who will welcome her back to
Wood as Mrs. Wilmoth.
The newly we'd couple are now keep
ing house in their home in the north
east part Of town, and their many
friends join the Pioneer in wishing
them life filled with happiness and
GOOD health.
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one year Of testing he cut his herd to
20 COWS and with the additional feed
and care which he was thus able to
provide, his 20 COWS produced more
butterfat than did his original 81.
TIE third year he reduced his herd
still further to only 10 COWS. They
produced almost as much as the orig
inal herd. The fourth year he increas-
ed the herd to 20 COWS and their pro-
duction was more than twice as much
as that of the original herd
Reducing the herd, however, IS use
less unless accompanied by better
feeding and care Of the COWS retained.
A dairy cow is an animal that pro
duces most economically when fed to
her full capacity, and this is usually
impossible on an oyerstocked farm.
Feed, care, and water are Of far more
value to a dairy herd than increased
numbers of COWS.
The average dairy herd in South
Dakota is small, about cows, and
therefore, less efficient than it might
be. Many herds are too large and as
result equally inefficient, being more
than the owner can handle properly.
\ great many herds just the right
size are more profitable than the
others. Nearly all of them have room
for Improvement in the matter of feed
and care.
Great progress has been made along
lines of dairy improvement. Higher
producing COWS have been secured in
many instances. Poor producing cows
have been sent to the scrap heap.
Better feed and care have been be-
slowed in these and other cases. The
results have been very GOOD but there
are still thousands of herds needing
the readiustment in numbers which
will make them truly efficient.
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About A
House OF ca. Is

see where the machine is entrenchd and 1t looks like
real fortress IL real men inside as IL they
had real guns. Go touch it, IT Is house Of cards.
Those imitation generals. Put the shoulder against
the thing and ii cOllapses."
The truly courageous man wastes but little time In
measuring the strength OF the enemy. He wants only
Ito know that he himself Is strong.
Bluff is always confession OF weakness The hill
looks steep from the distance reach its foot and the
grade is easier than 1t seemed
The man who has something worth fighting for has
neither time inclination 10 assume pose is
Ihe frightened by a pose Only true and conscious
worth dares stand naked among it's fellows. Much
pose means much lacking.
The greatest the simplest The fellow who is
Iafraid to stand alone is the fellow who has TO put up
the big front. Strike his armOr and he falls The
man who is right and knows he is right is stronger
than the man who has nothing but shield and arnlor.
The preense OF strength will frighten the coward,
but it will never battle the really brave
The wish to appear good is the commonest quality
of human hearts The bravery to BE good is the
measure
The citizen soldier is the great friend OF the state
today. Never moral courage necessary nor
icvic bravery such a religious need.
Be right. When you are sure you are RIGHT,
don't be bluffed by house OF cards .
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LIVERY schoolboy knows the story Of the two
Il women of the American Revolution who screened
behind rock, mimcled well with fife and drum
the approach of soldiers that the hostile red coats
took fright and fled.
Ethan Allen, with nothing more than the declama-
ton, I'm the name Of the Great Jehovah and the
Continental Congress-" took Ticonderoga
One Federal scout with handful Of men walked
into federation stronghold in Tennessee, produced
from small water-flled vial dice-siZed cube Of
phosphorus which burned with fury when exposed to
the air before the dazed Confederate officers. This
scout then told the enemy that there was a large
army of Federal troops the hill; that they had
tons OF that stuff; and that they would shoot the
town full Of it unless the ConfederaeS vacated The
Confederates vacated
The Confederates at Centervile, Virginia, recogniz-
ing their weakness and the presence OF overwhen-
ing Federal force built mprovised fort and
mounted some tree trunks so that from short dis
tance they looked like cannon. They then made their
escape and for days the Federal forces stOoi their
distance fearing to attack the seemingly impregnable
but wholly uninhabited and fictitious fort.
When, as Governor of New Jersey, Woodrow Will
advised by his friensd that he could not hope
to put through certain important planks in his plat
form because OF the strength of the OPPOSITION he
p.ied DO not allow yourselves to be dismayed. You
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MORE COWS OR BETTER
CARE, WHICH?

A great many farmers undertake
dairy,ng Oh too large scale, that is,
they try to keep more COWS than they
ere prepared to handle. Not long ago
certain farmer was milking thirty
cows. He was getting ten gallons Of
cream week and declared that he
was making money. Let us see wheth-
or he actually was.
Ten gallons of cream usually con-
tain about 25 pounds of butleriat.
He was getting 100 pounds o: butter.
Fat per month, which at that time was
worth about $500. Thus each cow
Yielded just a little over Ole dollar
per month gross income. The value of
teed us d was urdoubtedl u" than
this fmOuEt.
Whcr this WIS called to his nt:cn.
ton he replied that his profit was
represented by calf frorl each cow
once a year which he sold as beef.
This failed to allow anything for
labor, but he got around that by
saying that labor cost him nothing as
ne had large family.
If this man would reduce his herd
to say u or Is COWS and give them
special care, he would have much
larger gross income and probably a
net income instead of the loss which
he sustains at the present time. 1t
would not even be necessary for him
to dispose of his poorer cows. 1t he
wants an income from feeding steers,
and has the feed to carry them
through ali good and well, let him keep
the entire 30 head But if he keeps
his II or Is milk cows separate, and
sives them the proper feed and care,
he will be making more money with
'css labor and at lower feed cost.
A great many South Dakota farm
nrs are in the same predicament as
that OF the man just described, try
no to milk more cows than they are
u,lippcd to handle. 1t goes without
ayine that individual cows which are
sing money should be weedcd out
g rapidly as they are detected. 1t is
$50 true that even fairly good COWS
hould be turned dry when their pres
nee in the milking herd cuts down
IS efficiency.
What is the proper size of dairy
'prd for the average South Dakota
farme That depends upon the size
IF tho farm and the amount of feed
and labor available. It is "nro"o"''
needed that any herd, to be highly
rofitable. should contain at least II
rws. IF TIE herd is any smaller than
this, the milking is usually added to
both ends Of the days work, an un-
satisfactory arrangement. When there
are twelve or more cows, milking be-
comes regular part of the days.
work. On the average farm, however
it is found that the number Of dairy
COWS should not exceed fifteen unless
labor is very plentiful.
The history of a cow-testing asso-
| citation in Virginia shows that on
member started with 81 cows. Afte
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THE MELLETTE COUNTY
FARM BUREAU
Chas. ]. Ray. Jr., Chairman Of
the Board

Tuesday afternoon, February 6, a
committee from the Mellette County
Farm Bureau waited upon the county
commissioners of Mellette county to
find out Of the commissioners will
make the. appropriation to carry on
the work after July l.. 1929. The
reason this had to be brought up at
the present time was because the
Farm Bureau was short in finances
and contemplated an organized drive
through the county for paid up
membership. The Farm Bureau did
not want to ask tho farmers for a
800 membership if the commissions
ers were not willing to appropriate
July l, 1923, so the work could be car.
licd on for another year.
The commissioners were anxious
that the work be continued but asked
that we have an organization in the
county with a paid up membership.
AT this meeting the following motion
was carried and placed in the minutes
Of the commissioners proceedings:
Moved by Chas. Kimball and Sec
onded by Putnam that the appropri-
alton of $2O0OOO for the Mclle!te
County Farm Bureau, asked for by the
Mellctte County Farm Bureau delega-
lion be allowed. Provided, that paid
membership drive be made securing
$50 members at $500 a membership.
Roll call, oil voting aye.
During the last year county agent
work connected with the local Farm
Bureau cost the taxpayers of Mellette
county i4c per quarter section of tax
able land. Over one fourth Of the
taxable land in the county is owned
by land owners outside The county. Is
this work going to be kept ups It's
up to you. Join the Mellette County
Farm Bureau. Community clubs will
he formed in your neighborhood to
make real organization for Mellette
county.
The past few months there has been
'omc criticism that the county agent
had spent most of his time in the
,ffce. This is true but because the
Farm Bureau budget is short Of funds
It the present time The membership
rive will put the Mellette County
Farm Bureau on its feet. It's M to
YOU.
Below is q financial statement of
The Mellette County Farm Bureau
from July l, 1927 to Feb. l, 1923:
Financial Report Of Mellette County
Farm Bureau, July /, 1921, to
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NUMBER ;.

between your fingers and it mashes
so you cannot feel the inside kernel.
Then drain rice through a strainer
and place in an oven for a minute to
dry it.