, 1923-05-30
MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE

MAINLY ABUUT PEOPlE
William, alias "BillP Plumb was in
town last week making preparations
to tie into the work on his homestead
on Sulphur Creek.
Joe Bowman who has been herding
for r. G. Hopkins says he is used to
n quiet life and the woolies make such
a noise his nerves won't stand it. He
is leaving shortly for Montana in
search of more congenial employment.
Hank Rector has finished a log
house for Hardy Shull which he de-
clares has them all cheated for looks
and comfort. Hank will now rest un-
til his money is gone and then go out
and build another.
Russell Crane seems sort of swelled
up over the fact that his alfalfa is
farther advanced than any similar
crop in these parts. He is now clean
ing out bitches, apparently as much
with a view to reducing his embon-
point and improving his figger as
getting the water over his land.
Mrs. Alice Egon has gone to Their
mopolis where she will take the baths
for several weeks in an effort to get
relief from rheumatism with which
she has been a sufferer for some time.
While in the Hot Springs town Mrs.
Eagon will visit with Mrs. L. D. Co.
quill.
Harvey McPhail nearly lost his
jitney in the canyon last week when
a blast of INT scattered rocks a
round promiscious like, and some of
the large pieces landed on the car and
smashed the body, windshield and top,
but the Henry came through the blast
like an old soldier and was driven
away under its own power.
Recent warm weather has been the
direct cause of high water in South
fork that has made the ranchers along
the river get busy putting in rip rap
and using other protective measures.
At the Valley Rranch, /. H. Larom
has a force of men working constant
ly to prevent the river cutting into
the ranch property while other ranch
ers are also taking measures to pre-
vent damage to their property by the
high water.
Mr.. and Mrs. Southworth B. Free
man arrived in Cody last week for an
extended visit with Mr.. Freeman's
brother and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Freeman motored through to Cody
from their home in Morristown, New
Jersey in ten days, finding the roads
in very good condition most of the
way. The only mud that was en-
countered from st. Paul to Cody was
on the flat east of the Corbett bridge.
Mr.. Freeman has disposed of his in
terests in a prominent brokerage firm
in New York City and contemplates
taking a vacation of six months from
bisiness cares, after which time he
= may decide to re-engag Elm the brok-
erage business with which he has been
identified for many years.
!, A. NJ. Berringer returned to Cody
last week from the Montana Oh
fields where he has extensive interests
The Dmpsy-Gibbons battle is the
main tonic of conversation in and
around the Shelby fields, says Mr.
Berringer who also says that the
price of sleeping Accommodations any
where in the vicinity of Shelby has
ipmped to $500 per night, and are
being engaged for a week at that
rate. A large number of the fraterni.
tv that make a business of taking in
affairs of this kind, both male and fe-
male, are already on the ground. and
ACCORDING to the estimates of prohi-
bition officers there is 100 gallons
of whiskev being cached daily in and
around Shelby to supply the antici.
pated demand of the fight fans who
will attend the big mill.
Abby Russell is nursing a broker
collar bone that he sustained last
Thursday while riding at the T. f
Ranch. His horse fell and rolled
over on him. DR.. Trueblood reduced
the fracture.
The Ohio Oil Company has had an
other streak of bad luck, losing the
tools again last week. They are run
ming casing now, and do not antici'
pate any trouble in picking up the
tools when they are ready to do so.