, 1923-04-05
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DIFFICULTY NOTES
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Difficulty, Wyo., April 8, 1923
Mrs. Dave Wray and baby dau.
ghter returned home on Friday
from several days visit to relatives
in Laramie and Granite Canyon.
Hiram Higginson has moved his
cattle over to the Howard ranch on
Little Medicine, where they will be
cared for until grass comes.
M. Park returned home on Fri
day, after spending several days in
the Bow, at Bosler and at the
Wagonhound ranch. He came back
in Johnnie Sullivan's Ford car.
A geologist from the east has
spent the last few days at the Matt
Nelson ranch. Emil Nelson has been
showing him around the country,
and the gentleman was greatly
pleased with the outlook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Howard and
little daughter Agnes made a trip
to Medicine Bow on Friday and
found the roads all but impossible.
They spent a few days in town.
]. P. Sullivan was in Cheyenne
for a couple Of days last week,
having his eyes treated by DR..
Strader. He returned on Friday to
the Bow, and went home the next
day.
Matt Ekola came from Hanna
one day last week, and visited at
his home on the river.
w. C. Black was a business visitor
in Medicine Bow on Friday. having a
hard trip home in the evening, ow-
ing to the mud.
Mr.. c. Morss brot another load of
o1tto- .anI opIr0 ~. Co., -- Xh~ ,,z-
bridge on Friday. being met there by
Chas. Ellis, W no took 1t or to the
ranch.
Elmer Haldeman left on Tuesday
for his homestead, near the Wray
ranch. after having spent the last
two months at the Ellis ranch. He
wanted to gather up his coyote
traps and other belongings, and
cache them for the summer. for safe
keeping. He returned to Difficulty
on Saturday.
We had n lovely rain storm which
lasted all the afternoon on Friday.
and which made mud of every depth.
Never mind it is a grass maker as
well.
Dave Wray, Shorty Haldeman and
Robert Howard rebuilt the bridge
over Muddy creek. at the Point of
Rocks ranch. completing the Job on
Thursday evening.
All sorts of spring birds have re-
turned and II they do not get snow
ed under, we will have some hopes
OF summer n of these days.
School opened again at the Cron-
berg ranch on Monday. last. with
Miss Bourke. from Missouri as
teacher.
Miss Katheryn Macpherson has
again arrived at the stage OF being
able to be W and around the house.
Raymond Bennett was in the Bow
from the Cronberg sheep range, m
night last week. Mr.. Bennett has
been pulling sheep camps for Cron-
berg Brothers for the past year.
Miss Florence Mcclure, who has
been teaching school at the Ray
mond Bennett ranch this winter.
was taken suddenly III one day last
week. and went to the Bow with
the Little Medicine mail carrier. and
went to Laramie that evening. where
she consulted DR.. Markley. who pro-
the malady appendicitis.
and made preparations to operate on
Sunday forenoon. Mrs. Bennett was
called to come to Laramie to be
with Miss Mcclure during the oper-
alton.
Word was received from Hanover.
Pa. to the effect that DR.. Sell IL
III at his home there. and the date
OF his return Is uncertain. His
many friends here are hoping that
his Illness will he Of short durotiop
and that he will be back here in
the very near future.
X. F. Richards returned on Fri
day evening from Cheyenne where
he had spent the past week. serving
OF the grand jury.
II may be OF interest to ranch
men TO know that poison oats may
he obtained from Extension Service.
University OF Wyoming. Laramie.
Wyoming. to be used for killing
gophers. prairie dogs. etc. II will
be tent TO o for is cents per
pound. Chas. Ellis invested In so
pounds OF the oats two weeks ago.
and has already poisoned rodents by
the hundreds. proving that the bait
II a perfect success. These pests
destroy a vast amount OF grain and
grass each year. and IL seems ms II
this.
Difficulty creek was higher than
usual on Saturday. the water being
quite muddy.
Lawrence Sullivan Ii ngain able
to be- out and attend to duties about
the ranch, after being on the sick