, 1923-03-28

The children of F. F. MCGEE are
confined to their home by illnesses.
F. w. Keich and wife of Greybull
are guests at the Irma.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Aldrich spent
the weekend in Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Studebaker
! were in from the ranch on Monday,
Jud Weston was in from the North
Fork on Saturday.
Joe Isham left for Meeteetse on
Tuesday where he will be in the en-
ploy of the Sayles Sheep Co.
j. H. Giroux of Sheridan is visit
ing with members of the Knights of
Pythias in Cody.
Landing has started and the sheep
men are buster than the proverbial
man killing rattlesnakes.
Mr.. Carl Newman of New York
City came in last week and will act
as book-keeper this summer for the
Majo and Arrowhead Ranches.
DIR. and Mrs. o. B. C. Kinney left
for Billings last Saturday where Mrs.
Kinney will receive medical and sur
gical attention.
C. E. Mayne of Billings, represent
ing the Tavern Orchestra was in
Cody on Monday, arranging for a
dance.
A horse on Charlie McClain's
North Fork ranch kicked one of his
best milk cows in the head, killing
it instantly. Charles says he is glad
it was not his head.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Van Arsdall
spent a few days of last week in
Billings while Mrs. Van Arsdall had
her tonsils removed. They returned
to Cody on Monday.
Miss Mary Shawver is expected to
return to Cody this week after a
visit of several months with relatives
in Illinois.
w. l.. Lewis of Cheyenne has re-
turned to Cody, after a visit of sever
al weeks in Montana points on bust
ness. Mr.. Lewis will probably spend
most of the summer in and around
Cody.
Tom Mix the movie star, took a
great fancy to Tom Hurley's young
ster while the latter was in California
taking him out to his house and CIV
ing him the time of hsi life. The
Hurley's are now living in Thermopo-
lis.
William Bragg, who was formerly
a sheepman over on No Wood, writes
from Fresno, CAL, to say that if Flo
Ziegfield, the New York theatrical
producer docs not engage Lloyd
Coleman as press agent he is making
a mistake. Mr.. Bragg encloses clip
pings of Coleman's tour to prove it.
Mike Cochran has the contract for
constructing a masonry wall on the
H. T. Newell property on Sheridan
Ave, just east of the Holm Block
where the caving of the excavation
has rendered the sidewalk unsafe.
We are glad to report Lou
Pearson, who underwent a very SER
ious operation at the Powell Hospital
last week, is getting along nicely,
and the attending physician has
expressed himself as being well pleas
ed at the greatly improved condition
of his patient.
William Holbrook and wife expect
to leave Cody for Casper in a few
days, where Mr.. Holbrook has accept
ed a responsible position in a large
jewelry store. Mr.. Holbrook has for
nearly two years had charge of the
jewelry department of the Cody Drug
Co., and both he and Mrs. Holbrook
have a large circle of friends who
wish them every success in their new
location.
The new Pelazza floor that is being
laid in the Railways and lobby of the
Courthouse by the Billings Mosaic
Co. is nearly completed, and will be a
decided improvement to the appear
ance of the building. The new floor
is the latest and most approved floor
ing for public buildings, and resembl-
es marble, as it is in reality a granite
concrete, ground to a mirror-like
finish.
That spring has come or is coming
is evidenced by the fact considerable
construction work is now going on.
Art Scholes has finished the concrete
floor in the Freeman garage, and has
moved to the Markham property to
finish the concrete walks.
Tex Olson came down from Sweet
water where he says he has been
"pickin holes in the mountains"
which is Tex's way of saying that he
has been doing some work on his
mineral claims.
Smiling Jim Corder has the flu
but he is still smiling.
Russell Kimball is in Miles City
for a few days.