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are given a trip to Casper, all X
penses being paid by the Casper Tn
bune. They will be royalty enter
tanned while there with the very best
of amusement
Miss Mable Peoples, Park county's
choice, is the daughter of Mrs. Ella
Peoples. She is % years old, and
has spent the larger part of her life
in Meeteetse, the place of her birth.
She is a really beautiful girl with a
charming personality, and the grace
and ease with which she received the
announcement of her nomination to
this place of honor, is assurance that
she will make a very favorable i'm
preston among the beauties of the
state at Casper next month.
The proceeds of the dance Tues
day night will go toward the defray-
ing of minor expenses necessitated
by a trip of this kind and not COW
cred by the Casper Tribune.
Thanks is due Mrs. Bertha Shrine
for the donation of the pavilion for
the dance and for the management
and arrangements.
, 1924-08-27
TRUCK HAS
SPILL ON river ROAD

Gus. Dodge, truck driver for the
Freeman brothers, narrowly escaped
serious injury Monday afternoon
when the truck he was driving turned
over on the river hill between Cody
and the Burlington depot.
Mr.. Dodge was bound for North
Fork with his truck loaded with
freight. While going down the hill
toward the bridge the drive shaft
in the a broke. Mr.. Dodge swung
in toward the bank to stop the car,
but struck the wall with such force
that the machine was turned over in
the road.
The truck was slightly damaged,
the road strewn with bricks, eggs,
paint and watermelon, but, fortunate
ly the driver escaped uninjured.
, 1924-08-27
Delegates Return
Home from Convention

r. J. McGinnis and Ernest Edwards
returned last Saturday evening from
Providence, r. l., where they had
been attending the convention of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Mr.. McGinnis tells the Enterprise
that the Sanitarium proposition met
with considerable opposition, and
while not entirely put out of COM
mission, it will no doubt be held up
another year at least. The local Ea-
giles are somewhat disappointed but
not discouraged and will go ahead
working for the Sanitarium at Cody
with renewed vigor.
Upon receipt of the report of the
meeting from Kansas City, Mr.. Nc
ginnis will be in a position to give for
publication a more detailed account
of the action taken at the convention.
, 1924-08-27
LUMBER
MAN MEETS ACCIDENT

1t is only due to the coolheadedness
of George l.. Meissner; president and
of the Valley Lumber Co.,
of Lodi, California, that he and his
family are now safely on their road
home after a visit TO the Yellowstone
Park.
On Monday Mr.. Meissner, his wife
and two daughters came out of the
Park by the Cody road. They had
Just crossed the small bridge at Trail
creek and were climbing the incline
on this side of the creek when round
ing a curve they collided with anoth-
err car standing in the road. Mr.
Meissner's car was swung crosswise
of the road with the front wheels
hanging over the bank. Il Y2Srpos-
sible for him to hold the raf on the
edge with the brakes until his wife
and one daughter, who were riding
in the back seat could jump out to
safety. The real problem presented
itself when his younger daughter be-
side him tainted. Mr.. M%eissner, still
holding the footbrake, took his daugh-
ter in his arms and jumped from the
car. The brake being released, the
machine plunged over the bank and
into the draw below.
Aside from the freight the entire
party was uninjured and while the
car was somewhat damaged, it was
repaired and ready to go again Tues
day afternoon. when they started or
their homewnrd journey.
, 1924-08-27
CODY GRADE AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO OPEN
FOR COMING Term ON SEPTEMBER EIGHTH
NEARLY ALL OF LAST YEARS INSTRUCTORS WILL RE-
TAIN FORMER PLACES-PUPLS ARE URGED TO
! at BE ON HAND AT OPENING

The Cody Public Schools will begin
the 1924-25 school year Monday,
Sept. 9Th. Monday will be registrat-
ion and organization day but all pu-
pills will be expected to be in their re-
spective rooms at nine a. m.
New High School pupils should see
Supt. Hardin Saturday morning Sept.
s in his office in the High School
Building, hours nine to twelve.
The corps of teachers for the COM
ing term will be as follows:--
High School = Superintendent
Ralph B. Hardin: Principal, Latin and
English, Ruby Mcbride; History,
Irene Henderson; Mathematics, Girls
Athletics, Josephine Kollmyer; Com
mercial, Ruth Burns; English, Beulah
-Schiner; Home Economics, Ruth
Blanchan; Normal Training, rench,
Marion Finch; Agriculture, Athelet-
les, o. P. Roberts; Music Grades and
High School, R. w. Cooper; Science,
Athletics, H. F. Grossman.
Junior High-Departmental, Lou
Use Filing; Departmental, Winnifred
Mcbride; Departmental, Manila Han
son.
Grades-First grade, Martha E.
Nuckols; second grade, to be filled;
third grade, Norma Haugen; fourth
, 1924-08-27

The Cody Oil and Gas Company,
a Wyoming corporation, drilling the
Getterman lease on the Shoshone
structure, north of Cody, was encour
aged on Sunday by a splendid show
ing of high grade crude oil in the
hole. This company had previously
passed through two other small peck
cts of oil which were considered of
no importance due to the presence
of water in the crude. The present
showing, however, is free from water,
and may be classified as another
small strata of high grade oil.
, 1924-08-27
u. S. D. A. Year Book
Ready for Distribution

Within the next few days Senator
Warren will receive for distribution
his allotment of the Department OF
Agriculture's Yearbook for 1928.
The book includes many interesting
articles concerning the principal agn-
cultural products and problems OF
our state.
The government prints this valu-
able book for free distribution. All
farmers. ranchmen, teachers, students
and others who desire copies should
mail their requests to the Senator
promptly, addressing letters to F. f.
Warren, United States Senate, Wash
ington, u. c.
, 1924-08-27

The Misses Mary and Florence
Kimball daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Farley Kimball, who will be emem-
bered rs youngsters in short skirts
and pig-tails by Cody folk, are pre-
pairing to go to the University at Lar
annie this winter. Miss Mary has be-
come an accomplished musician while
her sister has shown talent as i
writer. Mr.. Kimball employed as
engineer upon the wildwood project
while the family are living in Denver,
, 1924-08-27

grade, Mable Anderson; fifth grade,
Vaun Beatty.
Rural-Irma Flat, Mary Gipe;
Monument Hill, Mildred Peterson:
Cedar Mountain, Erna Homer.
Another room has been fitted up
in the grade building to accommodate
the fifth grade. This room will be
in readiness for the opening day.
Miss Beulah Schriner of Los An
geles, California has been elected to
the English position in the High
School. She has had excellent train
ing and special preparation for her
work. She has had three years of
valuable experience in one of the
Junior High Schools of Des Moines,
Iowa.
Mr.. H. F. Grossman, the new Sci
ence instructor in the high school,
comes from Gushing, Oklahoma. He
is a graduate of a standard college
and has had one year of successful
experience in teaching science and
coaching high school athletics. He
will have charge of the science clas-
ses and coach basketball.
The second grade teacher will be
chosen at the next meeting of the
Board of Education. This meeting
will be held some time during the
present week.
, 1924-08-27
Car Goes Over Bank
at Trail Creek Hill

A Nash car belonging to Charles
Stump was turned over and some
what wrecked last Thursday evening
at Trail creek, when Marvin Luekow,
Clarence Bronell. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Palmer and baby, and Gertrude
Brown were returning from DeMnris
Springs.
The bright lights Of n a coming
IN the opposite direction made it i'm
possible for the driver of the Nash
to see The road, with the result that
the n ran Off the grade. turning
completely over landing right side up.
None of the occupants of the car
we're injured but all pretty badly
shaken up. The car escaped with
no more than the loss OF the top and
VIZ brought into town on its own
fer
, 1924-08-27
ARRANGEMENTS MADE
FOR LABOR DAY FETE

According to word from Josh
Deane, of Meeteetse, all is in readi-
ness for the big Labor Day celebra-
ton, barbecue and dance to be held
there on Monday, the first of Sep
TENDER .
The barbecue seems to be the main
affair of the day, and as Mr.. Deane
informs the Enterprise he will have
complete charge of this feature, the
success of this part of the program
, 1924-08-27
WOMAN GIVEN THIRTY
DAYS FOR LINEN Theft

Mrs Maude E. Benge. who has been
employed at the Irma Hotel, was
arrested on Tuesday of this week and
charged with stealing linens,etc be-
longing to the management of the
hotel.
She was taken before Judge Mar
stem, where she pleaded guilty to a
part of the theft, and was sentenced
to thirty days in the county Jail. Her
sentence was suspended on the con-
dition that she would leave Cody
within ten days, which she agreed to
do.
, 1924-08-27
White Lunch Cafe Has
Change in Management

On Monday of this week Mrs. l..
A. Vanderhoff and Mrs. Gertrude
Brown took over the management of
the White Lunch from Mrs. Daisy
Frazier, who has conducted the eat
ing house for the past couple of
months.
Both Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Brown are well known in Cody, hay-
ing spent a number of years here,
and should receive a good share of
the patronage of the local people.
, 1924-08-27
Slept While
Mattress Burned

Boston, Mass.-Henry Jackson, a
colored proprietor of an African
dodger concession on the field adjoin-
ing that on which Sells Floto circus
was showing, was saved from death
by fire Saturday by firemen.
While Jackson was asleep on a mat
tress in his tent, it caught fire. When
the firemen arrived in response to an
alarm, they found the tent entirely
enveloped in flames. and Henry still
asleep.
They dashed into the tent and pull
led him out, minus his trousers which
went up in smoke.
, 1924-08-27
WELL ON GUTTERMAN LEASES NORTH OF
CODY GETS SHOWING OF HIGH GRADE OIL

After the discovery of the show
ing the hole was cleaned out and Mr.,
Guitterman, president of the COM
pany, ordered the drillers to continue
to go down to the sands that are be-
lieved to exist below.
While this is 4 very favorable in
dication, and proves that the rig of
this company is properly located on
the structure, it will take further
favorable development before any
real assurance of valuable oil produc-
ton in this well can be had.
, 1924-08-27

H. L. Hoard. wife and daughter
Betty, of Port Atkinson, Wis, were
here the latter part of last week,
homeward bound after a visit to the
Yellowstone Park. Mr.. Hoard is
editor of the jefferson County Union
and part owner of Hoard's Dairyman.
He and his family are greatly i'm
pressed with this section of Wyoming
and express themselves a DESTROYS of
paying it another visit at some future
date.
, 1924-08-27

Superintendent Ralph b. Hardin
and family returned to Cody Sunday
evening from Buffalo. Wyo., where
he has been teaching in the Branch
Extension Summer School of the
State University of Wyoming. Mr..
Hardin and family spent the summer
visiting Mrs. Hardin's sister, Mrs. L.
G. Miller, who is one Of the editors
of the Buffalo Voice, the leading pa
per of johnson county.
, 1924-08-27
Tourist Pays Fine for
Leaving His Camp Fire

S. C. Scutter, Of st Louis. Mo-, was
arrested on Friday by Forest Ranger
Fred r. Thomas, charged with leav-
ing his camp fire burning near the
Timber Greek Ranger Station.
He was taken before Justice of the
Peace Marsten, where he entered a
plea of guilty and was fined thirty
dollars.
, 1924-08-27

The fire department vas called out
Monday afternoon in response to an
alarm turned in from the east end
Of town. After making a splendid
run the full length of Sheridan ave-
nue. it was discovered that the cause
of all the excitement IA only due
to n small bonfire near the home of
Ed Wilder.
, 1924-08-27
Josh DEANE

is assured beyond any doubt.
There will also be all kinds of ath-
letic sports in the afternoon, includ-
ing n good base ball game, and the
celebration will be topped off with
a big dance.
Meeteetse, through Mr.. Deane.
welcomes everyone from far and
zeal and invites all TO come and par
take of the big, free barbecue.
, 1924-08-27

Mrs. F. F. MCGEE entertained at
cards Thursday afternoon in honor
of her house guest Miss Amy Will
Jams of Basin. Thirty-six guests
were present. Miss Williams teach
es Home Economics in the Basin
school. She will make a trip through
the Park and attend the Teachers
Institute in Cody before returning
home.
, 1924-08-27

Visiting dogs from town killed four
sheep in two days for Russell Crane
last week, and he warns all dog own
ers that he has distributed poison on
his ranch to end the careers of sheep
killers. Last year he lost 25 sheep
in the same manner.
, 1924-08-27

1t is said that the recent primaries
were the dullest in the local history.
Outside of the always active dry
ORDINATIONS few voters took the trou-
bic to 20 to the polls. Ralston is a
fair illustration of the apathy of the
voters where out Of so votes IN the
precinct only 50 were cast.
, 1924-08-27

Mrs. Pete Bloom who has not been
in her usual health for some two or
three weeks, was sufficiently recov-
cred to take a ride on the sea-plane
during the carnival so no further
fears are entertained but that she
will soon be her vivacious self again.
, 1924-08-27

.'vrs. L. L. Dunn is expected TO re-
Turn from Chicago the end of this
week Mrs. Dunn who has been con-
dusting a column OF interest to wo-
men In the Breeders Gazette will CON
tsnue the work at home.
, 1924-08-27

Mrs. J. w. Corder was visiting her
husband at Worland q few days this
week. The Temple Theatre was in
charge of C. II. Studebaker during
her absence.
, 1924-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Aldrich came IN
on Saturday to meet guests from
Philadelphia. Aldrieh Lodge is one
Of the summer resorts in this section
which Is having "A better season than
was anticipated.
, 1924-08-27

After n year among the sunshine
and flowers of California, Henry
Pettus declares he never intended to
get out of the sagebrush of Wyoming
apain. He came back about two
weeks ago.
, 1924-08-27

Miss Audrey Wilder will teach the
Sunlight school this winter. 1t goes
without saying that Miss Wilder will
be n popular school marin.
, 1924-08-27

The Anderson rader Carnival Com
mpany closed their engagement in
Cody last Saturday night and left
Sunday morning for Powell, where
they are playing during the fair at
that place.
, 1924-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs Peter Jacobsen, OF
Longmont. Colo, arrived on Tuesday
for a visit with their daughter Mrs
Earnest Ebert. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
sen made the trip by motor.
, 1924-08-27

DR.. and Mrs. r. s. Moody left on
Monday by motor for Rochester
Mimi. Mrs. Moody who has not
been in good health for some time
will consult the Mayo Brothers.
, 1924-08-27

Richard Larson is in town prepar-
atory to entering school after having
spent the summer working with the
Freeborg road crew on North Fork.
, 1924-08-27

Mrs. Doyle Joslin who has been
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
George T. Beck returned to her home
in Rock Springs, Monday morning.
, 1924-08-27

The grandstand contained 10 spec
tators the first day Of II. A. Richard
sons Powell Fair .
, 1924-08-27

Frank Hewitt and Frank Scott, OF
Meeteetse. were in town on business
this forenoon.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-02-07
LARGEST AUTO TOURIST TRAVEL
THIS YEAR.

Boise, Ida, Feb. 4.-The Idaho State
Automobile Association, now in pro.
cess of reorganization on the basis of
public service institution, in its lat
est bulletin st tes that reports from
all parts of the country indicate the
heaviest auto travel in 1924 in the
history of the country.
s'We should be in position to get
the largest possible proportion of that
valuable tourist business" says the
bulletin. sfThis organization, if prop
erly supported, will establish touring
bureaus at Yellowstone Park and else
where where good men will be station
ed to divert travel into Idaho and to
furnish tourists with accurate maps
and other desired information.
The bulletin announces the associa-
ton policy in parts aside from its
tourist work, to fight for more equit
able license laws, and to provide pay
ment in March instead of January,
which is crowded with Christmas and
tax payments; to secure repeal of the
provision adding heavily to the license
for cars having semi-truck boxes on
them; to aid in securing uniform legis-
lation as to road rules, lights, etc., for
the Pacific and Northwestern states,
so there will be no confusion through
violations in. one state that would be
legal actions in another; to secure en-
actment of regulations that viii furn-
ish protection from reckless driving
and at the same time protect the pru-
dent autoist from police and other of
ficial harassment
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-02-07
FIRE SWEEPS BICKETT's
STORE TUESDAY MORNING
Stock Ruined by Fire, Smoke, Water;
Building Badly Damaged.
Partly Covered by Insurance.

I
Fire of unknown origin was discov-
cred in the general merchandise estab-
lishment owned by W.. F. Beckett in
this city about 2:l5 O'Clock last Tues
day morning and the alarm was given.
Our firefighters organization under
the leadership of Norbert Medved, re-
sponded readily and in spite of diff
Guilty met in reaching the flames which
had found thir way into the attic of
the building, had the situation in hand
in a short time and kept the fire from
spreading to adjacent structures.
The fire seems to have started near
the center of the store on the north
side an dmost of the merchandise and
wood work on that side were more or
less consumed The store was full of
flames and smoke when the firemen
arrived and for time it was hard to
locate the center of the blaze. The
townspeople generally were slow to
respond to the continued alarm given,
on account of the ineffectiveness of
the cracked alarm bell and then it all
happened just at that hour when sleep
is the soundest In half an hour af-
ter the first alarm, however, there
were many spectators, who watched
through the drilling rain until all
danger was passed. The fire left the
main store room blackened mass of
debris, and large holes were burned
through the ceiling and roof of the
one-story brick building.
This was the original brick structure
in the town, and before being occu-
pied by the present store, which until
last summer was owned and operated
by @. w. Felt, the general merchan-
disc business of B. J. Fke g. Co. was
carried ON in it.
Mr.. Felt sold the business to W. F.
Beckett of Spokane, and it had since
been under the management of Peter
Steffenson, who was in Spokane on
visit with his family and business
mission when the fire occurred. Roy
Miller, head clerk in the store, notified
Mr.. steffenson by phone of the mis-
fortune, and he and Mr.. Beckett ar
rived here Tuesuay night, 4 sincs
which time they have been awaiting
the arrival of the insurance adjuster,
who is expected in tonight. Until
the matter of insurance is settled and
they have more thoroughly considered
other details, they will not be able to
state definitely their future plans re-
garding the business.
The stock of merchandise was in
sured for $10,50O and the building for
$4,000.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-02-07
CENTRAL RIDGE NEWS.

Tuesday was butchering day at the
Chas. Coon ranch, and several of the
neighbors took a hand.
Melvin Turner has recovered from
an attack of the measles and is again
carrying the mail from Mohler.
Frank senters spent the last of the
week with his mother in Orofino.
The only new cases of measles on
the Ridge are those of Mrs. Albert
Hunter and her small son and Stella
Cuddy of Mohler. The others are on
their way to recovery.
Roy Melcum and several Others
from the Ridge were in Peck Friday
and Saturday on business and to con
suit the bean market.
Jack Rugg and family, H. w.
Longeteig and family and Miss Han
son, teacher at the Liberty. school,
were guests at the Oscar Nelson home
Melvin Willoughby, son of w. G..
Willoughby who has spent the last few
years in Orofino, underwent an opera
tion in Lewiston last week for appen-
dieitis.
Ed. Elliott and Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Longeteig attended the farmers meet
in gin Nezperce Saturday.
Several of the men Of the eommun-
ity enjoyed coyote chase Sunday,
with Chas. Coon g hounds.
Mrs. Hefmer Ringsage has been
quite i'll for some time, and Dr. Tay-
lor of Nezperce was called last Thurs
day to take her case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurson Cuddy, of
Mohler, visited with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Langdon, one day last
week.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-02-07
Geo. Cox Not Drowned.

George Cox, the well known peddlar
who resides on Lawyers creek about
seven miles southeast of Nezperee and
who it was feared had fallen into the
high waters of the creek and drowned
in an attempt to cross the stream last
Monday, has been located plying his
trade in the Winona section, safe and
well. In speaking of the incident this
afternoon, over the phone, Deputy
Game Warden Geo. Carlisle stated
that he had known of Cox's attempt
to cross the creek on foot log and
later finding his cane lodged in the
drift above the log, and not finding
Cox about his habitation or elsewhere,
led to the supposition that he might
have fallen victim to the swollen
stream. He had given up the attempt
to cross on the log, retraced his steps
and made his way to the Winona side
by another route.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-02-07
BANK BUILDING TO COUNTY FOR
COURT HOUSE.

E. Scott, general hquidating agent
of the state department of finance,
was in Nezperce yesterday in confer
enee with chancey Wallace, agent in
charge of the defunct Union State
Bank, and others interested in the af-
fairs of this institution.
The department, Mr.. Scott said, is
carrying the matter of ownership of
the machinery in the Prairie Flour
Mills here to the supreme court, and
is making due effort to get the o,o00
Indian money item straightened out.
He stated that while it was the de-
sire of the department to close up the
affairs of this bank as quickly as pos
sible, it would continue to be the pol
icy to aviod unreasonable measures
with. those indebted to it.
Mr.. Scott went at some length into.
the matter of disposal of the bank
building to the county for court
house. 1t is being rented by the eoun-
ty for that purpose now, and its pur-
chase by the county at the price made
-$20, ,000-he considered would be an
economical move ON the part of the
commonwealth. He made arrange
ments for Mr.. Wallace, the local agent
for the bank, to take this proposal up
with the proper county officials, and
proceed to close the transaction if pos
sible. The offer win be made to the
board of county commissioners at their
regular meeting on March 10, and
then the pros and cons of it will be
brought out.
This action is being taken by the
department at the suggestion of prom
inent citizens and business men in var
ious parts of the county, who seem to
consider it good move from the
of economy for the county.
Mr.. Scott went to Grangeville yes
terday afternoon to look over the af-
fairs of the defunct Grangeville Saw
ings & Trust Co., and he will 90
thence to Kamiah to make like Wis
it to the defunct Kamiah State Bank,
and thence to Orofino to visit the
bank in liquidation there.