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, 1924-12-03
|MEETEETSE OFFICERS
ARREST EARL MOORE
County Attorney Assists In Raiding
Soft Drink Parlor in Grey
bull Town

Earl Moore of Meeteetse is in
Jail charged for the second time
with possession and keeping for
sale of moonshine liquor. He was
taken on Friday evening by Deputy
Sheriff Curt Sell and Marshal Silas
Rumler of Meeteetse, who were as
sisted by Ernest J.. Goppert, county
attorney. The officers took as ev-
.idence a pitcher and two glasses.
which plainly indicated that they
had been used in dispensing drinks,
from the back room of the shop
conducted by Moore and in following
a track in the snow at the back
door discovered a jug which was
two-thirds full of the fiery fluid.
Moore is operating a thirst EN-
porium in the building formerly
occupied by the old Ed Hewitt
saloon. There is a partition about
midway in the room separating the
rear from the front. When the
officers entered the front door they
noticed a commotion in the real
room and several men emerged into
the front. On going thru to the
rear they found the pitcher and
several glasses on a counter, with
a strong odor of booze made by
some liquor which had probably
been hurriedly poured from the
pitcher. Moore was out in back
at the time. and or coming in was
placed under arrest. A search of
the rear located the jug on an ad-
jscent lot to which there led a
trail in the light snow.
This is the second time Moore
has got mixed up in the booze sell
ing game. his last count netting
him a $500 fine and sixty days in
Jail.
, 1924-12-03
Wild WITH
PROSPECTS OF OIL
Arrival of Officers OF California
Company, Together with Real
Estate Deals, ENcites
LOyellites

Oil! Oil! Oil! That is all they
are talking down Lowell way now
'adays, and according to late reports
they have opened up a real gusher.
The Standard of California, who
have been drilling southwest of
Lowell since last spring, have
sunk a hole 5000 feet and with
the arrival of several of the officers
of the company and a few real es-
tate deals of last week, Lowell has
caught the enthusiasm of big things
and everything is going strong down
there.
The hotel is filed to overlooking
and the town is buster than it has
been since boom days of 30 and
'21. The Lowell Chronicle in giving
the facts as obtained there ON Fri
day of last week, says that the oil
officials deny an oil strike, but ad-
NIT that there well has great pos
sibilities. The Chronicle comes out
a few days later with an extra
which proclaims the well a record
breaker.
, 1924-12-03
NTERPRISE-LOCKHART
LIBEL SUIT DEC. Is

ernest ]. Goppert's damage and
libel suit against Caroline Lockhart
and the Cody Enterprise, has been
docketed for the Washakie county
term of court this month and will
be heard on December IS, if the
schedule of the court term is main
tanned. In the suit Goppert asks
for damages in the amount of $780,
600.
The suit is the outcome of a
story which appeared in the Enter
prise following the killing of Scotty
Sherrin by two deputy sheriffs in
June, 1928. Goppert will be rep-
resented by Attorneys Greever of
Cody and Harkins of Worland. while
e. e. Enterline will represent the
defendant.
The cas- was venued to Washable
county after Miss Lockhart made
affidavits that she did not think she
could obtain a fair trial in either
Park or Big Horn counties.
, 1924-12-03
GASOLINE EXPLOSION
FIRES THE BUTTERFLY
C~onfiagration at Early Hour Monday
Destroys Cafe and Sabota
Barber Shop

The Pulley building, occupied by
The Butterfly cafe and the Sanitary
barber shop, was burned to the
ground about six o'clock Monday
morning by a fire which was start
ed by a gasoline explosion. The
explosion blew out the front of the
building and the walls at the rear.
The equipment of The Butterfly,
which was owned by Grin Neff, was
a total loss, while George Sabota
will sustain a partial loss in his
barber shop, although the ruina-
ton of the building will force him
to seek new quarters.
According to Mr.. Neff, the fire
started when he lighted his fires
about f~ive-thirty. He uses for cook
ing purposes a gasoline generative
system, with hollow wires conduct
ing the gas from the plant in the
rear room to his hot plate and
burners in the cafe. On arriving
at the shop he noticed that gas
oline had been leaking about the
stove and mopped it up the best he
could, lighted one of the burners
." IL IhC dSl u repairing n
slight leak in one of the other
mains when gasoline about the stove
ignited. In trying to extinguish
this, other fires started and he had
only left the building a few sec
onds on his way to get the fire
truck when the explosion which
wrecked the building occurred.
Henry Pool, who has the real
OF the building leased for car stor-
age, lost two Cleveland cars. Both
or the cars were new, but owing
to the fact that they were of models
more than three years old they
could not be insured and their loss
to the owner was a total one. Both
the cafe owned by Neff and the
Sabota barber shop were covered
by insurance.
The building. which was bn1It by
George Pulley before his death, was
of jip block construction. The
walls prevented n serious spread
Ing of the fire, although at one
time the attic over the Mint. was on
fire and took prompt work of the
fire department to stop it. The
fire department arrived on the scene
without undue delay and soon had
two streams of water pouring OIL
the fire which had started with The
impetus of the gasoline explosion
and had already burned its way
thru the roof in the rear of the
building.
, 1924-12-03
SYLVESTER MARTIN TOO
FOR PENNSYLVANIA

Sylvester Martin. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Martin of Southfork, has
proved too fast for his fellow stu
dents at Mercerburgh Academy,
Mercerburgh, Pa, winning a gold
medal when he took high honors
at a field meet held there recently.
He stepped off the 100 yard dash
in a manner which proved to the
fasteners that Wyoming boys are
not to be left out of the reckoning
when real timber is in competition.
Martin was top man in the Cody
High field meet last spring, and
again at the Big Horn Basin meet
won several first honors. He is a
living example of what clean living
in this big country will do for a
boy.
, 1924-12-03
WINS TITLE OF
RED GRANGE" BY SPEED

Cody people will be interested
in the wonderful success which
Keene Ewart is meeting with at
Wells, Minnesota, as a football
player and all-round athlete. Keene
practically grew up in Cody and
showed great promise in his first
tryouts in high school athletics and
the development he has made this
year is but a natural result of the
good clean habits which he formed
in first school years. Read what
the Wells paper says about Ewart's
part in the last football game at
Wells:
"Keene Ewart, by his outbursts
of speed, won the title of Red
Grange" that was bestowed upon
him by the enthusiastic fans. De-
spite the fact it is Keene's first year
on the gridiron, he is one of the
fastest men in the football leather
the writer has ever seer and is of
the calibre that makes "All Amer
lean" material. The coach of the
Blue Earth game declares he is
the fastest open field runner in
southern Minnesota.
"Ewart deserves no less credit for
his brilliant exhibitions and spectac-
ular open field runs. His playing
has been an outstanding feature of
every game, but Tuesdays event
showed him up with more drive and
fight than ever before and won for
him the title of Red Grange" the
highest honor he could receive"
, 1924-12-03
SHOSHONE RIVER ARCH AND NEW
SOUTHSIDE ROAD WILL HAVE
STRONG APPEAL TO TOURIST
(Margaret Hayden)

a new and broadened perspective,
not only of the canyon but of Cody
and environs, while wholly allaying
any fears of timid motorists.
The fulilment of this cherished
hope is the result of courage made
manifest by men who have the
vision of the West. A horseback
ride or a motor trip over this now
near-boulevard makes one bark back
to h little party of home talent
who less than three years ago pick
ed and shoveled out the first rocks.
This highway passes Frost Cave,
now a national monument, and an
added attraction to Cody program
of touristry.
Sunday spectators who happened
to be within sound of the Taggart
camp dinner horn found themselves
in company with a cordial cook OF
unsurpassed foods, and a courteous
undaunted corps of workers, in
spite of the fact that they are now
located, like the bridge crew, at a
point in the canyon, where the none
too gentle chinook gathers fresh
impetus for it's descent upon Cody
and never knows the sun for a COM
petitor.
Each worker could tell you the
cubic yards already shoveled and
the number yet to be done, and aft
er a visit with the cooks family,
no one could decline a second invi-
tation to the temporary home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. McKenver. From
Mr.. Taggart's office comes the as
surance that the old road will be
open once more the first of the
year.
, 1924-12-03
TURKEY HARVEST
FULL SWING THIS WEEK

The second turkey harvest is in
full swing this week at the building
of the old Darrah lumber yard, and
the pickers are working day and
night to get a shipment ready for
Christmas delivery. All indications
are that this shipment will be great
.er than the last one which went out
of the basin. but until the packing
tomorrow the number of turkeys
will not be definitely known. as
many are being picked at home and
will be delivered Thursday morning.
The price of the No. 1 of this
shipment will be 28c and the sec
ond and third grades will take the
usual sliding scale price.
, 1924-12-03
WILL SHIP TWO CARS OF
BENTONITE CLAY SOON

B. Payne arrived in Cody Tues
day and is making arrangements
for the shipping in the near future
of at least two cars of the benton
lite clay product from his holding
south of Cody. This clay is used
in Chicago and his company hopes
soon to be able to use it in great
quantities. Experiments with the
clay have been in progress for sew
eral years and this is but one Of
many shipments which have been
made from Cody.
Mr.. Payne will recruit a crew OF
men this week and start loading
the cars. Owing to the fact that
all the work is done by hand it is
quite an expensive task and for
every car of clay which is moved
from Cody. the company which ME-.
Payne represent leaves several hun
dred dollars with local workmen.
, 1924-12-03
HELP CODY LADY CELEBRATE
HER EIGHTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY

On Monday afternoon, December
list, Grandma Grandall was happily
surprised by a number of her
friends coming in to help her eel
citrate her eighty-fifth birthday.
Mrs. Grandall received a number of
pretty and useful gifts. Mrs. Algott
Johnson served the refreshments.
Those present were Mesdames R.
S. Berringer, H. A. Thurston, c. A.
Marston, A. G. Foard, VIM. Lieb,
|Sr., L. Ebert, Otto Nelson, Henry
Jones, F. B. Francis, M. o. Newton,
Marion Williams, Mary Peckham, J.
Y. Smith, Paul Christman, C.. F.
|Scholes, A. Grandall and Mrs.
Phanlan of Billings, Montana.
, 1924-12-03
FIRST STATE BANK OF
GREYBULL RE-OPENS

After having been closed for a
period of several months, the First
State Bank Of Greybull re-opened
for business Wednesday,, coopera-
ton between the depositors and the
directors having effected the re-or
g~anization.
H. c. Chappell. president of the
bank, together with four of the
former directors who are still stock
holders in the recognized institu-
ton, will conduct the affairs of the
bank until a meeting can be called
Of the stock owners and an election
held.
, 1924-12-03

Perhaps no other single feature
will be more fraught with meaning
for the Cody road than it's diversion
through Buffalo Bills home town,
by the monument erected to the
foremost of pioneers, past the now
famous DeMaris Springs. and on
one and one-half miles along the
south side of the canyon to the
bridge now spanning the Shoshone
river by arches of solid masonry.
This highway has made for the
elimination Of sharp curves and
short turns, and has afforded withal
, 1924-12-03
CODY GRID WARRIORS
DEFEAT POWELL RIVALS
Turkey Day Football Game Spec
tacular Affair Cody Wins 9
to o Victory

The Cody high school football
team walked home to a glorious
victory on Thursday. when it met
for the final game of the season,
the boys from Powell, in a game
which held the interest of the spec
tators from the minute the whistle
blew for the kickoff until the pistol
shot proclaimed the game over.
Both teams were playing their best
every minute of the game and al
though the locals had six points
tucked away in their belts after
the first quarter, the victory was
in jeopardy until the last minute
of the struggle.
The teams were evenly matched
What the Cody boys made up in
speed and team work. the Powell
lads Offset with weight, and there
were times when each team seemed
to have the advantage. Cody led
off with a determination to take
the scalp of the Powell team and
in the first quarter played lightning
football. A tumble by Powell, taken
advantage of by Larson, got the
ball down near the Cody goal, and
from there was driven over the line
by team work unexcelled. Larson
had the honor of carrying the ban
to the only touchdown made during
the game. and did it in a manner
which stamps him as a real player.
The Cody team failed in kicking
goal and the six points made by
the touchdown was the only score
made during the game.
In the second quarter the Cody
high played the stronger game Of
the two teams. Although they
were unable to put the pigskin
across the goal line, Powell was
helpless when they had the ball
and failed to make yardage by
downs.
The third and fourth quarters
should be given to Powell. With
their superior weight they rushed
down the cowboys and made sub
stantial gains whenever they cen
tered on the line. Fortunately for
the local team their strategy was
poor and each time they lost the
ball when it looked as though they
would carry it yer for a touch
down. In the fourth quarter they
played a strong game and when the
pistol shot for the close of the
conflict were near their goal, with
the Cody lads holding like a stone
wall.
1t would not be fair to mention
the playing of any one of the Cody
team without giving them all credit
for nnn hnn1ral mont Aff;o;n-ny
Each man was to his place and the
team worked as though creased
with clock oil.
The line held as one man, and
the superior weight of the Powell
boys was Offset by the teamwork
and determination of the Cody
boys which could not be beaten.
They offered fine interference and
the backfield took the ball through
the holes in the Powell line in a
way which would bear no criticism.
The work of Larson, McGinnis,
Brown and Oeland, by reason of
their positions was outstanding, es-
pecially that of Larson, who is de-
serving of a position on the all
state team.
The lineup for the Cody team
was as follows:
Kelly, quarterback; Oeland, full.
Larson, right half; Fritzler, left
half; H%utsonpillar, center; Newton,
right guard; Walters, left guard:
MCGEE, right tackle; Arnold, left
tackle; Brown, right end; McGin-
mis-, left end. Substitutes: Wilson.
Cogswell, Osborne, Ingraham, Nc
Corkle.
, 1924-12-03
|WOMANS CLUB MEETS AT
REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY

The regular meeting of the Wo-
mans club was held Tuesday after
noon at the Library. The Commun-
ity bazaar which is to be held in the
near future was discussed and sev-
eral committees appointed to look
after the various details of prepare
ton. Margery Eells, county demon
ton in dyeing and tying, and exhib-
tied a display showing a variety of
color combinations and beautiful eff
fleets which may be obtained in this
work. Mrs. R. S. Moody and Miss
Twila Berringer entertained with
several well rendered vocal selec-
tions.
, 1924-12-03
PEA SEED ACREAGE
GUARANTEED PROJECT

More than a thousand acres of
pea seed land has been signed up
in the Lander valley by the John
H. Allen Seed company and the
farmers of that section are looking
forward to reaping great benefits
from this new industry during the
year 1925. 1t is estimated that at
least $500 acres will be seeded to
peas in the Lander valley next
spring, with the crop already con-
tracted for.
, 1924-12-03
MRS. HALLS LEGION
DANCE NETS $129.25

The Legion benefit dance given by
Mrs. Lulu Hall to Fred Coe Post on
Wednesday evening produced a fund
of $129.25, all of which is turned
over to the local service mems or
~ganization for their use. The dance
was an unusual success in every
way and Mrs. Hall is again to be
commended for the worthy enter
prise which she supports each year
, 1924-12-03

Mrs. Ross Yates returned last
week from Butte, Montana, where
she visited her daughter who is ill
in a hospital there. She reports
her daughters condition improving
and was accompanied home by a
grandson, Samuel Clark, Jr., who
is well satisfied to stop with his
grandparents for a time.
, 1924-12-03
THE GRILL, NEW CAFE,
OPENS EAST POSTOFFICE

Fred Schaub has opened up a
neat little restaurant in the Primm
building east of the Post Office
store and is serving well cooked
meals with both lunch counter and
table service. Mr.. Schaub is an
experienced restaurant man, and
with Albert Felsheim as cook is
receiving a generous patronage.
, 1924-12-03
JOHN DAHLEM RE-OPENS
THE RED STAR BARN

John Dahlem has re-opened the
Red Star barn on North Third
street where he will cater to a
general feed and livery business
and keep teams and saddle horses
for hire at all times. Mr.. Dahlenl
is an experienced liveryman and
knows the kind of service which
will please those using his stables.
, 1924-12-03

George Hoyer leaves tomorrow
for his old home at Ellsworth, Wis
%consin, for a visit over the holiday
season with home folks. Mr.. Hoyer
is the butter maker at the Cody
Creamery.
, 1924-12-03

II. E. Desmond. who has oper-
ated the White Lunch for several
weeks, has left Cody, and the owner
of the restaurant. Daisy Frazier, has
again opened 1t for business.
, 1924-12-03
BECK SEEKS RENEWAL OF LIGHT
FRANCHISE COUNCIL URGES
PURCHASE DISTRIBUTING LINES
New Rates Granted Electric Users Not Com
parable to Those to be Obtained Thru
Use of Municipal Distribution

The Town Council is faci
most vital interest to every
town. 1t is one which has to
franchise to Geo. T. Beck, pre-
Light and Power company, w
the town board several month
at the present time the town +
which must be worked over be
One proposition is the gra
|chise. This it is understood
possible in fairness to the ele
view of the cheaper utility W
door by the reclamation servi,
of the old distribution system
and contracting with them to
a rate along the sames lines a
The third alternative, which
to allow the franchise held BY
will do in another year, and t
and up-to-date distribution pl:
case, either from Mr.. Beck or
which producer could make tn,
From a anvas of the business
men of the town, the Herald finds
that there is a predominant senti-
ment against the renewing of the
old franchise. The general .objec-
ton is to the rate which is con-
siderable higher than that obtained
at Powell where government cur
rent is used. Another objection is
the obsolescence of the street light
ing system, especially with regard to
the lights on Sheridan avenue.
With the renewal of the franchise,
Mr.. Beck has made it plain that he
would have nothing new to offer
in street lighting, nor has he antic-
ipated any great changes in the
towns distribution system. His
contemplated improvements, as stat
ed by him, would be at the dam
and power plant.
Some members of the council feel
that with the taking over of the
distribution system, the town would
not only be able to make substantial
reductions in lighting rates, but it
would also be able in time to in
stall a new and modern system of
lights on the main streets of the
town. Facts and figures have been
obtained by Mayor Trueblood of
what has, and is being accomplished
in other towns the size of Cody, and
he feels confident that we can dc as
well here.
Powell at the present time has a
very low lighting rate. Much lower
, 1924-12-03

The county commissioners are in
session this week. attending to the
regular monthly business Of the
county.
, 1924-12-03

g a problem which is one of
User of electric lights in the
10 with the granting of a new
ident of the Shoshone Electric
ose petition was presented to
ago. AS the matter appears
several different propositions
ore they reach a decision.
ting of Mr.. Beck a new fran
he council has decided is i'm
current users of Cody, in
lich is offered at Cody's very
2. Another is the purchasing
of the electric light company,
furnish Cody with current at
is offered by the government.
may be considered, would be
Mr.. Beck to terminate, as it
install in the town a modern
Mt, purchasing power in that
rom the government, providing
town the better contract.
than it would be necessary to have
In Cody, and yet make substantial
reductions in our present rates. The
present lighting rate in Powell is
$500 for 100 k. W. h., and a cor
amount of current for
purposes in Cody, even I'M
der the revised rates, costs the users
here $1,000. Cody's power rates
are slightly higher than those in
force at Powell, but with the great
er volume of current which would
be consumed here, as against
that used in Powell. it has been
figured that it would be necessary
to make but a little change in the
local power rates. The current
used in Cody for power purposes is
very small in comparison with the
use of current for lights which are
In practically every home and bus
mess house in the town, and it is
not an issue which should be USED
to avert a lowering of the lighting
The town council is studying the
light question from every
There is no attempt being
made to be unfair with Mr.. Beck
and his interests who almost twenty
years ago brought electric lights in
to Cody. 1t is only trying to do
best for the people of Cody who
it to office, who are conf
dent that the council will use the
fairness in arriving at a So
luton of the electric light tangle.
The Washington times., 1924-07-30
new YORK CITY
HAS "A RADIO
STATIONS
Little Interference Noticeable
AZ High Power senders
Operate at Once

NEW YORK, July sO.- Those four
teen stations which were heralded
with some apprehension . few
months ago arb now actually broad
casting in the vicinity Of New York.
and they are all going at once with.
out producing any great amount Of
interference.
Some are still testing and are to
begin broadcasting regular pro.
grams within few days, but
the Indications ara that when they
operate in fun along with the
original stations an ordinarily good
set will be able to tune them out.
II Is believed that the large mum.
Der OF stations In the metropolitan
district win give Secretary Hoover
some definite data for his confer
ence in the fall, which win consider
both the power OF stations and the
number to be licensed.
There Is q strong argument in
favor of limiting the number Of
stations so that the best ones may
use more power than they do at
present. Those in favor Of the
change point out the fact that more
good programs would be avail
able and distant stations would be
easier to receive with ordinary sets.
Several of the large stations have
been built with enough reserve
power to reach out almost five
times as far as they do at present,
and It is possible that these stations,
controlled by large corporations,
have confidential information con.
corning regulations which are to be
made in the future.
Fourteen stations are bidding for
the best available free talent in the
city at present, and 1t is believed
that with fewer stations and with
greater cooperation the listener
would have less hunting to do for
good entertainment.
If the best entertainment were
distributed among two or three sta.
lions using high power, 1t is argued
that local listeners would have
radio programs and more listen
radio programmes and more listen
ers out Of town would be able to
hear what New York has to offer
by radio.