, 1924-08-20

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held services in the Episcopal church
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.. Thompson of
the Wilson ranch on Dick creek
were Monday visitors in town. Their
principal reason for coming was
some unruly teeth that were giving
Mrs. Thompson some trouble.
Don Adams was a caller in town
getting some mower repairs. Don
has contracted to put up the hay
crop for Henry Larson on Wood
river. Don is the champion hay
maker on Wood river.
S. F. Groves and Monte Jones
passed thru here Monday afternoon
on their way to the IT ranch to
kill an antelope for the National
museum at Washington. The mu-
scum secured a permit from the
state to kill one antelope as a spec
linen and requested Mr.. Groves to
secure it. Mr.. Jones went along
as chief taxidermist. while the dig
nifty of the state was represented
by Mr.. Rousseau. game warden.
Dave Hammer. the sheep man of
the lower country, came down from
the mountains Saturday for sup
plies for the camp. He reports the
range excellent.
Joseph Lang was t~ransacting bus
mess Monday in the office of the
u. S. Commissioner at Meeteetse.
C. C. Lands of Thermopolis
made a trip over to the good town
Wednesday and was a guest at the
Overland hotel over night. Mr..
Lands is still at work trying to
help develop the oil industry in our
vicinity. No man could do more
with the at hand.
On Thursday George Floridy was
seen vending his way to town with
a load of lumber from the South
fork saw mill. This was much ap-
preciated by our citizens who have
been suffering somewhat from a lum-
Der famine. All this season 1t has
been impossible to get over this
road to the mill. A load of lumber
was the signal hat the road was
opened and could me Used by any
who wanted lumber.
F. A. whitney, one of the can
didates for sheriff, spent Wednesday
in Cody interviewing friends
Thomas Osborne, our Tom, is
busy these days riding up and down
the valley looking at and posting
notices on head gates, etc. The
water is s. low in the river that it
has to be parcelled out among the
users In cases like this the ditch
rfdar 10 a vary htrcv man caffItn O.
differences that usually arise under
such conditions. The water is not
SO low as to cause any serious loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Smith &C
companied Rufus Wilson to the
farm bureau picnic on Sage creek
Thursday. The Smiths made use
of an opportunity for a short va
cation. They returned home Sunday
much refreshed by their short rest.
E. P. Bowman made a hurry-up
trip to the county sea Monday. The
day was a hot one and he reports
that he thinks he picked up all the
nails with his tires on the road be-
tween here and Cody. He thinks it
is wonderful-the luck a person
lean have sometimes.
Dick Rousseau. game warden of
Cody zane over Monday to see how
the wild game and fishes were stand
ing the siege of the many hunters
and fishermen that infest the Grey
bull and Wood river country.
The baseball game played Sunday
on the Meeteetse diamond between
the Burlington Haymakers and the
M%eeteetse Cowboys was won by the
lawmakers. At the end of the TIN
inning the score was I to Z, but
at the last the Haymakers scored
5 and the cowboys 1, making a
score of IL to 8 in favor of the
Burlington squad. 1t was a good
game from the start and was thor
oily enjoyed by all the fans.
w. F. MCGEE of Sheets fiat was a
business caller in town Friday.
Mrs. w. T. Hogg came over from
Cody Saturday and spent some time
in the city. On her return in the
afternoon she took Mrs. Fred Chris
tie and the children for a few days
visit in the county seat.
Winnie Mott of Cody, with a party
of friends. has spent a week camp
ing on the Greybull. A very pleas
ant time is reported, with their full
quota of speckled beauties.
Bill Darling of the IT ranch.
with a party of friends, last Sat
urday started on a trip through the
Yellowstone National park. They
intend to make the trip in six days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Newell and
Joe, who have been spending a few
days at the o. B. Mann ranch, re-
turned to Cody Monday night.