, 1924-05-07

Mrs. A. ]. Walsh made a trip to
Cody last Wednesday to have some
dental work done. She returned
home Friday.
Ed Mcguire made a hurried trip to
Cody last Friday. He had an acct
dent with his hot water pipes, CON
nected with his range and made the
trip for repairs.
Mr.. A. l.. Manning came home
last Sunday with a new Rollin coupe
which is a very classy car. The
agent says they are the best car on
the market for the money.
Tuesday of the preceding week,
w. P. Price, the Wood River ranch
man. came to town early in the
morning and in company with Ray
Webster boarded Joe VOLTS truck
and headed for Cody. They were
called to the county seat as wit
nesses for Hanna C. Kirby, who
made final proof of her ranch on
Wood River. The gentlemen fin
ished their work in the county seat
and returned home the same day.
Eugene Phelps returned from Bill
lings last Saturday and went to the
70 ranch Saturday.
A letter received from Mrs. New
ell. who is now in Texas, states tina
Mr.. Newell's health is not so good
as it was while they were in Cali
fornia. 1t appears the southern eli
mate did not agree with him. He
consulted with a physician, who
recommended that he go to Denver.
He went to that. city, where he
expects to remain for some time.
Mrs. Newell remained in Texas, but
intends to come to Denver in the
near future.
Miles Travis. who has been the
blacksmith at the Midwest Oil Com
in Grass Creek, resigned his posi-
ton last week and came over to
visit with his family a few days be-
fore going to Casper. We have
been informed he has a position
with one of the companies in that
oil town. Miles has been the job in
Grass Creek for five years without
a %furlough. He has been counted
one of the regular" His friends
here wish him success at his new
location.
Mr.. p. ]. Duggan, of Billings, re-
ceived a wire from home telling of
the serious illness of his wife. He
passed through town Monday on his
way home. Pat is an old time sheep
shearer. He has been coming here
for the last twenty-four years. He
was employed in helping at the
ickfe pens in shearing KU sheep
when he received the wire.
The advance guard of the Oil
Well operators on Spring Creek
arrived last Saturday. 1t consisted
of a 7-ton truck and eight men.
Their first work is to open a road
over the Spring Creek table and
building the bridges necessary. The
road branches from the Cody road
near the Black Diamond coal mine
and over the table between Long
Hollow and Spring Creek. The drill
ing operations is on Spring Greek
about eight miles west of Meteetse.
The crew reports it a pretty big
job to make this road, that heavy
loads can be hauled The first
hauling will be heavy timber and
the drilling machinery and then the
casing. 1t will be only a short time
before actual drilling will be COM
menced. This is only the beginning,
as there, no doubt, will be other
structures tested before the season is
over.
Word has been received by the
friends of Chas. H. Wilson, who
lived on Dick Creek, that his health
has not been Sc good lately and
about three weeks ago he went to
Phoenix, Arizona, to try that climate
His brother, George, is with him,
Mrs. Wilson and their son, Allen.
remained in California.
Mrs. Tom Foley went ton Mon
days stage to Cody, enroute to Ge-
bo. While here she was the guest
of Mrs. Klein.
Don Adam, with his Star auto,
accompanied by Ed Heaney and E.
+. Bowman, made a trip to Cody
last Tuesday. The object of the Wis
it was to see some of the county
officials relative to the roads in this
section. Because the bridge was out
on Sage Creek, they drove down the
Valley to near Burlington to get
on the State highway and then to