, 1924-04-17

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~JunSluist, f. Foster, B.. Price, Sterl-
ing Batsford, Harry Mcfarland,
Mamie Morrison, Nellie Bennett,
Maggie Candlish, VIII Daley, Mamie
Hayes, Lille Bruning. Otto Mathi-
son, Ollie Galbraith and Sam Morri-
son.
There was a large and attentive
congregation attended the Methodist
church last Sunday evening. The
congregation is increasing every
Sabbath. The singing by this church
Is becoming quite an attractive fea-
ture. Mrs. Dunlap occasionally as
sists the choir, which makes the four
parts complete. 1t is to be regret
ted that she cannot be induced to sing
regularly.
The Sunday school It the NJ. e.
church last Sunday numbered forty
five. Mrs. Palmer who has been n
faithful teacher in the school has re-
signed and Mrs. p wiley has been APP
pointed to take hcr place.
Mrs. Dow has been appointed as
one of the teachers in the Sunday
school. Mr.. Frank Bullock was sent
to Laramie Tuesday night as a dele
gate to the Presbyterian Prcsbytery.
Bishop Talbot will be III Ray.lins
Tuesday and viii preach at htc Epis-
copal church on Tuesday evening".
This week the Republican gives
its readers what 1t came near giving
them three weeks ago-the discov-
cry of natural gas and oil south of
Rawlins.
Tuesday in Rawlins was a Demo-
cratic day. the occasion being the
celebration of Thomas Jefferson's
birthday. The Democratic part of
the city was decorated with flags
and bunting, and everything had the
APPEARANCE of a general holiday. 1t
however, was only Democrats day,
and the entire city was turned over
to them.
Quite a number of big guns from
different parts of the territory were
present to assist in the performances.
Laramie, Albany. Sweetwater and
unita counties all send large dele
cations. These visitors were not
what would be called handsome, but
were passably good looking, and a
hungry looking set of fellows, too.
1t was anything but a pleasant day.
Scarcely a half hour passed from sun
up to sun down that snow vas not
falling thick and fast. This made
the day damp and very disagreeable
under foot. Notwithstanding the
weather the visitors took in the
tcwn. n squads of the great "un-
washed" could be seen most any
hour of the day in different parts of
the city gazing in awe at the daudy
decorations, reading the sign boards.
and watching the show windows at
different places.
The announcement on the streets
Wednesday afternoon that natural
IA and oil had been discovered and
located about forty miles south and
west CT Rawlins caused quite a bub-
BILE OF excitement. 1t was not news,
however, to all. as many knew of its
existence but were keeping quiet I'M
til the snow disappeared so the To-
cations could be made. 1t was first
discovered about eleven years ago by
Perry l.. Smith. The boiling water
and noise caused by the escaping gas
from one OF the largest springs at
tracted his attention one day while
lpking after some cattle. He had no
thought at the time hat 1t vas
natural gas and said nothing about
It. A few ranchmen in that vicinity
knew of these strange acting springs,
but kept their own council. Mr..
Smith remembered the springs or
small gysers he discovered some time
ago on Cow Creek and last winter
conceived the idea that the boiling
OF the water and the noise which can
be heard some distance was caused
by the escaping of natural gas. He
wrote to A. T. Corlett who lives In
that vicinity. and the tests Mr.. Cor
lett made with burning matches over
and around the springs settled the
matter beyond a doubt. A deposit
OF natural gas underlay the basin