, 1924-05-28
Meeteets

Rev. Brock of the Baptist pur-
suasion put in an appearance Fri
day. called on friends in town and
made a short trip up Wood river,
visiting families of w. p. Price and
John Bennion. Seven years ago as a
Calporter for the Baptist Publica-
ton society, he spent 2 years in
the Basin country, but in 1917 he
resigned and again took up his
studies in William Jewell college
at Liberty, Missouri. where he gra-
cuated with high honors. receiving
the A B. degree. For the last six
ing the ministry in Colorado
and Nebraska. He has been sent
up here to look over the field and
make a report on the spiritual
needs of the community. He held
services Saturday evening at the
Baptist church and left Sunday for
Burlington and Otto to hold ser
vices. His stay is to be a short one
and he will probably not visit Nee
teetse again while in the Basin
country.
The evangelists, Mr.. and Mrs. c..
H. Richter, and their daughter,
Grace. who is a ste%nographer in
the Cody Store, Edith Kolsted,
phone girl from Cody office. Misses
Amy Pickett and Laura Lynn came
over from Powell where they had
held meetings on Saturday and Sun
day. They held services here in
/ tho Ran tiQf nhprnh nm Cn-lo- ~
ening. Miss Pickett and Miss Lynn
remained. holding meetings for sew
eral nights. Attendance was very
good. They are earnest workers.
John Henry Doores, the Goose
berry sheep man, made a trip to
Cody last Wednesday. He returned
Saturday with Joe Ganguet, who is
in the market for a bunch of sheep.
Bill Dickie of the LII sheep
ranch spent Friday in town. The
numerous calls of the sheep ranch
keep Bill on the jump.
Word received from the hospital
at Basin reports Agnes Sayles as
much improved, which all her
friends are glad to hear.
Mrs. H. G. Sessions of Greybull
came in last Saturday to visit her
son Fred and daughter Mrs. Ed.
Scovel for a few days. She ntends
to extend her trip to Montana and
the coast to see the other children
of the family.
Glen Newton of the Park garage,
Cody, in company with Mr.. Enerly,
last Wednesday made a trip of in
spection to the location of the oil
we'll on Spring creek and to Nee
%teetse. They report the road built
very satisfactory. They will soon
be hauling the big timbers and drill
ing machinery to location.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Manning and
Analie left last Thursday for a trip
throughout the Basin towns. The
tour is being made so that Mr.. Man
ming may sing the praises of the
Rollin car. Analie goes along for
company.
Geo. Thayer and family have
moved to the Roy Webster ranch
in Sunshine basin for this season.
Mr.. Thayer has leased the ranch
from Chas. S. Wilson, the present
owner.
Mrs. Jacobson n Mrs. Bane
drove to Cody and returned Thurs
day in Mrs. Jacobson's car.
Miss Helen Peterson, who has
taught school for the past few years
on Wood river and Meeteetse and
for the past year at the Pioneer
district on Clarks Fork. is visiting
friends in Meeteetse and the Wood
river country. She will attend sum-
mer school at Laramie, then return
to teach same school. where she has
been offered an increase in salary.
Mrs. Eckdahl's two sisters, Eva
and Hilda, are visiting her for a
few days. The young ladies are
well known here, as they spent the
earlier years of their life in Nee
teetse.
A social dance was held at the
Antlers ranch on Wood river Satur-
day night. They came from far and
near and all the country round about
and filled the house to OVERLOOKING.
The dancers were so numerous that
two rooms were required to ac-
commodate them. One room was
used for the younger dancers and
room by the older ones. Several
auto loads from Meeteetse attended.
All report a very enjoyable time
and anXiously await for the oppor-
tunity to go again.
Fred Ericsson, "Our Fred who
has been alternating in Billings
for the past winter, came in Satur-
day from that sugar town for a
short s%ojourn with old friends. He
expects to take his tin lizzie" with
him to Cody in a few days. He
intends to make Cody his head
quarters in the future