, 1924-01-31

owing to the storm he was obliged to
1t Ices not seem possible that such
changes in the mode of locomotion
could be made within a period of
two score years, and less. When
we were a tiny little girl how well
we remember of watching with deep
the emigrant wagons slowly
vending their way along the old
Overland trail. We understand per
fectly the meaning of the cumber-
some white topped wagon, lumber
ing along. Sometimes there were
seen pulling the outfits and other
skinny horses We're the beasts
of burden. Lots of kids-little tous-
lie haired, s~unburned barefoot kids
followed the wagons, along with
dogs, horses or COWS. The children
walked because they were tired of
riding. Our house was near the
road, and the children belong ng to
he emigrant wagons would eye my
two brothers and | curiously, "a
we watched them plod along the
road. Perhaps none of US spoke
only looked in wonder and admira-
ion. The spotted cattle were the
greatest attraction for US. aud when
We saw a woman milk a black COW
n a bottle we thot the entire emf
grant family We're quite wonderful.
At night they camped and built a
IRE beside the road, where the
women prepared the meals. They
seemed happy and the fact that the
journey from the Mississippi river to
the west would owe many weeks
did not appeal to them as unreason-
able. They We're known as emf
grants. Next came the automobile
with its occupants. They were
tourists and sped away over the road
from east to west and back like the
wind. Only a cloud of dust and the
smell Of gasoline smoke told where
they were at a moment before. The
children always ride, so do the dogs
and women, and there is nothing
following. Many of them have
bought the cars on the installment
plan, and do not even know where
the money with which to make the
next payment is to come from, but
they do not walk the foor at nights
worrying about that-they let the
Other fellow do the walking and the
worrying. They are not emigrants,
or immigrants, they are tourists. \
few years ago, zane the whirr-r-r-r
and buzz and roar. high in the air,
md looking up right over the old
Overland trail, where our ]forefathers
moved along in clumsy fashion we
behold the airplane, spinning thru
The air, faster han a bird. The
airplane whirls over the country
within aN,A, - E. 1. .1--- IL
took the old fashioned covered
wagon many weeks to go. This is
an age Of speed and accomplishment
yet we wonder If people are any
happier than they were half a CEN
ury ago. The west at that time
was really the west, and then was
when the reputation was gained for
chivalry, courtesy and big hearted
and it was not difficult to see
whore the began. Llmentable
as 1t is. all those things are ia 1t
and the west is becoming
part of everything else. We find
We cannot always follow the
olden custom of do unto others as
ye would that they should do unto
Se, for so many practice the revision
Of the good old proverb and always
do others before they do you. How
ever If we keep our eyes open, and
are at all times wide awake, we will
find much joy and pleasure left in
our beloved west even yet.
r. r. Finkbiner and John Burnett
left on sunday evening for Denver
they will attend the stock
show.
Mrs. C. f. Cooper has been on
the sick list for several days and
is in Laramie at present. Her foot
was causing her much trouble. owing
to a defective toe nail, and a few
days z she was operated upon in
hopes that 1t would relieve the
agony, Mr. Cooper was with her for
days. returning to the Bow
on Saturday.
Prohibition officers made a raid
in Medicine Bow on Tuesday night,
arresting two men and taking them
to the county Jail.
Matt Nelson Jr.. and Fred Croft
were Sunday guests of John Ellis
and shorty Haldemann.
Dave Tedrow was in this vicinity
week rounding up some of the
@ cattle. He spent n night at the
Beer Mug ranch and also a few
at the Long Q ranch.
Tom Scott was in Medicine Bow
first of the week attending to
business matters In connection with
his sheep business. He returned
on Monday morning.
+. r. Richards was n business
m ller in the Row the first of tho