, 1925-01-08

SAh vi o R~e
three weeks has certainly been very
unwelcome to the stockmen of this
country, for the e1treme cold as we'll
as the deep snow Is telling on stock
OF all kinds. Two nights In success
sion the thermometer registered
around twenty below zero, and the
ground was covered with about four
inches of snow. The wind has blown
hard. and the now is somewhat drift
Cd. but not sufficiently to allow stock
to get enough grass to do them.
A murder occurred in Medicine
Bow on Saturday night. and on Mon
day morning Deputy Sheriff Cooper
took the murderer. q Mexican, to
RAwlins and lodged him In jail. Both
parties implicated were MeIicans.
According to reports. after being In
volved in 4 gambling gAme of some
>ort, the murdered man had come out
s'uner, and later In the night was
held up and robbed by the man from
whom he had made the winning. and
4 Mexican woman. In the morning
after calling the Deputy Sheriff. the
robbed man sought out the bandit
pair and before the officer could get
to the scene the shooting had taken
place and the man was dead.
Word was received here by rela-
1ves that AL Watkins had passed
away in Montana. Mr.. Watkins was
well known here by all old Carbonites
and had many friends who will be
sorry to learn of his death.
Miss Edna Klaseen returned from
her home in Hanna where she had
been to spend her holiday vacation.
and resumed her school duties on
Monday morning. at the Cronberg
school.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Leander Matson and
family came we to the Gust Nelson
ranch on Friday and spent the day
with relatives and friends.
Rasmus and Miss Christine Cron-
berg were host and hostess at a party
given on Saturday evening for small
boys. and the affair was a perfect
success according to their young
guests. Games we're played and a
wonderful dinner vas enjoyed by the
boys. Those present were Bayle and
Bobby Finkbiner and Bobby, Teddy
and Jimmie Cronberg. The boys did
not return to their homes until Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Sherman Emerson vas a busi-
ness visitor In Medicine Bow the last
OF the week. Mr.. Emerson was also
booked for a visit to the city the
same day but the Elizabeth failed
to work properly and Mr.. Emerson
failed to make connections. and
stayed all night at the F. X. Rich
ards ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Scott and fam
lily spent New Years day at the TB
ranch the guest OF the John boiling
o. p, a~A Me- GD0kt vntNva-
I'd to the Beer Mug ranch on Friday.
TB where they visited Elsie boiling
until Sunday afternoon. when they all
came back to the Beer Mug to be
ready for school ON Monday o
ing.
Miss Helen Englart. who has been
teaching the Marshall school until
the holiday season. has resigned her
position and accepted another near
her home In Colorado. Tho vacancy
has not yet been filled.
Miss Florence Hankins returned
on Saturday evening from Worland.
where she spent the Christmas holi-
days with relatives. She says there
II not 10 much snow In the northern
part OF the state. but It was forty
below zero.
Arthur Ekola undertook to 90 to
Medicine Bow on Saturday afternoon.
when his car skidded and slipped on
the grade on the Siltamaki hill. There
II stood with the front end so high
chat the gasoline would not feed.
and the snow 80 deep and the bank
40 steep that Arthur could not get
II either off or on the road. Pretty
noon John Ellis and his little jitney
happened on the scene. and the two
boys succeeded In pushing the car
back after great difficulty. and both
went on to town. happy.
Val Bumgarner has been trans
planted from the r. II. Richards
ranch to tho Beer Mug where he will
assist Tom Scott for the winter In