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, 1925-10-21
BASIN LADY CHOSEN TO
HEAD TEACHERS ASSN

AT the meeting of the Wyoming
association which vas held
at Casper last week, Mrs. Bertha
X. Van Defender was chosen as
the new president for the ensuing
year, succeeding, Prof. j. C. Knode,
superintendent of the Laramie
schools. o. c. Kerney. su%perintend-
ent of the Newcastle school was ell
ected vice president; B. H. McIn-
tosh, principal of the Cheyenne high
school was reelected secretary and
r. B. Hardin OF Cody reelected,
treasurer.
The meeting of Home Economics
teachers which was held at Casper
in connection with the State Teach
was attended by all vocational
Home Economics teachers in the
state. The meeting was in charge
of Miss Olga Hoesly. State super
visor for vocational Home Econom-
les.
The purpose of the conference
was to discuss problems related to
an sNa~ithhS vi Aioiht GSoiioiilito
and ways and means of making the
work more vital. The problems of
the teacher is to make the train
ing which the girl receives in school
carry owe into her home and be of
practical value to her. 1t is felt
that this can best be accomplished
by house projects which are quite
fully discussed at the conference,
both as to the value and methods
of accomplishing them in the home.
Another phase of the Home Eco
Monies work discussed was the re-
lated science courses which are Civ
en- to all girls taking vocational
home economics.
The conference was considered
very successful and instructive as
it brought together a good many
teachers, all of whom are meeting
the same problems. About eighteen
teachers in all, were in attendance.
The meeting is said to be one of
the best ever held by the state
teachers, with some unusually good
speakers for the lectures and enter
|tainment features of the meet. Supt.
r. b. Hardin. returned home Sat
iurday afternoon, by car. while Miss
es Marian Finch, Ida Ward and
Irma Nordquist arrived home Sat
urday evening by train.
, 1925-10-21
STATE HIGHWAY DEPT.
TO WORK LOWELL ROAD

AS a result of a meeting held
last week at Cheyenne, in which
delegates from the Basin towns
waited on the state highway depart
ment with a petition to have the
Sheridan Lowell road included in
their road projects another, year.
the commission reached the deci-
sion that it would be impossible, at
least at this time, to include this
thorofare over the mountains in
their road improvement plans for
several years to come. However,
they said. that to the extent of the
small balance which is still in the
treasury, they would cooperate with
Big Horn County, matching dollar
for dollar, for the Improvement of
the road leading from Lowell to the
foot of the mountains.
, 1925-10-21
AUXILIARY TO
GIVE ANNUAL DANCE

The ladies of the American Lee
gion Auxiliary are planning their
annual dance for October 9th, at
the Irma Hotel. and r looking
forward to a big crowd for the pop
ular event. There will be good mu-
sic for the occasion and the fact
that 1t is a Legion affair marks 1t
as a worthwhile one.
The local auxiliary carries on a
big work over the twelve-month
period of the year. and contributes
no small amount to the comfort
of the manned and afflicted veter-
ans who are cared for at the fed
'eral hospital at Sheridan. One means
of raising funds for this work is
through the annual dance and when
the ticket selling committee comes
along you should be prepared to
give them generous assistance.
, 1925-10-21
VIC ABRAHAMSON BUYS
The CODY ENTERPRISE

A deal was consumated last week
whereby Victor Abrahamson takes
over the management of the Cody
Enterprise, buying out the interests
of Caroline Lockhart, who has Civ
en- the paper her personal attention
for the past four or five years. Mr..
Abrahamson took up his new duties
Friday morning and will continue
the paper as a weekly publication.
Mr.. Abrahamson has been assoc
lated with the Park County Herald
for several years, learning the trade
in this office after service with the
American forces in the World War.
He is a practical man. and will be a
splendid addition to the newspaper
fraternity of the county.
In her closing announcement, Miss
Lockhart declares hat she will de-
vote all her time to other literary
work.
, 1925-10-21
PENROSE BOY SHOWS
FINE PROFIT In BEANS

"A new bean record comes to light
in the Powell valley. James Davis
a Penrose lad. taking Smith-Hughes
project work in the agricultural de-
partment of the Powell high school,
has just threshed and received re-
turns from his three acres of con-
tract yellow golden wax beans.
His three acres of contract beans
netted him a total sum of $316.35,
or just $105.45 per acre, making
his efforts at bean growing this
summer well worth his time.
Aside from this he secured a
heavy yield of northern beans,
which yet remain to be sold.
Three other high school boys of
the Penrose section did well with
bean projects, but they are of the
great northern variety and the re-
turns from their sale have not yet
been received.
, 1925-10-21
RICCI ADDS POOL AND
BILLIARD TABLES TO
THE REX PARLOR

The Rex amusement parlor, OPP
Grated by Ernest Ricci has under
gone a considerable transformation
during the past few weeks, with
the installing of the fixtures from
the H. H. Patchell parlor. purchased
recently. In addition to his card
room Mr.. Ricci now has several
pool and billiard tables, as well
as the lunch counter service former
ly used in the Irma Pool hall.
The Rex is now a very creditable
institution, and operated by Mr..
Ricci in a clean and orderly manner
1t will prove a popular place to idle
time, or to play a game of billiards
Or pool.
, 1925-10-21
TURKEY SHIPMENTS
TO GO OUT THE
FIRST OF MONTH

Earl Newton announces that
the first turkey shipment of
the year is to be made some
time during the first week in
November, and all Indications
point to an unusually good
price for the 1925 birds. Bids
are to be received within the
next few days by the Big Horn
Marketing association and de-
pots will be organized for the
handling of the holiday fowls.
Several of the larger buyers
have had men in the Cody
field, looking over prospects,
and the demand this year
seems to be greater than ever
before. Only the best grade
of turkeys are wanted for the
first shipment and the grow
ers are urged to keep their
seconds. and endeavor to get
them in the No. 1 class before
another shipment is made.
, 1925-10-21
JOHNNIE NELSON SUFFERS
INJURY TO INDEX FINGER

Johnnie Nelson of the Pat O'Hara
section spent several days in Cody
last week and this. receiving treat
ment for a badly larcerated index
finger which he broke open last
week when starting the tractor to
broken open to the main joint, and
1t was necessary for the attending
physician, DR.. Lewellen, to ampu-
tate the first joint in order to save
the finger. Nelson went home Tues
day, but will return to town again
the latter part of the week to have
the injured member cared for.
, 1925-10-21

OF the $1,000 acres of land which
is to be included in the new dist
riot, $4,000 are represented
by the signers of the petitions and
there seems to be little doubt but
that the district will be organized
without a hitch. More than ninety
per cent of all unit holders who
were asked to sign the petitions,
affixed their names. and a great
many Of those who have not signed
are among the ones who could not
be reachd at this time.
The formation of an irrigation
district will give many advantages
to the ranch owners on the Powell
project, and there are very few of
them but will welcome the new or
der of things. One of the greatest
advantages will be the improved
financial standing which will be en-
joyed by the land owners, when
, 1925-10-21
STORE OPENS
new MEAT DEPARTMENT

C. J.. Siggins of the Banner store
has installed a meat department in
his grocery store and with Mr.. ].
A. Sanders of Greybull, as an ex-
~perienced meat cutter, he is ask
ing for his portion of the meat
trade of Cody.
A new and up-to-date refriger-
ator system has been included in
the equipment. and the Banner
store expects to specialize in corn
fed meat. handling only the best
grade of meats on the market.
The meat display is neat and at
tractive and the sanitary appearance
the trade.
, 1925-10-21
CODY MUSEUM TO
BE BUILT HERE
MARY JESTER ALLEN, NIECE OF
GREAT SCOUT BEHIND MOVE
MENT WORN TO START
SOON

Before leaving for her home in
East last week. Mrs. Mary Jes-
ter Allen, niece of the late Col. w.
F. Cody. made the announcement
that the Cody Museum, to be locat-
ed at the Colonies old home town,
Cody Wyoming, was to be a reality,
and in all likelihood. work on the
building would be started within
the near future, with plans for its
completion in time for use during
the 1926 tourist season. Mrs. Allen
goes east to attend a meeting of
the Cody Family, Inc, under whose
auspices the Buffalo Museum is to
be constructed and maintained.
The plans at the present time
calls for the use of the Julia Good
man residence on Beck Avenue,
which is an unusually large struc-
ture ideally situated to serve, for
the present time at least, for the
Buffalo Bill museum. The house is
to be completely remodeled fire
proffed and given a ery rustic and
beautiful appearance both inside
and out. The work is to be done
by MI. futile. the log worker who
is completing the new Oskins resi-
dence, and Mrs. Allen feels certain
that the result will be pleasing.
The purpose of the Buffalo Bill
museum is to collect and keep in
tact the thousands and thousands
OF priceless souvenirs of the late
Col. W. F. Cody. and to help in
perpetuating the memory of the
great scout and frontiersman. Mrs.
feels assured that there will
be little difficulty in making the
museum both interesting and edu-
cational to those who will visit 1t,
and is looking forward to the time
in the near future when a larger
and more pretentious memorial
building will be erected near the
statue west of the city.
The Cody Family will hold a
meeting in Chicago; October 9th,
at which time plans for the museum
are to be made, and if possible a
contract let at that time for the
~remodeling of the Goodman proper
ty.
During an extended visit this
summer at the H. w. Thurston
home. Mrs. Allen has studied the
museum very carefully, and is sat
isfied that Cody is the logical To-
cation. She will be accorded the
one hundred percent cooperation
of the community in putting owe
this project which will offer great
sy inducement for the Yellowstone
park visitors to come the Cody
Way"
Mrs. Allen. daughter of Helen
Cody Wetmore, sister of Col. Cody,
was the leading spirit in the move
ment launched to erect a statue to
the renowned scout at Cody, and
her efforts were mainly responsible
for the work of Mrs. Gertrude Whit
ney which was unveiled in 1924,
and now stands marking the place
which Buffalo Bill chose as MS
home in the west.
, 1925-10-21
CODY BOY WILL MAKE
TOUR WITH UNI TEAM

Word has been received from
Laramie that Daniel Ingraham, as
a member of the Wyoming Uni
versity stock judging team, will
start on a tour of the western states
early next month which will take
him over the greatest part of the
middle west. From Laramie the
team will visit Nebraska, Missouri,
Iowa, Minnesota. and Wisconsin
points. y
This is Daniels third year at the
Wyoming University and he is do
ing unusually well in his agricul-
tural and stock work.
, 1925-10-21
HORACE M. ALBRIGHT TO BE IN CODY
THURSDAY TO DISCUSS PARK EXTENSION

Horace M. Albright, superintendent of Yellowstone
National park is to be in Cody tomrrow, and in the even
ing a meeting has been arranged at the Irma Hotel, pre-
coded by a dinner, at which time the park superintendent
will present the park services side of the park extension
controversy, which is receiving much attention over the
state.
Mr.. Albright has always been an enthusiastic booster
for the town of Cody, and as park superintendent has
done much toward the development of the eastern gate
way. He is coming to Cody this week to present his side
of an issue in which he is vitality interested.
The meeting arranged is a joint one of the Cody
club, Lions club and the Rod and Gun club. Whether you
are in favor of park extension, or not, you should at
tend this meeting and hear the proposed project discussed
from a park standpoint. This much, at least, is due Mr..
Albright, who has always stood shoulder to shoulder with
Cody in the development of this national park.
, 1925-10-21
MRS.FRANK W BRETNALL
DIES AT HOME In DENVER

Word was received in Cody this
week of the death on Sunday, of
Frank w. Bretnall, wife of a
former methodist minister here. In
terment was made at Crown Hill
cemetery in Denver.
Mrs. Bretnall had been an invalid
and death came to her as a well
come relief from this world of suf-
fering. While in Cody she was in
very poor health, and since leaving
here she has been belfast a great
deal of the time. Rev. Bretnall was
with her at Denver until the end
came.
, 1925-10-21
CODY Hi Wins
COWLEY GAME
OUTLAY THE HEAVY LINE OF
COWLEY HIGH IN GRITTY
GAME PLAYED on CODY
FIELD

Cody High school football team
defeated Cowley High 0 to 6 in one
of the hardest fought games ever
Cody team was outweighed at least
ten pounds to the mar but they
made up in the lack of weight in
agg~ressivness and fighting spirit.
The field was wet and soggy add
ing to the Disadvantage of the light
Cody team. The field conditions
greatly slowed up the backfieId
which at times seemed to lack in
power and punch. The line deserves
great credit, their splendid play
ing under the conditions. Outweigh
ed, they %outfought and outplayed
the heavier Cowley lineman.
Cowleys only score came as the
result of a long pass and run that
brought the ball down to the four
yard line where they smashed it
over on the fourth down. The try
for goal was blocked. Codys goal
line was never again seriously
threatened at any time during the
game.
WV SNOfNS WV mduS Qt ~
kick from placement and a touch
down made in the last five min
utes Of the play. The first score
came as a result of a series of
line plays and end runs that brot
the ball to the Cowley eight yard
line after which Wilson made a neat
kick for the three points.
At the end of the first half the
score, was 6 to 3 in favor Of Cowley
but the Cody boys showed their
fighting spirit by battling desperate
ly against the hard hitting team
during the third quarter. In the
last quarter a series of short pass
es and end uns gave Cody n
touchdown and the game. The touch
down was the result of a pass, Will
son to Kelly.
The Cody lineup was as follows:
Left end, Lofsgarden; left tackle.
Todd; left guard Martin; Center.
Mcmillan; right guard. F~ritzler;
right tackle Walters; right nd,
Newton; quarterback, Ingraham;
left half-back. Kelly. captain; right
half-back, Edwards; full-back, Will
son.
Arnold. Williams, Cogswell, Cor
der, Hindman and Frost were also
in the game.
During the following week Coach
Swietzer expects to shake up the
team, making changes in backfield
and line positions in order to de
velop a more powerful backfield
combination.
Cody High has a real triple treat
in Wilson who a run. pass or kick
in first class style. Bryan Edwards
showed real speed in tearing off
gains around the end during the
game. Every man in the line starred
and deserve the greatest credit for
winning the game.
Cody has the best football organ
~ization it has had for years., and all
encouragement should be given the
boys, both those on the regular
lineup, and those who are out each
evening assisting in the practice
work. The team will go % Lowell
Saturday, October 81, for its first
game away from home, and the fans
of Cody should see thai they are
accompanied by a good delegation
of rooters.
, 1925-10-21

their holdings r included in a
legally organized district. According
to an act passed in December, 1924,
the secretary of the Interior will
be in position to grant an extern
sion of time for the payment of
delinquent payments and water tax
es, once the district is formed, and
there will be many other advantages
which will make the district worth
while to the unit holders.
Attorney Goppert has been ac-
lively at work on the formation of
the district for several weeks, and
plans to leave nothing undone
which can in anyway hold up the
organization. Judge Metz has agreed
to set an early date for the receiv-
ing of the petitions and the hearing
will he held as soon as the legal
notice may be given those included
in the proposed district.
, 1925-10-21
PARK CO. OATS
TO FEED RACERS
EASTERN STABLES

A shipment of 1861 600 lbs.
of Park county's finest oats
leaves the Cody station this
week, consigned to one of the
racing stables owned by w. X.
Coe in New York state. E. v.
Robertson secured the oats
from the Coe ranches on Up
per sage creek, and from other
ranchers in the vicinity of Coe
and the grain of a very high
grade. 1t is to be fed to the
race horses owned by Mr.. Coe.
This is but another evidence
of the demand which exists
for high grade Wyoming pro-
ducts, and that a shipment of
oats. for horse feed. should be
shipped all the way to New
York state for use, certainly
should convince the growers
of the advantages of producing
only the best.
, 1925-10-21
S%HAMROCKERS DANCE

The Shamrock club held it's first
social evening of the year at Odd
Fellows hall on Monday evening,
dancing and a general good time
being enjoyed by all who could at
tend. They plan these occasions at
regular monthly intervals, through
out the winter months.
, 1925-10-21
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETS

The Cody Woman's club met on
Tuesday. for it's regular meeting,
and much to the disappointment of
the officers and those present. the
attendance was small. Miss Marjory
Eells gave a very fine talk on
Textiles" which was greatly enjoy
ed. The next meeting will be held
a week from Tuesday.
, 1925-10-21

Reports for the first six weeks
period. which ended last Friday,
will be issued to all high school stu
dents today. Should any parent not
receive reports they are requested
to telephone the High School prin-
cipal. who will see that they re-
lceive one.
, 1925-10-21

The regular meeting of the Cody
fire department was held Monday
evening, with the usual routine bus
mess to attend to. Plans are under
way for the annual dance of this
organization which will be dated
soon.
, 1925-10-21
PETITIONS FOR ORGANIZING POWELL.
IRRIGATION DISTRICT FILED BY LOCAL
ATTORNEY in CODY ON FRIDAY
powell RANCHERS PLAN THE TAKING OVER OF THE
IRRIGATION bitches AND LATERALS ON SHO-
SHONE PROJECT $40 UNIT HOLDERS SIGN

The largest petition ever filed in the Fifth Judicial Dis
|trict Court of Park county, was placed into the hands of Clerk
of the Court, Orilla Downing by Attorney Ernest ]. Goppert
on Friday of last week, containing the names of more than
$40 unit owners of the Shoshone project who are praying for
the formation of an irrigation district. The petitions will be
heard by Judge P. W. Metz within the next few weeks, and a
time set at that time for the final hearing.
, 1925-10-21

Sybil Wilson returned to town to-
day with an elk and a deer to her
credit as a hunter.
Evening star., 1925-01-16

past 20 years and convince yourself
that Congress Is willing to help, but
they want to know the best way.
THE tendency In other cities is to
make schoolhouses beautiful and at
tractive places where children want
to be, not places where they have TO
be-.
Vents Architects Opinions
"I am sure school architecture is
not a one-man job. The Nations Cap
ital should have the opinion of the
best school architects in the coun-
try"
Have any of them been consulted?
Are the most scientific methods to be
Installed In these new buildings, and
in the old ones which are to be re-
Vamped?
"As parents, we wish to be speci-
fically informed on the details of
these questions.
II know / can speak for the men
and women of our organization. We
are ardently in favor Of five-year
building program. We wish 1t were
a ten-year plan. We are not oppos-
ing but are cooperating with all our
strength with those who have the
best interests of the children at
heart"
Evening star., 1925-01-16

commissioner but once" answered
Swift
In a spirited cross examination. of
Swift, Burke charged that Swift had
deliberately" waited until the Black
Panther Oil and Gas Co. aad spent
about 100000 to merge all claims of
the 16O heirs on Martha Jackson's
estate to file his claims that the
Jacksons were entitled to abolt
$1,6OO,000 accumulated royalties.
Mott also charged that IL Swift be-
lieved that the Jacksons were en-
titled to royalties amounting to many
millions-a minimum of $1,60,000 has
been set by he himself-then by agree
ing to a settlement totaling $670,000
Swift had participated in "mulching
the Indians of S7.0O0,000 or $4,000, ,OO0."
Chairman Snyder interrupted the
questioning. asking all those present
to avoid personal animosity," and to
use more diplomatic language"
Burke Resumes Quiz.
Burke next questioned again. He
asked Swift whether when he criti-
cized the commissioner for allowing
fee of $4,000 to c. G.. CutIif, at
torney to r. w. Parmenter, Martha
Jackson's guardian, for her services
in settling the estate, he knew that
Seminole County court order had
previously stated a fee of $4,000 to
be reasonable. Swift replied that he
knew of the order.
Representative Leavitt of Montana
Evening star., 1925-01-16
DENIES OPPOSING
SCHOOL PROGRAM
Mrs. Rafter Says Parents
Congress FavorS Better
menr of System.

letter branding as absurd and
utterly untrue the widespread i'm
preston that the District Congress
of Parent-Teacher Associations Is on
posed to the five-year school build
ing program was sent TODAY to the
presidents of all parent-teacher or
ganlZation and the principals of the
schools by Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter
president of the congress. Instead of
opposing the building project, Mrs
R%fter p ted out, her organization
Is cooperating with all its strength
with those who have the best in
terests of the children at heart"
The communication follows:
The statement that the District
Congress of Parent-Teacher Associa-
tions is opposed to the five-year
school building program has, through
some agency, become widespread.
Ihls is not only absurd, but ut
terly untrue. The congress has not
had meeting since December 16.
and at that time the five-year build
ing program was still a matter Of
conjecture 1t was not introduced in
congress until December 20, since
which time we have not met So how
could we be opposed to the plan?
For 20 years Congress has tried
to get scientific survey of the en-
tire school system of the District of
Columbia. There has never been a
complete survey. 1 ask you to look
over the Congressional Record for the
Evening star., 1925-01-16
SWIFT TEST|F|ES
IN INDIAN PROBE
Denies Intent to Charge Cor
ruption Against Creek
Attorney.

The charges against NJ. L. Mott,
former national Creek attorney, con-
tanned in the Murphy statement of
were under investigation today by the
House committee inquiring into In
dian conditions in Oklahoma.
George NJ. Swift, resuming his testi-
mony today, questioned by Mott
whether he had meant to convey by
the general tone of the statement
which he had largely written that he
had IAN improper corrupt influence
on the Indian Department" replied
that he never meant to hint that Mott
inf1uenceswas corrupt"
Mott, asserting that would be the
impression received by any reader of
the statement, asked Smith where he
drew the lines between corruption and
maladministration. Swift reiterated
that he did not charge Burke with
corruption, but with maladministra-
tion, due perhaps to bad Judgment
That's what you must say to pre-
vent being made criminal of, isn't
it?" charged Mott.
Denies Implication.
IF I thought the commissioner cor
rupt I would so have stated" replied
Swift.
Can you think of the commissioner
as a man." Mott asked later, who
would make up his mind without full
and personal knowledge of a case?''
II don't know, for l never met the