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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-08
CHAPTER vi
Trapped on the Island

And instantly he began straining at
the oars again, redoubling his efforts
to gain the shore before the motor
boat rounded the point.
And of a sudden his attention was
attracted by something creeping
along the opposite shore. 1t was a
small canoe and a single man in IT.
Railway!
1t was impossible not to admire the
courage that inspired the man after
the drubbing he had received. Rath
way was, Of course, on his way to
warn the expected party.
Lee drove hard for the left middle
channel of the lake. The main
body of Siston lake came into view, a
vast expanse of shining water, the
shores %receding into the hazy distance,
out of which a small, black object be-
gan to be visible, like a bug Swimming
the surface.
Now the canoe containing Railway
was almost abreast of him.
A few more furious pulls-ten ff-
teen; now canoe and motor boat and
promontory we're all hidden behind
the point of the island. Lee labored at
the oars, turning the York boats head
toward the bank. once there, they
would be safe. But his strength was
failing him. Curse the clumsy boat,
which hardly seemed to move!
The putting of the motor engine had
grown Internally loud. 1t added a
horror of its own to that sense of pur-
suit which makes the bravest man
something of a coward, the added hor-
ror of the fugitive who hears the dis
tant bay of b~lOOdhounds.
Then suddenly the motor stopped.
That meant that the M had come
abreast of it. Railway was passing
the intelligence. And the shore was
still a hundred yards distant.
There was no chance of reaching it
unobserved. 1t would be neck and
neck for it, and it was doubtful
whether Lee could have escaped alone,
much less with the girl and the pack
TO carry. He swung the boats blunt
nose toward the nearest patch of
reeds. Twenty yards He put all his
Strength into that last effort. Now the
reeds were closing about him.. In
front of him a little open channel APP
reared. Using n shortened oar as a
paddle, he drove vigorously, and found
himself in temporary safety. A thick
wall of reeds extended between him
self and open water, rendering the
York boat invisible.
Then the motor began to o a The
shouts of its occupants became audible.
The motor boat had rounded the point.
Lee had escaped discovery by the
skin of his teeth.
And very cautiously, so as not to
betray his whereabouts by any un
due agitation of the reeds, Lee pushed
the boat toward the island. His plan
must now be to drive ashore, trusting
to escape detection until nightfall and
to make the wooded shore Of the lake
In the darkness.
Through the reeds the marshy fore
shore, began to be visible, and a sandy
spit projecting to the waters edge.
Above it was a hummOck OvergrOwn
with birch and red spruce, with a
tangle of sheep laurel and birch and
poplar behind it.
Lee worked his heavy boat noise
lesslv toward this spit. But suddenly
he stopped. The motor boat was COM
ing up the open channel hardly a
stones throw distant. He could heal
Railway in it, believing commands to
his companions. He could heal the
reeds rustling against the boats slde
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-08

Lee Forced the York Boat Ashore
Upon the Spit of Sand, and Stoop'
ing, Raised the Girl in His Arms anc
Carried Her into the Shelter Of
Spruce Thicket, Where He Laid Her
Gently Down.
raised the girl in his arms and carried
her into the shelter of the spruce
thicket, where he laid her gently down
For the first time since her injury,
he had the opportunity of examining
her. Her prolonged unconsciousness
alarmed him.
But she was beginning to revive at
last, and, after assuring himself that
the pulse beat fairly strong, he pro
ceeded to make as thorough an exami
nation as possible of her injuries.
He turned his examination first to
the cut in her head. He tore strips
from his shirt, went down to the water
and cleansed them thoroughly then
returning, he proceeded TO wash and
bandage It. It was a bad cash from 8
rock, and she had bled q good deal,
which was a good thing, relieving the
conclusion which had no doubt been
the cause of the prolonged insensibil-
ity. Having ~ascertained that she
seemed to have received no bodily in
juries beyond Commissions, Lee exam
ined her limbs. He saw that one knee
hung awry. In a moment he had the
gaiter off, and discovered that the
joint had been dislocated.
Short of the setting of a broken
bone, there are few operations more
painful than the restoration of a joint
into position, and Lee prayed fer
vently that the girls Inconsistencies
would last until he had put to her
service the knowledge which he had
acquired with the Canadian army
medical corps upon the western front.
1t was unnerving, holding that white
knee between his hands, so instinct
with life, so fragile, delicate, so Won
derful when viewed as a piece Of
mechanism which he was to manipulate
like some clumsy journeyman, called
in to repair the work of a master.
Fortunately Lee had assisted at
precisely that same operation several
times in the field; and, trying to dis
regard the means of pain that came
from the girls lips as he proceeded, he
fumbled with the displaced bone.
But that struggle was terrible, for
the body of itself knows no dignity.
Conscious, Lee knew that the girl
would neither have 1inched nor
moaned; but unconscious she could
not control the protests of the body,
which had TO be restrained by some
thing almost brutal in its frank VIC
lence.
But Lee struggled on, feeling the
shaft head of the bone cOu the edges
of the socket under the cap. A final
struggle, the weight of his whole body
and shoulders thrown to his task
and suddenly 1t was accomplished.
The joint slipped into position, the
tortured body ceased its protest, and
Lee rose, the persplration streaming
down his face.
Trembling in the reaction
from the struggle, Lee listened to the
increasing noise of the motor boat
again
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, 1925-07-02
BIG W
STAMPEDE WILL
BE HELD ON IS

The Sweetwater Stampede which
will be held on the rodeo grounds
near the Tom sun ranch on Satur-
day and Sunday. July ith and 5th,
promises TO be bigger and better than
any performance given in past years.
The cowboys from all the surround
ing country are planning on attend
ing the celebration and On giving the
people of the county n real treat for
their money.
The list of events will be about
the same as has been given in past
years only It is reported that many
super-wild horses and extra wild
steers have been run In for the cow
punchers to ride and rope. The ad-
vertislng Of the Sweetwater Stampede
is hardly necessary for most of Car
bon county residents know that they
are seeing the real stuff with the
Sweetwater boys.
II Is expected that a large crowd
will attend the celebration from Raw
Inns.
, 1925-07-02
WORK TO START
SOON ON TAT
HIWAY CONTRACT

On Tuesday, June goth, the con-
tract was awarded in Cheyenne for
the construction of S.44 miles of
highway in the Platte Valley. starting
at the Davis Siding and extending
over the hill beyond Cow Creek to
a connection with the graded high
way four miles north of Riverside.
The Saratoga Sun gives the follow
ing information on the project:
The work will include three
bridges, considerable concrete work
and the moving of a great quantity
of earth, and the contract will call
for completion of the project within
100 days, work to start on July 18th.
The right-of-way for this new high
way has been secured and a part of
the bridge and culvert material is
already on the ground, so there will
be no delays in getting the work I'M
der way once the contract Is awarded.
A party Of highway engineers have
spent the past few days here taking
a final look at the project.
The new highway will provide a
much more direct route between Sar-
atoga and Encampment, reducing the
distance to about is miles. Between
the Davis Siding and the connection
with the graded road nearly Sha
miles south. an entire new route will
be followed, passing through the
Wood and Day ranches, between the
Peck and Wilcox ranches on Cow
creek and through the Englehart
ranch on Cow Greek hill, following
almost a straight line through all
that section of country.
This work will provide employ
ment for large numbers of men and
will put considerable money in cir
culation in this section this summer
and fall
, 1925-07-02
OFFICERS MADE
RAID in FORT
STEELE SUNDAY

On Saturday evening Sheriff Aus
tin, Undersheriff Lemoine and two
federal prohibition officers received
word that there were several cases
of liquor violations in Hanna and
the officers left this city for Hanna
early in the evening. The officers
failed to apprehend the law violators
in Hanna and were on their way back
to Rawlins when they stopped in
Fort Steele about two o'clock Sunday
morning.
They state that the large dance
hall in Fort Steele was closed but
that the small auxiliary dance hall
near the large one had many of the
joy seekers in it. The officers sat
in their cars for a time watching the
people buy hot dogs. soft drinks and
what was believed to be moonshine.
The officers succeeded in entering
the place through a rear door and
were in the main part of the build
ing before the people gathered motto
ed that the officers were there.
II. II. Santos, who was in charge,
was arrested on a charge of having
in his possession and selling Illegal
liquor. The officers confiscated n
quantity of liquor, whiskey glasses
and other paraphernalia used around
a bar. Santos preliminary hearing
will be held sometime this week.
Sheriff Austin states hat the Of
ficials ase determined that the Fort
Steele dance hall shall be run ac-
cording to the law. He also states
that he will not tolerate the run
ming Of the dance hall as II has been
done in past years and in the future
he will make IN attempt to force the
proprietors to make the place law
abiding.
, 1925-07-02
Fish and Game Assn.
Members Determined
Enforce Game Laws

A good turn out of the members of
the Carbon County Fish and Game
Protective Association met in the
City Hall on Friday evening last and
talked over several matters of bust
ness connected wit. he enforcement
of the fish and game laws.
Many cases have been reported to
the members of violations of the sage
chicken law in this county. Although
the chickens were plentiful last e
son., if the practice of killing them
out of season this year is kept up
there will be a great shortage next
season. Also the chickens are so
small yet that it takes a mighty small
sportsman to kill them so early in
the season.
The plans of the association are
to give every person found killing
the chickens a jail sentence. The
season opens on Auugst 18th, thus
it behooves every sportsman to hold
off until the season opens.
, 1925-07-02

BAND PLAY IN
SARATOGA3- 4

The Rawlins-Parco band, composed
of about 80 members from Rawlins
and Parco. have been engaged to play
for the Saratoga celebration on July
3rd and 4th.
The Rawlins and Parco bands join
ed forces a short time since and on
June 10th they held their first bust
ness meeting. At this meeting Chas.
Blydenburgh was elected PRESIDENT;
Fred Lara, vice president; Harry
B~reitenstein, manager; r. G.. Eng
strom, recording secretary; Joe Bar
ras, band director and Fred Lara,
chief musician. Since the combining
of the two bands the members have
been practicing in Rawlins on Fri
day evenings and in Parco on Tues
day evenings.
The combination of the two bands
has given Rawlins and Parco a won
derful musical organization, much
better than had the bands been kept
as single organizations. Many eX-
cellent musicians are included in the
Rawlins-Parco band and it is believed
that the band will make quite a name
for itself when it appears at the Sara
toga celebration.
Just recently f. r. Kistler of the
Producers and Refiners corporation,
out of his W pocket, purchased
new uniforms for every member of
the band. This gift is especially APP
preciated by the members of the band
as well as by the residents of both
Rawlins and Parco. The uniforms
have been ordered and will be in
Rawlins about July 5th.
Members of the band state that in
a short time they will be giving out
door concerts in Rawlins and Parco.
These concerts were given by the
Rawlins band on the balcony of the
Elk's Home on Tuesday evenings
last summer and a number of Rawlins
residents crowded around the Home
to enjoy the music. The concerts are
being looked forward to again this
summer and II is hoped that the band
will appear in the very near future
so that the residents can judge for
themselves the quality of the COM
bined organization.
, 1925-07-02
GRAND ENCAMP-
MENT WILL BE
HELD

The Grand Encampment and AS
sembly of the State Grand Lodge OF
odd Fellows and Rebekahs will be
held in Kemmerer, Wyoming. on
July 9TH, Sth and 9th. Henry Per-
rett and Nels Erickson will be rep
resentatives of Rawlins Lodge No. 4,
order of odd Fellows and Mrs.
Martha Mcneil Will be the represent
alive of the local order of Rebekahs.
Mrs. Ellen Dobranski. officer in the
Grand Lodge. Rebekahs, viii also be
present at the meeting. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Paulson of this city Will
leave Rnwlins the fore part OF next
week for Kemmerer where they Will
attend the exercises.
A very interesting program has
been arranged for the representatives
and guests In Kemmerer and II Is be-
licved that considerable important
business viii be disposed OF Mt the
encampment.
, 1925-07-02
FOUR MEN WERE
ARRESTED FOR
TAKING COPPER

Four men. Arthur Downey. Jewell
Mitchell. Homer Young and Clarence
Swafford were arrested by Under
sheriff Frank Lemoine and Dan
Spremo. chief Of Police in Parco. on
Thursday afternoon last on a charge
OF taking copper wire that was own
cd by the Producers and Rcdners In
Parco. At the hearing on Tuesday
OF this week Downey was fined S25
and the other three men were given
six hours TO leave the city. Downey
paid HIS fine and the other three men
beat the Judge by four hours-they
left Rnwllus two hours after they
were released.
Tho story as II was given to the
officers. the three men Mitchell,
Young and Swnfford came to this
city about a month 3 and busied
themselves collecting copper and
other Junk which they sold TO the
Junk man In the east end Of the city.
The men were In the process OF work.
Ing the city dumps when they stated
that Downcy went by IN his truck.
Downoy stopped the truck and began
conyorsation with the men.
The mon stated that Dowuoy told
lfNfl ht hI'N NN'N' Nhff ANNANA Nh
n LARGE amount ~ copper wire and
tho bargain as they understood II
was that Downey was TO receive n
third OF the proceeds from tho sale
OF the copper. Downey's side Of the
story f. that he told the men that he
know where there was some copper
wire on n private dump and that he
merely told them whore IN" wire was.
The three men went 10 the refinery
dump and took the wire. II had boon
placed on the dump 10 have the In
Hnlation burned Off. and brought Il
to Rawlins whore they sold II TO tho
junk man. There was 600 pounds
of the wire.
when the wire was missed from
the private dump Dan Spremo re-
ported II 10 tho sherir's office and
on checking IN found that the wire
had been purchased by the junk a
The three men who had sold him
tho wire were apprehepded In a short
time and tho whole story came out.
, 1925-07-02
GREAT BOXING
CARD SARATOGA
ON JULY FOURTH

For the approval of the boxing
fans in Rawlins, Saratoga, in fact
all of Carbon county, the able match
maker Bob Greig has arranged a
great boxing exhibition to be given
in the Saratoga open air arena on
the evening of July 4th. neXt Satur-
day evening. A card of the calibre
that will be staged will be a fitting
ending to n of Carbon county's best
wild west charlottesville Saratoga
celebration.
! The boxing exhibition is being
given for the benefit of the Saratoga
Volunteer Fire Department, the boys
who are putting over the Fourth Of
July celebration ON July 3rd and
4th.
AS the main ven on the card
Nobe Ayala Cervantes, who needs no
introduction to the local fans has
been matched with Battling" Swede
Nelson of Laramie, the boy who re-
Gently appeared in Rawlins against
one of Parco's best fighters. Bat
Ting Nelson gained the support of
most of the Rawlins fans in his ex-
hibition in this city for he proved
that he was not only a clean fighter
but was game I o the very core and
has the stuff in him. Practically
every fan who has ever seen Nobe
and Nelson in action have left the
event %regretting a cent spent to see
the fight. With the matching of
these two men the fans can look for
ward to a real exhibition in the ring.
These two boys are nursing an old
feud aud the match on July 4th Will
be that much more interesting.
The semi-final event will be of as
much of an attraction as the main
event. Young Dempsey. described by
the Denver Post as being the most
noticeable in the Rocky Mountain
region. Is matched with Joe the Wop,
also one of the outstanding pugilists
In this region. Young Dempsey has
met some of the best bantams. In
which is included Young Raymond
the Trinidad X. o. specialist who has
IL straight X. O's to his credit. G..
Lopez and others.
Joe the Wop. who Is known rs Joe
Wop Kelly, has boxed them all In
Guiding Bud Hamilton. Eddie Mack.
Joe Bulldog Coffee and many others.
These are only n few of the bouts
on the card. An admission OF $500
Is being charged for the fight. A IL
censed referee has been engaged to
( referee the bouts. The fight fans can
look for a real time on the evening
OF July the 4th.
, 1925-07-02
NEW INDUSTRY
WILL LOCATE in
THIS CITY SOON

Secretary B~onnewell of the Cham
Der OF Commerce announces this
morning that arrangements have
been made whereby Mr.. +. +. Shree-
mar will within n very short time
open the Rawlins Boiler and Tank
Works In this city.
Through the efforts Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce n lease Is being
secured for Mr.. Shreeman on some
land east OF the city and within a
very short time work OF erecting
necessary buildings will be started.
This new concern viii specialize In
boiler repairing and In tank build
ing and II is expected that within n
short time there will be ut least n
dozen men employed,
Rawlins IN convenient TO several
oil fields and by the establishing OF
n concern OF this kind here II Will
mean that operators will be enabled
to secure boiler and tank work con-
sidcrably cheaper than has been the
case In the past.
Machinery for thoroughly equip
ping the Rnwlins Boiler and Tank
Works has been ordered and II Is
expected that within a very few weeks
necessary buildings will be up and tho
machinery will be installed.
Rawiins welcomes Mr.. Shreeman to
the city and extends to him every
wish for the ucces Of his business
venture here.
, 1925-07-02
Lawrence Sullivan
Severely Injured
on Saturday Last

Lawrence sullivan, OF Shirley and
well known in Rnwlins. was severely
injured on Saturday last when n
horse that he was riding reared up
and fell over backward. falling on
him. The saddle horn punctured the
flcshy part OF his leg and he received
n severe cut on his head. Miss Joe
Baicrs OF this city. sister-in-law OF
Mr.. Sullivan. Father Schellingor and
DIR. kell left Rawlins for the Sulli-
van ranch on Sunday morning. The
latest reports are that Mr.. Sullivan
Is resting easily and is somewhat
better.
A detailed account OF the accident
IL given In the Difficulty Notes In
this Issue OF the Republican.
, 1925-07-02
Fire Truck Called
Out Monday Evening
For Fire West End

The fire truck was called out short
ly after nine O'Clock on Monday eve
ming in response TO a call that the
Cullen Commercial company ware
house in the west end of the city was
on fire. When the truck arrived IN
the scene it was found that a pile of
railroad ties was burning a short dis
lance from the warehouse.
The usual custom of the railroad
is to put in new ties and to stack the
old ones near the tracks and burn
them. 1t is probable that a resident
saw the flames from the ties and
turned in the alarm that the ware
house was on fire. The members of
the fire department put out the flames
for in that the burning ties We're so
near the warehouse it could have
been very easy for a sudden gust of
wind to blow a piece of the burning
ties to the warehouse and set it on
fire.
, 1925-07-02
QUICK ADJUSTMENT ON
TIRE STOLEN JUNE 18TH

on tho evening OF June 18th in
front OF the Parco hotel the spare
wheel and tire was stolen from the
Dodge car owned by Cecil Lawrence.
The chain which locked the wheel to
the a was sawed In two and the
thief got away with the wheel. tire.
rim and all.
Tho stolen articles were Insured
with the Springfield Fire and Marine
company OF which Mrs. Laura Heath
f. the agent In this city. Lawrence
put In claims for the stolen articles
and on Saturday evening last a check
for s35G2 was received by Mrs.
Heath and viii he delivered to Law
n who II In Lander at the present
time.
Even better time could have been
made In the adjustment had It not
been necessary TO send the papers to
Lawrence In Lander to be signed.
, 1925-07-02
ACCIDENT
NORTH RAWLLNS
SATURDAY NIGHT

An auto accident In which the oc-
cupants OF the two cars received only
minor bruises occurred about 9:i5
on Saturday night last about two
miles north OF Rawlins on the Rocky
Mountain Highway. A Ford sedan
in which three Balroll men were
riding collidcd with the new Nash
sedan owned by q. =. Olson and be-
ing driven by Miss Frances Olson.
The reports OF the accident state
that Miss Olson was driving the
Nash. in which Mrs. Olson. Mrs. Me
Mickcn and Rcyclle McMicken yer
riding. north on the highway and
they were about two miles out from
the city when they came across a
large truck. loaded with hay. that
had become stalled on the road. The
truck was owned and being driven
by Mike McNoff. Just n a the Nash
passed the truck the Ford sedan APP
pearcd on the scene and the two carr
hit hcad-on.
Tho man driving the Ford vas
cut on his face and hands by the
windshield glass and the other two
men received minor bruises. Mrs. Nc
Mieken and Mrs. Olson also received
minor bruises but Miss Olson and
Rcvellc McMickon escaped unhurt.
The tire. fender and axle on the
Mash were somewhat bent and mash
cd but the car was not hurt other
wise. Tho Ford n fairly we'll
smashed up and II was necessary TO
tow Il to Rawlins.
, 1925-07-02
D. R. HIGLEY
WASSPEAKER AT
ROTARY MEET

Tuesdays program at the regular
weekly Rotary luncheon was n
patriotic program with Attorney ID.
Il. Higley as the speaker. Mr.. Hig-
10y gave an excellent address, using
ms his subject Independence Day.
lie spoke OF the meaning Of the day
both as regards national i%ndcpcn-
dcnec as we'll as individual indcpcn-
dcncc. The talk OF Mr.. Higley was
very much enjoyed by all present
W. o. Hart. president OF the
Orange. Calf. Rotary Club was n
guest OF the club at this luncheon.
Rotarian Hart was en- route from
the International Rotary Convention
held at Cleveland to his home. stop
ping off In Rawiins for a day.
Rotarian Hart told briefly Of the
Cleveland convention and spoke es-
pccially Of the international phase Of
the organization.