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, 1925-05-14
TO
NEW
PARCO HOTEL

Mr.. and Mrs. George Feiser have
been appointed managers of the new
Parco hotel which will be opened
for business about June LIST. All ar
rangements for the formal opening
of the hotel have not yet been made
but II is planned to have II take
place from July LIST TO July 4th in
elusive.
The hotel Is eNcellently and taste
fully furnished to correspond with
the previous decorating and Il has
been made into one Of the most com
Portable and convenient buildings
of its kind. There is no doubt as
to its being one of the most beauti-
full and unique hotels IN the coun-
try besides being m of the best to
be found anywhere.
The appointment OF the Feisers as
managers meets with tie approval
of all and their many friends are
elated over the arrangements. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Felser are well known
throughout Wyoming and their abil-
ity TO handle the hotel In an efflc-
lent manner Is beyond question,
In addition TO the main dining
room they will operate n coffee shop
which will be open at all hours and
II will be carried on In n way that
will justify a liberal patronage by all.
, 1925-05-14
American Legion
is Now Raising
Endowment Fund

The American Legion is raising an
endowment fund of $4,000 900
throughout the country at the pres
ent time. Wyoming's share of this
fund amounts to $4,000, and of that
amount the district in which we are
situated should raise $500. Many
of the states have already gone over
the top with their share and some
have oversubscribed by fifty per
cent. May Goth the Legion in Raw
Inns will start on their campaign for
$500 and it is expected that the
amount will be subscribed before that
week is owe Already members OF
the Legion have subscribed in the
neighborhood of $3.50. A slight do
nation upon the part of every in
dividual will put this drive over and
a more worthy cause could not be
found.
The income derived from the en-
dowment fund will be used for child
welfare to carry on the administra-
tive and relief work for the care,
education and training of orphan
children OF all eX-service men.
Following is a list of the persons
who have donated to the endowment
, 1925-05-14
Noted Orchestra
Scheduled to Play
i'm ParcO May 21st

Art Landry and HIS Victor record
ing orchestra. that has been playing
in Brandies Cafe in Omaha for some
time will leave that place in the
neal future and Will 70 to San Fran
cisco where they have been engaged
to play at the Warneld theatre. En-
route they will stop off In Parco
and will play for n dance which Will
be given In the gymnasium on Thurs
day evening. May 2lst.
Dinty Curtis and Burke Bivens.
formerly OF the Parco Music Pro-
duccrs. are now playing with Laud-
ry's orchestra and II was only because
of this fact that the other members
of the orchestra were induced to
stop off at Parco and play for n
dance. The many friends OF Dinty
and Blvens requested them TO pay
Parco n visit on their way west and
undoubtedly a large crowd will turn
out to see Dinty and Bivens.
The orchestra IL ono OF the best
In tho west. thus residents of Raw
Inns and parco can feel fortunate in
having n chance TO hear and dance
to the music OF Laudry's music
makers. A great number OF persons
are already acquainted with the
orchestra through the Victor records.
, 1925-05-14
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES WILL
BE HELD JUNE ;

On Wednesday, June 3rd, DR..
Crane, President of the University
of Wyoming, will be in this city and
Will deliver the commencement adj
dress in the assembly room of the
Rawlins high school. Seven young
men and five young ladies will re-
ceive their diplomas, as represent
ing the completion of four years of
work in the high school. In past
years the number of girls graduating
has exceeded the number of boys,
however, this year the high school
has the unusual case of seven boys
and five girls being graduates.
The students who will receive their
diplomas are: Robert Bible, Lester
Seaverson, John Engstrom, DEWITT
Winston. Hudson Green, Emerson
Bates, Timothy M%oynihan, the Misses
Catherine Ekdahl. Frances Carson,
Esther Albright, Christel Jensen and
Leila Corson.
Miss Mary Dearden and Miss May
Mcneil. graduate pupils. will receive
certificates and Miss Angela Ayala
will complete her post graduate work
in the normal training course.
At the present time there are three
Seniors who are running very close
for first place in grades. 1t will take
considerable work on the part of
Superintendent Coleman to decide
just which n has received the high
est grade.
AS other events of interest the
Senior play "A Pair of Skies will
be given on Wednesday May 27th and
the Junior-Senior banquet will be
held the following evening. May rs.
The instructors and pupils are en-
ceedingly busy making all the plans
and arrangements for the remaining
few weeks of school.
, 1925-05-14
CONNECTING Up
WITH HATFIELD
R A LINE

Work was started the fore part of
this week on the connecting up of
the Rocky Mountain Gas Company
line with the Hatield-Producers and
Refiners gas line, the connection to
be at a place southeast OF the city
and the line will be used only as
an auxiliary. There will be about
$4,000 feet of four inch line con-
Meeting the two main lines.
For some time the necessity of this
has been felt for in case anything
went wrong with the gas line into
this city from the north fields, the
residents would suffer from the lack
of heat in the cold winter months.
With this new connection an emer-
gency auxiliary is available not only
for the city but for the Producers and
Refiners at Parco. Thus gas is as
sured at all times with the connect
ing up of the Hatield-P. & r. line.
As another improvement in the
gas supply into this city a regulator
is being installed on the South Side
which will give the residents of that
part of Rawlins the pressure that is
enjoyed by the residents of the north
section of the city. Heretofore the
regulator on Colorado and Maple
streets has given sufficient pressure
to northern and western Rawlins but
the South Side has suffered to a
more or less degree from low pres
sure.
The line connecting the Rocky
Mountain Gas company lines with
the Hatneld-P. and II. line will be
completed in a week or ten days.
, 1925-05-14
WOOdcraft Will Hold
Convention Here

The District Convention of District
Eighteen of the Neighbors of Wood
craft will be held in Rawlins this
week and will be in convention all
day Friday and Saturday at the Elk's
Hall.
About fifty delegates from the
Circles comprising District Is are ex-
pected in Rawlins and the Grand
Advisor of the order. Margaret Chap
man of Laramie will also be pres
ont.
Cornella Circle of this city will be
the hostess circle OF the convention
and the presiding officer. Eva l.. Hall
of the local order Will open the
meeting. while the Guards OF Cor
nella Circle will ~exemplify the ritu-
listic work OF the order during the
convention.
DR.. II. A. Kell, n member OF the
hostess circle. will deliver the ad-
dress OF welcome At the opening OF
the convention on Friday. Various
forms OF entertainment Will he pro-
vidcd during the convention and the
visiting circles are assured OF an
enjoyable two days program.
At the close OF the convention on
Saturday night. Cornella Circle VIII
entertain ut n bounteous banquet for
the delegates and the officers OF the
convention.
, 1925-05-14
May Fete was
Huge Success

As a fitting conclusion to a sue
cessful school year the May Fete and
Art exhibit held at the high school
auditorium. last Friday night was one
of the most successful ever held by
the Rawlins schools. Four popular
teachers, the Misses Carey, Patterson
Stewart and Organ were in charge
of the program and arranged the
dances, drills. etc, while Miss Amy
Whitson had charge OF the music and
the Art Exhibit, and the very excel
lent program put on by the various
classes from the kindergarten on up
through the grades vas a credit to
those who had the affair in charge.
Miss Catherine Ekdahl was crown
ed as Queen OF the May by popular
vote and the choice was unanimous
ly favorable.
The Parco school was represented
by several numbers on the program
and gave evidence OF much well train
ed talent in their various numbers.
The Exhibit room was we'll filled
by work OF the various grades and
attracted much attention among par
outs and friends OF the pupils. al
most all OF whom had some partic-
ularly fine piece Of work on display.
, 1925-05-14
LINNIE CONNOR
BODY FOUND ON
MAY 10

On Sunday last, lacking one day
of a month from the time that Linnie
Conner, IL year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tex Conner of this city, vas
drowned in the Platte river about
one-half mile above the old sawmill
in Fort Steele, the body was found
floating down the river about Is
miles below Fort Steele by five Parco
residents who were fishing in the
river. One of the men swan to the
body and brought it ashore. e. r.
Martin of the Martin Home Mortuary
went to the river and brought the
remains to this city or Sunday after
Don
The funeral was held from the
Mortuary at two o'clock on Monday
afternoon and interment was made
in the Rawlins cemetery. Rev. Law
conducted the funeral services.
The Parco men, Walter E. Eek
man. Clifford, Max, Chester and viii
son Cordum, were fishing in the
river and about ten-thirty in the
morning they saw the body floating
down the river. Clifford Cordum
swan 10 the body and brought it to
the shore and then they went tc
Parco and notified Mr.. Martin. The
body was terribly decomposed.
Two or three theories have been
advanced as to why the body was not
found sooner. One theory is that
the water has been very cold and
gas did not form in the body until
recently and another theory is that
the boys head was caught in brush
or some other material in the river
and that the body did not work loose
until Saturday or Sunday. From
throwing a tie in the river it was
found that 1t took about seven hours
for the tie to float from the spot
where the boy was drowned to the
place where he was found.
On Saturday April IL, the three
boys, Elmer Engstrom, James Banta
and Linnie Connor went to Fort
Steele and had gone out to an island
in the river. While wading back to
the shore from the island the two
larger boys, who were holding ON to
the hands of Conner, turned loose OF
his hand a they stumbled and the
Conner boy was too far down the
river for them to reach him when
they regained their feet.
Although the river was dragged
for several days and at different
times persons have made searches for
the body of the boy their attempts
failed to locate the remains.
, 1925-05-14

Evan Jones has been n Rawlins WIS.,
itor for a few days this week from
Hanna.
O. NJ. johnson Is spending n few
days in the city from Wamsutter.
where he is looking after his sheep
interests.
Attorney l.. T.. Armstrong leaves
today for Fort Collins where he ex-
poets to spend n couple days lookins
after legal matters.
I. l.. Hardy. who has made Rawlins
his home for the past several years,
will leave soon for Argentine 5. A.,
where he will reside In the future.
During his stay In Rawlins Mr.. Hardy
has made a large circle of friends who
will regret his departure.
r. II. Ryan of the Mcfarland Gro
Gerry. ia taking his vacation and the
first of the week In company win
Mrs. RYAN and their small daughter,
left for Denver where they VIII speha
several days. From Denver Mr. ana
Mrs. Ryan will drive to Kansas where
they will spend n week or 80 visltihs
relatives and friends.
Andy Dahl OF Saratoga was n Raw
Inns visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Dewitt Doicc OF Cheyenne was
n visitor in Rawlins Monday last,
coming up to meet her sister MISS
Mildred Mcintosh OF Slater. MISS NC
Intosh accompanied Mrs. Boice aek
TO Cheyenne where she will visit tor
some time. .,
Mrs. Dennis O'Mclia spent sunday
last, Mothers Day. In Laramie. wnero
she visited her son. Ted, VINO " u
student In wyoming University. Dur
Ing her stay In Laramie Mrs. o'Meilh
was n guest at the Mothers pay pan
quct given by the 8. A. II. fraternity
on Sunday. and she was also a guest
of the Womnn's Club OF that city, -.
A marriage license was Issued u.
Denver on Saturday last 10 MARI
Smith and Miss Violet Sanger DOL"
residents OF Rawlins.
w. q. storrs. manager OF the >, y.
Penny store in this city. returned 70
Rawiins Friday last from ss!t LAKE
city where he spent several days nt-
tending tho semi-Annunl convention
OF the store managers In the wosterh
district. Mr.. storrs reports a very
profitable and instructive convention
o. q. storm left Sunday evsnins
for Denver and Longmon.. Colorado'
where he will spend a few days.
, 1925-05-14
Fire Chief Sheahan
in Auto Accident on
Wednesday Morning.

Fire Chief Jack Sheahan and his
slster-in-law, Mrs. Newt DOggett,
We're considerably shaken up and
Sheahau suffered an injury 10 his
right hand when tho steering wheel
OF the chiefs Ford car came off and
the car ran Off OF the bridge and
turned completely over IN tho 10
foot ditch which crosses the creek
south and west OF the west end rail-
road crossing. The escape Of Shea
han and Mrs. poEEeut Is nothing
less than miraculous.
The report came In 20 tho Rcpubli-
can office about uluc o'clock ycgi0r-
day morning that tho building. own
ed by the county and recently used as
an Isolation ward for the hospital,
had caught fire. Sheahun and Mrs.
Doggctt got IN the chiefs car and
started for tho building. As they
crossed the railroad tracks they stop
ped and picked up a ladder that had
fallen from the fire truck. They
again started and were rounding the
curve before crossing the bridge
when the steering wheel came off
OF the car. They were too close to
the bridge TO stop the car although
they we're not travelling at a fast
ratc OF speed.
The car crashed into the railing
OF the bridge and wen of OF tho
right hand side. II lit AZ the bottom
Of the ditch with the wheels In tho
air. Sheahnn and Mrs. Doggott were
able 10 crawl out from under the
car although there was only a very
small space left under the right side
OF the car. There was almost n foot
OF water In the ditch ut the place
where the car went down. The two
were fortunate In that they did not
hit one Of the many rocks that are
In the ditch or were not pinned un-
der the car and drowned oven though
the water was only about a foot
deep.
Mrs. Doggctt was slightly bruised
on her arm and II was found that n
piece OF glass or wood had gone
through the palm of shcahan's right
hand. II II also believed that the
ladder helped To break the hard fall
OF the car.
, 1925-05-14
LONG BEAT FIGHTING
NoBE IN DENVER BOUT

DENVER, COLO, MAY 13.-Don
Long threw n bombshell Into local
fistic circles last night at the Bust
ness Mems club when he battered
Figh,ln' Nobc of Rawlins, Wyo., all
over the ring for three rounds. easily
earning the judges decision.
Long kept Mt his opponent. "
reienting his furious attack. He
whipped his telling short left and
rights at close range. while Mt great
or distances he used n left jab to
great advantage.
Nobc was game and put up n great
tight. but Long was his master and
II took local fans about ono minute
OF fighting In the first round to be
convinced OF the fact.
Long cut Nobe's eye In tho open
Ing session. while In the second had
blood flowing from tho Rawlins boys
nose and mouth.
, 1925-05-14
Musical Program at
Rotary Club Tuesday

Tuesday was observed as Music
Day hy the R1wlius Rotary Club and
the program throughout was musical,
Miss Whit7ou. director Of music in
the Rnwlius schools had charge OF
the program and under her direction
an excellent program was rendered.
Music was furnished by tho Il. II.
S. Gleo club and the eighth grade
boys. \ couple solos were also rem
dered.
Rotnrian w. p. Hays acted as
chairman for the day and his
PLANTATION OF the origin Of music was
very instructive and was appreciated
by all.
, 1925-05-14
= DAY "a 1S

The message of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary Poppy is
as follows:
BUY ME- stand for SER
vice. I enable one cent to be
earned by a disheartened SERVE
man in the hospital who need
ed it and all you pay for me
goes 1909 for service for those
for whom the war is not yet
over, BUY ME-"
WEAR ME- represent the
'sacr3ficial blood of the men
who fell in Flanders Fields.
| am a Memorial to all who
died in service. In Reverence
and understanding, WEAR
ME-"
, 1925-05-14

contract has been signed and the con
tractors bond has been approved.
Mr.. Larsen is given rs working days
in which to complete the work.
Engineers are now engaged in
making a new survey of this proposed
new highway so that the contractor
will have proper stakes to work by.
The contract price for doing this
piece of work is a trifle over $4,000.
The State Highway contemplates
the handling of this stretch of road
by several separate contracts. After
the grading is completed and the new
bridge is constructed the highway
will be opened for traffic. After be-
ing used for a few months a contract
will be let for the surfacing of the
road. During the winter this sur
facing will be kept up at all times
and by next spring it is believed that
the road will present practically a
level surface the entire distance.
Next spring the contract will be
awarded for the paving of this new
highway. The work which will be
done his season is for the purpose
of preparing the base for paving
next spring.
Another contract which was let
Friday last by the State Highway
Commission and M which concerns
this section materially was that for
the construction of 20 miles of the
Casper-Rawlins highway. This %
miles is between Muddy Gap and Cas-
per and when it is completed it will
mean that the entire distance be-
tween here and Casper will have a
first class road. This contract was
let to Shamrock & Purcell of Casper,
the same contractors who built the
road between Rawlins and Muddy
Gan last season. The contract price
for this grading was s4S,332. The
contract for the construction of the
necessary bridges on this section of
road was awarded to Ii Peppard-
Fulton company for S40,S72 and the
contract for the construction OF cul-
verts was awarded to +. Keahy &
Son of Wheatland for s~al.1S2.
, 1925-05-14
KRANIsH WINDOW WAS
BROKEN SATURDAY NIGHT

ono OF tho lnrgo wlndows In tho
Max Kramlsh store. in the Osborne
block, was broken on Saturday night
and IL was reported that a cheap
watch and a pair OF hair clippers
were stolen. II Is possible that tho
thief became frightened and was I'M
able TO get away with other NOR
chandiso that was on display in tho
window. The greatest loss VIII be
the cost of n new plate glass window.
, 1925-05-14
CHILD HEALTH CONFERENCE
BEING HELD THIS AFTERNOON

The sixth monthly child health
conference IS being held from two
until five o'clock this afternoon in
the Community room OF the First
National Bank building.
This conference Is conducted by
the state Board Of Health, through
lts Division OF Maternity. Infancy and
child Hygiene cooperating with local
physicians and dentists under the
auspices OF Chapter \ OF the =. u. o.
Sisterhood.
, 1925-05-14

because men gave their lives for
their country Ia no renson their chill
drcn should suffer.
Warren CoEdill Of the Snake river
section was . Rawiins business visitor
n day the first Of the week.
, 1925-05-14
THREE BATTERIES STOLEN
FROM WAITE BA1TERH kuOT

One OF the rear windows In the
l.. Waite Battery Shop was pricd
open sometime last evening and three
batteries were stolen. Two Vcstas
and one Wcstric. II plato batteries.
are all that were found missing when
Waite made the check this morning
when he arrived at the shop this
morning he found tho window open
and tho batteries gone.
, 1925-05-14
LOCAL CONTRACTOR Will
GRADE RAWLINSPARC0 ROAD
CONTRACT GIVEN TO i. LARSEN ON FRIDAY LAST
FOR The CONSTRUCTION OF new GRADE
FROM this CITY To REFINERY

Last Friday at Cheyenne the State Highway Commission
accepted the bid of II. Larsen of this city for the grading Of
SO miles of new highway between Rawlins and Parco and for
the construction of a new cement bridge over the creek four
miles from this city.
Several bids were submitted for this work but in the
opinion of the Highway Commission that of II. Larsen was
considered as being the best and he was awarded the contract.
Work on this new road will be started Just as soon as the
, 1925-05-14
ROCK SPRINGS BANKER
VISITOR IN THIS CITY

John W. Hay. prominent banker
and w%ooigrowcr Of Rock Springs. was
n business visitor In Rawlins tho lat
ter part OF last week. While In this
section Mr.. Hay visited several OF the
shearinE sheds and watched the
shcaring.
, 1925-05-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MADE INSPECTION TRIP

The County Commissioners left
Rawlins last Sunday for the Browns
nm and Snake river sections where
they viii make an inspection OF the
roads. They expect TO be gone for
several days.
The commissioners held a special
session last Saturday for the purpose
OF hearing protests df the Platte
Valley residents who would be effect
cd by the now Rocky Mountain high
way that will be built between Sara
toEa and Encampmcnt. No protests
were filed at Saturdays session.
Evening star., 1925-05-07
blstorp of Dour Same
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLAN.
ALTER
VARIATIONS-Alders, Alder, Warne,
Warnes.
RACIAL ORIGIN-Enslish.
SoURCE-A locality.

There Is peculiar thing to be
noted about the relationship of given
and family names. The use to
which we put them has been re-
versed since the early period in which
surnames began to crystallize into
hereditary family names.
Originally d man had but one
name. and this was sufficient to dis
tinguish him from his fellows.
Eventually, however, men began to
double up on names. Too many men
bore the same name. So the descrip-
tive surname was called into play,
to distinguish, for instance. John of
the alder trees from John at towns
end tTownsendD. The given name
was the principal name, the surname
merely modifying it.
But today, except among close
friends and relatives, we do the re-
verse. Instead of speaking of John.
and then adding something to show
which John we mean, we speak of
Alter or Townsend, using the given
name to show which member of the
Alter or Townsend family we mean.
'Warne" (when 1t was not a cor
ruption of "warreno was but an
other name for the alder tree. In
it's original use as a surname it was
preceded by "atte" cat the'D or de
la" c'of the') and might have been
used either in the singular or plural
form, according to the local land
mark which happened to indicate the
place of residence of the individual
bearer.
(Copyright 1887