, 1925-07-30

DIFFICULTY, WYO., JULY 27.-
John Thomson, who is living alone
at the Beer Mug ranch this summer,
came very nearly meeting with a
fatal accident n day last week, and
as a result his face, head and neck
are quite badly bruised INT cut, and
for several hours he was unconscious
The cistern at the Beer Mug is filled
by means of hauling water in a tank
wagon from the river, over a mile
away, and Mr.. Thomson hitched the
team up and started away after a
load of water, when the team became
frightened, and ran away. There be-
ing no seat on the tank, the driver
is compelled to- sit as best he can
on the end of the circular tank, and
this proved to be a mighty slippery
place. Mr.. Thomson had about de-
cided to jump from the bouncing
flying tank, when an unusually high
brush hump was struck, which sent
him flying into the air and he came
down between the wheel and the
tank side, landing head first. He
cannot remember anything from that
time. Fortunately, Fred Richards
was at the ranch at this particular
time, and came Immediately to the
rescue Of the injured man, taking
him to Medicine Bow, where Dr..
Sell attended the injured man, and
he is now on the rapid road to re-
covery, the cuts and bruises heal
ing nicely.
The heal wave seemed to have
broken by repeated rains, and thun-
der storms, but yesterday was very
hot again. 1t is wonderful growing
weather, however, and the entire
country is just as green and
thrifty looking as 1t was the first of
June. Never, has the range looked
better, and stock Is not scattered as
usual, for the feed is abundant every
where, and the repeated rains have
kept the watering holes well filled.
The cow roundup pulled into the
Ellis ranch. and made the last ride
on Friday. There were fourteen
men with the outfit when they fin
ished, and all declared that they had
outing. The calf crop was good, the
cattle are in excellent condition, and
all prospects tended to bring joy to
the cowmen's hearts.
John Ellis tool Glen Knudson to
the Bow on Saturday. Glen was the
roundup cook. and the boys say he
sure was a dandy. Before the round
Up pulled out, Mr.. Ellis was cleaning
out the mess wagon. when in a draw
err in the mess box he discovered a
pan of biscuits, which had been
baked by the roundup cook during
the fall of 1919, when the wagon had
bee pulled out for the last time. The
biscuits were in a perfect state of
preservation, and looked just as they
did the day they were baked six
years ago. However they were some
what harder. The COW punchers told
the cooks at the A ranch that when
they could bake bread like that they
would be real cooks"
Members of the X. OF p. lodge at
Hanna. enjoyed a picnic at the grove
on the old Smith ranch on Smith
creek, on Sunday. A large crowd
was p~resent.saA picnic lunch furnish
ed by the people attending, and re-
freshments furnished by the lodge.
were enjoyed in the shade along the
creek.
Earl Hanks. of Hanks Brothers
and Ratcliff Commission Company
OF Denver. was a guest In this COM
munity last week, and on Saturday
afternoon. accompanied by Chas.
Ellis. he left for n trip to the Lar
annie Peak country on business In
connection with his Denver employ
ment. On Monday morning they
left for Elk Mountain.
Shorty Haldman left on Tuesday
for Elk Mountain. where he will as
sist during the hayinK season at the
Herman and orion ranches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Orion. and
baby son. and Miss Alice Veitch ar