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, 1925-03-25
Marston Frees Mrs. Strand

Mrs. Rosa Strand, charged with in
timidating a witness in one Of the
most revolving cases in the history of
Park county. and whose crime was
obviously proven in court, was dis
missed from custody by Justice of the
Peace Marston today with startling
Little Annette Strand,
the ~ten-year-old victim of her father,
whom Mrs. Strand was accused of
shielding through intimidation, vas
put on the stand by Prosecuting At
torney McElvain, and the story was
the same as the one she told during
the trial of her father. Hosea Car
penter, deputy sheriff from Powell,
testified that the same story was told
, 1925-03-25
SENATOR ", ". DALEY
PURCHASES Y.U, SHEEP

Senator w. w. Daley, of Rawlins,
was in town a few days ago en- route
to the Y. U. ranch on the Greybull,
where be purchased 200 head Of
R~ambouillets and will probably pur-
chase so more. This particula
breed on the Y. U. ranch is regarded
as among the best in the state. Sen
ator Daley, who is one of the biz
sheepmen Of this section, was recen-
ly elected chairman of the board Of
the National Wool Exchange which
held its meeting in Helena, Montana.
this month. Senator Bill" Daley is
counted among the ablest of the Law
makers at Cheyenne as he is one or
the most popular members of the sen.
ate.
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That T%rappers' Ball
(By Leo Patrick)
I'm lucky! Honest l am!

I'm lucky! Honest l am!
Our old friend Bacon. who was
Some essayist," as we of today might
express it, reminds us that Fortune,
brings in some boats that are not
steered," but it was nothing more
than Fortune, or Luck, that steered
my boat, otherwise known as "my
ship of state" into town last Friday
night, just in time to be present at
the Trappers' Ball, that twin sister
of the Stampede Ball, and as twin
sisters, or sin twisters, if you prefer
to garble that way, there is nothing
else like them in the wide, wide world.
Take my word for it, there isn't!
there. or not, but if you weren't you
we're the only one missing from the
entire Big Horn Basin-apparently. A
conservative estimator said there
were twelve hundred people there,
and l happen to know that he wasn't
seeing double that night, either. Act
ually, it was so crowded that the only
way you could keep from leaning a
gainst somebody was to get out into
the street. l noticed that there were
several athletically inclined men in
the crowd who seemed to be employ
ed as ushers, or prodders, their duties
seemingly being to keep the crowd
milling, and in motion constantly, in
order to keep the jewellers from stick
ing together permanently. There
We're two orchestras there, one in the
dining room. and the other out where
Hugh Patched is high man, and when
ever they stopped playing the crowd
stopped dancing, everything would
come to a standstill, and then there
was heck to pay. So, the orchestras
were instructed not to take much time
for-oh, well, between rests, and as
long as there was music in the air
everything was jake. So, at was on
with the dance" and on the dance
went.
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their work. The picture on the left
shows the bridge as it appeared about
six weeks ago.
Incidently, it should be mentioned
that the cost of the bridge was esti-
mated at 100000. An everage of
eighteen men have been employed do
ing construction work on it since last
August.
Construction Superintendent Camp
bell will leave for southern points
within a few days, as his company,
the Dayton-Morgan Company, Day
ton, Ohio; Miami, Florida; Chicago,
and Pueblo, Colorado, have important
work for him in other fields, but C. S.
Fisher, Mr.. Crocker's partner, has ar
rived here, and will oversee the work
until the bridge is turned over to the
public.
Even in its incomplete state, the
bridge has the appearance of perma-
nence and serviceability, and thus an
other link in the chain of highway
improvements that the State of Wyo-
ming is making for its citizens and
myriads of tourists will be made ready
for use before the tuorist season is
with us.
, 1925-03-25
A. |. PEARSON SAYS
SHEEP ARE COMING
BACK IN WYOMING
Is Reelected President of Wool
growers Association-Meeting
at Thermopolis Was One of the
Best Yet.

A. L. Pearson returned from Their
mopolis last week with an enthusiast
tic report of the meeting of the Big
Horn Basin Woolgrowers Association,
which was in session there two days,
and to which he was unanimously re-
elected to the presidency. Mr.. Pear
son states that the meeting was one
of the best ever held by the ~associa-
ton. and the sheep business, general
1y, is Cooking up"
The meetings were held in the Lii
berty Club rooms, but the Woods no.
tel was impressed into service while
the committee was preparing he big
banquet, and the convention terminal
ed with a rousing supper with the us
ual banquet features, which were
somewhat unusual in this instance.
Lee Simonsen, of the Paddock ranch,
had previously agreed to serve the
banquet at his personal expense, and
the sheepmen who returned here state
that Mr.. Simonsen went the limit and
must have put a noticeable crimp in
his personal bank account n order to
"put on" the feed to which the sheep
men were treated.
David Taylor, of Tensleep, was re-
elected vice president of the associa-
ton, and John NJ. Snyder, of Lowell,
was returned to the office of secre-
tar~y-treasurer.
P. E. Markham, James Rager, and
Mike Donovan were among the sheep
men who were present from this vic
Unity and, as one delegate remarked,
"When Ed Markham places the stamp
of approval upon anything, it must
be all right" Mr.. Markham is con-
sidered a conservative when it comes
to approving events of this nature.
and it is said that he has endorsed
this meeting without reservation.
Among the notables who took an
active part in the convention were
Matt Staff, Helena, Montana, presi-
dent of the National Wool Exchange;
Senator w. w. Daley, of Rawlins; the
Honorable ]. c. Underwood, speak
err of the house during the recent ses-
sion of the Legislature; j. b. Wilson,
of Mckinley; Charles ]. Bayer, of the
United States Biological Survey, and
Thomas Cooper, of Casper. The lat
ter's address on Federal Control Of
the Public Domain" probably was the
most important address made at the
convention.
SHEEP COMING BACK
"The number of sheep" said A. l..
Pearson in reviewing the situation in
this state, decreased considerably
during the period of price deflation,
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Bridge Over the Shohone Leading to Wonderland of the World, is Nearing Completion
Ready for Use in IS Days

1--WE finished the pouring of the pavement yes
terday, and within three days, if the weather con-
tinues to be favorable, the entire deck will be COM
pleted. The false work under the bridge has been
removed, and after a twenty-eight day period will
be susceptible to safe traffic"
In this brief paragraph, Calvin Campbell, sup
erintendent in charge of the construction of the
ribbed-arch span bridge across the Shoshone river
west of this city, disclosed the information that res
idents of this vicinity have been waiting to hear for
months. There is no doubt but that the state de-
partment which, associated with the federal aid de-
partment, is building the bridge, is gratified, also,
to learn that the bridge is practically completed,
as the date OF completion has been unavoidably de-
layed. Mr.. Campbell, of Scotch parentage and pro-
clivities, with the reticence OF his forbears, has been
saying little and doing much, and since he came
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through Jos. G. Hanlon, of Billings.
1t is understood that Mr.. Watkins
sold his sheep in order to realize a
wish to be relieved from responsible
ties here and permit him to take a
vacation, possibly in California. He
has sold his ranch in the Upper Sage
Creek country, below the Meeteetse
road crossing, to Henry Griffin and
Conrad Webster, of Burlington, and
it has been stated that they will
doubtless go into the sh~eep-raising
business there on a large scale.
, 1925-03-25
COUNCIL ASKS FOR
BIDS TO SUPPLY
ELECTRICAL ENERGY
All Proposals Must be in Hands
of Town Clerk on Evening of
April l6th-Details in Notice
in This Issue.
Courtesy of "Wyoming Roads"

The next step following the deci-
sion of the taxpayers of tn. town to
take over the distributing system of
the Shoshone Light and Power Com
pany has been taken by the town
council, and consists of the advertis-
ing for sealed proposals for supplying
electrical energy to the town. All
proposals must be in possession of
the town clerk by eight o'clock of the
evening of Thursday, April 10th, and
the bidder will be required to give
satisfactory bond for the faithful
performance of his contract.
The full text of the call for bids
appears in this issue of the Enterprise
, 1925-03-25
Charley Arnold Resigns

Charley Arnold, street commissioner
and day marshall, has rendered his re-
signation to the town council, and is
now "off the job" 1t is understood
that his successor may not be appoint
ed Immediately, the mayor and council
believing that it will be advisable to
take more time to make the selection
and be assured that Mr.. Arnold will
have an acceptable successor.
, 1925-03-25
Doc Phillips is Dead

The old west, typified in its most
alluring way in the Cody and Meetee-
tse vicinities, lost a picturesque fig
ure Monday night when Nelson Phil
lips, lovingly and popularity known in
all the country hereabouts as "Doc,"
just plain Doc, crossed to the "other
side" after a long life replete with
those activities for which the old
time w%esterner will long be remem-
bered in song and story. Doc Phil
lips was eighty-three years of age
when he answered the inevitable call,
end each of his eighty-three years
represented at least a hundred friends
who feel that the world has been
made better because he lived in it, and
who will always recall memories of
him with love and admiration.
Death came to the old timer Mon
day night, at his home on the Fred
Whitney ranch. A stroke of paral-
ysis, superinduced by the infirmities
of old age, was the immediate cause
of his death. The funeral was held
from the Episcopal church in Nee
teetse yesterday afternoon, the Rev
erend Arthur II. Beatty, of this city,
conducting the funeral service. The
little church was hardly large enough
to hold the crowd Of friends who were
present to testify to the love and es-
teen in which he was held by the
whole general district. A choir COM
posed of Meeteetse women sane the
old songs and hymns appropriate to
the occasion, and the American Le-
gion conducted services ut the a
Doc was laid tenderly to rest in the
Meeteetse cemetery.
Nelson Phillips led n busy life. He
was n native of Missouri, and served
in the army of the North during the
Civil War. After the war, Mr.. Phil
lips went west, no n seems to know
exactly where, but eventually he
came to the Big Horn Basin. The
oldest residents fail to inform you
accurately regarding the time of his
in the Basin, but Mt any rate
was there long before many Of the
older residents. He occupied his time
in various out-of-door purSuits-In-
dian scout, hunter, trapper, cowboy,
and so on. He was an ardent fisher
man, and retained his interest in fish
ing up to the time of his death. It
was only about a year ago that he was
forced to give up his out-of-door life
any extent, and was an erect fam
liar figure on horseback almost ev-
cry day of his life. In the ladies'
parlor in the lrma hotel today there
Is the hide of one Of the biggest griz-
ely bears ever killed in this region,
and Doc Phillips killed it up in the
Mrs. George T. Newell
has had the hide mounted-it will
long remain as a link in memory's
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In some miraculous manner we sue
ceeded in getting away. We crawled
up the coulee under the protection of
the sagebrush, got up on the ridge
and into a buffalo wallow on the
mesa before we were discovered. The
wallow was just deep enough to pro-
tect us and through the fringe of
grass growing on the rim we could
see the Indians circling around, shoot
ing occasionally and singing their
early morning love-songs.
All we got away from camp with
was II guns and ammunition. The
, 1925-03-25
Long Prayer Reminds J. D. Woodruff
of Close Call in Buffalo Wallow
O.. d. Woodruff

l was practically forced recently to listen to a very blatant. long
drawn out Methodist prayer in which God was advised as to what
lie ought to do, and asked to change His plans to conform to
the ideas OF His self-appointed agent. 1t reminded me of a little Incl
dent that happened up north of the Carks Fork of the Yellowstone
in the early days of Wyoming before irrigation bitches, sweet clover
and alkali boys married the landscape.
do not remember the year but, anyway, fout OF us trappers,
Fob Anderson, Jimmy Lysite, myself and another unnamed man.
we're camped in some tall sagebrush in a coulee running up north
from the river.
In the morning, about sunup, we discovered that there was a
war party Of Cheyenne Indians present and that they had our
horses and evidently were looking for us.
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chain that binds Doc Phillips to the
hearts Of the people Of this region.
o. b. Mann, Of Meeteetso, states
that after the Doc was almost seven
ty years of age, he still retained his
ability rs n hrst-class cowboy, and he
rode the range with the best of them.
Practically nothing is known of Mel.
son Phillips antecedents. Married or
single, orphaned or blessed with par.
ents to rear him, no one seemed to
know. His religion, apparently, wa
the great brotherhood of man, and he
lived up to his religion. Square, de
voted to all things that made men
real men, he lived, worked, and play.
ed himself into the hearts Of all who
knew him, and Park County, and the
west, psofited through his ster.
ling worth and citizenship.
, 1925-03-25

Indians had much respect for our
bullets because when n arrived from
the wallow it almost every time told
a story, but it vas natural to suppose
that it would only be n matter of
time when they could get US without
much danger to themselves.
They held us there three days and
nights. Things commenced to look
serious, and NJ matter how brave or
reckless n may be when he is out
and free, full of live and pep and
don't give n damn, a long drawn out
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Watkins Sells 4,500
Sheep-BiAings Buyer

S. A. Watkins, one of the pioneer
sheepmen of this vicinity, has dispos-
ed of his sheep, $500 in all, to Frank
Heinrich. who win trail the ewes and
ship Vie lambs to the Crow reserva-
ton in Montana. The deal was made
, 1925-03-25
Gwendolin Ludkins Die

Many people here will remembe-
Gwendolyn Ludkins, a niece of Henry
Goudreau, who left here to reside in
Casper about three years ago, and
will deeply regret to learn that she
died at Midwest, following an oper-
alton for appendicitis, a few days a
go, Miss Ludkins was sixteen year
of age, and was the eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ludkins.
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LIVINGSTON VETS
ENTERTAINED HERE

Livingston members Of H. G. Kess-
Ter post, United Spanish War Yeter-
ans, and of the auxiliary, were guests
Saturday evening Of Bozeman men,
bers of that organization at a dinner
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Watson On Black avenue north. After
the dinner, a social program was en-
jOyed. Later the men repaired to the
home Of Rhesis FTansham and the
women to the Acc Harding resi-
dence, where respective business ses-
siOns were held and several new mem
bers enrolled. Routine matters dis
posed of, the U. S. w. V. members
rejcined their auxiliary members at
the Harding home, where all remain
ed until train time. Among the Liv-
ingston visitors were Nh. and Mrs. A.
P. Lyle, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis feathers,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Wolf and daugh-
ter, Mrs. H. J. Reese, Mrs. Peter
Bolt, and Mrs. H. L. Minor and two
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The game resulted in a score Of Is to
0 in favor Of Belgrade.
Miss Viola Clark entertained the
Westminster Guild at her home Sun
day afternoon. There was a very
good attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mcdonald
went to Missoula last week to visit
Mrs. McDonald's brother, James
KeOwn, who is in the hospital there.
Mrs. M. G. Smiley entertained the
Bridge club at her home on Weaver
street. High score went to Mrs. q.
R. Grogan. At the close Of the after
noon refreshments were served.
Mrs. Mary Barnham has left for
her home in Kansas City, after
spending the summer with her daugh-
ters, Mrs. George Reinig and Mrs.
Glen Skinner.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid met
Thursday afternoon at the church
with Miss Ella Hall presiding during
the business session. Committees
were appointed to have charge Of the
serving of refreshments during the
winter. The ladies spent the after
noon tying a quilt for the bazaar.
Mrs. Orr read a letter from a friend
in the Philippine Islands and Mrs.
Clark read the Scriptures and gave
a prayer.
The regular meeting Of the Bel
grade Woman's club was held Tues
day evening with Mrs. Louise FabeJ
and Miss Marlborough as ~hostesses
Roll Call was answered by humorous
quotations. Miss Hall and Mrs. R. w
Orr had charge of the lessons. A
short talk was given by MRS. Merricl
on the capitol building at Washing.
ton. At the close Of the evening re
freshments were served, The mex
meeting will be at the home Of Mrs
C. J. Berg on Weaver street, Tues
day evening, October q.
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ole News from Gallatin County
~ From our Special Correspondents ~

Miss Olga Parker is suffering with
an attack Of German measles this
week.
Mrs. Mary CrOwder and Mary Hop
kiDs spent Saturday in Butte, shop
ping.
Newell Miller eft Tuesday morning
for Belgrade, where he will spend
some time at the Jacob Miller ranch.
Jimmy Lower and Homer Morrison,
Of Sappington, spent Saturday here
Visiting friends.
Earl Parks, Jr., was a passenger on
No. Is to Butte Saturday morning.
He returned On the midnight train.
Miss Ella Taylor spent the week
end in Manhattan with friends and
relatives.
Mrs. William Cook and daughter,
Caroline, Of Central Park, are spend
ing a few days here, at the home Of
Mrs. Ella Conklin.
J. ]. Caps went to Butte Saturday
morning and spent the day attending
to business matters. He returned on
the midnight train.
Miss Sarah Cook returned Friday,
after spending a week in BOzeman
visiting at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. Leon Ballantyne.
Miss Knutson of BOzeman, the
county nurse, was in town Tuesday.
She spent several hours at the local
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Archer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Beam and family and Glen
Beam were dinner guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. W.. Beam Sunday.
Mrs. James HOrth and daughter
Marcine, Of Los Angeles, Cal, who
visited here several days en- route to
Bozeman, left Thursday morning.
Orval Bach, of the U. S. Veterans
bureau cf Helena, mOtored to Will
low Greek Tuesday and spent several
hours at the ]. w. Beam home.
Miss Freida Davis is sick this week.
Jimmie KOlvarous Of Butte spent
the week end at the B. P. Archer and
A. E. Halves homes.
There will be q New Time dance at
Fredericks hall Saturday night, Oct.
"a. The Pony orchestra will furnish
the music.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Dreweicke and
Miss Vivian Bergh motored to Logan
Saturday night to attend the dance
at the high school gym.
Misses Isabelle and Marjorie Fla
herty and Howard and Burnard Payne
and Thomas Apple were Sunday Wis
itOrs at the George Cook home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Ballyntine and
two children of Bozeman spent Tues
day at the home Of Mrs. Ballyntine's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Cook.
Bernice and Robert Nelson and Miss
Florence Burns, who are students at
Montana State college, spent the weeS
end at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Nelson.
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George Stublar motOred to BOzeman
on business Monday.
Nh. and Mrs. E. Owens were callers
in Bozeman one day during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Struckman were
Livingston callers between trains
Monday.
Bernhard Werner delivered a load
Of dressed pork to the Bozeman mar
kets Friday.
Miss Helen Richie, teacher of the
local school, spent the week end in
Bozeman.
During the snowstcrm, the hunters
of this vicinity were busy in the near
by hills looking for deer.
Richard and Harold Button Of Boze-
men spent a couple of days with their
grandparents, Ma. and Mrs. j. L.
Wells, here, during the week.
Word has been received here Of the
birth of a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs,
SOrensen of WilsalL. Mr.. and Mrs.
S%orensen were formerly Of this vi
cinity.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Christie visited
at the w. S. Christie home Sunday.
Mrs. Lon Dwight spent the week
end in BOzeman, returning to the
mill Sunday evening.
Elmer Kinnegard took his uncle,
viii Maxwell, to Bozeman this week
to consult a doctor.
Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Hampton drove
to Belgrade Sunday and spent the day
at Uncle Sam Hampton's.
Mrs. George Brown and daughter,
Nellie, r enjoying a visit at Clyde
Park with her daughter, Mrs. Virgil
Terry.
E. L. Donohue and George Duncan
Of the Bracket Greek mill were out
hunting Sunday and each brought IN
a fine buck deer.
Ed Foreman of Bridger and Fred
Anger of the Flathead ranger sta
tons + doing patrol duty at Buffalo
Horn during the hunting season.
Mrs. Wallace Johnson attended the
funeral Of Mrs. s.. S. Harding in BOze-
man Saturday. They had been neigh
bors before the JohnsOns moved to
the ranch.
Clark K~innegaard, who has been on
the Defields ranch the last two years,
is moving his household goods and
machinery to a ranch in the valley
near Bozeman.
jim Christie, Walter Simpson, and
Raymond Kinnegard drove a large
bunch Of cattle through the canyon
this week. The cattle had been sold
to The KOpp company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Wethren Of
BOzeman are at the Rice ranch assist
ing in the care Of her father, o. M.
Rice, who is seriously i'll with pneu-
mOnia.
Uric SheIhammer, who has been
working on the HargrOve ranches up
Spanish Greek since August, has re-
turned to- make his home at the J. Y.
WOosley ranch this winter.
o. J. Defields, who has been at
Electric, Mont, for the last two years
supplying milk to the Gardiner and
Mammoth camps, has returned with
his herd Of milk COWS to his ranch at
Sedan.
A few Of the Canyon people who
transacted business in BOzeman this
week were Ole Oma, Mark Jacobs, H,
H. letters, G. R. Gallup, Bert Christie
W. S. Christie, Frank Zeeman, Mr.
Spar and Cressie CONF.
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. FOerschler made
a business trip to Billings last week.
OK. Moe, teacher in the Belgrade
schools, spent the week end at Dill
lon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bryan have
returned from Butte. Mr.. Bryan re-
ports his sister as some better.
George Barnard Of Helena has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Roy Nc
Auley, and son, Wayne Barnard.
Harvey Biggs and son, Hugh, have
returned from IN unsuccessful hunt
ing trip up the West Gallatin.
Emil Etan, who is employed at
Gardiner, spent last week visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Etan.
here, and his wife Us Bohemian
Mrs. Harry Swingly and daughter
have returned to their home near
Livingston after visiting her parents.
Mr.. and MRS. George Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Stephenson en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs.. Charles Ben
Of Bohemian, and Nr. John Hunf
dinner Thursday evening
The Belgrade high school foofban
team played The Manhattan team. a.
the home grounds Friday Afternoon