, 1925-02-18

hotel fur a short time sunday eve
ming.
C. C. Lands. contractor nn the
Pitchfofk oil we'll. came thru town
Sunday evening Oh his way I'D Their
mopolTs-
Fred Sessions has been at the
ranch this week fascinating his cat
tie.
Ned .Scovel MADE a trip to Clarks
Fork by auto Thursday and brought
home ~ fine Guernsey buil, pur-
chased by Don Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Hsindrick
OF Grass Greek were in town Mon
day in attendance at the burial of
Pat Florida. Mrs. Hendricks is a
sister OF Mr.. Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Travis and
two daughters, of Eagle Dome, were
in own Monday and attended the
funeral OF Patrick Florida. Mrs.
Travis is a sister of Mr.. Florida.
Charles Scovel, who until two
months ago operated the dairy at
10, and supplied the Inhabitants of
Grass Creek with milk, departed
last week for Story where he will
engage in the dairy business.
Mrs. s.. S. Florida, the aged
mother of Patrick Florida, came
down with her son George and wife
to the funeral OF the son and broth
er, who accidentally lost his life
in an automobile accident on the
Cody road.
Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. E. p.
Bowman spent the day with Mr..
and Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Salway
at their ranches south of town. Mr..
Williams has recently been making
a road over the rim into Buffalo
basin which will materially shorten
the distance to the oil field, and
incidently cuts off about Z or 8
miles of road from his ranch to
Meeteetse.
Fred Thomas of the Timber Creek
ranger station passed thru town
Monday morning on his way to
Cody to attend a meeting of the
foresters.
Our fellow townsman, w. w. Ben
nett. who accompanied his son Basil
and family to California last Au-
gust. returned Thursday by way of
Butte, Montana. Grandpa looks fine.
He says the mild winters OF the
Pacific coast are delightful. Not at
all like our Wyoming winters which
give us so many snow-balls. His
daughter, Mrs. Elliott, has a room
ing house in Fillmore. Calf. She
is comfortable located and is doing
well in a financial way.
Mis- grandson, Paul elise, who
served an enlistment in the navy
on he ship Minneapolis during the
war, after going to California with |
his mother last February heard the
call of the 'briny deep and re-
Paul made a good record |
during his first enlistment and extra
inducements were offered him to re-
enlist. He is now on the U. S. S.
No. 334, the fastest ship in
the navy and the pride of every
sailor. He holds a responsible po-
sition on this boat and is in line
for early promotion. This cruiser
is now stationed at SanDiego and
will probably remain there until
spring when the Pacific fleet
will start on a cruise around the
world. Grandpa visited some of the
war. vessels. On board he heard
the powerful radio and saw some of
the mighty guns. all new to him
and which he thoroughly enjoyed.
Margaret b.. Wilson (Grandma
WILSON, is with her son Dan at Fill
more, Calf. Her health is excel
lent but thinks she would like to
come back to Meeteetse where she
lived for 43 years.
Grandpa Bennet in company with
his daughter travelled up and down
the California coast and also Wis
tied Tijuana, Mexico. He is de-
lighted over the fact that he has
been on foreign soil.
His little granddaughter. Naoma,
ia growing very fast and is now at