, 1925-02-26

dog telling to go home at once. The
poor beast, unable to understand why
when his master was helpless and
bleeding, he should be sent from him,
SUNK away, and disappeared. For
hours he was gone, when suddenly
he returned to the wounded man in
the canyon. Realizing that the dog
had not gone to- the ranch, as he had
meant him to do, and had perhaps
been at the sheep wagon, Mr.. Doug
las secured a green pine limb and
calling the dog to him, he proceeded
to whip the animal. This time the
dog went to the Richards ranch, and
when about $3.50 p. m. he came
sneaking in, meo at the ranch,
thinking he had left the herder,
caught him with the intention of
whipping him to make him return,
discovered that on his neck was a
handkerchief, and upon Investigation
discovered the note. Mr.. C. A.
Richards Immediately jumped into
his a and flew up town for assist
ance in finding the injured herder.
He was accompanied by Max Jourdan,
Charlie Burke, Bing Comstock and
another man whose name we did not
learn, and down to Rock Creek and
the Robbers Roost they flew. They
fired many shots, and shouted re-
peatedly in hopes that the man
would hear them and answer, and
not until long after darkness had
crept over the hill and canyon did
they locate the poor suffering man,
who besides being wounded was
chilled to the bone. But to get him
out of there was another thing. The
jagged rocks, perpendicular walls,
and rugged gullies made it imposs-
ible to even carry him out, so a gen
tie horse was brot from the ranch,
and at last with much winding,
struggling and scrambling, the man
was reached. In order that he might
be gotten out on the horse, the in
jured leg was rudely splinted with
small limbs OF pine, and he vas
placed across the back of the horse
and little by little the faithful animal
carried the wretched a down to
the open country and to safety. At
three o'clock in the morning they
reached the ranch, and two hours
later Claude Douglas was placed in
the UNISON hospital in Laramie.
where everything within the power of
medical assistance is being done for
him.
W. R. Hankins of Worland was
the guest of his daughter, Miss
Florence Hhnkins on Sunday and
Monday, going on to Rawlins Mon
day evening.
Fred Bray left the first Of the
week for Chicago where he will visit
relatives for a short time. He will
return in a ar.
A party given at the Beer Mug
ranch on Saturday evening in honor
of Washington's birthday vas a very
enjoyable affair. in which the old
and young combined in congenial en-
tertainment. Elsie Dolling and Ag-
mes and Ruth Scott spoke pieces be-
fitting the occasion, and Elsie imper-
sonated Betsy Ross in wonderful
style. Miss Hawkins had trained the
little people, and to her as well as
them is due much credit. After the
recitations were concluded. games
were played in which everyone Joined
old and young, fat and lean, big
and little. and the laughing that was
done bespoke the enjoyment, as they
played spin the Plate" Cross ques-
lions and Silly Answers, and Fish.
Birds and Animals. 1t was real sur
prising at intervals to learn from
some excited participant that a bear
was a fish, a robin an animal, Dr. a
sucker was a bird, but many of such
things happened. Just before mid
night a lunch was served which con-