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, 1925-03-04
K. OF P. MINSTRELS
TEMPLE FRIDAY MITE
BLACK Face Comedians will Enter
tain Cody Audience al Temple
Friday Night

Hear them sing and play, hear
them joke and see their funny faces
at the Temple theatre on Friday
evening. The X. p. black face
comedians and minstrels will be
here for one day only. The stage
is all set for the big time and Major
Hopes states hat he will have his
claw hammer and white front all
dolled up for the occasion M will
see hat the fun makers are all
working 100 per cent. -
The X. p. band and orchestra will
furnish a goodIy part of the pro-
gram and have been working on
some new music and will give n
program which in itself will be
worth the money. We are not go
ing to tell you of all the pleasant
surprises which will be u if you
attend. but would just like to re-
mark that you cannot afford to
pass up this home talent production
which will furnish more ~side-split-
ting laughs han anything which has
come to Cody for many days.
, 1925-03-04
CASPER PEARL WHITE
WINS CHAMPIONSHIP

The Casper Pearl White team won
the championship of the Casper bas-
ket ball league and will make a
trip to Denver 10 attend the Rocky
Mountain tournament which meets
next week. The Pearl Whites won
their honors over the Methodist
team by a score of % to 21, in
one of the most thrilling games of
basket ball season.
The people of Cody will be in
in the victory of the Pearl
White organization, inasmuch as it
is composed to a very great extent
OF former Cody men. In the lineup
we find Frank Sonners, eldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Sonners, John
ME and Sam Neff, both former Cody
Hin boys, and Fred Layman, who
spent his summers in Cody a few
years ago while attending the state
university. Orion Neff, who is now
located in Casper, is also of the
Pearl White team and has parti-
cipated in several of their games.
, 1925-03-04
RAIDER GIVEN
VERDICT S3,S45.56
SUIT FOR DAMAGES ON SAGE
CREEK FLOOD INTERESTS
COURT FOR FIVE DAYS

The w. A. RAIDER VS.. w. R. Coe
damage suit, in which Mr.. RAIDER
was suing for $s,S00.3O damages,
alleged to have been caused by the
breaking of the Ferguson dam in
May last year.. terminated Monday
night when the jury returned a yer
dict of $3,635.70, plus interest
amounting to $209.86, in favor of
Mr.. RAIDER, the plaintiff. The case
was closely contested from start to
finish. Paul r. Greever and Meyer
Rankin We're counsel for the Coe
Interests while C. ]. Bronze and son
represented Mr.. RAIDER.
The damage on which this cause
of action was based was done on
May 5th, last year, when the Fer
guson dam, located on one of the
Coe ranches on Carter mountain,
impounding several acres of water,
broke at an early hour one morning
and the food waters swept down
the Sage Creek valley, doing con-
siderable damage to many ranches
located on the creek. In passing
through the RAIDER ranch the water
encircled the ranch buildings, filling
the cellar with water, the barn with
silt and debris, washing away many
of he outbuildings and movable
pieces of ranch equipment, and de-
stroyed considerable fencing.
Settlement was made with all of
the ranchers along Sage creek who
had suffered more or less damage
as a result of the flood, with the
exception of Mr.. RAIDER, the liberal
policy of the Coe interests in max
ing adjustments being very apparent
at the time. Mr.. RAIDER, however,
felt hat the settlement allowed him
by the engineers who had made a
examination of the damages
Immediately after the flood was in
to cover his losses and the
suit was instituted to O in a
greater amount.
Many witnesses were used at the
trial and a great deal of facts were
established by both parties to the
suit. Mr.. RAIDER had brought an
engineer up from Basin, while H. F..
Bell and Earl Lloyd, the former OF
was one of the appraisers
after the flood, testified for the Coe
interests. Mr.. RAIDER based his
for greater damages upon the
fact that owing to the damage to
his farm land and destruction of
poultry and crops, the improvements
on his ranch had deprecated to a
very great extent in value, and the
indirect loss to him was consider
able.
The jury for the ease was secured
Wednesday,. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday forenoon were con-
sumed in presenting the action and
OF Saturday afternoon the jury
made a trip to the RAIDER ranch and
to the site of the Ferguson reser-
voir. On Monday the case was again
up and went. to the jury late
on that day.
1t is possible hat the Coe inter-
will appeal the case, inasmuch
as they feel that the amount award
ed by the jury is in excess of the
actual damage sustained. :
, 1925-03-04
PROMINENT LANDERITE
VISITS In CODY

E. H. Fourt of Lander had bus
mess before the district court last
week in a probate case and was a
guest of the Cody club at the birth
day dinner in honor of the memory
OF Buffalo Bill Thursday evening.
Mr.. Fourt was an attorney in Ere
mont county when the Big Horn
basin was included within it's con-
and was the attorney for the
defense when a celebrated murder
case from the Southfork held the
attention of the whole of Wyoming
back in the nineties. Judge Fourt
recently came into special prom
inence as the author of a popular
song Where Rails End and Trails
Begin" which has been broadcast
the radio upon several occa-
1t has it's inspiration in the
historic and scenic West.
, 1925-03-04
STUDENTS
GO TO LARAMIE
WINNERS IN ACADEMIC CON-
TESTS WILL COMPETE WITH
OTHER COUNTY CHAMPS

Four students from the Cody
high school will leave Saturday
morning to enter into tn estate COM
petition for higher honors in ac-
ademic high school work. The finals
of he Cody High were held Mon
day evening at the auditorium in
the high school building with the
result hat Daniel Phillips took first
in voice; Leona Oeland first in
piano; Ernest Newton first in ex-
temperaneous speaking and reading
and lila Schwoob first in typewrit-
ing. Arrangements are also made
for the basket ball team to go to
the state tournament.
The music and speaking contest
was well attended by patrons of the
school and assembled in numbers
to almost fill the auditorium. Mary
Ward, Elizabeth Walters, Lawrence
Walters and Daniel Phillips were
entered in voice. Leona Oeland,
Carla Wagar and Wyoming Har-
differ were the contestants for piano
honors. Melvin MCGEE, Ernest New
ton and Raymond Ahlberg COM
peted in eXtemporaneous speaking
and also in reading. Ernest Newton
won in both of these events and
will represent the school in both
these subjects at Laramie.
The talent displayed in tins CON
tests was unusual and will no douL.
have to be considered in the state
meeting. Greater interest is being
n lie nj oynd nnnh unnV- In anaIArnfa o.
tainments and every encouragement
should be given to those who are
striving for higher scholarship.
Wins Gold Medal
Miss lila Schwoob, who will GO
to Laramie as champion typist from
the Cody high school is making a
remarkable record in this branch of
the work this year. She has an easy
record of 58 words net, without an
error, and has displayed even better
speed than that with less accur-
acy. The winner last veal at the
state competition made 60 words,
teacher, feels that Miss Schwoob will
have little difficulty in placing at
the state competition.
= Basket Shooters to Go
The Cody basket ball team will
go to Laramie to compete with the
teams of the state. Although but
two games out of four were won at
the Basin tournament, Cody played
a very close game with the Cowley
team, losing by but one score in
the last fraction of a minutes play.
Cowley having placed first in the
Basin conference gives reason to the
belief that the Cody High boys will
have a look-in at the state com
petition, and arrangements are be-
ing made for them to attend. The
expense of sending the boys to the
state meet will be about two hun
|dred dollars in addition to the
amount received from the state
funds. and a greater part of this
amount was made available by the
families OF the boys on the team.
, 1925-03-04

Dozens of witnesses have been
called by these officers, and in closed
chambers with Judge p. w. Metz,
evidence has been secured of a very
damaging nature, and it is not I'M
lively that the sheriff will be asked
to resign. Furnishing liquor from
the county vault to prisoners in the
county Jail, and getting drunk with
them is among many of the charges
which r being made. A checking
OF the liquor in the county vault
discloses that instead of fivz kegs
of high proof whiskey the sheriff
has about 70 gallons of very low
proof goods, some of it testing
nothing. while some of 1t runs as
high as 80 or 40 proof. The state
officers have sealed these goods and
may use it in their 81 against Mr..
, 1925-03-04

Rufus Wilson was a visitor from
the Meeteetse country today.
Chas. Hensen is home from Bill
lings where he has been employed
for several months at masonry work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Spencer of
the Wapiti ranger station came
down Tuesday and Mrs. Spencer
will remain in town for a few days.
The ladies' class of the Methodist
Sunday school met Tuesday evening
at the home of Mrs. F. A. Ingraham.
Mrs. Gothard Holm and Mrs. Vern
Buchanan assisted as h%ostesses.
, 1925-03-04

LOOMS.
The probable procedure which will
be followed in this last will be the
submitting of the evidence gathered
by Attorney Hagood to the Govern
or and her commission of law en-
forcement officials, and if it is
deemed sufficient for a criminal ac-
ton and custer proceedings, a date
will be set for the Park county
sheriff to appear in Cheyenne to
answer to charges filed against him.
While those actively engaged in
the case are very confident that
the evidence of w~rongdoing and
graft is sufficient TO secure a on
viction the hearing will be an i'm
partial one and Mr.. Loomis will be
given every opportunity to clear
himself of the charges against him.
, 1925-03-04
VOGEL AND DAHLEM
ASSEMBLING SAWMILL

J.. H. Vogel and Henry Dahleni
are busy assembling equipment for
a big sawmill which is to be To-
Gated OH Grinnell creek, and which
Will start operations as soon as
will permit getting into
that country. The road is now open
to Holm Lodge, but it is not likely
that the road can be opened farther
for a mont OIL six weeks.
h huge tractor engine, pur-
chased by Vogel from the Wallop-
Moncreiffe interests. is to be taken
up the river and will furnish power
the mill operations.
, 1925-03-04
TO COL. w. F. CODY

Long winding trails. grass grown and indistinct;
Years they've waited, but you come no more.
The forest things you loved keep rendezvous,
Expectant of your coming as of yore.
Your old mount wanders (where In yester-year
Together on the trails you made your way)
Riderless, on to where the dim trails meet
Thinking that you will keep the tryst some day.
Alas, they do not know that you still live
Esteemed and honored in the hearts of men,
And tho you come to them no more, you are
A living inspiration now, as then,
Marie Monteba Sarvaresy
, 1925-03-04

The bond election has been called
for Tuesday, March 10th. at which
time all free holders Chose persons
owning real property in the town.
OF Cody will be qualified to vote
upon the question of issuing bonds
to the mount of $40, 900, for the
purpose of purchasing from Geo. T.
Beck the distribution lines of the
Electric Company. 1t is the pur=
pose of the town, if the bonds carry,
to a k over the distributing lines.
at a price reached recently by two
appraisers, amounting to about
$4,000, and to hereafter as a NUM-
pality distribute the current pur-
chased from Mr.. Beck. The price
to be paid for the current to Mr..
Beck on a contract of n twenty
year period will be on the same
scale as used at the present time
for the purchase of current from
the government by the. town of
Powell. plus one-half cent per Kill
lomat. 1t is estimated that with
the greater consumption of the
town of Cody over the demand of
Powell, hat the wholesale price
will De about the same as that paid
by Powell.
1t has been stated, however, by
members of the council, that the
voting of the bonds will not neces-
sarily mean that the town is to
secure it's current from Mr.. Beck.
In purchasing a commodity of this
character, the state laws provide
that the contract must be let for
bid n should the governmen be-
come a bidder, it is possible that
the difference in price will be SO
great that the town cannot consist
emily favor Mr.. Beck in letting its
contract.
h electric light franchise under
which Mr.. Beck is operating expires
during the present year. At its
expiration the town will be free to
take on the government current
should it choose, or it can continue
to utilize h product of Mr.. Beck.
There is such a wide difference in
the rates charged for lights in Pow
ell inc the present rates charged
in Cody that it only seems air to
the users that some adjustment be
made. Mayor Scott Lyall is au-
thority for the statement hat the
municipal distribution of the cleo
trio current in Powell is paying its
own way, even tho the rates are
less than half that paid in Cody.
Cody uses at least twice as much
current as does Powell, and would
be able to buy at a much better
price from the government for this
reason.
Whether the town continues to
deal with the Shoshone Electric
Light company by the granting of
another t~wenty-year franchise, or
whether it wishes to take over the
distribution lines and purchase cur
rent from Mr.. Beck at a price in
excess of that charged by the gov
eminent, or whether it wishes to
deal directly with the government,
is a matter for the council and the
voters to decide. The mayor and
councilmen will present their pro
position on Thursday evening at the
mass meeting, and the result of the
election will decide at least n
point in the new order of things.
, 1925-03-04

Cody Day is being made a big
day in the town of Cody. tor sew
eral years these Buffalo Bill pan
duets have been held, anu many
admirers of the former scout come
TO Cody at that time to participate
in the festivities and assist the local
people with their program. Reyn
Leedom of Lowell was the principal
speaker for the banquet this year
and w. w. Gail, one of the clever
est after dinner speakers in Mon
tana. came down to give the proper
atmosphere to the affair. Geo. T.
Beck. a pioneer in the Easin and
an old "crony' of Buffalo Bill. told
of early days in this section with
his friend, and of the first and last
Indian killed by Col. Cody.
Three long tables were laid the
full length of the dining room, with
the Cody family. consisting of Jane,
Frederick and Billie Carlow. with
their guardian, Mrs. Geo. Wa1licker,
and Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Thurston
and daughter in the center of the
room. At each end of the family
S4OuP nClC Tic hohOlSC SucotSs IT,
gether with the administrators of
the Cody estate, S. c. Parks, j.,
and Hon. j. M. Schwoob. The eX
e%cutives of the Cody club and the
speakers of the occasion wero
grouped at the table IN the south
side of the great dining room m
in a corner of the room neal the
piano were those taking part in the
musical program. r. w. Allen,
president of the Cody club. presided
and introduced the several speakers.
A beautiful vocal numbers was
rendered by Miss Twila BerrinSer.
and piano numbers by Mrs. r. b.
Hardin and Mrs. l.. A.. Buchanan.
Mrs. Margaret Loveweli gave a
verse ITO Col. w. F. Cody by
Marie Monteba Savarsy OF Thermop-
oils, and Chas. WEIGH OF Cowiey
read a poem by his own hand which
was written to the great scout.
The talks by Messrs. Beck, Iced
ON and Gail were very fine. Mr..
Beck gave a sketch of the early
life of Bill Cody, how as 4 boy he
had been a bull whacker on a
.Seighting outfit, earning money to
keep his mother and sisters, and of
later years as a government scout
and Indian fighter. Mr.. Beck de-
scribed the first incident when Cody
had bee forced to kill an Indian
to save himself, and how many
years later he had met a famous
chief and slew him in single COM
bat to decide the supremacy of the
white and red man.
Mr.. Leedom told OF his early life
in Iowa. How he had come to
know Col. Cody while employed on
a small paper in western Nebraska.
Mr.. Leedom's brother, a Methodist
minister, assisted at the wedding of
Col. Cody, and was a close friend
OF the family. Mr.. Gail is a boost
er. He is a pep-i-tomist, and his
talk to the men and of Cody
was along community building lines.
He urged a greater and still greater
cooperation of the business men OF
the community in an effort to up
build and develop Cody. Mr.. Gail.
Continued on Page Five)
, 1925-03-04

R. 7. Baird. newspaper man of
Powell, made a trip to Cody last
week and interviewed the court re-
garding the sheriff scandal. Mr..
Baird a been one of Mr.. LOOMS
staunch supporters and would not
believe that the Cody papers were
%peddling anything but political
bunk" until he had interviewed the
Judge.
, 1925-03-04
STATE OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING
ACTIVITIES PARK COUNTY SHERIFF
Personal Representative of Governor Ross Here
Gathering Data Leading to Filing
Charges Against Officer

L. A. Hagood, prominent attorney of Cheyenne, and person.
al representative of Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross, in the inves-
tigation of the case of Sheriff W.. H. LOOMS, Park county's sher-
if, and Andrew Trixton, assistant law enforcement commission
ler, of Cheyenne, are in Cody this week and are carrying on IA
careful investigation of the activities of the county sheriff and
will make their report to the Governor after the entire facts are
obtained
, 1925-03-04
MASS MEETING CALLED THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR DISCUSSION BOND ISSUE
Property Owners will Vote Whether They Wish
to Operate Distributing Lines in Cody

A mass meeting has been called for Thursday evening, eight
o'clock, in the court room of the court house for the purpose of
discussing in detail the proposed bond issue, which is to be used
in the purchase of the distributing system of the Shoshone
Electric Light company. All those interested in the project
should plan to attend and get first hand information on the
proposals of the city administration.
, 1925-03-04
PEOPLE OF CODY GIVE BANQUET In
MEMORY OF LATE COL. BILL CODY.
Buffalo Bills Town Celebrates 10Th Birthday
of Worlds Greatest Scout and Show Man

The 10Th anniversary of the birth of Col. W. F. Cody (Buf-
falo Billy was celebrated in a very suspicious manner on Thurs,
day evening of last week, when over two hundred of his old
friends and admirers gathered at the lrma hotel dining room
to pay their respects to the man who played such a big part In
the developing of the west and the founding of the town of Cody,
Wyoming. The spacious dining room was filled to overfowing
and everything was done to carry off the occasion in a true
, 1925-03-04

The Jack Files family and Al
Melvin returned home Sunday from
Forsyth, Montana, where they went
with the body of ]. f. Files for
burial.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-12
DIR. BALDPATE's HELPFUL HAT.

Over Dr. George. A. Baldpate's e's mantel hangs a gold straw hat. This naturally excited the curiosity of Marion Welsh.
 Tt has a remarkable history" he admitted to her. Ut once saved my life by destroying that of another, Ten years ago 1 was experimenting for the Meriden-B -Brittania Co.,, on short -cut methods of electro plating, I had invented a bath in which one immersion instantly coated the sub merged object with gold, silver, bronze or any other desired metal.
 This tremendous discovery was suspected by rival companies. knew that they had their spies in our factory, men who would stop at nothing. If they could not get my formula I was sure that they would not hesitate to murder me in order to prevent it's reaching the market. suspected. particularly, a chemist who called himself Higgins, who shadowed me constantly.
 Things came to head in dra- matc way. l was bending over vat of my solution when noise attract ed me. I did not move but a furtive glance, out of the tail of my eye showed me Higgins who had quiet lv entered. I had on my straw hat at the time, that hat, With & swift movement I dipped it in the bath When I removed it, a second later, il was heavily plated with gold, solid rigid and perfectly dry. Such wa! l the virtue of my process.
 Higgins, seeing he was discover cd, sprang forward, whipping out { revolver as he did so. Before hC could raise it I had shied my hat a him with all my force. You know what the edge of a straw hat is like Mine was twirling rapidly. The saw like teeth caught him just above th' Adams apple, nearly severing hi ! head from his body. It was solit metal, remember. He met his deatl as surely as if he had stretched hi neck out to band-saw
 My company thought of puttini these gold hats on the market, but in view of the amount of gold need ed, decided that the overhead ex pense, so to speak, would be to | heavy"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-12
the O. O, and the O, k,

the O, O, and the O, K,
 There was also legitimate obs 1ection to having stage ringers enter the contest upon the score that the chief object was to exploit tho victory on the stage - In case of victory, A beauty contest should not be a method of setting the stage for a stage enterprise, so to speak. Broadway and Hollywood beauties should be forced to remain on Broadway or in Hollywood. and not disport themselves in a contest on the sands with amateurs.
 On the other hand, the said Broadway and Hollywood beauties might not look so wonderful on the boardwalk. The stage lights lend a happy glow to the scenes upon the stage, and there have been cases where dame of AS looked at least like sweet 25, The glare of the sun, helped by the reflection of the pure sands, might make a difference in even professional beauty.
 To connoisseurs of such things and most of us think we can qual- fly as such professional beauty has no remarkable points of superi- ority over the amateur beauties we have with us every day.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-12
"GO TO THE ANTS, VIE SLUGGARDSn

Lemmie Roscoe Cleveland is a scientist who has been making a special study of white ants and has been having an exciting time of 1t. He Is in the employ of the National Research council and has given the public q glimpse of his experiences in the Forum magazine.
 The Biblical injunction Is to go to the ants for instruction in industry. MT. Cleveland has done 1t, picking on the white ants. the most ad- vanced of the species. He tells us that the white ants had 1O0,000,O00 million years the start of man to evolve social structure and gives the impression they have made a very good job of It. Yet today. he says, their existence is practically unknown to the vast majority of human beings"
 These white ants build their cities in logs, stumps or houses buried deeply from the light of day. They do not digest their food them selves, having entered into per manent partnership" with a race of complex one-celled micro organ isms who inhabit their bodies and perform the prosaic labor of d. gesting food for them. The white ants live upon the micro- organisms after they perish from a hearty meal.
 Another group of the white ants lives on fungi. and have set apart portions Of their colonies for its growth, thus practicing species of agriculture. There are five social castes and each has it's appointed tasks in the community. The sol dier caste. constituting the stand ing army, have developed jaws 500 times as large as the jaws of the other ants. One of the problems be- fore the white ants Of the present generation, 1t appears, is how to eliminate the feeble minded, which is receiving close attention and is on the road to solution. according 10 MT. Cleveland.
 We can Hook down" on such in sect civilization" with quite a su- perior air. These ants, no matter how clever they may have become in the organization of their com- munities and cities underground, cannot conceive of the vastness of the planet upon which they exist. Human beings can. Yet the ants compared with the yastness of the world are no more inflnitesimal than man compared with the size and extent of the universe.