, 1926-12-08

"A ah0 ShAAo IihCg wiz
are spending the winter at Holm
Lodge. entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Tex Wisdom at Thanksgiving din
ner. The VISIONS skied down as
far as Fifty Mile, where it began
to thaw and was too sticky to
travel any further. SO they walked
the remainder of the way. They
returned Friday to the Ranger
station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Spencer
spent Thanksgiving day in Cody
with Clifford's mother and sister.
They returned through the canyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Martin had
supper Thursday evening at the
Wapiti Ranger station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner spent
Thanksgiving at the home of Mr..
Wagner's parents on South Fork.
The canyon was open for travel
several days last week, but one
place proved very dangerous and
only the drivers rode through, the
additional passengers walking until
the danger zone was passed.
Tex Kennedy spent Thanksgiving
in Cody. making the trip to Grey
bull or Friday. He and Mrs. Ken
nedy took in the Thanksgiving
dance at the Codyum.
Roy Glasgow came up the river
Tuesday spending the night at the
Absoroka Lodge. The next day he
packed his outfit up Red creek,
where he will trap this winter.
Already he has caught six nice
martin.
Miss Lucille Beatty went to town
Wednesday for a visit with her
sister during the holidays. She
returned to the Yates ranch on Sum
day in time to start school in the
morning.
Morris. Thelma. and Talba Sim
pers spent the holidays on the
ranch. Ben Shippers worked down
in the canyon several hours helping
to make the road passable for them.
Mrs. Rumsey and daughter. Betty
went to town on Friday and left
Sunday for the east. They expect
to spend Christmas in Massachus-
|etts after which Miss Betty will be
located In New York City and Mrs.
Rumsey in their winter home in
Florida. Mr.. Rumsey will remain
for a short time settling up bust
ness affairs.
Ed. Magney spent Thanksgiving
at Absaroka Lodge. staying over
for the dance at the school house
Saturday.
The Thanksgiving dance at the
school house proved a very hilar-
ious affair, the occasion being a
hard time party. Some very ragged
and ridiculous were in evidence and
the wearers behaved as foolishly
as they looked. Everybody drop
ped their dignity and all had a rip
ping good time. The bachelors of
the river were hosts and as usual
when this is the case, there was
an ample supply of food to which
the dancers did full justice.
Much game has been drifting
down to the lower country since
the recent storm and anyone driv-
ing up or down the river can al
ways see deer or elk. A couple
mountain sheep have also been seen
on the rocky lodges opposite Alb
saroka Lodge.
Mrs. Jackson of Arkansas, for
merly a dudine at the PIP ranch,
has purchased the Montgomery
homestead and 1t is rumored that
she will start a dude ranch at that
place. Mrs. Jackson made many
friends during her summer on the
river and will be welcomed by the
people of North Fork. She will
put her little boy in the wapiti
school.
E. H. Jenkins new store building
is going up at a good pace and he
expects to have it completed before
spring. His business proved so
heavy that larger quarters proved
advisable.
Bob McGinnis, who has been
patching 1t with Harlow vandiverer
at the Trail Shop went to town
Monday for an indefinite visit.
Harlow vandiveer drove to town
Wednesday, returning to Wapiti on
Friday. He attended the "In the
Woods" dance at the Codyum
while there.
Audrey McClain, who is a student
In the Cody schools spent her va
cation with her parents on the
ranch.