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, 1926-01-06

Cheyenne Wyoming-Fifty years
in Wyoming, 1875 to 1925-how
greatly economic development of
the p~otentialities of the region pro-
crossed during that period, yet how
little in contemplation of these po-
tentialities. Comparing development
which in 1875 had taken place with
development which since has taken
place, it may be said that half a
century ago the natural
of the territory had been but bare
velopment which has taken place
to date with the economical feasible
opportunities for development. 1t
may be said with equal accuracy
thai the natural resources of the
state have been barely scratched"
The assessed valuation of all pro-
perty in the state in 1925 was
$45S,657,326 A recent estimate by
the state geologist of the value of
recoverable minerals in Wyoming
was $151,624,96O,O0 If this esti-
mate be reasonable, the value of
assessed property in the state is
less than n third of 1 per cent of
the value alone of recoverable min
eral
Yet meagre as has been develop
ment in comparison with the eco
nomically feasible opportunities for
development, Wyoming's four pro-
ducing Industries, which are the
mineral, live stock raising, agricul-
ture and manufacturing, in 1925
output products worth $252,262,2SO.
That sum testifies eloquently of the
economic progress of the region
since 1875, when production prob
ably did not exceed $4,000, 600. The
increase exceeds $500 per cent.
Wealth in the state in 1925, as ex-
pressed by assessed property, prob
ably exceeded hat here in 1875 by
5000 per cent.
General Comparison.
A few comparisons to illustrate
development during the last SO
years:
In 1875 settlement in the terri
tory of wyoming was confined to
the towns and stations along the
Union Pacific railway, the little
town of Lander and the already
virtually moribund nearby gold
camps, South Pass and Lewiston,
a few score ranches close to the
railroad or the trail to the Black
Hills and 10 military posts and
camps. The latter, chiefly in cen
trail and northern Wyoming, were
white civilizations only outposts in
these regions. The white population
of the territory then did not ex-
coed $1,000, of which perhaps nine
tenths was strung along the rail
, 1926-01-06
FERTILE VALLEY WATER
ASSESSMENT LOWEST OF
ANY DITCH In COUNTY

A water levy of seventy-five cents
per acre was levied on Fertile
Vally lands for the season of 1926.
at the annual meeting held in Cody
Saturday. which represents the low
est water and maintenance charge
made by any irrigation company or
district in Park county.
The presidents report discloses
that the Fertile Valley canal COM
pany has had a very successful
year, and that although a serious
break occurred in the big flume, the
expense of rebuilding was cared
for from the receipts of the %associa-
ton with the exception of 5000. 90.
The levy of 75c per acre for 1926
is expected to care for the running
expenses of the ditch, and also to
pay off the 5000 item of last sea-
son.
E. M. Ballinger was reelected
president of the company. with Jack
Dietrich, clerk, and Frank Wilson,
treasurer. Mr.. Dietrich and e. M.
McMullin are the two members of
the board to serve with Messrs.
Ballinger, Dietrich and T. F. King,
hold over members.
, 1926-01-06
AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR The MORRIS RANCH
RESULTS In DEATH OF BARBARA KELLEY
sHERWIN CAR GOES INTO DITCH WHEN CROWDED FROM ROAD
BY AUTO DRIVEN BY JACK MORRISON = JURY RETURNS
VERDICT CHARGING CARELESS DRIVING

Little Barbara Eleanor Kelley, six year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. +. Kelley O Waptf, a instantly killed about four O'Clock Tues
day afternoon, when a car driven by w. G. Sherwin of Wapfti, went
into a ditto is a result of aconision with a al owned and driven by
Jack Morrison of Cody. Mrs. Kelley, who a also a n occupant of the
car with Mr.. Sherwin, escaped injury as did the driver. Morrison re-
turned to the scene Of the accident and brought the mother and daughter
to a doctor. but death must have can almost instantly to the little
body which a badly crushed.
A coroner's inquest conducted today by Coroner w. P. Tucker of
Powell, and Attorney Paul r. Greever, acting in the absence of County
Attorney McElvain, rendered the following verdict:
We. the jury duly sworn n empanened according to law to
inquire into the death of n Barbara Eleanor Kelley, do find that
deceased came to her death by being thrown from the ar of WyHe
G. Sherwtn, and being crushed underneath said car while travelling
IN the Northfork road from Cody, Wyoming, to Waphi, Wyoming, o
the 9Th day of January, 1926. at about threethirty o'clock I. m of
said day.
The jury further finds that said Barbara Eleanor Kelley
thrown from the cal o the said Sherwin when the Sherwin ca a
struck by a car owned and driven by Jack Morrison, the Morrison
car hitting the Sherwin car in such a way IS to throw sadc "a of
the said Sherwin into a ditch on the right hand side of the road, in
such a way as to throw the said deceased from the ar and under
meath the same, causing lei to be u W and killed, and further
find that the al Of the said Jack Morrison was operated, controlled.
driven and propelled in a reckless, unsafe and careless manner upon
said road, thereby causing the accident N death in question in this
inquest
, 1926-01-06
YOUNG MOUNTAIEER
BATTLES ELEMENTS
TO ENROLL AT uni.

Midwinter, no transportation, and
his goal the University of Wyoming
hundreds of miles away, did not
prevent Ralph Heron, intrepid
young mountain climber in the
Jackson Hole country, from arriv-
ing in Laramie to register at the
State university for the recent open
of the winter term. Hundreds of
men and women students arrived
back in Laramie via Pullman and
automobile but to the ninteen year
old Jackson Hole lad goes the
honor of having made the first
and most difficult lap of his journey
alone and on foot
With twenty dollars in his pocket
and a small bundle of clothes and
provisions under his arm, he fought
a four day battle against snowdrifts
and billiards., finally arriving in Pin
dale approximately a hundred miles
from his starting point in the
Jackson Hole country.
Young Heron, in addition to more
than local prominence as a noun
tain climber, is also a frequent con-
tributor of outdoor stories to ma
tionally known magazines. He has
registered in the College of Liberal
Arts at the university.
, 1926-01-06
BELDEN'S PICTURES IN
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

In the December number of the
National Geographic magazine will
be see many cattle Genes, the
Photographic work of Charles ].
Belden of the IT ranch on the
Greybull. The pictures are used
in an article entitled 1.-THE Taurine
World" in which appears pictures,
some of them highly colored, of
every animal of the bovine spec
les known to exist on the face
of the globe. The article is I'M
usually interesting, and all the
Photographic work of high order.
AS an amateur photographer, MI.
Belden has few equals, and his
western stuff is sought by the
best publications of the United
States.
, 1926-01-06
POWELL DELEGATION HERE
TO SECURE FAIR FUNDS

A delegation of Powell business
men composed of Messrs. Roney.
Mitchell, Jump and Barnett arrived
in Cody this morning. and in com
pany with a committee from the
Cody club composed of Cook, Bell
and Phillips, will wait upon the
board of commissioners in an eff
fort to secure IN appropriation to
be used for premium money at q
fair proposed for next fall at Pow
ell.
Considerable activity has been
had on this project, and it is thot
that the commissioners will grant
some of the committees. requests
, 1926-01-06
VAST WYOMING RESOURCES ARE
BARELY SCRATCHED" IN FIFTY
YEARS THAT HAVE ROLLED ANON
Wyoming's Four Producing Industries Output
$252,262,28O Worth of Products
in Year Just Past

way, with 1000 in Cheyenne, the
capital. The Indians, theoretically
controlled, were still a menace and
in four-fifths of the territory a
white mans only patent to safety
was his rifle. There were five
counties, the smallest larger than
any New England state except Maine
the largest area about equal to
that of Maine. There was more
than six square miles of territory
to each white inhabitant.
In 1925 there is less than one
half square mile to territory to each
inhabitant. There are 23 counties,
with 225,00O inhabitants. There
are IA Incorporated cities and towns
ranging in population from 200 to
$4,000. Thinly populated as the
state still is, there are few o
mountainous areas in which it is
possible to get beyound view of a
habitation. The capital has L 1000
people; Casper, the largest city, U.s.
900. There is one oil field within
the area of which more than 5000
persons dwell. Less than one-third
of the states population is in the
counties through which the Union
Pacific runs. The Indians, only
about 1000 in number, are restrict
ed to a reservation and are innocu-
ous.
Transportation Development.
In 1875 the railroad mileage was
less than 500, of which $50 miles
was the Union Pacific line, the
construction of which has been the
cause of white settlement. In 1925
there is 1000 miles of railroads,
penetrating all counties except two.
In 1875 the only roads in the ter
ritory were the trails to the Black
Hills and the military posts and
camps, the old immigrant trails, the
trails paralleling the railroad and
those leading to the few scattered
ranches. These trails generally
were merely parallel worn streaks
in the grass" there was not a mile
of "highway", in the present mean
ing of the term, in the territory,
In 1925 there are approximately
$4,000 miles of road, of which state
highways constitute 3,137 miles. In
some instances construction cost
ran as high as $4,000 a mile. The
deepest, most rugged canons in the
state are penetrated by double
track highways as smooth and al
most as level as boulevards.
In 1875 the public schools in the
territory could have been checked
off, perhaps, on an individuals fin
gers and the pupils attending these
schools probably numbered less than
1900. In Cheyenne there was n
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, 1926-01-06
BELFRY WINS OVER
CODY In SEASONS
FIRST HOOP GAME

10 to 23 in favor of the basket
ball boys of Belfry, Montana, is the
way the score read after the first
game of the season on the Cody
floor Saturday night. The game
is a pre-conference match, was very
much of a practice contest for the
local boys. However, both teams
played good basket ball from start
to finish and the outcome of the
battle was in doubt up until the
time the whistle sounded.
Belfry played its regular team of
five men, while Coach's Sweitzer
gave each of his promising young
men a chance during the game,
playing eleven players during the
contest.
The Cody high lineup at the out
set of the game was composed of
Dallas Scholes at center; Lawrence
Walters and Andrew Martin guards,
with Earl Cogswell and Harold Kill
liam playing forward. Later on Don
Hindman, Jud Newton, Bryan Ed
wards, Wilbur Scholes, Walter
Scholes and Robt. Koenig, each
took turns on the floor playing in
different positions.
At the beginning of this basket
ball season Coach Sweitzer is build
ing an entirely new team, all OF
the letter men of last year, with
the exception of Earl Cogswell,
having graduated. There seems to
be some very good material avail
able, and a new team which 1t is
hoped will prove a formidable one,
is being developed. Too much can
not be expected of the basketball
team this year, but with another
season, the Cody high will be in
a position to step to the forefront
in both basketball and football.
, 1926-01-06
ONE THOUSAND HEAD ELK TO Be EXPRESSED
TO ELK GROWERS ASSN OF MASSACHUSETTS
ELK HERD ONE WHICH GOVERNMENT is DIsPOsING OF TO MAKE
FABULOUS PRICES ON MARKETS OF EAST

One of the largest shipments of
ming is scheduled to start on its
long journey to Middleboro, Mass,
according to the Sheridan Journal,
which recently interviewed Percy
Jones, president of the Elk Breed
ing and Grazing association. h
elk will go east by express from
Dixon Montana.
Mr.. Jones had just contaminated
a deal with the federal government
whereby his company purchased the
entire herd which had been propa-
gated and increased to the number
of approximately 1000 head. The
foundation of this band consisted in
1913 of 3S head of the antlered ami
mails, which were placed on the Ma
tional Bison Range near Dixon IL
years ago. At the time these ami
mails were placed on the govern
ment game preserve 1t was not
anticipated they would soon inter-
fere with the major plan of the
government, that of saving and
propagating the remnants of the
once mighty herds of American
bison.
More than 500 Buffalo
1.-THE government now has 52l
buffalo on the federal game range
at Dixon, and the rapidly increas-
ing numbers of elk made 1t nee
essary either that the latter be re
duced or that more range be Sc
cured for the better propagation
of the combined herds. The latter
arrangement is practically out o.
1.-THE question, as most of the lands
are privately owned and the en-
Iargement of the governments hold
ing sufficiently to handle the ell
along with other animals in tn
preserve would involve an expendi
ture on the part of the government
which would not be considered ju
dicious or advisable" Mr.. Jones sal
1.-THE wise expedient presented t
the government appeared to be tn
sale Of the elk, hence the move o
, 1926-01-06
COURT SUSTAINS CITY
In GASOLINE TAX CASE

BY a court ruling made recently
the injunction restraining the town
from collecting a gasoline tax from
the garages, as provided by ordi-
nance, has been vacated, the court
ruling that the tax could be legally
collected.
. This is a case which arose over
tie passing of a gasoline tax or
dinance last spring, by which the
town was to receive a one cent
tax for each gallon of gasoline sold
at the filling stations within the
town. Several of the garage men
combined to test the legality of
the ordinance, and the judges rul-
ing decides at least n of the
issues raised.
, 1926-01-06
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL
CONFERENCE STATE
EXTENSION WORKERS

The 18th annual conference of
wyoming extension department.
worker is to be held at Laramie
during the week of January 18th
to 18th and will be attended by
practically all of the county agents.
club workers and demonstration
agents of the state. F. A. Chisholm
and Miss Margery Eells, extension
OFFICERS of Park county will attend.
A full five day program has been
arranged with such speakers as
John t. Game, of the packers and
stockyards commission, Washington.
ID. C.; A. G. Crane, president Wyo.
university; Mrs. Rena b.. Maycock,
leader of demonstration work in
Utah; l G. Kinghorn, of the ex-
tension service of Colorado; Prof.
e. j. Underwood of Cheyenne; Will
heimina Jacobson, Wyoming extern
sion clothing specialist; Lucille Sher-
man., nutrition specialist Wyoming
extension department.; Prof. N. w.
Gaines, organization specialist Neb-
raska university; c. ]. Bayer, Ieod-
er of predatory animal work in the
state; r. J.. Kohn, state poultry
man; o. N. Summers, extension
poultry specialist: and F. P. Lane
county agent leader.
, 1926-01-06

the part of our company in acquir-
ing the band"
Special Express Trains
Mr.. Jones stated hat present
plans Of handling the Montana
herd contemplated special express
trains of ten cars each. Thirty elk
will be loaded in each car, making
800 animals in each shipment. 48
hours will be required for the Mon
tana-Chicago run and % hours from
the Windy city to Massachusetts,.
The elk will not be unloaded in
transit but will be fed and watered
and carefully guarded in the special
express cars.
Extensive Eastern Range
The Middleboro corporation has
$4,000 acres under fence in Massa-
chusetts and for ear has made a
business of raising elk for the meat
markets of the New England states
and elsewhere as desired. Prior to
the purchase of the Montana herd
the company had more than a thou
sand elk in the pastures, which con-
sist of grassy meadows. swamp
lands and timhered hills-ideal gra-
zing features for elk. 1t is intended
to increase the acreage as condi-
tions demand. Three acres to the
animal are allowed in the pastoral
calculations.
Elk Steaks Come High
I'VE conduct our e~lk-raising bust
ness much on the plan of the west
ern range-beef grower" Jones told
his auditors during his brief stop
1.-THE animals are fed in winter and
in summer If necessary in finishing
a fine steak proposition. Ordinarily
however, the native forage is suf-
fioient for all purposes. The matur
ed animals average from $50 tt
500 pounds at s~laughtering time ant
the average retail price is arount
SO cents per pound" The hides
horns and teeth of the animal!
bring fabulous prices in some case
it Is assumed.
, 1926-01-06
o
G. A. A
CHARLES

remembered very little of what
TRANSFERRED. She stated they had
not heard or seen the a until
1t appeared close beside them just
before the accident.
w. G. Shrwin, took the stand and
told of his mission to town with
Mrs. Kelly and little daughter. He
also stated that he did not know
of the presence of the Morrison car
until It was close alongside. when
he felt a hard jolt. and claimed to
have been forced into the ditch to
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, 1926-01-06
JUDGE METZ TO BE
HERE LAST OF WEEK

Judge P. w. Metz is expected to
arrive in Cody the latter part of
the week at which time he Will
probably set the docket for the
January session of court, and nay
make arrangements for the calling
of a jury in the near future.
The court docket for the current
term is off the press and discloses
a very ordinary number OF cases
coming on for trial. But sixteen
criminal cases are listed in The
docket, while So actions are listed
in the civil docket.
, 1926-01-06
AUTO ACCIDENT ON MAIN ST

The Dave ZONES car was badly
damaged on Monday evening, when
smashed into by the Lambert car
driven by Miss Louise Blaine. The
cars were parked in front of the
Ri"'to theatre, and when Miss Blain
attempted to back out the Lam
bert ear, she caught the Jones car
on the running board, pulling it
back into the street, and backing
the machine she was driving into
the cement policeman at the inter-
section. No n was injured in
the accident.
, 1926-01-06
NEW YEAR PARTY AT
GEO. GENTNER RANCH

Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Stafford. G.
P. Jr., Josephine and Brother Gent
ner, visited with their father, Geo.
P. Gentner over the New Year
holiday. at the home ranch on Dry
creek. The time was enjoyed hors-
back riding, hunting with hounds
and sleighing. Mr.. Gentner, Mr..
and Mrs. Stafford and the Gentner
children were callers at the Floyd
Noble ranch.
, 1926-01-06
J. H. PATRICK BECOMES
MANAGER HOTEL HENNING

J.. H. Patrick, manager of the
Burlington Inn for several years
during the tourist season, has been
placed in charge of the Henning
hotel at Casper, taking over his
new duties the first of the year.
Mr.. Patrick has had many years
experience in the Hotel business.
He and his bride, Mrs. Irma
Nordquist Patrick, returned last
week from a holiday trip to cities
of the middle west.
, 1926-01-06
Inuuest Evidence

Mrs. Kelley was the first witness
to be called ct the inquest which
started at 1880 p. m. She testi-
fled that she had been to Cody tc
consult a doctor about the health
of her daughter. and had made the
trip with w. G.. Sherwin of Wapiti.
Leaving town about 1880 p. m.
they hadl reached a point just be-
yond the Morris ranch mail box
when a car was eel to draw ur
on their left. The accident &C.
Cured SO quickly that Mrs. Kelly
, 1926-01-06
CHEVROLET ANNOUNCE
REDUCTION CAR PRICE

The Chevrolet company, through
its local agent, the Yellowstone
Garage reductions in the
prices of Chevrolet cars and trucks,
to take effect Immediately. Just
what the reductions amount to is
not stated in the advertising, but
it is probably a very substantial
one, as the tendency at this time
is downward in price.
, 1926-01-06
LIONS ENTERTAIN UNI BOYS

The Cody Lions club. at its regu-
lar meeting Wednesday evening,
had as guests a group of the Cody
boys who are enrolled at the Wyo-
ming university. When called upon
to tell of their work at Laramie.
the boys all displayed a real en-
thusiasm for the state university.
and are proud that they are enroll
ed there.
, 1926-01-06
CODY TRADING COMPANY
FISH CONTEST WINNERS

The Cody Trading company an
the winners of the Fish
contest which they carried last sea-
son a. follows. First prize, No.
81; second prize, No. 14S; third
prize No. ESQ. Those holding keys
with these numbers attached should
come in at once and receive their
prizes.
, 1926-01-06
o VS..

The volley ball team of the Lions
took the measurement of the VOL
leyers of the Fire department, in
the first contest to be staged on
the local floor this year. The game
was very well played by both teams
but the Lions seemed to gather in
the scores with the greatest dex-
terity.
, 1926-01-06
PINE NEEDLE BEAR
CLOSES TEMPORARILY

Miss Olive Fell has closed the
Pine Needle Bear temporarily, and
will go to Chicago soon to con-
tinue her art study. Miss Fell has
unusual talent and her work has
had a ready sale during the holiday
period.
, 1926-01-06
BUCK ANTELOPE FEEDS
FIELDS EAST OF CODY

For the first time in many,
many years, a buck antelope may be
feeding in tn fields of ranch
es east of Cody. This old veteran
of the Carter mountain range, has
seemd to take a liking to the L..
Ebert ranch. and may be seen al
most any day from the Cody
Powell road.
He is thought by the ranchers
to be one of the Greybull herd,
which has been forced to better
feeding grounds by his old age.
Miss Edith Ward leaves for Bill
lings today where she viii receive
medical treatment, with possibly a
major operation.
, 1926-01-06

Stanley Quick has accepted a po-
sition at the Home Supply grocery.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-07-29
DENHAM

Miss Gertrude Schoen is on the
sick list this week.
The Misses Agda Rundquist and
Gertrude Schoen returned home from
Duluth Friday.
Oliver Nelson and daughters of Min
neapolis, are visiting his uncle, Swan
Nelson, and family.
Miss Lily Lind of Duluth, is spend
ing two weeks vacation visiting at
the John Kroon home. ~
Joe Peterman of Superior, was a
between train caller in this vicinity
Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Johnson and
Clarence Carlson of Minneapolis,
spent the week. end at Nels Johnson's.
John Anderson of North Branch,
visited at G. M. Rundquist's from
Friday until Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. Oscar Lundell and children,
Robert and Irene, were week end
guests at the c.. Edw. Anderson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mailman and
children of Minneapolis, came Sat-
urday for a visit at the Benz. Hill
brand home.
Mrs. Kristina Peterman was called
to the Great Beyond" early last Fri
day morning. Mrs. l.. Janowsky and
Jerry Peterman accompanied the re-
mains to Chicago where interment
was made.
Little Jean Nelson, baby daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arvid Nelson, fell ON
sharp cover one day last week and
cut a cash across her nose which
necessitated the taking of several
stitches by DR.. Ehmke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lundell and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lundell
and family, Mrs. Hilma Sandberg
and daughter, and Rose and Alfred
Lundell drove down from Cloquet Sat-
urday evening to visit with old
friends, and incidentally to attend the
social at the Swede Park Lutheran
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Johnson of Pc
tersburg, N. D., are visiting Mr.. John
sons sister, Mrs. p. R. Overom
Tuesday they and Mr.. Overom and
Geneva Overom visited at Duluth ano
Superior. Wednesday accompanied by
Mrs. Overom they drove to Peterson
Fillmore county, to visit old friends
| and relatives until Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-07-29
RUTLEDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. Sandoz spent the
week end in Duluth.
Mrs. Burke was business caller
in Finlayson Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chich of Sturgeon
Lake, spent Sunday at the Guss
home.
Frank Guss and Lucher Scott were
business callers at Willow River
Tuesday.
Otto Schubert, Dave Van Reese and
Pete Mcnamara spent Sunday at their
homes here.
Donald and William Duffman VINO
are working in Mahtowa spent Sun
day at home.
Mrs. Duffman, Mrs. Sandoz and
Mrs. Guss were Sandstone business
callers Saturday.
Mrs. johnson and Mrs. Blomberg
both of Duluth, spent the week enc
here with the Blomberg family.
Mrs. Hippert, Mrs. Rondeau ano
Sarah who were visiting in Duluth
and CIoquet, returned to the Scott
home Thursday.