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, 1926-04-07
STATE EXECUTIVES
TO GATHER AT
CHEYENNE In 1926

The governors conference will be
held in Cheyenne on July rs, states
a communication received Wednes-
day by Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross
of Wyoming from Governor Brews-
ter of Maine.
Cheyenne was selected follow
ing a poll of the governors re-
garding the staging of the confer
ence here or at Mackinac Beach,
Mich.
The conference will be largely
attended by eastern, southern and
western governors, the advices from
Governor Brewster stated. Its main
program will be to discuss the ode
marcation between states and the
federal affairs"
The governors will be invited
during their conference to attend
the annual Frontier Days celebra-
ton at Cheyenne.
Following the conference the gov
errors will be taken on a tour of
Yellowstone park. The eastern and
southern "tenderfoot' state execu-
tives during this visit to the park
probably will be initiated into west
ern life, riding ''cowponies" during
part of the tour of the park.
, 1926-04-07
YELLOWSTONE PARK TO
OPEN ON JUNE 18TH

According to Horace NJ. Albright
superintendent of Yellowstone Ma
tional park, who was a visitor in
Cody last week, the park will be
opened this year on June 18th, at
which time it is hoped that all
gateways will be cleared of now
and suitable for motor travel. The
railroads have been advised to make
their bookings on this basis. Gla-
cier National park opens June 18th
and Rocky Mountain park in Col.
orado June 1st.
Mr.. Albright is very confident
an increase in park travel. Yellow
stone has been gaining consistently
over a period of years, and the
superintendent car see no reason
why this season should not be the
greatest every enjoyed by national
parks.
Improvements in roads, trails and
lures for the sight seer goes for
ward steadily in Yellowstone. A
feature which is being pushed at
the present time is the saddle horse
trips. Equipment and stock for this
service has been made available for
several years, and its use is grow
ing by leaps and bounds.
Mr.. Albright is returning to Liv-
ingston after a tour to many Wyo-
ming towns where he talked X
tension, and he hopes to be in Cody
again before the 1926 season opens.
, 1926-04-07
MAY ELEVENTH CITY ELECTION DAY.
CHOOSE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN

AS provided for by statue, the
Town Council. at its regular meet
ing Monday evening, designated
Tuesday, May 18th. as municipal
election day. at which time a mayor,
who will serve for a term of two
years, and two councilmen who will
serve for a period of foul years will
be elected. According to the proc
lamation, the Town hall, will be
the polling place for Precinct No. 1,
and the Brundage Hardwa Co.,
for Precinct No. 2. The polls will
be open from ten o'clock in the
forenoon until four O'Clock in the
afternoon.
Roger McGinnis, L. Ebert and
Fay Hiscock are named as judges,
and Mrs. Glen Boron and Ben Ref
as clerks for Precinct No. 1. Mrs.
E. l.. Boulware, Walter Kepford
and Ralph Yates will act as judges
and Mrs. John Cook and Earl Pull
ley as clerks for Precinct No. Q.
At the present time there has
been very little election talk and
no tickets have beef placed in the
field for the city offices. The friends
of Mayor Trueblood have been urg-
ing his candidacy for another term,
and it is possible that Councilmen
Tinkcom and Thurston will seek
reelection. The council has sever
al incomplete projects at the pres
, 1926-04-07
CODY CLUB ENTERTAINS
HIGH HONOR STUDENTS

In keeping with a practise of
long standing, the Cody club, Mon
day entertained the honor students
of the Cody high school. To be
included on the honor roll, a
student must have a general aver
age of ninety or better in all sub
jects taken. The club had the
honor of entertaining to lunch sew
enteen pupils on Monday who were
as follows:
Evangeline Feeley, Lorene Baily,
Margaret Hardin, Bernice Loftsgar-
den, Donald Snyder, Mary Ann May,
Pauline Nelson, Margaret Greenwald
Florence James, Linnea Nelson, Ben
Newcomer, Elizabeth Thurston, Ed
win Black, Jane Carlow, Jessie Files
John Lewellen and Hester Wiltse.
, 1926-04-07
YOU DON'T SEE THE
PARK If YOU DON'T
GO THE CODY ROAD

The above caption is the head
liner of much advertising which is
being used this Spring by the Bur-
lington Route in advertising its
summer tours in the Rockies. The
current number of the National
Geographic carried a full page ad
featuring the Cody Road at Sho-
shone Dam, and leading off with
this statement: "They all SAY
You Don't see Yellowstone Park
if You Don't See the Cody Road"
The ad has some real sales force
in the statements regarding the
Cody Road. and should be a big
factor in popularizing this entrance
to Natures wonderland.
, 1926-04-07
CODY THEATRE
OPENED SATURDAY
tains Record Crowds on Opening
Evening-Splendid Building

Jas. w. Corder formally opened
Saturday evening, displaying to the
show goers of Cody one of the fin
est and most modern motion pic
tur theatres in the northern part
of the state. MAN on the Box a
master comedy featuring sgd Chap
lin was the initial program, and
the picture house was filled to ca
pacity at each of the two shows.
The new Cody theatre is modern
between the Vogel furniture store
and the Western Drug building,
it has a very advantageous loca-
tion. and the building was construc-
ted solely for theatrical purposes.
1t has a seating capacity for three
hundred and fifty-two people. the
seats being all highly upholstered,
and the building given the best
ventilation, and approved heating.
Two up-to-date Simplex project
ing machines have been installed.
which with the gold filled screens
gives one hundred per cent VISIBLE
ity to the pictures. Mr.. Corder
has added many other features to
his show house, which makes it
most attractive and convenient.
With the exception of the brick
work, which was done by Harry
Ramskill, of Lowell, the Cody the
atre is the work of local builders.
Algott johnson was contractor of
the building. and the wiring was
done by S. F. Flanagan and the
plumbing by Louis Lowe. S. w.
Wilson was painter and decorator,
and numerous men have received
taImost steady employment through
out the winter on the new building.
The store room which is to be
occupied by Jack Evans. jeweler,
is one of the niftiest in
town, and will give him ample OPP
p%ortunity to display his line of
jewelry and novelties. Mr.. Evans
expects tt be located in his new
quarters within the next few weeks.
, 1926-04-07
EX-SERVICE MAN SENT
TO U. S. HOSPITAL

Earl Pulley left this morning for
Fitzsimmons hospital. Denver. Colo
RADIO, with Herman Wanner, a young
~ex-service man. who has developed
ailments which necessitates imme-
diate operation. Wanner has been
employed on the road construction
work in Shoshone canyon. He has
once before been cared for at the
government hospital.
When his condition became ap-
parent, and an immediate opera
ton was necessary, members of
the local Legion post got busy and
stretched the governmental red tape
to the limit by procuring transpor-
tation for the young man from
the Casper office by telephone, and
without the necessary discharge pa
pers, which are at Omaha, and
which ordinarily would take at least
r two weeks to get here.
, 1926-04-07
WORK PROGRESSING ON
PIONEER DANCE HALL

Work is progressing steadily on
the new dance floor which is be-
ing laid under the Cody Drug store.
and the first floor has already
been laid. The contractors, w. R.
Lieb & Son, expect to complete the
work about the first of May. There
is considerable remodeling to be
done besides the floor work. such
as the provision of rest rooms at
the front, installation of toilets.
orchestra stand and many other
features which are to make this
dance hall up-to-the-minute in every
, 1926-04-07
MAKING SURVEY OF
TRANSMISSION LINE
FROM SHOSHONE DAM

H. c. Chapel of Casper and H.
B. Waters of Salt Lake were here
OIL Tuesday and Wednesday, looking
over the territory relative to a
power transmission line through the
Basin. These gentlemen are connect
ed with a number of power COM
panies and If the various towns
of the Big Horn Basin car o
sumo enough juice it may be pos
sible that a transmission line will
be built from the dam at Cody
through the Basin to Riverton and
Lander. The survey being made by
these men is a preliminary one
and will be gone into further If
conditions warrant. Mr.. Chappell
is well known in this section, hav-
ing formerly resided at Greybull.-
Basin Republican.
, 1926-04-07
EASTERN STAR GIVES
EASTER PARTY FOR
THEIR CHILDREN

About forty-five young folks, the
children of members If Cedar Chap
ter, Eastern Star, were entertained
on Saturday at the lodge hall to
an Easter party. which has become
an annual event for the local chap
ter.
The kiddies played games, etc.
and were served with ice cream
cake and Easter candy. Mrs. Lulu
Hall. who takes a great deal of
interest in this event, presented
each youngster with an Easter pre-
sent.
, 1926-04-07
R~OBINSON-H0WE
WEDDING TONIGHT
Pretty Home Wedding-Weds
Young Civil Engineer

The home of DR.. and Mrs. l..
Howe will be the scene of a pretty
wedding this evening when their
daughter. Electa, becomes the bride
of Mr.. Thomas W. Robinson, of
Aladdin, Wyoming. The ceremony
will take place at 1880 O'Clock,
with the Rev. A. H. Beatty of the
Episcopal church reading the SER
vice.
The bride is to be dressed in
light blue and pink georgette, trim
med with lace, silver slippers and
stockings and boue tulle around her
hair. She will carry a bridal bou-
quet of white baby breath and
pink carnations and will be attend
ed by her sister, Miss Gertrude
Howe, gowned in pink taffeta. Geo.
Pfrangle, brother-in-law of the bride
will act as best man. The father,
DR.. L. Howe gives the bride away
amid a setting of large ferns.
Mrs. Henry Pool will play the
bridal chorus as the bride and
bridegroom appear and after the
ceremony Miss Edith Ward will
sing "At Dawning." After the cere-
mony Mrs. j. H. Patrick and Mrs.
Roy Archer will serve a buffet din.
|ner.
The bride needs no introduction
to Cody people. She has grown to
womanhood here, was educated in
the Cody high school and later
took special normal training. She
is an accomplished young lady and
held in high esteem by her many
friends and acquaintance. Mr..
Robinson is from Aladdin, Wyoming
and is a civil engineer, graduating
from the Normal school at Spear
fish, South Dakota. and the school
of Mines at Rapid City. South Da-
kota. He is now employed as a
Junior hydraulic engineer by the
government and has an assignment
to Stockton, California, where he
will go next week. His bride ex-
poets to join him there as soon
as he finds living quarters.
The Herald joins the Cody com
munity in wishing these young folks
much succes and happiness in theiI
new life.
, 1926-04-07
CHURCH ACTIVITY GREATEST IN CODY
AT THIS EASTER IN MANY YEARS

The Cody churches, especially the
Presbyterian and Methodist, showed
time than in many years, and if
there ever was a movement toward
better church membership and at
tendance, Cody is enjoying one at
the present time. Easter coming
as it did at the heels of the three
weeks revival meetings was a
most opportune time to take in new
members, and for many to make
renewed pledges to their churches.
On Sunday morning at the Pres
byterian and Methodist churches
more than one hundred new men,
, 1926-04-07

ent time and feel rather loath to
leave their work unfinished.
During the administration of the
present council several worthy pro-
jects have been carried out. Cody
has been provided with an adequate
sewerage system, which is probably
n of the most worthwhile enter
prises to be carried out in Cody in
recent years. The town also owns
and operates its own electric light
ing system, and is showing a sub
stantial saving each month on this
project. A new street lighting sys-
tenn is now under way, as well as
the installation of city scales.
The last two years of the present
council have been filled with many
hours of arduous work, many meet
ings have called for a great sac
riice of time on the part of the
members That they are. willing to
serve again is an indication that
they have the best interests and
development of the town at heart.
Whether they are reelected or
not, the town is indebted in a very
great extent, to DR.. R. c. True
blood and the board, for the pro-
jects above mention, which are in
dispensable. even though expensive,
to a growing and thriving commun-
ity.
, 1926-04-07
COUNTY COVERED WITH HEAVIEST
SNOW BLANKET OF ENTIRE WINTER

Old man winter staged a real
comeback at Easter time. and with
snow falling continuously for al
most t~hirty-six hours, the ground
is covered to a depth of about six
inches, representing the largest
snowfall at one time of the entire
winter season. The weather has
not been extremely cold, and in this
part of the county the snow has
drifted so little, that traffic has as
yet been interferred with but little.
During the third week of March
a spell of real spring weather was
enjoyed, the temperatures were
, 1926-04-07
BURLINGTON WILL
BUILD CROSSINGS

The Burlington is planning two
bridges over their track on the
highway that will be built this
summer. One of the proposed
bridges is north crossing at Cover
Cut and the other is three miles
south of Thermopolis. Building the
new overhead crossings the rail-
road will be Strengthened and made
"a great deal safer. Very serious
accidents have happened at both of
the old overhead crossings, which
are on curves and the new plan
will partly eliminate these curves.
, 1926-04-07
TAGGART BEST BIDDER
CODY CORBETT ROAD
Work VIII Start in Abou Month
@$51,117.4O Bid for Grading
and S%urfacing New Project

The Taggart Construction was the
successful bidder on the Cody-Cor-
bett project of the Cody-PowelI
road when the bids were opened
last week at Cheyenne. Mr.. Tag
CARTS bid was ~$51,117.4O, several
thousand dollars under any other
bid received by the highway depart
ment.
Charles NJ. Smith of Thermopolis
was awarded the job of construct
ing the new steel bridge across
Sage creek, at a cost of SIS, $40.
Mr.. Taggart was in Cody the first
of the week, having recently e
turned from California where his
family is spending the winter, and
states that he will oper-
atoms in about a month. Much OF
his equipment is near Pinedale,
where he completed a road project
last fall. and 1t will take some time
to assemble this property ana get
his crew ready for the new work.
According to the highway survey,
the new road is to be on h
straightest lines possible to the Cor
bett bridge where it crosses the
S%hoshone river. The project starts
at the northeast of the fair grounds
and follows the old road down past
the 1. N. McGuffey ranch, along
under the hill, and crossing Sage
creek at a point near where the
temporary crossing is now located
Thence it is to continue east and
north through a portion of the l..
Ebert ranch, and continue on n
r~ight-of-way secured through the
Pearson Bros. Ranch to the Corbett
hill. The grade at Corbett will be
lowered considerable, and the pro-
ject will include that portion of
the road across the river as far as
the railroad stockyards.
, 1926-04-07

bers were received, some becoming
members of a church for their first
time, and others by transfer from
other places. Easter Sunday, 1926,
was a time of great religious in
spiration and bespeaks much for
the trend of peoples thoughts and
minds at this time.
At the evening services at the
Methodist church. an Easter Cantata
Mrs. Ralph B. Hardin. The music
was unusually fine and enjoyed by
the congregations of both the Meth
odist and Presbyterian churches.
, 1926-04-07
MASONS BANQUET DEMO
LAY--WORK EXEMPLIFIED

The Masonic-Demolay banquet
held on Wednesday evening of last
week proved a very enjoyable af-
fair, when about sixty members of
the Masonic order and boys of the
DeMolay chapter sat down together
and partook of a bounteous banquet
prepared by the ladies of the East
ern Star chapter. After the din
ner the officers and members OF
Holy City Chapter, DeMolay, Cody,
eXemplified the degree work of their
organization.
l.. A. Buchanan acted as toast
master at the banquet n the ad-
dress Of welcome for the boys was
made by Alden Ingraham, the re-
Spouse being given by Paul r.
Greever for the Masons. E. "
Robertson was the principal speak
er of the evening and made a very
fine address. Horace NJ. Albright.
although a late arrival at the meet
fine talk to the DeMolays and
Masons.
The degree work was eXemplified
in a n which bespeaks much
credit to the young men of the
chapter. Sam Osborne, master coun-
ciler, has taken a keen interest in
his office, and during the past
winter has made the trip to Cody
from the Greybull, by saddle horse.
that he attend the regular meet
ings. Much credit for the activi-
ty Of the local chapter is due to him.
as well as L A. Buchanan, who
is chairman of the Masonic advi-
sorry committee, which looks after
the welfare of the DeMolay organi-
.zation.
Those attending the banquet from
the Meeteetse community included
e. P. Bowman, Thos. Osborne, Ru-
fus Wilson. Phil Pawley, ]. e. Ham
ilton and Ralph Smith.
, 1926-04-07

above normal for hat time of the
year, and the trees and %shubbery
leaved and budded, as did many
of the fruit trees. The storm this
week will have the effect of hold
ing up spring work to some extent,
but will mean much for range con-
ditions, where the ground in many
places was too dry for the proper
growth OF the spring range.
The sun is shining through to-
day, and the streets are slushy with
melting snow. Some heavy roads
are predicted with a real warm day
Or two.
, 1926-04-07
RED TOP STATION
MOVING THIS WEEK

". c. Buchanan is moving his
filling station this week from it's
present location at Fourth street
and Sheridan avenue to the corner
of Fifth street and Sheridan avenue
the move being necessitated by a
deal through which Dresback-Riggs,
Inc, the new Ford agency, becomes
the owner of the lots now occupied
by B~uchanan's station.
Mr.. Buchanan will move most of
his equipment intact, and will have
an equally attractive service station
on the corner to the east.
, 1926-04-07
LOWER GRADES TO
PRESENT CINDERELLA"
Promises to be Event Unusual
Sixty-three Children to Take
Part in Operetta

Cinderella or 1.-The Maid and
the Golden Slipper, is to be pre-
scented by the children of the lower
grades at the Temple theatre on
Friday evening, April 9nth. The
operetta has been worked up under
the direction of Mrs. E. L. Kirby,
musical director of the schools, and
will be participated in by more than
sixty of the young folks.
The story is taken from the
well known fairy tale Cinderella"
and the youngsters will be costum-
ed as fairies. brownies, flowers and
the characters of the story.
The cast is as follows:
Godmother -------Evelyn McGinnes
Brownies-Billie Bosler, Dominick
Feeley, Richard Frost, John Cav
throp, Bobbie Goldsby, Bobbie
Holm, Jimmie Lawson, Ray helms
Charles Shaw and Paul Smith.
Lily Shaw
Jonquils, Patricia Cox, Jean Newton
Chrysanthemums. Rachael Carpen-
ter, Patricia Greever and Evelyn
Murray.
Roses. Ruth Holm. Louise Johnson,
Dona Belle Jones, Helen Lieb,
Mary Maxon, and Marion Scholes.
Cupid ------------John Charles Ratliff
Sweet Peas, Ruth Davenport and
Katherine Rienecker.
Pansies, Alta Mae Markham and
joyce Rector.
Wood Elf -----------Frankie Jones
Rain Drop -----Alice Hardin
Bee Allen
Snow Bunnie NANCY Freeman
jazz Music --.--.----------Bill Green
butterfly Bell
Baby Fairies, Leona Carpenter and
Margaret Larson.
Cinderella --..---. Juanita Seaberg
Belinda .-...--..-.-------Lelian Scholes
Henrietta Elizabeth Freeman
Prince ------------------- James Ratllft
Murray Dempster, Robt. Cav
throp, Ralph Hardin, Edwin
johnson, Burge Kepford, James
Milstead, Lester Quick, Angus
Seaburg, and George Wallicker.
Ladies, Pauline Corder, Madeline
Crawford, Clara Evans, Elizabeth
Freeman, Dorothy Kohl. Ruth
Loftsgarden, Jane Maxon, Ruth
Moody, Lelian Scholes Ruth Ward
and Laverne WORKMAN.
, 1926-04-07
AT TUSCON

Announcements are being receiv-
ed this week from Tuscon, Arizona
of the marriage there on March
30th of Chas. d. Prante and Mrs.
L. A. Vanderhoff. Both of these
people are former residents of Cody
and have many friends here who
will be pleased to learn of their
marriage. Mr.. Prante has purchas-
ed a gasoline filling station at Tus-
con, and is said to be doing a fine
business.
, 1926-04-07

A. G.. Erickson, of Rosholt, So.
Dakota, arrived in Cody Friday and
will be connected with Dresback-
Riggs, Inc, ford dealers here. Mr..
Erickson is an experienced man with
automobiles and will make a valu-
able addition to the local firm.
, 1926-04-07
MRS. W. b. THOMPSON
PASSES AT POWELL

Mrs. W. B. Thompson, wife of
one of Powell's most prominent
business men, passed away last week
after an illness of but a few days
with influenza. Mrs. Thompson was
very well known in Cody where
she came quite often with her hus-
band.
, 1926-04-07

Mrs. Wilbur Tinkcom and chill
dren left Friday for Seattle, where
they will join Mr.. Tinkcom and
make their home. They were ac-
companied as far as Billings by
Mrs. D. A. Tinksom. Mrs. Arthur
Scholes and daughter. Marian, who
returned home Tuesday.
, 1926-04-07

C. R. Cobb, left Sunday. driving
as far as Billings and taking the
train from there to Stockbridge,
Michigan, where his mother is very
i'll.
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FLAPPERS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO REALLY FLAPpeD

George AIDE, beau bachelor Of
Hoosier bellies letters, is the latest
Of the literati to declare war on
THE Good Old Days..
IN effect, AIDE has decided that
while they NAV new be old they
never were so very very good, and
that fifty years ago, when legs
were limbs and were not mentioned
much less revealed. in public, there
were lots Of things hidden besides
human anatomy.
Pondering the visible virtues and
alleged vices Of the present gen.
GRAFTON, as q bachelor of his years
is apt to do, AIDES memory recent
~ reverted to the days of his ado
lescence. The result Of this retro
spection is an article appearing in
the September number of Hearst's
International Cosmopolitan maya
zine under the title "The Mushy
Seventies. The picture he draws
of the beaux and bellies of that
day. their customs and their cos
tunes, makes the short-skirted,
frank-spoken fiapper Of today
and even the drugstore "sheik"--
appear as the superlative products
Of evolution.
II couldn't forget the seventies
II l tried. AIDE writes. "That was
the time when our so-called civili-
nation arose tn the sublimest peak
Of wooziness.
woman, ever helpful. did what
she could to wooze the Western
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Hemisphere by affecting hoop.
skirts. bustles, chignons, nets, SUI
perfous fiounces. cameo broochesI
pill-box hats and useless parasols.
They certainly did carry mucN
strange rigging and were encourI
aged to perfect themselves in sim,
pering Alterations Of speech and q
snow-white innocence which now
seems positively antediluvian.
sand the beaux of that remote
yesterday! Ringlets and hair-oil.
gates-ajar collars and huge padded
cravats. spring-bottom trouserS
and box-toed boots! Derby hats'
lined with puckery silk, resembling
the interior of child's coffin!"
His characters thus established
AIDE proceeds to the manners and
customs. the poses and pretenses
that governed their existence. With
ruthless realism that strips all
illusion and romance from the cruz
dities and inanities of America IN
the mid-Victorian era, he builds up,
by contrast, compelling convicS
ton that today is, after all, about
the best time in the worlds history
in which to live. And as for the
fiapper-well, If there is any faul1
to be found with her, AIDE holds
the "mushy seventies" are to
blame. For, he says, "the fiappeii
Of today is simply the symbol Of
extreme reaction against tia twit-
tering mushiness Of fifty year,
\ n on