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, 1926-12-01
STAMPEDE BALL
DECEMBER 10TH
TAVERN ORCHESTRA TO FURN-
ISH MUSIC FOR BIG SHOW
AT WOLFVILLE

With less than ten DAYS to go
plans are moving forward in splen-
did style for the Stampede Ball,
which will be given at WolfvilIe.
on the evening of December 10th.
President Richard and Secretary
'Dinty Moore" are making a tour
of the Basin this week, putting up
posters of the event, and from all
indications the ball this year will
roll off in the one hundred per
manner.
The huge Wolfville stadium is
to be used for the dance and the
celebrated Tavern Orchestra of Bill
lings. with a full nine pieces, WIZ
be on hand to dispense a brand OF
poppy music which will keep every
ones feet jingling until the wee
hours. Practically everyone has
heard, or heard of the Tavern boys.
and when the committee decided to
use this music. it was only after 1t
was voted to be the best in the
west.
The dance is to be real modern
in the fact that Wolfville will be
heated with gas This is being done
through the courtesy of the Rocky
Mountain Gas company which will
not only make the installation of
the temporary heaters, but will
furnish the gas free of charge to
the Stampede Association.
The Indians will be here and a
lot of other notables too. Judge
Metz just couldn't stay away, and
State Treasurer John Snyder don't
want to. Reyn Leedom, who u.s.
ually relaXes but once a year from
his combining work as secretary of
the Great Falls Chamber of Com
merce has applied for a leave of
absence from his new job, and IL
granted will come, possibly by air
plane. Both he and his charming
wife are regular guests at the
Stampede affairs. Dinty Moore
states he has some real surprises
for the occasion, and we are won
dering if Wyoming's lady governor
isn't planning to lend dignity and
charm to this occasion, before she
returns to the life of a private
citizen again.
The eats are not to be overlooked
Mrs. Will Richard being master-of-
ceremonies or this committee. She
will have as able assistants Mes
danes Ned Frost, Fred Richard, C.
R. Cobb, Dave Shelley and a num-
Der of other willing workers who
always are on hand to see that
Cody's Stampede guests are well
entertained and fed.
, 1926-12-01
CODY CLUB ENTERTAINS
HONOR ROLL OF q

Twenty-Five students from the
Cody High school, only two of
whom were boys, were guests of
the Cody Club on Monday, at lunch
con, and were given a very fine
talk, by Mrs. Agnes B.. Chamberlin,
who is acting as chairman of the
civic improvement committee.
This was the largest class ever
to be entertained by the club.
Those on the honor roll are only
students who are making a grade
of ninety or better in four subjects.
Those attending the luncheon in
cluded:
Jane Carlow, Clara Wager, Mar
garet Hancock, Pauline Nelson, Lin
nea Nelson, Doris Downing, Louis
Moore, Maude Greenwald, Lurene
Bailey. Florence James, Louise
Hardin, Alice Wilson, Ruth New
hart, Una McFate, Florence Ward,
ANNA Sue Rector, Dorothea Cox,
Margaret Hardin, Irene Bates, Allan
Langworthy. Minnie Martin, Mar
jorie Taggart, Bonnie Reigle and
Lois Cogswell.
, 1926-12-01
MRS. KATZENBACH DIES
FUNERAL AT POWELL

Mrs. WILDER Katzenbach passed
away at her home in Cody Monday
evening at eleven o'clock after a
lingering illness of several years.
Throat trouble which she has been
suffering with for the last two
weeks FASTENED the end. Funeral
arrangements were made at Powell
where she is being buried today.
Mrs. Katzenbach came to Cody
several years ago with her husband,
who is in the employ of the Tag
CART Construction company, and has
made her home here much of the
time since. Before her marriage
about eight years ago. she vas Miss
Mabel Maring, and resided at that
time with her parents in the pro-
ject town. Besides her husband
she is survived by two small child
rem. ages 5 adm 7, and a number of
relatives residing in the eastern
part of the county.
, 1926-12-01
HUSBAND ANNIE OAKLEY
DIES AT AGE OF 76

Frank Butler, the husband of
Annie Oakley, died last week at the
home of Mrs. Buffers sister, Mrs.
Hilda Haines, out of Detroit, at
Ferndale, Michigan. Annie Oakley
had died on November 8. Butler
married Miss Oakley when she was
sixteen, after they had engaged in
a shooting competition, in which
she defeated him. He was a noted
marksman, but never achieved the
heights which his wife reached.
Both the Buffers were for many
ears with Colonel Cody and toured
the world with the Wild West show
Mr.. Butler was 76 years old when
he died.
, 1926-12-01
LAWSUIT OVER o

A number of residents of the
Greybull were in Cody Monday, in
attendance of a trial heard before
c. A. Marston, of the Justice court.
which had to do with the owner-
ship of a horse until recently in the
possession of j. NJ. Baldwin. who
vas made the defendant in the
action.
Frank Thayer, foreman at the
Pitchfork ranch was the complain
ing witness and plaintiff in the
action. and claimed the ownership
of the animal which he replevined
last week. There were many angles
to the controversy which was not
settled definitely. A further hear
ing will be had December goth.
, 1926-12-01

all is a very practical water course,
with a very small portion of heavy
and expensive construction. A per-
manent concrete headgate has been
constructed 13 miles above Cody
and from year to year the old
frame headgates have been replaced
with more permanent structures.
OF the original canal, the flume
about Red Hill was probably the
greatest hazard the canal had, and
eleven years ago this was replaced
by a tunnel of considerable length
which gave the ditch the most per-
manency at that place. This work
was financed by a bond issue. the
last payment of which vas made
this year.
, 1926-12-01
ROD AND GUN CLUB TO
GIVE ANNUAL DINNER

At the meeting of the Park
County Rod and Gun Club, held on
Friday evening, January 18th was
the date set for the annual game
dance, and according to
present arrangements the dinner
will be held at the Irma and the
dance at the Codyum. These af-
fairs are very popular and the COM
mittee, headed by Monte Jones, is
making every effort to make the
1927 dinner the biggest and best
the club has ever held.
, 1926-12-01
JUDGE METZ
OFFICIAL COUNT
SHOWS HIS DEFEAT

Judge Metz didn't need any
paging early this week when the
word came from Cheyenne that the
official count of the votes in his
district showed that his opponent
C. l.. Bronze of Basin won the
Judgship by a majority of nearly
one thousand votes. The Judge
got busy. Something had gone
wrong and he knew it, and he start
ed out on a campaign to locate the
error before the official canvass
board at Cheyenne delivered to
Mr.. Bronze a certificate of his ell
ection.
The error was located in Park
county, where the official canvass
ing board had inadvertently given
Mr.. Bronze Judge Metz vote in this
county, and tailed to the judges
credit the vote accorded Bronze.
The error located. it was only the
work of a few hours for the county
clerk to secure a correct certificate
from the canvassing board and have
it on its way to the state capital.
1t is needless to say that Park
county wanted the judge to have
the votes cast here, and is glad that
everything has been Strengthened
out to his advantage. Getting beat
en- by more than a thousand votes
after o have been assured of
election is a blow that will almost
floor a Judge.
, 1926-12-01
PHEASANTS FOR
THE SOUTHPORT SECTION

A crate of beautiful Chinese
pheasants was received this week
from the state game and fish de-
partment at Cheyenne. consigned to
the Park County Rod and Gun Club
of Cody. The pheasants were Sc
cured through r. R. Rousseau, as
sistant state game and fish COM
missioner, and will be cared for
this winter and liberated in the
spring. Monte Jones of the TIE
and 1. H. Larom of the Valley
ranch have both made acquisitions
for the birds. and also Chas. Bel
der at Pitchfork.
, 1926-12-01

sin where the waters from the
Shoshone could be brought around
Cedar mountain and caused to ir-
rigate thousands and thousands of
acres of land in the valley below.
With this information, Gov. Beck
and a party of his business assoc
iates came into the Basin, and soon
were at work on thu ditch to be
known as the Cody canal. The ap-
~plication for a water right from the
state of Wyoming was made August
Z, 1895, and on March %, 1896,
an agreement was signed with the
state under witch the lands were
secured for colonization
The Cody canal enjoys one of the
first water rights from the South
fork of the Shoshone, the only
water permits having priority be-
ing those for the M. Williams
ranch, the E. E. Wilder ranch and
the Andy Martin ditch, which fill
ing was taken in the name of Will
son and McKissack. There were
several more small water rights for
land which now is included in Sho-
shone reservoir.
In 1896 the Shoshone Irrigation
District attempted a colonization of
the lands under the Cody canal, es-
pecially those on Irma Flat, which
at thai time were about the only
lands which were being cultivated.
A train loa of people were brought
west from Chicago, and were placed
on the Irma Flat lands that year,
among htem being Joe Vogel, who
is the only one of this group to
remain in the Buffalo Bill country.
During the year the promoters
of the project furnished horses, wa
CONS, machinery and food supplies
for their farmers, only to have the
entire bunch walk out on them
after the first season. Joe Vogel
remained, and today owns a SPLEEN
did farm under the canal. In later
years the Irma Flat was settled by
farmers from the Kewanee, ILL.,,
section, many of whom still retain
property interests and residences
there .
In the years to come the entire
project was developed and today
represents n of the most pros
porous communities in the state.
The ranchers practice diversified
farming, as well as feed small
punches of cattle and sheep, with
the result that complete failure has
never been known on this project.
With the building of the Sho-
shone dam and the forming of the
Shoshone reservoir many valuable
acres under the Cody canal were
included in the dam site, and this
property was purchased by the
government from the owners
The Cody Canal is about twenty
miles long from the head gate to
the Lower Sage community, and in
, 1926-12-01
CITY OF CODY
Office of the Mayor
To the Citizens of Cody:

November 30, 1926.
To the Citizens of Cody:
December 9Th is International Golden Rule Sunday. 1t is
sponsored by President Coolidge and by the leaders of all
faiths and calings. A representative National Committee urges
our participation in its observance and L am glad to endorse
their request.
Golden Rule Sunday is most appropriately placed midway
between Thanksgiving N Christmas. Its purpose is twO-fold
To awaken Ii s to a greater appreciation of IL W blessings,
and emphasize IL responsibility to the less fortunate in all
parts of the world.
The central idea of the days observance is the substitution
of a simple and meager "orphanage' meal in place of III
usual bouniful Sunday dinner. In doing this the plight of the
destitute in the worlds poorest lands Is made real to u is
and to u children.
To the orphaned children who are the beneficiaries of
Golden Rule Sunday the recent earthquakes in Armenia have
these children they will perish. I therefore hope that Inter
national Golden Rule Sunday will be observed in every home
in our city.
Sincerely yours,
r.. S. TRUEBLOOD, Mayor
, 1926-12-01
BOY In TOLLS
OF LAW In MONTANA

Jack Gilmore. who created more
or less of a sensation in Park coun-
ty last summer by stealing several
automobiles, and twice breaking out
of the county Jail, was arrested last
week at Butte. Montana, charged
with several thefts amounting to
something like $4,000, and is to
be tried at Helena, Montana. In
Montana the lad is going under the
name of Jack Storer. which is said
to be the name of his s~tepfather.
, 1926-12-01
THE new GAME
BILL DISCUSSED
BOB RUMSEY ENDORSED FOR
STATE GAME AND FISH
COMMISSIONER

The Park County Rod and Gun
club lat its regular meeting on Fri
day evening had a general dis
cussion OF the new draft of the
Wyoming game laws made by the
State Game Commission, and en-
dorsed the proposed laws with
very few amendments. B. C. Rum
sey, who is a member of the State
Commissions was present and at
some length. spoke on the new
game laws. and stated hat the new
draft had only been made after
a most careful checking of each
article Of the bill at the meet
ing at Casper in September.
The new game bill provides for
the handling of the game and fish
of the state by a commission APP
pointed by the governor. The COM
mission is to be non-political in
nature three known Republicans
and a like number of Democrats to
be appointed to the board. 1t
further provides that all monies
derived from the sale of licenses,
etc. go into the game fund to be
used in the propagation and con-
servation of this of the
state. The bill is very thorough
and provides for the appointment
of all officers of the game depart
ment to be made by the Game Com
mission land provides adequate sal
the positions.
\ According to the new bill the
license fees of the resident hunter
will be doubled, and placed at SIS,
instead of $2.50, as it now is. A
fishing license will cost $3.50 as
will a bird license, or the COM
plete license may be procured for
the $500 fee. The nonresident
hunter license fee of $4,000 will
license to kill an addition elk will
cost the nonresident hunter $500,
and the resident hunter $3.50. 1t
is pointed out that in some portions
of the state elk are more numerous
than the winter range justifies, and
at the discretion of the Game Com
mission these special licenses for an
extra elk may be issued.
The new bill recommends that
the fishing season be left open the
year around, at least in Park
county. as it is felt that there is
very little fishing in the winter
months, and with a year-round open
season, there will be less fishing
in early spring when the fish are
spawning. There was some dis
cussion as to reducing the fish
"limit," but the matter was finally
left as it is today. the law reads
that the holder of a license is en-
titled to Is pounds and one fish
as a days catch. This wording
eliminates any dispute as to an
infraction of the law when the last
fish caught is a large one.
Bob Rumsey for Game Warden
During the discussion of the for
nation of the game commission,
the lame of Bob Rumsey was sug-
gested as a candidate for state
game and fish commissioner. The
suggestion met with the approval
of the club, and he was unanimous
ly endorsed for the appointment.
Mr.. Rumsey is probably one of the
best authorities on wild life in the
state and is thought valuable tim
Der for this office.
, 1926-12-01
DIR. HOWE MOVES OFFICE
TO HIS TOWN RESIDENCE

DR.. Louis Howe, who for many
years has maintained an office in
the Pioneer building, last week
moved his medical and surgical
equipment to an office fitted up
his family residence on
Salisbury 1t is going to
be much more convenient for him
to be at home much of the time
and can be reached there at almost
any time day or night.
, 1926-12-01

Well may the farmers of the
Cody Canal be proud and compla-
cent over the fact that their dis
trict is free from Indebtedness, in
the finest possible physical condi-
ton and a little money in the bank
to carry N next year. This goal
has not been reached without con
siderable effort and many of the
recent years the water tax has been
a nightmare to some of the farm
ers who were unable to market
their crops at a profit.
The Cody Canal is today one of
the finest and most successful ir-
rigation projects in the entire
state. During the Initiation period
projects were lettering and falling,
the farmers under the Cody canal
held their own, and not one failure
can be charged against the project
as a result of that period. The in
d~ebtedness of the project has been
wiped out entirely with the result,
that less than a dollar a year per
acre will be necessary to keep the
ditch in excellent shape and pay all
overhead and operating expenses.
Too much credit cannot be given
to the directors of the Cody canal.
Fortunately, from time to time,
good, honest men, of sound judg-
ment have been chosen, with the re-
suit that the districts dollars have
purchased as nearly one hundred
per cent as possible, keeping the
water assessment at the lowest pos
sible figure. From time to time
more and more land is placed under
the ditch, with the result that to-
day almost one thousand acres of
the finest land in the state is be-
ing cropped annually under the
Cody canal.
Built BY Cody and Beck
The Shoshone Irrigation District,
was organized in 1894, with Col.
w. f. Cody, president, Geo. T.
Beck, manager and secretary, Bron-
son Rumsey, vice-president, and
with George Bleistein, Nate Sails
bury and H. M. Gerrins making up
the board of directors.
The idea of an irrigation dis
trict in the Basin was Gov. Beck's.
He was residing at Sheridan at the
time, and with an engineers train
ing, always had his eye open for
some big project on which to try
hia skill and Judgment A fellow
by the name of Laben Hillsbury,
whose relatives still reside in the
Meeteetse section. had made sew
eral trips into the Basin. On one
of his trips he was accompanied by
Jerry Ryan. ar uncle of Mrs. Chas.
DeMaris, and upon the return OF
the two men to Sheridan they re-
ported that an irrigation project
was very feasible owe in the Ba-
, 1926-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Enochs and
the latter's son. Lyle Dickinson,
visited in Cody several days last
week, en- route from the Yellow
stone park to Nebraska points
where they expect to visit for a
few weeks. Mr.. Enochs, who has
had charge of the road crews in
the park for several years, has re-
poets to locate ONE place in
Wyoming, the altitude In the park
not being agreeable to Mrs
Enoch's health.
, 1926-12-01
COL. LITTLE CHAIRMAN
ARTIST DINNER COM.

Colonel Arthur Little is chair
mar of the New York committee
arranging for the dinner in honor
of the forty-fourth year of Daniel
Frohams connection with the
theatre. At this dinner real artists
of the theatre may dine for forty
four cents but all other guests must
pay one thousand dollars and forty
four cents for each cover.
, 1926-12-01
DIR RHOADS AT X. G.
AT DENTAL CLINIC

DR., C. J.. Rhodes left last week
for Kansas City, Mo, where he ex-
poets to be for a couple of weeks.
attending a meeting Of the Dental
Association there of which he is
a member, and attending the an
nual clinic of the organization. He
will be home about December 10th.
, 1926-12-01

A group of sportsmen composed
of B.. G. Rumsey, Geo. T. Beck,
Jones, Tex Kennedy and DR..
R. G. Trueblood went to Greybull
today to attend a meeting of the
Rod and Gun Club there. Mr.. Rum
sey is en- route to the east and ex-
poets to stop a few days at Casper
and Cheyenne.
, 1926-12-01
UNION SERVICES NJ. e. CHURCH

There will be a Union Service at
the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing, with the Rev. e. A. Probst, of
Cheyenne, OCCUPYING the pulpit. Rev.
Probst is a splendid speaker and
will have a message for Cody
church goers.
, 1926-12-01

The Dolph Thomas family had as
its Thanksgiving guests the families
of A. j. Martin, Roy Stambaugh, G.
r. French and Grandma Thomas.
The Thomas recently moved to
Cody from Sheridan. and are oc-
cupying the Walter Oreland resi-
dence.
, 1926-12-01
FLANAGAN DOING ELECTRICABi
CONTRACT FOR BURLINGTON

s. F. Flanagan of the Cody
Electric has secured a contract for
the relocating an wiring of the
engine house at the Burlington
station and commences his work
Immediately. The Burlington is
planning considerable improvements
at the depot during the next few
months.
, 1926-12-01

Holy Chapter ,DeMolay is meet
ing this evening, and 1t is expected
that several new members will be
initiated into the mysteries of the
order.
, 1926-12-01

Mrs. NJ. o. Newton had a fam
lily Thanksgiving dinner, and her
guests included her children and
their families, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Kepford and family, Mrs. Maude
Oeland, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Newton
and family and Mrs. Newton's
brother-in-law, A. G. Newton.
, 1926-12-01
CANAL JUBILEE CELEBRATION
HELD AT SAGE CREEK CLUB THURS,
Under Canal Celebrate Burning of
Bonds with Oyster Supper, Fiddling
and Dancing

With a rousing old time celebration, including an oyster
stew, fiddlin' and dancing, the. farm owners under the Cody
Canal celebrated the burning of the bonds against the project
on Thursday evening. A full program had been arranged and
, 1926-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Libby of
Lower Sage creek had as their
Thanksgiving guests Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Mudgett and Mr.. and Mrs.
Glasgow and son of Powell, and
Chas. Conger of Cody.
, 1926-12-01

The Enterprise received a card
from E. v. Robertson, who is now
touring Europe. The card under
date of November Sth, was mailed
from Rome, where the Cody people
seem to be having a splendid time.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-02
COLOMBIA RECEIVES
 LAST INSTALLMENT
This Country Now Has Paid In Full For Panama Canal
 Seizures

Washington. Sept. R-A chap ter of Latin-American diplomatic history was brought to an end today when the United States treasury paid to Colombia the last installment of the s25,O00,000 she demanded as a result of the circumstances attend ing the building of the Panama Canal.
 Today's payment of s5,ooo, 900 was the fifth of like amount handed over to Colombia since the Colombian treaty was ratified in 1921 after a long fight.
 Just before the canal project reached Irritation Panama, then a part of Colombia. declared her inde- pendence. President Roosevelt was accused of having intervened pre- maturely on the side of the Panamas to secure from them the cession of territory needed for the canal. This Roosevelt denied, but decade later President Wilson negotiated the s25, 100000 treaty ito restore cor dial friendship" with Colombia, and although the senate once refused to ratify, 1t reversed after President Harding had come into office and seconded the request of President Wilson. The senate amended the treaty, however. to eliminate an apology included in the original draft.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-02
Gloucester Fishermen
 Expect Race to Be Held

Gloucester, Mass, Sept. p0 Gloucester fisherman do not antici- pate calling off this years interna- tional schooner race because of the loss of 4S sailors in recent sinkings of the Lundenburg fishing fleet ves- sels Sylvia Mosher and Sadie Knic- kle during storms at sea, said Will mont A. Reed, secretary of the American Fishermen's racing con- mittee.
 Advices from Halifax, N. S. today indicated that word had been re- ceived there that the New England CTS would move to cancel the races as result of the Northern disasters.
 we deeply regret the loss of life, J said MT. Reed. However, as far as Gloucester men are concerned, we are now and have been ready since the spring of 1925 to compete with the Canadian schooners."
New Britain herald., 1926-09-02
OLD CABINET MAKER DEAD
Milton c. Hughes of Black Rock Avenue Was in Employ of R. & E. Mfg. Co. for 24 Years.

Milton G. Hughes, 60 years old considered one of the oldest cabi. net makers in the city, died this morning at o'clock at his home at 162 Black Rock avenue after an illness of five months. He was a cabinet maker at Russell & Er- win company for A years.
 He was a member of Glen Roy lodge of I. o. o. F. at Eaton, New York. This was his only fraternal connection. Mrs. Cora Hughes, widow of Mir. Hughes, is his only surviving relative.
 The funeral will be held at B. c. Porter Sons Undertaking home at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. Theodore A. Greene, pastor of the First Congregational church. will officiate. Interment will be in Eaton, N. Y.