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CODY WAY IS THE MECCA OF NATURE LOVERS AND ITS BEAUTIES ARE PRAISED
TWO MEETEETSE
STORES ROBBED
YESTERDAY MORN
Officera Work Without Clue
GUNS AMMUNITION MO MONEY
ONLY PROVE THEY RELIEVE
IN PREPAREDNESS
Meeteetse was all agog with excite
ment yesterday morning when it was
discovered that the stores of the Bow-1
man Hardware Company and the j
Trading company had been entered j
in the latter part of the night and
a robbery committed.
Access in each case was from the
rear. The Bowman store suffered {
the heavier in the loss of four six
guns and two rifles, while between ;
$lB and S2O were taken from the till i (
of the general merchandise store
which is located one door south of ,
the hardware. !•
The guns obtained were a 32 auto
matic, one Lager a 32-20 and a 38 ,
colts. Both rifles were 30-30 s.
The goods in each of the stores us-' j
unity attractive to looters were un-.
touched. In the Trading company : (
no.hing but the money was gone. (
All about waa wearing apparel, gro
curies, but it appeared the robbers .
were supplied with food and doth- !
ing. In the Bowman store a few
dollars were left in the cash drawer '
hut these were untouched. The
stock was not disarranged and guns *
and ammunition appears to be what 1
the men wanted and they got that. 1
No clews were left at either place *
and the local officers and citizens are
practically without any suspicions.'
Henry Doors reported that on Mon- 1
day night the men in his camp pf '
fence builders were awakened by 1
three men who get their bunch of 1
horsee tangled into the wire wMgk i
was being used in stringing some *
fence and that one ol me horses was !
1 adly lacerated. The men seemed to j
be in s hurry to get away and took J
their horses on towards Thermopolis.,
The Mood was easily tracked for,*
several miles. 1 1
Another suspicious character about!
town is being watched altho up to the
present time nothing haa been fasten- '
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CODY YOOTH HEIR !
OF HETTY GREEN
Frank Bennett, a Cody boy,
is one of the possible heirs of the
Hetty Green estate and left
Saturday in response to a te’e
gram from the east to look after
his part in the settlement of the
immense fortune.
Bennett has been in Cody for the
past month and had decided to lo- j
cate here. He is a personal friend :
°f James Ratliff of the Newton Com- I
pony and has been making his home
with the Ratliff’s. !
He has been engaged in the imple
ment business in Kansas for a num- !
tier of years but desired to come west
to enter either the mercantile field
or to get into cattle if proper range
could be secured. He is reputed to
he a young man of means.
The Green estate is estimated at
$100,000,000. In a will the dece
dent left the major portion to her son
Mward Howland Green and her,
daughter, Mrs. Sylvia Aster Wilks. \
There are many relatives, some !
170 being the estimate, who will 1
J'hare in the residue, but the denomi
nator being large the size of the
numerator will still leave each one
a comfortable fortune.
Mr. Bennett expects to return to
10( by the first of the month.
CORBETT CLAIMS UP"
1 he long drawn out claims for bills
against the contractor at the Corbett
tunnel ten years ago were reported
favorably upon by the house irriga
tion committee Monday, amending It
by cutting the additional amount to
b« distributed to claimants to >3,555
and giving Mrs. Catherine McDonald
"* Butte 35 per. cent of all claims
for bw services, ar about |li,*M.
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The Wyoming Herald
VOLUME 11, NUMBER 36.
CHAUTAUQUA CLOSES SUMMER FEAST
° i ■
Standard Chautauqua System Gives 1
Six Days of Excellent Programs
Closing Last Night
o
Cody’s Chautauqua for 1916 prov- '
ed to be the best in the history of i
! the institution in this section, the i
! program being exceptionally strong I
' and sustaining an interest thruout ]
j the six days. f
! The big canvas top was ready Sat- |
j urday afternoon, the seats were in <
place and an attractive “set up” was :
in front.
The opening performance was giv- 1
■en by the Hawaiians. Their pro- J
gram was better than anything of; 1
! the kind given in Cody and met with j i
hearty approval. The lecture by | i
Dr. Clinton N. Howard was full of j 1
wit and wisdom. He made a strong f
plea for the uplifting of the home as
the center of America’s best life. 1
i The Sunday musical was given by *
the Meistersingers and it was patent 1
that they were laboring under an es- c
fort to live up to their name. Switch- l
ing from the program for which they $
had been coached to a sacred one s
was against them. In the afternoon
Dr. John Gray told of his experiences t
on the bowery as a tramp and the e
characters he brough out gave many' I
western people their first real ideals
of life in New York slums. 11
As a solution to the hobo prob- . v
lem he advised sentencing the dusty j I
gentry to three years in county farms f
where they are placed dote to nature t
and taught agricultural pursuits, giv- J t
an good food and care. At the end \«
of their service they are to have, ac- j 1
cording to, his plan, a bank hook .«
- tha*-would show a deposit represent- 1
ing the profits of their labor of thd j
three years to their credit. - Should s
he fall down, ho is sent bade for an- h
' other three years’ service and given 1
| another trial. : r
His sermon at night on “A God in i
Ruins” was considered a masterpiece f
and a classic. Dr. Gray was heart- (
ily received. His appearance is t
pleasant, his voice well controlled and e
his message is real. N
The Meistersingers at special re- s
quest gave at the close of Dr. Gray’s i
address a part of the II Trovatore
without special costumes and this l
Visit of Charles £ Hughes to Cody and the Yellowstone
Looked upon as Probability by Men Close to Nominee
NEW MANAGER IRMA
Dick Lackaye Succeeds Gunning In
Conducting the Buffalo Bill
Hotel
Dick Lackaye is now the assistant
manager of the Irma hotel, with
Fred Garlow as general manager of
1 the Cody interests, having assumed
his new duties Thursday morning.
In addition to being a detail man
of considerable ability Mr. Lackaye
has the happy faculty of a good
host and will fit into the new posit
ion with an ease and efficiency that
will be acceptable to .he traveling
public.
The hotel has been doing a maxi-j
mum business for several ni r.t.hs |
and between the oil operators, tl-el
commercial and the increasing num
j ber of tourists the popular hostelry 1
• has been crowded every night. The
j two annexes are filled and more space
is being considered.
BIG INTERESTS
WIN OIL CASE
The big Interests were the suc
cessful contestants in the oil land
case of the Elk basin field which ter- j
minated in the district court on Fri
i day of last week with Judge'* C- H.
: Parmalee, presiding.
1 The case grew out of two claims
for the same property estimated at
: half a million dollars in value, and
i was decided on the basis of law
i rather than upon who .had made the
I resented by W. S. Mete of Sheridan,
i Horace N. Hawkins of Denver and
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CODY. WYOMING, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1916.
; was greatly appreciated and redeem
ed them in the estimation of the aud
,ience.
I Monday was a big day. The
Players and Singers club proved
very popular. Just as they had giv
en their third number a terrible wind
and rain storm came up and for a
time the tent was in danger. The
plucky young people as soon as pos
sible thereafter continued the pro
gram and won the hearts of every
one. They had a varied program
all pleasing.
The leader, Mr. Harper, gave a ver
bal interpretation of the numbers
and his fiancee. Miss Lieber, with
beautiful soprano and winsome ways,
was very popular. Master Ward,
flutist, was truly the boy wonder and
Miss Smith, violinist, equally as
good.
Dr. L. B. Wickersham gave the
best lecture of the season in his
“Chickens Come Home to Boost.”
He made a plea for preparation, self
control and high ideals. He held
his audience with a master hand and
gave inspiration to young and old
alike.
The headliner was the Kilties and
they proved better than tho highest
expectations. The leader was Will
F. Newlin, the famous trombonist,
and J. Coates Lockhart, Canada’s
leading tenor, gave several selections
which were roundly applauded. The
Highland fling and bagpipes were
featured and added the desired touch
to the Scotch program. Tho cob
tumea, leadership and musical sel
ections built two programs that will
long be remembered and aet a high
stn"d*H of mu? J ca! attainment.
Less Gearheari Morrison ia a day’s
program worth while all by herself
and with the Sidle’s orchestra as a
background and setting gava two de
lightful numbers. The crowd could
not get enough of her work and each j
program was declared too short so!
far as her work was concerned.
Thursday's program had for music j
the Metropolitan Musical Men, a nov
elty ..organization which proved its
versatality by extracting harmonious
sounds from almost every imaginable
instrument.
Belle Kearney, recently from the
battle front of Europe, told of the
New Haven, Conn. July 19, 1916.
Northern Wyoming Herald,
Cody, Wyo.
Chat. E. Hughes, republican candidate for
President cordially appreciates your invitation of
the citizens of Cody to visit Yellowstone Na
tional Park as their guest when hie plans are
definitely settled. W. F. CODY.
Washington D. C. July 20, 1916.
Northern Wyoming Herald,
Cody, Wyo.
Message received. Glad to do what I can.
Can conscientiously say always Cody entrance
the very best. F. E. WARREN.
That Charles E. Hughes, Republican candidate for president,
considers favorably the visit to Cody provided he includes the
Yellowstone park in his itinerary, now is a certainty.
The people of Cody thru the Herald has extended the invita
tion to Mr. Hushes who is coming west within the next few weeks
for rest and recreation before entering actively into his campaign
end in all probability he will accept.
Prominent men have joined with the Herald in securing the
visit of Mr. Hughes over the Cody way to the Yellowstone. Sena
tors Warren and Clark and Congressman Mondell have each taken
up the invitation and on behalf of the state of Wyoming have ask
ed the distinguished gentleman to come up thru Wyoming over the
Burlington and make a tour of the state via Cheyenne.
Secretary Franklin K. Lane and Assistant Secretary Stephen
T. Mather of the Interior department will be enlisted in securing
the consent of Mr. Hughes to take in the marvelous scenery on
the Cody way to Yellowstone.
v Local prominent citizens have offered cooperation in enter
taining the party should they include Cody in their itinerary and
everything will be done to make his visit a memorable one.
$2 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
No Contract Made for Next Year
But Boosters Have Not Quit
Working
awful slaughter of men who knew
not why they were fighting srd tho
engaged In the struggle. She gave
at home in every country
an insight into America’s part as
pacificists and the great things that
would bo expected and demanded of
this nation in rehabilitating the
world.
Dr. A. M. Reitzal, saved as the best
for the last, had a difficult position
to fill. Altho unknown in the west
from the .moment he stepped upon the
platform he will never be forgotten
by any hearer. He made a tremen
dous impression and the impress he
left upoij the youth of Cody will be j
lasting. His subject “The Measure |
of a Man,” gave the setting for lofty j
ideals and noble purposes which pour- j
ed out from the platform. His ap-.
peal was impassioned, his illustrat
ions pat ,and timely and his oratory
superb. Dr. Reitzal established
himself as a big man and his mes
sage ia from a man who measures
along with the standard of man
hood he portrayed in his lecture.
One of the most pleasing features
of the Chautauqua was the junior
work under the direction of Miss
Cleeland. • She enrolled 144 Cody
children in her. Chautauqua and told
thorn stories and taught them new
games. Yesterday the contest closed
between the reds and the blues and
the reds went down in defeat. They
served the victors with ice cream and
all -of the youngsters were happily
entertained.
TJody Chautauqua w&s backed
by a strong committee of business
men. The attendance was not suf
ficient to warrant them in contract
ing for a Chautauqua for next
year it appearing from the meagre
sale of season tickets that the in
terest did not justify them in making
the effort to bring the institution
again to the city. Thinking that
later when a definite program could
be announced the interest would come
up to the necessary point the com
mittee has decided to defer entering
into a crontract at this time.
The Home Town
By Nelß Darling
THE average western town depends upon the agricultural re
sources of the country in its immediate vicinity for its sup
port. It is but little more than a local trading point. It has
no jobbing houses, no manufacturing with which to bring money
into the community from a large trade territory. Such a town
would soon become a deserted village were the stores to close their
doors and quit business. Every cent of every dollar sent to the
Mail Order Houses of the great trade centers, is forever lost to the
community from which it comes; going into channels that carry
far and away from the locality where its equivalent in wealth
from the soil was created.
If in any instance money was saved by sending away for
goods that can be bought at home, there would not be so much
room for criticism. So often the item of freight is not considered.
Quality is not as carefully taken into account as it should be.
Service is not given its due credit. You must know the weights
and freight rates to make a true estimate of costs. You must be
a good judge of all sorts of merchandise to he able to make de
pendable comparisons of quality. “The proof of the pudding is
in the eating thereof,” and so the proof of a great deal of mer
chandise is in the wearing qualities. Many a fine looking piece
of furniture is a shoddy piece of goods.
When you send away for anything you pay in advance. You
go to the depot for the shipment and do your own hauling. You
cannot make an immediate exchange if the goods are not satis
factory. You cannot telephone the last minute for something
you have forgotten. lam now talking about service. A safe
plan is to buy of dealers at home, in whom you have confidence.
Are you giving your town your moral and financial support?
“If America discourages the town, 3he will kill the Nation.”
PHELPS RANCH HOST OF THRONG AT
BIG ROUNDUP FEASHND BARN DANCE
Ball Game and Racing Furnish Sport
and Road Building Demonstra
tion Food for Thought
Five hundred people accepted the
invitation of the Z Bar T ranch on the
Upper Greybuil yesterday and par- 1
ticipated in the good time prepared' -
for them by the Phelps family. j
The ranch has just completed an j
immense stock bam and its mow cal-,
' culated to hold many hundred tons
j of hay made an ideal place to enter- j
i tain the large company they wished
! to include in the invitation.
‘ The afternoon opened with a spec
j tacular ball game between a Meetee-
I tse nine and the Z —T squad. L. R.;
Ewart was umpire and except when j
| the sun caught the gleam from the
' top of the banker’s head and blinded
the players not a fly was muffed in
| the field. Jack Murray made a
OPENS HOSPITAL
Dr. C. L. Gillam Opens Temporary
Hospital to Care for Cases at
This Place
Dr. C. L. Gillam has takeh a suite
of six rooms n the Hutsonpillar res
idence and established a temporary
hospital here.
He came to Cody on a vacation
awaiting the time when the new hos
pital and sanitarium could be ready
for occupancy at Thermopolis. The
number of cases needing attention
here made it necessary to fit up an
operating room for the work.
He has a graduate nurse in attend
ance at the hospital and can take
care of five patients at a time. He
has already (lone some work and ex
pects to be occupied here for at least
two months.
GEOLOGIST ENTERS
CODY OIL FIELDS
George G. Hayes, the noted geolo
gist and scientist, heads a new com
pany to locate in the Sand coulee dis
trict and has made extensive filings
this week.
With Mr. Bayes is associated
Charles E. Beardslee andthe Beard
slee family of Chance in one compa
ny and with these two gentlemen a
Lovell company has joined in which
Dr. Theo. Thorjuson of Lovell is
president and Dr. D. S. Hamilton of
Greybuil is vice president.
filings were made a matter of rec
ord today and cover a large area in
which Geologist Hayes believes the
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four bagger when it was most needed
and gave the ranch boys eight runs
while the town lads had only three tin
the tally sheet. The game was ex
citing from the start and the players
gave an exhibition of real ball.
The big feed carefully arranged
was a great success. L. G. Phelps,
the senior host, had prepared 680
pounds of beef, 180 pounds of ham,
120 pounds o fmutton all grown on
(Continued on Page Four)
EDITORS OF STATE
IN SESSION HERE
Editors of Wyoming will be enter
tained by Cody today and tomorrow
in their annual meeting.
The newspapermen of the state will
arrive Thursday evening and Friday
morning and the first session will be
in the forenoon of today. Sessions
will be held the same afternoon and
the following day.
On Friday evening a special picture
show will be given at the Temple for
the quill pushers and the scenes along
the Cody road to the park will be
thrown upon the screen. This will
be the introduction to the trip thru
the park the party will take Sunday
morning.
Saturday night is the time set for
the buffet luncheon at the Irma to
which the newspapermen and tourists
are to be guests of the business men
of the city.
The park party leaves early Sundy
morning for the Yellowstone and will
make the park circle. At the canyon
they will meet the newspapermen of
Montana and Idaho in a joint session
of the three states.
They will also attend the meeting
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COMING EVENTS
Editorial Association of
Wyoming, July 21.
Republican Central com
mittee of Park County,
Courthouse, Saturday, July
22 at 2:30.
Park-to-Park Highway
Meeting, Canyon Hotel, Yel
lowstone Park, July 24-25.
Southfork Frontier Round
up, NE ranch, August 10.
Park County Fair, Sept.
13-14-15.
National Pay Up Week,
Oct 2-7.