Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 22, 1919, Page 6

i! EAR a 2 Se PAGE SIX ~ HENRY WAGNER, PIONEER OF WYO. WolTS CASPER Man Who Helped Start Bill Nye in Business on Boomerang at Lar- 4 amie Renews Old Acquaint- ances in Wyoming The man who helped to start Bill Nye, America’s humorist, on his way to success, was in Casper, Wy terday. Henry Wagner can still viv- Sdly recall the day the now famous Bill Nye asked the use of part of his store building at Laramie, Wyo., Sn which to start publishing the “Boomerang.” His son, who was in business with him ai the time, i Bert Wagner, buyer for thé Rich- ards & Cunningham store here. Bill was having a hard time secur- a place to install his paper. He uld find no place to rent and lum- r was too costly and scarce to r came to his rescue. Bill e SEE BEN “FIRST” “A Look Means a Lot” Buy a Lot — Build a Home SEE BEN REALTY CO. Phone 74W 109 W. First a Sign Today YOUR BUILDING CONTRACT Let Us Give You Estimates on Your Materials NATRONA LUMBER CO. 355 No. Beech Phone 528 “Build Now” HARRY FREE For the Lot Desirable Sites in all Parts of the City 157 So. Center Phone 968-W GEORGE B. NELSON Eeal Estate Insurance Townsend Building Casper, - - - - Wyoming ——— LARSEN & JORGENSEN Contractors and Builders Planing Mill in Connection Phone 219 —_————————————— Help Uncle Sam— BUILD NOW O. L. WALKER LUMBER CO. “Everything for the Builder” Phone 240 — Phone 406W CASPER HOME BUILDERS CO. Casper, Wyoming Shop and Offices: Corner Railroad and Durbin Sts. §Prompt attention given to all re- pair work. (Let us build you a home or do your mill work. Our prices are right. 8) 3 : ———— Mr. Citizen ! Now’s the Time for You to Build. - - - Estimates Cheerfully Furnished KEITH LUMBER COMPANY Phone 3 ——<$<$<$<$$ $$ “HOLMES to HOMES” Paints, Varnishes, Builders’ Hardware Build Now — Paint Now HOLMES HARDWARE CO. Phone 601 —————————— KEEP TIME GOOD by BUILDING NOW The CASPER DAILY TRIBUNE W. G. HAWKINS Contractor and Builder MY WORK IS MY BEST ADVERTISEMENT Estimates Furnished. Phone 966R. ink of building. Then Mr.. Wag-| ‘was asked why he called his publica- tion the “Boomerang.” He answer- ed: “You see I have a mule that I call Boomerang simply because every time I turn it loose, it comes back.” Mr. Wagner said Bill Nye nover cracked a smile at his own wit al- tho he would have a whole room roaring. One day he saw Nye out on the street with a bundle of bills in one hand and a six-shooter in the other. “Whatcha doin’ Bill?” “Collectin’ bills,’’ was Ny reply. Mr. Wagner, whose home is now in Topeka, Kas., was in Cheyenne, Wyo., in 1867 at the time the town s being laid out and lots were be- ing plotted. He is a typical Wyoming pioneer and for many years operat- ed a chain of stores along the Union Pacific. In 1872, he secured one of the big government freight contract to haul to Fort Laramie. At another hauled ten million pounds ‘s solemn in this section. gner remembers one of hs old freighters of that time, James Smith, owner of the Natrona hotel here. Mr. Wagner is having a fine visit here with his son. His only re- gret is that he did not come to - per and settle here in the seventic COUNCIL MAKES WEDD CHIEF OF CASPER POLIGE Appointment of New Head of Po- lice Department Accepted as Matter of Habit and Endorse- ment Is Given sper had no le; night 1 chief of police 9ck when the city il started its scheduled 8 o0’clock But at 5 o'clock when from the ci 1, Frank ad been officis ppointed y acting president of the council, T. A. Dean, and approved by the coun- t was not till aln hours of this morning | reminded the council that Ca no legal police h The torney’s office ‘0 get down to br: e no chief of police, he | All agreed to that! Then Mr. Webb] was named temporary chief. | The council yawned. There was a wagon standing outside the 5 ' || is within the fire limits. W. A. BLAGKMORE GRANTED TENT FOR BUNGH PERMIT FOR NEW FRAME s.:sune carier and Newsies fe APARTMENT ON WOLCOTT! Siete age lace Circus W. A. Blackmore appearing before the city council last night for his wife, Hey, kids, get your glad rags out Mrs. Blackmore, was granted the right for the circus is coming to town. to build a stueco frame building in| And a good time is promised to the 400 block on Wolcott street. The every Tribune route carrier and reg- building is to have a tar and gravel/ylar Tribune newsboy next Saturday roof, to be stuccoed on the exterior, afternoon for The Tribune is going and plastered inside, according to the to see that every one of these little wording of the petition passed last) fellows is in the front row in the big night by the council. The building/tent when the bugle blows for the ‘grand review. Mr. Blackmore said he had never The Hagenback & Wallace circus pplied for 2 building permit and that) is the largest show that has ever vis- | permission had never been granted by! ited Casper. It is playing in Den- the fire chief to erect this building. | ver this week and it was only by cir- But he started the structure or his! cumstances that the big traveling com- wife did under the impression, he| pany chose the route on which Cas- i, that the permit had been ap- per is located. d for and supposedly granted. TRIBUNE BETTER LATE THAN NOT AT ALL, CIRCULATE INFORMED TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1919 An unfortunate chain of circum-,the papers did not go forth the fol- stances prevented the Tribune from catching the westbound Chicago & Northwestern train one Ssturday week or so ago ana thru an error: yourself lucky | lucky that it is able to take you to this|do not miss u: The big tops cover acres of ground—one of the biggest ones holds the menagerie and in it you'll see ev- ery animal that you have ever read about in your geography at school. And then with a bag of popcorn and anuts it’s yours for the biggest of all the tents where the show. a pocketful of a lowing Sunday. The Tribune’s agent jin Riverton wrote in a red-hot letter and ended up by saying, “remember we have over 100 monthly subscrib- ers and they are as keen for the Sat- urday paper on Sunday night as they y and The Tribune feels are on Seturday night. Hereafter 3 ee &, And that is the way it is all over Central Wyoming. Lusk waits up for jt, Parkerton prefers it, Glenrock buys out the agent every night, Douglas praises it, Lander and Sho- shoni growl if they miss it and Chad- ron and Harrison, Nebr., wire if they ladies in pink tights ride the fat, sleek don’t receive it. horses around arena; And so it goes all along the line of where the funny-faced clowns keep,the Northwestern and Burlington, up you holding your aching sides from into the Black Hills country, Big Horn laughter and the jungle beast causes basin, Wheatland flats, ete. Casper is shivers to run up your back with its| just like the rest of ’em, only more growls. —Aw, say, hush your mouth. keen for it, if such a thing is possible. That is why the Tribune has such Don’t forget, now fellers, remem-| popularity with the advertiser—his ber to be on hand—yes, all route boys' message goes forth into such a wide Endorsed by HAMB dit l Is Your House Your Home? You Will Never Know the Real Happiness of Home Uniil You are a Home Owner! You, Mr. Renter, in compelling your family to live in rented houses—this one now and another next year—not only deny yourself one of Life’s greatest satisfactions—but deprive your children of their natural birthright! Many of our dearest memories are those of our childhood home. Would you withold from your little ones ‘those same sacred, happy memories in after yearsP It isin the Home that your children first base their concept of life—of duty and indus- try and responsibility. Denying them a home of their own now robs them of these memories and the higher ideals, the saving influences, which would help carry them safely through life. Too often the words of Failure are these; “I never hada chance!” You owe your children that chance— that opportunity to make good. You owe them your help, your support, your guidance. You owe them the safety and protection of a home, because it isin the owned home, in the home that is heirs, that the cardinal principles of life are most indelibly stamped. A home that you own, by its very stability and per- manency, Will impress your ramiry witn tnat ser respect and responsibility which come through being an established part of a community. Children who live here today and elsewhere next year never acquire the home idea of steadfastness and constancy. In- stead, they receive impulses to float and drift which may follow them all through life! It is only right and fair to your family that you pro- vide them the safety and protection of their own home! And the most satisfactory way to secure that home is to bui/d it! It can then be made in accord- ance with your ideals and desires and to meet the needs of your family. It can be where you would have it and exactly what you would have it. Build Now! There is no possible reason why you should longer deny yourself and your family the privileges of real life. Not a thing is to be gained by waiting. Authorities are agreed that you can build now as economically as at any time in the future that can yet be forseen. For your own peace of mind—for the happiness and contentment and safety of your family—because of the debt you surely owe your little ones, do not delay. ER OF{COMMER CE, of Casper So youngsters, you can consider and regular Tribune newsies. “BUILD NOW” Campaign to Create Prosperity in Casper-- oo is read. territory and he knows that -More Homes Needed | , : “The Big Busy Store” Housing Conditions in Casper are Strained! Your Building will Help Speed Reconstruction Build Now! CASPER REALTY CO. Ground Floor Henning Hotel Phone 381 , Hardware for the Builder WEBEL COMMERCIAL CO. HANDBURY-JOHNSON CO. Plumbing & Heating Let Us Figure on Your Equipment Help the Gowernment and Build Now 226 N. Center Phone 988 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING No Job Too Large = None Too Small Let Us Help You Plan Your Wiring in Your New Home ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND CONSTRUCTION CO. Roome 1 - - - Mokler Bldg. Telephone 483-W MARION P. WHEELER Real Estate and Insurance Townsend Building Casper, - - - - Wyoming ELECTRIC FIXTURES AND APPLIANCES NATRONA POWER COMPANY WORKS A. N. Endell, Prop. Warm Air Furnaces, Ete. Practical Roofer Phone 69 Sy BELL-KEMP CO. Successors t Rartholomew-Kemp Co. Lynch Bullding 111 E. Second Phone 370 Realty Brokers General Insurance eS CASPER SHEET METAL Phone 455J P. O. Box 150 CASPER, WYOMING Everything in Sheet Metal en When Contemplating Building SCHULTE HARDWARE Co. Can Furnish Everything for the Builder