Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 6, 1919, Page 7

ak WARGONED ON PIANO HOURS" KEEFE FAMILY IN FLOOD HAZARD. The return to Casper of “W. W., The s Ww. The Stalnaker ranch was the scene Keefe and family from an outing in to tales of narrow escapes in the|vhe bank of the stream and was eloudburst which swept that region a} washed away. week ago. Marooned in a house sur-|same cabin faced death when the ¥aunded and filled by the flood wa-| building floated away but saved him-! ters, the Casper family probably éwe] self by catching bold of a wire which | their lives to a tree which served to| Providence placed \in his hand and anchor the building in several. feet| pulling himself to the bank. of water. The Keefe automobile, a Cadillac Within a few moments ‘from the} ‘ time when the water first seeped un- der the door the Stalnaker house was ‘waist deep, with the furniture float- ing about in utter abandon. Mr, and} Mrs. Keefe, their three children and} Mr. Stalnaker perched themselves on! the piano, which was the only piece of furniture high enough to Jift them | out of the water. Holes were cut in-the roof ‘to permit their escape in case. the house ‘started to go but, aside from one alarm, when the house | settled a half foot on its xouhdgtion, | they found themsélves secure. i Their escape from the building had been cut off ‘by a 20-foot wall of | water which rolled down the valley | and .instead of receding quickly as | it did farther up the stream, the} flood tide kept them on the piano from 11::30 at-night until 3 o’clock | in the morning. distance down stream. that the motor and frame can be salvaged but the damage will be large. rific hailstorm. At the time Mr. four and five feet deep. banks where it had lodged. mains were found ih good condition, the wreckage having piled up in such a manner that the body was pfotect-| ed. Funeral services for the late pi-| bois, the Reverend Roberts of the Episcopal mission at Fort Washakie| officiating. F. A. Welty, merchant and rancher of that region and son of Doctor Welty, was the heaviest) | loser from.the flood, the destruction | o= =o—c NOTICE! Customers, please ask for your duplicate sales slips. We will give no eredit on re- turned goods without the duplicate slip. FOREWORD THRIFT THUREE Y Work Gloves_ == (0) Blue Knit Wrist Regular 20c Value Thrift Thursday Price 4 Pairs for 55c Not more than 1 dozen to each customer of one drownings “A man recently! the Dubois region adds another story| employed was sleeping in a cabin on} Another boy in the! eight,” was washed a considerable | It is believed | The rain was preceded by ‘a ter-: Keefe left Dubois the drifts were still | oneer were conducted Tuesday at Du-} name was being considered until he got a mm Governor Carey asking him if he would accept. Mr. Huntington wired his acceptance and | 1 rE aa “LOCATE ‘HERE | at | TTS COMMSSIN Two very capable musicians have |, come to Casper to li Miss Edna/ Zimmer, of Indiana, # noted violinist, Harry M. Huntington of Sheridan on the chautauqua cirenits,.and Miss|Will be a member of the state ‘public | Ethel Anderson, former supervisor) S€Tvice commission and board of | of music in.the public schools of In-| equalization, succeeding Captain C.| diana, are intending to locate here| M. June, whose résignation was re-| permanently. | cently placed im the hanas of Gov-; Miss Zimmer has traveled on the|¢rnor Carey. The appointment came! jchatauqua circuit all thrashe somth-| 25 @ complete surprise to Mr. Hunt- | west, in Canada and Alaska.. She| ington, who did not know that his | will give instructions on the violin | with headquarters at Richter’s music store, where she will also give re-| citals. Miss Zimmer has studied in Chicago under Max I. Fischel. | it is présuméd will assume his new) Miss Ethel Anderson will have| duties immediately, as“Captain June’s charge of the sheet music department resignation took effect last Friday. at Richter’s and her plans are in-|' The new appointee has been a res- definite, but-she may conduct some| ident of Wyoming for nearly two! | of the musical underfwking here. Miss| score years and has held many posi- Anderson has had experience in the | tions of trust, For a number of years |sheet music work, having done it be-!he was Sheridan county surveyor fore teaching in the public schools.| and in 1905 became the first city en-| ‘he young ladies will be a great ad-|gineer under Mayor Mullen. He dition to Casper’s musical circle. again filled this office in 1908-1909: « TRAE oP ERIS under Mayor Taylor, and was as- ¢ Time to Re-tired (Buy Flee Read the Tribune ads. sistant engineer under Mayor Tynan, —_——_—_—————————_———————_ resigning to,assume a responsible of his house amounting to a loss-of position with a railroad company. approximately. $7,500. Afger thei essetion of Mayor Camplin Ernest Stringer lost his house, he was agaiti appointed) engineer, worth about $4,000, together With all which position he now holds. He was | persoyal effects and furnishings, and also a mémber of the house of rep- E. B. Helmer’s losses: are placed at resentatives in 1909. He is at pres- $3,000.. At the Stalnaker ranch the’ ent Exalted Ruler of the Sheridan damage will be large Elks. WEBEL’S THRIFT THURSDAY SPECIALS Dependable merchandise at sky high prices is easily found; the market is full of it. But dependable mer- chandise at moderate prices is a rarity. Dependable merchandise such as we always sell, when offered at Thrift Taare? prices becomes doubly attractive and merits your special effort to make Thrift Thursday your purchasing day. MAKE THURSDAY YOUR. REGULAR DOWN TOWN DAY Hardware Department Grocery Deperkiient THRIFT THURSDAY THRIFT THURSDAY - Men's Heavy Cotton Diamond Fd ge Peet’s WhiteNaptha SSOAP Regular 10c Size Bar THRIFT THURSDAY PRICE— -| Afor 25¢ Sea Foam Naptha Powder Large 25c Size THRIFT THURSDAY PRICE— 20c Pkg. No, 140—0140-——150 in 7—8—9—10—11—12 Ponits These Saws are the Famous Quality ‘Always Found in “Diamond Edge” Tools ° Regularly Priced at $2.75 THRIFT THURSDAY PRICE $1.98 _ Webel Commercial . | THE BIG BUSY STORE WATCH OUR. WINDOWS & | ree —y .Bigjelean- cut iny ~ appearance, they give”, an excess mileage’ cZ -even_for Cord ‘Tires’ J TOUGH, WEAR-RESISTING TREADS NOTICE! Customers, please ask for your duplicate sales slips. We will give. no credit on re- turned goods without the duplicate slip. .— i oe Dry Goods Dlepastinent THRIFT THURSDAY 36-Inch BLACK BLEACHED HOCK TOWELS 18x36 Inch Fine Serviceable Regular 35c Quality THRIFT THURSDAY PRICE 4 for $1.00 SILK Beautiful Quality S155 | | O. : PHONES: 13 and 14 pe ipa! ¥ a ot aw de a a ee ee et a a eh Bas 3