Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 10, 1919, Page 12

| NG PLAGE WN SPOTLIGHT WITH BOUNDLESS wa fe oo ENROLLMENT I RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES; LEAD IN STATE Comparison with Cheyenne and Inquiries from Mississippi Association Inspire State La-/°"Sheridan ‘Would Indicate bor Commissioner to Glowing Description of Advantages To Be Found in the State | (Special to The Tribune.) ?¢ i} CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 10.-—In response to a request from the} Mississippi Valley association for information regarding Wyomng’s nat-! ural, industrial and financial resources, and its civic affairs, State La-| bor Commissoner Harry C. Hoffman has supplied the following: “Wyoming, the land of opportunities and boundless resources, is attracting more attention in these days of progress and rapid growth than many other states in the union, | ————— chiefly because of the pocsibilitigs 8% at Thermopolis, Cody and Sara-) and inducements it constantly holds toga, gushing forth clear and spark-| out to settlers, homescekers and in-| ling, filled with medicinal qualities.) vedtors, With thousands of acres of The water is free to all and is ready rich reclaimed Jands snd extensive Without preparation to begin its cura- stretches of fertile plains, open for tive effect. That the waters of the) That Population Here Is Now Far Ahead With 2,080 pupils enrolled in the | grade schools and the Natrona coun- ty high school here Casper has the largest school enrollment of any city in the state, this year. Of this num- ber, 226 are students in the Na- tfona county high school. Sheridan’s total enrollment is 1904, and its high school enrollment is 440. “TEWIWHO ATENOED PARI. ipa. ah AELEGATE ONE OF ORGANIZATION MEETING J. B. Townsend, one of the six delegates cliaxei to represent the | Casper post of the American Legion at its first state meeting at Douglas, | Wyo., Ostober 30 and 11, was a mem= ber of Base Hospital No. 21 and was lane of the delegates at the meetiag of the American sgldier- representa- tives. called to form the American Legion. Thia meeting was held in Paris, the purpose of. the. gathering being to hold the fighters of this country together over there. It was at this Paris meeting that |the name “American Legion” was first suggested and adopted. Mr. Townsend is a charter member of the American Legion post in Casper. He} WEEK COCO A Cheyenne is third with a total enroll- s,},; Has been mentioned as one of the Seta tbStnien ate z91),of which | osalble state delegaces to represent ighty. .| Wyoming at the first National Con- UR R A ER ae employ: vention of the American Legion to acdountiefithe lack at room ih thany| P° held in Minneapolis, Minn., in No- of the schools, it will be necessary | Vember. to continue to divide rooms and settlamoent and cultivation, purchnas- able at a moderate price per acre on the long payment plan, and the ex- tensive markets of Chicago, St. Lou- is, Kansas City, Omaha and Denver within easy reach, there is no other section of the country which offers better advantages to farmers, horti-, culturists, stock raisers, dairymen’ and—last but not least—manufactur-| ers. “Every year more of the unculti- vated and unimproved lands of the state are turned into prosperous farms, and thinly settled sections grow more populous. and value of Wyoming roducts sent to’ market annually increases, not slowly and steadily, but in bounds. The year 1918 was the most prosper. ous the farmers, stock raisers, miners and other producers of Wyoming have ever passed thru. With the products of farms, ranches, mines, forests and other resources a new total of pro- duction was established, but, as high as it was, the total for 1919 will eas- ily exceed it. t “The splendid showing made by Wyoming in recent year 2 pro-| ductive commonwealth pping with the energy, thrift a peri- ty of its inhabitants. ide from being the live sto: queen of the union—a title the state has held for years—there are other commoditic: for which we hold first rank, namely coal, iron ore, copper and oil. In the amount of coal produced annual- ly Wyoming has few competitors. The same is true concerning oil. horses, cattle and sheep Wyoming has} long had an enviable reputation. They, hdve carried the fame of tho stat into foreign countries, pments oft- en having been made to “At Casper is locat s largest petroleum refinery in the Uni- ted States. Wyoming stands eleventh The amount For its) ; Thermopolis, Cody and Saratoga hot springs have curative powers is at-! tested by the thousands who have used them, and by the constantly) growing demand for them. | “Wyoming is traversed by the} Union Pacific, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Chicago & Northwestern and} Jolorado & Southern railroads. New) railroads haye recently been built| which, in turn, will open the way for; the construction of others. Cheyenne} and Sheridan have electric lines, the! latter running for miles out into the country. Wyoming is laying the foundation for a splendid highway by paying attention to the necessity for permanent bridges andj culverts and by reducing the percent-! age of grades, The work is by con-} tract. Thére is nét a village of any} consequence in the state which is) now without a telephone system and} rural lines cover the state. with a net-/ work of wire, giving the farmers and ranchmen miles away from any bus- iness center instant communication with such centers. “Wyoming has the reputation in ’ the commercial world of being a solid state, During the panic of 1907, when financial insitutions were tumb- ling everywhere, such ffistitutions in Wyoming remained firm as Gibral-| tar’s ri The labor movement i Wyomi on the same foundation. | not make spasmodic upheay-| als, expending its energy and risking} the life of its organization in ill pre- pared and futile efforts, but consid- e id prepa: well before acting, and when ready to act moves with a force that is irresistible. Organized labor in Wyoming is conservative, dical, but progressive and is the van of ism of this country. This sensible and gener course of organized la-, bor in’ Wyoming proves that it is possibie for all organized labor to; n= | ter have been left far behind in the “EVANGELIST TAKES “THE and em-| a | ploy more téachersAhruout the yeat. | i A room in the public library and ne | th gymnasium of tho city hall are being} used for clagses this year, and it will) probably become necessary to use two} additional rooms in the basement of | the library. This congested condition here will be relieved by the erection of the} been organized and the fire new grade school in West Casper and the vocational high school. Part of the material for the grade school is now on the ground. An addition to the Park school is also planned. With an abnormally large popula- tion of young people, neither mar- ried nor of school age, a comparison in school enrollments with Cheyenne and Sheridan indicate that the lat- matter of populatiop. Postoffice es- timates now place the population here at 18,000 people. LOST CHRIST’ AS SERMON SUBJECT AT M. E. CHURCH Wednesday at the Methodist church Mr. Maitland preached on “The Lost Christ.” It was a tender appealing sermon, to which the congregation listened with. every great fnterest. It vas very much different from any that he-has yet preached. And peo- ;ple realized a side of the gospel that jis often forgotten.. The preacher |declared that, the presence of Christ in the life is the ‘vital thing in the |christian’s life, and that people often |loose this out ef their lives before ‘they reali: it. ‘leetwood of Sioux City sang a solo which was very effective and among the states in the production of uniie for the general good, and is an| 3s very much appreciated by the coal and has the largest known bodies | example that should be followed ev-| congregation. It is desired that al] of commercial coal of any state—ap-| erywhere.” jshould remember that a most cordial proximately 30,000 square miles, or one-third’ of the state’s era. Wyo- ming leads the states in the produc- tion of wool; its 1919 production of this state is 38,000,000 pounds. “Manufacturing in W ring is still in‘its infancy. With an abund- ance of raw materials and fuel with- in its borders, with ample railways and with good climatic conditions, however, the state possesses all the advantages for great manufacturing progress, “The climate of Wyoming is so favorable and the soil of such a rich nature that all products common to this altitude and latitude of the tem- perate zone grow here prolifi | Alfalfa is found flourishing in every! county of the state. be raised on all lands under irriga- tion. Recent returns reveal that Wyoming ranks high in the annual return of wheat, oats, hay, sugar beets and potatoes, “Wyoming people, when ill and in search of health-restoring waters, need not leave the state to find them, It can easily; Boylers $10 to got drunk Wednesday NORTHWESTERN CHANGE DEFERRED TILL OCT. 19 Changes in the time schedule of! the Northwestern, originally set for October 12, will not become effective until October 19, one week later, ac- cording to announcements made from| niggah, welcome is extended to all to attend ‘these meetings. What They said—The following conversation ensued between two col- ored troops in an outpost while Jerry was putting over a barrage. “Sam, Ah don’t like the hum them | shells has; they talks to mo.”’ “You neveh see me turning white, What they say?” “They say, Y—o—u ain’t going back to A—la—BAM!"—The MEL ES [ed BEGIN ACTIVITIES SOON The Midwest Home tion has money to be loaned out for building of homes for workers in the Midwest refinery will be.ready this week. A meeting of the association will be held today when plans for making’ loans and other business will be pre- sented. Most of the workers who are se- curing homes under the company vlan are buying them outright after borrowing money from the cia- tion. The money being borrowed is in sums of 0 and upwards. FOUR TAKE EXAMINATION HERE FOR PHARMACISTS The state board of pharmacy held its third meeting in the offices of the Casper Chamber of Commerce. Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, The officers present were President Charles C. Tomsik of Sheridan, Vice President Ray Cook, of Casper and Serratery R. C. Schultz, of Worland. During the meeting four exami- vations were given to Guy O. Daggy of Sheridan, Dr. Issac W. Brooks of Pine ‘Bluffs, Hesse G. Daniels of Torrington and Herold P, Fawlks of Sundance. The next meeting of the state hoard will be held at Cheyenne, Wyo., !in January, 1920. eee Read The Tribune Want A NatronaFuel Co. Phone 949 J. L. BIEDERMANN. Prop GEBO COAL |¢@ COKE woov City Office 157 S. Center Street Gen. Office 5th and Beech Streets the offi here today. Final details of the change have not been agreed}! upon, it is claimed, ae ee TWO DRUNKS ARE FINED It cost M. J. Hemel and John C, night. That was the fine and both | vaid the assessment to leave the city hall headquarters. Hemel paid his; cond visit to the police station’ in hours, he having been arrested | jchout the same time Tuesday night for imbibing too freely and fre-| | quently. | Coal-Burn Thel-Car S expense of one Toler bone or eee SB. 133 W. 2d. Safe Constant Heat For Your Garage READY: TO-SET-UP ing, Self-Re ulatins %) Safe Hot Water Heating aren Other sizes for 2- to 10-car private Garages at prices thaf are corpus man can set up WASCO WASCO Heating System. Burns only about 5 cents worth of coal a day. Ressices attention once in 24 hours, WASCO makes winter driving a pleasure, that gives the experience of muny users. ystem Complete. ingly low. Any handy in a short time. The freeze-up would pay for a us for More Details and Big Mlustrated T. BOGAN Phone 911 SOMETHING NEW SODATERIA LUNCHEONETTE FOR BUSY CASPER NOW OPEN FOR YOUR PATRONAGE This popular luncheon plan has been inaugurated for the benefit of Casper people in search of dainty, wholesome lunches, either at noon-time or in the evening after the the- ater. Try us and we assure yor with both service and quality. ui we will do our best to please MENU: ‘ SOUPS AND BOULLIONS Cream Tomato Soup-_ -20 Tomato Boullion ....-... 15 Beef Boullion 15 SALADS Lettuce and Tomato---__ .30 Chicken 65 Shrimp -- -60 Sliced Tomatoes_ 35° Salmon -- - -45 Potato Salad_ 20 DRINKS -05 Pot Tea, with Wafers 25 -20 Coffee 10 Cream --- 25 Milk ~._. 10 Tea( per pr Hot Chocolate. -20 Breakfast, 5 o’clock..._ .80 SANDWICHES Ham - ~- .25 Brick Cheese.._. +25 Cheese +20 Club Style Cheese. -30 | Club House_ -75 Pimento Cheege__ 25 Pehnut Butter. -20 Club Style Chicken. 60 Hot. Ham_ -25 Sardine -_ 40 Lettuce ae -10 Shrimp - -50 Chicken .50 Bread and Butter. 10 Swiss Cheese_ -- .25 Minced Chicken — 35 All Sandwiches Toasted, 5c extra. | DESERTS | Hot Mince and Apple Pie, a la mode 74s) | Cake Sasa te 2h be earl Vanilla and Chocolate Ice Cream__-.------------- 15 | SMITH-TURNER DRUG STOR (The Drug Store with a Heart.) Smith-Turner Building. Phone 1182 j IVENLE GGL NEIGHBORS WODOGRA WET IN STATE ted Well § set rit | The pugley sadatthg of the Neigh ly_Stiminary/Sa¥s | bors of Wooderaft whitch (ill be held | sual interest. *The grand organizer, Mrs, Agnes Fussel of Portland, Qre., | tas been in the city for several days |and has secured a number of new applications. = By GEO. W. PITMAN (qu. 3 Weather Bureau, Cheyenne.) The week .was cold, and moderate to heavy rain or snow occurred over| western districts during its early days| has been spent in writing juvenile and over southern districts on Sat-| applications. The Neighbors of urday and Sunday. Eightinches of| Woodcraft is the only benefit order snow were reported from, the eX-|in Casper which insures children at treme southwest. The ground WaS/the same time creating them a sav well sonked in most localities except the north-central part of the state. Day temperatures averaged 56;) night temperatiires, 27; a minimum of 20 was reportéd from Evanston on the 5. Sunshine percentages wore: Cheyenne, 68; Sheridan, 40;) Lander, 560; Salt Lake, 40. $ | As all staple crops were practical- ly matured, the frosts and freezing temperatures during the latter part of the week did little darhage. Thresh-| ing is still progressing in the Big! Horn Basin with yields far below the| average of past years. Sugar beet) harvest has begun, and while the crop is light, the quality is good. Ranges are dry over north-central districts, but over southern the grass is green but short. Reports from) western localities indicate that young) stock have not stood the drought so; well as old. (Precipitation for the week:) Cheyenne, 0.63; Laramie, 0.073) Bosler, 0.80; Chugwater, 0.50; Cas-| per, 1.90; Sheridan, 0.80; Cody, (very little rajn) ; Lander, 2.40; Rock Riv-) er, (heavy snow); Encampment, | (good snow); Evanston, 1.58; Salt} Lake, Utah, 0.48; Pocatello, Idaho, 0.84; Yellowstone park, 0.36. coo age of 16, More than 50 juvenile applications It is without He Couldn’t Cough—The King—) “T must have gold, you imbecile!) Cough up!” Prime Minister—“But, your majes- ty, the coffers are empty.”’—Michi- gan Gargoyle. Fresh, Sweet and ‘Write for Catalogue ‘THE REMINGTON ARMS UMC. CO. Inc. wouwremn Guba * iw Yom Gre "THIEVES PREFER TOBE ORBINZED HERE. se sa Why Not Use the Best BUTTER - Most Satisfying Specily NATRONA BUTTER When cidering from your GROCER And he is convinced that you expect QUALITY Made Where It is Also Sold : Natrona Butter Shop” Opposite Public Library srs Joy-riding in enclosed cars seemed \a favarite diversion in Casper Wed- neddsy night as two thefts of sedis, ht Reo and a Ford, were reported to | the sheriff’s office during the night. this evening promises to be of BAM! Roth were recovered Thuriday. A Reo sedan belonging to Steve | Dreher, the taxi man, Was stolen dur- ing the night from his*home at the eorner of Kirk and Kimball streets. It was found this morning, back of Most of Mrs. Fussel’s time here} the lumber yard. A Ford sedan was stolen from the home of Arthur Daley, and was found this morning on South Durbin street. |baye been written and Mrs. Fuasel ings account to be returned at the; will organize a juvenile circle Satur- day afternoon at the L O. O .F. hall, 137 Eest Second street. question the Pure Every Day. —Vs3.—— | MONTANA AGGIES UNIVERSITY ot WYOMING SATURDAY, OCT. II 3 P. M. ‘HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELD | es ADMISSION—$1.00, INCLUDING TAX, TICKETS AT THE STORES OR SEE GEO. B. NELSON, TOWN- SEND BLDG. FF |= Tae Ia a aE N ef