Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 7, 1920, Page 5

CASPER APPEALS FOR RELIEF IN P.O. CONDITIONS Inadequate Facilities Demoralize Postal Seryice Here, Chamber of Commerce Informs De- partment Steps to again call to the attention of the postoftice department at Wash- ington the need for action in regard to the postal service in Casper were taken at a recent meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Chamber of Commerce and the following letter was mailed to Senator Kendrick, *Senator Warren, jyepresentative Mondell, the chief clerk of the railway mail service at Cheyenne and the chief inspector of tne post of- fice department at Washington: “We, the undersigned officers and di- yectors of the Chamber of Commerce of Casper, Wyoming, wish to call your attention to the existing conditions re- garding the delivery and handling of mail at the.post office in Casper, Wyo- ing. ie “When the present post office was puilt and equipped the city of Casper had @ population of approximately 4,000 inhabitants, while now at a conserv- ative estimate, the city of Casper with its environs has a population of 16,000 inhabitants, and from the standpoint of equipment, there has been practical- ly no increase in the facilities of this office since the city had a population of 4,000. “We have information to the effect CORDILLO SHOWS SMALL CONCERN ON WAY TO PEN CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 7.—Jaunt- ily, all his worldly possession he was taking with him the clothes on his back, the contents of his pockets and what was in a small bundle wrapped in an old newspaper. John Cordillo, erstwhile agent of the Wyoming state prohibition department. departed for Rawlins, where, under sentence for participation in the slaying of Frank Jennings near Laramie, he may spend the next fifteen years of his life in the state peniten- tary. Cordillo smoked a large black cigar, held at a rakish angle, jas he walked to the train, He was ¢scorted by Sheriff E. J. Smailey of ramie county. ———>_--_ - REALTY TRANSFERS. Mrs. E. M. Thompson et vir to Clark M. Henderson, lot 4, block 59; $1. O. P. Murray et ux to Lewis J. Ed- unds, on lot 8. block 104; $1. A. P. Nesbitt et al toChas. R. Whis- ler. on lot 16, Spear’s subdivision of block 68, White's addition; $1. Mills & Baker to Duff C. Mewhirter, on lots 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 13, addition; $10, Fred A. Villnaye to C, H. ‘fownsend. Harry Free et ux to Geo. Y. Morri- son, lots 22, 23, block 7, East Burling- ton addition; $1. A. M. Silver et ux to Mrs. Kate L. Winkler, lot 4, block 110; $1. J. M. Carey & Bro. to Leon C. Good-} rich, on lot 7, block 167; $600. E. E. Shick to H. 8. Garland et ux, that about fourteen hundred people being served through the general livery service of the Casper post office. An immense amount of delay, incon- venience and inefficiency is caused in this service, due to the lack of facil- ities in this office to properly handle the public. “The postmaster informs this body that he has asked for and recommend- ed the installation of 844 additional lock boxes and it is the unanimous opinion of the officers and directors of this body that if that request were com- plied with, that the efficiency ‘of the Casper post office and the post office de- partment in general. would be increased to a very great extent. “For your information permit us to state that the Casper Chamber of Com: .j lot 13, block 22, Nelson; $1. Grover C. Gorsuch et ux to Fred Bristol, lots 225 and 226, Kenwood; $1,000. K. R.. Jorgensen et McComb, lots 21 and $5,000. ux to Cyrus E. 22, block 108; ‘citizens, professional and business men of Casper, Wyoming. “It is the hope and prayer of the Casper Chamber of Commerce and the eltizens of Casper that your honorable department will take such steps to rem- edy the situation and increase the fa- post office, so that the service of the| cilities and efficiency of the Casper post office department will be in keep- ing with our needs and meef the re- merce represents & membership of 1,121] quirements of the city of Casper.” block 44 ‘Mills} jlands for Minneapolis and | tles. |Every noon I eat too much, | His friend then soon replied, > Sie anti Pe apa xe be Casper Daily Cribune NEWS OF WYOMING 8,000 ACRES OF STATE SCHOOL LAND SET FOR GALE LAST OF MONTH TORRINGTON, Wyo., June 7.—Five thousand acres of land owned by the University of Wyoming will be offered at public sale here on June 26 at 10 a.m. One thousand acres of this land, all of which is located in Goshen coun- ty, is under ditch and is some of the richest in the North Platte valley. All the water needed can be secured from the government. George Sullivan Is Chosen Member of Salt Creek Council George Sullivan, of the Casper storage yard, was elected representative to the Salt Creek Industrial Council, Casper district, at the recent general election | held. Mr. Sullivan received 60 votes while T. P. Counts, the next closest candidate, was seced ited ed -with 52 votes. JAMIACA | HIT BY DROUGHT KINGSTON, Jamaica.—(By Mail)-~ The worst drought for decades is on. In some country parts, stock is dying, crops are burnt out, and the peasants are raiding properties having tanks to get a supply of water for domestic pur- poses. The drought will affect next year’s sugar and banana crops. Albert Park, civil engineer and rancher, left Casper last week for th Red Desert oil fields to locate some oil local par- ———_— I wish I knew some place to dine, Where I could eat but lightly. My step then seems less sprightly.) “The Wigwam is the place to go” STOLEN TRUCK FOUND ON HUNT | FOR 88 PELTS RAWLINS, Wyo., June 7.—Investi- gation of the theft here of eighty eight sheep pelts which were stolen from the warehouse of the Kramish Hide & Fur company resulted in the discovery that a motor truck had been stolen from the Diamond Oil company, and in the recovery of the truck and sixty-eight of the pelts. The pelts, loaded on the truck, were found on the outskirts of town, where they had been abandoned by the thieves. —$—$—$ TICK BITES PROVE FATAL TO HOT SPRINGS PEOPLE THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., June 7.— Spotted fever, resulting from tick bites, claimed its first victims here }when Benjamin F. Borbey, 43, and dohn Miller ced in tie hospital here after being brought here for treat- ment from the range region. ese enee Two Bound Over to Court for Sttealing Oil Well Supplies DOUGLAS, Wyo., June 7.—D. M. Best and Percy Gibson, apprehended in California, where they were located by police officers, were bound over to the istrict court for trial on the charge bf stealing oil well casing in the Big Muddy oil field. They are under bonds of $2,500 each. Tribune Want Ads weet Oh ae Nat Fe | results. (—MATRona RONA TRANSFER CO. |} I've searched for such a place as you, And it's the best I’ve tried. a The Wigwam. Phone 948 Hair hg i tore, ANDA bira who aaa IT’S REALLY surprising. THE MONEY you save, BY ASKING “questions, i] FOUND that the maker, OFA hair WAS BALD as a coot. 80 1 passed that up. | storer. TO SELL. oil stock. HAD His: own cash. In LIBERTY Bonds, e- 80 ! duc! aiaeaE ANDI asked a clerk. FOR THE best cigarettes, AND HE Toached around, FORA fancy vor. ANDI knew 1 was in. FOR THE came old line, sol asked im this, “WOULD vou ‘smoke one of ‘ ! | bought Pe pox?” AND THEN ho smiled, LIKE A regular guy. AND SAID “No. thanks, Ly SMOKE my ey, own.” AND I got wise. AND ASKED him then. WHAT BRAND. he smoked. AND HE Be ha) yA R © AND THEN he said. < “THEY SATISFY.” iene AND B'GOSH, he's right. ° showed me. satigfy and CIGARETTES Kpezertiysre IotacodC URE they satisfy. have “‘body’’—that’s the reason. Body enough to satisfy a cigar smoker. And yet Chesterfields are mild. sible? That's it exactly —Chesterfiells have accomplished the impossible. They WYOMING CLUB WOMEN PLAN ATTENDANCE ON FEDERATION MEETING A large number of Wyoming club} women are making plans to attend the biennial meeting of the General Fed- eration of Women’s clubs which will be} held this year at Des Moines, In., from June 16 to 26. | Special rates will be given on all rail-| secure | roads and club members may these rates by making application to Mrs. Lin I. Noble of Thermopolis, the State president for identification cer. Round trip tickets will be sold for one and one-third fare to members of the federation and dependent members! | tificates. | of their families. Tickets will be sold June 12-18 inclusive with a return limit of June 29. They must validated #t Des Moines June 16 inclusive. They are good for return only when the person holding them leaves Des Moines on the ‘day of validation, and the passenger must reach home by mid-! night on June 29. | Instructions from the railroads are as! follows: “Instruct club women to pre-| sent and surrender identification tiflcates to ticket agents at their home towns. One identification certificate will Suffice for each membe including de-| pendent members of her family. ' be car On account of car shortage, it comes necessary to secure Pullman accommodations out of Des Moines the close of the PIONEER GROCERY AND MEAT MARKET PHONE 345 Sandison & Fiddes THOS. FIDDES, Manager Corner Fourth and Jefferson Sts. Prompt Service We Deliver | Willar ‘The pioneer battery on motor cara. Has stood the test of time. Used on STORAGE BATTERY 85 per cent of the Electrically equipped cars today. Generator, magneto, starter and lighting equipments repaired. AUTO ELECTRICAL CO., 136 E. Midwest Ave. Phone 9683 (Old 111 E. First St.) Chesterfields Impos- yet they’re mila. The Statistical Sharks Tell us April and May are espe- cially prolific in windstorms. No community can consider itself immune from catastrophies of this character. Every season districts which have heretofore been immune have been devastated and laid waste. Old Man General Average may pick Casper for a tornado yet. then will you be protected by Windstorm Insurance—or will you have to bear your own loss? R. T. KEMP Co. “Insurance—That’s All’’ 112 E. 2nd Phone 370 \ \ ; \ \ . ; ; iN \ \ N \ ¥. the cars. A list of the d ates from should soon be taught to Wyoming with explicit information as ong before they start to shave. to the return route or routes, leaving] sncourage them in every Ww Des Moines date desired, and author-| 4 habit that will surely ity to make sleeper reservations for all for the return trip is requested, How About Your Catarrh? | Po. You Want Real Relief? Then Throw Away Your Sprays and Other Makeshift Treat- ment. Why? Simply because you have overlooked the cause of catarrh, and all of your treatment has been misdirected. Remove the cause of the clogged-up accumulations that choke up your air passages, and they will naturally disappear for good. But no matter how many local applications you use to tem- porarily clear them away, they will promptly re-appear until their cause is removed. S. S. S. is an antidote to the mil- lions of tiny Catarrh germs with which your blood is infested. A thorough course of this remedy will cleanse and purify your blood, and remove the disease germs which cause Catarrh. For free medical advice write to Chief Medical Adviser, 101 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga, I< PI OOCCLLCLCOCLCLCL OL OE MST As Cantaloupes Now Arriving Daily Get Yours at the CITY FRUITMARKET Phone 247 ‘y N N N N N N N IN N N) N) N N N N N N N § SIS SII TI ss STs S&S. Lh achthath lar ntataat anual save. sum at regular intervals. annually, The Cost of Living is the one problem now uppermost in the ng of the people—how they shall meet it and yet lay aside any material amount for the future. oa It is not so much what we earn as it is what we can Open a Savings Account NOW and save a certain 4 per cent interest on savings, compounded semi- Thirty-One Years of Service May We Serve You The Casper National Bank CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $190,000.00 Celene hande ond lo er ask ci a bor rahe Se CA PALABALAALAL LLL LE Le SIG GOR g I IIL IIIS ISIS ST. 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