Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 28, 1920, Page 7

C) ; ' ee ren > ——_ <2 serena IN GOOD SHAPE, TOURISTS CLAIM Improvement Secured* Through State Patrol System Reflected in Comment of Auto Tour- ists This Season It is reported by tourists arriying in this city frorn various sections of the stafe that thé roads thruout Wyonung are now in exceptionally good condition and ‘greatly excel those of adjuining states, Travelers attribute this condition to the system of maintenance whish is now being operated on all sections of the state highways by the state hixh- way department, which is now + ling “the entire 2,000 miles of ine # tem with the exception of those sec-; tions now under construction. construction is under way, Where suitable detours are provided and no difficulty|South Pass City, Wyoming Territory, is encountered in passing around these sections. Many tourists report that they have: found automobile travel, in Wyoming,|W. Russell was the editor, far inore pleasait than they exve red an-' have enjoved themselves mocs in\per records an increase in Indian out-) this state than in adjoining stazes on{ aecount of the excellent road conditions in all sections. The patrol system of main-onunce wich has been adopted by the sale highway department, has been univer sully adopted thruout the east, and in- sures every mile of road being con- workman, with necessary repairs be- ing made as soon as the occasion arises. 7 Tourist travel this year has far ex- ceeded the expectations of the commer- cial organization officials thruout the state and the current year promises to he the biggest in the history of te state. EARS OR ee O’MAHONEY BEGINS PRACTICE CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 28.—Joa. ©. O'Mahoney, former private se*-e1ary to United States Senator John B. K drick, arrived from Washing*toa ™ \- day, to become assvciatal with *yery Haggard in the practice of law here. ——— LOVELL GARAGE SOLD LOVELL, Wyo., July 28.—C.. 5S, and Ralph Robertson have purchased the Lovell Motor company, owning here a ot his, wile erin dtaaner.Z>ailv CtibUne Che Casper Daily Cribune ; : trix may present his copy to the Wyo- ming Historical society for presefV¥a- A tion. with other effects. Another sister still living in Brussels, Belgium, wher she resided through the great war. and was purchased by Mr. Gratrix an sent*by him to. his iter, who ther lived in London and afterward remove “|raids which ran with blood from time forganize a punitive expedition against stantly under the care of a competontithem that was afterward carried out ‘jana H. G. Nickerson, U. S. land com-| Wyoming! ‘been revealed, not only Iabored under but lived in constant dread of Indian to time, This much is aftested by a copy of! the South Pass News, published at dug up by W. B. Gratix, a pioneer resi- dent of Lander, who treasures the pa- per because of its historical value. 8,1 | | Under date of April 9, 1870, this pa-} rages in the region of South Pass City,| almost due south of the present loca-; tion of Lander, It is recited that no less than 27 persons had) been murdered: in| that vicinity by raiding bands of Sioux, | Cheyennes and Arapahoes, and there is} la lengthy account of a meeting held to} with very gratifying results. Capt. H.! G. Nickerson of Lander was the repre-| jsentative present from Miners’ Delight, | then called Hamilton, and he is quoted} as having made a fiery speech, as a re- sult no doubt of having been chaked by. raiders a few days before. { Among the officers listed in the di-| rectory were Joseph M. Carey, U. 8.| district attorney, Mrs. Esther Mo and J.P. Irwin, justice of the pea missioner, The paper carried a considerable amount of advertising, but it was all single column, the Union Pacific taking a whole column to advertise its splen- did four-day through servicé from} Omaha to Sacramento, then newly opened. The California restaurant ad- vertises good board at $10 per week.) ‘Newspaper Published Half Century Ago at South Pass City Recounts Outrages of Redskins and Plans for Expedition Hats off to old High Cost of Living—pioneer resident of Unrecognized, his crimes unsung, he stalked among the {pioneers of Wyoming territory a half century ago when he was tolerated as only an incident of many hardships, some of which presented serious problems. The trail blazer of 1870, it has (the handicap of living costs and the’ old dust at $18 to $20 per ounce, corn crude accommodations of the frontier,|@nd oats from the states $7 and 35 per hundred, flour $8_and corm meal $29, OLD H. 6. OF L WAS PIONEER RESIDENT OF STATE ° CAME HERE BEFORE INDIANS! LEFT THE WARPATH eggs, 75 cents per dozen, potatoes & and 10 cents per pound, cheese 20 cents, beans 15 and 18 cents, apples 22 cents, syrup $2.50 and $3 per elght- gallon keg, sugar 27 to 30 cents, tea $2, coffee 33 to 50 cents, canned tomatoes $8 and $9 per case, fruits $9 to $11, oys ters $7.50 and $8.50 per case. All this goes to show that living costs in this remote wilderness at that time, were not greatly different from what they are at the present time, though freight- ing was attended with great difficul- ties while the country was swarming with hostile Indians who were adding days. This copy of the paper has had a re-; markable history itself. It was one of Volume 1, No. 56 of the publication, Not Cheap f Economical |new victims to their list every few! 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Smith-Turner Cigar Stand Adults $2.50, Students $1.25, Children $1.00, War Tax Extra It is very doubtful if another copy o the paper is in existence and Mr. Gra- Z One of the ‘ MacGregor, Four peo- company on violinist and SEASON TICKETS ON SALE AT Casper Stationery Oil Exchange CASPER 4hy -WHITE = af.%e “THRIFT THURSDAY SPECIALS E-c-o-N-O-M-W jazz is its profanity. Here’s Music For You : Chautauqua brings an abundance of 8plendid music, vocal and instrumental in big variety—and all good. Your season ticket will bring you ten concerts during the week. Josephine Martino Noted New York soprano who is Overseas Orchestra Eight charming and talented young ladies who were favorite entertainers of the A. E. F. last year in France. Two Concerts—Third Day. The Regniers Two musical entertainers who are 3 often called “the biggest two-people the platform.” Programs—Yourth Day. 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