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| Hal C. Brent of Kansas City, Mo., is registered at the Henning Hotel | while attending ‘to business connected with his oil interests in the fields near! GRADING TAX 15 ! | WISCONSIN MAN 'PERSHING GUEST - os ‘to Cost $2.50; Both Railroads Ticket# Tor’ the Tirvt axual American Legion Stampede to be bela at the Na- trona €ounty fair gvounds, September 5, 6 and 7, will be placed on gale Bis syle the ecommitioe hy charge of the t sale announced to- day. Piekets for all three drys of the Stampede will be sold for $2.50 and with | about 740 members of the local post of the Amefican Legion itterested in the buge show, the ticket sale commi‘twe hopes to secure a huge advancé ste from Legionnaires alone. Arrangements probably will be made for merchants 6f the'city to decorate ard a system of special street lighting during the days of the Stampede has been Suggested arid undoubtedly will be carried out by the Chamber of Com- meéreé, By making a'big event out of the Stampede this year, local business men and Legion men hope to create suth @ favorable impression that the Stampede may become a permanent event in the greatest oil city in the west. General Pershing or General ‘Wood or both will be guests of the George W. Vroman post of the American Le- sion during the big Stanipede if tha invitations sent ait sueceeded in at- tracting these twé big army men Arrangemetits have been made with the railroad companies entering Casper. to run special excursions at reduced rates during the big Stampede. This reduction in rates will gmount to-ap-+ proximately half, the committee has an- neunced, and is expected to. bring créwds from central Wyoming and as ‘~ fa north as Thermopolis and as far south as Wheatland. Members of the Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion have been ask- ed to aid in the big drive in the sale of tickets Thursday and are expected Young Couple Return from “ling Trip, Mr. and Mrs, A, 2. Norby quietly married last week, turned to, Casper to make their home. | bé Mrs, Norby was an instructor Park school last year and came here | mersom, who from Alabama. Mr. Norby is iv thejat the pany &nd the couple have taken an| the day apartment here. Mrs. L. ©, Entertains. With Dinner, Miss Frafees Bourke, united in marriage this week to Mr. Finney of Douglas, Wyo., was the in- spiration of a lovely dinner party given at the home of Mr. and Mrs, L. C, Bat- ley on South Kimball street. Places Were laid for twelve guests at the table] ous prettily décorated with cut flowers. | ten Mrs. D, P. Davis, sister of the bride- hosp! ‘to-be, and Mrs. Ernest Stromberg, as-|the sisted Mrs, Bailey at the dinner. oe # Wedding Takes Place in Washington, D. Cc. 5 The members: of the Boeke & W- and Garbutt & Weidner offices on the | tw fourth floor of the Oil Exchange build-| re! ing received a telegram yesterday tell- dng of the martiage of Miss Bugenia Neer to John Whelan, a member of the the A. M. office which took place a few days ag0} street. in Washington, D.C. Mrs. r Was the physical training instr the public schools here two years ago{ den and also instructed private classes in interpretive dancing. She was * well known in this city and will be wel pcomed by a wide circle of friends. Mr. Whelan is a prominent attorney here. | Mr. and Mrs. Whelan are expected to arrive -here within the next week as they will make their home in Casper. * 3 Young People Enjoy Picnic in Mountains. e latives, ple took advantage of the evening and oientng of t PERSON. Pi Tom Olayton, Who underwent a sert- a eet at & local hospital About returned: from a trip ys ago, has heen taken to the ital gain from ‘his ranch home on} SPrings, Pilot Butte and Riverton. Sweetwater. . helan|ton, Mont., where he will spend about o weeks visiting with friends and Mrs. Kate L. Keller home on North Grant .Mr. and Mrs. Keller are now Whelan on a fishing trip after which they will uctor in|} go to California for the winter. Was made by Miss Madge Saner has returned from & two weeks’ and other Montana cities, sumed her position at the C, West Confectionery, Miss Margaret Barry of Wyo., has aceepted a position here and will be one of the instructors of the About sixteen couples of young peo-} Casper public schools shia year: here. pleased a to § Mr. with friends, Park. ees fornia. Winkler has purchasea stone Park. The John M. Bnginnd. es . Towa farmer. vacation spent in Butte She has re- -*% Douglas, I, J. West, and Mrs. ee A. F. Kramér of Rochester, N. Y., is Spending Séveral days here on im- portent business. ee Joseph Leek is in the city from Den- ver, Colo., on business. ees Mr. and Mra, J. J. Barly and Miss Ruth Barly of Sheridan, Wyo., are here today on business and pleasure. Mr. Barly is superintendent of the city : Schools in Sheridan. They drove from on Sheridan to Casper in their motor car. recognived in the} at the store tomorrow. Mrs. &, L, Bm- ‘W. 0. Robbens of Alliance, Neb., is fegistered among the business guests employ of the Midwest Refining com-| will be here again iam will « ery anne SPiehe edseis Hitek @nd evening. An ofchestra will ve @ musical program from Saale in yr Rah cae and oa 7 to | Omaha, Neb, aré Visiting in the city 10:30 o'clock in the evening. se 6 eee to Miss Lueila Brown of Riverton is BE. Fi Patterson, who is in charge | Visiting in baat * af the stock room of the Natrona , Power compatiy, has left for Fort Ren.| Mrs. W. D. Evans, who spent the summer here with her husband, lett last night for her winter home in CalF W. A./ Bergstrom of the Prudential Securities Company will-leave tomor+ row for # motor trip through Yellow-| He will be accompanied by Frank E. Ringey, president of the McCausland State Bank of McCays- land, Ia., and Hd Holts, a prominent After touring the park Mr. Bergstrom and his party will go to Great Falls, Mont., to attend the annyal meeting of the stockholders of the Wyoming Exploration Company. eee superintendent of Kasoming Oil Company, is here today from Cheyenne. * a Miss Sarah B. Potter of Peoria, Ll., George Freeland of ‘They ate en rotite to the Suliday for a trip through Yellowstone A, P. Nesbit and A, P. Minchew have Maverick the PROTESTED HERE (Continued from Page 1) DENVER, Aug. 24.—General Jolin J. from the trend of the arguments yes Pershing, SUCCEED SLADE ELECTED 10 Oh Asting Re 1 commapder in chief of the terday. There were no protests made American Expedi jonary forces, arriv +f > Rae AN Mika set for me, pee | here ineognito today and departed with * ese taxpayers who neglect- issidner| United States Senator Lawrence ¢. @d to protest pointed out this big ais-|N. C. Thomas Made Commissioner Phipps, for the latter's. ranch “on a crepancy between the estimated and ac-} of Education for Wyotning at | fishing tiip,” according to an announce: tual cost which they have been taxed. ment from the Phipp’s office. BEAR OI: For Your Hair Special Meeting Monday of g State Board Cc. Thomas, well known educator Wisconsin, has been appointed as commissioner of education of Wyoming to succeed A. A. Slade, who resigned the position to accept the city superin- Residents on Jefferson street claimed that the long cut made on this street had left their property’ high and dry from the street level. They claim that this really has detracted from the value | af their property. a L. S. Worthington, city engineer, pre- sented figures to show the difference between the estimate and the cost in him) of his appointment. Mr. Thomas’. qualifications seem to particularly fit him for the position of educational commissioner in this state, For a number of years past he hs been connected with the state depart- ment of education in Wisconsin and has, during that period, had under his supervision the inspection of all rural schools in the state. The state board feels fortunate that it was able to find a man of Mr. Thomas’ calibre. almost the same as the estimate. In district No. 3, the one in dispute, it was shown that $18,000 actually had heen deducted from the cost by credit- ihe this district with the overhaul thken to other districts. Councilman Boyle indicated that he} thought it most feasible te test it out ih court possibly in a friendly suit. Some taxpayers said the different cuts through the hills in District No. 3 Were of much benefit while others con- tended they did not benefit the district ih the slightest degree. Mr, Boyle made it clear that the city Was anxious to do all it possibly could th any way. ‘ ) The committee named by the tak- Payers in this district will confer with the council committee and with City Attorney R. M, Boeke in an effort to} ring some relief from the excessive as- ssment in district No. 3. Some residents inquired as to: wheth- the city would collect taxes if they joved their houses off the lots and bandoned the property in payment of © assessment of the cit; ENIES PRORIBITION 1S Buy 10 cents gusrantes, to J.bn Bart Brittain, Sta. F, New York MADAME M., JAMES, Music Annotinces that her studio for the re- ception of pupils is now open in con- hection with the CASPER PRIVATE SCHOOL (mue.) 612 South Durbin Street Telephones 339 ov 518-M H. O. Warton has returned froma businéss trip to Douglas, Cheyenne and Laramie, 8-24-1t* Dreamland Pavilion TONIGHT Favors of cut flowers will be given | Yellowstone National Park in thelg)three districts including alistriet No, 3. |fndency/of tho Canper: schools. The| who Is to be| to the patrons during the day. motor car. Tn District No. 2, the actual cost was | State board of education in special ses a ees about .$10,000 less than the estimate,jS!0m in Cheyenne yesterday accepted s ———e Wiliam A. Pollen will leave next! while in district No. 1 the erst was|™!: Thomas’ application and notified @njoyed a plenic held in the moun- tains at the Mahoney cabin. to be an importaht factor in, the cam. paign. . — oe ‘the moon and the motor cars. After ‘the “eats the guests climbed the Miss Mary Barton has resumed her They lett} Position with the Taylor & Clay of- ‘the city at 7 o'clock in motor cars. 'The| ficés after spending several weeks in picnic supper was eaten by the ‘light of | California. Miss Hattie Cook of Cedar Rapios, mountain near the cabin and proceeded | lowa, wiil ledye for her home tomor. who has been the guest of Mrs. Walk- fter H. Bradley for the past three weeks will leave tomorrow morning for @ trip through Yellowstone park before re- turning home, A friend, Miss Willys, of Peoria, arrived here this morning to aceompany her on the park trip. eee . MAKING NARCOTIC USERS LOUISVILLE, Ky., ~- MORRISON'S OF HABITUAL DRINKERS (By Mail)—Re- to {ill the air with “music rare.” Scenes | rdw. enacted from U. S. CITIZENS Miss. Cook, who is the head of “Romeo and Juliet,”|the Cedar Rapids Business éollege, was bucking broncho contests and special} called here a month ago by the’ sert- ORCHESTRA ports that habitual drinkers, deprive’ of liquor turn to narcotics,.are denied by Edward 'T. McBiliott of the Narcot- stunts all added to the fun. . _FIRST—HARDING MARION, Ohio, Aug. 24.—A plea that the nation get away from “one- ~ lead’? activities so that each citizen can play his part in the development of American democracy was made Hy ‘ox )Harditig today ip, ansaddress to a delegation of actors, representing Pre Harding-Coolidge Theatrical league..! le spoke for Americanism and depre-} cated any tendency of Americans’ to re- gard. themselves as ‘citizens’ of the world,” adding that he personally was “not So universal.” , Pee eral dances. eee é her home near Hutchinson, Kans. se 6 ‘ Progressive Olub Meets Tomorrow. auspices of the Y, W,. C, A., wiil hold a regular meeting: tomorrow. afternoon at the association rooms. The club ex- tends a cordial invitation to young mar- ried women who are strangers here and who wish to make friehds to attend its Mrs. E. C, Wells is leaving tonight on-a@ month's visit with her sister at {week-end visit to ‘Thermopolis. The Progressive Club) of young mar- ried “women, formed recently under snaps Before | ous illness of her niece, Miss Florerice the close of the evening the party took! Ryan. Miss Ryan's mother, who was over the Iris dance platform for sey-|summoned from Chicago, will for some time. Major Ormsby has returned from a Ormsby and the children are still at Thermopolis. Col. C./G. Holden, who visited his brother; C. H. Fold Milwatikee Athletic club and taken a position as manager of the South Shor> Country elub of Chicago; according to & letter just reveived. oe Mr. and Mrs, Ray.Tyson and tittle Demos Proud of Record, Keynote Speaker States 22: 2 remain Mrs. BAST LAS ‘VEGAS, ¥ + "Democrats of New Mexico, as rep- i here some weeks jin the United States, sustained by eon’ has resigned his positiom with the well done both in peace and war, ap- thusiasm,” said Jobn B, Simms of Al-! buquerque in opening with a keynéte| address the Demooratic state conven: tion here today. The address praisea 4 meetin; son have returned to their home in| Ppesident Wilson's administration. The si tee Sheridan’ after a visit with -Casper| convention will nominate a state ore [ arty friends. sress! d_ presidential Steak P. at riends. og ; of ae man and pi 5 pain = Garden Creek Falls. tA hake - Mrs. T. A. Seaman delightfully enter- tained a party of friends /with a steak party at Garden Creek. Falls last even- ing. The party made the trip in three cars. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. R. Dodds, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Johns. \POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 24.— The Republican state contention assembled hete dt neom today, The administra- ‘tion of Governor Davis was indorsed and his renomination will be practically by_ aeclamation, candidates are out. for United States senator. Indications point to thé homination of Frank R. Gooding, forfher governor. Sneider, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Webb, Mr. and Mrs. EB. Donaldson and Mr. Sea- man. . Templeton-Johnson Nuptials Here, a The marriage of Miss Louise Johnson of Columbus, Ohio, to Rush McHlroy Templeton was performed at St. An- thony’s rectory by the Reverend Fr Nolan on August 21. Mrs. Templeton is “the daughter of Yr. and Mrs. C. P. Linhart of Col- TDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Aug. | 24.— The Democrati¢ state convention open- ed here today. Senator J. F, Nugent, who is seeking renomination, appar. ently had \U opposition. MF. and Mrs. H. C. Hodges of Kan- sas City, Mo., are spending séveral days in the city, visiting at the home of Mrs. Hodges’ sister, Mrs. e #8 Ohio State university. She is a mem: ber of the Sigma Kappa sorority. Mr. Templeton is also a gradtiate of the Lee Wilson.) iniversity of Ohio, where the. couple \ met. Mr. Jack Deacon has returned from Den- Templeton is @ civil engineer ver, Colo., where he spent séveral days' ahd is in charge of construction of the attending to business matters ahd: has! now bridge over the North Platte river. resumed his position with the Stand-} Mr. and Mrs. Tempjeton ard Refinery. will make their Home here. LATEST SWHATERS KOR F and daughter, Peggy, Mr. and Mrs. 3./}] umbus, Ohio, and is a graduate of the |] Miss Elsie Winter has gohe iome in Lincoln, Nebr. T We. Are Offering for a Few Days Only _ RIRETY DRESSES In serge, taffeta, satin, trieolette, tricotine and geor- gettg. Have been as high as $60.00, now— $19.95 TWENTY-FIVE COATS Worth up to $65.00, now— $19.95 Phone 1304W. 156 South Center. {AARP RRIE DN RASA PRENSA ROI com Tas 20 Casper Private School Inc. 612 South Durbin St. Telephone 339 OPENS AUGUST 30, 1920 . New Kindergarten Department Wnroll now as the number of pupils who cah be ac- / cepted is limited. ; Departments High School, Grades, Kindergarten, Music. Individual Instruction is a feature of this school. . Tuition In advance, payable by the montlf. Kindergarten—Half Days Kindergarten—Both Sessions.... High School and Grades.. Musie .. French : N. M., Aug. 24.) sciousness of duty to our government ab ics here. the same sort of “kick’’ that alcohol does and for that reason are “not an acceptable substitute.” —_—_—_— John Casey spent yesterday in Dou gis resentatives of the oldest political party} FOR RENT —- Two-room proach the impending conflict with en-] WANT small residence property. roadster as first payment. ribuny MP f) ; N . N N N N N N N N N N N N N N) ; % N N N N N N N \) . y BLOOD LIIIO LDS DD LPL DLL LS 2 PLP LD. j house: suitable: for bachelors or mar ision of the Revenue Office He said drugs do not produce Kings of Syncopation Direct from Their Eastern Successes Opening Engagement STARTING TONIGHT evs Go! as on business. ay TOO LATH ‘TO CLASSIFY, furnished ad wife. St. John and College Riva ur First Anniversary Wednesday, August 25th, 1920 . | One year ago we opened our drug store in Cas- per. The patronage we have received has far exceeded our expectations. We sincerely trust that our relations with patrons of our store will continue in the future as in the past, and assure you that the treatment.we have received is appre- ciated. It will be our constant endeavor, at all times, to render the moat efficient service possible in conjunction with the best quality of goods. : We have arranged an anniversary entertainment to which all .are invited. : Mrs. I. L. Emerson Noted Soprano, Denver | Miss Frankie Francis Piano Miss Florence Shoblom Popular Songs Orchestra Instrumental Selections Phonagraphs Late Productions 2 to & P. M. and 7:30 to 10:30 P. M. Siniif: Tarver Drug Store West Hotel Building Casper, Wyoming WRII LIV IIOIIGIIIGIIIIOS OIL IDM, Chdbded LLAL AL d Ls apyse Barene § tea