Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 20, 1923, Page 9

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1923. Che Casper Daily Cribune Not Kiveryone Who Writes History Has Helped Make It Mokler’s “History of Natrona County” Is An Exception | ‘Top, left—1882: days of ench week right—1888: Com 1901: Editor an neasion Wyoming State Legislature. Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of Wyoming, A. F. Wyoming, To write a history is ono thing. To) have been a part of it, lived {t, par- ticipated in it and recorded a great! share of it in the making is a much better thing. Therefore, the “History of Natrona County,” by Alfred J./ Mokler, the distinguished editor of ‘The Casper Tribune for many years, @ trained gatherer of data and ac- complished writer of history, not only gives to his book authenticity and accuracy, but grace and beauty of expression as well. The recording of occurrence and fact has been altogether too lax In Wyoming. Vital matters in connec- tion with the various communities, of the highest value to posterity, are in most cases in fragmentary form. A large proportion of it is buried in the files of local newspapers, much of it in the memories of the early settlers who were eye witnesses or participants in events and transac- tions of the highest tmportance to those now active in every-day af- fairs, and still there !s nothing in) proper form to which reference can be made for the information that is fo sadly needed in the every-day life of the community. It has happily been different in Natrona County and the advent of ‘Alfred J. Mokler has made it so. He recognized the situation on his ar- rival, and attracted by the wealth and marvelous experiences of pio- Apprentice printer, neers set about to gather and re- cord the details, first for the benefit of his newspaper, second for the his- tory that he one day hoped to write. He did, all this. Did it faithfully, jously painstakingly for out interest. Hiawatha, Bottom, right— a period of more than thirty years. Constantly researching, constantly verifying. Then after retiring from the ejournalistic profession he has devoted nearly four years’ time and his ripened experience to the actual work of reducing to polished English the facts and details of the history of the most important section of W INCH the fy the blood. Today, the manufacturers of 8. 8. 8S. gather thousands of tons of these certain) barks and herbs annually and pre in concentrated form, scien- Pitcatly proportioned, that great blood purifier, called 8. 8. 8. This is why 8. 8. 8., sinco 1826, has been such a great success, It has meant to millions of suey eee and women a plus in their| sires 8. 8. 8. builds blood: 8. hree hours five nights pers of Omaha, Nebras! . Chief clerk 28: Author and Millions depend on S.8.S. to purify their blood power, an success builder, at all good drug stores. sizo is more economical, tle today! 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Rafferty. Large lots, with side- walks, water and gas. Reasonable prices and easy terms. With- Mountain Realty & Title Corp. 306 O-S Building—Phone 564-W M. Elma Butler-Cromer, Pres. C. W. Mapes, Sales Mer. ends of its first settlement by your ancestors. This is the veln in which Mr. Mokler writes, only he has en- larged the neighborhood to inclu a whole county, and often his nar rative carries him beyond. Intimate stories of life and its struggles, its joys, sorrows, tragedies, victories and achievements, | Material for two thousand pages) t has been condensed into less than six hundred pages, yet nothing of value is lost to the reader or etu- dent, so remarkably true {s the au thor's expression and so full of| meaning and clear tho language he| employs. The book is profusely ‘Ilustrated. Many of the engravings are from photographic views and actual draw- ings made during the passing years from the author's invaluable collec- tion. ‘The subjects touched upon are many and varied. They include all matters and events that properly come within the scope and character of such a work. Among them, but by no means all of them, may be found a complete story of the or- territory then as a state: of Natrona County, together with a tabulation of all of the public of- ficials who served the county in any capacity subsequent to the data became a separate political unit of the commonwealth; the census sho’ tng the growth in population the assessed valuation, showing the increase in property, are recorded; the part Wyoming bore in the Span ish-American and World wars have a chapter; the Lost Cabin mine ts discovered; the story of the building of the two courthouses, the Public Library, the County Hospital and other public buildings is interest ganization of Wyoming, first as a) the first J authentic account of the organization ity J and : the founding and progress of the vil lage, town and city of Casper, the ear schools, ‘i t, post wn hall, city building, elec- jants, telephone service and less other public and private ters. When the Indians danced upon the public streets, when gambling was recognized as an honored profession, en the dance hall was the social nter and the saloon-keeper out- ranked all others in the social scale is all told with faithful di of the conditions of the but vivid in the memories ners. The retrospective and pros- pective view of Casper reveals the author's grasp of a situation he has lived in the past and his clear vision of a destiny yet to be fulfilled. The tragedies of the county, es- pecially those of the earlier period, present the basis for no end of ro- mance to the imag!native writer. them, as in all tragedies, of human character stand out in bold relief. They cover the whole series from the primitive to the ultra- the traits refined in adventure, crime, friend- ship, loyalty. These chapters are splendidly portrayed. The author holds the reader spellbound for many pages in his masterly description of the old cattle rustling days, the hanging of outlaws, depredations of train bandits, the Hole-in-the-Wall the cattlemen's invasion of nty, the career of Calam- n battles and othe ures that go to form| of Natrona County. t y valuable chap: story is an ex. great ing industry. Other industries are included in the review. The outside towns are not neglec portance y is fully covered is one chapter In the en nan another, thi storian it i and Sorc ANNOUNCEMENT MILLIONS of FAMILIES “7 will build a car for the multitude”’ prises are in the various chap-| In| has been the theme of writers of prose and poetry for more than eighty years. None have written with more feeling, nor attained more ne heights in description nor into their work more of hu- 1an interest than has Mr. Mokler. his {s tho masterpiece and embraces all of the characteristics of a Greek eple. There ts but little use to attempt | to convey further to the reader the contents of Mr, Mokler'’s story of Natrona County. It could never be done half so wel Mr. Mokler has done it. In this brief resume just a .| few of the high lights have been pre- sented. It requires a complete read- Ing of the text to fully realize the moving account that has been laid before the reader. Those who haye been in Natrona County or in Wyoming for a long time will want to possess the book because it 1s the history of their own time, as well as the history of the time preparatory for thelr com ing. Those who have more recently come to the county or state and would know something of the land in which they live would regard the book as a greater possession for what it tells them in actual depend able fact. The “History of Natrona County” is now on the way from the Chicago publisher. It will shortly be ready for distribution to subscribers. 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