Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 10, 1926, Page 21

NDAY, JANUARY 10, 1926 HIGH SCHOOL Activities in Work and Play ° z By DIXIE RAWSON After two glorious weeks of a long Vedder; Hoffman's Book of the Sa- ‘icipated vacation, the Natrona] gas. illustrated by Gordon Brown unty high school students were} Wagner; Niblung, illustrated by Ar- ppy to find themselves back among|thur Rackham; Jameson's Shakes- eir dear teachers and classmates, | pear's Heroines, {Illustrated by Paget; he corridors once again echoed with | McClintock’s Old Indian Trails, illus. slamming of locker doors and the | trated by the author, Notes. Miss Edna Woodhouse, instructor in American Literature, was con- fined to her home two days last Week on account of illness, ‘When did you get “Oh, Isn't it awful to have to get up so early again,” et etera. This distracted attention from Pstudies for only a short time and soon the whole school was again en- igrossed in their mad pursuit of me knowledge. Senior and Junior Basket Ball. Mrs. Mitchell McIntyre, the girl's advisor at the high school has been planning for several weeks to organ- ize basketball teams for the senior and junior girls. These two classes do not have gymnasium privilege and many requests have been made for a team. The first meeting was held last Thursday afternoon and practice was held for an hour. The girls’ ap- preclation was shown by the large number out Thursda The next meeting will be held Tuesday after- noon and from then on each class will have {ts separate practice once a week. All who wish to pla, Tues- day have been requested to bring their equipment. Senior Council Meeting. The regular monthly meeting of the high school Senior Girls’ Council was held last Tuesday evening at the Goldtrap home on South Spruce street with the Misses Sarabel Gold- trap and Emma Lea as joint host- esses. . After the current business was transacted a social hour was enjoyed and refreshments were served by the hostesses. K. A. K. Will Meet, The K. A. K. will resume its regu- lar meetings next Wednesday. The current business will be taken: up and a program consisting of a play, §. R, Bumann, principal, accom- panied by L. E. Jewell, physics {n- structor, spent last evening in Doug- las where he refereed a basketball game. The firet basketball game of the Season to be played here will take place next Friday evening with Sun- rise. | HIGH SCHOOL ..Galley TWO -... Mrs. Boyles, former teacher in the County high schoo! will sub- stitute for Miss dia Hunt who re- cently became the bride of Charles E. Welby, of Casper. The first Interscholastic debate wilt take place here January 29 with Riy- erton. JUNIOR HIGH ACTIVITIES Burris H. Thomas, Regular sessions were resumed on Monday, after the Christmas hol! days and found practically every one present, much refreshed after the from the A-7ths of the different grade achools. Miss Seabright entertained the Governor’s Wife Seriously Burned Being Heroine in Blaze boy she rescued. HUGE THRONG | WILL ATTEND CELEBRATION SHERIDAN, Wyo.. Jan. 9.—A gigantic crowd of more than,100,000 persons in attedance at the sem!- sirls of Section 3, with a most de- Ughtful party at her home on South McKinley street. These girls were the winners of the Volley-ball tourn- ament held before the holidays. Barbara Ferris resumed her school work this week after having been out of school for several weeks recover- ing from an attack of appendicttis. At present she is able to attend only half day sessions. ‘The basketball teams are expecting to begin sectional games on the 25th. After a few games have been played, three chosen judges will select the five best players who will constitute the first team for the Junfor High school. This team will later play scheduled games with the different classes from the high school: technical number, and current event number will be carried out. Those taking part in the program have not as yet been announced. Come Out of the Kitchen. Work on “Come Out of the Kitch- en,” the play promoted by the An- nual Staff is progressing rapidly and according to Miss Mary Sharpe, di- “rector, excellent prospects for a suc cess are shown. Rehearsals are be- ing held every evening in expecta- tion of an early presentation. Semi-Finals of Tennis Tournament. The paddle-tennis tournament which is belng conducted ‘in the Freshman and Sophomore girls’ gym- riasium classes by Miss Emelia Skarra, instructor, is nearing a final victory. Those who qualified for the semi-finals were Marguerite Jeser- ick, Vileta Rook; and Muriel Terry dnger, The finals will be played Monday between Vi- leta Rook aud Muriel Terry. Accord- ing to Miss Skarra the paddle ten- nis season has been a! successful one in every way and the pes have developed much skill and have learn- ed the game. Girl Reserve Meeting. The regular bi-monthly meetings of the Girl Reserve club were re- sumed last Mondwy following the hol- {day vacation, The meeting was held at 4:30 o'clock at the Y. W. C. A. headquarters with a large number of members present. The program which was in charge of Jean Bingham included a talk by Miss Margaret Rockwell and an en- lightening lecture by Rev. A. EB. Cooke on the technical points of the theory of Evolution. Rev. Cooke will conclude the lecture at the next meet- ing by taking up the subject from the religious standpoint. After the program a pot-luck din+ ner was served by Miss Geraldine Alrheart and her committee. Pnyx Meeting Postponed The meeting of the Pnyx Debating Soclety which was. scheduled for last Thursday has been postponed and _will take place Thursday, January i. In the future the occasion of the club meetings will be used by the debating teams for practice debates, in “preparation for the first inter- scholastic debate which will be with Riverton, here January 29. The de- bate will be on the state question. “Resolved, that the federa) Child La bor amendment should be ratified by the states,” and will be held in the new auditorium at 10:30 o'clock. Committee Meetings. Monday afternoon the various Girl Reserve committees will meet in a Joint session at the Y. W. C. A. head- quarters, The following committees have been requested to be present at 3:45 o'clock: Program, Social, Mem- bership, Service, Ring, Finance, Pub- ligity and Devotional. Additions to’ Library. Many new and interesting books have been added to the high school ‘brary during the past month. These include several mathematics puzzle books. Among these are Canterbury puzzles, Amusements in Mathemat- fos, Mathematical Wrinkles, Mathe matical Recreations and Number Stories ot Long Ago. These books have many problems which are for making fun. Some chapter headings cafeteria to eat. students will be permitted to leave the school grounds without permis. sion, parents. Goubtless be resumed again after the due to the vacation. Girl Scout Meetings. The business meeting of the Sopho- more and Junior Scouts was held Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock. The current business was carried out. Edna Bayer was elected to the ‘office of treasurer, Genevieve Brown was elected color bearer, and Iris Weaver and Lucille Schopt were elected as color guards. Dorothy An- gel and Martha Gerber. both first class scouts, were appointed candle bearers. A sleigh-ride party was plan. ned for next § Creek. Committees were appointed for the initiation of the Tenderfoot scputs and for the refreshment com- ittee for the Tenderfoot ceremony, which {s to be given at the Natrona county: high night. school next Friday > BRITISH MOTOR HEAD TO ATTEND CONGRESS Sir William Letts of Willys-Cross- ley, Ltd., president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders of Great Britain, has cabled to the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce that the safled from Eng: land this tnonth, to attend the second World Motor Transport con- gress at the Hotel Roosevelt, New York City, January 11-13, 1926, dur- ing the National Automobile show Well known to the American auto- motive industry, Sir. William will take an active part in the discus- sions at the congress and the activ: ities planned show week for the automobile SHERIDAN BOARD SETS ASIDE SUM FOR FAR SHERIDAN, Wyo., Jan. 9—The 1926 Sherldan County fair was as- sured and a budget to meet Sheridan county's expenses during the new year was approved before tho board of county commissioners closed {ts January session. Appointment of @ 1926 fair board 2 and ready for the long Stretch ahead until the close of the term. ; Mid-year examinations will begin in about two weeks, which will mark the close of the first semester, It is expected that there will be about 100 new students enter the Junior high school, haying been promoted are: Riddlewell, Adventures of the Puzzle Club, and Various Chess puzzles, ‘The library from time to time has | been putting in good editions of well known books, those recently added are: Scott's Talisman, illustrated by The cafeteria in the new building | timers” tent with a seating capacity was completed and opened for use| of this week and all the students who| roads into the battlefield, policing of bring their noon lunches are also} the grounds by soldiers from Fort requested to take them tn to the| D. A. Russell and the housing of| Miller, known as From now on no/ many interruption in the regular routine} so turday at Garden | ¢,, centennial celebration of the battle of the Little Big Horn at the Custer Battlefield next June, is not tm- probable, according to men who are in close touch with the plans for the anniversary and who realize the nation-wide Interest that Is being taken In the coming event. Further plans to take care of the crowd—which will undoubtedly be the largest ever witnessed tn this section of the country—wil! be made in Sheridan, as the next meeting « the executive board will be hald here In the near future, according to present plans Included among the present plans for handling the crowd {s the laying out of 200 acres In blocks and streets at the battlefield, erection of an “old 1,500 persons, improvement of THE CASPER TRIBUNE-HERALD Night School For Poultry Raisers Is Planned at Lovell LOVELL, Wyo., Jan. 9—A free night school for poultry raisers will be conducted here two nights a week for five weeks by I. W. Harmon, instructor in Emith-Hughes work tn the Lovell schools. The school will cpen January 19. The subjects treated will nclude feeding for ex production, culling, housing. hatch- ing, brooding, feeding growing pul- Carries Mail For Over 35 Years (By Central Press.) SHARON, Pa., Jan. 9.—I'll never do it again,” aid Fred Miller, veter- @n mail carrier of the loca! postoffice when he retired the other day at-| ter 35 years of of the veteran visitors in towns close to the battlefield. The celebration is planned to Jast or a written excuse from the| three days—June 24, 26 and 26—and | °V°" Us routes for another incentive for a huge crowd “There was no general assembly|is the fact that Yellowstone Park held this week, though these weekly | opens on June 19, but a few meetings with the programs will| before. days The battlefield {s. approximately venty-flve miles north of Sheridan, or within easy driving distance over the Custer Battlefield highway. HOLDUPS FIND VICTIMS IN TIE CAMP EMPLOVES THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., Jan. 9.— Holdups have been active here, ac- cording to reports reaching Marshal Verguson. Two men who hve been aployed at the Wind River tle camp declared that they had each been relieved of 3140 when halted at a dark alivy. They were not to- gether when robbed. Founds School To || Educate Convicts | (By Centr ASHINGTOD the strangest educati: in the world is Leth: fal University | founded here by Dr. E. BE. Dudding to educate former convicts, Dudding was prosperous chant in Hun’ ton, W. Va., when| 14 years ago, he} killed his uncle in ® property contro-| versy. He pleaded self-defense, but. was sentenced to Moundsville After sery four years he find his earning power gone, wife ill, his two daughters ostracized by their friends, and his life appar- ently wrecked. Then it occurred to him that thou sands of other ex-convicts must be| in the same. plight | Bo h egan that now flowers in th sity at whielf a prisor c J t y entrance quirement ee a er- ing) service. In that time the “whistling postman” because he has whistled 35 years, carried 12,600,000 pieces of mail weighing 525 tons and has walk- ed 157,000 miles. He has worn the same pair of FRED MILLER shoes some 20 years, although, of course, new half soles and heels have been placed on them, Since Miller Started in the local postoffice in 1890, he has lost only 10 days be- cause of illness. He ts 65. Ho is a member of St. Paul's Re- formed church, having served as Sunday school superintendent for 40 consecutive years and elder for 25 years. a FOUR-YEAR-OLD. BULLET WOUND RECEIVED WHILE HUNTING PROVES FATAL SHERIDAN, Wyo. unting accident in | above’ Dayton four years ago cost | he fe of Dr. I, W. Blake, Buffalo | ysiclan and surgeor | Dr. Blake died in a Kansas City | hospital, where he went soon after | Christmas for treatment for stomach trouble Heart’ trouble, caused | nervous shock and exposure follow: | ing the accident, was the contribut- ing cause of his death, according to word received at Buffalo. The physician was accidently shot by a hunting companion who mis took him for q bear. The two were in an almost inaccessable part of | the mountains, and Dr. Blake sutf- | fered two days’ exposure before he could be gotten to help He was @ patient in the Sheri. County Memoria! hospital for man weeks. Dr. Blake's left arm was paralyzed by the bullet, and he never fully regained the use of It. His general health was also im. Dr. Blake sérved as Johnson ounty health officer under both the Carey and Ross administrations. He was widely knokn, not only for his profesional skill, but for the ac tive part he took in civic affairs and harity work, Resides his widow, he is survived son Jimmy, and a daughter, verly of Buffalo. Jan. 9.—A] the mountains by LEGION WILL SPONSOR by the commissioners Indicates that all plans for the staging of this year's county fair are going forward As usual. The appropriation of a sum of $123,400 to meet the expenses of Sheridan county during 1926 was authorized by the board shortly be- fore adjournment, after the expen- ditures of the connty had been di cussed by members of the board Salt Creek Busses” Leave Casper, Townsend Hotel Sa.maendip m andi pm Leave Salt Creek 8am,1 p,m end6 pm. | |since Wednesday, The budget for "Bus Leaves 0:80 Dally | | 1275 amounted to $127.80 Salt Creek Transportation Co, . [obetsbesnani a enh ode BAGGAGE AND EXPRESS Delicious Sunday dinners; Peale booths B, & Q. Cafe, 354 N. TELEPHONE 144 Woloctt, — THEAMOPOLIS SCOUTS THERMOPOLIS, Wyo, Jan. 9.— The American Legi-n post here has taken charge of the Boy Scout organization. The decision was reacbed after a joint meeting of ministers and inembers of the Scout couricil. Two years ago the scout movement here resched a high Point of efficiency b torough lack of co-operation har t functioned #0 well since that time. It la be Ueved that the Legion will be able to put new lif {nto it, ~ Veteran Antelope Feeds on Ranches CODY. Wyo., Jan. 9—For the firet time in many years, a buck antelope may be seen feeding in the Cields of ranches east of Cody. This old veteran of the Carter Mountain range has taken a liking to the L. Bbert ranch, and may be seen al- most any day from the Cody-Powell toad. He is thought by the ranchers to be one of the Greybull herd, which lets and cockerel, control of {nsect | ‘ pests, flock movement and market: ing poultry products. Mrs. E. Lee Tinkle, wife of the governor of Virginia, is in a hospital, suffering from serious burns she received in rescuing her small son when fire gutted lower floors of the executivé mansion in Richmond. Large photo shows ballroom of mansion After the blaze; and arrow indicates the Inset is Mrs. Tinkle. PAGE NINE | DOLDIER DROPS DEAD, Saget | Mle eckaty. 3 INDIGESTION 15 CAUSE Troop 6, Scoutmaster Mr. Olson— ch, corner of creyENNE, Wyo. Jan. 9- Troop 6 held its meeting at the C. B.} Wolcott h streets. ita iat acnte : and Q. club rooms last Monday at) At the business meeting John|the cause of 7:30 o'clock. Meetings will be held| ishburn was appointed scribe to| First Sergeant M at this place thé rest of the month. | take the place of Harris who handed| gg. 76th field artille : A parents’ night was planned. An] in his resignation because he is soon ine investure ceremony will bo included | ¢o Jeave Casper, Scout Fishburn will ts Batters in the program. Two tenderfoot and| make a good scribe as { im one second class scouts were plenty of business experience, He into the troop. Join troop s has carried the Saturday Evening | post m¢ : if you want to get in on the ¢ Post for several years and has built] 1; js The prizes will be —a unifo’ up a large route a small begin-| Oconnnr ; by Mr. Weldner and a trip to camp pbs : hy Deptt Ste Mr. Olson} y+ was decided that the troop] He had ' prarlten eres Sten aitferent | would go on a hike to the top of] 1907, havi t phases of scouting. The one having} co. s5er mountain and take ntage}and 6th 7 RAG OSS Der of the winter sports before it be-| 76th Troop 1, Mr. Miller scoutmaste comes too cold. The troop accord- We have 18 members now and are} ingly lett Casper at 10 eclock, Sat going strong. We plan to have &@/ urday, and will return sometime (to k new patrol besides the two we : day) Sunday, The hike is In ter L. C. Goodric! charge formed, by this time next week. Mr. | o¢ Scoutm Skinner came over last night with Asse ska’ Wiabasae “edbativiae x’ tay a Se his bok and arrow and gave us a few] | oar Ul SUS OOOe clewed: be od pointers on the use of it. He also} fo 0" Ne % . cs brought with him a rope machine} © UU": : and made @ plece of rop® That's} Troop 18—Lowell Bratager, scout w) some machine and we plan to make| ™aster—Troop 19 held a meeting on| (Qowepe sa rER NERD AREEET. one like January 5 There were 17 scouts, We started our window display | fUr visitors, Scout Executive Skin Ac lade Gudea k-caba EAI aA sek gre actccite ~| ner, Scoutmaster Bratager, and as-|, “ J h ein whi have a crac accused n understood Gael! sistant Scoutmaster Green, present. fy Underatond Gael < of a displ Mr. Miller intends Ar neetar te J be tia SOs Wy, Airy Miller Intends l‘rhe meeting was opened by the An interpr te; as according bachelp ta. madee 8’ be scout oath; games were played dur.|#vorn. The prisoner said somethir i pa te Saath ing the evening, The meeting closed] ‘°,the interpreter, Fay boys, just watch old troop 1} with scout oath and benediction, by What does’ te sa demande: come up to the mark ‘Assistants Booutrianter Ciceen his lordship Py Nothing, my lord,” was t Scout Commissioner Georgo S. Scott was also with us for a tim We are always glad to have him for ‘How dare you say that when we School Fund Of O'Connor, has unique O'Co been els that Missou’ trunk this b they p tax to All reason and no use in booths. Wolcot world’s counting) years ilroad crosses Omaha. does not have the same number of w Delicious Sunday dinne: Cc. B. & Q. Cafe, counter fs the official title of Michael of Council Bluffs, Ia., who of the most mnor has! for thevlast on the! brid gol the ri river Nine nes use ridge and ay a wheel the owners. equipment the wheels must be a train about this country eee SEE AICHAEL OCONMT 280,000 miles along, or 11 times around the globe. Twenty-four million cars have passed him, or six times the combined roll- ing stock of all the railroads now in we remember that he organized Z at beeen len? Toomey amtepcarti troop 1. Laramie County Is “My lord," snid the interprete Counts Wheels At Troop 5, G Sea asso, ite ee beginning to tremble, “it had not} master—Boys let me give you @ hint. * Jot Line tareavauwrene tec Rigo G . join troop §. Wo are having a sreat| AVAiable Earlier |*,0° 4 with the cave’ Wer CFOSSUTY) | time now. Last Thursday we had Dr you, sir! roared the judge. "No: ison, Mr. Skinner, and Mr. Mor-{ lust aid haere = i ardesT gan with us. Dr. Wilson came just] CHEYENNE, Wyo. Jan. 9—Lera,| nat 24 he save’ besa Sete Sem le HG a ttle after we had scout oath,|™ie county's general schoo! fund will he ania iWon sree ore OMAHA, Neb. Jan. 9.—Wheel| sna pledge of allegiance to the flag.| Mount to $82,050 this year, one-half Beg with the red bed curt ing up there?" At which the court nd what did of which will be distributed within a few days to the treasurers of the| ten school districts {n the county. | The prompt distribution of Dr. Wilson tol@ us another bear story. Mr, Skinner brought our bow and arrows and showed all thirteen of us how to use them. Believe me, oared kay ask the the judge, look! Uttle uncor Mr. Skinner is a real scout. Mr. Mor-| fund this year is attributed to the ree ae Bu ; = gan gave us a fine talk—he ts alchanges effected in the state stat-|{UNMe 4 Sal sapeticant hew committeeman of our district. | Utes whereby payment of taxes may | uit the ould that's. cole t After Mr. Skinner ‘and Dr. Wilson | be made semi-annually, this being) wane you . left, Mr. Morgan led us in some new | the earliest that the school fund has games. We then straightened out our | ever been Sonne aay penis A young French allenist! was patrols and made every thing “Ship | County, according to Miss Anna Mf], ,7ouns French altentat Shape" and left for home after scout) Dobbin, county superintendent of | 12 'y oe 2a at was employed benediction. schools, Pointing to a solemn looking indi vidual, he sald: “That man thinks he is Louis XVI." The young man’s father was ir terested in such cases and he said The Laramie county commission- ers have decided that the school fund can be pald out semi-annually as a result of the present system of dis- tribution. Troop 16—Owing to the fact that our scoutmaster, Mr. Welch, har been absent, our last meetings have been devoted to playing games and amusing ourselves. With the return ome hn he would speak to tho unfortunate nd for this] Of our scoutmaster we hape to fe-| Tiere are, despite the strides| Privately; perhaps he could. helt sume signalling, first ald and other cure his delusion. studies to advance in scouting. held the. man a 4 counted He went over in conversation made by bacteriology, many myster- fes in the microbe underworld to Troop 18.—Our troop has been rt 4 o fifteen minutes. St see) waetia mass O/ COLDS | shoving alone peatiy\ slow tor-abdut| Wie", ty. pace ne ered Pete | cman tae npcaened he. anldli otis Tey sete pire he is on the dob. |the last three months but before long] 2° tee vaccine’ prepared tera eer | Setting. along much. better ‘now: In 17 years he has counted 200,000,-| Casper scouts will hear more of ur 2 ripe Si thinks he’ only Louis XIV." 000 I the cars he has tallied] We have a) neo eects Of UR | terer trom “colds” in one part of : the country, protects him while res!- dent in that section, but falls him immediately he travels to another locality, Nor is it known why certain children attract the microbes of every infectious disease as surely as a magnet attracts iron filings, while others remain absolutely im- mune amid the same surroundings. —— - y would | whom we expect much. Hugh Hinds, our assistant has been doing splen did work. We are planning a weiner roast for January 16, We have a couple of keen ideas for window dis- play. (By Robert Locke Hazlett) Troop No. 2 held {ts regular meet- ing Thursday evening, January 7, in the scout room, basement of & Modeling Classes —at the— | Ruth Joy Studio Friday Evening for Seniors Juniors Saturday, 10:00 A. M. C. A. BENNER, Instructor private 354 N. Drink Hillcrest W: Phone 1151 has been forced to better feeding srounds by his old age, YOUR FRIENDS CASPER ELKS ANNUAL HOME TALENT PRODUCTION WEDNESDAY--THURSDAY---FRIDAY ELKS Auditorium | MARCHETA SUNDAE ON SALE AT ALL SODA FOUNTAINS ' On sale at all Drug Stores, the Elks Home and by members of the Ticket Committee. | Tickets may be reserved at Lloyd’s Drug Store beginning Monday, Jan. 11, at 9 A. M NOT A SOUL IN CASPER WILL MISS “MARCHETA” = YOUR SHOW PEPPY---SNAPPY---MUSICAL ARCHETA JANUARY 13, 14, 15 GET TICKETS NOW! ~~ Admission---$1.00 and $1.50 Benefit of Elks Charity Fund ' } } i}