Show Lander Lines LANDER Wyo Dec 17 Lander Is located about 140 miles north of Rawlins I Raw-lins it i the county seat of Fremont I county The population is about 800 We have a 40000 court house and a 514000 school house with 225 pupils on the roll under the care of five teachers teach-ers Quite a number of business houses many of which would be an ornament to towns many times larger than Lan der in which nearly all kinds of business busi-ness i conducted Most of our business busi-ness houses arc twostory brick and stone structures We have about a dozen fine brick residences besides j many smaller ones of frame which are neat and home like We have three churches three newspapers a flour mill and our streets and business houses are lighted by electricity in fact we are a jolly hospitable selfsupporting independent community I has been 4t said that we have just three classes of people here 1 e one class who are too poor to get away another who dont know there is another place and another who are too mean to live anywhere any-where else But be that as it may we are here and here to stay Ira Deal sold the postofiice fruit stand to Hornickle Hayes the new butchers The stock was tranbfered to thfi new market yesterday 4 M Bunce of the firm of Bunce Dams left for a ten days business trip lo Casper and Omaha Friday afternoon after-noon noonrs Elmer Hank left on Fridays coach for a short trip to Cheyenne James E Gulls an oldtime resident of Lander has disposed of his personal property and rented his farm for four Mr Gulls left years to Charles Wise Giis velS last Carles Ogdensburgh N Y where he will make his home until further fur-ther orders The Lander Social club gave their t first dance of the season last Friday night at the old rink There were forty couples present and to say it was an enjoyable affair dont come anywhere near expressing it Mr W N Coalter las taken Cage of the rink again and r ihas repapered and painted it throughout a for dances out and put It in condition I out Coulter doesnt do anything on the halfpenny < scale The club will give a dance every two weeks during the winter win-ter terThe O M P club will give their next social dance at Woodruffs hal Wednesday Wed-nesday evening t i 18th cay Lander brass band will give a dance at the rink 1 Christmas night Invitations will be out tomorrow When Lander people cant or dont try to dance someojie is sick cR OUGH |