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Show CHEYENNE, WYO. Large Increase in Order of 'Knights of Colulmbus. Sunday (Aug. 21) was a gala day for the marking as it did the initiation of the third class into the K. of C. order since the institution of the popular Catholic society in Wyoming. Cheyenne Chey-enne council, Knights of Columbus, now has a membership of 140, gotten together in a little over a year, and the officers of the council deserve great credit for their untiring efforts in bringing their people together into one body. The ceremonies began with a special mass at St. Mary's cathedral, with Kt. I Rev. Bishoo Keane as celebrant, and ! which was attended by all Columbian Knights in the city. After the church services they adjourned to Odd Fel- j lows' hall, where the first degree was . beautifully exemplified under the diree- tion of Messrs. Frank J. Bon and Thomas A. Costcllo, who showed rare ability in their conduct of the ceremonies. ceremo-nies. At noon an adjournment was taken until 2 o'clock, and on assembling assem-bling the work was taken up of conferring con-ferring two other degrees under the direction of a degree team from Colorado, Colo-rado, assisted by the local members and under the direction of Messrs. Carey and Kavanaugh of Denver. It was the unanimous opinion of all present that never before had the work been more beautifully exemplified or the conferring of the degrees been more , successfully accomplish J. j This part of the programme was fin- ished about 7 p. m., when the entire membery.iip repaired to Keefe hail to ' enjoy a banquet in honor of the ue ; members. The tables were laid in me j shape of a large cross, and were elab- orately decorated with flowers, while the menu was all an epicure could j desire. Mr. Dan B. Carey of Denver ! presided as toastmaster, and with the ; serving of cigars came the speech-making. speech-making. The first speaker called was Rt. Rev. Bishop Keanc, who gave a most enjoyable address, replete with both wisdom and wit, and proved him- self a most entertaining after-dinner r speaker. He was followed by Fatner O'Connor, who proved a good second to his superior on an occasion of this j kind. ! Among others who responded to the ; call of the worthy toastmaster were ; Messrs. J. K. Mullen of Denver, Ccs-griff Ccs-griff and Bon of Cheyenne, McNulty, t Hunt, Cassidy and Murphy of Lara-roie; Lara-roie; Blake of Rawlins, Father Dela- hanty, Dr. Conway. Kavu.naugh, Galla- gher, Rafferty and Towers of Denver, and Joe J. Daly of this city. The "social session" adjourned at 11 p. m. with the entire assembly singing "America," and in a most happy frame of mind over the success of the day's programme. Mrs. Joseph Cahill, wife of the popular pop-ular city clerk, is quite ill at her home on House street. Mrs. M. P. Keefe returned .Sunday morning from Omaha to attend the frontier celebration. Mayoi1 Keefe was unable to return. f Walter Keefe has arrived from Sheridan Sher-idan to spend frontier week at his home in this city. f Miss MeCormick, principal of the Central school, has returned from her vacation. -. -f- Miss Bessie Brady has returned from a four months' term of school near Douglas. - Jim Murphy is - a frontier visitor from Laramie. Friday evening, Aug. 26, there was a meeting of the members of Troop A' to elect a successor to Second Lieutenant A. A. Underwood, who recently resigned re-signed to accept the position of first lieutenam and regimental quartermaster quarter-master in the Third regiment, W. N. G. Sergeant McCaffrey, who has been one of the most enthusiastic and faithful members of the troop for several years, was chosen for the coveted commission. EOCK SPRINGS, WTO. The Rev. Father Hayes, S. M., of the All Hallows college at Salt Lake City, Utah, celebrated, mass and delivered the sermon at the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows. on Sunday, Aug. 28. Mrs. John McDonald is spending -the .week in Omaha, ' Messrs. G. H. and Albert McKenna of Kemmerer were the guests of their sisters, sis-ters, Mrs. Robert Muir and Mrs. Al Morton, several days the past week. Among the summer visitors to Rock Springs are a number of former residents, resi-dents, and all express surprise and pleasure at the number of beautiful lawns to be seen in our city this sum-mer. sum-mer. A few years ago the number of lawns might be counted on the lingers of one hand; but now lawns and flower gardens are quite numerous. -- Hon. William Daley of Carbon county coun-ty a few days ago had an experience that he does not care to repeat. While sitting in the office of Superintendent Emery of the Union Pacific Water company com-pany in this city, with his feet on a bed and his chair tilted back, a bolt of lightning entered the door of the office, passed between his legs under the chair and demolished a washstand directly di-rectly behind the point where he was sitting. He was not affected in any manner by the bolt. Rock Springs Miner. KEMMERER, WYO. Father Walsh came over from Ev-anston Ev-anston Saturday week and conducted mass in the St. Patrick's church here Sunday. Father Walsh has not been with us for pome time, but appears to be in usual good health. As Oregon Short Line train No. 5 was leaving the station at this place Tuesday morning three masked high- ! waymen held up Pacific Express Agent j Harding and disarmed Guard George i Merritt arid secured $13,000 in silver and currency en route to Cumberland to ! be paid out to miners. The highway- J men made their escape and as yet the officers have found no clue. Guard Merritt Mer-ritt was struck over the head with a gun and was stunned for a moment. CASPER, WYO. The board of managers of the industrial indus-trial convention have made arrangements arrange-ments to have tents to sleep about 1,500 people on the vacant lots south of Sec- j ond street, opposite the M. E. church, j The tents will be arranged in a row.1 with wide alleys between the rows, and there will be enough men stationed on the ground to see that everything is I protected. A couple of men will come j up from Denver with the tents and set I them up several days before the open- ing of the convention. The ground will I be leveled off as soon as possible, and I everything will be in readiness so it will not take long, to put them up after they arrive. j AD BUTTE ' ! BLACKFOOT, IDA. The line-up at the land office at Blackfoot in anticipation of the opening open-ing of the Fort Hall reservation lands - Sept. 6 is gradually increasing. Every train brings recruits. No serious conr . '. : fiicts have as yet taken place, the crowds as a rule being very orderly; but trouble is expected when the Pocatello Poca-tello applicants, who were caugnt napping nap-ping by the early arrivals here, commence com-mence to arrive, as several tracts close to Pocatello will be stubbornly con-tested. con-tested. Acting Commissioner Fimple of the general land office instructed the register reg-ister of the Blackfoot land office as fol-lows, fol-lows, relative to the opening of the reservation res-ervation lands Sept. 6: . "Recognize line as formed and exists at 9 a. m., Sept. 6. The duty will devolve de-volve upon you to make and enforce such rules and regulations not inconsistent incon-sistent with . printed instructions, as mav be necessary and proper to secure a fair and prderly procedure on tne part of applicants.". The funeral took place Thursday forenoon fore-noon and interment was at the City cemetery- Sentinel. OGDEN CITY. Mrs. Thomas Maloney and daughter returned Tuesday from a. trip to St. Louis. Mrs. Walter Scott Brown has as a - guest her sister, Mrs. Eckles of Hel- cna, Mont. Mr. and . Mrs. T. S. Fitzgerald and family have returned from their California Cali-fornia trip. . Mrs. M. O'Day has returned home, after a two weeks visit with relatives 4 in Smithfield, Utah. |