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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
1
The fourth annual bachelor dance and banquet in Jackson's Hole drew 300 guests to the Crabtree hotel from midnight to 4 AM. Mrs. Crabtree supervised crowd control and decorations while Fuller Orchestra provided music. Attendees came from across the valley and from nearby Idaho towns. The event, financed by about 100 bachelors, plans to return next year.
No church service at the Baptist church Sunday night due to a funeral. Earl Simpson worked as head barber at Hut barber shop that week. Children urged to bring old torn cotton shirts skirts aprons and rag to Courier for 10 cents a pound. Athletic exhibition by the Jackson Club boys tomorrow to raise funds for new equipment. C F Bark of Boone Iowa brother of Carl and Hilmer Bark arrived in Jackson Tuesday and plans to open a garage and auto repair shop. His wife Owane may accompany him.
Last week flu began spreading with multiple families affected. O L Linbeck Ed Mayer and several others including the Fred Howe family and Chas Delaney reported symptoms. Ed Mayer was the only seriously ill but improving. others, including Rev Evans and the Guy Shannon household, were recovering and returning to normal activity.
Motions for new trials in the Richey cattle case and the Johnson murder case will be heard during Judge Arnold’s next Kemmerer visit, likely in late February. Johnson’s motion includes juror affidavits claiming the coroner’s inquest evidence about Rube Winslow’s double breast shot was not presented to or weighed by the jury, and jurors say they would not have convicted had it been.
Joe Stecker of Nebraska defeated Earl Caddock of Town at Madison Square Garden New York City on January 30 to win the championship. The two-hour match ended when Stecker applied a body scissor and wrist lock, pinning Caddock.
The piece mocks Elizabeth Frazer’s elk voting campaign for Jackson Hole, noting her praise of the Teton country and her belief the elk need protection from ranchers, while highlighting the region’s self reliant locals, sturdy schools, and rare crimes. It portrays elk advocacy with humor and local pride.
Residents of Jackson and the valley reported a bright light lasting about ten seconds around 10 PM on Sunday. Snow fell and clouds hung low as observers, including dance attendees from Cheney, watched the phenomenon. No shock was felt and some scientists speculated about Mars making contact, though the report mockingly denounces any fiery objects from Mars.
BW Nelson of the Biological Survey in Washington acknowledges a marked Courier reprint of the Jackson meeting held January 13. He approves both revisions and the bureau report denying local claims of elk eyeing the valley. AL J Thule of Tate Cane Brooders defends Jackson Hole citizens, urging widespread defense to counter propagandists.
A state census examination was planned for November 27 in Cokeville but has not occurred. Local officials report no progress and blame propagandists for giving the valley an unsavory reputation, deterring enumerators from visiting the area.
Fred Vincent left Monday morning for Salt Lake City Utah and possibly San Francisco. Lemmel Simpson, who has played at the Long ranch for months, departed for Nampa Idaho Tuesday morning.
A special meeting of the committee for the scholar girls dance was held last Sunday afternoon at Miss Pearl Willawus home. Miss Callahan led. fees set for attendees ages 18 to 16 inclusive, unmarried women $5, unmarried men invited, decorations planned, Bachelor boys engaged for the girls dance, and the February 6 boxing event postponed indefinitely.
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