Natrona County High School - Mustang Yearbook (Casper, WY)

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V L ..-. 1 , if' X fi- 1- N- I f- GOLD OF '49 Jerry 0'Toole, a rollicking Irishman. hard-working, scrupulously honest and consequently poor, had married the only daughter of a wealthy oil magnate of Pennsylvania. Jerry was financially un- able to give his wife all the luxuries to which she had been accustomed so when the news reached Newtown that gold had been discovered in mystic California, and that men grew enormously rich over night he decided to try his Irish luck. Of course he didn't even for a moment consider taking Viola, his refined wife into a lawless country, like California would necessarily be, so he suggested that she should stay with Rev. and Mrs. Stafford, who were loved and respected by everyone in Newtown. But Jerry could not refrain from painting pictures of what he was going to do until Viola, sup- ported by Rev. and Mrs. Stafford refused to stay behind. Jerry consented because he knew with the Staffords along Viola would not be lonely. On April 1, 12149 the company started. In their train of six wagons were people from all walks of life. Rev. Stafford had insisted that Pete an ex-convict who was trying to make good should be included in the company while his wife had urged just as strongly that Marion a poor world- weary dancing girl from one of the cheaper cafes should also go. There, of course, was the scout with a weatherbeaten face, Bridget the cook, Dr. Amhurst, and Joanna, sweetfaced, tired-looking nurse and Martha, tutor for two sets of husky twins. From Newtown to Omaha the company had practically no trouble but in fording a river near there they lost two wagons and several head of stock. At Fort Casper they rested more than a week but this was the undoing of the supposed reforma- tion of Pete. ln one of the rude box-like saloons Pete met the Jolly Babe one of the trickiest faro players in the west. She rolled a wicked eye in Pete's direction and he became her willing slave. The old scout shook his head ominously and declared, Pete would a' been a heap nigher heaven if h'd stayed in jail! But Pete believed he was in heaven for his Faro Queen had consented to go on to California with the train. The O'Toole outfit left Fort Casper early in July and when the first snow began to fall they were in the rugged mountains of California. A smiling sun shone down, three years later on a very different scene. Towns had sprung up like mushrooms and we see our friends in thc city of the Golden Gate. Pete and his Faro Queen are owners of a prosperous saloon. Rev. and Mrs. Stafford are conducting services in the one church of this new city, while Jerry and Viola are among the very few who got rich in this new land. 20 ..,. , X ' .fs-

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CHARLES HOLLAND Vl uvrrr 71' N4llll,. H' Y 3-4 Pnyx Yice President. 4 Class otball .3 - , gAn'nua Staff 4 Wixinern Kiwanis Debate 3 Debate 4 BERNADETTE FINCH Ruby Glee Club 1 Soccer 2 Volleyball 2 MILTON PATRICK A llmon Lee O Class Class' I3 5 ,, gb' 1 5. wlfaon A A MARGUERITE METZ -' Allis' 1,ygfff-L Orchestra 1-2-3-4 Glen' Club 3-4 Pnyx 4 AluxuaL+3tnH 4 --T Crfzr, W1-HS CLARENCE THOMPSON M1351 King all 2 rank 3 1 Kiwanis Debate Team 3 2.53, ' T71 . -Q -V --A - f',Zi,w, k 1 , W, ' 1:5 LM- V V , N, - -- 4-'- '1-'Y .--.. Y ....., .,,::..- Images not available an zjgilsglb -3-4 Class Basketball 1-2-3-4' ' ff-I'fY-3-f4 L?.,.-