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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1920
Page
9
The Encampment Good Roads association calls all members to a meeting next Saturday April 10 at 2 pm. Anyone interested in good roads is invited. About 5 million dollars will be spent in Wyoming on summer and fall road work including highway improvements and bridge construction across nearly all counties.
At a Cheyenne meeting last week the state highway commission awarded contracts totaling 500 000 for road work. Ames and Braisted of Laramie won the Lincoln Highway sections from Medicine Bow to Hanna Elk Mountain and the 80 foot reinforced concrete bridge over the Medicine Bow river. C D Honckif Cheyenne received the Medicine Bow north road contract.
Denver contractors C. G. Sheely and O. K. Reed examined the North Platte crossing at Saratoga on Monday. They will provide an estimate to lower the structure several feet from its current height to improve visibility for drivers and prevent collisions.
The article describes a high steep bridge causing trouble for heavy loads and suggests lowering the structure by five feet to improve clearance and reduce debris risk. County Commissioner Wood and State Highway Engineer Levison are involved, with surveyors Sheely and Reed assessing the site for the Rocky Mountain highway project through the valley.
Dick Rose was captured in Boise Idaho last week ending a three month pursuit across the West. He faces charges for disposing of government veterinary tools taken on discharge and for stealing seven thousand dollars in oil stocks from a Rawlins railroad truck. He deposited securities in Cheyenne and wired for more funds from Boise while a secret service agent tracked him after Encampment tips. Rose is also linked to prior break-ins at the National Garage in Encampment last winter and the theft of guns later unrecovered.
Parts of the Big Bison Oil & Gas drilling outfit are expected to reach town by week’s end, with transport to the oil structure below town to begin immediately upon arrival. Some of the equipment reportedly was loaded at Rawlins days earlier.
Mrs. Nancy Peryam wife of Joe Peryam died Sunday afternoon at Saratoga after a three week illness. She leaves her husband son George William and relatives including her mother Mrs. George Fast and sister Mrs. M. H. Bloom. Funeral services were held at the W. T. Peryam home in Riverside with Rev. R. E. Abraham officiating and burial in Dunkard cemetery.
On Friday evening March 26 neighbors hosted a surprise farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. Walek. Festivities included guessing contests and games with ranchers joining in. D. Terwilliger presented a speech as Mrs. Walek and Mr. Walek thanked guests. Mrs. Willford praised their friendship.
Old Grand Encampment Herald items detail Geo Kuntzman’s new office near completion and land sales to Butler and Parkison. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs John Finch. Encampment plans an automobile line to the railroad and a twelve passenger brake ordered from Chicago. Severe Rockies storm brings heavy snow with fifteen inches reported as far south as Silver City New Mexico.
William Weston, a leading western mining engineer, died at his Denver home Tuesday afternoon after bronchial pneumonia. He worked with Portland Consolidated Copper Mining and spent summers in 1916 and 1917. He is survived by his wife, son Guy S. Weston, and daughter Mrs. Sidney V. Este.
WL Condon from Riverside reports two real estate transactions last week. He sold the Steve Slirl property to Mr Himery of the S & KK railroad and the Ferree building east of the blacksmith shop to Emery Maller.
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