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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
9
Light snowfall halted road work Thursday and Saturday last week while the Good Roads association plans a new date. Rocky Mountain surveyors operate from Saratoga toward Encampment as Forest Supervisor Blackhall expects bids for the Encampment Slater road. Work on the divide won’t begin until July, delaying contracting.
D Kinahan of Craig Colorado praises a proposed Slater Encampment road along the Snake River Ferris Haggarty mine route as a major benefit for Encampment Snake River valley and northwest Colorado and southern Carbon County Wyoming He predicts auto tourists would visit and save time to Laramie with feasible crossing via Divide and Rabbit Ear Pass. Ben Bashore attended the town auction last Friday.
Chichester J Healey visited Rawlins last week while J L Hawkins came up from his valley ranch Monday. Joe Tilton and Parker Stierheim rode to Rawlins Saturday. Mrs J J McShane returned from Cheyenne and Denver, and J M Conness visited from his Platte Valley ranch Monday. Jack Finch and Chas Terwilliger were in town for trading and business. Mrs A A Wolford and her child stay with L A Cunningham at Riverside. Henry Pantle family shopped in town last Friday. Mayne came down from Doane Rambler for a few days. two White brothers filed on homestead land east of town. Chas Vyvey and Beaver Creek couple welcomed a baby girl born Monday April 19. J C Fothergill repairs shoes and checks his trap line, reporting good catches. Miss Sorenson of Chicago is new stenographer at Charter Oak office. Mrs EB Parkison returned from Cheyenne with daughter Mildred to enter convent. Atta Chamberlain notes M W Shafe parents visiting California, return around May 1. J M Corlett and J F Healey bought a new tractor, turning over ground at five to six acres daily. Mrs Gail Ashley and children return from Laramie. visiting K I Nickell family. Ed Newman moves to Cotton Ranch on Indian Creek. M Martin family to move to their homestead soon. Ground feed offer promises one third savings. Chidester provides custom grinding services.
The town council enacts an ordinance to levy an occupation tax on all businesses within Grand Encampment to raise revenue. It sets permit terms from May to April, imposes fines up to 380 dollars, assigns enforcement responsibilities, and lists taxed trades including banks hotels livery stores and many others. The measure declares an emergency and takes effect upon adoption, dated April 14 1920.
Mayor W M Englehart proclaims May 12 1920 as election day in Encampment for one mayoral term year and two council seats two years each. Attest clerk W C Burin. Also notes George Eberhart excavating bank floor uncovers hidden coins and sweepings yield extra profit.
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