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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
4
The Echo apologizes for its late weekly issue due to a shortage of ready-print from Walcott and leftover stock. It promises extra paper shipments next time and notes holiday entertainments around Encampment, including church Christmas trees, a fire hall dance, Beaver Creek Sunday school play, and Encampment school New Year’s Eve events at the city hall.
News from Cheyenne and Laramie says both towns face severe fuel shortages. Businesses aside from bakeries meat markets and grocers must operate 830 am to 430 pm. Schools churches theaters and amusements closed until fuel improves. Mrs Shields mother of Mrs Parkison advised to stay in encampment if comfortable. Beaver creek notes arrived too late for this week.
The Encampment Echo highlights thousands of acres near Encampment within 3 to 30 miles open to homestead entry. Lands include loam soils suitable for grain hay potatoes and vegetables with irrigation potential via Big creek or other sources. Beneficiaries can file on 160 320 or 640 acre parcels with flexible drought grazing options and possible reservoir title transfer to build irrigation.
Neighbors in Encampment report visits by Ben Bashore J J Parr Louis Guest and others from ranches on Cow Creek Beaver Creek French Creek and Little Beaver. Stock Growers Association meeting and dance with music by Karl Martin. many ranch families attend. Also notices of lodge meeting bank stockholders and a Parents Teachers meeting with New Year event plans.
Fresh pork for sale at two cents per pound by F D Bridges twelve miles east of Encampment at the Rollman ranch. Also notes on canal work by A J Ferry and R F Boyd, coal business changes, local merchants in Riverside, and town updates including weather, school closure, and upcoming horse sale.
Encampment Lodge No 19 A B and A M meets in Masonic hall on the first and third Wednesday evenings each month Visitors are welcome J R Rollman W M W C Burke Secretary
The regular Eastern Star meeting was dispensed with Tuesday night due to the blinaured Lihat raging since Saturday, causing disruption and safety concerns in the area. The notice cites ongoing disturbances and postpones the session until further notice.
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