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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1921
Page
1
Firemen present a seven act bill titled Fair and Warmer starring May Allison. The NY run drew wild notices for its broad farce and moral about avoiding perfection. After the performance a dance will follow for an all events evening.
Forest rangers report an average snow depth in the mountains despite a snowless valley. Scale readings from Big Creek, Spring Creeks show depths around 317 to 321 inches. Mentioned are A A Wolford in Encampment, W R Boyd final proof on a 640 acre grazing homestead, and US Commissioner W M Englehart hearing testimony.
Year 1920 births deaths marriages affect tax returns. Exemptions vary by status: $200 per newborn, $1000 for widows and widowers, $2000 for married with spouse on Dec 31, 1920. Divorced or separated persons treated as single. Majority with earnings thresholds must file. Return due to Collector by March 15, 1921 to avoid penalties.
A new grocery store will open in Laramie on Monday with Mrs Ashley as manager. Located in the Pyramid garage at Third and Custer, the shop will operate cash only and use a self serve, no delivery plan.
House with five rooms on two lots and adjoining lots available. City water inside and in yard, barns and outbuildings, entire property fenced. Will consider barter for milch cows or a Ford car. Inquiries at Echo office.
A January 1 1921 Wyoming livestock estimate reports lower horse numbers at 189000 versus 210000 last year and a drop in average prices for two year olds to 55 from 63. United States figures show 20183000 horses and 4009000 mules with lower per head prices. Cattle totals and milch cow counts are steady or down with steep price drops across most classes.
Section 36 township 15 range 85 at the head of Otter creek six miles west of town. Will fence for pasture this year or make a deal to fence and use land. Timber nearby for fencing. James R. Livrce and M. B. McKillip, Saratoga real estate man, spent a few hours in Engampment on land business last Wednesday.
A 1921 letter from General Pershing acknowledged the 1917 Christmas packages sent by Mrs. H E Ball’s My America League encampment of Little Girls. Pershing expressed sincere thanks and regret for delayed acknowledgment to the children who donated gifts for soldiers. News continues with Beaver Creek visitors and a Dell Fleming estate sale in the area.
The census director, subject to correction, reports preliminary figures for Wyoming irrigation. Total statewide enterprise acreage rose from 2,284,298 in 1910 to 2,664,471 in 1920, a 19.8 percent gain, with 1,799,361 irrigable acres in 1920 up from 1,639,510 in 1910. Carbon county shows mixed results with enterprise acreage steady-to-falling and irrigated acreage declining since 1909.
Wanted to buy eight or ten head of first class milk cows. Leave a list of what you have, one or ten, at Echo office.
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