Encampment Good Roads Meet March 27
State highway news notes a regular meeting of the Encampment Good Roads Association set for Saturday March 27 at 2 p m. Engineers working on the Rocky Mountain highway between Saratoga and Walcott near completion with surveys extending toward Encampment. A county board report states no action on a road linking Spring Creek to Encampment until weather allows investigation.
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Good Roads Association
Saratoga
Walcott
Saratoga Sun
Board of County Commissioners
Rawlins
Encampment
Board of Commissioners
Spring Creek
State highway bridges to be marked with mileage and load limits
Engineers plan to mark all state highways this spring. Intersections bridges railroad crossings and dangerous curves will receive standard signs showing mileage to nearest cities and official state road numbers. Bridge markers will state each structure’s maximum load capacity to protect light bridges from heavy vehicles.
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State Highway Department
Rights of way widen Lovell Cowley road corridor
Big Horn county residents along the proposed Lovell Cowley road granted the state highway department ten extra feet of right-of-way on each side for the entire distance between towns. They volunteered the additional width beyond the standard eighty feet and will move and rebuild fences at their own expense.
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Big Horn County
Lovell-Cowley
State Highway Department
Highway Department
State Plans to Take Over Laramie Fort Collins Road
The state highway commission will meet on the 23rd to consider designating and taking over the Laramie Fort Collins road from Laramie to the Colorado line via Tie Siding. Albany county commissioners provide 3000 dollars for repairs and for transition of tolls and maintenance to the state.
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State Highway Commission
Laramie Fort Collins Road
Laramie
Colorado Line
Albany County
Highway Department to Decide on Road Takeover Funding
Engineers examine the section of the state highway system and the highway commission will decide on the date whether to accept the funds and assume control of the road, according to the Laramie Republican.
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Highway Department
The
Highway Commission
Laramie Republican
Legion to Host Big SmokER at Rawlins Saturday Night
The American Legion post in Rawlins will host a complimentary smoker next Saturday night March 20 for ex service men in Carbon county. The post, with 102 members, aims to recruit all eligible veterans in its jurisdiction before year’s end and invites ex-service men from the Platte and Encampment valleys to attend for a good time.
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Fred Duncan
American Legion
Rawlins
Carbon County
Platte
Railroad Sale Threatened and Possible Regional Extensions
The Saratoga & Encampment Railway owners negotiate with Burlington officials over a potential sale. Superintendent McShane is in talks in the east. A sale could extend the S E south to Routt county coal fields and connect Walcott to the Burlington main line near Casper. The impact on the region is uncertain but could be highly significant.
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Saratoga & Encampment Railway
Burlington
McShane
Burlingtons
Routt County
County Board Cuts Rail Line Valuation and Sets Teacher Exam Dates
The Carbon county commissioners reduced the Saratoga and Encampment Railway Co valuation from 2105 to 1000 per mile after testimony the company operated without profit in 1919. They also announced an April 15 to 17 teachers examination at multiple towns and listed who will act as representatives, urging credential submissions to the county superintendent to avoid delays.
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Mawlins Republican
Carbon County
J.T. McShane
Saratoga & Encampment Railway Co
Jtasiussen
Wood
Moon
Kawnos
Hanna
Saratoga
Baggs
Burford
Falconer Gilbert
G. Wk
Ballard
Ruth Maupin
Gaggs
Ollee
Encampment Area Notes Bonds of Daily Life
Local notices recount residents visiting from ranches and towns, with multiple names and origins. Encampment events include a Rebekah lodge meeting, high school basketball trip to Rawlins, and community notices on land matters, sales, and road work amidst Lions and wolves reports in the Platte region.
Schmidt to Return to En Campment Harness Shop Reopens
Jake Schmidt a premier Wyoming harness and saddle maker plans to resume business in En Campment. He states in a March 7 letter he is packing household goods for shipment to En Campment but will be delayed. With scarce housing in Big Piney the Schmidt family must vacate by April 10 and will open shop shortly after.
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J. A. Schmidt
Wyoming
Eeho
Hincampment
Saratoga and Encampment Rename Draws Denver Interest
The Saratoga and Encampment Railway changes name to Saratoga and Encampment Railroad with no stock change. The line connects Encampment and Saratoga to Union Pacific at Walcott and may extend into Routt County Colorado, drawing Denver capital interest.
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Denver Post
Saratoga
Union Pacific
Walcott
Routt County
Colorado
Denver Capital
Card of Thanks for Sympathy After Death of Baby Girl
We thank friends and neighbors for help and sympathy after the death of our baby girl. Special thanks to Mr. and Mrs WN Woodbaker and Mr. and Mrs. Rank Bridges for untiring support and floral offerings. We will remember their kindness and help in future as in our bereavement. Sincerely, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Viey Antwamu
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WN. Voodbaker
Rank Bridges
Mr. and
Mus
Chas
Viey Antwamu
ETEEN YEARS AGO: Local notes and weather in Wyoming
Eighteen items recount occupants, illnesses, property sales, and travels. E Ferree visits Pearl, Joe Rankin ill with a severe lung cold, F H Parkison in from Denver, Jens Hansen from Steele, W M Englehart to St Louis for undertaker meeting, Joe Johnston ill with pneumonia, property transfers on Heizer avenue, heavy Wyoming snow with 11 inch Encampment measure, and Denver Yellowstone & Pacific plans a Walcott to Nocampment line as part of a larger system.
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Jens Hansen
Ort Steele
W. M. Englehart
St. Louis
Joe Johnston
Kurtz-Chatterton
J. W. Bingham
Geo. Plummer
A. A. Sherrod
Heizer?avenue
W. M. Kinglehart
Denver, Yellowstone & Pacific
Walcott
Nocampment
Denver
Wyoming
Walcott Oil Drilling Venture Underway by Carbon County Firm
The Carbon County Coal & Oil company plans a drill logging operation at Walcott with P. W. Corcorant as president, J. T. Me. Shane as vice president, and J. W. Slack as treasurer. The firm, with a $100,000 capital, aims to develop nearby coal deposits and supply local railways, with drilling to begin soon.
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Carbon County Coal & Oil Company
Walcott
P. W. Corcorant
J. T. Me. Shane
J. W. Slack
S.& MH
Tis
Wakcutt Wid
Saratoga
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