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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1921
Page
9
Ranchers in Encampment Valley plant beets amid uncertain marines support. They discuss disposal of beets for stock feed if markets fail and note the Be? Wchiobatration proof suggests a sugar factory may locate in the valley, boosting future beet production and jobs.
President Mrs Hanna Lemar of Bo Springs attended a special meeting of Sun shine Rebekah Assembly No 20 at the I O O F hall Tuesday evening. Five new members received the Rebekah degree and a banquet followed. Lemar later traveled to Saratoga for further meetings with local Rebekahs.
Clayton Hawkins age 18 died in Saratoga from heart failure and nerve disease after rheumatism. He was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs J L Hawkins of Encampment and had been improving before a relapse. The two younger siblings are recovering. his remains rest in Dunhard Cemetery.
Henry Clayton Hawkins aged eight years five months son of Mr and Mrs James L Hawkins died May 19 1922 and was buried from the family home Friday May 20 Clayton was a bright energetic boy with a cheerful disposition whose death cast gloom over his family and community
Mr and Mrs Hawkins thank friends for sympathy and aid during their sorrow. Special thanks to Mr and Mrs Stout for help and to Mr and Mrs Peter Hanson of Saratoga and other unknown friends for floral donations. Mak and family.
For sale or trade notice offers a five room home in city with water in house and yard and several outbuildings. Includes lawn, land for potatoes and garden, fall abstract and clear title. Will sell cheaply for cash or trade for good milch cows if priced right. Contact James R. Little at Echo office.
The Rawlins Republican reports a June 2 hearing before the Public Service Commission in Saratoga where residents of Platte valley seek six day operation of the Saratoga and Encampment line. Attorney Armstrong gathers valley data to prove sufficient business and avert junking. a larger June hearing will follow on the road’s proposed junking.
The May 13 1921 town council meeting in Pmell Wyoming swore in the new mayor and councilmen and set terms without salary. Committees were named including Street and Alley Hall and Finance and Parks. A bill for sewer pipe elbows was approved and charged to Denver Sewer Pipe & Clay Co. Local notices mention residents Atta Chamberlin Gladys Fisher Ellis Herring and the Willard Bilite family moving to Denver.
Ranger Lang maintains the lower Encampment tele phone line for the fire season. Ralph Minges travels from Big Creek to Heather Creek with a forest service team for north end improvements. Albert Day arrives to mix poison grain for gophers and squirrels but little grain is available. J W Kennicott plans to build a house on the Madden homestead in South Park Encampment. An anemometer is installed with U S Weather Bureau help to measure wind. James Blackhall returns from Snake River with officials to discuss forest service business and snow conditions. District reports say Hayden forest rangers will issue weekly air and water condition notes for tourists and fishermen.
An Executive order restores forest lands to Medicine Bow National Forest that were previously excluded. Ex servicemen of the war with Germany may file during a 20 day window before July 1 1921 with a simultaneous filing rule and a drawing if multiple claims exist.
W M Englehart arrived in Rawlins on Monday for business meetings. He toured local firms and discussed potential investments with area executives during the visit.
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