Mondell Speaks at Charter Oak Encampment Mining Closure
Wyoming congressman Frank W. Mondell spoken at Encampment city hall about national issues. The Charter Oak copper mine near Encampment closed last week with crews moved to the Single Jack mine in Colorado. Company offices shift to Denver as efforts to reopen Charter Oak depend on lower costs.
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Frank W. Mondell
Charter Oak
Wyoming
Congress
Rawlins
Mondell
United States
House of Representatives
Washington
Saratoga
Representative Mondell
W. W. Daley
L. A. Williams
R. H. Alcorn
Forest Notes On Examinations and Land Openings
Hayden Forest reports Ralph Minges left for Arvada Colorado after summer work. Examinations for forest ranger will be held October 25 with James Blackhall conducting. Supervisor Blackhall travels to Big Creek lakes to review an occupancy trespass case with forest service lawyers and Denver lands staff while surveying Shake River lands for possible entry or return to forest. Elizabeth Whiting arrives in camp for health reasons.
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Ralph V. Minges
Arvada
Colorado
The
Forest Service
United States Civil Service Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
Commission
James Blackhall
Big Creek Lakes
Messrs
Stahl and Hoar
Branch of Lands
District Office
Denver
Shake River Country
Community Sale Set for October Saturday Opening
A community sale is scheduled for Saturday October 16 at 2 PM sharp. Numerous offerings will be available though not all listed, with buyers urged to submit items early and expect a prompt 2 PM start.
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Cmpresior
Jinx Stays With Joe Fisher Amid a Run of Bad Luck
Mrs Fisher has recovered from illness while Joe Fisher endures a string of misfortunes. A broken leg from a burro incident, a toppled tree injuring a horse, and a sprained ankle after a wagon mishap compound a spell of bad luck. Mrs Boyd reports a large potato harvest with about twenty tons stored in houses on the homestead east of Beaver Creek.
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Joe Fisher
John Wombaker
My. Fisher
Mra
Boyd
Beaver Creek
Two Highway Crews Busy on Rocky Mountain Route
Two Wyoming highway crews move dirt on the Rocky Mountain highway between Walcott and Encampment. They aim to finish the Saratoga to Walcott section this fall and push south as ground freezes permit. A 120 horsepower caterpillar with two twelve foot graders leads the work toward Saratoga, then toward Walcott to meet the other crew. Ferry and Anderson begin four and a half miles of road north from Riverside with two highway engineers on site to supervise the project.
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Rocky Mountain
Walcott
Saratoga
Spring Creek
Saratoga Sun
Ferry & Anderson
Riverside
Birthday surprises brighten two September gatherings
Mrs J C Rankin hosted a September 30 party after a visit from Mrs M W Shafe and other ladies, presenting Rankin with an aluminum percolator. October 4 Mrs James G Dettinger hosted a surprise gathering with games and lunch, gifting a linen table cloth. Also noted is Maw Cox’s improving health in Idaho.
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Mesdames Shafe
Kuntszman
Dettinger
Gschwend
Tennant
Blakeman
Velaney
Bowers
Bixler
Sproat
Chamberlin
Edith Dunbar
Elizabeth Whiting
James G. Dettinger
Big Creek Postoffice May Be Discontinued
A letter from F H Barrow to Fr W Mondell says the Big Creek post office will close unless someone willing becomes postmaster. The Big Creek area has homesteaders and many ranches along the route dependent on the office. Interested parties should contact Mr Mondell in Washington without delay.
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The
Echo
F. H. Barrow
Fr. W. Mondell
Washington
Big Creek
Election of Officers at Woodcraft Encampment Circle 510
Neighbors of Woodcraft Encampment Circle 510 call a meeting on Thursday October 7 at 2 30 PM. All members urged to attend as the meeting will be called to order promptly. Mary A Wins Guardian Neighbor Grache M Bakr Clerk listed.
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Ihursday
Mary A. Wins
Grache M
Bakr
Pasture for Rent Near Otter Creek Head
Section 30 township 15 range 85 at the head of Otter creek six miles west of town. Land will be fenced for pasture next year or a deal with a stockman to fence and use the pasture. Timber nearby for fencing James R Laren.
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Otter Creek
James R, Laren
School Notes on Early Week Schedule and Absences
Edwin and Donald Isler were absent on Tuesday afternoon. The high school was dismissed Monday afternoon to hear Representative Mondell speak. First grade has learned about twenty new words this year. This is the last week of the first month of school. Reports for the sixth and seventh grades will be distributed next week. there will be no reports from the first five grades until the second month. High school reports will be issued every six weeks.
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Chile
Representative Mondell
Walck Boys Kill Two Bear on Spring Creek
Frank and Eugene Walck tracked and killed an old female black bear and a yearling brown bear near Spring Creek lake in Hayden forest after six miles of pursuit to reduce cattle depredations. The boys acted Sunday to curb bear activity in the region.
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Frank
Eugene Walck
Spring Creek Lake
Hayden Forest
Saratoga
No Shooting or Fishing on My Ranch Notice
Property sign warns no fishing shooting or hunting on the ranch. Trespass warning signed by W. KH in Tiron, dated 7.1tf.
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W. KH
Tiron
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J.H. Schmidt
Hayden Forest Notes
New York City
E. Lall
Jon Gsohwernd
Misa Whiting
Jinx
Rocky Mountain Highway
J. W. Clements
W. AL. Cox
Cox
Mix
Mer
Avid Max
Iidian Valley
Idaho
State Bank
Chas. H. Sanger
P. H. A. Hunter
Vic
F. H. Healey
City Hall
Henry Walthall
Edwin
Donald Isler
Walck
B.C
Dist) Rhoades
Windsor
Uni
Mar
Dave Bashore
Encanpment
Tin
Bashore
Wheatles
Rhowles
Eneampment
L. A. Cunningham
General
Sordier Drug CO
J. R. Bowers
Encampment Stores Company
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