Wade Fowler Will Visit the Valley Saturday
I M Conness telephoned the Echo to say Wade Fowler the Democratic candidate for representative in Congress will probably speak at Encampment next Saturday afternoon October 23. Fowler will visit the Ohio oil camp near Rock River on the night of the 22nd and Saratoga on the night of the 23rd. If possible he would speak at Encampment the afternoon of the 23rd. Citizens should come to town prepared to stay and hear him if he comes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Conness
Echo
Wade Fowler
Congress
Euccampment
Old Schofield Barn Destroyed By Fire In Town
An east town log barn owned by the Schofield estate was gutted by fire Tuesday around 7 30 pm. Origin unknown, blaze began in the hay loft. George Curry occupied the barn with two tons of hay grain harness and small items but had not used it for weeks. Locked door required breaking in and the blaze had headway before entry. Fire department extinguished it after water was applied leaving the structure worthless except as firewood.
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Schofield Estate
George Curry
George
Railroads see rate rise as trigger for renewed activity
Daniel E. Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and chair of the Advisory Committee, says a rate increase will spur efficiency and private operation success. The plan calls for 30 miles of freight movement per car daily, 30 tons per car, fewer load-order cars, retirement of unfit locomotives, and quicker car returns to owner roads. American Railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Daniel E. Willard
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Association of Railway Executives
Morse Brothers Buy Old Hickory Powder Plant in Jacksonville
Morse Brothers Machinery Supply of Denver and Nashville Industrial Corp acquired the Old Hickory powder plant at Jacksonville Tennessee for about 1.5 million dollars. The plant, known as a wartime smokeless powder producer, covered 5100 acres with 3700 buildings and diverse divisions, and was completed 90 percent at war’s end. The sale followed a government bid accepted Tuesday with bidders from across the country.
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Morse Bros. Machinery & Supply Company
Saratoga & Encampment
Denver
Jacksonville
Tennessee
Denver Post
George G. Morse
B. P. Morse
Morse Brothers Machinery & Supply Company
Wazee Street
Nashville Industrial Corporation
Morse Brothers
War Department
Washington
Nashville
Grand Encampment council approves concrete sidewalk ordinance
October 4 1920 town council meeting presided by Mayor Healey approves September minutes and bills. An ordinance mandates city funded curb and grading for concrete sidewalks at least eight feet wide, with six foot wide walks on certain residential streets, council adjourns. other notes mention T. Carver moving Hiram Bailey’s building and C W Clough’s Colorado trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Healey
Rankin
Rollman
Perry
A. J. Chidhester
Jude
W. M. Englehart
E. C. Burke
Town of Grand Encampment
Pf. H. Healey
W. C. Burke
T. Carver
Hiram ‘Bailey
Main
Second Streets
Bridge Street
Jensen Hall
Saratoga
Firemen Dance and Supper Set at Encampment Hall
The Encampment Fire Department hosts a Halloween dance at the city hall on Saturday night October 30. Music has been secured and a midnight turkey supper will be served. It opens the season with promises of a very enjoyable event.
School Notes on Textbooks and Cattle Shipment
Helen and Leonard Bashore miss school due to illness while the class records each pupil’s books as seventh graders welcome new physiology texts. J L Hawkins returned from Quimaba with cattle, noting daily market changes and a price spike on arrival. He reported Omaha cattle sales at about 65 and 5.50 for cows, with some in the valley shipment reaching 8.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Hawkins
Qimaba
Mrr. Hawkins
Omaha
Also Mentioned on This Page
J.H. Schmidt
Wyoming
Schofield Barn
American Railroads
The
American Red Cross
K. P. Nickell
Lange
State Bank
CHAS
F. H. Healey
City Hall
And
the Lion
Billie Rhodes
Council Proceedings
Weseres
C. W. Clough
Presbyterian Church
Helen
Leonard Bashore
L. A. Cunningham
General
Riverside
Sordier Drug CO
J. R. Bowers
W.K. Turon
Cheyenne Creamery Co
Encampment Stores CO
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