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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
9
Mrs D M Tourtelot came back from Denver after her baby finished hospital treatment. The child is reported much better. For sale or trade a Chalmers 6 touring car in good condition, inquire A L Filer Encampment Wyoming.
The first real snow of the season fell Monday night, about two inches on the ground Tuesday morning. A heavier fall is reported in the surrounding mountains.
The Rebekahs plan a social card party at the I O O F hall tomorrow evening October 24. Prizes will be awarded and lunch served. Cards and lunch priced at 85 cents. Be on hand for a chance to win a prize. All are invited for a pleasant social time.
Wyoming Governor Robert D. Carey proclaims November 11 1921 Armistice Day in the state. He urges proper observances and half mast flags on public buildings, noting the wartime sacrifice and the unknown soldier buried at Arlington.
Fourteen members attended at Mrs. J. G. Dettinger's home on Wednesday October 5. Officers chosen include President H. E. Sproat Vice President D. G. Dettinger Treasurer J. C. Rankin Secretary D. M. Tourtelot and Press Lillian Little. Next meeting set for November 2 at Mrs. J. H. Schmidt's home.
Alice Lake appears in Body and Soul a photoplay set in the Latin Quarter of Paris. The film features Stuart Holmes and William Lawrence with director Charles Swickyard and art interiors by A I Freud. The story follows an American art student in a romantic Paris tale adapted from a stage play.
Mrs Lillian Little and daughter Irene moved to town for winter. Tanlac success attributed to true worth. Soldier Drug Co endorsement by Mayors bankers lawyers officials and ministers. Cattle shipments from Canyon stockyards and Beaver creek ranches to eastern market noted. Picture show failed to arrive but vaudeville and dance drew patrons.
Forest Ranger Williams reports in the Sevenmile District Medicine Row National Forest that unseasonable warmth and late snows have reduced many snow banks on the Snowy Range. Ground now sees sun, lakes are lower than ever, and Looks out Lake sits five feet below last year’s low. A telephone line at Medicine Bow Peak observatory was damaged by arid conditions, with ice being hauled to the line to restore service while Centennial crews work. A heavy west wind felled trees and disrupted lines across the forest, though no fires occurred.
The Southwest Petroleum Companys rig returned from Laramie to drill a 500 foot hole on Pick Springs lands owned by Sara toga. No final plans are given as talks with L. W. Tranball and partners stall. They have until November 1 to begin a 5000 foot operation under a recent agreement.
Encampment Lodge No. 19 meets first and third Wednesdays in Masonic hall with W M Byron Tritton and Secretary C Burke. Encampment Chapter No. 17 meets second Tuesdays in Monte hall with Lindan Larroe and Gacy Meipous as secretaries. Fin Valley lodge No. 11 O O F meets second and fourth Thursdays at the hall with James KR Larrin as N G. Sunshine Rebekah Lodge meets first and third Tuesdays in November with Lillian Strick as secretary. Neighbors of Woolcraft Encampment Circle No. 5 meets first Thursday in the barber room with AMS LL Loxmin as G N. Royal Neighbors Sunshine Camp No. 304 meets second Thursday with MloKen Cunningham Oracle and Mrs W H Be Ball Recorder.
The Saratoga Sun reports that I. K. Johnson, W. H. Johnston and other individuals who control oil lands near Saratoga are involved in ongoing discussions about the local oil industry and its future.
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