Burlington and Charter Oak Officials Visit Encampment
Four Burlington railroad officials arrived in Encampment by private Pullman for a two day visit with S. & E. Superintendent J. T. McShane and to inspect the local line. The party included E Flynn W Trehoff E M Westervelt and J F Vallery. They discussed southward expansion toward Colorado coal fields and potential S. & E. growth. Also, Rich Charter Oak Copper officials including Willard Elliott and Elvin Tilton visited, with a 138 person party touring the mine eight miles west and a parade of twenty six autos before departing for Denver and the Moffat road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Railroad
J. T. McShane
Flynn
Burlington Lines West
Pour Pullman
Charter Oak Copper Company
Walcott
Charter Oak
Denver
Moffat Road
Gilpin County
Colorado
Willard Elliott
Elvin Tilton
Denye
Four Carbon County Boys Enlist With Uncle Sam
Four Carbon county young men led by Ted Cross Bill Humpheeys Walter Dinger and James Corum left for Denver on Sunday and enlisted in the U S services Cross and Tumpkeys joined the navy and go to Mare Island San Francisco while Dieger and Corum joined the army at Mort Logan and will be stationed presently A note from Dr L A Avery says his family is now at Roy New Mexico and to forward the Echo to his new address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon County
Ted” Cross
Bill Humpheeys
Walter Dinger
Fort Steele
James Corum
Denver
Uncle Sam
Rawlins
Tumpkeys
Cross
Navy
Mare Island
Sanrancisco
J and Young Dieger
Corum
Army
Mort Logan
Dr. L. A. Avery
Roy
New Mexico
Fire destroys oil warehouse and nearby structures at Saratoga
A major blaze swept the Continental Oil storehouse beside the railroad in Saratoga last Thursday after 1:00 pm, destroying the oil warehouse and a Currie owned hay and grain warehouse. Firemen saved several nearby buildings as flames spread to oil drums and tanks. The motorman may have started the fire. he escaped in flames but reportedly uninjured. Insurance reportedly covered the destroyed properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Continental Oil Company
Red B. Currie
Saratoga Commercial Company
Commer Company
Albert Walter
Oil Company
Walter
J’red Johnson
Saratoga Sun
School notes report several new enrollments and staff changes
Tennant joins high school with overall enrollment noted as 41. Thomas Hunter and Harry Misher start this week. Two new pupils appear in first grade Winnie Wilcox and Thelma Suttles. Mrs Byron Tiitlow fills Mamie Brown’s dry goods role at Parkison store after the Ketor girl left for business college in Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Wilcox
Byron Tiitlow
Mamie Brown
Parkison
Chey
Onue
Freight Now Billed Through to All Stations
Saratoga Encampment Railroad Company announced this week that through billing has been perfected with Union Pacific to all points on their line. This will speed freight handling in the valley as shipments no longer require rebilling at Walcott or bills of lading to Union Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Encampament Railroad Company
Union Pacific
Walcott
New Coal Bins Claim Superior State Capacity
A. J. Chidester boasts the best equipped coal bins in the state, with two fifty ton main bins and a connected building for a car load. Unloading uses chutes for each bin, a team dumps into the bin, and two men load about a ton every ten minutes, aided by a dry weighing shed and a weatherproof loading area near the railroad right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Chidéster
Chidester
Goldsmith and Lebsack Wed in Colorado
Percy Goldsmith and Mrs Catherine Lebsack were married in Greeley Colorado on Wednesday September 4. The couple, prominent in Encampment, plan to settle in the valley after Mr Goldsmith’s homestead in North Park and years in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Hampton
Terwilliger Ranch
C.d.terwilliger
Cow Creek
Goldsmith
Echo
Also Mentioned on This Page
J.H. Schmidt
Wyoming
Burlington
Rich Charter Oak
J.J’. McShane
Omaha
Riverside
Chas. Bragg
Bar! Tennant
Thomas Hunter
Harry Misher
Cncampment State Bank
Chas, H. Sancei UB
H. A. Hunter
Vic
PF. H. Healey
City Hall
Bessie Barriscale Comneay Auresn
Josselyn’s
Mr. and
Mes
J.T. Pinch
the Valley
Percy Goldsmith
Lebsack
J. W. Bingham
Casper
L. A. Cunningham
General
Sordier Drug CO
Por Sale
J. R. Bowers
W.E. Turon
Encampment Stores Co
Moat
Grannm
Bettler
Cheyenne Creamery Co
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