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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
15
Notices note changes in Couzena store ads and Encampment State Bank ads this week. Both owned by Cosgriff family, urging patronage. Obituaries and notices generating profit billed at local reader rates. deadlines require copy by Wednesday before publication.
Early Wednesday edition notes the paper carries no election results this week but promises full returns in the following issue.
An extended feature extols Wyoming as an undeveloped empire rich in iron ore coal and oil, with Cheyenne as a hub at the crossroads of rail and auto routes. It highlights Yellowstone and other outdoor draws, notes growing tourism, capacity for wholesale and manufacturing, and invites investors to share in mining land cattle and sheep riches while promoting local business ads such as Plummer Cafe and Union Pacific advertising rates.
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