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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1915
Page
4
The Encampment Record lists subscription prices in advance for one year six months and three months. Advertising rates include display per column inch and local reader lines with minimum charges. Obituaries and profit notices incur regular local reader rates with cash with copy. Copy for display ads due by Wednesday forenoon. ads run until discontinued.
The Encampment Record announces its aim to stay in publication despite early doubts from readers who prepaid for the Herald. The note explains not sending old Herald subscribers free copies, cites costs of mailing and lamping, and urges finances from readers to fund growth and improve paper quality.
A Denver letter from Willis George Emerson praises Encampment Record for honoring many contributors to Encampment Wyoming. He names Bernard McCaffrey and Charles W. Freeman as key inspirations and notes he and Judge Chas E. Winter were mere “pawns” in the early efforts.
The Cheyenne State Leader urges readers to embrace the Sabbath, attend church, and seek renewal. It portrays Sunday as a haven from weekly troubles, with hymns, sermons, and benediction fostering harmony, forgiveness, and hopeful living.
Savery Orlando Petersen and partner I N Bair report free gold in the Encampment mountains twenty five miles west. A mill is being installed nearby by Alaska boys Charles Hoel Samuel Hoel and Robert Whitmire. Petersen will keep readers posted in the Record for twelve months.
Complete returns show Wyoming population at 142,224 with 21 counties totaling 141,705. Yellowstone Park was excluded from the state census. if its 1910 population share (51 percent) applies now, the state total matches 142,224 versus 145,965 in 1910 a decline of 3,741.
The group expresses opposition to reverting to the old name while considering a change to include Riverside in their corporation. Officials state the door is open for discussion and urge backing the preferred path.
A Clements of Victor Colorado arrived this week and bought a lot on Free man avenue opposite Ashley's lodging house. He ordered lumber and will erect a building and install a bakery and lunch courier as soon as possible. Brick for a large bake oven is on the road from Saratoga and he is pushing to open without delay.
After Sunday evening preaching a new Missionary Sunday School organization was formed with E. S. Drury as superintendent L. W. Woodson as assistant superintendent Mrs. E. Newman as secretary and Mrs. F. D. Connor as treasurer. Supplies for the first quarter arrived and the first meeting is set for Allen's ball on Sunday April 3 at 10 30 a.m. All are invited.
An enthusiastic Wednesday evening meeting at Connor's hotel discussed incorporating Grand Encampment. Attendees included Fishback Clem mone Henry Clock Drury Sheldon and others, deciding to proceed with regular organization. A public meeting is set for Saturday at Allen's hall with Harer Saunders as arranging committee. the entire population is invited.
L D Clock and P A Johnston returned from Denver and began work on a temporary frame bank on Freeman avenue for their banking business. A grand National Bank building is planned for the northwest corner of Freeman avenue and Sixth street. Mr. Thomas, previously with the group, left for Chicago on estate business and may be away months, but the bank plan remains unchanged.
Heizer and Clemmons sold lots 18 and 19 in block 4 on Freeman avenue for business use. City Engineer Harer and crew are active daily grading streets. Alkali Ike entertained locals with songs and dances this week. S L Willis plans a residence 22 by 24 with a 12 by 20 leanto on Rankin avenue beside his saloon. The saloon is 24 by 40 feet. Geo Eberhart, from Kansas, has a 16 by 30 building on Rankin avenue to be used as a dwelling. L F Abels goods arrived. Mrs Abel to reside in the house now occupied by Ed Newman on McCaffrey avenue. Geo Kuntaman returned Saturday from a four month trip to Denver, Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek, reporting many Cripple Creek and Victor folks intend to seek fortunes in Encampment.
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