Local and Personal Note from Encampment Fish Fry attendees
Local readers recount visits for the Fish Fry with Archie Anderson Sheriff M K Pickett from Rawlins Walter Leake and J F Wilcox families from Pearl French Creek and Sara toga Sun editor R L Martin visiting. Chas Sanger and family from French Tuesday and Wednesday enjoy events. Chidester and Mason visit from Brookings while Dilbert Rhinehart and spouse tour Chas Goodwker’s ranch after a wood saw accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas, Sanger
Family
Encampment Fish Fry And Barbecue Draw Huge Crowds
En campment hosts fourth annual fish fry and barbecue attracting the largest southern Carbon county crowd yet. Over a thousand attend Tuesday fish fry and another thousand for Wednesday barbecue as visitors fill the town and push accommodations. Cheyenne Cadet band provides music for daytime events and dances, with thanks due to G. W. Nicol for securing the group. Winners across contests include Freeman Cook and Jack O'Brien in the half mile pony, Irvin Brands and Roy Gould in roping, and Curtis Roper in bucking events among others. Rawlins beats Encampment 7 to 5 in Tuesday’s ball game, while Rawlins takes Wednesday’s game 6 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon County
Cheyenne
G. W. Nicol
Geo. O- Baker
Amos Wilcox
J. C. Rankin
Harry Anderson
Freeman Cook
Curtis Roper
H. G. Crane
C. D. Smith
Stewart McPhail
Clifford Ivey
Lyle Welsh
Croppie
Ben Peryam
Satan
Fred Healey
Rawlins
Encampment
National Forest Timber For Sale Sealed Bids
Sealed bids for 1 17 cords of Engelmann spruce and fir in Gambler Basin Wyoming are due by October 1 1917. The minimum bid is 40 cents per cord with a $50 deposit. Bids may be rejected. Obtain full sale details from the Forest Supervisor Encampment Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Forester
Denver
Colorado
Gambler Basin
Hayden National Forst
Wyoming
Encampment
County Attorney Visits Encampment for Fish Fry Occasion
County Attorney A J Rosier spent a Tuesday in Encampment as a Fish Fry visitor. John Strand and Miss Annie En vin of Laramie were married in Viat city last Sunday evening and went to Encampment to visit Iver Strand and wife, taking in the celebration. A Cook and family were among the Fish Fryers here Tuesday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Rosier
John Strand
Annie Envin
Laramie
Viat City
Iver Strand
Lands Restored Under French Creek Project Provisions
Government accepts surrender of remaining lands in segrega tion list No 3s and sets entry dates under homestead laws for September 11 and settlement entries for September 15 1917. Lands lie in townships 15 16 17 ranges 1 84 and 16 55 W GO. Ledbetter and W N D Estonne residents visited Fish Fry. Ledbetter praises dry land rye and waterless potatoes and cucumbers. Deluxe text notes several visitors and local happenings in Campment and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Creek
General Land Office
W. GO
Ledbetter
W. N. D'Estonne
Beaver Creek News Briefs From Local Weekend Activities
Chas. Anderson visited Brush creek Sunday while Brice Kennedy spent the day in Encampment with his mother. Mrs. Ben Dunn and children stayed with Mrs. Hayden last week. J. R. Rollman and Wilbur Toothaker went to Rawlins midweek and back Thursday. Wilbur failed a physical due to eye trouble. Donald McIntosh Preston Mavzey and Charles Laidlaw, Fort Collins friends of Mrs. Harry Anderson’s family, camped on the Toothaker ranch for several days and fished nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brice Kennedy
Ben Dunn
Hayden
J. R. Rollman
Wilbur Toothaker
Rawlins
Donald McIntosh
Preston Mavzey
Charles Laidlaw
Fort Collins
Harry Anderson
Liew Brother
Toothaker Ranch
Reed in Newspaper Game Glenrock Gazette Under New Management
A stock company led by J. J Higgins as president A. A. Spaugh as vice president and J A Need as secretary treasurer purchased the Glenrock Gazette from C. Hixon who started the paper a year ago and installed a new plant with Guy J Saxton as editor manager The first issue under new management shows improvement and says more gains will come as operations run smoothly Riverton Review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenrock Gazette
J. J Higgins
A. A. Spaugh
J A. Need
Heneurer
C. Hixon
Littl
Guy J. Saxton
Riverton Review
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M. K. Pickett
Walter Leake
Wolverine
J. F. Wilcox
Joe Johnston
Pearl Monday
Platte
Dave Nichols
Houlder
Martin Farrell
Farrell
Fred Boynton
Theealey Ranch
R. L Martin
The
Saratoga Sun
W.it
Wolford Place
J. D. Wright
Green River
Couzens
J. Ho
Cora Mason
A. J. Chidester
Brookings
South Dakota
Wemig
Dilbert Rhinehart
Chas
Goodwker
Bohn
Mary A. Bohr
Tilton & Crout
State Bank
J. B, Cosgriff
G. E. Abbott
Englehart
State
Northwest
Everone
Jack O'Brien
Irvin Brands
Roy Gould
Russell Wood
Joe Wirth
George Curry
Davidssn & Company
Midwest
Casper
National Forest Timber For Sale
Dick Pane
Hertha Boyd
Kocampment
Mr. Pare
Kal, Ui
Lewke
Ilyidad
Beaver Creek News
Chas. Anderson
Brush Creek
Reed
W. ©. Edwards
Saratoga
W. M. Englehart
U. S
Sordier Drug CO
E. G. Peterson
Dentist Osborne
L.A. Cunningham
Tilton & SO
Iental
Stock Growers State Bank
Platte Valley
C. A, Cook
Fred B, Durrie
the Plummer Cafe
Plummer
G.W. Plummer
Wyo
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