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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
12
Entry marks second class mailing for En campment Wyoming dated August 12 1915 under the March 8 1879 act. Incoming illegible text includes fragmented phrases and stray letters. The readable portion confirms postal status and location.
Display rates at 25 cents per column inch weekly mini charge 25c local readers per line per week minimum 20c for notices and bank cards. cash with copy. Display ads due Wednesday forenoon and local readers by Wednesday afternoon. Ads run and are charged until canceled.
The Dwyer Herald declares its paper will be strictly nonpartisan and free of political commitments while reserving the right to express views on any subject. It states it will fearlessly report when necessary and uphold journalistic independence.
Governor Kendrick revokes foot and mouth disease quarantine proclamation No 5 dated Cheyenne November 7 allowing livestock from any state to enter Wyoming if meeting health requirements in proclamation No 4. Announcement appears in the December 6 exchange.
The forecast shows moderate temperatures early in the week for the Plains and upper and lower Mississippi valleys, then much colder conditions after Wednesday with uncertainty and likelihood of snow or rain by midweek. Across the Rocky Mountains and plateaus, temperatures are moderate at first, turning much colder after Tuesday with rain and snow possible in the first half and again toward week’s end.
The Portland Consolidated Copper company let their wood contract to Jim Anderson to furnish several hundred cords of wood. He left Tuesday morning for the mines with teams and a crew of five men.
J B Bollman and wife spent the weekend in EncampmentMiss Nhola Larsen teacher at Brush Creek school attended the masquerade ball last Wednesday night Mrs Frank Crout received a box from her sister Mrs E K H Bostwick of New York City containing novelties for the Ladies Guild These items will be sold at the Guilds holiday bazaar on Saturday December 9.
The annual masquerade ball on Thanksgiving Eve drew a large crowd. Ladies organized the event with skill, featuring fashionable and comic costumes, lively dances, and a midnight turkey supper. The informal, enjoyable atmosphere marked it as a highlight of the season.
The Presbyterian church held a Sunday night program with a topic Nebushian or Superstition versus the Bible. F L Crabbe spoke on anti saloon league aims and prophesied victory for prohibition in Wyoming after a well attended talk.
A farewell surprise party was held last Wednesday night for Myrtle Rhoades hosted by teachers Miss Burgquist and Miss Altwater at Mrs. Frank Bridges home. The attendees included Marguerite Rhoades and several young friends as Myrtle prepares to move to Rawlins with refreshments served late.
The Nuff Seds and guests gathered at Miss Eleanore Cloughs home on Friday for a social evening. The gathering included Mesdames Clough and Fothergill, Misses Lora and Eda Stout, Eleanore Clough, and Messrs Charles Hayden, C W Clough, Arthur B Teaney, and Ira Wolfard. A light lunch was served and enjoyable amusements followed.
The Girls' Friendly will meet Wednesday evening at their club room to finalize arrangements for a candy sale tied to the Guild bazaar.
Mrs Frank Bridges hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for her mill husband with guests Mr and Mrs D S Stout and daughter Eda. The Ladies Guild plans a December 9 holiday bazaar at the Bohn hotel sample room selling fancy work bags aprons and novelties.
Department of the Interior notice states William S. Kuykendall of Rawlins Wyoming intends final three year proof to establish his homestead claim on land described in section 33 28 29 township 13 north range 86 west 6th principal meridian before C R Watson Rawlins Wyoming January 5 1917. Witnesses listed include George Nelson Robert Rasmussen Peter Rasmussen Battle Creek Colorado and Andrew Rasmussen Dixon Wyoming. Will Rem Register.
Mrs C W Clough will entertain the Womens Magazine club. December 8, Mrs Frank Crout hosted Thanksgiving guests Messrs Pierce and Doc Culleton. Encampment arrival Ira B Castee of Encampment is here for the day. Saturday’s Tribune urges readers to buy Xmas presents from home merchants who deserve patronage.
Yellowstone Packing Company of Billings plans a Basin service station and large plant to pack beef pork and mutton with by products. The facility aims to buy all livestock including poultry, operate with $30 000 capital, and become a leading regional industry within a thousand miles.
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