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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
9
The Encampment public school staged The School Ma’am at city hall on December 21 with a packed audience despite a snowstorm. Students, a faculty cast, and a junior quartet performed, while a postponed stockmen meeting due to blocked rail lines shifts plans to a later date.
C C Noland and Ira Oanteal left today for Big Croek where Noland will accept a position with the Hunter Oastee and Hunter rape.
The town welcomes a new picture show opening Saturday night at the city hall. Frank Boyd, new owner, promises clean, first class reels and affordable prices. He aims to make a permanent, well patronized venue by offering entertaining, value-filled evenings for the valley. If supported, weekends may expand beyond Saturdays.
The Vice Encampment reports a one week school vacation due to heavy snow. Teachers initially planned two weeks off to return home but travel uncertainty led to a shortened break. Miss Elsie Altwater left for Denver and Miss Gertrude Bergquiat for Kimball Nebraska. School resumes Monday for five months.
President Wilson signed the 640 acre stock farming homestead bill expanding land open for entry across public lands in Colorado Wyoming New Mexico Idaho Utah Nevada Montana Arizona. The measure shifts millions of acres to settlers and homesteaders amid warnings that cattle barons may attempt dummy entries to grab the lands.
Wyoming coal output rose by 1 287 854 tons in the year ending December 20, according to inspectors E G Blacker and George L Akin in reports to Governor Kendrick. Total production reached 44 blues 004 tons, the highest in state history, while fatal mine accidents totaled 27 that year.
The fragment lists individuals connected to a hotel register including Rh. D. Terwilliger from Willamina Oregon, John Shellerley, H. H. Travert, Ed Sanders, Bee FP Hayes, H. G. Hoffman, Oleaf Johnson, G. A. Hob brook, and Will Wallaesa Hana in Denver and nearby areas.
The December Washington forecast projects total foreign trade at about 7.8 billion dollars for the year. Through eleven months exports and imports combined reach 7.148 billion, with November exports at 517.9 million setting a new monthly record while imports eased last month.
A special train left Encampment Wednesday noon to reach the snowbound train that departed Tuesday but failed. Tuesday’s passengers viewed the scenery before being transported to Walcott by horse power, spending extra time en route.
A water main burst between the E. H. Building and the Parkison home floods two to four feet behind houses making access difficult. The water company works to locate and repair the leak by lifting the pipe along the street. Neighbors advised to secure belongings and noted water reached floor level with no heat or bath reachable.
Washington reports the public health service condemns worry as a danger to mental well being. The agency calls excessive worry abnormal and urges people to avoid letting it erode nervous strength for tomorrow.
Washington reports Rep Ben Hilliard of Colorado denounces a bill to lease government coal land to Republic Coal via Milwaukee and St Paul Railway through Montana. He says the land belongs to the people and condemns the measure as an emergency grab to shift fuel to Rockefeller interests. He predicts bitter opposition and delays.
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