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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
1
Encampment community leaders launched preparations for the Fourth Annual Fish Fry to be held Tuesday and Wednesday August 28 and 29. A temporary finance committee was named and early funds indicate a strong turnout, with permanent committees to be formed soon for a major Carbon County event.
Charles Hayden owns a Ford car and joined J R Rollman at En campment on Wednesday. Hayden was a Sunday dinner guest at the Toothaker ranch. Nels Anderson and son Charlie are putting in a crop on their Beaver creek ranch. Mrs W N Toothaker returned Thursday from Rawlins after a ten day stay and spent Wednesday with Mrs Clough. Jessie Lea Cunningham Alice Toothaker Emery Miller and Harry Anderson were guests of Mr and Mrs Adrian Wolford Sunday. a sumptuous Sunday dinner was served.
Brush Creek residents Mr. and Mrs. John Yoakum visited Saratoga early this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Tilton returned from Denver after a week away. Miss Bessie Sites came back from Colorado during the week. The Youngs, Tiltons, Condicts, and Cooks attended a stockmen's meeting and dance in Saratoga last Friday. Condict was elected vice president and Young secretary. Mrs. Geo. Herring learned of her youngest brother Eugene Fleming’s death in Nevada. he had long resided in Encampment and Riverside, leaving a brother Dell Fleming of Encampment and sister Mrs. Anna Hickok of Saratoga.
Evening service set for 4 oclock with sermon What Lack I Vet on Christian Endeavor at 7 80 Sins of the Mind Rom 68 1 11 Leader Eleanor Clough Children Day exercises planned for June 17 The W C T U to meet June 14 at Mrs Cloughs home My America League a girls group forms here as a branch of the My America movement Red Cross work planned this summer under director EB Ball Officers elected Eleanor Clough president Katherine Hopka vice president Catherine Jacob ison secretary Ada Cunningham treasurer News items must reach the office by Tuesday evening for Wednesday publication
Miss Dee Hilliard of Saratoga visits Encampment friends this week. Kathrine Jacobson travels to Denver for her mother's serious illness. Dave Bird attends the stockmen's meeting in Saratoga last Friday. Over thirty men register at city hall with James Blackball and Joe Mung acting as U.S. registrars. G. W. Plummer visits from Cheyenne to pursue local business. Mr and Mrs W Johnson of Denver take charge of Plummer cafe kitchen and dining. they bring veteran restaurant experience. Encampment beats Saratoga 11 to 5 at Saratoga and 14 to 6 in Encampment. Mrs J Leslie Magor graduates from Cheyenne high school. Bonnie is well known locally. Samuel Morgan, longtime area resident, dies in Riverside after months of illness. buried in Rawlins cemetery, escorted by local residents.
Department of the Interior notice from Cheyenne says John A Reynolds heir of Elmer L Reynolds of Atwood Colorado filed intent to make final five year proof for a homestead in Township 15 N Range 84 W 6th principal meridian. Hearing before Leslie C Stallings at Encampment Wyoming on July 9 1917. Witnesses named: W Rein registrar. Claimant list includes Roy Dettinger Henry Pantie Angelo J Chidester John Wanbaker all of Encampment Wyoming.
Pearl Jenkins of Pregeh Wyoming filed notice of intention to make final three-year proof to establish a land claim on a Lot 2 Sec 4 T 14 N R 1 W and nearby parcels. The hearing before L D Peck U G Commissioner will occur in Saratoga Wyoming with witnesses list including Ira B Garkburat Robert D Young C H Ganger and D M Rovers from Preach and Baratoga.
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