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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
1
County Commissioner Robert A Day, his 12 year old son George, and nephew Garland Gross 19, drowned when a cable foot bridge on the Day ranch over the Platte river broke last Sunday near Encampment Wyoming. Bodies were not recovered by Tuesday.
Encampment couple Riley Franklin Boyd and Alma Viola Wombacher married last Sunday at the Methodist Church in Rawlins with Rev Bennington officiating. Witnesses were Earl Christensen and John Wombacher. The newlyweds traveled by Christensen car and returned by train Wednesday.
Cheyenne marks fifty years since Union Pacific reached the city with Frontier Days expanding into a Golden Jubilee. The combined celebration runs July 23 to 28 with military features as Fort Russell hosts about five thousand troopers and crowds descend on Cheyenne for the six day event.
The Encampment community announced the Fourth Annual Fish Fry dates August 28 and 29 with plans for a bigger celebration. The Rawlins Republic notes Tanner and Anderson are laying a new floor in the OO Saloon and making other improvements as part of readiness.
The Cowboy family trails Fred King and Kid Silver to a hidden route by a creek. They confront a plot at a fire with Kid Silver and Fred facing two strangers and a calf about to be branded, as other cowboys close in wielding revolvers.
Monday around 3 a.m. a fire consumed the Ben Bashore ranch buildings near the west adjoining town. The barn grainery and mill house were destroyed, with extensive losses of hay grain farming tools cured meats and household goods. An automobile survived. The fire’s cause is unclear but may trace to a ranch worker smoking a pipe. Bashore, who had just moved in, faces severe hardship from the loss before investigations.
Harold Neiswender works on the Goodaker ranch this week. Wiley Boyd arrives from Beaver Creek Lomestead Monday. Rosa Boyd of Beaver spends Monday to start the week in Encampment. Henry Flehr from the Bingham ranch comes Monday on business. Chas Terwilliger and family visit Cow Creek ranch list Friday by car. Chidester leads crew to Butler bridge Wednesday to repair roads. Front of the Plamme Hove repainted this week improving appearance. Chas T. Fair left for Loveland Colorado last week likely to locate there after selling his ranch north of town to G H Nichols.
Beaver residents reported meals and visits across town last week. Hobart Swartz and Lee Wilcorn with Bob Woods were seen on Beaver and in town Saturday. Miss Cordelia Metcalf and Miss Mary Hayden hosted visits, while L G Gunst and family were in town Saturday. A picnic near Little Beaver canyon brightened Thursday, and Mrs. Mary Toothaker and daughter Nora arrived from Olathe Colorado to spend the summer with Mr. Toothaker.
Mrs. Lois Suttles left for Rock Springs as convocation delegate. The Ladies Magazine club will meet Friday June 29 with Suttles. topic Home Economies led by Mrs. J. E. Anderson. Ladies' guild met at Mrs. James Blackball's home. lunch served. Attendees included Tennant Kuontzmap Parkison Anderson Parr Crout Suttles Wirth Carver Hopka Blankball. Andy Wagner was a visitor. All America league met at Webber home and planned for a sale to aid Red Cross, ER. P. Puller donated 32 worth of material to the girls. The Girls Friendly Society hosted a shower for Miss Alma Wombaker at Mrs. last Wednesday. presentes received and lunch enjoyed at midnight. Present were Sutches Carver Forey Wood Waite Bdythe Myrtle Dunbar France Heatom Marion Urout Clare Anderson Dorothy Peryaw.
Woblerculee of Denver noted to have attended a camp on business. The article expresses regret at not meeting an old friend of the Record and mentions the person being ill and bedridden.
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