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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
8
Carl Ashley and family returned from a visit to Cheyenne and Colorado points last week. They were seen at Rock ’7’r One and noted for a pleasant trip with relatives.
Encampment Chawer No. 17 meets on the second Tuesday evening each month in Masonic hall with visitors invited. Platte Valley Lodge No. 341 meets every Saturday evening at 1:00 on BY ball. visiting brothers or local residents invited. Women of Woodcraft Encampment Circle No. Sta meets first Thursday afternoon five months Mary Cc Hraron. Royal Neighbors Sunshine Camp No. Fol meets second Thursday monthly with Mrs I D Bripces as Oracle. June Horka as Recorder.
Church services every Sunday evening at 8:00 oclock. Sunday school each Sunday forenoon at 10:30. Christian Endeavor held every Sunday evening at 7:00. Rev C W Cloucu serves as pastor.
The Encampment State Bank reports assets of 98 099 95 with loans of 70 853 65 and deposits of 58 997 10 as of May 1, 1917. Advertising rates set at 25c per inch for display and 1e per line weekly for local readers with deadlines for notices and display copy by Wednesday for current issue. The document includes officers and notary attestations from J A Reed and Agnes Reed with commission details.
Riverside notes mention Simtel Mores returning from hospital and worsening health while Riveraile school tackles final examinations this week. Misses various town events and residents including Condon elected to commune, Dick Martin elected mayor, and a Wednesday ladies guild meeting noted among a list of attendees.
Presbyterian Church holds services next Sunday at usual hours. The State University seeks two library books issued last year from the Presbyterian reading room The Scarecrow of Oz by Baum and Hitting the Dark Trail by Hawkes If anyone has these books return them to Rev Clough Mrs Hannon state organizer for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union spoke on The Issue of the Hour A society formed after services with nine members Encampment visitor I A Wells of Eagle Colorado relocating mining claims near the Worris Haggarty expected to return to Encampment soon Joe Johnston visited from Coldwater mine at Pearl with local folks G C Weston Portland mine manager and chauffeur Wm McCluskey were in Encampment on business Mothers Day May 18 orders for flowers from Soldier Drug Co Louis B Weatholder florist stores Evans ton and Rock Springs
All persons holding stock in the Mint Gold Mining Milling and Development company are requested to send me their stock certificates so they can be properly recorded after a fire destroyed the company books. Attend at once. certificates will be returned after recording, L A Cunningham Secretary.
Stockholders of The Mint Gold Mining Milling and Development Company are notified the annual meeting will be held at Rivenside Wyoming City Hall on Wednesday June 6 197 at 2 o clock in the afternoon for the election of directors and the transaction of business. L Fossey President Hy Ay Corciengham Secretary-treasurer
Local items report L. Stallings wax over from Rawlins fleet and profit from the new ada in the Record this week. Road Supervisor Bob Wood visits from Saratoga this week. Joseph R. Peryam filed final proof on his homestead east of town Monday. Orlando Petersen arrived from the bille Monday for a few days in town. Stout wagin from Brush Creek Monday made a brief Record office call. A. B. Tenney left Wednesday for Greeley Colorado to visit friends and likely work a few months. Maximinur the giant Roman emperor’s feats are recalled in a curious tale of strength and wine.
The agriculture department reports April 1912 data for British India. With a population over 300 million and land area about 1.138 billion acres, only 634 million acres are taxed, 224 million cropped, and 42 million irrigated. Irrigation grows from 1905-06 to 1909-10 by 17 percent, with government wells and driven wells as major sources. Provinces like Punjab, Madras, Agra, Bengal, Sind and Oudh lead in irrigation systems.
A number of subscribers to We Kovcerd are in arrears and urged to pay up. The notice stresses the need for funds and a prompt response to settle outstanding balances.
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