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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
10
Washington announces a nationwide manpower inventory for World War I with nine million registrants. A questionnaire will classify men into five divisions by occupation and dependence, to decide who is drafted first and in what order. Local boards supervise exemptions and registrations.
The report outlines draft questionnaires for registrants with many exemption grounds and detailed inquiries into occupation education income property and dependents. It also lists local notices from Cheyenne Rock Springs Lander and other towns including fire damage incidents, new oil activity and civic events.
Congress acts to require information returns for salaries rents and interest of 800 or more. No withholding at the source except for certain bonds and non resident aliens. Mark A Skinner Denver collector urges early filing of returns and officer cooperation to avoid penalties.
Preliminary Wyoming crop data from the U S Department of Agriculture through the Weather Bureau show Wheat 4 068 000 bushels up from 3 660 000 last December Oats 9 432 000 up from 8 575 000 Potatoes 4 340 000 up from 2 340 000 All hay 1 257 000 tons down from 1 299 000 Prices: Wheat 213 vs 140 cents per bushel Oats 69 vs 52 Potatoes 76 vs 100 Hay 15 00 vs 11 30 per ton Eggs 48 vs 37 cents per dozen
Coroner's jury concludes Chan Harvey, 40, a local farmer, killed himself after his car broke down three miles east of Gillette while he was driving with Mrs. Marie Bedell. The verdict followed review of the available evidence.
Cheyenne reports rumors that John Leibig of Carbon county will seek a change of venue for his murder trial. The attorney in charge of defense denies these rumors regarding the death of Louis Senften, a ranchman killed at their home near Lee, 74 miles north of Rawlins.
Orlin Black of Big Piney suffered a painful foot injury when a cut with an adze went wrong. Medical staff treated the injury and monitored recovery, with no further complications reported.
Lacey Hoffhine, wife of Charles Hoffhine, a Cheyenne resident, shot herself in the absence of her husband. Despondent over deteriorating health, she ended her life in what authorities describe as a tragic act.
Signal supervisor at Granger named Powerel is recovering in a local hospital after a train struck his motor as he returned to Granger. The incident occurred on the railroad line near Rock Springa W BR. Authorities report no further details available at this time.
The piece describes crowds in Petrograd where villagers, peasants, and merchants mingle in open discussions. Debaters gesture and speak freely, with chatter echoing across parks as Russians practice public exchange, a shift from old fears to expressive talk.
Indians have volunteered for U S army since 1861 with Lt Scott organizing a Seventh Cavalry troop in 1892. London Tit-Bits lauds their endurance and scouting instinct. Canada also recruited many Indian nations, with several sacrifices including Lieut Cameron Brant of the Six Nations, descendant of Capt Joseph Brant.
A wartime banquet features a railroads war board member praising women's roles in war effort. He notes women drive ammunition trucks dig trenches and even fight in front lines in Russia. The tale of Husky Mamie, Cornelius Husk's daughter, underscores the changing expectations as she marries, with her father warning the son to be gentle and self-reliant after she takes on hard farm tasks and domestic duties.
The account cites Andrew Lang via Katherine Cox in the Occult Review describing a barrister who, after posting letters at 12 50, missed a large day’s check. He dreamed the check curled around an area railing near his door and awoke to find the check exactly where he had seen it in the dream.
Sir George Younghusband, after forty years in British service, says Kipling invented Tommy Atkins and the term lowmg. He queried many officers who all deny ever hearing of Tommy Atkins before Kipling wrote about him and the Soldiers Three.
New York reports lead at 6.25 to 6.26 and copper casting at 23.17. Spelter in St Louis quoted at 7.45. Boulder lists tungsten concentrates at 60 percent between 20.00 and 22.50 per unit with crude ores at 20.00 for 60 percent and 12.50 for 26 percent and 12.20 for 10 percent per unit.
Reports say a generous vein of $20 gold was located in the Mammoth mine at Casa Grande. Calumet Arizona Mining details October output at 5,230,400 pounds, down from September and up from August.
Montana, Butte and Superior Copper reports October output of 12,000,000 pounds of wine, with September 11,000,000 and August 6,800,000 pounds. October silver output reached 233,000 ounces, up from 210,000 ounces in September. Anaconda Copper Company produced 22,336,460 pounds of copper in October, plus 3,878,675 pounds. September output was 2,800,000 pounds. October output came from its own ores and reached 86 percent of normal.
The El Paso and Douglas smelters begin buying silicious ores for the first time in over two years. The Rio Hondo Oil Company of Roswell files incorporation with 250000 capital, $3000 paid up. Mesa Verde Oil Company organized in New Mexico with 150000 capital, 600000 shares, aims to drill near Aztec and Farmington. C B Manville of Johns Manville, noting U S Copper Company gains, predicts extensive operations will start soon after his inspection.
In Wyoming, Sage Creek Petroleum reports heavy gas flow from a Winkelman dome well near Caspar in the Polson B Spider district. Ohio Oil Company fields a black oil expected to reach about 100 barrels daily after reaching 1 000 feet.
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