Ditch Company Organized in Encampment Area
Members of the Johnson Reservoir company organized in Encampment, electing J. C. Rankin as president, William D Esterre as vice president, and D N Bird as secretary treasurer. Dr Bird won the contract to build ditch, dam, and headgate to form a 405 acre reservoir with 10 000 acre feet of water, funded by Encampment State Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Reservoir Company
J. C. Rankin
William D’esterre
D. N. Bird
Dr Bingham Wins in Oil at Wheatland
The Wheatland Times reports dentist Dr J W Bingham of Casper, who visited Wheatland for dental work, helped promote the Wyokan Oil Co holdings in Salt Creek. On Saturday a 1500 barrel gusher brought the company success, reducing his need for dentistry earnings. John Delaney visited town earlier this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatland Times
J. W. Bingham
Casper
Wheatland
Wyokans Oil Company
Salt Creek
Beynd
Marriage of Encampment Couple Ends with Jail Stint
Joe Hunter and Miss Pearl Meredith wed in Rawlins and returned home with the bride’s sister. A celebration at Terwilliger ranch turned comical when Hunter drank too freely and was jailed briefly before breakfast. The couple then visited Walden, Colorado, and will live on the Terwilliger ranch.
Ladies' Aid Meeting At Mrs. Kames Home Friday
The ladies aid will have a special meeting at the home of Mrs. T. E. Kames Friday afternoon in October. All members are requested to be present and invite others who want to help discuss and arrange an entertainment for November.
Soldier land claimant protections for war service
The article outlines congressional protections for soldier land claimants and entrymen, including waivers of residence, cultivation, and annual improvements, with rights extending to heirs if a service member dies. It notes safeguards for mineral claimants, required filings, and the process for affidavits, and reports on the mailing of green cards for a fourth contingent of draftees with dates and numbers from Rawlins and local boards. It lists names of those asked to remain ready and notes two colored men to attend a training camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Wyoming Tribune
Total Exemption Board
Rawlins
Cheyenne
Wyoming Blizzard Hits Encampment Area
A regular Wyoming blizzard struck Encampment Wednesday morning with continuous snow through the day and night. Several inches of snow cover the ground this morning and a gale winds hampered outdoor work. The season’s first real storm followed weeks of pleasant weather and affected residents, with hunting parties being planned. Edgar Vane, recently in Denver for neuritis treatment, was brought back to Encampment by his mother Mr H and Vane. he is improving but still not fully mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Edgar Vane
Denver
Mr. H. & Vane
Beaver Creek Notes and Weekend Visitors
Beavery Creek items list social visits and excursions from the week. Miss Lella Hunter spent the weekend on Beaver. Mr and Mrs Henry Flobr and their baby daughter went to Encampment Sunday. Mr and Mrs George Magyar visited Mr and Mrs Will Hayden while Mr and Mrs Emery Miller stayed with Mrs Miller’s parents. Mr and Mrs Adrian Wolford and Mr and Mrs Harry Anderson drove to Encampment Sunday. Mrs Hayden returned Tuesday from Pred Platt’s where she had been the past weeks. Miss Pearl Meredith and Joe Hunter with Mrs Howard Larkin went to Rawlings last Saturday and were married. The couple plan to live on the Terwilliger ranch for now. Beaver bids them well and hopes they return. Mesdames Davis Scout Bolek Titchbener and McConnell of Sarasova visited Encampment this week during the Red Crows interval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hunter
Pearl Meredith
Rawlins
Howard Larkin
Severa
George Magyar
Will Hayden
Emery Miller
Rawlings
Terwilliger Ranch
Beaver
Coal Company Opens Prospective Saratoga Mine Near Union Pacific
The Citizens Coal Company organized by local businessmen is leasing land from Union Pacific to open a coal mine near Saratoga. A 5 foot vein of first class coal exists near the old McCord mine. Three weeks may be needed to ready the site for marketing coal, with road work including small bridges to be completed before mining begins. J A Phillips leads mine operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Coal Company
Saratoga
Union Pacific People
McCord
J. A. Phillips
Sara
Toga Sun
Surprise Birthday Party for Miss Mabel Wirth
A surprise party was held at Miss Mabel Wirths home last Friday night October 1g for her twelfth birthday. Guests included Sylvia Oldman Dorothy Parr Ruth Parr Katherine Hopka Helen Hopka Ada Cunningham Myrtle Rhoades Bert Oldman Rework Coram Kim Coram Wilmer Cunningham and Pearl Bowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Wirth
Sylvia Oldman
Dorothy Parr
Ruth Parr
Katherine Hopka
Helen Hopka
Ada Cunningham
Myrtle Rhoades
Bert Oldman
Rewark Coram
Kim Coram
Wilmer Cunningham
Pearl Bowers
Munz and Jamily Return to Saratoga for Permanent Stay
Joe Munn and Jamily, long-term residents of Encampment, have moved back to Saratoga to live permanently. Munn plans to resume dairy farming operations in the area.
Dad Propst Dies Sudden in Rawlins Area
Clay Propst known as Dad Propst by Carbon county residents died suddenly last Friday morning from hemorrhage while working near Bull Springs. Born February 18 1870 in Scott county Iowa he moved to Wyoming at age twelve and lived in Encampment most of his life. Funeral Monday at the undertaking parlors with Rev Kenington. Survived by his mother Mrs S L Willis and brother Lee Propst among many friends and kin. Ira Casteel of Denver visiting Encampment on business and friendships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Propst
Carbon County
Dad” Propst
Scott County
Iowa
Wyoming
Rawlins
Dad
Bull Springs
Kenington
M. KE. Church
Saratoga
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Stock Growers State Bank
Platte Valley
Fred B. Durrie
Dr. Bingham
John Delaney
Hunter
Joe
Plummer Cafe
Mrs. Hunter
Walden
Colorado
Ladies’ Aid Meeting
Englehart
Land Office
Vernon Alspaugh
Fred Vigil
Morgan L. Johnson
Earl
Waite
Jobo C. Gunning
John Robertson
Adelbert Strickland
Clyde V. Martin
Frank O. Engstrom
Ralph Ferris
Adolf Valdez
Paul Baskin
Jas
T. Murphy
Ed Counter
Sisson
California
Charlee Wilcox
Ambrose Hix
Anton Jugovich
Jas. Massey
John B. Hughes
Roy A. Jackson
Beaver Creek
Lella Hunter
Henry Flobr
Mesdames Davis
Bolek
Titchbener
McConnnell
Sarasovea
Red Crows Society
State Bank
Coal Company
Saratoga Sun
Joe Munz
Jamily
Encampment
Munn
Propst
J. 8. Cassidy
L. F. Findeisen
W. P. Mulls
Barney Fitzpatrick
Jh. M. Daily
Jas, Bracken
S. L. Willis
Lee Propst
Ira Casteel
the Plummer Cafe
Plummer
G.w.plummer
Wyo
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