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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
9
A roundup of visits and moves across Encampment Big Creek Rawlins and nearby areas. Residents and travelers include Mrs W N Toothacre M Couness Tom Korlaski and many others with shopping trips business visits and relocations noted. The Record reports box of home grown tomatoes from Mrs L Houx and local Red Cross meeting travel ranks.
Congressman Mondell introduced a bill to amend section 3 of the stockraising homestead law. It would allow any qualified entryman to enter up to 640 acres in designated lands to complement an existing entry, within twenty miles, with residence retained on the original tract. The plan seeks broader eligibility beyond grazing lands and mirrors earlier efforts to expand the 640 acre provision.
The U S postal department will hold an open competitive examination at Rawlins on November 14 to fill the Encampment postmaster vacancy following W H Wolford's resignation. Applicants must be U S citizens 20 or older and reside in the delivery area. Apply to Mr Wolford at the Encampment post office for forms. salary is 31000 per year.
The Record recounts Al Laroy of Big Creek sending a sample sack of garden truck raised with Hobart Swartz. The sack contained seven enormous turnips over sixty pounds total, plus large rutabagas beets and carrots. The writer hails the produce as finest seen and thanks Al for the generosity.
Mrs 4 H Sanger and Mrs Anna Adams of French Wyoming visit at The Bohn Hotel. C G Johnston of Denver Andrew Olson of Larache Virgil Wood of Blackwell J B E Stimson of Cheyenne. Mrs J J Wirth learns her son Joe is in a San Antonio hospital with pneumonia and plans to go to his bedside if he does not improve.
The entryman must make permanent improvements valuing at least 1.28 dollars per acre to increase land value for stock raising. At least half of these improvements must be placed on the land within three years after entry before final proof.
Mrs. Denver Suttles and daughter Thelma were weekers guests of the Ledbetter ranch. Mrs. Parkison hosted a Monday event for Mrs. Chas Suyer and child. Rev Bennington married Loretta Vars Meredith and Joseph David Hunter at the M E Parsonage with witnesses from Encampment. Card party planned by My America League to aid Christmas ship for soldiers. hand made articles on sale. Girl’s Friendly Society hosted by Miss Menx Maxwell, with card games and music. Red Cross Ladies to meet for sewing. Dr and Mrs Adams returned to Easton Kansas after summer at the Sanger ranch. Mrs Sanger to Lara. Mildred Parkison’s birthday celebrated with friends. Weekend party at Big Creek ranch hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lanier with Rawlins Saratoga Encampment guests. Meal, music, fishing, and songs provided entertainment. Rawlins crowd pleased at the visit.
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