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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1916
Page
13
The Encampment school notes announce two new tenth grade members Eleanor Clough and Francis Heaton and urge local support. The piece argues for a cooperative home school plan to build practical skills, cultural training, and vocational insight using available resources and community involvement.
The 1 year old child of Mr and Mrs Brady Benson fractured a wrist last Saturday when lifted over an open floor space. Dr Burke treated the injury and reports the wrist is progressing well.
Master Hoyt Parkison arranged a Saturday party for his sister Mildred turning ten. Gifts included a large leather doll pram. The Parkisons hosted games and refreshments with help from Mrs. Jim Anderson and Miss Gertrude Bergquist.
Attendance was fifty one and the offering 33 26. Come next Sunday for the rally. C I topic next Sunday evening is The Rewards of Religion. The Time is Short is the evening sermon. Christian Endeavor to host a Halloween social at Wernl hall Friday October 27 with program and refreshments. Admission adults 25 cents children under twelve 15 cents. All invited.
Ore is hauled from the Portland mine to Enacampment, then shipped east to markets. Regular transports indicate steady mining output and distribution paths.
Martin Farrel of Freagl visited town Monday to arrange a Sovialint speaking event at City Hall for Saturday night November 4. He had posters printed at the Record office.
An exhibit on windbreak planting, forest protection, and post preservation prepared for the International Soil Products Exposition in El Paso Texas runs October 14 to 24. It features a miniature windbreak display two 160 acre farm models and a working erosion model plus demonstrations and literature by C A Lindstrom of the Forest Service.
Studies at a Washington forest products laboratory show western woods can be chipped dried and baled for paper pulp. Wisconsin plants plan to secure rail shipments of experimental chip loads with favorable freight rates to supply mills across the state from national forest timber. Wisconsin reportedly has an annual pulpwood market of over 500000 cords.
Beaver Creek notes list visitors and residents in town including Albert Anderson Mrs Sam Fingerly from Salt Lake and the Toothaker family, R A Platt and family, Chas Sanger family from French, hunting trips by Rev Co O W Clough Hayden boys and others, fishing by Uncle Joe Pixley, and multiple trips to town for shopping work and dinners. Beaverites report sales by Nels Anderson & Sons and various social outings.
Justin T. Kingdon head of the Wyoming Irrigation Investigations Bureau spends days in the locality interviewing ranchers R A Day Tra B Casteel T M Conness and J K Rollman to assess irrigation law strengths and weaknesses. He aims to suggest modifications to fit current irrigation needs and is regarded as a top expert in the field.
C. D. Terwilliger shipped four cars of cattle to Owaha last week. He and his father B. D. Terwilliger accompanied the cattle to market.
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