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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1916
Page
5
Reading through Wyoming State News a parade of local events and crimes unfolds from Cheyenne to Casper. Indictments tally, court cases on murder acquittals, mine accidents, and deaths mix with new industry notes, school projects, and civic milestones across towns like Lander Lovell Rock Springs and Jackon.
Western Newspaper Union reports state banks in Wyoming increased total resources from 10,747,073.57 on Sept 12, 1914 to 15,216,607.45 on Sept 12, 1916. Deposits subject to check rose 3,158,508.00 and loans and discounts climbed 2,940,791.20 while overdrafts fell by 2,052,891.00.
A dispute between Pad lock ranch foreman Valentine Deck and employee Alex Stevenson over duties led to a quarrel that lasted a day and ended with Stevenson shot in the neck by Deck at an isolated Owl Creek ranch.
Lands under the Sho shone reclamation project have new value estimates after four recent sales. Each deal involved forty acre tracts selling for $4,000 or more, totaling about $140 per acre when including payments due to the reclamation service.
Late market cattle and hogs amid grain fed and grass fed beef pricing. Reports list steers cows veal calves heifers and feeders with price ranges and quality notes. Also quoted are hay grain feeds and eggs with per ton and per dozen figures for Colorado and Nebraska markets.
Metal prices and mining notes span several districts. Arizona Butte near Chloride now produces gold silver lead. Nevada-Oatman project at Oatman to begin. Jerome Victor showing copper at 700-foot level. Kingman Towne poised to equip mine with new gallows frame hoist and compressor. Gold ore strike at Fred Fulham’s Weaver district. Keystone mine Mineral Park yields over 200 per ton in gold and silver. Crested Butte needs coal and quartz miners. tungsten from Silverton shipped to New York. Humboldt Ward mill closed for lack of patronage. Coal from Canon City area. Crown Jewel in Silverton emerald claim. refining plant for rare metals at Utah Junction near Denver. Cripple Creek Cresson ore sale for 50,000. Primos tungsten pocket near Lakewood. Mid-Continent Oil to add drilling outfit on Butcherknife creek. Ward White Raven vein opens at 414 ft. Durango reports big gold strikes throughout San Juan basin. Boulder and Rollinsville tungsten aiding gold-silver projects. Gold Crown Mining at Ouray gains new capital. Bliver Bell at Ophir breaks into No 6 level.
Resolutions adopted at the Albany County Stockgrowers Association convention advocate enlarging the Homestead Act, endorse the forest service administration, rural credits acts, and the good roads bill, and emphatically back the 640 acre homestead bill for passage in the next Congress.
Douglas A. R. Kelly a former mayor of South Omaha and longtime Esterbrooke mines superintendent was killed in a street car crash in New York City. He was well known to many older residents of the state for his mining leadership years ago.
Douglas-Thomas J. Brownfield purchased the William Howard ranch on Upper La Prele for 16000 dollars. The deal includes 1280 acres of deeded land and 800 acres of leaved land. Brownfield plans stocking the property with cattle.
New officers were chosen at annual meetings of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows and the Assembly of Rebekahs. Grand Lodge officers include Paul Parson of Rawlins as Grand Master and J T Brigham of Basin as Deputy, with other posts filled by Fred A Proctor Cheyenne and Thomas Cottle Green River among others. Rebekahs named Mattie Poll Sheridan as President and Masio V Rhoads Basin as Vice President, with Gertrude Daly Lusk as Warden and Lucretia Garey Green River as Secretary.
Metal market prices list bids for bar copper and lead per 100 pounds from New York and St Louis. Spelter and copper casting values shown with varied concentrate grades and crude ore units. Units and percentages indicate 60 20 25 10 percent values, with prices ranging across $7.80 to $26.87 per unit or per 100 pounds.
Butter Creamery in Chicago sells butter at 30 S40 with standard quality and cases. Hyge-Firate ordinary grade lists 2844 20%4c. Obies priced at 1.20 to 1.80 for Minnesota and Dakota. Poultry lows, houses and springs cited at 170. Minnesota, Dakota, Wisconsin and Michigan listed with white potatoes at 1.20 to 1.20 and other items priced accordingly.
In Elisabeth Town and Red River the mining industry expands with multiple developments. At the Pacific mine in Mogollon district a 34 percent foot vein was cut on the 600 foot level and will be developed north and south. Oaks Company ships ore to a custom mill from Clifton and Eberle mines while Socorro Mining & Milling Co eliminates concentrating tables to mill and ships about 230 tons daily. Mogollon Mines Co reports a new three compartment shaft reaching 060 feet with ore pockets and sump being cut and development planned from 800 and 800 foot levels, continuing a production history that has yielded over $6,000,000 from a 2,000 by 700 foot block.
Mrs Wa Green of Indianapolis reports severe illness and weakness, weighing 108 pounds, confined to bed for months. After five months on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained strength and now works as a laundress. She praises the remedy and urges others to try it, inviting advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
A fragmented dialogue shows Miss Faddy feigning knowledge of motor reactions while a student jokes about trusting a chauffeur. The exchange ends with a streetwise quip and a brief line about buying Reé.
A quip contrasts two approaches to preparedness. One asks how readiness is achieved, the other claims a standing rule to keep everything in running order as the reason for constant availability. The exchange highlights practical discipline over improvisation.
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