Notice of Contest in Homestead Entry Cancellation
Department of the Interior notices contest by Dee Karl Boyd of Encampment Wyoming against William Brown for homestead entry No. with legal description in township 14 N range 82 W. Contest alleges abandonment for over four years and requires a sworn answer within twenty days after the fourth publication, with proof of service on the contestant, dates of first through fourth publications in Sept Oct 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Karl Boyd
Wyoming
Wells
Register
Complex Trust Dispute Involving Encampment Companies
A lengthy court case lists numerous entities including Penn Wyoming Copper company United Smelters Railway and Copper company and Encampment firms. Complainants include Vivian K. Collins Mary Collins Thomas Evans J B Shirley and J W Berkey with Continental and Commercial Trust as cross complainant. Trustees include Isaac N Pennock Eugene M Cobb and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Shirley
J W. Burkey
Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank
The
American Trust and Savings Bank
Cross
Penn Wyouwing Copper Company
United Smelters Railway and Copper Company
Haggaurty Copper Mining Company
Battle Lake Tunnel Site Mining Company
Saratoga & Encampment Railway Company
Encampment Smeltering Company
Encampment Traiway Company
Encampment Pipe Line Ditch Company
Emerson Electric Light Company
Encampment Water Works Company
North American Mercantile Company
Carbondale Coal Company
Encampment Land and Town Lot Company
Isaac
Local Advertising Rates and Submission Deadlines
Publication notice outlines display and local reader rates for Encampment Wyoming with rates per inch and per line, timelines requiring copy by Wednesday for current issue, and that paid notices and obituaries incur regular rates. It notes extra copies and eight other small print terms about payment and discontinuation of ads.
Miss Sophia Clements Hit By Rock At School
Miss Sophia Clements was struck on the head by a rock thrown by a playmate last Thursday afternoon. The wound required Doctor Burke’s care and caused fainting Friday morning. No serious outcome is expected. Also, Nels Darling’s lyceum date at Saratoga was delayed to Tuesday at city hall with a strong audience. next, American Quartet and Clayton Conrad perform October 9 with cartoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Clements
Burke
Miss Sophia
Saratoga
Nels Darling
Lyceum
City Hall
Clayton Conrad
Death of Michael Quealey Ranch Magnate Diminished Elk Mountain
Word arrived from Elk Mountain that Michael Quealey died Wednesday morning after a sudden heart attack. He conducted a Basin Land and Livestock sale near Rawlins last Saturday and was returning home Sunday. Quealey owned vast ranch and mineral lands and held diverse business interests statewide. Undertaker Rasmussena prepared the body for shipment to Laramie for funeral services conducted there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins
Elk Mountain
Michael Quealey
Quealey
Basin Land and Livestock Company
Rasmussena
Laramie
Carbon County Journal
Presbyterian Communion Service Invitation
The regular communion service will be held next Sunday evening. Those wishing to unite with the church should see the pastor if not already done. All confessing Christians are welcome at the Lord's table.
Local and Personal Notes From The Week
Local residents with various outings and travels are logged. C R Fairmian visited Walcott on Tuesday while Henry Pantle and family attended a ventur e. Jim Jarrel unloaded a car of Hour for E H Parkison Tuesday night. D N Bird and Al Laroy visited for I O O F lodge Saturday night. Louis Anderson and Joe Robison departed Tuesday for the East to spend the winter. H Schmidt returned from a two week trip in the northern part of the state. Frank Heaton and Mr Lofdell drove from Pearl Colorado to the mine seeking miners. J A Reed narrowly escaped drowning Sunday while fishing in the Platte river and lost his rod but was rescued. He says he will not go fishing soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Reed
Platte River
Mr. Reed
Local residents and visitors noted in Encampment week
Mrs Nels Anderson was in town Tuesday and Joe Smith visited from the hills earlier in the week. Mr and Mrs Nolin from the Terwilliger ranch attended Sunday services. Miss Pearl Bowers stayed at the Goodaker ranch. Ralph Wood and family from near Saratoga visited Mrs Bowers last week. Bowers hunted ducks and rabbits. The bank building undergoes a full plumbing overhaul by Cheyenne plumber George Eberhart. EB Ball is reshingling Mrs Blackhall’s roof where T J Haines lives. Hopka and Bake left for Rawlins and Snake River to support the Encampment Snake River road project. Mrs Bert Walker brought her little girl to Dr Burke for eye treatment. Mrs C Carr of Omaha visited to inspect property in town. Ruth Platt left for Colorado to work in a sugar beet factory. she has been assistant at Encampment State Bank. Wiley and Earl Boyd left for homesteads east of Beaver to construct living quarters. H P Flohr of the Hingham ranch on Beaver Creek visited for supplies and ordered ad copy for his prize stock. some hogs to be shown at the Vern stock show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mixes Ruth Platt
Colorado
Ruth
H. P. Flohr
Hingham Ranch
Beaver Creek
Venver
Beaver Creek News From the Beaverttes and Local Homes
Beaver Creek notes list Mrs Hayden on her homestead and Miss Lela Hunter visiting home. Beaver school shows 14 pupils this term. Bert Rose burns sage brush on his homestead. Mrs Clough travels with Rev Clough to Beaver. Archie Anderson sent a team and man for grain last Friday. Miss Alice Boyd resides on the Flohr ranch. Frances and Grace Stone, granddaughters of Platt, left for McGill Nevada with their grandfather to Walcott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Anderson
Platt
Frances
Grace Stone
McGill
Nevada
Walcott
Local Social Roundup At Sanver Ranch And Nearby Towns
French Notes Ed Finfrock and M N Grant visited the Mint mine on Thursday. Five cars of cattle were shipped to Omaha Sunday by Fred H Healey and Chas H Sanger. Maurice Healey and wife and Mrs Leonard called on Encampment Sunday. Mr and Mrs Finfrock left Tuesday for Lara me after a two week visit at the Sanver ranch. Mrs Claude Wiegand and baby returned to Saratoga after visiting her brother at the ranch. An informal diaper was given at C A Cook’s home Monday. House guests included Mr and Mrs Finfrock Mr and Mrs Chas Sanger and son Miss Sites and host and hostess Mrs Healey. Cook and daughter Alice Miss Sites Maurice and red Healey and Fred K Boynton spent Saturday with the Sanger family. Wallace Pearce’s horse fell injuring both knees Friday while crossing pavement between Parkison’s store and the bank. Pearce was not hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Finfrock
M. N. Grant
Mint
Fred H. Healey
Chas. H. Sanger
Omaha
Maurice Healey
Mrs. Finfrock
Larame
Sanver Ranch
Claude Wiegand
Baby
Saratoga
C. A. Cook
Finfrock
Chas
Sanger and Son
Miss Sites
Mrs. Healey
Day
Cook
Alice
Maurice
Red Healey
Fred K. Boynton
Sanger
Wallace Pearce
Parkison
Mr. Pearce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dusty’s
Plummer
Boyd Bros
Tillou
Record Office
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Cheyenne
William Brown
Penn-Wyoming Properties Soil
the Encampment Record
James R. Little
Lillian Little
Encampment
State Bank
Mike Quealey
Utes
Presbyterian Church
C. R. Fairmian
Henry Pantle
Jim Jarrel
E. H. Parkison
Luesday
D. N. Bird
al Laroy
I, O
O.F. Lodge
Louis Anderson
Joe Robison
East
H. Schmidt
Frank Heaton
Mr. Lofdell
Pearl
J.A. Schmidt
H.nswndr
Swift
Tilton & Crovut
Nels Anderson
Joe Smith
Mrs. Nolin
Terwilliger Ranch
Miss Pearl Bowers
Goodaker Ranch
Ralph Wood
Mrs. Bowers
J, RK
Bowers
George Eberhart
Eb, Ball
Mrs. Blackhall
T. J. Haines
W. F. Hopka
G. O. Bake
Snake River
Onake River Road
Bert Walker
Brush Creek Ranch
Mrs. C. Carr
Nebraska
Wiley
Earl Boyd
Beaver
Beaver Creek News
Lela Hunter
Beaver School
Bert Rose
Mrs. Clough
Rev. Clough
Alice Boyd
Flohr
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