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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1919
Page
15
Figures released show highway bond spending by Eagh County if the issue passes. Assessed valuations determine shares for each area, with a minimum three percent of total funds allocated to road work within the county. Top shares listed include 369,432 and 247,044 dollars, among others.
The notice outlines a million and quarter plan for forest roads funded by the Bureau of Public Roads. It aims to protect forests from fire and improve recreation uses at National Forest playgrounds. Road work will begin when weather allows, with veterans given preference for labor.
Wool traders and blockmasters discuss the February shift in wool use. Forecasts suggest prices for the coming season will not collapse, though a sharp drop is unlikely. February consumption fell sharply from 68,700,000 a year ago, with sources noting a 50 percent decline and proposing grower returns around 55 to 58 cents.
Deremodis travels by auto for 150 miles to Grand Junction after a derailment on the D B G between Montrose and Y. The narrow gauge car jolted and derailed injuring several men and delaying his journey to visit his brother Joe, now in LCM hospital with pneumonia. No fatalities reported.
William E. Stillwell, signal maintainer at M Junction since last fall, died last Friday after a short illness. He was 30 years old and left a widow and a young child. Stillwell was visiting relatives in the East when illness struck, ending a brief bout with fever and complications.
An obituary notice notes the death of a miner after a brief illness and mentions interment with his society. The text then shifts to discussion of a highway bill, funds, and tax shares, arguing against bond votes and highlighting the burden on residents who pay without local benefits.
Mrs Earl Larsen and her sons Tony and Maxine have arrived in this city to join her husband employed at Curtin Jewelry. A daughter will stay in Rock Springs with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Thomas Gibson until the school year ends.
Clarence Friday and Mrs Hasel Anderson secured a marriage license after a court house visit. The couple, new arrivals from Little Rock Arkansas, plan to live in Cokeville. Buster McKvian returns from Lava Hot Springs and Pocatello after treatment for illness. Mickey arrives April 19 20.
Citizens urge removal or replacement of two flags left flying at the mast head in Kemmerer for months. Severe winds have battered the emblems as they flutter day and night, prompting calls for action by officials.
Fragmentary notices describe a four room house for sale. The text mentions a white house opposite a hospital or ho p italicized word unclear. Endeavor to contact for details.
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