15 Aug 1917
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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1917
Page
1
A Chamber of Commerce meeting at Town Hall outlined plans for a Kemmerer Chautauqua from August 28 to September 2. Advertisements, ticketing, and a booster parade were discussed. Prices: children up to 14 pay 1, 14 and older 1.50, adults 2.50.
Marshall 8. Reynolds former Lincoln county prosecutor Prof A Burford Cokeville and Captain H H Waugh Company H have been notified they passed examinations and will join the officers reserve training camp at the Presidio California to report on the 25th. All three are noted as well suited for service and Reynolds leaves a Kemmerer practice behind. Burford formerly Cokeville teacher and Waugh beloved by Company H. Chris Christenson Sage visited Kemmerer on business.
A Sunday storm in Big Piney damaged the Valley theatre, owned by P. MacGlashan, when a bolt ripped the east corner, tore stucco, and entered the foundation. Estimated damage ranges from 65 to 506 dollars, marking a second similar summer incident after the E. R. Noble barn damage.
A travelogue describes the upper Green River region in Lincoln County, highlighting vast sagebrush ranchland, Cottonwood and other tributaries, and lush meadows. It covers haying delays, local commerce in Big Piney and Marbleton, hotels, ranch life, and notable residents and visitors along the Daniel to Halfway corridor.
The report notes an unusual bustle of activity at Big Piney during haying season with communities like Hig Piney and Gilhousen involved as people work the fields and celebrate the harvest spirit.
Predatory animal expert from the Biological Survey will speak at Byington on May 20 1917 for a meeting of the Woolgrowers Protective Association of Uinta County. Lincoln County Woolgrowers Association and ranchers are invited to discuss methods to destroy predatory animals on the desert with work expected to start September 1.
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