16 Aug 1911
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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1911
Page
1
The Kemmerer High School building, praised for its facilities, houses seven rooms and seven teachers. A four year high school course prepares graduates for universities and colleges. School opens September 5 with an excellent faculty and many students from surrounding ranches and districts.
County commissioners awarded a contract to WW Chinny to build the Cokeville Star Valley road linking Granger Kemmerer Cokeville to Smoot and on toward the National Park, with completion before December. Dr. Solier of Evanston bought the Kemmerer City Drug Store building from J B Roberts for about $4,800, the sale not affecting its tenants.
Elks booster and cigar promoter from Denver, known for Cordove and Osmundo brands, toured town Thursday and Friday. He described Elks from across the state and some outsiders attending the Hate convention scheduled in Laramie in October, noting 582’s planned royal reception and local business support.
Report notes road workers halted on the Teton Pass road after a rider said the county had no funds and debt certificates were issued. Dr Hocker hinted the road crew should resume when authority and taxes allow, with plans to complete the route in better condition once finances recover.
Labor organizations in Kemmerer will host Thomas L. Lewis ex president of the United Mine Workers of America and a noted international figure. He will speak to locals on labor matters on Sunday afternoon August 20 outlining his return to mining after leaving the national post. A large crowd is expected to greet the prominent labor leader during his Kemmerer stop.
A Union Paville folder describes the August 26 to 30 Wyoming frontier life celebration in Cheyenne. It notes third page cana illustrations and nationwide distribution to attract attendees, with railroads offering special rates for the four day event.
Word reached Wednesday morning that Mike Valentine had died following a fall from a haystack injuring his lower limbs. The body was taken to Kemmeter and interment occurred Thursday. He leaves a wife and several children who receive neighborhood sympathy.
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