19 Aug 1909
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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
1
The State Board of Equalization reports that about 85 percent of taxpayers will pay less than last year due to higher valuations benefiting a majority, while 15 percent see larger increases. The new law's effects are considered a success, with a forthcoming final review next year and a tabulated schedule of increases included.
J Masnob a Japanese miner was injured in Nod mine at Oakley on Thursday and died soon after. The body was prepared for burial by the coroner and laid to rest in the Kemmerer cemetery’s Japanese lot. Diamondville faced a canceled Diamondville team trip. a telegram blamed unable-to-assemble players and a subbing tramp team, with locals noting the crowd got their money’s worth. Nearby notes mention school opening, residents visiting Salt Lake City and Seattle, and plans for a three-game purse series with Frontier.
Word from Congressman Mon deli tra A Sloan of Evanston says a panel department will press for closing the Hamstork postoffice on August 31 unless a new patron steps forward to take over the office. Mr Burke has tendered resignation to the patrons of that district.
The board of Inquiry found no rough handling by Engineer Anderson in the Soda Springs derailment and blamed a probable defective tail pin that allowed the coupler to fall onto the track. None of the crew were censured.
W. F Beck, proprietor of the Pinedale hotel, reportedly purchased a boat recently placed on Fremont Lake. Details unclear due to fragmented text but indicates the new ownership and location at the lake shore.
General Hanson, longtime Wyoming advocate and former Crook County state senator, traveled to Kemmerer to confer with contracting surveyor Mr. Johnson about resumed resurvey work south of Kemmerer. The lines vary by as much as half a mile from prior guides, but new tract patents will be issued as land numbers change. Hanson pioneered iron post corners in government surveys, a lasting monument with two foot caps and ten inch flares, containing necessary markings.
Mr and Mrs Peter Gordon left Thursday night for Salt Lake to place son Jack in hospital treatment. They had planned to visit Seattle fair. Miss Oliver Webb of Twin Falls Idaho arrived to stay with the children. Jack fell sick Sunday evening. cramps were suspected but surgery may be needed. The couple has abandoned the Seattle trip.
Col H E Christmas represented Rasmus Mickelsen in a land contest suit at Fontenelle. Mickelsen bought a Homestead entry on a vial receipt, later not meeting residence requirements. Hearing before Judge W Holden, records sealed and sent to General Land Office commissioners for action. several related cases noted with defaults where parties did not appear.
A misspelled recruitment note invites workers to join hay fields nearby. The fragment mentions Nestle California and mentions being behind schedule, urging readers to step forward for seasonal labor opportunities.
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