Election clashes and local notices in Kemmerer paper
The Kemmerer Camera reports on Warren Kendrick vote totals with a misprint exposing a 1277 to 277 gap in Cheyenne figures while praising Deputy Sheriff Rich and noting Walter Fossen’s Evanston jail escape. It critiques the Evanston Teachers Institute location and defends Kemmerer as nearer and more practical for county educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Cheyenne
Kendrick
McMinn
Walter Fossen
Evanston
Rich
No Primary Returns Incomprehensible Local Update
Fragmented lines describe confusion over primary results and local political activity. The text references voters, sessions, and officials but is garbled with misspellings and broken phrases making concrete names places or dates unclear. The piece conveys a stalled count and laid out plans for future action without clear facts.
War time injuries and teen labor issue noted in local column
A garbled OCR fragment references wartime strain on work and youth, mentioning Matthew Morrie and a teenage individual. It hints at financial or social pressures during conflict, with phrases suggesting changes in labor or care for youths amid broader wartime context.
Trane solisipp Commercial Congroe note found
Fragmentary OCR text references a commercial congress and mentions Luathoed Hume oil and Avert dlh with unclear context. The readable portions imply a discussion or meeting about trade or commerce, with scattered names and places, but the full event details remain obscured.
Bank cash held at printing office in cash transfer
A dramatic morning at Tun Camera office as First National Bank transferred twenty five thousand dollars in currency to the paper. Bank cashiers Pfeiffer and Larson caused a stir by attempting to use the paper cutter to cut new currency into pieces. The bank has recently raised its capital to fifty thousand dollars and reported balances surpassing one million dollars for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned
Tun
Tts
First National Bank
Frank Pfeiffer
Albert Larson
Washington
Thornton Heirs Claim Wyoming Estate In Kentucky Links
In Lexington Kentucky Aug 18 Wyoming will lose nearly 150000 as heirs of Rody Thornton sue to recover a fortune once thought escheated to the state. Attorneys Berry and Preston locate brothers Peter and Hugh Thornton of Mount Sterling Charles Thornton of Republic Washington and Mrs Thomas McDonnell of Peoria. The group will travel to Cheyenne to press the claim.
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Lexington
Wyoming
Rody Thornton
Fontenelle
Wyo
Thornton
A. J. McNish
Scott County
Kentucky
Laughlin
Kelley
Georgetown
B. D. Berry
Preston
Berry
Peter
Hugh Thornton
Mt. Sterling
George Thornton
Republic
Wash
Thomas McDonnell
Peoria
Cheyenne
Marriage Announced of Margaret Erna Brown to Arthur L. Thomas Jr
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Brown announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret Erna Brown to Arthur L. Thomas Jr. The couple plans a wedding in Salt Lake City. Miss Brown is noted in society circles and Mr. Thomas is a prominent local figure, son of former Salt Lake postmaster A. L. Thomas and head of Masumoth Coal Mining Co. near Kemimer. The couple’s impending nuptials have long been anticipated in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marraige
O. C. Brown
Margaret Erna
Arthur L. Thomas Jr
Miss Brown
Mr. Thomas
circle—Herald Republican
Salt
Thomas
A. L. Thomas
Salt Lake
Masumoth Coal Mining Co
Kemimerer
Kemmerer Savings Hank & Trust Co
Streighta’ Ranch
Old Hamsfirk
Kemmoger
Harrison
John Connington
Evanston
Big Pinny
Slick
Covey and Koihl Visit Kemmerer for Prospective Lands Deals
Covey of Denver and Reynolds & Covey wholesalers of lands, with Charles W. Koihl of Bt. Joe Mo, joined a Kemmerer Saturday visit. They reviewed hand propositions and expressed strong optimism about Kemmerer’s future prospects and local prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covey
Denver
Reynolds & Covey
Kemmerer
Charles W. Koihl
Joe Mo
Chico
Jeffers to Assume Top Role at Union Pacific
In a reshuffle at the Union Pacific rail system, Jeffers is set to be confirmed as general manager. He succeeds W. Bente, who has died, and the appointment places Jeffers in the top leadership role alongside the board and headquarters staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffers
Union Pacific Rail
Wimm Daifers
Wyoming
Charles War
Cuelie
Union Pwelle
Glace
W. i Bente
Frontier
Jamon
Opal
Babe
Achurin
Moi
Kemmerer City Notes and Local Appointments
Local items report Aug 31 events at Prottor Hall and Lyceum, birthdays and visitor notes from Stanly, Opal, Big Piney, Fossil, and Diamondville. Mentions include Walter Wadd fishing, Pearl Lancaster from Opal, Bert Sundberg leaving for Rock Springs, J W Delaney visiting Kemmerer, and Joe Fassio from Superior. Also notices for rent, a four to five room house inquiry, an upper plate of false teeth found, and a camera office compositor Mamie Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Lancaster
Opal
W. G. Heitz
Big Piney
Joe Sullivan
Fossil
Clarence Holden
Louise Roberta
Canada
T. Sweeney
Mary. Thomas
Kemmerer
Bert Sundberg
Rock Springs
Frontier Tavern
Mamie Thomas
P. J. Quealey
Salt Lake City
Ladies Aid Society
Peter Gordon
John Weetini
Kemmerer News Highlights and Local Events
A.J. Wilbur arrives in Kemmerer to begin teaching mathematics and German at the Kemmerer schools. J. E. Tevin moves a concrete mixer to Elkol for a new mine tipple foundation, shipping a carload of structural steel. The Kemmerer Orchestra will play at the New Kemmerer Theatre every Wednesday and Sunday. Upcoming dances by the Ele Mew Social Club, a Yellowstone Park outing, and reports from bankers meetings are noted amid various town notices and ads. Frontier Days plans outline Labor Day celebrations with speeches, sports, and events in Frontier with community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Tevin
Elkol
Kemmerer Orchestra
Kemmerer Theatre
Mew
Augusta
Lyceum
Bob Christmas
Ralph Smith
Rev. Pearson
Yellowstone Park
Smith
Halt Lake City
Hye
Teddy Wilkers
Superkar
Mnothor
Ladae
Butlel
Frontier
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Kemmerer Camera
Watt Brandon
John W. Sammon
Kemmerer Garden
Ira Thomas Irish
Here
Sweetwater
Kenimoror
Tathvey Pole
Moe Berenmiggler
Nicky
Matthew Morrie
Ft Personal
Ener Veal Inveres
Ememmy ES
Suummlng
Rommerer
Prottor Hall
Ang
Okley
Chas. Wadd
Stanly
Guil Whitman
CaBarge
Pellegrini
Earl Hamilton
L. D. Tanner
Kmeter
Lincoln House
M. J. Blake
U. S. Army
W. H. Taylor
Lefe
Irrigation Company
F. E. Curtis
Wye
Walter T. Harris
Conroy
Mix Lucila Boyd
J. Eh. McMingwee
Snally
Walter Fosen
Nevada
Ben McPhie
Bois
McPhie
Porte Land
Somme
Kinridge
Uinta
Dayton
Towsscokr
Paewetiger Merview
Will Tales
Kemuerd
Alfred Benjamin & Co
Nobby Men’s Shoes
Oxford
Co. W. Peterson
Kemmerer, Wyo
A.J. Wilbur
Cedar Fallallows
The
Uinta County and Bear River Valley
Ernest G. Burdette
R. E. Russell
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