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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
1
Vacation days end and children head to school. Blyth-Fargo-Hoskins Co advertises boys suits from 3.50 to 8.00, knickerbocker pants, two pants sets at 6.50, long pants suits, school shoes at 2.25, and high cut shoes, promoting new attire for kids.
A sprawling narrative follows a green tenderfoot who travels with cowboys near Wind River and the Circle. He earns wary admiration for honesty, learns frontier lore from locals, and survives the rough Roundup with rustlers while a campfire chorus and wind river setting frame the old West atmosphere.
The Kemmerer Minedale Stage Company has been carrying many passengers into the upper country, signaling increasing activity there. Investors may find opportunities as strangers travel in, while local settlers show confidence. F Curtis, the Jeweler, offers a variety of jewelry and souvenirs amid the bustle.
The Camera family toured Fossil beds near Fonsi and examined the Craig and Holland camp. They viewed rare specimens including alligator gar, gar fish, sunfish, herring, and pickerel, and observed fossil rock strata, tools, and the impressive depth of excavation.
Little is known of the miners' next moves after W Quenly left for Butte to attend a conference at the United Mine Workers. A wage agreement likely before September 1 is hoped, with reports of possible temporary work starting Tuesday. Messages from company managers indicate talks, and Matt Willison traveled to the Trey country with wire for the Kemmerer Big Piney line to repair poles and restore Upper Country communications.
Local sports fans show strong interest in an upcoming boxing clash between Kid Gregory, undefeated middleweight champion, and Kid Gilsey, Colorado lightweight champion. The bout, planned for McDonalds on Bahor Day, promises a decisive match as Gregory trains nearby and Gilsey eyes a peak performance.
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