Better Roads Could Boost Kemmerer Trade This Year
Longstanding road conditions into Kemmerer cost local merchants thousands annually as ranchers avoid the Willow Creek canyon route. A committee should be formed to survey a new road, estimate costs, and present a plan to the county. public funds and private subscriptions could fund construction for the fall trade.
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Kemmerer
Green River Valley
Wilow Creek Canyon
Rugway
Horshoe
Busines
Oma
Stoner Lobs Car In Joy Ride Theft At Salt Lake Garage
Roscoe Stoner and his mother traveled to Salt Lake in Roscoe's new seven passenger car. While parked at a garage an employee stole the car for a joy ride, crashing into a lamp post and wrecking it beyond repair. The garage owner and the thief cannot pay damages. The party returned on No. 6 Monday.
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Roscoe Stoner
J. Larnon
Salt Lake
Roscoe
Auto Party
Christmas Rates Affect Kemmerer to Salt Lake Travel
Christmas fares require travelers to route via McCammon for a round trip fare of one and a third. The traditional Granger route offers poor connections, while McCammon offers a better path though still unsatisfactory with one way fares about $3 higher. A potential shift in Kemmerer noon train schedules could move departures to Granger to meet overnight passengers, altering connections and mail service timing.
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Salt Lake
McCammon
Granger
McCamman
Kemmerer
Frank A Travis Leaves Forest Service for a Film Venture
Frank A Travis of Big Piney 7 has long served as a war int with the Forest Service. He is now on leave of absence and recently established a moving picture show at Big ree F before selling his interests to McGlashan.
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Frank A. Travis
Big. Pe Piney 7
Kemmerer
Travis
Forest Service
Frank
Big Ree F
McGlashan
Boosting the Bounty Cuts Wyoming Coyotes By 20 Percent
J D Noblitt of Cokeville Wyoming, former Lincoln County Wool Growers president, says bounty boosts reduce coyote losses. He outlines legislative expansions for bounties and special livestock levies, and notes local grower groups hire joint trappers during lambing season. Extermination requires cooperation among sheepmen, forest service, and neighbors.
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Wyoming
J. D. Noblitt
Cokeville
Wyo
Lincoln County Woolet Association
Mr. Noblitt
National Wool Growere Association
Salt Lake
Jewislature
Lincoln County
Forestry Service
Market Still Off as Cattle Prices Fall at Auction
Oscar Beck returned from the east with news of a lower market after selling top steers for 6.75 and others at about 5.75, while Charley Alexandria reports 6 cents for a cattle lot. He cites Iowa feeders and poor corn last fall as causes, noting Wyoming grass cattle top markets and a heavy next year demand. Prices fell another 40 cents after sales, with last year’s figures near 7.75 for a shipment fed two months prior.
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Oscar Beck
Charley Alexan
Oecar
Wyoming
Mike Qieatile
Pring
Ruee i Wai Soest
Et Bath
Vel Haere
Charles
Equalizing land values across counties discussed in Cheyenne
James P. Rosenberg deputy county assessor left Sunday for Cheyenne to meet with state assessors and county boards of commissioners. They aim to equalize land assessments so values match regardless of location. Due to Mrs. Tanner’s illness Mr. Tanner stayed. Mr. Rosenberg carries documents from the State Board of Equalization. The meeting began Monday and was expected to last two days amid questions on assessment methods and railroad influence on agricultural land values near Col. The piece notes local friends of Lewis Tray extend sympathy regarding a distant illness.
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James P. Rosenberg
Cheyenne
Boards of County Commissioners
Varia
Tanner
Hosenberg
Changes at Mines Bring Russell to Diamondville
In the Diamondville mines, T. C. Russell arrives from Beaver Hill Oregon to serve as assistant superintendent under Thomas Sneddon. Armstrong becomes Oakley mine foreman, with Andrew Easton moving to Inside foreman, a new post. Russell recalls prior tenure as Glencoe mine foreman before leading Coos Bay Coal Co. Russell’s wife Cecelia Sneddon returns, joining him in a five room bungalow near the Sneddon home as friends offer congratulations on his rapid mining career advancement.
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Diamondville
T. C. Russell
Beaver Hill
Ore
Thomas Sneddon
Armstrong
Oakley
Andrew Easton
Russell
Glencoe
Coos Bay
Family Reunion at Diamondville Home for Christmas
Mrs C. A. St Clair of Anaconda and Mrs A J Haley of Ismay Mont are expected this week to spend Christmas with their parents Mr and Mrs Thos Sneddon of Diamondville. All the daughters will be present except Tommy who is in Salt Lake City attending the Isis theatre during Mr Vealey’s absence.
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C. A. St. Clair
Anaconda
A.J. Haley
Ismay, Mont
Thos. Sneddon
Diamondville
Tommy
Salt Lake
Isis Theatre
Mr. Vealey
Oil fields near Labarge show promise with large acreage
J B Bariant returned from the Labarge oil folds where he leases over 6000 acres and completed annual assessment work. Indicators and seepage point to potential development with Wye- Harge Oil Co holding an option to take over lands for larger scale work, likely to begin with spring. Heavy snows near Huntington slow progress, with a foot of fresh snow reported and more expected soon.
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J.B. Bariant
LaBarge
Mr. Bariant
Discovery Oil
Wye- Harge Oil Co
Barlant
Wool Outlook Signals Rising Prices and Held Supplies
Reports from diverse markets indicate a continuing rise in wool prices with buyers posting higher bids and government demand influencing movements. Strong activity abroad and limited U.S. shipments suggest wool may be held for postwar needs, while domestic buyers respond to tightening supplies and seek 30 cent or higher contracts for the 1916 clip.
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South America
United States
Murdoch Returns to Kemmerer After Buck Drive
From the Desert reef Murdoch arrived in Kemmerer Monday driving the camp wagon returning from the Little Colorado desert where he accompanied the buck drive turned into the flocks. George reports about an inch and a half of snow there when he left with drifted banks lasting through winter. Sheep were about 36 miles east of the Green river and he returned by Slate creek.
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Reef
Murdoch
Kemmerer
Colorado Desert
George
Green River
Slate Creek
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Huin
Cookeville Register
Bankealk
Larsful
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First National Bank of
Cokeville, Wyoming
Omaha
Aed
Lewis Tray
Tom Ransel
Diamondrifle Group
Huntington
Kemmerer Savings Bank , and Trust Co
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