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The Kemmerer Camera

Location

Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1916

Page

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Star Valley Forms Committee to Seek Railroad Link

Star Valley residents rally to back a Short Line branch, pledging funds to support a railroad or freight air service. A Star Commercial Club is formed with officers and a three-man delegation to pursue a meeting with the railroad company or Utah capital, aiming for an appointment soon.

Commercial Club Oregon da & Railroed Wyoming Star Valley Independent Aaya Star Commercial Club O. T. Papworth Qardnar Bettie Jayne Peterson Smoot Eugene Weber Etna Bert ‘Bigter Auburmn Ward Hall Thomas W. Roberts I Afton J. W. Titenser Arthur Hurtom Utah Felala

Wyoming Friends Mourn Billy After Casper Burial

A man known as a Knight of Chance in Sawtelle shot Billy as he approached a gambling house door in that city, mistaking him. Billy’s body was returned to Casper for burial, where he had many friends in Wyoming and especially in southwestern Wyoming who were saddened by his death.

Billy Casper Wyoming Wyomee

At Home in China The Camera Is In

A letter from Loon Ming, in Canton with his father Tom Mie, dated Dec. 25, 1 Kong, says the weather has very little rain. They left here in the fall and expect to be away about two years. The Camera receipt is read with much interest.

Loon Ming Tom Mie Canton China Kong

Mine Officials Here Visit Kem Amid Cautious Prospect Report

In Kem a visitor, W. D. Brennan of Cheyenne, general manager of the Un Pacific Coal Co. and Sa for' Coal Co., reports work at a new prospect is progressing slowly with limited encouragement. Brennan says all is along nicely despite scant positive news.

W. D. Brennan Cheyenne UN- Pacific Coal Co Safor’ Coal Co Kem

Mr and Mrs Hen Hagnell Host Cumberland Visitors

Mr and Mrs Hen Hagnell entertained last Sunday with air guests from Cumberland, including her father and mother Mr and Mrs J M Fad dies, her brother J P Faddies and his Cumberland wife, and Mrs J Faddies of Woods Cross Utah, visiting Cumberland.

Hen Hagnell J. M. Faddies J. P. Faddies Cumberland J Faddies Woods Cross Utah

Wool Buyer Report Sparks Wyoming Wool Market Hopes

Pruitt wool buyer visited Kemmerer and nearby towns seeking offers for the 1916 clip. He reported encouraging long term demand, with bids scarce and growers cautious, awaiting price records from other western districts before contracting.

Kemmerer Last Ik P. Pruitt West Pruitt Granger Ogden Foratello

Wool Growers Expect Stable Profits This Spring

Figure 35c Wool Thomas Painter and George Snyd report busy in county sheep work. They believe wool will fetch fair per pound this spring. Winter costs for maintaining sheep run about one dollar per head, forecasting profits return to normal.

Thomas Painter George Snydbeen

Warden Party Probes Elk Die Off Near Kemmerer

Game Warden Hero State Game Wades Nate FP Wilson with Dr. Taylor the government veterinarian and Dr. French state veterinarian traveled to Kemmerer en route to Jackson Hole after reports that elk calves are dying from a disease. Assistant warden C P Berenson accompanies the party heading to the Green River valley where elk are snowed in and inaccessible.

Nate FP. Wilson Taylor French Kemmerer Jackson Hole C. P. Berenson Green River Valley Ford

Local youth boxing exhibit inspires budding champions

A fragmentary report notes a boxing exhibition scene featuring young prospects including Master Pete Quealy and Mahlon pursuing wrestling honors, with references to a mother and rising talents in a community setting. The piece hints at future college achievements and a lively local boxing culture among youth.

Mahlon Pete Quealy Dukes Es. Jett Char

Visiting Our Jail Wow Tale From Pauly Jail Buildin

A garbled note recounts a visit to a new county jail in Colorado and credits Pauly Jail Building Company for fixtures. It mentions a board member and a local official figure associated with the project and praises the facility as among the best in the region.

Che Pauly Jail Building Company Liveuly Hugo Colorado

Purchase Proposition Word Salad Shocks Local Buyer

A garbled message outlines a dubious property deal with scattered phrases about bargaining alcohol and realty. It mentions buyers, sellers, a possible royal or ceremonial tone, and unclear names or roles, leaving the core action and participants poorly defined.

Range Conditions Improve as Desert Feeds Restore

Desert reports indicate a big improvement in range conditions with milder weather and quick snow melt. Sheep and cattle now access plentiful feed, reducing hay orders, though a spring turnout may be delayed until early April as meadows and pastures reopen after winter.

Piney Wfe

Letter Details Harsh Winter Threatening Sheep Flock

Parley Mantle reports from Luman beach north of Point of Rocks that snow reaches about two feet with high northeast winds for 40 hours. Flocks fed from the rim where snow is shallow. a Bennion helper suffered severe frostbite, delaying tasks and causing some sheep to be smothered, but losses remain small.

Jack Mantle Parley George Watts Luman Beach Point of Rocks Bennion

New Miners Local Organized by Lincoln-Kemmerer Mines

Matthew Morrow of United Mine Workers Dist 22 led a Sunday meeting where miners of the Lincoln-Kemmerer Coal Co started a new local with about twenty members. Frank Tanfield was elected president, Albert Williams vice president, A Fillin recording secretary, and George Phoebe financial secretary and treasurer. The unit will adopt the same scale and conditions as other mines in the district.

Matthew Morrow United Mine Workers, Dist. No. 22 Almy Lincoln-Kemmerer Coal Co Frank Tanfield Albert Williams A. Fillin George Phoebe

Parole Officer Seeks Fugitives From Oregon

Joe F. Kener, an amie parole officer for Oregon, traveled to Kemp Ron Sunday afternoon to escort George Miller back to Salem for parole violation from a former prison term. Miller, said to be a dangerous man, had been employed under the alias Hugh Donovan at the Busy Bee. Night Marshal Con Brady learned of the threat and wired Salem to detain Miller until arrival. Parole requirements kept him from leaving the state and demanded regular reports.

Joe F. Kener Oregon Kemp Ron George Miller Salem Busy Bee Hugh Donovan Little Acres Con Brady Alfiger Tate

Leased School Lands Near Kemmerer Attract Cattle Talk

Paul Ubbardi notes a nearby Inaseu school section beside the road west of Kemmerer may host a good milk cow operation. The land, long valued, forms one of several tracts taken up near Kemmerer in recent years.

Paul Ubbardi Kemmerer Omood

Y S M I A Dance Supports Mormon Church Remodeling

A Mutual Improvement Association party held in the Moluaay area raised funds to cover expenses for installing a hardwood door at the Mormon church building. The event featured music and dancing精彩 but details of attendance and exact amounts are unclear in the fragments.

Calves Arrive at Road Train 18 Held Up

Jimmy Jensen of Big Piney led 1400 head of Mickleson calves to the railroad after a four day, 75 mile drive. The herd, fed with oil cake and hay, faced occasional escapes and a rural night chase. A No. 18 derailment attempt saw a bandit steal about $100 and a gold watch before escaping. Union Pacific offers 1000 dollars for capture, with Wyoming law allowing capital punishment or life imprisonment if caught.

Jimmy Jensen Big Piney Mickleson Opal Kemmerer Mr. Mickleson Charley Robinson Ulinnate Green River City Union Pacific Wyoming

Ranger Frat Issue Debuts At Kemmerer High School

The Ranger, Kemmerer High School’s new volume, appeared last week from Cam presses. The boot paper shows progressiveness and high character, welcomed by Kemmerer Residents. Five publications are planned this year, ending with the Annual in the same format as last year.

Ranger Kemmerer High School Kemmerer Pies & Good

Senator Hyde Dies After Long Illness in Ogden

Friends mourn Hon Wizard A Hyde of Star Valley and Lincoln and Uinta counties after his death at Dee Hospital Ogden He had served as state senator from 1908 and was second counsellor to the Star Valley president A double funeral followed his brothers George A Hyde and John Hyde at their Valley home last Sunday.

Wizard A. Hyde Lincoln Uinta Dee Hospital Ogden George A John Hyde Star Valley Metropolis Nev State Senate Nevada

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