Woman Homesteader Cody Faces Freezing After Neglect
Out of Fontenele Basin comes a distressing tale of a homesteader named Cody and her two small children. Enduring weeks of exposure during a harsh blizzard, the family reportedly suffered extreme privation. Opal, the mother, and one child are severely frozen and require hospital care. County authorities have been aware for weeks of the family’s dire plight but unknown reasons delayed assistance.
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Fontenele Basin
Cody
Ie Basin
Typhoid Spreads Across Oakley and Nearby Camps
Mrs. Pauline Gaunola dies in Lincoln County Miners Hospital after typhoid case numbers surge in Oakley and surrounding camps. New infections rise daily, hospital capacity stretched, and authorities consider drastic containment measures. Dr Van Cott links spread to camp dogs as Diamondville and Mondville camps report related cases.
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Pauline Gaunola
Lincoln County Miners’ Hospital
Ville
Oakley
Ee Nemondville
Arenes
Diamondville
ER Nan
Ie Bas
van Cott
Gaunola
Moving Day In County Offices Unfolds Across New Building
The county occupies new offices as the county attorney and clerk relocate. Dr. W R Hocker moves to a suite in the same building while the treasurer and cashier departments prepare shifts. Local shops including a plumbing firm and confectionery plan to join in the week, reorganizing space in the former Triangle corner area.
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Someeeyida
Feaily
Depene & WE
Quealy
Whiston
Kemmerer Comers
Osmora
Wyoming
Mine Dodgt me up op Ss fie tn oe rae ally
The fragmentary text references a PE meeting in May with scattered phrases and unclear details. Names, dates, and places are missing or garbled, making it hard to identify a concrete event or outcome.
Sorrowful Hayward Tragedy Claims Mother and Newborn
A Hayward family suffered a double loss when a newborn child died shortly after birth and the mother passed away hours later. The husband, a Cumberland Fund auctioneer, faced shock as a teamster retrieved a casket for the infant before the mother’s death. The article notes complications from childbirth and references the family’s long residence.
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Hayward
Cumberland Fund
Erd
the Hayward
Mr. Hayward
Victim of Mine Accident in Cumberland No. 2
Frank Benesis, an Italian, was killed in Cumberland No. 2 mine last Saturday morning when coal fell on him. His body was taken to the City Undertaking mortuary for burial. Services were held Monday afternoon under Cumberland union auspices at the cemetery.
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Frank Benesis
Cumberland No. 2
Cumberland Union
Cumberland
The Octopus, a Rural Mine Tale of Power and Fear
A long provincial verse critiques a coal operator dubbed the Octopus. It traces towns rising, wealth and jobs promised by mining, then shifting to fear of extortion and control over press, town, and mines. The poem frames conflict between labor, publishers, and monopoly power.
Coal Situation Reflected in Local Interviews
A Camera representative met with officials from major coal firms to uncover the real coal crisis. The Kemmerer Coal Company prioritizes bonded contracts over commercial sales, leaving workers without better coal grades while demand surges and telegraph requests for coal are refused. Public frustration grows as local prices rise and cooperation is urged to ease the nationwide shortage.
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Republican
Kemmerer Coal Company
Oregon Short Line
Score
Kemmerer
Averyshing
Bad Man Loose in Jackson Hole
County authorities in Jackson Hole received word that Nick McKoy, a Wilson saloon keeper, may be wanted in several states for murder.Lewis Rogers claims McKoy attacked him on a road near Victor Idaho, demanded 15 dollars, beat him with a revolver, and forced a 20 dollar check. Prosecuting Attorney R. R. Rose is reviewing the case as potential multi state murder warrants surface.
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Jackson's Hole
Nick McKoy
Wilson
Lewis Rogers
McKoy
Rogers
Victor
Idaho
T McKoy
Lewis
Sogera
Oregon
Montana
R. R. Rose
Resigns Position of Kemmerer Butcher Gus Helbig
Gus Helbig, Kemmerer’s longtime popular meat dispenser, announces resignation after fifteen years of service. He plans a two month rest and return with more news. Albert Casteal has managed the trade since Helbig’s departure. Reports say S Ed Stansen will enter Kemmerer’s saloon business.
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Gus Helbig
Kemmerer
Gus
Albert Casteal
Helbig
Cupid Has Had a Good Year in Lincoln County 1916
The county clerk records 105 affidavits sworn for marriages in Lincoln County during 1916. Two affidavits show no ceremonies completed, suggesting couples reconsidered or postponed. The county book hints at many romances behind routine legal lines, including runaway suitors and weddings without parental consent.
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Cupid
Lincoln County
County Record
County Clerk's Office
Two Local High School Basketball Games Scheduled
Kemeter High School plans two home games against outside schools on successive Saturdays. Montpelier High School visits first, a team that beat Kemeter earlier. The following week Rock Springs High School faces the local team on the Kemeter court. Practice games with the town team run midweek.
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Kemeter
Montpelier
Rock Springs
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Fontenelle Basin
Glencoe
Order of Health
Cumberland Railroad
Christmas Club
Tn W Kemmerer Coal Company
Waa
Octopus
Tia
The
Camere
Jackson Hole
S. Ed Stansen
Byron
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