Woman Homesteader Cody Faces Freezing Hardship in Basin
From Fontenele Basin, a badly frozen homesteader named Cody and her two small children endured two nights of extreme cold. The family, Opal, is en route for help as authorities report long‑standing poverty and lack of provisions. Hospital care is needed for the severely frozen woman and one child. Local officials have known of the case for weeks but action has been delayed.
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Fontenele Basin
Cody
Ie Basin
Typhoid Spreads Through Oakley Camps
Mrs Pauline Gaunola dies at Lincoln County Miners Hospital after typhoid cases surge in Oakley camp area. New infections grow daily with five to six more cases daily, over twenty patients in hospital, and crowding worsens. Authorities blame dogs for spread as Diamondville and Mondville camps report outbreaks and planned control measures continue.
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Pauline Gaunola
Lincoln County Miners’ Hospital
Ville
Oakley
Ee Nemondville
Arenes
Diamondville
Moving Day In County Offices And Local Buildings
Moving day reshapes county offices as officials relocate to a new building. County attorney elect, Dr. W. R. Hocker, and others shift suites. clerk and treasurer offices move, plumbing shop and local merchants follow. Old offices vacated, new suites prepare for occupation.
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Someeeyida
Feaily
Depene & WE
Quealy
Whiston
Kemmerer Comers
Osmora
Wyoming
Mine Dodgt Me Up Op Ss Fie Tl Mayld
A fragmented notice appears to refer to a PE meeting scheduled for May with mention of an event or action involving a mine. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but the core reference is to a May PE meeting and mine related context.
Tragic Hayward Couple Lose Newborn and Wife
In Hayward last Friday a newly born infant died shortly after birth and, hours later, Mrs Erd died suddenly. The Hayward household, linked to the Cumberland fund auctioneers, faced two deaths in quick succession as a teamster retrieved a casket for the infant. The mother died from birth complications.
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Hayward
Cumberland Fund
Erd
the Hayward
Mr. Hayward
Victim of Mine Accident Identified in Cumberland Shaft
Frank Benesis an Italian worker was fatally buried in a coal fall at Cumberland No. 2 last Saturday morning. His body was taken to the City Undertaking mortuary for burial preparations. Services were held under Cumberland union auspices on Monday afternoon.
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Frank Benesis
Cumberland No. 2
Cumberland Union
Cumberland
The Octopus and a Small Town's Coal Boom
A long editorial piece uses the Octopus as a symbol of a coal company in Kemmerer. It traces crowds, mills, and mines rising and later fears of extortion and control. It laments dependence on coal wealth while noting local business press and subscription money tied to the Octopus.
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Tn W Kemmerer Coal Company
Tia
Coal Shortage Travel Through Nation Affects Kemmerer Firms
A Camera interview with officials reveals the coal famine affecting the Kemmerer Coal Company which cannot meet long standing railroad contracts. 16 thousand tons of 50 thousand produced were questioned by Oregon Short Line, while demand soars and higher prices fail to secure shipments. Local managers and workers forego better coal grades, harming both the company and residents relying on cheaper fuel. The piece urges more cooperation and condemns harsh criticism of local institutions while noting calls for early relief nationwide.
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Republican
Kemmerer Coal Company
Oregon Short Line
Score
Kemmerer
Averyshing
Bad Man McKoy Sought After In Several States In Jackson Hole
County officers receive word of a suspect, Nick McKoy, saloon keeper of Wilson, tied to alleged attempt on Lewis Rogers. Rogers reports assault with a revolver and a demanded payment, with further claims McKoy is wanted in Oregon Montana and Idaho for murder or similar crimes. Prosecuting Attorney R. R. Rose investigates the case.
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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 After Fifteen Years as Kemmerer Meat Dispenser
Gus Helbig, Kemmerer market's popular butcher for fifteen years, announced his resignation to take a two month rest. Albert Casteal has managed the trade since. Rumor says S Ed Stansen may enter the Kemmerer saloon business.
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Gus Helbig
Kemmerer
Gus
Albert Casteal
Helbig
Cupid Has Had a Good Year in Lincoln County 1916
The Lincoln County Clerk’s office records show 105 affidavits sworn for marriages in 1916. Some filings lack evidence of ceremony, suggesting couples reconsidered or ended plans. The county clerk’s book reveals romance behind routine entries, including runaways and love at first sight stories.
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Cupid
Lincoln County
County Record
County Clerk's Office
Basketball Schedule for Kemeter High School Teams
Two games set on the local court feature Kemeter High School facing Montpelier High School next Saturday, then Rock Springs High School the following Saturday. Montpelier won previously in Montpelier. home court odds favor Kemeter in an exciting clash. Practice games with the town team are slated midweek, always drawing interest.
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Kemeter
Montpelier
Rock Springs
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Fontenelle Basin
Glencoe
Order of Health
ER Nan
Ie Bas
van Cott
Gaunola
Cumberland Railroad
Christmas Club
Waa
Octopus
The
Camere
Jackson Hole
S. Ed Stansen
Byron
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