Mammoth Coal Company proposed in Elk County stock meeting
W F Volker of Ogden bought Rik Coal and held a stockholders meeting January 4 in the county court house. He proposed forming a new Mammoth Coal Company capitalized at 000000 in 1 shares to compensate former Elk Coal holders. Volker has not made the second court deadline payment. a 30 day extension has been requested.
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W. F. Volker
Ogden
Rik Coal Company
Kibu
Wywaning
Hows
Old Elk Coal Company
Mammoth Coal Company
Volker
Ogden Standard
Injured marshal Sneddon wounded in Diamondville accident
Marshal Wm Sneddon of Diamondville was returning from Glencoe with payroll when a horse ran wild on the Diamondville hill. The rig overturned, he suffered a severe head wound requiring twenty three stitches and other bruises. Dr Fisher attended him and he was improving by the last report.
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Wm. Sneddon
Diamondville
Glencoe
Sneddon
Athenian Program Attendance and Semester Details
School notes cover guest visitors Mrs Woods and Martha Curtis at the Athenian program. Illness caused Flowsie Smith and Emma Roberts to miss days. Semester exams scheduled for Thursday and Friday in the high school. Nay Geer enters high school. Ursule Tanner delayed by storm. Basketball plans with Kemmerer High School set for February in Lyceum theater. No program this Friday due to exams. next Friday features a joint program including a debate. Senior class entertainment notes a sleigh ride and a black eye incident. Officers elected for Alpha and Athenian Societies and updates on outgoing officers listed.
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Nay Geer
May Geer
Ursule Tanner
Big Piney
Montpelier High School
Kemmerer High School
Lyceum
Ida Esiman
LeRoy Konenberg
Ronald Magor
Marjorie Christmas
United States
Kathryn Eliot
Dean Palmer
Louis Sneddon
Maggie Roberts
Mr. Burch
Miss LeFevre
Miss Howard
Kemmerer
Vaughn Lyons
Marion Soot
Ethel Pfeiffer
Margaret Christmas
Flemiemith
Arma
Parley Smith Athenian Society
Puna
Tanner
Olive Rathban
Tromsares
Louis Sneddow
Sar Rom
Crillon
Jesse Sammon
Rock Springs Tragedy Involving Local Families
A 10 year old, Ed Wend Clark, fired an automatic pistol in Rock Springs killing Hazel Cooper 16 and wounding himself with fatal lung injury. The incident, at a boarding house, sparks debate over accident versus murder tied to jealousy. Coroner’s jury verdict pending with witness Mrs Erickson.
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Rock Springs
Sweetwater County
Ed Wend Clark
Mantly
Hazel Cooper
Clark
Elizabeth Erickson
Minny Cooper
Whew House
Wm. Clark
Adam Cooper
Sage
Erickson
Postmaster proposes better address card on envelopes
The Postmaster General suggests adding a small printed card on envelopes with full signer names and addresses. If delivery fails the letter would return within five to seven days, avoiding dead letters and long delays. The revised method, though slightly costly, is viewed as better and easily adoptable.
Fire at Spur Ranch destroys post office storeroom
Fire at Spur ranch home of Mr. and Mrs. Al Davison in Big Piney destroys the post office storeroom, damaging about 500 dollars mainly dry goods. The blaze started when coal blew up igniting paper. quick work confined fire to one room and prevented greater loss.
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Spur Ranch
al Davison
Mra. Davison
Big Piney Examiner
Sublet Nest of Owls Nearing Membership Milestone
Joe Nagel, secretary of Sublet Nest 1615 Order of Owls and butcher de Frontier Supply Co, reports town visit and a near 100 member count. Benefits aid sickness and death with weekly 97.00 during illness and 100 towards funeral expenses, regular meetings strengthen fraternal spirit led by James Groutage as president and Joe Levesque as treasurer.
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Joe Nagel
Sublet Nest
Order of Owls
Butcher de Frontier Supply Co
Sanday
Nagel
James Groutage
Joe Levesque
Lincoln Coal Company Expands Output Amid Strong Demand
Lincoln Coal Company and WF Mars Whe Lo operate on Elk Coal Company property. A. L Thomas Jr visits town to solicit orders as the mine runs at full capacity, producing 400 to 500 tons daily and handling large coal orders with thriving activity.
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WF Mars
Lo Company
A. L Thomas, Jr
Lincoln Coal Company
Elk Coal Company
Thomas
Proms
Col
Big Celebration Planned in Diemondville Saturday Night
A community birthday event in Diemondville will feature bagpipes and reels at Fine Hall. It coincides with the birthday of a noted figure on January 25 and is slated for the Saturday evening. Tickets are on sale and the full program is to be announced next week.
Life of Scottish poet Robert Burns Chronology
Robert Burns born Alloway near Ayr January 1780 and died Dumfries July 21 1796. He became famous as a Scottish lyric poet after joining Edinburgh literary circles and publishing editions of his poems. He married Jane Armour in 1788 and held farm and excise posts before focusing on writing.
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Robert Burne
Alloway
Ayr
Scotland
Dasefriss
Wim
Gilbert
Kilmarnock
Excise
Dumfries
Currie
Cunningham
New books and stationery novelties at City Drug Store
City Drug Store highlights new book offerings and stationery novelties for shoppers. The store promotes fresh reads and upgraded writing supplies, inviting customers to browse the latest arrivals.
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City Drug Store
Allard Denies Buying Idaho Paper
Evanston Pree reports Mr. Allard denies purchasing the Blackfoot Optimist. He reviewed the proposition but says no agreement was reached and he will not take the paper.
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Allard
Idaho Paper
Pocatello Tribune
3. A. Allard
Blackfoot “Optimist
Improved Mining Methods Across Regions in 1911
The report contrasts less harmful mining improvements in the Rocky Mountain States notably New Mexico with continued blasting of coal in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Pacific coast oil dominates California output in 1911, likely shaping Alaska coal and other Pacific fields. Geological Survey Bulletin. School Dist. No. 9 attendance report for month ending December 9, 1911.
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Arkansas
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountain States
New Mexico
Pacific Coast
California
Pacific Coat
Geological Survey
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Wetesnder
Damvery
Osbur
Diemondville
Frontier Supply Company
Ee Ervoation
Wyoming
Rgo
Hoskins Company
A. P, Heitz
Rh, Embros Kemmerer Hardware & Furniture Co
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