Kemmerer prep for big Fourth celebration with parade
Kemmerer Diamondville Frontier and camps ready for a patriotic Fourth with a military drill, grand parade at 10 30 led by Company H and Kemmerer Military Band, flags on display, speeches by County Attorney Rose, a 135 pm sham battle, 230 pm baseball Oakley vs Company H, evening ball at Lyceum, Red Cross refreshment stands raising funds, Kemmerer band all day, Triangle Park concerts, and extensive picnics and entertainment across the camps.
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Kemmerer
Diamondvile
Frontier
Chamber of Commerce
Company H
Kemmerer Military Band
Diamondville
Triangle Park
R. R. Rose
Oakley
Rand
Lyceum
Red Cross
Red Cross Society
Road Engineer Arrives to Survey Big Piney Kemmerer Road
A state highway commission representative arrived in Kemmerer to oversee surveys on the Big Piney Kemmerer state road. County commissioners, in town for Board of Equalization, inspected Willow Creek Gap and the hill behind mine No. 3, and reported favorably on that route. The final route choice, if any changes are made, will rest with the state engineer per law.
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State Highway Commission
Kemmerer
Big Piney-Kemmerer
Board of Equalization
Willow Creek Gap
Mine No. 3
Bank Notary Statement From June 1917
A scanned bank note records financial balances and a sworn declaration by Rank Pfeiffer cashier. The document, dated June 2, 1917, includes currency figures such as 540,207.05 and 479,582.89 and ends with a notary public acknowledgment by H.R. Bhrineen. It certifies the authenticity of the above element to the best knowledge of the writer.
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Freak Plaiffer
Oil Log Details A Barland Gas Well Near Pyramid Dig Rig
An old Barland gas well log from the LaBarge Oil Fields details drill logs and geological layers. It records gravel and clay, blue shale, hard brown sandstone, oil shows, and gas pressures with brackish water, noting equipment breakage and halted operations due to lack of capital.
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Barlant
Pyramid Syndicate
LaBarge Oi
Heidean Sea
Benton
Triangle Company Begins Operations In Fossil Field
The Triangle Company started drilling with the old Case rig in the Fossil field yesterday. Directors are J. McMinn, W. R. Hocker, and Marshall Reynolds. Green River personnel move to La Barge for a new derrick. A 2500 foot well is targeted by late August.
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Triangle Company
J. McMinn
W. R. Hocker
Marshall Reynolds
Green River Petroleum Company
Ketmorer
la Barge
Lee
Green River Petrol Pany
Ariumn
A.K. Costello
Filer
Idaho
Oil Company
Dr Cook Leaves for Casper Fields Visit
Dr. Cook and renowned siologist C F Grisswold of New York departed several days ago for the Casper fields. They were greatly impressed by the local fields and it is expected that Dr. Cook will return shortly.
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Frederick Cook
C. F. Grisswold
New York
Casper Fields
Cook
Cokeville Burglary Investigated. Rank Bound Over
Cokeville officials investigated a burglary at Harry Quinsey Sporting Goods after a Friday break in. Henry Rank and an accomplice used a pass key to enter. Rank was arrested and bound over in 2000 dollars. The other burglar fled. the second suspect was not yet captured.
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County and Provecating
RB. R. Rose
Cokeville
Harry Quinsey
Rose
McMinn
Henry Rank
Quinsey
Rank
Tuckutt
Monay Resigns from Kemmerer Coal Company
Monay, longtime superintendent of the Kemmerer Coal Company, has severed ties with the firm and plans to move his family to Kemmerer. He reportedly leased the Conroy mine and will begin operating it at once with a large crew.
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William Monay
Kemmerer Coal Company
Kemmerer
Home Wedding Unites Ford and Angove in Colorado
John Ford of Grand Junction and Mabel Angove of Loveland were secretly married last Thursday at the bride’s cousin's home in Roy BF Clower officiated in a simple ceremony with only relatives present. Dr. Ford, a prominent local physician, and the bride, long a Loveland resident and former public school teacher, begin a brief honeymoon with plans to tour Yellowstone Park. They will depart today for their travels.
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John Ford
Grand Junction
Colorado
Mabel Angove
Loveland
Chas
E. Bruce
Roy
BF. Clower
Ford
Wnt
Yellowstone Park
Typhoid Victim Mrs Hoshaw Dies in Jackson Hospital
A Mrs Hoshaw, wife of rancher A Y Hoshaw near Jackson, died of typhoid after exposure to a swamp near Jackson. Town authorities are taking measures to remove the disease source and prevent further cases.
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A. J. Hoshaw
Jackson
Canal Burst Floods Road Near Cokeville
A leak Sunday on the Covey Canal seven miles south of Cokeville sent a large water flow across the road. Motorists faced difficulties reaching the area Sunday afternoon as traffic was disrupted by the flood.
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Covey Canal
Cokeville
Red Cross Campaign Exceeds Wyoming County Goal
Lincoln County surpassed its Red Cross War Relief goal by over six thousand dollars, with a county total well above twenty thousand though the original allotment was fourteen thousand. A letter to Mrs. Quealy from G E Parasoe, Wyoming Field Representative, praises her cooperation and notes Wyoming raised 281,409.88 for the war relief effort.
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Lincoln County
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Wyoming
War Council
The
G. E. Parasoe
Mexican Robbery at Sehils Drug Store In Cokeville
Two Mexicans robbed Sehils drug store in Cokeville last Saturday securing a gold coin and a chain. Sheriff Minn arrested one suspect in Cokeville and jailed him in Kemmerer. The second accomplice was later arrested in Kemmerer. Both were tried before Justice Tom Holland and fined $20 each.
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Sehils
Cokevitle
Minn
Kenimerer
Kemmerer
Justice of the Peace
Tom Holland
Pete Fuller Dies in Cokeville After Long Illness
Pete Fuller a Cokeville resident and brother of Joe Fuller died Monday after a prolonged illness. He was under 45 and suffered mind and heart decline for years. His wife cared for him at home as friends and neighbors offered sympathy. Rev. Claude Reader traveled to Cokeville to conduct the funeral, with Fuller a member of the Elk Lodge. Patrons were urged to use Gold Cross stands and streets today.
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Peter Puller
Joe Fuller
Cokeville
Wan
Mr. Fuller
Claude Reader
The
Elk Lodge
Mining Boom Expands Shifts At Frontier And Elkol Mines
The mining industry expands capacity as demand for coal rises. A double shift is set at the Elkol mine increasing personnel beyond 100. Number 1 mine at Frontier opens Monday with 100 men assigned. Labor agitation remains a serious issue.
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Elkol
Frontier
Remarkable Ford Record At Up-to-Date Garage
John Walters set a June record by booking 33 Ford car orders at the Up-to-Date garage. With the factory clearing back orders, deliveries run about days after placement. Orders from June 26 were sent out July 1. Miss Anna Sanders spends her summer in Frontier for Frontier Supply. Ray Davis and new staff from Salt Lake City join as Ford experts strengthening the shop.
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John Walters
Waltore
Walters
Salt Lake City
Ray Davis
Joe Blackman
Bil Pexton
Ing
Ford
Anna Sanders Ro
Frontier
The
Frontier Supply Company
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Ted Croun
First National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Sess
Chicago
Federal Reserve i Redemption Fund
U. S. Treas
Banke
Bank Demane
Lincoln
Gorrest
Attent
Arthur Rebiawe Mibos
LaBerge
Amner Davis
Jor Barlant
Denver
LaBarge
Wye-Barge Oil Company
Barrant
Ball Creek
Dr. Cook
Monay
America
Europe
Pete Fuller
Wien
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