New Town Hall Contract Let for Kemmerer Building
Kemmerer awards a town hall contract to L. Larson at 13038 for a two story stone building at Sapphire street and Cedar avenue. The design by C. T. Hibbs features a jail basement and offices, with Glencoe stone from R. A. Given. Excavation begun, roofing by October 10.
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Kemrover
Sapphire Street
Cedar Avenue
Pfelffer
Folger
Kemmerer
Glencoe
Atone
R. A
Salt Lake City
C. T H. Hibbs
Was It Whitney A Bank Robbery Is Claimed
A bank robbery occurred last Wednesday in Rig with Hugh Whitney identified as the prime suspect. The robber entered through a rear door and forced $4,900 in gold and currency from the cashier and assistant, escaping via the same route. The cashier’s son alerted authorities after hearing screams from the vault. rewards totaling $7,000 are offered for Whitney’s arrest. The description matches Whitney, save a pockmarked face and a broken mask exposing him briefly. The piece also covers a new state game law limiting hunters to six sage grouse per day and a maximum of 18 game birds in possession, with a note on possible legal interpretations regarding “in the field.”
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Rigbhe
Ofimne
Hugh Whitney
Whitney
Moving the Depot in Kemmerer Progress Report
The Kemmerer depot has been moved ten feet rearward and remains on a two foot higher base with a new ten foot extension along the outside for express space and a connection from the waiting room. The depot is planned to be completed by mid August with double tracking in progress and street work between Diamondville and the chapel advancing toward traffic by late September.
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Kemmerer
Ousten
Hee
Diamondville
Trafic
Dance by St Margaret's Guild at Lyceum Next Saturday
The Ladies of St Margaret's Gath plan a dance at the Lyceum next Saturday evening with Kemmerer urehentra providing sidale. A booth will offer an apron giale and cefrentmenty. A homesteader at Malny Hiver Can woke to find he had grown Dalheaded after a fight.
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St Margaret's Gath
Lyceum
Malny Hiver
Prisoners Delivered After Laramie Trip
Ed Hansen returned Saturday from Laramie where he delivered Al McCarger and Ed Sears and A Bradshaw to serve sentences at the state penitentiary. McCarger is assigned to the broom factory while the two colored men work in the linery. Dalton, reportedly in good health, is in the brown factory. No new developments in his case, and Dalton is charged with killing Dan Hanson at Cokeville over four years ago, but no witness to the tragedy.
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Hansen
Laramie
al McCarger
Ed Sears
A Bradshaw
Atute Penitentiary
McCarger
Bert
Dalton
Dan Hanson
Cokeville
Plenty of Young Chicks Returns Anew From Tour
Alex Raver came back last week from a tour of the game Golds along Fontenelle and Hamsfork and was in town Friday to finalize proof on his home stew near Sublet. He claims no illegal fishing evidence exists and that the age chicken crop will be larger than in years. A newspaper man muses about articles written for papers, noting the tendency to call it a lie.
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Alex Raver
Fontenelle
Hamsfork
Sublet
Alex
Ten Days Free Trial on Gasoline Stoves Offer
A local ad promises ten days to try gasoline and coal oil stoves with a full refund if customers are not convinced they are the best. The stoves are described as safe and suitable for the current weather, with a guarantee of givebacks for every item sold.
NEW COAL CHUTES Second Story to Depot Also to be Finished at Once
The latest budget from the Oren Short Line shows $490,001 for Idaho division improvements. Kemmerer round house will gain three 2 foot deeper pits with an automatic electric coal chute system, plus $25,000 for the new coal chutes over three tracks. Upper Kemmerer depot story remodel adds train dispatchers rooms and a lookout. downstairs stays for Western Union. Office for the trainmaster to be provided. depot quarters to house railroad offices. Completion expected by mid August. Additional regional work includes extending passing tracks and depot extensions across several towns with varying sums. no funds for a new Pocatello depot.
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Oren Short Line
Idaho
Short Lin
Kemmerer
C. J. Twisted
Drines
Anita
Western Union
Husted
Moxie
Natrie
Nagel
Pegram
Sage
Mangpelier
Round House
Pocatello
Restriction District Ordinance Passed in Kemmerer Town
Town council considered ordinance four d concerning building materials in the business district of Kemmerer with July 20 start date. Area described extends from Palmer house alley to Garnet street and Klondyke Street to Park avenue near Finn saloon, then to Emerald street. Health officer reports no contagious disease and will analyze milk supply. plan to install three new water connections. Irvin explains delay in cement walks on Upper Pine avenue due to sand shortage but promise to fix within one or two weeks. A piano contest offer and new novels at the Emporium noted.
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Businew
Kemmerer
Palmer Howe
Garnet Street
Kemmerer Livery Stable
Klondyke Street
Park Avenue
Finn Saloon
Hoskins
Emerald Street
W. A. Hocker
Irvine
Upper
Pine’ Avenue
Red Bee
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New Town Hall
Dee. Lst
Noor
Wed
Lincoln Lumber Co
L. 5. Larson
Chis, Huff
Lincoln Lumber Company
Larson
B. W. Harriman
The
First National Bank of
Rogecg & Chapin Proprietors
F. H. Chapin
Mgr
the City Drug Store
G. A. Christmas
Tos
Wyoming Kemmer
Bandit
Rigby
Alwaye
Palmer House
Kemmerer Hardware and Furniture Co
Emporium
Kemmerer Savings Bank & Trust Company
Kemmerer Savings Bank
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