New Town Hall Contract Let for Kemmerer Building
Kemmerer trustees let the contract to build a new town hall at Sapphire street and Cedar avenue. The two story stone structure to house boiler rooms, jail, court, offices, and assembly hall will use Glencoe stone from R. A. Given quarry. Bid by Lincoln Lumber, Larson, and Huff. awarded to Larson after initial bid withdrawn. Completion targeted for October 10 with excavation already begun.
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Kemrover
Sapphire Street
Cedar Avenue
Pfelffer
Folger
Kemmerer
Glencoe
Atone
R. A
Salt Lake City
C. T H. Hibbs
Lincoln Lumber Co
L. 5. Larson
Chis, Huff
Lincoln Lumber Company
Larson
Whitney bank robbery in Rigby prompts $7000 reward
A bank robbery in Rigby last Wednesday led to $4900 in gold and currency being stolen after the robber forced cashiers into the vault. The crime fits the description of Hugh Whitney, with rewards totaling $7000 offered for his arrest. The robber was unmasked briefly during the escape, and a pockmarked face is noted as a possible disguise.
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Rigbhe
Ofimne
Hugh Whitney
Whitney
Moving the Depo t Kemmerer depot relocation and upgrades
The Kemmerer depot has been moved to a new position with the rear shifted 10 feet and the structure 0 feet from the old site, resting two feet above it. An 11 foot addition will extend the outside for express space and new gauge track, with connections to the waiting room. Completion aims for mid August and double tracking progress continues, with a street redo between Diamondville and the chapel and traffic expected 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 will host a dance at the Lyceum next Saturday evening with music by Kemmerer urehentra. Tickets include refreshments and an apron raffle from a booth, plus a side dish. A homesteader at Malny Hiver wakes to find he has grown Dalheaded after a night.
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St Margaret's Gath
Lyceum
Malny Hiver
Prisoners Delivered After Laramie Trip In Wyoming
Ed Hansen returned Saturday from Laramie with Al McCarger Ed Sears and A Bradshaw the two colored men. McCarger was assigned to the broom factory while Sears and Bradshaw were placed in the linery. Ed reports a visit with Bert Dalton who is in good health at the brown factory. No new developments in Dalton's case. he is renomin ted. Dalton faced charges for the Dan Hanson killing at Cokeville over four years ago but no witness appeared.
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Hansen
Laramie
al McCarger
Ed Sears
A Bradshaw
Atute Penitentiary
McCarger
Bert
Dalton
Dan Hanson
Cokeville
Plenty of Young Chicks and Local Claims About Fishing
Alex Raver returned from a tour with the Golds along Fontenelle and Hamsfork and was in town Friday to finish proof on his home stew near Sublet. He says there is no evidence of legal fishing and that the chicken crop will be larger than in years. A newspaper man laments stories that may be written for the newspaper.
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Alex Raver
Fontenelle
Hamsfork
Sublet
Alex
Ten Days Free Trial on Gasoline Stoves Offer
A local ad promotes a ten day trial for gasoline and coal oil stoves. If customers are not satisfied they can return the stove. The sales pitch emphasizes safety and suitability for the weather and promises free warranties or allowances on every item sold.
New Coal Chutes and Depot Upgrades Planned for Kemmerer Division
The Oren Short Line budget lists 490000 for Idaho division improvements. Kemmerer round house expansion adds three 2 foot deeper stalls and a new 40 foot hoist pit. Coal chutes near the current facility will handle three tracks with automatic electric weighing. Upper Kemmerer depot floors remodeling adds dispatcher rooms and a two way lookout. Western Union remains in use downstairs. Additional track extensions, signals, platform coatings, and stalls are planned at multiple nearby depots, with completion targeted by mid August. No funds are allocated for a new Pocatello depot at this time.
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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
Town connects restricted district ordinance in Kemmerer
A town meeting approved ordinance 4d restricting building materials in the business district from July 20 with brick or stone required for new structures. The district covers zones near Palmer house Garnet Klondyke Park avenue Hoskins Emerald streets.
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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
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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