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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
12
Notice to business men that on August 1 we will send our order for calendars and request all orders before that date. We show calendar samples now on display with prices from 1.50 to 8 per hundred, and many designs. A large assortment of wall racks and imported calendars is available. call as soon as possible.
The report outlines friction between Pinchot and Ballinger over administrative site selections and pressures from Secretary Wilson. It notes Taft’s push for tariff reductions and free iron ore coal and petroleum, seeking support from Congress to align Senate and House conferees with his preferred reductions. The president warns he can deal with lawmakers opposing a downward revision.
The Chicago Tribune plans a land show in the Coliseum to educate Chicago and eastern states about United States western land prospects. With rising farm land costs in Illinois Indiana Michigan and nearby states many farmers sell and seek cheaper land west or south to expand farms and keep cash in bank. The event aims to spur one of the greatest immigration movements westward ever attempted.
Archie Allison of Cheyenne, holding the contract for the Hoskins building, visited Kemmerer Monday to arrange for woodwork and foundation completion. Delays due to late arrival of lumber are expected to end next week as brick work is planned to begin.
Lafayette Walker, a former sheep herder, arrived in town and was arrested for grand larceny after trying to sell a captured wagon and team. He pleaded guilty citing drunkenness, was bound over to the district court, and the paper notes a forthcoming small game season and community subscription issues.
Work on cement paving in Kemmerer began with J. E. Irvin of Green River overseeing the contract. He plans to return Monday to finish laying the pavement while gravel hauling is organized. The street curve will be installed during the same phase, and Irvin estimates completion about twenty days after paving begins.
Local residents and visitors frequent Kemmerer this week with: Jorgenson couple planning Livingston plans, J G Bagnett Cumberland returns from Hanna, Mrs Lane returns to Wyoming for health, W E Carlin reports Cottonwood deal, and numerous reports of ranch work, repairs, and store activity. Officers note rain polluted the river, and various errands include sales, hires, and social calls.
Frontier union Local 2250 plans an appropriate Linen Day observance with committee chairs overseeing events. Workers from Miter and Sublet expected to join, signaling broad worker participation in the celebration.
Fragmentary text describes postal or supply tensions, cattle conditions, and a steam launch en route to Pinedale. Mentions a river scene near Freesat lake and an accident involving a tire and a person, with limited readable names or dates.
A fragmented local column lists visiting residents and travelers in Kemmerer and Ogden, noting family visits, returns from Salt Lake City and Colorado, and plans for September. Mentions include Dougie Laster visiting his father, Bob Clavelly from Cowberland, A. Hogan family, James Dodge, Dill Koos, Joe Levesque, Chas Oviern, Leo Larson, Mivese Howene Moberts, May Gove, Hugh ONeill, Mrs W H Knott, B M Turner, E J Long, Hugmith the dog trainer, and Austy A Lambert bound for Wareweet transportation. Also references a Cunard Campanile voyage from New York to England and Irma Downey’s visit, with neighborhood photos and a coy dog on a leash.
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