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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
6
Notice to business men that calendars will be shipped on order starting August first and invites orders placed before that date. Samples on display with prices from 1.50 to 8 per hundred, plus a large assortment of wall racks and imported calendars. Call as soon as possible.
The article outlines tension between Pinchot and Ballinger over administrative site lands and notes President Taft backing free iron ore coal and petroleum with tariff reductions. It reports Wilson and Ballinger unity, Garfield’s earlier withdrawal, and attorney general review amid cabinet rivalries and conference hopes.
The Chicago Tribune proposes a land show in the Coliseum for the public to learn the producing possibilities of unoccupied western lands. The aim is to attract immigrants from Illinois Indiana Michigan and adjacent states distressed by rising farm values seeking cheaper land and better farming prospects.
Archie Allison of Cheyenne, contractor for the Hoskins building, visited Kemmerer Monday to arrange for the woodwork and Wade foundation. Delays due to late arrival of materials are expected to ease next week as bricklaying is set to begin.
Lafayette Walker, previously with Morrie Thomas as a sheep herder, arrived in Frontier dazed and later drove off a town wagon. The wagon struck a rock, he was knocked unconscious, later sober, and arrested for grand larceny after trying to sell a tram wagon and barnes to Japanese travelers. He pleaded guilty before Judge Rosenberg and was bound over to the next district term. Sunday opens Wyoming small game season as locals plan early hunts, while readers debate subscription payments and newspaper business practices.
Work began on cement paving under J E Irvin of Green River who holds the contract. He plans to return Monday to finish the paving after laying gravel and preparing streets. The curve will be installed during the paving, with expected completion about twenty days after commencement. Local trainmaster J P Polger has been seen about the division, and rumors say he has been busy with freight and water needs.
Local Kemmerer items report frequent visitors from Cumberland and surrounding areas along with rental listings and business updates. Residents travel to Livingston Pinedale and Salt Lake. several repairs and purchases noted including a piano sale and a refined drugstore counter addition.
Frontier union Local 2250 plans a linen day observance with committee charges to oversee the event. Workers from Miter and Sublet are expected to participate, forming a united celebration.
Readable fragments describe people discussing protective measures and obligations, a planned trip to Pinedale, and cattle movement. Mentions a river, a vehicle incident, and an execution of a plan at Freesat lake with references to a steam line and road hazards. Names and precise details are unclear due to corrupted text.
A string of short notices from Kemmerer and nearby towns details visits and travels. Laster Dougie Je visits with father in Ogden. Bob Clavelly of Cowberland visited Kemmerer on Friday. Hogan family left for Ogden for a retreat. June Dodge returned to the upper country after a Kemmerer visit. Dill Koos and Joe Levesque spent hours in Kemmerer. Chas. Oviern and wife drove from Kimberland. Leo Larson to return from Salt Lake for a visit. Residents from Menteller and Bloomington return. Hugh O'Neill back from Colorado and resumes old duties. Mrs. W. H. Knott travels to Grand River for a month with her mother. Frontier Supply Co staff visit to Lake for fall and winter goods. a pup is celebrated for a trainer. a dog named Vordoo teller pup is noted. Austin A. Lambert to depart Kemmerer for transportation work and a Cunard liner Campanile to sail from New York to England. Irma Downey visits Posatullo. Jimmy and Irma's plans and reactions described.
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