Industrial move targets Kemmerer brick and tiling industry
D. M. Newton of Ogden traveling passenger agent for the Oregon Short Line visited Kemmerer last week seeking local industry prospects. The railroad plans monthly industrial visits to gauge opportunities and private capital stands ready to act. Newton noted brick and tiling manufacture as promising targets for further study and possible development.
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D. M. Newton
Ogden
Oregon
Newton
Good Roads Meeting At Logan Utah June Convention
The Inter-Mountain Good Roads convention will be held in Logan Utah from June 12 to 14 attracting attention across the West. Arrangements include a Washington model good roads exhibit and an automobile parade from Pocatello to Logan with many owners joining. The event aims to educate visitors on road benefits and keep the drive active until completion and ongoing progress.
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Logan
Utah
West
Washington
Pocatella
Glencoe Schools Close a Successful Year
Glencoe school year ended successfully as Mr. and Mrs. Adolah Miller, longtime teachers, are retained by the school board for the next term. They will travel to Greely Colorado to attend the State Teachers college summer program. Mr Miller holds an A B degree. Mrs Miller a B P degree. Enrollment stands at 140 pupils.
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Glencoe
Adolah Miller
Greely
Colo
State Teachers College
Miller
Folger Re-elected Kemmerer Mayor Installed
Long time resident and former mayor Folger was unanimously elected and installed as mayor at a council meeting. C H Hibbs and W C Cunnington were also re elected council members. Folger serves as Chief Dispatcher for the Oregon Short Line in Kemmerer and as land area clerk for Lincoln County Commissioners.
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Folger
Kemmerer
Amos Smith and party race to Big Piney with advanced car
Amos W. Smith of Big Piney, wintering in Salt Lake, travels through Kemmerer in a 66 horsepower monster on a five hour forty minute Salt Lake to Kemmerer leg. Chauffeur Bert Smalley, a noted racer with track records, drives. Mrs. Smalley and Mrs Dot Lace accompany, en route to Pinedale. Smith plans summer hay operations and road repairs while pursuing faster car builds and a top speed claim of 79 mph.
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Amos W. Smith
Big Piney
Salt Lake
Kemmerer
Bert Smalley
Smith
Smalley
New York
Dot Lace
Pinedale
Green River Valley
Felt Lake
Utah
Pires
Los Angeles
Piney
Limited Wool Market Activity Pressed by Spring Weather
Buyers show little interest in wool this spring as shepherds defer selling until after shearing. Snow and cold earlier this season damaged flocks, leaving sheep weak from winter scarcity. Opal pens closed for the season, with expected shearing at local areas Fossil and Cokeville once conditions allow.
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Fossil and
Cokeville
Park Road amendments seek auto access to Yellowstone
Senator Warren offers an amendment to the Agricultural appropriation bill to fund widening roads in Yellowstone National Park from Mammoth to the north boundary, Lake Hotel area to the east boundary, Lake Geyser to the south, and Fountain Hotel to the west. The measure aims to satisfy Interior Department objections and ensure timely funds. A.D. Hawkins reports a new Michigan car tested but not favored by Tow h who fears others learning the throttle. Willow Creek Gap to Martin ranch route discussed with concerns over road quality and bed conditions along the way.
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Warren
Yellowstone National Park
North Boundary Line
Lake Hotel
East Boundary Line
Lake Geyser
Fountain Hotel
West Boundary Line
Secretary of the Interior
Roosevelt On Top In Republican Convention Delegates Analysis
The piece analyzes Republican delegate counts for the Chicago convention. It estimates Taft at 116 delegates with 150 contested or uninstructed, Roosevelt at 300 rising to 400 including South Dakota, Cummins 10, LaFollette 36, with additional Oklahoma and Nebraska support. It argues Roosevelt leads and Taft's strength is limited to certain Democratic-leaning states. It notes optimism for Roosevelt and cites Ohio and New Jersey as pivotal. It ends with an ad for the Yost Gearless washing machine from Kemmerer Hardware.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
South Dakota
New York
LaFollette
Cummins
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Mr. Taft
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
New Jersey
Ohio
Bell Telephone offers universal service with fair rates
The article extols Bell System’s reach noting a Bell Telephone connects users to twenty million people. It argues profits come from reasonable rates that cover only operating costs and fair interest, praising States Telephone for capital stock clarity.
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Heace
Bank of
Old Evans
Craighead Rye
Evans-Cahn-Leavitt Distilling Co
Joe Leavitt
Kansas City
Missouri
Dragon
Kemmerer Savings Bank & Trust Co
Kemmerer Savings Bank
James P. Folger
Amos Smith
Tom
Michigan
A.D. Hawkins
Tow H
Willow Creek Gap
Martin Ranch
Yost Gearless
Kemmerer Hardware and Furniture Co
Cael
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