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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1913
Page
4
The Oregon Short Line reports steel for double tracking from Diamondville to Fussil and other segments is six months overdue as manufacturers cannot supply. The company also struggles to hire workers despite wages of 1.75 per day and board provided, noting local costs differ.
A proposal urges forming a fire patrol district in Kemmerer and enacting an ordinance to ban tents or frame buildings in the business district to reduce fire risk. The plan notes stone and brick structures are safer and insurance costs lower, with enforcement to be strict.
At a District ML school meeting Paulson and Quealy argued then fought. Paulson struck Quealy and Quealy bounced a rock denting Paulson’s head. Quealy fled on a horse pursued for hours, hid in a badger hole and was pulled out by passersby.
Joe Black spent a few hours in Kemmerer last Tuesday on his way to Evanston for business. He has sold his ranch and stock at Big Kney and, after thirty years, is no longer identified with Wyoming ranching interests. He plans to travel to California and may stay along the coast north of Los Angeles.
The new time card, effective Sunday, shifts No 5 to Kemmerer arriving about a.m. The change stems from eliminating trains on the Union Pacific to prevent delays and to streamline running between Kemmerer and connecting lines.
Local note records W. J. Shanley of Pinedale visiting Kewme for a short stay. The message hints at ongoing campaign activity and local river valley notes, with unclear details about officials and activities.
A colored man swiped about 1X from the Green River postoffice cash drawer when the clerk stepped to the rear. Police had not captured the thief as of press time. Miss Mary Barrett visited Kemmerer with her two daughters, reporting healthy Green River Rock Springs flocks after lambing. The body of Engineer Nelson, knocked from a locomotive near Church Buttes on the Union Pacific, was recovered eighteen miles below the bridge.
Peter Gordon Sr led funds and labor to repair Hamsfork Cemetery, built a new fence, and filed a quit claim deed with the County Clerk to protect the burial land from desecration. The work finished last week and local thanks are offered for preserving the plot. Frightful World, Church The times are nerve wracking. Gotham What´s Wrong now?
Kemmerer Hardware and Furniture Co reports an estray horse picked up near town. A brown horse with a brand on the left shoulder, about 12 feet long, came into town around fair time. Owner may reclaim by paying charges at the fair.
Sheriff Hansen was called to Evans ton to remove Steve Sarana of Sublet after his insanity charge. He was brought back in custody, held 24 hours, and examined by Dr. Hocker and Stafford. A car abscess caused delirium, an operation followed, and recovery seems likely. Old papers for sale at The Camera Isle.
Moving work progresses this week to relocate the Kemmerer depot to clear space for a second track. The depot will be set 16 feet from its present location with interior changes undecided. Doubts remain if current funding covers upstairs remodel and moving the dispatchers’ offices to the second floor.
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