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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1917
Page
11
About 300 head of antelope have moved from higher hills to lower coastal valleys near Opal and Nutria as winter tightens. Sightings along the railroad track suggest the herd is forced to lower altitudes for feed, raising fears of starvation without government aid.
Mrs. Nuda of Wil King Wyoming survived a mountain lion assault after her dog blocked the strike and a Union Pacific workman fired to kill the animal. The dog died defending the woman, and residents note the unusually bold winter for the area.
Official figures show Wyoming leading the nation in sheep numbers since the start of this year, with the state surpassing 4.38 million sheep to top Montana and Idaho both above three million. The United States as a whole edges down slightly while western states remain strongest.
A preliminary city hall gathering of about 25 business and professional men endorsed forming a Chamber of Commerce. A temporary group was formed and a large meeting set for Saturday night at 8 30 to finalize a permanent organization with two committees appointed to prepare by laws and boost participation.
Local business leaders in Kemmerer discuss establishing a YMCA recreation center to provide pool, reading facilities, and gathering space for men. The movement gains interest though unsure of future momentum. The Union Pacific railroad line is noted for supporting such ventures along its route. A recent YMCA in Pocatello received a gift exceeding $10,000 from the O. & T. A.
A former local man, Engineer Conner, was killed when his No 17 passenger train hit a stranded freight near Dyers Ranch between Rock Springs and Rawlins after 4:30 PM Monday in a blizzard. The wreck caused multiple injuries and delayed arrival at Kemmerer. A second wreck on the O S S at Moxa near Granger caused over 50 000 in losses as a fast freight struck a stranded freight in snow. engine and flour car burned. wreckage moved to Kemmerer yard. U S L claim rep Allen inspected it.
M. C. Clark of Nor Nursery Co Denver visited Kemmerer and closed a deal with J. Quealy for elm trees to be planted in Kemmerer’s new city park near Lincoln County Hospital. The park ground was donated by Quealy to create a real park and playground for children.
A miner, John Vonnan, was killed Monday afternoon at the Oakley mine by falling rock. He suffered a severed artery and multiple injuries. death occurred about twenty minutes after the strike. Survived by a wife and seven year old daughter in Oakley. In the local yards, a Chinese laborer known as China John was struck by a switch engine, suffering a broken arm and two broken legs. death followed about an hour later from shock. He had just started work that morning, sent from Ogden to Kemmerer. A Japanese worker named Myeda was injured in Oakley when rock fell, injuring his ankle and back. he is recovering in the local hospital.
A carload of elk from the Jackson Hole country is to pass Kemmerer soon. D. C. Nowlin of the US Biological Survey is rounding up the elk and will ship them to the mountains of West Virginia. Howard Eaton of Wolf Wyoming is expected to supervise the transport.
Two I5,000 standard drilling rigs are en route to the LaBarge oil field as Plains Oil Company and the Pyramid Syndicate prepare to start heavy leasing and development. W L Norton will manage Plains rig operations while W E Hudson leads the Pyramid unit. The Chicago syndicate leased 5000 acres, with more than 70,000 dollars already spent on preliminary work.
County Attorney R. R. Rose announced a Supreme Court victory in a Nebraska case involving an Denver widowed woman whose husband had coerced her to assign life insurance to a bank. After years in lower courts, the high court reversed prior rulings and sided with the woman.
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