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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1915
Page
2
The text advertises Western girls famed for riding and daring in Barton Bailey's World Celebrated Shows. It promises hippodrome races with beautiful riders on horseback, highlighting speed, skill, and charm. The event is set to take place in Diamondville on May 20.
The Reclamation Service will relocate executive offices from Washington to Denver and move about a hundred staff to the mountain city for central location. Sidney R. Williamson will serve as executive officer handling all affairs prior to sending them to the Interior Secretary in Washington. The year’s projected spend is $14,000,000 with total authorized costs around $90,000,000. District HQs in Los Angeles Portland and Chicago will be closed.
Indiana State Fire Marshal urges all cities to run Clean Up and Paint Up weeks as a key fire prevention measure. Inspections in larger cities show about 10 percent of business district premises are littered, and painting shingle roofs is recommended to reduce fire risk from falling sparks.
Pat Healy of Marbleton told The Camera he plans to lease his Marbleton Garage and relocate to Pinedale. Healy envisions building a large cement garage with Art Doyle and Rudolph Swartz, making it the hub for passenger trips Kemmerer to Pinedale and Pinedale to Rock Springs. He plans to run big cars to Marbleton and install a Ford at Daniel to link routes east to Pinedale and south to Marbleton, using Maxwell cars for passenger service. Healy has long operated cars from Marbleton and recently traveled with four autos despite bad weather, his wife joining with Maxwell in the party.
O T Papworth leased the Meat Market from M Hi Porter in a valley purchase. Papworth, an experienced butcher, will run the business to a high standard while Porter moves west to Paysea, expected next month.
Community plea urges spring cleaning and paint to improve homes and business facades. Residents urged to spruce properties, boost attractivity, and ease concerns about appearance for visitors and neighbors.
Deputy Assessor Louis C. Jensen reports census figures showing Afton as the county's third largest city behind Kemmerer and Diamondville. The town's population nears 700 within limits and about 950 when including the Afton Ward, with growth expected to push Afton toward first place.
In Kemmerer several churches aim to establish private church-owned meeting houses. The move reflects a shift to autonomous worship spaces and local parish initiatives.
The State of Wyoming County of Lincele notices creditors and interested parties that the administrator has filed the final account and a portion of distribution for the estate of Daniel B. Brockway, deceased, with the Clerk of the District Court in LInge county, at any time within the day of June A D 1916.
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