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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1914
Page
4
In Kemmerer road district voters re elected Jack Matthews as road supervisor. T B Carnahan kept the justice of the peace post and E J Long was re elected constable.
A special train visited Kemmerer on Sunday with 62 section foremen from the first and second districts of the Oregon Short Line between Pocatello and Granger. Superintendent Stevenson H Osborne and Mr Abbot led the group with lectures on efficient track work amid discussions and meals provided en route.
In Lincoln Granty Miners hospital Gibbs of Cumberland died on Saturday after a back injury and kidney coma during an operation. He leaves a wife eleven children. Embalmed remains to Evanston then interment. daughter Luella and wife ill in hospital. Gibbs born in Wales. long employed as a fire boss at Cumberland mine.
Attorney P W Spaulding returned from Evanston to argue that southern Wyoming offers the only feasible transcontinental highway route. He cited snows on Colorado’s route and noted the Wyoming path would stay open through October November and much of December, unlike the other route. Spaulding toured Idaho routes including American Falls and Idaho Falls while promoting Wyoming as the practical choice.
Disjointed OCR excerpt references marching and pursuit over forty days. Phrases include vague battlefield action and a rough era vibe, with stray quotes and incomplete sentences.
The Oregon Short Line time card went into effect Sunday morning but schedules remained the same in this district. Train numbers were renumbered for convenience to align with Union Pacific: No. 10 now becomes No. 4 from the west, and No. 9 retains its main line number No. 10 from the east. The wise man puts his best foot forward. The foot stands still on both.
Stanley Bramner became the newest Buick owner in Kemmerer by purchasing a Buick 47 from Gull Whitman last week. The car was delivered from Salt Lake City Saturday night and driven over by Mert Smalley, noted as Amos Smith’s former chauffeur.
Land patents and warranty deeds recorded with the County Clerk over several decades. Entries include transfers from Lincoln and Taft era to multiple grantees, with locations in Kemmerer Grover and town lots, and dates from 1912 to 1919. Amounts range from $1850 to $2000, noting parties such as Woodrow Wilson, John Hayden, Bennie Linn, and J. Lehmer.
Harry Case from a Green River ranch returned home for business and heads to the mouth of Hig Sandy to receive 150 head of cattle two year olds and three year olds from E Munn Brush Colo who earlier brought in about 800 cattle nearby He plans to winter the cattle above Sandy and south of Eastfork with horses and possibly sheep later He recently sold his sheep interests and will pursue cattle and horses The note mentions a reward for two stolen bay mares with sucking colts from his pasture
Mr and Mrs Wilson hosted a refined gathering at their Frontier home last week. Guests enjoyed a newly laid floor and a Victor Victrola as they danced late into the night. Dick Turner and Chas Beech reportedly tied in a Hesitation dance as a highlight. A midnight lunch followed, and neighbors praised the servants of good will that fostered neighborly harmony.
Mise Whistler, a bright young woman with many friends, has been elected to lead a local effort in Power County to organize media affairs for the early stage county project. Supporters celebrate her fortune and look forward to success in her new role.
Al Gardiner was in Kemmerer Monday evening returning from sheep camps near Hip Sandy. The Gardiners are closing their Cokeville home for winter and plan to move to Salt Lake City while abe continues tending the desert sheep.
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