22 Nov 1911
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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1911
Page
1
Notices announce the annual Uinta County Wool Growers Association meeting in Cokeville on Friday December 1. Banquet entries and hotel accommodations at the new Wyman hotel are planned for attendees. The agenda includes the plastic limit debate and protection for long time residents, with observers to display grain samples.
Fragmentary agency notice lists rates for the Nat Ayla Show and a December 11th date. Mentions Spokane and price figures $0.31 and $4 1911. Details are incomplete and uncertain.
The text describes a sheep camp wagon in the public square all day offering coffee and refreshments. An evening ball and banquet are planned as major events for visiting sheepmen and attendees.
An automobile stage tipping on Opal Hill last Wednesday evening injured Mrs. Lewis Travis, pinning her beneath the wagon as five passengers and a driver were tossed free. The Travises, en route from Big Piney ranch to Los Angeles for the winter, expect to leave Opal for California soon. Their son Lewis arrived after the telegram. The incident prompted friends to wish Mrs. Travis a swift recovery. A Catholic church benefit event at Kemmerer’s Lyceum Theater Friday December 1 will feature moving pictures The Passion Play, four reels, music, and Reverend Lynch’s interpretation.
Hon Francis E Warren, veteran US senator, visited Kemmerer and Diamondville on a Sunday stop, meeting many friends and inspecting city improvements before heading to Cheyenne and Washington. The trip highlighted his long service and favored by Wyoming Republicans amid local political shifts.
Supervisor Janes Edwell reports the fire season closed without major fires. two notable blazes on Grays River and Bear River Canyon caused timber loss but were contained by a cooperative ranger crew of twenty using improvised tools. public cooperation and forest protection measures helped prevent greater damage and maintained lines for rapid support.
The Wyoming National Forest plans rapid improvements for fire defense including new trails, telephone lines, lookouts, and storehouses. A Grays River line will connect to Smiths Fork Snider Basin and Afton Cokeville lines with branches to Merna Ranger Station. Funds of 3350 for 2012 will be spent on essential fire protection. a statewide push aims for quick fire discovery and rapid ground response. Oregon Short Line offers excursions to the National Apple Show in Spokane November 20 40 1911. Boyer Ferrell marriage reported at Pocatello Idaho with reception planned in Rock Sears residence on B Street.
The Big Piney Examiner reports a new 25 mile auto road from Piney to LaBarge built under Amos W Smith and T J O Neal with Piney Mercantile and local residents contributing. Supervisor Guy Dexter led construction using 14 horses. cost under 500 dollars versus 1500 by contract. The road is praised as a top regional route to game country and fishing lakes.
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