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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1917
Page
4
The article credits the Lincoln county sheriff's department and the county prosecutor's office for cooperation in a roundup of bootleggers. It notes the importance of joint effort in enforcing law and cites other regional notes including Wilson's diplomacy, land offers, and new rural routes.
Mrs Laura anch Winter is appointed emergency county home demonstrator for Lincoln County. Her training as a nurse at Cornell and practical home and field experience ensure hearty cooperation with county women. Wyoming Farm Bulletin.
Local hotel man H Budd endick died Friday afternoon in Rock Springs after a long illness. widow Mrs Buddendick and two sons attended. funeral was held in Kemmer with rites at the Catholic church. He had lived in the area for years and operated several city businesses before moving to Opal.
Tonopah Nev native Mr. Jackson announces validation work and plans to bring a standard rig to Cre taceous well holdings. Wingfield backs Lincoln Wyoming Petroleum with directors from local group and promotes new company offerings to friends.
Oil discovery in the Fossil and La Barge fields signals a spring rush as wells show proven potential. W. T. Wood of Twin Falls Idaho organized Wyoming-Idaho Oil with lands from J. J. Hersman and now has a well at 244 feet yielding high grade crude. A pump is to be installed to reach around ten barrels daily, with further wells planned and development crews en route to extend operations through winter.
Prospector Hoe plans sale of stake after determining price. He has worked with Ida Hoans in a fiery enterprise and operated in Twin Falls hardware. He returns to Idaho to set up Kemmerer headquarters with Lincoln Lumber modifying offices near Hotel Kemmer, aiming to advance development near the Rock Springs coal field.
Green River and vicinity see a surge of land filings with many filings by outsiders. Although no development has begun yet, a drilling rig is expected on a section soon as oil exploration expands across Wyoming.
A freight wreck near Cokeville destroyed a caboose loaded with cattle sheep and fruit when a reverse failed. The caboose burst into flames and burned completely nine injured men and one dead were taken to Kemmerer Lincoln County Miners Hospital. The body of McCaw was shipped to Filer Idaho for funeral services.
Local health board orders Frontier schools closed due to scarlet fever outbreak. Two cases were reported yesterday. the race course is also shut indefinitely as the epidemic threatens.
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