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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1903
Page
1
A dense jumble of keeps readers up to date on Kemmerer and Cumberland area happenings. Notes cover coal mining districts, railroad traffic, local visits, health updates, weather hints, and social events with multiple named residents and nearby towns.
The Basin special reports the grand jury that indicted eight suspects in the Gorman and Walters lynching cases was dismissed on Wednesday. Sheriff Fenton left town quietly toward Otto after adjournment. Details of his mission are unknown. Ward Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints met Kemmerer after noon. Stake President Archibald McKinenon Randolph Utah, George Peart, and Auben Easton Diamondville visited. Also a local ad urging to avoid purchases at different stores and a note about the Gatien Rules.
The report describes a formal prison visit by an inmate identified as Bedard at the Utah state penitentiary. Warden Wright is present, and a conversation follows about surrender and ongoing detainment. The wording reflects a dated, opaque account with fragmented dialogue and numerous garbled phrases.
A peculiar lake near Obderth Sibera shows a salt crust so thick that water is concealed beneath. Once formed by evaporation, the crust now grows from surrounding salt springs, leaving the lake surface largely solid and salt encrusted.
Mrs Harriet Alice Richards state regent for Wyoming of the Daughters of the American Revolution and wife of the commissioner of the general land office died in Washington D C Tuesday of heart trouble at age 49. She left three daughters and will be buried in Cheyenne Wyoming. She was a descendant of the Hunt family who served as minutemen at Lexington and helped in building Concord Ma.
Labor Commissioner W H Mont mery released the position that President John Mitch ell of the United Coal Miners of America would not come west. He is occupied with eastern matters and cannot visit Colorado now. The coal strike situation is unchanged. no strike has been ordered and none seems probable.
Commissioner Richards issues circular directing stock owners to graze on forest reserves under GLO inspection. Cattle must be dipped or treated as needed before pasturing, with Indian agents and local officials enforcing controls on cattle herds. The program aims to prevent disease by mandatory inspections before allowed grazing.
The Rock Springs water plant manager E B Emery argues no strike will occur in Wyoming coal fields. He says there is not a single union and miners have failed to organize amid a diverse workforce. He asserts Rock Springs housing a large coal camp will avoid any strike.
An obscure school tale depicts a rural classroom where a teacher guides pupils through basic tasks. Despite a long day and limited resources, students persevere with water from a source and simple chores, amid hardship and stubborn effort.
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