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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1903
Page
9
Local items describe coal and mining notes, arrivals, and social events in Kemmerer Wyoming and surrounding towns. Mentions of railway figures, church news, accidents, and weather are woven with brief notices of residents traveling, health, and economic activity amid a larger regional boom and a gas discovery near Douglas.
A Basin special reports the grand jury that filed eight indictments against alleged lynchers of Gorman and Walters was dismissed Wednesday. Sheriff Fenton left town toward Otto after adjournment, mission unknown. Ward Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints met Kemmerer Sunday afternoon. Archibald McKinenon of Randolph Utah chaired. George Peart and Auben Easton of Diamondville were visitors. Dont buy anything but the Dey Goods Jim Boots and Shoes until you have seen The Gatien Rule's.
A garbled report describes Johnson returning to a state penitentiary setting, with mentions of wardens, new arrivals, and prisoner movements. The text contains many misspellings and broken phrases but references the Utah state penitentiary, wardens Wright and Pye, and a scene at the prison doorway on a Wednesday night.
A remarkable lake near Obderth, Sibera, coated entirely with salt that hides the water. It spans about nine miles by seventeen and has historically roofed over by salt deposits. Evaporation once built the crust, now aided by surrounding salt springs.
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 leaves three daughters burial planned in Cheyenne Wyoming She was a descendant of the Hunt family noted for Lexington minutemen and aiding Concord Massachusetts efforts
Labor Commissioner W H Montgomery announced that President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers would not visit Colorado. He is reportedly occupied with eastern matters and cannot come west at this time. The coal strike situation remains unchanged with no strike ordered and no imminent prospect of one.
Commissioner Richards of the General Land Office issues a circular directing stock owners to graze on forest reserves for the coming season under inspection by the Bureau of Animal Industry. Cattle on Indian reserves also fall under oversight to prevent disease, with dipping or treatment required before grazing is allowed.
In Rock Springs Wyoming E B Emery denied any coal miner strike in the state. He said no union exists in Wyoming coal fields and the Mine Workers failed to organize. He claimed Rock Springs and its 6000 residents show no strike action is possible regardless of orders.
An extract from a backwoods school tale shows strained lessons and unsteady outcomes as students face hardships. The piece hints at attempts to teach computing and chemistry under trying conditions, with a focus on effort amid fatigue and limited progress.
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