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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
6
A garbled compilation discusses display advertising rates per inch and legal notices, then shifts to diverse items about earthquakes in Panama and Italy, local dinner events, and opinions on public figures. The text references rail interests, forest reserve homesteading, sheep barns in Cokeville, and Wyoming tax levies, ending with critique of Cheyenne Frontier exhibitions and fair grant injustices.
Historian Harlin Carhand arrived in Sheridan to study the Ubat natio forest areas gathering data to support the Vorwat Reserve expansion. He has authored many articles about conservation and noted past visits to forests now named Henneville, Pinestyle, and Lorider regions as he documents environmental protection efforts.
The veteran newspaper figure Jeyton, long associated with the Wyoming region, reappears in Evans, meeting local editors and planning further field work. He aims to cover the Upper Irvine River valley and Weytou events while facing mixed reactions from friends and rivals alike.
A garbled OCR passage discusses pricing and values, mentioning a variety of unclear terms and names. It references a year and price context with scattered references to figures and categories. The readable content is limited and lacks coherent events or subjects for a fuller summary.
A reader letter complains of loneliness after returning from the Pacific coast. A single 18 year old Chicago woman offers to provide references and asks the editor about publishing a personal article to find a partner. She hints at interest from ranchers and requests more detail in a forthcoming piece.
County Assessor Elmer Rathbun now in Evanston reports the present valuation including railroads but excluding mortgages. He expects the levy for the county and state to be near zero mills, with district by district additions possibly raising the total. Mortgages could push the total above a million dollars.
Tom Salmon reports from forest reserve camps that two bands of sheep will depart the reserve around September 5 with others following soon. Feed is being well eaten, the flock looks better this year despite early spring trials, and range beyond the reserve remains in excellent condition. Also noting activity in sheep interests, Thomas Girard of Taylorsville, Utah, travels to Cokeville to arrange buck purchases. Clyde Hansot has taken a partner, J Weldon Berry, in Ellensburg Washington, with The Examiner praised as Bear Lake County’s representative weekly.
Barn Boss Grant reports second alfalfa crop on nine acres near the store yielding about thirteen tons with potential for nine more. A baseball game Sunday saw Frontier beat Cromdilencue 2 to 1. Plans are underway for Labor Day events, a ball game with the Mars Idaho team, and a dance. Mines activity rises as winter rush nears. travelers visit Montpelier and Salt Lake. school opens with attendance noted.
Kemmerer and Diamondville scenes show Irvines cement paving progress and new plumbing work by Dan Sullivan. Local calls invite ranch land listings through Western Irrigated and Mountain Trading Co. personnel, while visitors Dr. George D. Rich and W. Th. Wyman manage contracts and health travels. Elementary teachers and staff changes are noted with Mrs. Fannie Penney and Miss Letha Penney arrival.
DeLoe Brandon returns from Mordale country where he spent time on ranches of Henry Binning near the foothills of the Forest edge. Binning owns the only domesticated elk in Green Valley and the 4 year old female elk named Informe has given birth to two calves, the first birth in the herd.
Auction note advertises Rams for sale at a Cokeville Wyoming ranch one mile from the station. Bucks and ewes priced with quality stock, calling on buyers to inspect and purchase at set rates. Quealy Peterson and Kemmerer listed as contacts for arrangements.
A competitive examination for West Point appointments will be held at the Superintendent of Instruction on the fifteenth of next month. Senator Clark requested the event, aimed at selecting principals and alternates, not yet an actual admission test. The government nomination to follow at Ft. Logan, Utah.
The crowded column records visits and events across several towns. Mr and Mrs P J spent Sunday at the Goeeville ranch. locals discuss a new wall clock and silverware display. Vic Smith secured a contract for an addition to a Fosail store. hunting and travel notes include trips to Short Line and opening duck season. church attendance for Rev Caffee and a music home represent broader community life. Also noted are deaths, a funeral in Mt Lavale, and various social gatherings, birthdays, and family updates across the region.
Mr. Hamm, counsel for Homeland Investment Company and the Chas. B. Ingram Company, resides in the central city building with his daughter Lenore at South Pasadena. He spent Sunday visiting Freeno-Uinta and Fresno-Wyoming wells, noting a Star rig at 0 feet in the former and drilling resumed at 475 feet in the latter, with oil showing promising results and an anticipated rich oil horizon nearby.
The message invites attendance at the church and Sunday School with a 7:30 p.m. services led by Rev. W. H. Calfer, Pastor. Ost Trading Co. in Diamondville carries a full line of Winchester rifles and ammunition for readers' needs.
Diamondville boys won a Sunday game against River with a final score near 4 to 2 as multiple pitchers shared duties. Derby-like notes mention a noon start and a 3 PM continuation, while a 120 AM sound reference appears. The piece also lists local school and community notices about teachers, visits, and residents returning from trips.
A terse, puzzling line hints at agricultural issues in a county area. The fragment mentions fruit crops and references local actors or places, but details are unclear. The piece reads like a brief item from a regional newspaper noting crop concerns and potential local responses.
In a puzzling local notice, eight months of unclear medical events and a suspected death are referenced. Names such as Doster, Lett Dr, LT, and A. Hottepdurt appear amid garbled text about a Doctor of a diamont town and possible medical arrangements. The fragment hints at a death and medical officials but lacks clear details.
A garbled message discusses concrete and stone foundation work around a house. The reader offers to handle the project with available layne cement and a triangular layout, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear specifics.
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