Good Roads Day Urges Wyoming Road Improvement Day
Governor Carey proclaims Saturday September 27 as Road Improvement Day with October 4 as a substitute if weather prevents work. Wyoming seeks state wide participation to improve highways, urging citizens, cities, counties, industrial clubs and chambers of commerce to organize, allocate committees, and contribute work, advice, and cheer for better roads. The article compares Missouri and Arkansas efforts and emphasizes a home day to showcase visible results across farms, towns, and cities.
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Wyoming
Carey
Missouri
Arkansas
Chambers of Commerce
Wyomling
Commercial Club Doing Its Share
The Commercial Club of Kemmerer answers the governor's call for better road conditions on Good Roads Day. A petition by A D Hoskins and Dr C D Stafford urges signers to perform actual road work or contribute two toward improving highways. Kemmerer aims to be on two trans continental routes near Yellowstone, with roads to the city needing prime condition for traffic. September 27 is set for Good Roads Day to boost local advertising and progress.
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Commercial Club of
Kemmerer
A. D. Hoskins
C.D. Stafford
Yellowstone National Park
Kirwin Wyoming Ore Deposits Report Advances
A brief report on the ore deposits of Kirwin Wyoming by D F Hewett of the US Geological Survey has been printed as advance chapter C of Balletis 340. The district shows mining activity, mainly gold, since the first discovery by Will Kirwin, but the town is now abandoned and local access is difficult. exploration may reveal times of low grade ore and potential for elaborate milling, though many details remain uncertain.
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Kirwin
Wyoming
D. F. Hewett
United States Geological Survey
Ise
Will Kirwin
Trin
Prio
Hewett
Local Race Meet Delivers Clean Sport and Fair Purses
The city hosted a four day race meeting drawing blooded horses from across the country. Friday featured a match between Biddy OToole and a two year old bay filly but OToole went lame. Ern Smith’s Kid beat a Black mare owned by Happy Han Berford over 300 yards. Saturday saw four races with Kid defeating Jack over 400 yards, and later Kid defeating Blackner’s Kid in a three quarter mile race. Mable H, owned by L Bendson, won the mile race by a half length. The final race of the day had Kid beating Mable 1. Sunday opened with Walter H owned by Hileman in a 500 dollar purse for a Sorrel horse.
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Enamily
Mmerer
Biddy O'Toole
Mr. Potter
Soda Springs
Hileman
Calle d Oly
Ern Smith
Kid
Happy
Han Berford
Blackmer
Jack
Blackner
Potter
Roan
Blackney
Mable
Barris
L. Bendson
Rock Springs
Mable H
En Smith
Smith
Walter H
Sorrel
Timber boom expands Big Piney region in Wyoming
District Forester approves a one million foot saw timber sale in Snyder Basin Wyoming National Forest sold to J W Bolinger of Lig Viney. Marbleton grows near Big Piney as Hollager repairs mills and new stands of lodgepole pine and Engelmann spruce yield high per acre values amid rapid regional development.
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Big Piney
Wester
Wyoming
Wyoming National Forest
Sherman
Snyder Basin
J. W. Bolinger
Lig Viney
Forest Service
South Piney Creek
Snyder Hasii
Big Viney
Marbleton
Hig Piney
Hutler
Snyder
Butler
la Hiarge
Green Wiver
Granger
LaHarge
Tax Comparisons Show Lincoln County Tax Burden Higher
A 1914 Comparative Statement shows Uinta county valued cattle at 1101807 while Lincoln county alone this year shows a $10,482 drop. Ranchers in Lincoln report cattle returns of 1,000,925 with a $20,482 decrease after losing Uinta. Jewelry and furniture values rise in Lincoln, indicating fair assessments, while overall Lincoln county valuation falls below last year’s combined total. E. S. Moore, U.S. internal revenue inspector, toured the city reporting findings.
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Uinta County
Lincoln County
Lincoin County
Geo. W. Tanner
James P. Rosenberg
Fruit Train Wreck Near Diamondville Injures Cars and Fruits
The fruit express No. 230 wrecked Friday afternoon near Diamondville after colliding with loaded coal cars being moved by a switch. Three California plum cars were damaged and plunged into the Ham Fork river valley. Four coal cars derailed and twisted in wreckage. engineers F Orchard and conductor Stoddard blamed for alleged over speed and railroad rules breach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruit Express
Diamondville
Kemuerar
Lina Leen
F. Orchard
Stoddard
California
Alaska-Siberia Pictures Tour By G M Whitten
G M Whitten of the New Kemmerer theatre sails on a seven state tour with Alaska Siberian pictures for which he holds sole rights in seven states. The film, costly to produce, showcases hardships of the cam era man and opens in Salt Lake City September 22 for a week before touring Utah Idaho and later Nebraska. Mrs Whitten will manage the Kemmerer theatre in his absence.
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G. M. Whitten
New Kemmerer Theatre
Alaska Siberian Pictures
Aix
Mr. Whitten
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake Theatre
John Cort
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College of Success
The
First National Bank of
Chapin Ridtors
F. H. Chapin
Mgr
St Oma
Ats Pat
the City Drug Store
C. A. Christmas
Joseph M. Carey Insues
Commercial Club
Big Piney Region
Moore
U.S
Alaska
Siberia Pictures
Kemmerer Savings Bank and Trust Co
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