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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1913
Page
6
Smoot gains a pleasant trout stocked lake area now open to Upper Star Valley residents and auto parties from Kemmerer Cokeville and Montpelier. The improved road enables loggers and farmers to reach timber stands and allows fire crews rapid access boosting firefighting efficiency and timber protection.
The United States Forest Service reports over twelve thousand dollars, ten percent of national forests receipts in Wyoming, is allotted for roads and trails within the state. Funds from the roads and trails program support local communities, supplementing the 25 percent of gross income directed to states for schools and roads. A new road on the Wyoming national forest runs from Cottonwood Creek Canyon to Cottonwood Lake, near Afton in Star Valley.
The Wyoming State Fair outlines continued rapid growth since its start five years ago. Improvements include better barns for livestock and exhibits, a post office substation on grounds, toll station and phones, and a $75 prize for the hardest bucking horse. Wild horses, new corrals, and a focus on sanitation for forest camps also feature in the report.
Editor Brandon Brandon of Kemmerer Wyoming, visiting Downey, travels from McCammon to discuss printing the lead lag newspaper of western Wyoming and to engage with the Marly valley Downey community. He also directs Kemmerer town affairs as mayor and owns newspapers at Cokeville and McCammon.
The Alabama Minstrels performed last night to a full tent in Red Bluff with a moonlit street parade through the principal streets. The act featured strong orchestra music, witty endmen, and standout numbers including Silver Threads Among the Gold. They will return for one night Sunday September 21 in their big tent theatre.
Railroads announce a single fare for the round trip to the State Fair with trips valid from September 29 to October 5. Troops from Fort Robinson under Captain C. G. Symmons will march to Douglas and arrive before the fair opens.
The forest service reports 31 local stockgrowers associations secured official recognition, bringing total recognized groups to 118. Advisory boards give stockmen a voice in forest administration, reducing misunderstandings and improving range control. Two national bodies exist, 113 local groups, and cooperation with government grows.
The State of Wyoming Uinta County notices that Patri administrator of the Lawrence Be Deceased estate has filed for settlement. A hearing is set for October 6 at ten o'clock a.m. in Evanston at the county courthouse to review the final distribution. All creditors heirs or interested parties may appear and contest or present written objections. Dated August 1, 1913. Clerk of District Court Wm. I. Murdett. Attorneys for estate ILE C. 1. Christmas listed.
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