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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1912
Page
16
The article notes Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, described as a solemn fast beginning Friday and ending Saturday. It mentions universal cessation of labor, devotion to God, forgiveness among people, and families gathering for worship and expressions of blessing and prosperity.
Improvements at a Kemmerer livery stable shift focus to modernizing stalls, floor leveling, and building upgrades under Mr Murray of the Remmerer Urey Mable partnership. Once finished, the facility will be among the finest livery stables in the region, reflecting renewed investment and better horse care.
J P Sorenson deputy state game warden reports from the heart of the big game country near Old Kendall on the upper Grown river. Elk are plentiful and in fine condition though calf numbers declined after winter. Cattle look good as they descend from mountain parks while wolves have harmed small game and birds. Snow hints at an early winter as thousands of ducks move from mountain lakes. Sorenson plans to stay until season end or until hunters depart, noting few arrivals at that time and encouraging cautious meat preservation.
Mr and Mire Frank Hart arrive from a Cottonwood ranch with three children who will enroll in Kemmerer schools this winter Walter and Alice will enter the high school and Frank the seventh grade They will stay with Mie Nellie Yates who teaches in Kemmerer this year and has served Cottonwood for three terms The Ball family rancher from upper Groan River valley is noted for a record cattle sale of yearlings twos and threes at 900 straight for the season.
Light colored hay hare weighing about 1000 pounds with fore top out. No brands. Report mentions Govaitemwand EB W Smith Bltod. Further details unclear.
The Pocatello Tribune notes taxes at eight per cent per hundred dollars of property as the state county and city levy climb. City and school levies push total burdens over four dollars per one hundred, while prohibition remains ineffective with more saloons in dry areas, elevating government costs and hurting property owners. A future federal license ban could shift control back to the state.
Evanston will gain a new 25 stall round house with work starting this fall. Irvine of Kemmerer won the contract to furnish 200 cars of sand and gravel to be delivered within ninety days, shipped from Green River. James Stewart Company of Salt Lake City holds the building contract.
Last Thursday the Bachelor Girly group hosted Irene Elliot for a Five Hundred game night at their flat. Mimi Winnie Jones won first honors with Jennie Hocker second at four tables. A delicious lunch followed with vocal and instrumental selections. The next meeting will be with Miss Hocker on October 1.
Excavation for the Hotel Komtadier annex proceeds with the old tram buildings moved to a temporary site. Concrete foundation will start this week for the heating plant installation, to be completed and integrated with the old hotel.
Famous novelist Owen Wister and his family return to their Philadelphia home for the winter after spending the summer on the Teton ranch in Jackson Hole. They plan to go back to Lincoln County next spring.
A Lewiston area report notes the Hidden Hand mine near South Pass has yielded a rich ore strike with assays around 5000 per ton. Excitement grows as claimants rush to the area, and ore will be sent to Denver workers for sampling, with a possible new mine opening in the South Pass district.
A fragmentary notice notes Harry Krupp will construct a house, a barn, and cemetery work on upper Pine Avenue for J. Bi. Irvine. Irvine plans a move to a different site and will not build a home at the present lot.
Yesterday at one o'clock at the Veide home Miss Marion Frances Christmas wed William Judas Witherspoon in Episcopalian rites. Sister Margaret Christmas served as maid of honor with Charlen Ay groomenien. Guests included Maude Chamberlain and Dr W A Hocker. The couple left for Salt Lake City Hotel Utah for ten days.
Secretary Wilson announces an experiment station on Manti National Forest near Ephraim Utah to study grazing and water protection. Bids for buildings have been received and work should start before winter. Erosion and runoff observations have begun. The forest lands provide range for substantial stock in western states, with about 1.5 million sheep and goats plus calves and lambs. The goal is to restore denuded ranges to productive condition to feed more stock without harming watersheds, benefiting growers and meat consumers.
Campaign expenses incurred by candidates for United States senator, congressmen, and state supreme court judge are listed with partial names. Names such as Warren, Kendrick, Mondell, Fabey, Spriggs, and Cyrus appear in incomplete form amid fragmented OCR text.
A plan by the Bear Lake county Republican committee proposes a six percent levy on the first year's salary of a candidate to fund campaign expenses. The proposal includes a deadline of October for collection and aims to raise funds for party candidates.
Ancle Reynolds from Cort visits Kemmerer on Monday after driving from Opal, noting hay demand rises as winter tightens and prices edge up. Farmers report grain fields abundant and gardens yielding. livestock developments push ranchers toward independence after years of hard toil.
World attention focuses on Utah Copper fields near Briggtsaat as 5000 miners walk out after wage demands of 85 cents a day. Chas Moyer of the Western Federation warns against immediate reopening with non union labor. deputies surround properties and militia is discussed as tensions rise across the western mines.
May Need Operation Peter Gordon Jr returned last week from Mayo Bros Rochester Minn after three scores of medical examinations including X Ray photos Physicians believe surgery may be necessary for his kidney trouble and he may return in December He visited St Paul Duluth and cousins he had not seen in 28 years, raised in same home as children
Middle Piney Project Senator W. H. Taylor of the Cinta County Irrigation Co. travels to Big Piney Saturday with government land agent C. La Avery of Cheyenne to examine lands under the Middle Piney irrigation plan. Taylor expects contractor Coolidge to finish the North Piney canal by late October, enabling settlement of additional lands.
Early statistics show U S coal output rising from minimal short tons to hundreds of thousands, with anthracite and bituminous coal contributing. Virginia's entry increased output, while Hawaii-like figures and annual totals are cited for 1804 to 1840s, highlighting regional production shifts and record highs.
The Ranger Volume I, Kemmerer High School year book edited by the class of 1912 and issued by Kemmerer Camera, earns praise from Cokeville Register and Evanston Times for its neat, up to date presentation, artful printing and broad local pride.
Woolgrowers faced risk during unsettled politics as prices rose and sales slowed. Buyers reaped scarce supplies in eastern commission houses, while western sellers exited at strong values. Wood orders for eastern manufacturers strain delivery schedules as markets expect continued strength through year end.
A Leather Worker arriving from River ton, Wye, is seeking and receiving aid for his craft. The local community notes his skilled harness and saddle work as vital to sustaining traditions and providing income for Our people. Despite prior costly efforts, continued support helps maintain his workshop and cultural engagement.
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