| Show COLORFUL PUBLISHERS -THEN AND NOW authoredwell-researched book titled Utah As It Is He was known by contemporaries as Skip And was recognized by his readers as Essay Kaigh nom-de-plume obviously devised from his initials which he often used as both aby-line and editorial signature He wasrather accomplished thespian and appeared on the stage in several commu nities where he was employed And he was admitted to the bar in UtahNorthern Districts qualified to practice before the State Supreme Court When its first issue was produced on February 12 1868 Kenner was the printer of Our Dixie Times in St George Simultaneously he was printing the townother paper Mineral Cactus in the Times plant He made his way from southern Utah in 1870 to the Salt Lake Tribune where his writing skills were recognized and his departure on March 20 1872 was regretfully noted in columns of the paper His move was to Pioche Nevada where he took charge of the telegraph office That it wasmistake to leave journalism is evidenced by his reappearance as co-founder of the Alta Daily Independent on May 1873 It ceased publication three weeks later History has not recorded his whereabouts between journalistic assignments but he turned up on June 22 1875 as manager and part owner of the Beaver City Enterprise But Kenner must ve beenvictim of the itchy feet malady for he was editor of the Silver Reef Echo in the mining community of Leeds when it opened on March 17 1877 It was butbrief stopover On June 1877 he became editor of the Ogden Junction an evening daily often described as the best of that railroad townearly newspapers In his spare time Kenner edited Town and Stage periodical addressing Ogdendramatics and sporting affairs He left Ogden to return to Beaver as editor of the new Southern Utonian on February 19 1881 but four months later was lured back to the Enterprise where heearlier labored It was rumored hetake over the struggling Milford Sentinelyear afterward but instead he was admitted to the 2nd District Bar on September 14 1882 and fortime practiced law in southern Utah 183 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
