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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1919
Page
8
Lincoln Lumber Co receives a carload of Gramm-Bernstein Liberty Motor Trucks. A 3.5 ton truck was demonstrated and sold to D. A. Blackman, a prominent rancher. Lincoln Lumber aims to boost sales this spring and summer through rancher demonstrations.
A flawed tale from Sublet recounts Joe Gudocei and Joe Barbara planning to store $200 Liberty bonds in a trunk. After a mistaken belief in the bonds’ health from “exercise and air,” the sheriff intervened and the bonds were returned, ending the dispute with a refund of $800 and dismissal of the case.
Rumors claimed a Metor died from a mining task and car crash injuries, but officials reported the Metor is alive and recovering. The city notes the tale was false and the injured individual shows signs of slow improvement.
Mrs Eliza Payne widow of John W Payne died Monday night after a week of pneumonia illness at S C M hospital. The couple lived at Wheatland Wyoming and had recently faced influenza leading to pneumonia. She leaves two children Roth and Ardythe and burial plans place her beside her husband in Wheatland.
In Lincoln county a large stone building with many vacant rooms houses only a handful of prisoners. Four people live in the jail with many wards of the United States. the county boasts only a few inmates and faces a sparse prison population.
Mrs. Katherine A. Morton announced the apostemae of the new state board of education under the 1919 Riner bill. The six appointees include J. J. Early Sheridan P. J. Quealy Kemmerer B Conant Parks Lander James Morgan Cheyenne Mrs. Charles Stone Evanston and Earl E. Henway Casper. Quealy’s ranch interests will aid rural schools on board matters.
Samuel Adams Jr formerly ran a steep line between Kemmerer and Monfork and resided there for years. He joined 108th Infantry of the 29th Division and served in Texas with gas exposure on his seventh front line day. After recovery he returned to trenches, later fell from a parapet breaking his arm and spent four months in hospital before returning home to his father's ranch on Hamafork.
Influenza sweeps Tunne town near Orenoe on Kem mprer line affecting rail workers. Dr Maddison, the railroad physician, reports most patients recovering while one death is confirmed, the Meviran Woman, in Tunnel.
On Friday and Saturday the Red Cross of Kemmerer organized a drive for old clothes to aid refugees in France and Belgium. led by Mrs. Peter Gordon Jr and Red Cross workers, the effort collected about 45 sacks of garments from donor autos, sorted and packed for shipment to the Denver Red Cross headquarters.
Mrs. James Engian Hamfork, a pioneer resident, died from pneumonia likely triggered by influenza after illness that weakened her. Her husband and another son were ill, with several daughters and four grandsons surviving. Surviving daughters include Mrs. Kirkwood of Diamondville, Mrs. Henry Haddenham of Kemmerer, and Mrs. Matt Morrow of Cumberland.
In France country service wording shows funeral held at Mrs Parr's Pine Street home with many friends attending. Rev J M Sutton of the Negro Church conducted services and the remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery yesterday.
The piece reports a claimant calling herself Prophet Elizabeth who says she heals the sick raises the dead and cures the deaf and paralyzed offering to work for those who believe her. It notes claims published in a periodical and invites judgment.
A brief notice urges coordinated action on “fiver” and tas disorders, calling for awareness, research, and community support. Officials underline the need for resources, medical guidance, and patient advocacy to address these conditions.
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