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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1915
Page
3
A letter from Jadot in Belgium describes ruined homes near a fort, families forced into mines, and a town under German siege with constant artillery. Food is rationed at about $1 per item, vegetables scarce, and Sundays void of sustenance. Many factories closed, coal output limited, and news access blocked as Germans tighten control.
A Kemmerer column urges residents to install and tend gardens this spring. It extols yards as town monuments, praising patient labor and inviting visitors to admire improvements. The piece envisions hardy vegetables thriving locally and yearns for pride through well kept outdoor spaces.
Nine grading experts from Chicago will oversee wool grading at three pens near Nawlins Sulon and another site this week. Grading costs are set at half a cent per pound, with potential value increases of several tenths per pound. Estimating capacity at 1500 sheep daily, graders could earn about $60 per day if kept busy. The plan, tied to the Rawlins project, draws interest from local flockmasters amid mixed opinions.
J W Hildebrand general manager of the Standard Meat and Livestock Co visited Kemmerer after touring sheep camps near Cumberland. Four bands are held near the Elk mountain lease lambing grounds, with shearing planned at Fossil after lambing and again between late June. Walters, company president, expected to visit from Denver. The firm runs seven bands on their own range south of Wam Walter with winter quarters at Wam Cutter, a large storehouse and corrals and pens for on site shearing.
Ulet Holland from the Beckwith ranch reports spring work nearly finished with plowing and harrowing. Farmers expect to start planting grain around the 25th. The den reportedly laid 31 cages the day before, and fresh eggs are noted.
An Idaho couple Ira} Kees of Face Elle and Mise Glebe Dunford of Hicowington wed in Keu meres last Thursday at the County Clerk office with Marvhel Jim Hates and Sheriff Ed Haneen as witnesses. Dunford is the daughter of ranchers near Bloomington. She had been working in the capital office as a clerk and stenographer to the deputy Mod Lane on the Oregon short line before the ceremony.
Commissioners Peterson and Wapworth of Star Valley review plan to bring a 700 member local talent troupe to Kemmerer in June to perform Princess Bonnie. If feasible, shows are eyed for Montpelier first and then Kemmerer the following night. The project would be costly but organizers are optimistic about arranging the visit.
Fred Hancey received word last week of Theodore Froadbent aged 11 years who was electrocuted in the Ogden foothills while searching for a cow. He touched a live Utah Power and Light wire down in brush. Findings show the wire held in his hand when found and death was instantaneous with severe burn injuries to his right thumb left hand and head.
A fragmentary notice lists a thorobred for sale with unclear details. No clear names, dates, or locations can be confirmed from the readable text.
A misprinted but readable notice notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is being trialed and recommended for coughs and colds. It highlights growing demand and mentions a price near six. The fragment indicates broad distribution and public use across regions.
Hon. James W. Chrisman of Opal reports he has sold his cattle holdings on the Opal ranch after a long winter of feeding. He plans to move head to upper range and later to Middle Piney and Cottonwood ranches, while selling his Opal Mervantite Co stake. He introduced a two-term Lincoln county court bill in the last legislature, which stalled, with a new bill advancing in the senate and awaiting governor action.
A 66 year old Houston man, after twenty years of indigestion and advice that no cure existed, reports relief and cure within two months from a 26¢ bottle of Chamberlain's Tablets. The note appeals to other sufferers and claims wide availability.
Proclamation by J C Watt Irandon mayor calls election for Kemmerer Lincoln County Wyoming on May 11 1915 at Town Hall Precinct 1 and W E Pitt Viambing Shop Precinct 2 for mayor and two councilmen. Polls open after nine and close at seven. Town Clerk Jon Mason attests the document.
Notice of Publication serial number 08708 issued by the Department of the Interior at Kemmerer Wyoming on May 26 1916. Claimant witnesses listed include Fred J Canyon Ranch Arthur Trudell Johnston Tyee and Howard M Holden Fontenelle. Register note Alex Nisbet.
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