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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1920
Page
12
The piece critiques a rival paper’s claim of a so called filters plant and lampoons its editor as a source, while a second feature argues oil fuels American industry with rising demand for lubricants and gasoline as crude costs climb and future prices may rise.
A letter complains Kemmerer streets are mud soaked with cars stuck on hills and in ruts. It urges paving or graveling several streets, crowning them to drain water, and suggests hiring a tractor and grader to fix the worst routes.
Irvin H. Thompson, a Union Pacific crossing watchman, died at his post between six and seven a m on Tuesday from apoplexy. He had worked eleven months for the railroad and his body was taken to his former home in Greely Colorado for burial.
Local notes report visits and travel by residents and guests including Mrs Bettie Williams and Mrs Maggie Bowcutt from Oregon and Wyoming visiting Mrs Fred Degraw. Entries mention census work, cattle checks, and spring hay shortages amid ranch activity around Viola Opal and La Barge.
Special correspondence notes residents returning from trips to Daniel and Pinedale. J P Ptster hired the Henry Grey Sanity for summer on a Basin ranch. J P Bellin assists Williams with feuding. Pfister to return. Spring arrives amid uncertain weather with lingering snow and early songbirds. Ben Smith visits the post office. FP Van Vivck returns to the Basin ranch from Michigan. Orin Robinson arrives Hoback Basin Inez to resume ranch work with government traps. Donald Querry visits Scott ranch with sister Merna returning by skids. Theo Haker visits W C Wowlaby ranch. Wm Bowlsby awaits.
In Bondurant area a hay shortage reduces supply as F. E. Van Vleck and Oliver Robinson moved two toboggan loads from the Bondurant ranch last Tuesday. Geo. Matthews may haul from Hicks or move his stock. Clyde Johnson Pee shipped two tons at 25 dollars per ton. O L Dutcher, optometrist, to be at Kemmerer Hotel April 16-17 offering glasses for imperfect eyes.
From Friday to Monday a valley snowfall measured 12 to 14 inches while ranches north of Kelly report 3 to 4 feet. Hay shortage haunts the region with stock driven over the Pass into Idaho for feed. Driggs carload hay saw 94 teams waiting. 10 percent of ranchers are out and 40 percent more may be out in 15 days.
Rev M B Nash rector announces services on Sunday April 18 1920 with morning prayer and sermon at 11 am. Choir rehearses regularly Thursdays in the church with good music and a general invitation.
Next Sunday the church holds services at 8 and 10 30. Catechism for children runs on Saturdays in the afternoon and is open to non Catholics.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Pewce League at 7 p.m. Evening worship at 8 p.m. A cordial invitation to all. R. Dickson, Pastor.
An advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional issue best treated internally not by local applications. Hall's Catarrh Medicine supposedly heals the condition by acting through the blood to mucous surfaces, with testimonials offered by J. Chonay & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
In Lincoln County Wyoming the District Court orders all interested parties to appear at the Kemmerer District Court on May 4 1920 at 1 30 oclock in the afternoon to show cause why Grace H MacGlashan widow of C P MacGlashan deceased should receive the property as homestead and absolute ownership.
Perry Ashdown and Irwin Smith forest rangers for Standard Lumber Co traveled from Big Piney to Afton by ski in a blizzard, covering about fifty miles in 24 hours. They left April 1 from Big Cottonwood, headed via Sheep creek Bear canyon Willow creek Turnerville to Afton. They saw elk in good condition for the season and planned a return trip.
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