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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1916
Page
9
An overview of Wyoming school funding outlines state and federal roles, local levy limits, and the mix of revenue sources. It explains land rentals, the permanent school fund, forest and timber revenues, and county duties to fund teachers, schools, and public roads, including taxes and bonds.
On Tuesday May 2 Kemmerer hosts both Republican and Democratic county central committees to pick delegates for the state convention in Cheyenne on May 9. Debate grows over proper proxy use and whether Saturday meetings would ease distant attendees. Lincoln county has fifty precincts, each with a delegate right, with proxies optional but often overlooked.
A civic call urges residents to improve sanitation and street cleaning. The speaker praises women’s work and urges men to clean alleys and vacant lots, reduce refuse, and push for better roads with stronger public insistence.
Hon. Jona R. Arnold presided in Kemmerer as the Third Judicial District judge ordered the May district court jury list drawn. Clerk Carl Cook Sheriff Ed Hansen and Treasurer Ben Roli oversaw the drawing with over 800 names in the box, showing strong representation from Jackson Hole, the Btar Valley, Green River Valley, and mining districts.
Moon interest grows as a pocket billiards event at Lyceum bar last week pitted Kid Sanders, northwest champion, against C Tanaka, Utah Japanese champion. Sanders led early matches, Tanaka posted a 47 ball high score, and final night Sanders won 64 to 265, amid a large local crowd.
Smallpox reappears in the mining district with ten cases at No. 6 mine and spreading to three families. Camps near Kemmerer are closed to prevent spread as doctors assess risk. No deaths reported. cases confined and under care. Lincoln County Abstract and Realty Co. to complete county book transcription to secure reliable abstracts. Board members named as Brandon, Jones, and Smith.
The Hadsell Livestock Co contracted their 1916 wool clip to W. R. Adama of Fremont Nebraska for 27 cents per pound, the highest price yet and the first sale of the season in this area. Other companies have been negotiating but Hadsell is the only firm to close so far. The report notes prior highs of 23 cents tied by earlier sales.
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