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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1918
Page
12
The piece lists advertising rate details by month and week, with per inch and per line prices. It mentions legal notices and cards of thanks, and notes classifications as second class matter in Kemmerer.
The piece argues that alcohol harms both war effort and peacetime productivity. It notes Russia’s wartime stance and highlights rapid state ratifications of the prohibition amendment, with Massachusetts the latest to approve. It suggests nationwide prohibition is near, leaving opponents isolated.
The piece notes the April twenty first start of a bloodiest battle, with Germans pressing English forces and French Italian Portuguese and American reinforcements arriving. General Foch declares satisfaction with the situation and reserves unused, signaling strong allied endurance and readiness for a future push on the western front.
Charles Schwab named director of the Shipping Corporation to lead government shipbuilding efforts. The appointment signals wartime patriotism and confidence in Schwab's leadership of industry amid the emergency.
Cokeville residents responded vigorously to the Liberty Loan call with strong turnout at an Opera House meeting. J Noblit opened the gathering and Hon. Charles OConnor spoke on war aims as the committee reported a substantial early total and a pledge toward the local fund.
The Federal authorities urge Wyoming physicians to attend a Cheyenne meeting on April 29 to discuss manning war hospitals and training camps. Dr. Fred Phiter leads the state medical education committee and arrangements for a nationwide defense effort are being coordinated by the 100 Percent Club of Cheyenne. Only a small fraction of registered Wyoming doctors have volunteered to help, prompting a call for broader participation.
The report outlines a dispute over a population quota with towns near the 4 acre boundary. The Cakew le Libe ty Loa Committee is named with organizers including D Novi and Chairman Larson along with secretary Lroneurer and several associates. Local figures such as Broner Man and Raoul Nencier are mentioned in the context of the contention and committee actions.
Fossil News notes include plans for a No 24 Star listing by Wyoming Gyer O1 holdings this week. Local operator 5 Mra. Eptrum Wyle. transfers include Miss Lillian Terrivow to Cokeville. Mrs Pred Snyder visiting Mrs Frank Steinhour. a tobacco fund dance set for Tuesday April 30 with hosts Misses Gertrude Soule and Gwendlyn Rawlinge. The Fossil Inn dance last Friday drew a large crowd. music praised. Ralph Soule and family moving to new beach home above Fox. Mr and Mrs A S Hutte now at Rock Creek Ranch. H S Thompson of Sage aiding oil rig move. Mrs Hazel Ashby staying at the hotel.
Two years after Lincoln County and other Wyoming counties were warned that funding county fairs from county revenues was unconstitutional the Wyoming Supreme Court will decide the case. Union Pacific and U S railroad filed action, paying taxes under protest. If plaintiffs win counties may owe reimbursements or fairs refunded.
Fifteen Big Piney boys reached Kemmerer on the 17th to enlist for democracy and then traveled to Ogden Utah to swear allegiance and join Americas cause. The group includes Al Kunze Wiley Horn Harl Gauger Frank Gallagher George Farrell William Sherman Harry Taylor Niel Durnford Alfred Holloway Buster Mellvain Julius Giroud Myron Mills Max Craig Elba McMinch and James Passnss. Buster Mellvain a Piney native born 37 years ago is believed the first child born after settlement. F D Chapel and Grover Trittipp drove them from Big Piney. about 200 local residents bid farewell and sent them off with a hearty salute.
A proclamation describes an allotment tied to Third Liberty Bond quotas. It defines a man who accepts only part of his due as a bonds slacker, contrasting those who meet their duty with those who take less or none. The piece emphasizes personal responsibility and civic duty in bond purchases.
St Patrick's Church will celebrate Mass every Sunday at 9 am with Benediction after Mass. Sunday School remains at 8:30 am. Mass at Sublet on the first Sunday each month at 1 am. Key T D Lynth is the pastor.
Marriages celebrated by Pastor Lynch include Nick Zovfchuky and Annie Tomternick with sponsors George and Mary Romaneau on April 1, Richard Potter and Annie Marehinaky with sponsors August Jarme and Mary Marehinaky on April 16, and Archibald Miller and Mrs Win with sponsor Hert and Ruth Corolla on April 17. Church services listed for Cokeville and St James Episcopal Church with prayers for soldiers in France and a wedding slated at St Thomas Church in Kawlina.
The Kemmerer Red Cross chapter held two meetings last week with strong attendance. A large box was packed for shipment to Denver. Quarters are crowded as up to 10 sewing machines run simultaneously. A June drive is planned alongside the Third Liberty Loan effort.
August Sepp Russian middleweight 164 pounds challenged 111 pound Japanese champion Professor Takahashi. Match secured for Kemmerer to face Takahashi at the Lyceum Theatre on Tuesday April 30 at 8 30 p m with preliminary events earlier in the evening.
Finnish native Alex Matson, 48, died in Diamondville last Thursday after 28 years in the United States. A miner by trade, he later worked in the livery business. Funeral services were held Sunday at Finn Hall with burial in Diamondville cemetery. Survived by wife Deseaned, a son and a daughter.
P W Olson sold a famous herd header pure Scotch Shorthorn bull to Curtis and Gardiner last week. They took the animal to their Thomas Fork ranch and are building a fine herd, boosting the Cokesville district as a prominent purebred stock section of the state.
The group of fourteen men who left Kemmerer on April 2 to enlist at Camp Lewis passed all examinations. The army surgeon notes tuberculosis screening is very strict with X rays for nearly every recruit. Wyoming rarely sends TB victims, with most cases seen in men from the Pacific states, especially California.
Matt Cirej, once sentenced to death for the 1915 wife murder on the Kemmerer Frontier road, has been freed by the state board of pardons after a reprieve and a subsequent term of 20 to 50 years in the penitentiary. He was released as a free man following the pardon.
Fourteen Japanese men were arrested after Sheriff McMinn interrupted a poker game last week. They faced arraignment before Justice Glasgow and were bound over to the grand jury in 260 dollars each. The crime carries a fine up to 1000 dollars and up to a year in jail.
Ogden Utah Union Stock Yards reports mixed cattle prices with steadier to higher trends. Cattle show varied values from vealers to dressed beef cows and bulls, while sheep and lambs push higher on demand.
A Friday afternoon blaze leveled Mrs John Camerons wash house consuming clothing and trunks. An entertainment and dance are planned at Frontier Hall Saturday evening by the 100 per cent American Club. Home Economics of Frontier meets April 21.
A patriotic Slavonian societies event at Sublet drew a large crowd and generous support. After expenses, the treasury, Mr PE Patterson, turned over 236.60 to the Red Cross.
A health ad touts Chamberlain's Tablets to relieve indigestion and constipation that cause wakefulness. It promises a clearer head and better digestion, and suggests trying a dose to feel improved. The ad contrasts a president who asks people to buy War Bonds with a Kaiser who orders them.
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