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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1917
Page
12
Reading locals list dead notices and legal notices with per line charges. The entry outlines train times for Oregon Short Line Westbound and Eastbound trains with schedule details for Kemmerer daily except Sunday, including departure at 7 am and return at 6 45 pm.
Lincoln County residents express mixed emotions as soldiers depart at 12 15 pm amid tears and pride. The piece recalls Civil War separations, notes the boys fight for a just cause, and reassures families that service may be months away while hometown support remains strong.
Fragmentary OCR reading mentions places and names with unclear context. Reads like notes on people and events with Seton City and Mowe references. Overall details are insufficient to determine a coherent historical item or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a team and individuals with partial names and locations. No coherent event or outcome is clear enough to summarize into a specific news item.
The piece notes rising confidence in the president's leadership during wartime as partisan divides fade over key military and policy moves. It cites approval of actions like delaying a volunteer division and reshaping military committees, with European praise and American press reflecting swift mobilization and unity. It highlights editors and observers praising the administration’s competence and the public's readiness to set aside petty motives for national task.
A tableau-like scene unfolds with a group performing a line dance under a riverbank glow. The text hints at a crowd gathered near a pool and lists places such as Sande Gate and Canannan while noting activity on a December day.
Fragmentary OCR reports an accident Monday afternoon involving William Wit Piel at a venue with Chief Talent present. Details are unclear due to garbled text but indicate a disruption and potential injuries.
A letter from Mr. N. Leek near Yellowstone depicts elk sparring on hind legs with heads thrown back. They stab with front hooves, delivering brutal, rapid blows. The account details camera work, timing, and the animals’ behavior as they clash during feeding and in dense elks groups.
Local notes record visitors and residents near Bondurant Wyoming. Frank Wilhelm and Perry Rowlsby with Perry Lewis and Lewla Hill returned from Jackson Hole. Miss White and Arthur Howls called at the Wilhelm office. Mr. Bixby, cousin of Mrs. Wilhelm, and forest ranger Loomis visited Fall River. A fire guard for Plit Creek is under contract. Reports mention Nate and Jonn Kelly among others. telegrams and travel hints fill the week as ventures and visits are chronicled.
A temporary Kemmerer resident named Gefawentz reportedly robbed a man Sunday night, stealing valuables worth an unspecified amount. No arrests have been made and the suspect’s identity remains unclear.
A Cheyenne brewer hunts elk in 1914 with a guide, fails to steady his rifle, and misses a shot while the elk escapes. A second nimrod attempts a shot at 125 yards, frightens the herd, and, after flawed rest, the guide questions his technique as they retreat.
Mrs. W H Wyman files in district court to set aside William Henry Wyman s will from 1916 and seeks guardianship for adopted child Alidee five, claiming marriage and adoption revoked the will. if successful, the girl would inherit half the estate.
A large group of youths traveled from Laramie to Kemmerer Sunday morning after attending summer school. Many visited friends in Company H and earned credits. they plan to take the teachers exam. Names listed include Myrtle Jensen and several others from Afton Fairview and Thayne.
A new Chandler roadster owned by Mr. Peterson attracted high interest in Kemmerer after Salt Lake reporters photographed it before Platt Wilson’s overland run. The car features a pigskin top plush upholstery plate glass windows shock absorbers white wire wheels and cord tires in a rich brownish tan finish.
Superintendent Joseph B. Burch of the local schools arrived home Sunday morning from Laramie Wyoming where he aided the state educational commission in reviewing prospective teachers papers. He had recently returned from Portland Oregon where he attended the annual National Educational Association meeting. The keynote was Keep up the standard.
At the convention educators stressed the need to train youth as the war’s heavy problems grow. Superintendent Burch gave one address highlighting intensified education to meet postwar challenges.
Public auction will sell the real estate of James W. Fleming deceased in Kemmerer Lincoln County Wyoming with cash in full at sale. The administrator J T Van Winkle will offer multiple parcels described as sections 19 20 29 30 township 42 range 116 for highest bidder subject to court confirmation on August 29 1917 at 2 PM.
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