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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1918
Page
4
Reading locale rates set at 10 cents per insertion with each line. Legal notices priced per insertion at five cents per line. Brevier type used for such notices. Carts of thanks and resolutions charged at one cent per line.
An editor presumes U S forces in France will reach four million in July 1919 and two million in training at home. The Rock Springs Rocket reports Mrs Cora Wanamaker buying Adviser News and consolidating papers. Home Guards are urged in Wyoming towns including Kemmerer, and Jas Vicars of Diamondville earns the Croix de Guerre for actions against enemy troops.
Spain declares retaliation by holding all German ships in Spanish ports, aiming to compensate losses caused by German submarines. The move signals possible alignment with Allied nations as they fight for democracy amid ongoing naval warfare.
Elizabeth M. Brown, candidate in the primary for Justice of the Peace at Cheyenne, stands as part of a trend of women entering public roles. The article notes past female officeholders and asserts Mrs. Brown would be a capable judge if elected.
Kemmerer hosts the Chautauqua starting this month through September 6. Local backers say the town led the state last year in guarantor support and expect strong turnout again. Tickets priced at 5.50 each, with a push to buy two.
The Flower Carnival event hosted by the One Hundred Per Cent American Club of Kemmerer last Thursday at Lyceum Hall drew strong attendance. A program featured children’s dances and songs, plus duets and group performances, praised for their quality by attendees and organizers.
The Frontier Branch of the American Red Cross will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Pro- Her School Building on Wednesday August 28 at 2 pm. Members are urged to attend as work continues and more helpers are needed. A list of July shipped articles and workers is included with many named contributors.
Mise Flo LaChapetla Clerk of the Metrict Court received the State Examiner Al Putnam's report covering May 1 1917 to June 30 1918. It lists Civil Docket Fees 409.50 Civil Jury Fees 4.00 Probate Fees 44.45 Criminal costs 318.04 Bond for feitures 280.00 and totals 9201.55. Fines largely from bootlegging numbered about 38 cases with $7145 in bond forfeitures and $1528.30 in criminal costs. The report notes high criminal business but lower expenses, making the clerk's office self supporting with over 2000 in general fund earnings.
Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction McDonough visited Kemmerer last week with four primary candidates, aiming to advance their bid for the office. The visit focused on promoting their shared educational platforms and public support.
Mary Lis of Frontier files a divorce suit against Tom Ox alleging cruelty and drunkenness. The couple reportedly faced difficulties for two to three years.
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