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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1902
Page
1
Kemmerer reports a busy week with visits from Daniels residents, sales, and business trips. Local events include fishing parties, oil news from Valley, school opening, and plans for a new fire company with meetings to recruit and train volunteers for preparedness.
An Austrian guest at the Elk Hotel reported being robbed of twenty five dollars on the highway by two young men while guiding him toward Diamondville. Marshal Naylin traced them from Soda Springs to Diamondville, arrested them there, and brought them back as of around 4 PM. They came from Salt Lake City and Gentile Valley and had been around Soda Springs.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a group from Uinta County preparing for service in government rail mail clerks and departmental roles. The text is garbled with multiple names and places, hindering a precise summary.
A Wyoming shepherd Ed Parmenter, while rounding up sheep north of La Barge in Snyder basin, encountered a large river bear. Unarmed, Parmenter fled through tall grass as the bear pursued and bit his right leg. He escaped to camp where a companion treated the injury.
Market notes indicate buyers seek to acquire gots while prices decline to cut stock levels. Traders push for swift purchases to capitalize on lower costs before values rebound.
Local residents, including Mist Liezie Thomas, Mrs Hay Thomas, and Miss Jane Fearn, travel between Diamondville Cumberland Oakley and Evanston. A Jap boy died in No 2 Mine on Thewlay, and several residents receive or plan travels to Denver Almy Salt Lake and Kemmerer as visits and duties unfold.
Mesdames J and others attend Thursday events in Oakley as Mayor Barrett faces criticism over a broken tree incident. David King returns from British Columbia and Archie Ricketts from Salt Lake City visit family. Barretts Park hosts activity amid a quarry account and a shooting near the Kentucky line where Thomas Scott prevented a fatal shot after a confrontation in a store. Crave is arrested and bound over to district court.
The Camera apologizes for an earlier misreport about marriages among local residents. It states no licenses were issued to Dismondville people and true details were unavailable. A missing mare ad is also included, offering a reward after payment for the listing.
The Chicago Milwaukee and 8 Paul Railway has added a new Pioneer Limited dining car, 82 feet long and six inches taller and wider than previous cars. It seats 36 in movable diners and has a large kitchen for six cooks, six waiters, and a conductor. The upgrade was necessary to accommodate more patrons.
The Salt Lake Tribune extols its role in a busy campaign year. It lauds The Weekly Tribune as excellent and notes The Inter-Mountain Farmer and Ranchman serves farmers nationwide through Tribune Publishing.
Advert reveals that a woman attributes her sprightly step and rosy complexion to Dr Kings New Life Pill. It promises active organs, good digestion, and relief from headaches with a claim that bones and ailment are improved. Seek Kemp Drug Co. for purchase at two cents.
J H Trohuston of Broughton Georgia claims years of bronchitis misery ended by Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. He credits relief for his wife’s asthma and calls the medicine the best group remedy. Trial bottles offered by Kemp Co. Drug Co with guaranteed prices.
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