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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1919
Page
13
Dave Walton visited from Slate Creek on Green River with Fred Jennings assisting in the county clerk’s office. Numerous officials and residents including Clyde Rau, W E Maddison, Hoskins, J W Norton, and Jack Sharp were noted in town for business or social reasons during the week.
Miss Helen Virginia Kinghorn of Diamondville wed Dwight Y. Goddard in Kemmerer on Monday of last week. She has served as assistant post mistress at Diamondville for five years. Goddard, formerly a railroad yard operator, recently returned from a year with the A E B F in France and now resides in Colorado.
A crew of men and women completed the high tension electric line between Frontier power plant and Elkol town. The Elkol mine now houses the necessary machinery and the system will soon supply electricity to the town at 12 volts with the line ready for activation.
Fragmented OCR lists dating room chairs rocking chairs stretch ott, chairs, china cabinet, bed. Mentions person names and places unreadable. appears as a general classified sale notice with mixed typos and partial items.
A 1919 letter style piece by Casper critiques life in harsh terms. It compares cold natures to a Texas norther and mocks parental views on queer children. It attacks modern bootleggers and calls out I W W and Bolsheviks as civilization’s snakes.
A Northern Wyoming Herald item reports a grassroots campaign in Greybull and surrounding districts to move the state capital to Casper. Organizers seek legislative support to relocate at no cost to Casper, with Casper hints of concessions but awaiting public sentiment. A meeting is planned in Sheridan next week.
The coal strike raises oil demand while petroleum production lags. Big-company reserves shrink as three industries plan to switch from coal to oil. The coming years promise accelerated development projects and greater activity in energy efforts.
Thomas named agent at Montpelier depot replacing Henry who moved to Pocatello. Woodside left for Aberdeen and Billy Silfast became depot cashier. Sublet engine crew laid off due to idle mines with Williams McPhie Swan gon Angelo affected. Fireman Aitkins departed local yards for Murray.
An article in the Wyoming Oil World reports a split among geologists over Kemmerer preparations. Casper and Sheridan capitalists back exploration, claiming potential oil beyond proven zones if drilling occurs along the anticline. Critics note water pressure limits and propose drilling below the anticline as key. Several frontier operators await launch by the syndicate backing Kemmerer exploration.
Herman Sandberg reports about 18 inches of snow in the upper Hamsfork ranch section on Friday. Mr and Mrs Dan Misehler sold their residence on Lignite Avenue to Mrs Steve Angel0 and moved their household effects to Ogden Utah on Monday to reside there. Friends wish them success in their new home.
Notice for the annual stockholders meeting of First National Bank of Kemmerer Wyoming to be held in the Directors Room on Tuesday January 13 1920 at 10:00 A M for election of directors and other legal business. P J Quealy president and Frank Pfeiffer cashier.
In Lincoln County Wyoming District Court notice is given that letters of administration with will annexed were granted November 20 1919 to the personal representative of the estate of William Sutton. Creditors and claimants must exhibit their claims with the necessary notarized evidence by a specified date. Failure to comply may bar claims.
Six men were fined after pleading guilty to charges connected with unlawful tobacco and narcotic activity. Night Marshal Sid Johnson led the investigation and court action, with proceedings concluding on a recent night.
Missouri superintendent J. Burch receives word his father is ill at Clearmoor and later learns his brother has died in a hospital. He leaves to attend to family as the second death in a week impacts the Burch family.
fragmentary ad style copy touts Chamberlain's Tablets for digestion after meals. The garbled text hints at a health claim that taking the tablets after supper improves digestion and eases meals. The readability is poor and names are unclear.
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