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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1912
Page
25
The Kemmerer Camera issue from December 11, 1912 lists a Wednesday publication date with a per hour charge indicated as eight cents. The notice reflects a historical pricing snippet from the weekly paper.
The Camera presents a Christmas edition highlighting generous local business ads. editors note extra effort in typographic quality and extend holiday greetings for Christmas and the New Year.
The Medicine Bow Times earns praise as a neat seven column eight page paper boosting local business and prosperity. References to Woodrow Wilson and Dolly Madison highlight presidential history while Attorney Ivan S. Jones contributes articles. Local notaries should update commissions by January 1 as state lines shift and cabinet reforms loom in Congress.
Do your shopping early to avoid crowds and ensure better torus and a larger discount. Last minute shopping is rarely satisfactory as choices are picked over and the best items disappear.
Harold Harrison, county clerk elect, spent several days in Kemmerer arranging relocation for his family before assuming duties on January first. He has bought a lot for a house and will return to hire a builder. Harrison aims to install efficient office systems and begin transcribing records for the new county. He may visit Evanston to study the Uinta County records ahead of the start.
The nine month old infant of Mr and Mrs Hendrickson Diamondville swallowed a piece of toy metal a rooster figure causing immediate choking. Dr Marquis Kemmerer X rayed and located the metal low in the throat prompting hospital transfer to Butte Montana for relief. Further details not available.
Mr Whitney plans a special free matinee for all school children on Christmas day at Kem merer Diamondville and Frontier. The program includes a three reel production of Cinderella and the Glass Slipper. All school children admitted free.
Mrs. O. H. Dunham and her husband traveled from the ranch after his Omaha trip to Salt Lake for a brief visit. He reported a strong cattle market with most of his shipment selling at 7.50 per hundredweight and one steer fetching $7 per pound for a total value of $124, leading the season's market.
Kemmerer Lodge No 3 A F and A M held its regular communication Friday night with the annual officer election. E L Smith was chosen worshipful master H J Christmas senior warden and Albert Larson junior warden Installation set for Friday evening December 20 with third degree work expected and other officers to be appointed.
The Band boys will hold a dance in the Lyceum theater on Saturday night next Dec 14 to aid cornet player John Seger who has fallen on hard times after an appendicitis operation. He supports a large family and the event aims to raise crucial funds. The Band and Orchestra will donate the music. Joe Gudmandsen traveled to Cumberland this week as a businessman.
Report on the condition of the Kemmerer Savings Bank and Trust Company at Kemmerer Wyoming as of November 26 1913. The document presents a financial snapshot including assets liabilities and capital details, reflecting the bank’s financial health at year end 1913.
Local column lists benefit dances, Christmas sales, and shopping notices in Kemmerer. Entries mention Kemmerer Hardware store promotions, Miss Carrie Elliot hosting a Bachelor Circle gathering, and plans for Christmas candy sales at the Emporium. Voices report visitors from Green River and Rock Springs, plus church and social events through early December.
The First National Bank of Kemmerer and the Kemmerer Savings Bank and Trust Co. show rising resources with First National at 1,118,797.05 and an annual gain of 215,000. The two banks promote savings habits through The Camena and urge checking accounts, boosting local credit and confidence.
Charles Elmer Lane a longtime assistant to Senator Francis E Warren in Cheyenne and Washington has resigned to enter private practice. He established offices at 905 206 First National Bank Building in Cheyenne and is a Georgetown Law graduate 1911 with patent and land law training. He is admitted to the Wyoming and District of Columbia bars and is known as Elmer among peers.
Sheriff-elect KA Hanson and Mrs. Hanson arrived in Kemmerer to establish their home, renting the Bert Hood house on Cedar avenue. They left four children in Afton, who will finish the term there before joining them after holidays. A fire last Saturday destroyed their former home and belongings, prompting community sympathy. Hanson has not yet appointed deputies and will likely do so after meetings with the new commissioners.
He is the brother of Dr Arthur E Lane born in Cheyenne. He is aiding in attaining onces in this chosen pro. Dr Lane is a leading physician of Laramie Wyoming.
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