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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1917
Page
3
Come In Now and Join Our Christmas Banking Club to teach thrift to old and young by a simple saving method. Start with small amounts and deposit the same weekly sum, 50 cents, 1 dollar, 5 dollars, or more, every week to build a Christmas fund.
A brief note surveys various clubs and the pay they offer, presenting a compact comparison of compensation across groups. It highlights how responsibilities and stipends differ, guiding readers to gauge which club aligns with their earnings goals.
Cheyenne reports the Bar C Sheep company will auction about 125000 pounds of 1918 Wyoming wool at 70 cents per pound. If the 1918 clip matches 1917 in weight, value could reach about 20.65 million dollars, marking a 53 percent rise from 1917.
A humorous verse from The Camera crediting J. be. Rosenberg and others for composing in leisure hours. It riffs on “whiskers blown through” by winter winds, imagining Kemmerer Wyoming and camp life with overheated rooms, radiators, and blanket warmth as distant comforts. The piece blends camp humor with mock nostalgia for home.
John Boswell, aka Linmondy tile, appeared before Justice of the Peace Tom Holland last Saturday charged with aggravated assault on Herman Jonnion. He pleaded guilty and was bound over for defense in district court on $500 bail. The incident involved Kev en Donel and Johnson parties as Johnson attempted defense with a knife. both were hospitalized and Johnson was released from hospital the same week.
The account recalls a Saturday night dance in Opal hosted by local youths at the city hall. Fred Jennings led piano with Miss Zil Jer performing on violin, and attendees reported an excellent evening in the surrounding Kemmerer area.
The Diamond Ville family faces a serious illness as spinal meningitis and blood poisoning threaten Little Allen Kirkwood, son of Mr and Mrs Peter Kirkwood, under care of Dr B Rt Van Cott. Meanwhile J B Justin works on interior painting at the local seipe yard and in the high school building.
Kidney remedy advertisement urging care for backache bladder troubles and nervous dizziness. Endorsed by Mrs M Lewis Kemmerer and others, promoting Dean's Kidney Pills with price and dealer notes, claiming proven results and safety for kidney issues.
Moorcroft reports 1080 cars of livestock shipped since August 1 valued at 3 million dollars, the town the top shipper on the Turlington system. Reports also note oil refineries worth about 41 million with 70 thousand barrels daily capacity.
The Loreal union at Conroy hosted a Christmas gathering Monday evening for the children and parents at the camp. Nearly all the youngsters attended and enjoyed the celebration fully, sharing in the festive activities and community spirit.
Notice is hereby given that the annual stockholders meeting of the Frent National Bank of Kemmerer will be held in the directors room of the bank at Kemmerer Wyoming on Tuesday January 5th 1018 at 10:00 oclock a.m. for the election of a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and to transact such other business as may legally come before the meeting. Quaily President Rank Preifer Cashier. January 18.
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