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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1915
Page
2
Store improvements will begin with a steel front at the Golden Rule featuring large plate glass windows and a wide plate glass door. Interior repairs and repainting follow as manager Hawke and staff anticipate completion.
Mrs. Alex Nisbet wife of the registrar of the local land office died at the State Mental Hospital after being found dead this morning. Funeral plans not definite. expected Monday afternoon at L. 8. church Evanston Prem.
E. J. Peabody is the new Oregon Short Line agent at Diamondville succeeding W. G. Talcott who moved to Salt Lake City. Peabody is a long time frontier agent for the company and has recently come from Fossil after a transfer.
A pleasant Union League gathering in Diamondville featured Geraldine Stewart age Y leading the program with Gratitude. Edna Scott spoke on Helen Miller Gould aiding wounded soldiers, Jaddenham recited on Eternal Light, and young Blanhe Stewart and Hazelsee Held sang Jesus was once a Little Child. The event pleased attendees and closed with song.
Inquire at the Wah-Sing-Chong Co store in Kemmerer for sale of the store building and lot together with the business. Also promoting Royal Bakery items including home made onion and mines pie.
Kemmerer public schools closed and all public gatherings halted to curb scarlet fever spread. Four cases reported by Sunday, with quarantines expanding Monday. fumigation delayed by chemical shortages, schools hoped to reopen next Monday. Authorities urge home fumigation and child supervision. officers enforce order. cases under medical watch.
The program committee plans a talk on contagious diseases and public health at the Kemmerer Parish hall. Topics include plague centers, scarlet fever risks, and links between social conditions and disease. open to men 21 and over ready to join a health movement.
One new scarlet fever case reported in Quarantine One yesterday with ten total cases and eight homes under quarantine. Most patients are children. Frank Davis is the only adult patient. The Reed, Mason, and Chapin households report sick children. No new cases today as press time nears. Fish Day at the Kemmerer Meat Market on Thursday. come early.
A remark on irritability linked to a troubled stomach. The text suggests a disordered digestion causes fault finding while a good digestion leads to a good nature. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy after long suffering and claims the tablets strengthen the stomach to function naturally.
The Union Pacific plans immediate double tracking from Granger to Ogden a 143 mile span signaling rising commerce and activity. Over 1 million dollars will fund the project while rail improvements face potential cuts this year. Northwestern eyeing westward expansion from Lander through Pinedale or Casper via Pacific Springs and Newfork with bids anticipated.
The funeral of Austrian miner George Repateky was held Tuesday with services at the Catholic cemetery. He worked in Frontier for years and belonged to two Austrian societies and the Union. Assembly No. 00 led the procession with support from other groups. he leaves two married daughters. The Kemmerer band headed the procession.
County Assessor George W. Tanner starts visits this week to prepare books for district treasurers and miners in the mining district and Cokeville. The schedule remains unchanged from last year with valuations for livestock unchanged. work delays noted due to late reports. Tanner plans fielding on Monday and urges residents to provide information to aid assessment.
Joe Smith reports from Linwood on the Utah line that he spent a month with bands wintering in that area. He says all are doing fine with light snow adequate to move about and excellent range conditions. Ten to fifteen bands winter in the vicinity and all reports are good.
A clipped advertising piece attacks mail order houses for cash only sales. It warns buyers to avoid credit and urges shoppers to consider how stores in Chicago demand upfront payment and how such practices affect local merchants and prices.
In Cheyenne a Wyoming House debate centers on Representative Delaney’s bill to protect bears. It would ban trapping and set an open season from September to July 1 allowing limited harvest: two black, brown, or cinnamon bears and one grizzly bear per person.
Kemmerer Lodge No. 1047 Loyal Order of Moose prepares a smoker and entertainment for the evening of February 13. A large turnout of friends is expected. full plans to be announced later.
Frank Mregovoik has secured the Haynes car agency for the territory. He invites would be buyers to inquire about the merits of the automobile and offers to provide any desired information. Meat Market items are noted as appetizing.
The Harry and Berdie Lewis Company cancel their Lyceum engagement due to temporary public gathering place closures. They were well recommended and would have presented the comedy Too Much Married along with vaudeville specialties.
State of Wyoming Lincoln County District Court case where H H Hamilton and Fred Hoberts Maintiffe sue Hert Allred Elaise Allred and Elle Allred over a mortgage on property. Plaintiffs demand judgment for unpaid principal interest and costs and require defendants to answer by February 27, 1916 or face default and execution. Attorney W A Mary represents plaintiffs.
An advertisement fragment cites a supposed kidney remedy and references Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York. The text hints at a misused name and invitation to purchase a medical product, but details are incomplete.
Notice is given by the Weston Livestock Company and Lincoln Livestock Company under the statutes of the State. W T Rex serves as President.
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