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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1903
Page
9
Camera Brevities and local happenings in Diamondville Kemmerer and nearby towns. Sports include a Cuff versus McSweeney boxing match with Henry Morrow refereeing. A dress sale, theater shows, and a Catholic fair are announced along with weather hints and a hosiery shop sale.
A church entertainment will be held at Finnhall in Diamondville tomorrow evening at 7 80. The program is said to be of the highest order with Rev J S Rogers of Cheyenne expected to attend and participate. Readings, solos, choruses and instrumental selections feature the lineup with a closing address and benediction.
Severe cold grips Wyoming with Kemmerer recording thirty eight degrees below zero as north wind rips at twenty miles per hour. The frost king dominates the landscape. cattle and sheep numbers may fall but better range and higher prices are expected next season for those who feed grain or hay.
Fragmentary OCR reports a runaway incident resulting in severe injuries to J. B. Orner and others. The page references Franklin Gio, TL For four years, various remedies and salves are mentioned, including Wucklea's Arms Salve, with unclear connections to treatment. The snippet also names Keamerer Drag Co and Dimon valle in a confused listing of entities.
Cheyenne February 10 progress marked as the house killed the Maxwell coal mine tax bill 1 cent per ton with 23 votes for and 41 against. Senate action passed a plan to move the Soldiers and Sailors home to Buffalo with 18 to 10, while other measures were defeated or postponed including district attorney creation and university gymnasium funding. A proposal for $8500 to aid a Spanish-American War monument was introduced, and a county seat bill from Green River to Rock Springs was brought forward.
Public auction of the property of Lake Morris a bankrupt to be held at the Kemmerer post office in Uinta county Wyoming on February 28 1903 at 10 oclock in the forenoon. The sale is cash only and includes all book accounts on the debtor's books at filing. W S Post trustee letters dated February 12 1903. Stefeb 14-21.
Douglass, an electrician from Ev eneton, employed by the water works, demonstrates an invention to thaw long sections of frozen pipes using the ordinary electric light current. Reportedly, previous attempts damaged pipes or leaked water, but Douglass claims clean, effective results.
The Oregon Short Line is completely blocked by a freight wreck at Beckwith between Bingo and Cokeville. Seventeen cars are piled in the ditch and across the track, requiring a team wrecker from Pocatello to clear. A broken rail is suspected. No one was hurt. Passengers will be transferred around the wreck as trains are delayed until clearance.
The Diamondville column notes visits and health in the community including Jane Barton taking a waitress position at the Daly, John Anson confined by rheumatism, Thos Kusell visiting Glencoe friends, and Mrs. J B Smith visiting Salt Lake. Lincoln memory and a Kensington club event are mentioned along with several local illness recoveries and upcoming travel to California for health. The piece records funerals for Mrs Crambie in Spring Valley and attendance at Diamondville cemetery, plus various town movements and chores around town.
Burns correspondent recaps a social gathering with Charles Noble from Merna. He predicts a rich stake on Fremont's Peak with gold copper and silver values. The piece notes Buck Elmore injured, Dr. Montrose vaccinating for smallpox, and various locals visiting Burns and Piney amid snow and cattle gathering.
A lively runaway occurred on the triangle last Monday as a pair of Finns from Diamondville attempted a discordant homeward race on their horses. The crash sent riders through the air into a bank while their mounts vanished over the hill. Marshall Naylin arrived and stated the town treasurer would use surplus cash to soothe wounded feelings from deterring reckless bidding. The Finns assisted Kemmerer taxpayers by contributing $10 and costs totaling $2720.
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills to ease constipation and restore a healthy complexion. It claims the pills awaken the lazy organs to improve digestion and says they cost 25 cents at Kemmerer Drug Company and Chas Herder s Dinmonilville.
Pete Keenan returned from the Parrot mine in Idaho last Wednesday with rich silver ore samples and a claim of a rosy prospect for the local company. He will withhold public details as they plan new locations soon. Heavy snow delayed him two weeks, leaving three feet on the ground. he notes the area could become a garden of Eden once settled and more workers join the principal claim.
The piece urges prevention as the best medical path and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as reliably curing colds and grip. It claims pneumonia can follow minor colds and urges taking the remedy early, noting it is available from all dealers.
Earl Smith, a Soda Springs Idaho boy, was taken from an east bound train last Wednesday on sheriff's requisition and returned home. He was sought as a witness in a murder trial but chose travel to parts unknown over disclosure. He expressed penitence and a pledge to respect the law but refused to name those who funded his relocation.
An advertisement touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as the only positive cure for blind bleeding itching and protruding piles and all skin abrasions. It claims purity and authenticity against counterfeit versions and is attributed to Dr. E F Gayon.
Helena notes indicate the House killed a woman's suffrage bill and a local remedy claim is touted as the best cough and cold remedy by Mrs J A Mou of North Star Michigan with sale through dealers.
Fragments indicate a birthday related item tied to a theatrical setting. The readable text mentions individuals with unclear roles and a birthday reference within an opera context.
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