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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1918
Page
8
Fred Jennings secretary of the Central Trades Council bought 100 dollars in war savings stamps with council approval. The body also launched a tobacco fund for service members, subscribing 50 dollars and authorizing petitions to affiliated unions. subscribers list to be published.
Third Sunday in Lent at St James includes Sunday School at 9 45 Morning prayer and sermon at 11 Service of prayer for those in peril of war at 7 40 Lent evening prayer Tue Wed Thu Fri 7 30 Confirmation on Wed and Fri 4 pm St Bartholomews Cokeville offers Sunday School at 1 am with Mrs Schmidt superintendent No evening service noted.
The Home Economies club of Frontier will host a fair and dance at Frontier Hall on Saturday. No admission, but 25 cents for dancing. Proceeds aid Hedrose. A linen will be served and the event starts at eight o'clock. Mrs C W Flanner serves. Mr and Mrs W M Shethy visited from Elliot for dental work last week.
Kemmerer events include a Saturday dance at Frontier Hall by the Kemmerer orchestra and a Red Cross fair. Local visitors L. Gillard and W. F. Nelson from Soda Springs. Pat Glasgow resigns from Conroy mines. John W. Reed and I. A. C. Hinckley noted in town. Skating at Cook's rink on Monday Wednesday Friday 7 80 to 10 p m and Sunday 9 10 to 1. Red Cross unit meets Wednesday at the church parlor. Frequent travel between Kemmerer and nearby towns and hospitals. several operations and recoveries reported. Chamber of Commerce meeting postponed to March 11 1918. various local appointments and notices.
In Lake City last week a patient from L D S Hospital, CO 1 percent, accompanied by her son Charles A, is undergoing treatment for hernia. The colonel has not been in health this winter and hopes to recover soon. Catholic services include Mass each Sunday morning and Lenten activities with Benediction on weeknights.
From Kemmerer, Tom Jones serving with Co F 18th Railway Engineers Army in France writes to his mother January 25 1918. He praises photos tobacco and home comforts while describing life in a quiet rural French landscape with a piano an orchestra and a moonlit valley. He hopes to see Jack soon and notes magazines and Heaver Post receipts.
Jake Herschler of the ranch reports deepening snows on Fontenelle and in the upper country making roads from Opal north nearly impassable for autos. Three vehicles started north Monday morning and none had returned by noon. He believes feeding may soon be necessary.
The St James Church Men’s Society rehearses a minstrel show to follow Bagster with a strong local lineup including unfamiliar Kemmerer faces. Details and date are to be announced later.
J Ray Stock waited in town Saturday for the storm to settle before leaving for the ranch or upper Hamstork. Snow ranges three feet on the level with deeper drifts in the mountains behind the ranch. Stock notes developing interest limits and expects spring developments.
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