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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1913
Page
1
The State Senator from Unita county spearheaded the Lincoln county division bill in the Legislature amid strong county opposition. He played an active role in the victory at the polls, helping the people choose Kemmerer as the county seat. The caption credits Tom with a county division smile in the photograph.
Kemmerer Lodge No. 3 A F and A M installed officers on Christmas afternoon at the old Odd Fellows rooms. Next meeting set for the new Odd Fellows hall now completed. Worthy Master E L Smith Senior Warden H R Christmas Junior Warden Albert Larson Senior Deacon C M Whitney Secretary R H Embree Treasurer A D Hoskins Tyler F L Palmer Stewards Arthur Calverly A Christies Wm Downey becomes first past Worthy Master, credited for helping obtain the lodge dispensation.
Lincoln County prepares to operate as a separate entity starting Monday next the first Monday in January when new officers take oaths and assume duties. The article notes official documents will recognize Lincoln County as legal. Pictures of the new officers are shown for most divisions with exceptions for John BE Erwin and Carl Cook. Names of officers from Green River valley Star Valley Cokeville and mining districts are listed.
A Fatherly holiday verse from Evanston author John BR Arnold to Lincoln yearns for blessings and friendship while recalling pioneer trails and figures such as Bridger. Frank Curtis’s Boise trip leaves kin worried as Kemmerer rentals loom with a vacant house concern.
A rural reminiscence recalls moving from Lincoln to Uinta Circle Bar Ranch in 1912. The narrator frets about feeding livestock and laying hens, facing local resistance, while praising a good scout and recalling Christmas in Rawlins with family.
John Ishlick was arrested at No 4 mine last week by Constable Joe Gudmannven charged with assault and battery. He was arraigned before Judge Rosenberg, found extremely guilty, fined $5 with costs totaling $17. Admonished to be careful and promised to be good.
Attorney General Doug Preston quietly wed Mrs Anna Clark in Detroit on Oct 16. The pair kept the secret until weeks before Christmas. The Cheyenne event drew a playful reception with rice showers and cigars as Preston returns to Cheyenne to assume duties.
George W. Tanner, Cokeville County Assessor, is portrayed in a small cut that belies his larger stature, a contrast noted as it helped carry him to victory.
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