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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1918
Page
3
A community note outlines a New Year’s Eve dance and minstrel show by home talent at Ogden, plus social updates. It mentions a Pierce-Arrow truck for a Phosphate company and shipping plans to California, along with numerous short local whereabouts and greetings.
Local notes report Christmas happenings in Fossil with visits from Arthur Peckinpaugh and J J Hersman. students hosted a school program and dance attended by many. Homes and businesses update with new paint on O S L buildings and residents returning for winter.
Lawrence E. Holland named county fuel chairman to assist in distributing fuel to western Wyoming. He will work with Rust Kendall of Rock Springs and cooperate with the administrator in Geneva to oversee fuel distribution.
State highway officials in Cheyenne and Lincoln County commissioners signal active road plans under the new federal aid law. Survey crews prepared three highway routes Bis Pinny Kem merer Jokeville Artun and Witsim Moran run with construction ready for 1918. The State Highway Commission met with engineer Z Levison to outline the coming year and appointed five assistant engineers, with two full road crews to be purchased.
The Lincoln county board of commissioners will present a plan to Congress via F W Mondell for shared construction of forest and connecting roads. The Snake River canyon road would largely pass through the forest reserve and would count toward county fulfillment of federal requirements. If approved the Afton to canyon mouth connecting road work could be credited immediately.
The Shriners of Kemmerer announce a Red Cross dance on January 8 at the Lyceum theatre to raise funds via a historic sack of flour raffle idea. Nobles from Korein Temple propose simultaneous dances in Rawlins Evans ton Kemmerer Cheyenne and Casper with numbered tickets and local Red Cross chapters handling proceeds.
County Coroner J F Pitepatrick reports a man was killed on a railroad track about a mile west of Cokeville on Wednesday. The body was recovered near the scene and taken away Tuesday night.
J B True appoints Lloyd of Kemmerer to fill the vacancy caused by Elmer K Nelson entering the army. Lloyd, a respected engineer, arrives with his wife to take the office in Cheyenne. He had lived in Kemmerer nearly two years and earned a reputation as efficient.
The Camera could not obtain complete details about Mrs Lucy Tanner deceased from last week. She was 66 years old and left sons George Tanner of Kemmerer Shirley Tanner of Beckwith N W Tanner Carl Tanner and Henry Tanner all of Canada and daughters Mrs Roberts and Mrs Collett of Burley Idaho. Mrs Forgeon of Cokeville was a step daughter. Funeral services were held in Cokeville and interment was in Salt Lake City.
Rev. and Mrs. Morton Joslin hosted a Thursday night informal reception for their daughter Dora. Attendees provided music and met the new rector of St. James with Dora, fostering friendly introductions.
In a letter dated November 26 1917 Tom Jones writes home from a base hospital in France reporting two fractured ribs from a slight accident. He expresses relief at recovering and returning to camp and thanks his family for tobacco packages and the Denver Post they now read with interest.
The Sunday school hosted a party dance and tea to raise funds for church benevolence. The event featured a social gathering and a small tea, held yesterday under church auspices with aims toward benefitting the institution.
At a recent board meeting the Lincoln County Miners Hospital decided to draft a new set of by laws rules and regulations. Attorney R R Rose prepared the draft and copies will soon be on the read.
Charles Lackey informed Lincoln-Wyoming Petroleum Co that he will place a newly acquired rig in the Spring Valley district on the Fossil field. Drilling to start by February first under an agreement. A contract for eight shallow wells at least 500 feet deep was let to Mr Lackey last week.
Last Sunday night about 1130, an Ontario and Okeville Rail car owned by the O. B. L. Ry. caught fire in Auto City. Foreman Russell’s extra crew fought the blaze as McKinney forced entry and found two men asleep inside unaware of the danger. The car and tools were a total loss, with the stove pipe blamed for starting the blaze.
Mrs. Robert Allison of Mattoon says she suffered indigestion constipation and headaches for years. After taking Chamberlains Tablets she reports relief and feels like a different person.
The local draft board has mailed about 1250 questionnaires since December 15 and plans to complete by the 15th of this month. After all returned and properly classified, a federal draft will select men, with Class I draftees sent first.
The final cattle shipment of the year arrived in Opal last weekend and went to markets the next day. Participants include James Mickelson Oscar Beck Frank Ball Guy Decker A. W. Smith and others.
Notice publicizing that all applications to graze cattle horses and sheep in the Wyoming National Forest for the 1918 season must be filed in Afton Wyoming on or before February 4 1918. Full information on grazing fees and forms available on request.
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