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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1917
Page
15
The Camera extends New Year's greetings to readers and friends and thanks subscribers and patrons for past support. It pledges to serve the community more fully in 1917, staying newsy bright and cheerful while fostering cooperation and opportunity in the new country.
The world awaits allied response to Germany’s peace proposal and President Wilson’s appeal. At first met with suspicion, the move gains cautious support from neutrals while Germany indications willingness to meet for peace talks. Allies must consider terms without yielding to humbling demands, as talks appear possible amid prolonged conflict.
A poetic obituary reflecting on the passing of B Richard Shipp and the old year Nineteen Sixteen. It wishes peace joy and health in the new year, urging mindfulness of deeds, prosperity, and avoidance of sorrow as life continues into Nineteen Seventeen.
Fragmentary OCR text outlines a political motif with references to a national matter and a royal or official figure. It hints at a warlike situation, a capital or court setting, and a potential public meeting or event with unclear dates and names. The readable portions suggest intrigue without concrete facts.
A Kemmerer family facing hardship received unexpected Christmas aid from the Sauity party and others last week. Mrs Burgett, mother of three, ages 2, 7, and 9, struggled with poverty, illness, and a recent death in the family. Local efforts helped provide warmth, food, and care during a difficult period.
Fragmentary report notes Conroy and Lawoon at a ceremony. Mentions parentage, a new birth, and references to a camp and predication tied to Conroy. Details are unclear due to OCR garble but indicate a family celebration connected to Mr Lawoon and Conroy.
A local observer near Me Terie at Keown reported unusual activity with a meter indicating four halows at a place named Pritay. The fragmentary note suggests weather related readings but lacks full context or clear event details for confirmation.
Assistant Game Warden Carl P. Sorenson visited Kemmerer to discuss big game trends amid heavy snows and hunger worries. Wyoming officials and delegates from the Wyoming Game Protective Association push for broader hunting rights, winter range protections, and new legislation to reshape preserves and state game policy.
Aty. Spence, a longtime lawyer and educator, died December 7 in Salt Lake City after a peritonitic illness. Born August 12 in Bingland, he migrated from Dorset to Utah in the 1800s, served as a coach and teacher, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1884.
Deputy Sheriff J G Gudmundsen arrested Lind Katter near Lafayette Colorado for grand larceny after he took a car from Up To Date Auto Co and drove it out of state. Nott aided by identifying the vehicle. Katter jailed awaiting hearing. Paul Nott now drives the recovered car home from Boulder.
Marriage licenses issued to Alfred Walton and Lena Moser of Bedford Wyoming and to Samuel Walton and Gracie Skinner of Bedford Wyoming. Rumor says Bedford hosted a double wedding. All parties are well known in the Valley.
This fragment provides old fashioned instructions for meat loaf using elk venison or beef with bacon onions and bread crumbs baked with water and tomato juice, plus a meat pickle for jack rabbit sage chicken or beet using a vinegar pickle and spices. It includes larding with bacon, a sour cream sauce, and notes on raw versus cooked meat.
Fragmentary report describes a mysterious illness hitting residents including a man named olean and a daughter, with others falling ill after a trip. Authorities note widespread fevers and sudden weakness, while medical staff scramble for a diagnosis.
Unclear fragmentary report notes Mahlon Queuy’s brief Christmas leave of two days spent at home in the city. He faced a delayed return due to road obstruction causing late arrival and a missed early duty start. The piece mentions prior events and unrelated notes about a prior term and activities at Andover.
State Board of Land Commissioners offers for sale public lands in Lincoln County Wyoming on February 3 1917 at 1 o clock PM at the Kemmerer courthouse. Lands include parts of sections 26 and 21 township 40 North range 117 West totaling about 173.69 acres in multiple quarter and lot descriptions. Minimum bid $10 per acre with cash at sale and up to 18 annual payments plus 4 percent interest. Applicant R B Harkness. Sale subject to bidding and board discretion.
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