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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1917
Page
5
The Camera extends New Year's greetings to readers and patrons. It reflects on past prosperity and gratitude for support, promises to increase community service in 1917, and aims for newsy bright coverage and cooperation to maximize opportunities in this new country.
A summary of shifting wartime diplomacy describing Germanys initial insincerity, President Wilsons appeal, neutral reaction, and the current mood that Allies and Germany may soon enter peace talks. The piece notes that Germany shows willingness to meet, while Allies must weigh terms and avoid humiliating demands as negotiations loom.
A reflective verse memorializing B. Richard Shipp with New Year blessings. It contrasts the dead of nineteen sixteen with hopes for nineteen seventeen, urging peace, joy, health, and abundance while avoiding pain and sorrow. The poem invokes timeless prayers for prosperity and spiritual solace.
Fragmented OCR summary notes a national matter related to a royal or state event, with references to a great leader and possible public ceremony. It mentions Werhae Viera and Jaga of 7, and hints at a forthcoming peer meet and state actions.
In Kemmerer a needy family faced hardship as Mrs Burgett and her three children ages 2 7 and 9 sought help after recent losses. Neighbors Sauity and others stepped in with Christmas aid and a community effort led by Sheriff Reynolds to provide support during a difficult period.
A fragmented report notes Conroy celebrating an event linked to Dir and Lawoon at Come Roy. It mentions a parentage claim and a newborn associated with Sunny, with references to a birth camp and a prediction by Mr. Lawann at Conroy. The text is garbled but centers on a birth and local figures.
A brief, unclear note mentions Me Terie near Keown reporting an incident at a place called Moreh. The fragment notes a “Bemmerer Bat” under something and reference to a motmeter regletured four halow at thas plas Pritay, but the message is fragmentary and lacks clear details or dates.
Assistant Game Warden Carl P. Sorenson visited Kemmerer and reported late winter game scarcity, heavy snows, and potential feeding gaps. Wyoming Game Protective Association delegates Hammitt Aldrich toured Jackson Hole Fremont County and urged stronger protections, while plans build toward legislative proposals for statewide game regulation and winter-range considerations.
The obituary records the death of Attorney Spence on December 7 in Salt Lake City after a peritonitic illness. Born August 12 in England, he emigrated from Dorset in 1800 and lived in Utah for several years. He practiced law and served as a barrister’s trainee in Tuhe in 1884, later teaching in Laketown and Leyes, with notable career steps noted in the local school and legal circles.
Deputy Sheriff J. G. Gudmundsen arrested Lind Katter near Lafayette Colorado for grand larceny after Katter allegedly took a car from Up-To-Date Auto Company and tried to flee the state. Paul Nott identified the vehicle. Katter is jailed awaiting a hearing. Nott now drives the recovered car home.
Marriage licenses issued to Alfred Walton and Lena Moser of Bedford, Wyoming, and to Samuel Walton and Margie Skinner of Bedford. It is rumored that Bedford saw a double wedding. All are well known in the Valley.
Traditional meat loaf uses elk venison or beef with bacon onions bread crumbs and parsley baked slowly with a tomato glaze and optional eggs. A separate jack rabbit pickle roast includes vinegar spices carrots and bacon larding and ends with a creamy sour cream sauce.
A garbled report describes a disease sweeping a community, with mentions of a patient named Glen Cumile and a daughter who faced health issues after a prior event. The text is severely distorted, yielding unclear details about victims, timing, and locations.
Fragmentary report describes Mahlon Queuy’s brief Christmas break with two days at home in the city. It notes a delayed return due to road block and mentions upcoming near term duties and a prior semester activity with scattered references to Andover and a ceremonial context.
State Board of Land Commissioners announces public sale of state lands in Lincoln County Wyoming on February 3, 1917 at 1 PM in Kemmerer. Lands include parts of Section 26 and 21 Township 40 N Range 117 W totaling about 173.69 acres, appraised at 13.33 per acre, minimum bid no less than 10 per cent cash with up to 18 annual payments at 4 percent interest. Sale may be subject to bid rejection.
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