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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1918
Page
10
A.D. Johnson and W. Spencer visit from Randolph with Anna Spencer while others note Orr supervisor at Sage, Winters family updates, and a long list of local visits. The Hy and A.C. plan a meeting February 9 with Mrs Walter Thompson to install new officers and residents attend various social and farm updates across Sage and nearby areas.
Market notes show mixed prices and items such as feeders and canner gear. The readable text references price ranges like 28 to 4 and 87 to OT, with several garbled phrases about market positions and outputs.
Irvin Porter, a Fossil pioneer who settled Rock Creek ranch now owned by John Byers, died after pneumonia following a December bladder-issue operation in Soda Springs. He was 61, survived by two brothers Dan and Alma A., a sister Mrs. Steve Wade. funeral held in Kemmerer D. S. Church with Bishop Gilbert Taysom officiating. Interment Kemmerer Cemetery. Fossil business active with hotel sale to Lawrence Miller and other local moves. coal delivered, equipment moved, and local mining activity described.
Mrs William Fern, long associated with local town life, died Sunday. Survived by daughters and sons in Oakley and Suible, with relatives in Tanta Futere. The obituary notes service details and local connections.
The county clerk notes a flood of instruments filed for recording at year start due to oil rights tracts and labor proofs. He suggests oil and gas lease standardization and printed pages to ease the office workload, as existing leases vary and must be transferred to recording books.
New York editor William M. Bushnell visited Kemmerer after attending the Golden Rule stores convention in Salt Lake City. He promotes The Dynan as a friendly, efficiency focused journal for Penney employees. Roswell Penny and J. Penny Jr. are noted students in Virginia and Kemmerer may host Penny again soon. The piece notes wartime costs and infantryman assessments in France.
Abner Davis filed in U S district court for a restraining order against moving an oil rig to the northwest quarter of section 2, township 21, range 117. Judge Riner granted twenty days from January 25 for brief and evidence prep. no opposition on section 2% but dispute arose over moving to another location. W T Wood, A C Cronin, Rich McMinn, W S Hillyer, J J Tersimean traveled from Kemmerer. Abner Davis led prosecution with Louis Jones and A Hubbell as witnesses.
At Frontier school house last Saturday a Home Economics society chapter was organized with about twenty members signing up. The group aims to promote war breads wheat savings and meat substitutes. Meetings are set for the last Saturday each month. officers include Mrs. Ford president and Mrs. Viren vice president.
Rich galena ore find near McCammon Idaho attracts Patsey Mining Company interest. W R. McCammon and Osmond Call locate a prolific vein west of the city and plan a tunnel to reach ore within 100 feet. Company offers 10 000 shares at 25 cents each to fund driving the tunnel and hauling ore to Salt Lake smelter.
For sale in Wyoming. Six-room house with barn and outbuildings on a large lot, fenced acreage, running water, good well, and pump. Includes furniture, or can be rented unfurnished. Terms to suit purchaser. Also available: farm equipment, cows, calves, chickens. See for terms.
A Protestant Episcopal church notice lists a sermon and prayer service with details on location and participants. The event references Lent observances and a speaker, with names and places indicating local church activity.
A fire at a seed plant caused extensive damage and led to the loss of equipment and stock valued at about £100 along with 2500 bushels of inventory awaiting extraction. Local authorities investigate the blaze and assess insurance implications as fire units respond to the scene.
Claude M. Whitney reports the aviation examining board seeks men ages 19 to 30 for aviators 31 to 36 for supply officers or adjutants non flying and 19 to 45 for balloon pilots. Graduates of technical schools or one year gas engine work may be commissioned without training. non graduates with practical gas engine experience go to training. Applications via Fort Omaha Nebraska.
Chester Bunker of Salt Lake City publisher of the Mining and Oil Record and owner of the Western News Bureau married Miss Maude Gregg of Salt Lake City in Kermmerer last week. The couple plans a trip to Cheyenne Casper and Denver before returning to Salt Lake City.
Central Trades Council of Kemmerer organizes a National Labor Loyalty demonstration during the week starting February 1 with a mass meeting Monday February 11. Local labor leaders and miners back the effort to show unity for the U S government and wartime goals amid Lincoln birthday week observances.
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