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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1902
Page
1
Local items describe Saturday night events at Barrett's Park and Park City, with visits by Qusay, Keenan, and others. Dispatchers Moody and Ed Rowland appear, plus river trip notes, oil well rounds, and a wedding stationery advert from The Camera office.
A note outlines a special subscription deal offering The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean alongside a later Ocean for 2.25 dollars per year, comparing value to the standard 1.00 annual price and presenting it as a better investment for readers.
A Dorchester woman credits Dr Kons New Discovery for curing a severe lung trouble and persistent cough after doctors failed to help. The testimonial notes she could not eat or speak and praises the remedy as a life saver, with a price of one dollar at local outlets.
Department of the Interior notices in Evanston Wyoming dated July 1902 announce vowed settlers filing intention to make final proof for lands in sections 4 and 9 in township 29 north, with witnesses listed from Big Piney Stanley and Stanly areas. Ellen Sykes also files for irrigation land in adjacent sections, with witnesses from Big Piney and Branley, Wyoming, names of registrant and witnesses provided.
Town council meeting in Kemmerer with Mayor Caney presiding discusses June treasurer’s report and bills. Key items include salary ordinances for police justice and town clerk, approval of bonds, cemetery committee appointment, and police matters.
Diamondville hosts a Social Dance every Saturday at Barrett Park. Residents and visitors from Cumberland, Ogden, Randolph, and Almy frequent the town, with Pioneer Day plans and various social events noted. A baseball game against Montpelier is teased, and Kemmerer clubs pursue games with Utah league teams and the Bloomers Girls touring squad.
Mysterious disappearance of Mr Bann a respected frontier businessman known for honesty. He left with $600 in cash and checks for a night with wool buyers near Frontier and has not been heard from since 11 PM. Sheriff and deputies search the area while a local witness found papers belonging to him near a Frontier saloon, as officers widen a field investigation.
An old advert promises Elvetric Bitters will cure a range of ailments from liver to nerves. It claims to restore vigor and blood purity, marketed as a tonic for kidney and stomach disorders with various grandiose claims.
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