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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1903
Page
9
A rambling Kemmerer page lists local business chatter and civic notes including fruit shipments, repainting of commercial properties, and a murder arraignment in Cheyenne. It records injuries from a dog bite, mining and hotel news, travel plans, Mass attestation, and a casualty from a mining accident, with scattered social updates and community announcements.
Mire Johns of New York, a visitor at a hotel in Glacier Point Yonotaln Valley Cat, walked after tea and fell down a steep precipice many hundred feet. She landed on a ledge about 80 feet below, bruised and shaken, discovered by a search party the next day, with no bones broken.
A massive landslide near Suefires Colorado occurred Saturday afternoon as a mountain section broke from the dividing range between Uray and San Miguel counties and toppled into Silver Creek basin. Millions of tons of rock and ice tumbled down, narrowly missing the Ben Hur mine, with observers including the San Pedro mine nearby.
A late night bulletin reports the pope’s condition as calm with intervals of rest. Doctors say the situation remains grave but may linger, with no clear improvement yet.
Idaho records a third sensational tragedy in a week as Earl, a Caldwell man, elopes with 11 year old Blossom Small from a Huntington area work site. The sheriff pursued them and near Huntington Earl shot the girl and then killed himself. both died instantly.
Church notes announce the final conference year service in the Methodist church on Sunday night July 24 at 7 p m The student will present The Past Present and Future and the service promises a wonder for the people Special music will be performed The public is invited There will be no preaching next Sunday night at the M FE Church.
A four year old brown horse with a circle brand on the shoulder and a white ring on one front foot and both hind feet vanished the night of June 1948. It bears a long white blaze and a rope halter. reward of 8100 dollars offered for its return to Quong Wing, Diamondville. Also an unrelated help-wanted notice: boy aged at least 16, able to read and spell, to apply at the Camera office to learn the printing trade.
10 percent off summer suits at Petaman Mail. Special season sale promotes cheap rates to Baltimore and return. Due to Grand Lodge annual meeting, Oregon Short Line offers reduced fares from Kemmerer, tickets valid July 21 to 22, good for return.
Lew R Henderson submits an oil district report on Slate Creek in Kemmerer area. He notes oil shale across ranges 114 115 north and 23 14 west with 20 to 60 feet thick shale, oil fumes, and potential liquid oil at depth. Anticlines and waves align with Casper Lander and Spring Valley fields. district could become a large producer with proper development.
Kemmerer Fire Department hosted a ball at the Opera House last Thursday night. A jovial crowd enjoyed the evening despite rain. Guests from Frontier included Mrs Harris, Hobban, Rae, Martin, Harris, Heawh and Harris, among others. The event raised a small amount of money for the department.
In Hanna mine No 1 relief teams penetrated to the seventeenth entry where two stoppings were erected and fire confined to the stable area near entry 17. Five men revived after black damp exposure. A six inch bore is being sunk to improve air flow. A Finnish worker injured by a timber died at Rock Springs. Felix McKenna Sr was found near the main pump and to be buried in Erie. Recovery of bodies from the 17th entry and other affected areas continues with cautious optimism.
Reports on the Wyoming and Utah National Guard show high absence from drills and weak military methods. Officials expect improved state instruction and regular army inspections with a $2,000,000 federal appropriation to be shared by states. Wyoming listings: a Basin battery, a Cheyenne troop, and infantry at multiple towns. total Wyoming militia lists 23 officers and 414 men.
A reader recounts stomach catarrh from overloaded digestion and decaying food that inflames mucous membranes. Many medicines failed until Kortol Dyspepsia Cure is used. note credits to J. I. Rhea of Coppell Texas and Dr F Guynn for sale.
The Oregon Short Line will sell their note to San Francisco from Kemmerer and metus on account of the National ti encampment Aug 17 22 for 40d Tickets sold from Aug 5 for To th wad Hanstedd to Got Hoek the Timipe at ani and omethind Tare
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