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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1917
Page
14
Jack Herrington, seventy one, longtime Oakley resident, died of heart failure last Thursday after visiting a local physician. He collapsed on the back porch of the Dewey saloon minutes after leaving the doctor. Relatives are sought. county burial likely. Undertaker Biackier is in charge of the remains.
Local chapter of the Red Cross organized at Pinedale on Friday evening. L. E. Cooper elected president C. Eli as treasurer and Miss Hazel Best as secretary. Rev. D. D. Reese led the meeting at Woodman hall with prayers followed by talks from Mrs. P. J. Qualey. A dance afterward raised funds for the Red Cross.
Jack Mantle who has run the Matthews shearing corrals on Willow Creek returned to Kemmerer this week and plans a trip to Salt Lake and Idaho points with Mr and Mrs Bert Sandberg and Miss Alice Mantle before resuming his duties as Kemmerer hotel clerk.
George Murdock, a prominent sheepman, reports about 400 sheep missing from the range. He did not notice their absence until checking at the shearing corrals and offers a $400 reward for information leading to their recovery.
On Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Carl Cook administrator sold the estate property of John Greenwell to the highest bidder Wm Julian for 1100 dollars. The land near Beckwith is partly meadow and sage brush. Sage residents C H Winters and Frank Keen visited county seat to discuss the sale.
The article notes Idaho and Utah sun felt warmer than Wyoming sun this week but Lake bathings boating and dancing attract crowds. It lists Sunday visitors including R. H. Embree and family Andrew Neil Abel Swanson and family Diamondville George Tanner pat family Tay Stocks Hama Fork.
In Justice Court last Thursday two civil cases before Justice TM Holand were Fossil residents Fred Rawlins versus Mrs Walter Hawke over trespass and property damage, with a plaintiff win. The second case, Fred Kewling versus Barratt, involved a herd entering Rawlins property and claimed damages, but court found no basis for action and awarded costs to the defense.
A group including Vee Drwifielt Mice Sandor Misa Michorle Chrleimer Charley Chelate and Tad Witherspoon left Kem- Sierer early Sunday in a Willye Knight for Lake City hoping to spend a week. A reporter notes they arrived in Bali with limited travel details.
New book keeper Jh A Dodds resigns from Manion Pacifier in Cumberland to join Central Coal and Coke Company of Rock Springs. Hert Williams of Cumberland takes the vacated post. Tack Walters of Up-To-Date Prank Curtis leaves Cumberland for Big Piney with two Studebaker cars planned to call there.
The Idaho Wyoming Oil Company is incorporated in Cheyenne Wyoming at 11:25 A. M. June 11 1917 to operate oil refining and distribution in Wyoming. It plans to drill and develop crude oil wells, refine products and hold oil related assets with capital of 1 500 000 shares valued at 1 each. Directors listed include W T Wood C J Harn W G Reed J J Meraman Charles K Costello Worthington MacGlivary Wright Murray and J Tanner. Principal office relocated to Kemmerer Lincoln County with agent Jerman.
Court records list property transfers and land deeds involving U S president Woodrow Wilson actions to I W Warren and E E Hodges in various sections and townships, Oregon Short Line & Implement Co to Town of Diamondville, and private sales in Diamondville with amounts from 200 to 7500 dollars. Includes dates 1908 1913 1917.
The notice states 14,000.00 in certificates of indebtedness Nos 7200 to 7527 are called in with interest ceasing July 20, 1917. Frank S. Wood sues John Scowcroft and Sons Company and others in Lincoln County Wyoming Third Judicial District to obtain judgment for 3050 plus interest and fees on a 1924 mortgage. John Scowcroft and Sons must answer by August 14, 1917 or default.
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