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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1916
Page
17
A fragmented notice invites W M Mrs TL Stewart and Brethren to a Landing meeting. It appears to be a formal invitation with cordial tone and mentions Calverley as Secretary. Names and some roles are partially obscured in the OCR.
Church notices list services at 11 o clock and church school at 10 o clock with references to Sunday and pastor Hawley in Kemmerer. Additional lines mention D. Lynch as pastor and a solar-related item 10 50, with dates and locations inferred from the fragmentary text.
The Kemmerer patriots raised 310 dollars for Governor Kendrick and Captain Major for Company H of the Wyoming National Guard. The effort began with the Camera and a mass meeting. Committee members included Wm Monay Watt Brandon and R R Rose as they canvassed Star Valley for contributors. The Camera notes the fund could have been larger with more time to reach all potential donors. The donors praise the patriotism and loyalty to Old Glory shown by the Star Valley lads.
State Mine Inspector Blacker of Cumberland and William Monay traveled to Gunn Wyoming last week to investigate a fatal mine accident. An Italian miner died after a fall of coal. a jury attributed death to miner negligence for not following directions. Blacker and Monay returned to Kemmerer on Sunday.
It is advised to carry Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy while traveling by rail or ship since these preparations are not available on trains or steamships. Bowel attack is often sudden and severe, so travelers should be prepared and can obtain the remedy everywhere.
Excursion tickets offered weekly with Saturday or Sunday to Monday travel at attractive rates. Better fares apply for Sunday only. Ask O. L. agents for details. Jy5-26
James Wilkes, a prominent community member and local railroad yard foreman, returned with his family from St Charles Idaho last Wednesday after his brother fell ill, with the elder sibling having died last Friday. Funeral services were attended by the community.
Forest Department reports final enactment of H R 1617 known as the roads bill appropriating 1 million dollars a year for ten years for national forest post road construction in cooperation with states. Forester Riley says surveys already show feasible roads in Colorado Wyoming and South Dakota with work to start once arrangements with counties and Washington are in place. The money would speed forest opening and deliver immediate results.
Rock Springs Masons Dr. Chambers William Thurman and Mr. Brockmeyer visited Frank Steinhour, ill with typhoid fever. Steinhour, a Rock Springs Mason, was expected not to survive but is reported to be on the road to recovery. A committee was appointed to aid the stricken member.
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