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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1915
Page
3
Market reports show a sudden potato price surge from 0 to 17 within a week. Merchants struggle to purchase as volatility disrupts supplies and future conditions remain uncertain for shoppers and sellers alike.
Egos for hatching from pure bred Rosecomb Brown Leghorn stock offered at $1 per 15 eggs. Mrs L Payne presiding, details unclear due to fragmented OCR.
Lincoln County Fair at the Fair Grounds in Afton September dates set. C T Papworth is president with D C Oakley as vice president Laurie Cole secretary treasurer. all reelected. County legislative tax authority allows a 2600 dollar levy for county fair use. Lincoln seeks 2000 dollars from County Commissioners. A Valley committee will solicit stock as shares remain available.
State examiners from the state office visited Kemmerer and reviewed the books of county officers. Mesera Putnam and Bullock were part of the team and found the county records in excellent condition.
Johnny Misehler arrived Sunday from the Pixley ranch to remain in town for several days. He says farming agrees with him and shows it in his work. He has about 175 acres in cultivation including barley and alfalfa. School began at Pialey Monday for a six month term and his children are enrolled.
In Evanston Wyoming Mrs B Gutting reports persistent back pain nervous headaches and fatigue. After starting Doan's Kidney Pills she notes permanent improvement after one box. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Company prop Buffalo New York.
Judge Rosenberg, tied to a bin tax matter, signed affidavits for Alex Revel whom he knew for years. Revel disappeared after bond was posted for a Cheyenne district court appearance, with witnesses claiming Revel lived on land he planned to prove as his homestead. The case may be postponed again into November as investigators pursue Revel and verify where his claimed home stood.
Doctor Cunnington returned Saturday from a six weeks trip to the upper Green River valley to attend the dental needs of residents. He stopped at Marbleton Big Piney Daniel and Cora and enjoyed a pleasant visit outside of his work. Jim Noble credited asherman kept him supplied with trout though the doctor claims no reputation as a fisherman.
Cottonwood resident Cottonwood Gilbert Hayden and his wife arrived Friday from the ranch on Cottonwood at the old Ball post office. Hayden said water is ample on Cottonwood with good ad crop prospects. He noted the New York valley lacks water but fall bay crops should do well. Mrs. Hayden remains at the Elk hotel for several weeks of medical treatment.
In Kemmerer George Tanner tends a yard with care and straw mulch to preserve moisture. His ray grass and clover have thickened, promising one of the town’s nicest lawns once fully established.
The bulletin recommends applying 9.9 curves of borax for every ten cubic feet of manure as soon as it is removed from the barn. Borax should be spread mainly along the pile’s outer edges using flour or a fine sieve, then two to three gallons of water added over the treated manure. This method aims to control flies by disrupting their ability to lay eggs in the manure.
Classified notice lists a general service offering various baggage tasks under the name Alex Hixon with a contact phone number 17 for inquiries. The brief entry provides no additional details about scope or location.
Charley Huff returned from the ranch to learn of his youngest brother George's death on May 25 in Portland and that his wife had died earlier. The Huff family has faced multiple calamities including Nebraska deaths of an uncle and aunt, a cousin losing both arms and eyes, and domestic illnesses. Ernest recently underwent an operation while another daughter was discharged after six months in hospital.
Mrs Otto Gans of Zanesville Ohio writes that four years of stomach trouble left her weak and underweight until two bottles of Chamberlains Tablets restored her health. The remedy is obtainable everywhere.
Miss Hilda Tu h k a la left Kemmerer for San Francisco to visit expositions and Oregon. A late letter from Frisco said she had been very ill and would write details from her sister’s home in Oregon. Fears of foul play eased as friends learn she is alive and recovering. The note mentions a Camera file at Hotel Thomas in San Francisco.
Sage resident Henry Gill visited Cokeville last Monday for a finger injury care. Kemmerer visitors included Thomas Guston Joe Harris B G Pate and Peter Klein with Harry Julian from sheep camps south of Sage. Nellie Keen and daughter Ethel visited E G Pate's home Sunday evening. Wa Julian to Kemmerer on court matters Tuesday. Mrs O H Winters visited Keen Friday. A S Hurley to leave Sunday night for a visit in the coat. Ruby Keen returned from Pixley after a week with relatives and friends. Subscribe for The Camera.
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