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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1916
Page
14
Jasat Myra Borer announces candidacy for County Superintendent of Schools on the Democratic ticket. He has taught seven years and asks Lincoln County voters for support in the upcoming primary and November elections if nominated.
G W Tanner of Kemmerer Wyoming announces candidacy for re nomination as County Assessor on the Democratic ticket. He notes four years in the assessor’s office and five years as deputy assessor and pledges faithful performance if elected. He requests support for the August 23 primary.
J. G. Harmison reports a 49 000 pound stock salt shipment from Pal recently loaded and sent to the Luman Livestock Company ranch on the upper Green River. He uses a team of six horses to protect the load. Several thousand head of cattle partake in the period’s summer season.
While traveling along Hoar Lake shore on Sunday H M Turner and wife escaped injury when the front axle broke and the car veered near rocks. The wheel flew about 40 feet into the lake prompting Mahlon to swim out and recover it. The Turners and Quealys were among Evanston visitors enjoying a sunny excursion with Kemmerer residents also noted.
A Cokeville man broke his leg near a car while watching cows being loaded. The injury occurred in the same place as a prior fracture about a year earlier. Dr. J R Marquis treated the broken limb and the man remains in the local hospital.
The L. D. 8 choir met with the Diamondville Choir in Diamondville last Thursday to rehearse music for the upcoming Conference in this city. They will meet jointly each Thursday until the conference in late July.
Tony Kepsuka died after a rock debris fall at Mine No. 3 in Frontier last Friday. He was rushed to Toca hospital where injuries were deemed fatal and he was buried in the local cemetery Sunday. Dave Faddies visits from Cumberland this week.
The Elk Hotel invites families to a high class Sunday dining experience with chicken dippers serving at 40 cents. The advert promises to save guests time on cooking and cleaning, letting them rest on a day intended for relaxation.
A fragment mentions a Sunday menu item list including sour cream chicken and beef entrees. References to chicken entrees, Neuf, and corn or beet dishes appear with unclear bakery or dinner context. The text is fragmented with missing nouns and inconsistent spelling.
Lava Hot Springs gains popularity as visitors seek health benefits from hot waters. Dr. John K. White orders strict sanitation in the Natatorium, introduces cold water plumbing and plans for electric lighting. New cottages, streets, and private pools appear while a Fourth of July program builds. Local residents and visitors, including James, Mrs. Gordon, and Henry Young, enjoy baths and anticipate summer trips.
Trainmaster J B Davis D Bt returned last week from a visit to eastern plains accompanied by Mrs Davis. They visited his brothers in law at Clinton Osteola and with his sister at Van Wert then with his parents at Mt Vernon. They also toured St Louis Chicago and Paul and spoke of rail lines comparing to the Union Pacific system. He left Mrs Davis and the children at her old home in St Paul where they will stay for a couple weeks.
The Board of Equalization will meet in a session lasting several days to compare this year’s assessor’s roll with last year’s. Decos Jr. will preside as the board hears last payer complaints about actions taken at the prior meeting.
Blyth-Fargo-Hoskins Company of this city voluntarily incriminated itself by sending for State Food and Oil Commissioner Maurice Groshon and becoming defendants in a charge before Justice Carnahan for violating the California Pure Food Law. The firm later filed a writ of attachment and stopped payment on a sight draft for the bad cabbage shipment, with the draft still at the First National Bank. The case, prompted by a prior alert about bad goods, will be heard by Judge Carnahan on July 1.
G A Christenson returned Thursday from trips to Cokeville and Bear Lawrie, local insurance rep noted. The Nicholson ranch in Big Piney received one of the store’s largest retail orders last week, with $1150 in groceries. Additional large orders followed.
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