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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1918
Page
16
The piece notes rising Austrian discontent with continued war participation and German distrust of its ally amid Russia’s waning menace. It then ridicules Republican anxiety over Democratic primaries and urges Democrats to enter the race. compares campaign timing to a horse starting and racing to win.
Charles E Bruce seeks photos for The Camera special edition to run next month. He just returned from Jackson Hole with a fine collection of miscellaneous pictures of Wyoming valley and more are arriving by mail. Bruce will be in Star Valley this week despite winter or storm, aiming for a timely issue ready for delivery around the State Livestock association meeting in mid April. He has strong financial and public support, promising a larger, better illustrated edition. readers are invited to submit interesting pictures.
Miss Rose Angelo, chief clerk, reports applications are arriving for special service. Volunteers may be drawn into infantry, coast artillery, aviation, and other departments as calls come. Registered men may apply to volunteer, but impending calls may be canceled if numbers are sufficient.
Piney Examiner appoints Geo W Hopkine Jr of Evanston as new editor after years of service there. His appointment signals a shift toward stronger editorial leadership and expanded journalistic work. The paper aims to grow from salary reporting into broader ownership and enterprise.
The Kemmerer high school basketball squad left Friday for Rawlins to play four games. They lost 16 to 14 to Rawlins, then 6 to 1 in Rock Springs. A game with Evanston followed with no result reported. Several players were listed among the travelers.
Alumni of Kemmerer High School plan a March 18 meeting to organize and reestablish contact with all former students, requesting names and addresses from out of town attendees. D Hale, editor of Bancroft Standard, visited Kemmerer on business and praised his Idaho dry farming paper after a long career in Iowa.
The government awarded Holliday the mail contract for Opal to serve the Upper Country for another four years from 1910. From Kenmerer to Pinedale and Big Piney, earlier attempts and winter hardships are noted, yet Opal’s route maintained regular mail delivery and proved robust under harsh winter conditions.
A Wyoming letter reveals the federal food administration’s rules on flour and sugar sales. It notes merchants may grant exceptions for large ranch needs based on distance from market and household size. Theodore Diers responds that wholesalers set limits and individuals must curb consumption to meet stock needs.
The examiner reports the oath of Mrs Z T Noble in Iowa. She died at age four weeks and had lived in the Green River valley for nearly 35 years until about three years ago when Mr Noble sold out and they returned to Iowa. She was respected by friends in Pinoy and the upper country, and sympathy goes to Mr Noble who loses a devoted partner.
Secretary McAdoo urges every man woman and child to lend money to the government. Each two bits loan supports the nation and requires small sacrifices, showing how simple acts of thrift can aid the war effort.
Banston’s popular tather Leroux has left hospital in Salt Lake after weeks of serious illness. He is slowly regaining health and plans to resume work soon. His brother from Canada has stayed to help with business matters during his recovery.
The next teachers examination will be held at Kemmerer Atuon Big Piney and Jackson on March 28 29 and 30 1918 under old rules and regulations. Teachers wishing to raise certificate grades should take the exam using 1917 Reading Choice books for renewal. Dated March 1 1918. Margaret P Nicholson County Superintendent.
Cattle receipts total about 1 005 head with market steady. Veal cuts and heifers steady to firm with prices around 4 to 5. Lambs quoted at 14 to 16 dollars and fat cattle around 9 to 10.50, with lambs and hogs noted.
B F Clawer reports Sunday M K Sunday school attendance at ninety with room for expansion. He notes ten in the Bible class and says additional chairs will be secured to accommodate new members expected.
Kinney, prominent sheep man and head of Kinney Oil & Refining Co, left Salt Lake City last week for the coast suffering with a bad cold. He recently visited Kansas securing new holdings for the company and expects to enter several new fleets in spring for deep sand drilling.
Four trainloads of soldiers passed through Kemmerer en route to training and embarkation camps. The army mobilization shows rapid eastward movement of western troops described as the cream of the land. Crowds cheered as the trains rolled by, with fifty cars carried in the four trainloads.
Street Commissioner marshal Don Harrity oversees water control amid busy duties. At Monday night town council meeting Tippy Fosender was appointed street and alley commissioner to run that work in the future. Triangles park resembles a lake but water is expected to drain sooner than usual this year.
J A Stockmayer plans with Messrs Boyes and MecGregor in Kemmerer to form a shale company. They target lands in the Poxsil district and Sweetwater country to establish a 50 ton retort unit, driven by railroad proximity boosting value.
Harry Armstrong aged 58, night clerk at the Park hotel, was found beside the railroad tracks near the passenger station shortly after 2 am on Wednesday. Indications suggest a passing train caused instant death, with no eyewitnesses and no conclusive train identified. Armstrong left the hotel to meet Eastbound No 10. 20 minutes elapsed before discovery. Mrs Pitt and sister Kaiser are mentioned in passing as returning from Denver and visiting Kemmerer.
Harvey Beott and W. J. Payne report rising hay prices after recent cattle ranching in Daniel country. Witness Cor Fred Watt aims for citizenship papers while noting snow depth and Beaver mouth property claims. Payne holds a Forty Red Flat ranch near Green River east of Pinedale. both men say cheap hay is gone as small ranchers shift to larger herds.
The LaBarge and Dry Piney Oil Company is organized in East Lake City with $50,000 capital and 1,280 acres in LaBarge and Dry Piney fields. It plans to acquire oil lands from F Julius Anderson in Lincoln field and to halt rig development in Foust field as negotiations proceed. Officers include F Julius Andersen vice president and Gov W Dan Jey secretary treasurer, with L Thomas and J W Haddenbem among directors.
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