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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1913
Page
13
Fragmentary text lists per line charges, contracts, and notices with references to Hine Hest Inanethon and Drevier with terms like MScran Pha Resaliations and 196 per line. Details are unclear due to corrupted OCR.
The item notes a wage study by Montgomery Ward vice president William C. Thorne citing starvation levels for a worker's week and condemns mail order houses for low pay. It also covers Colorado Wyoming veterans post rebuking Cheyenne Leader over Senator Warren pension comments and praises Idaho Chieftain’s new typesetting machine. It laments whiskey shipments into dry states despite popular will.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a new pure food law and its potential impact on selling real estate. The readable segments mention dates and a plan to bake something, with unclear references to enforcement and buyers.
Open letter from Evanston Wyoming arrives without a name and will not be printed unless signed. Father Duffy of Cheyenne consecrated bishop with Archbishop Keane of Dubuque and bishops Scannell Omaha and McGovern Cheyenne present. He is noted as the youngest bishop in the United States. Also a note on Huertas pronunciation and a sports item about Wilson pitching and Marshall catching.
The writer laments winter neglect visible in yards and alleys and urges strict enforcement of Kemmerer’s nuisance ordinances. They call for households to contain waste in yards, refuse to litter alleys, and reduce germ breeding to keep Casper neat for visitors.
Reelection of district teachers last week preserves the current staff. Miss Yates Mr Bresnaham Esther Downey were applicants for reappointment. The board notes harmony in the system and outlines positions for Kemmerer High School and Frontier school, including principals and multiple grade teachers.
A fragment describes a playful activity involving folding paper sheets into shapes and using tricks to avoid penalties. The text references a trick that can be played by mail and a folded sheet technique, with a mention of an editor and a show. The overall tone mimics a quirky newspaper feature or puzzle note from a historic page.
The fragment notes a new inquiry heard by the State Medical Board and mentions Dr. Tyrrell of Leruainle serving as secretary and executive officer, Dr. Brushard and others, with references to a February date and a chief member. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Local notes report new laws restricting work hours for women in factories and prohibiting minors from gambling and smoking. A separate agricultural school law aims to elevate the community school, with funding approved as enrollment grows. The Hare fork region expects about thirty Kehitars next year and plans interior improvements.
Lincoln County advances its own jail capacity as four tool proof cells for men and two for women rise in the basement of the Kemmerer building under Kay Burke. Nearly 20 000 pounds of supply weighed with about 7 000 pounds remaining to arrive. The project, ordered through Stewart Tron Worka of Cincinnati and Kemmerer Farm & Hardware Co., will save transport cost by housing local prisoners locally rather than sending them to Evanston or Granger.
Chas. P. Badd of Big Piney visited Kemmerer on Wednesday and said Marbleton’s town site proposition is advancing favorably. He expects many spring improvements as $25,000 bank stock is planned to be captured, with a mercantile store, a 10 1 2K stock, and a good school as core enterprises. About 40 families are expected this spring, and bank stock among ranchers in the Green River valley strengthens the outlook.
Rail notes report a freight wreck on the O W R N near La Grande Oregon. A new train schedule takes effect in April with one passenger eastbound limited. No 5 delayed two hours at Diamondville due to a freight wreck. The Union Party schedules a special term twice a week serving meals and music.
The capacity crowd enjoyed inaugural program at Whitmeys new theater on Wednesday night. The screening featured the Original Andre in mysterious performances that delighted the audience, especially the many children present.
George E. Gunn of Salt Lake died suddenly last Wednesday in his hotel rooms from a clot after exertion during a friendly visit. He managed the Contyowaly mines at Superior and nearby two mining companies near Rock Springs. Word of his passing reached friends and acquaintances in Wyoming as the community mourns a prominent miner.
Joseph Milich two years old son of Mr and Mrs Mex Valentine Milich of Diamondville died after falling into a boiler of hot water while Mrs Milich washed on Wednesday last week. The accident occurred when the boiler sat on the floor.
On a tired Friday special services will be read in St James church at 11 o'clock. Saturday at 5 p m there will be baptism. Sunday morning Easter services and special anthems at 11 o'clock with the choir in choir suplices. A special invitation is extended to all to attend.
To Institute Camp HR E Niven district manager for Wyoming for the Woodmen of the World visited Kemmerer this week to evaluate establishing a local camp. He noted existing camps in the west and a potential for a strong Wyoming chapter with 410000 invested in the state including 4000 in specific bonds. Niven plans to return next fall to advance the project.
W. S. Post, formerly of Ketmerer, and his wife wintering in Cairo, are well and enjoying their trip, according to a letter received by The Camera.
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