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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1917
Page
2
Frontier Supply Company promotes a free Farm and Building Book by Wm. A. Radford to aid builders. The publication offers numerous house, barn, and outbuilding plans and aims to substitute for an architect. Readers can select suitable specifications and order full prints and specs from the Radford firm.
Senior class at Kammerer High School rushes to complete invitations and programs for graduation. The year’s graduates include Misses Mary Armstrong Marie Banton Marie Rinker Fay Weir and Messrs William Stewart Sreddon and James Men.
Karl De Haggerty and his wife Heather with Andrew Kennedy returned from Vancouver to Inok after a mining venture. Adena Haggerty has spent winter there and good reports reached Jim about the trip. Burt says prospects looked favorable.
Soldiers of Company H host a large entertainment and dance at Cook pavilion drawing up to 800 attendees. The event features wrestling, boxing, vaudeville acts, a grand march, and music with proceeds surpassing £400 for a future home fund.
Cafeteria Club hosted by Mr and Mrs B J Carollo on Thursday evening. Bridge prizes awarded to Mrs T T Stewart and 8 8 Snider. Hood family farewells and choir sendoff for Thomas Hood at the meeting house. Carnival at the schoolhouse a success with children program and sales raising funds. Agnes Kavanagh begins census duties for School District No 2. Visitors and farewells noted among Diamondville residents. Finn Socialist Society vaudeville and dance at Finn Hall. Mayor Solliday to own new Dodge car bought from Platt Wilson at Lincoln County garage.
The winter from November to March set records for cold and wind with a state wide mean temperature of 19.4 degrees, 6.9 below normal, and snowfall of 62.2 inches 29 percent above normal. Wind topped all records with 289 miles per hour in Cheyenne. Rail blockades across the state caused long closures and widespread travel disruption. Livestock losses rose due to drought and wind driven snow, with multiple fatalities reported from Wyoming to Albany County amid harsh conditions.
Dan Karnbun of Fontenelle disposes of his Fontenelle ranch to his brother Lyon and buys a large stock ranch on North Piney, planning to enter the cattle business in the Fig Piney area.
University officials indicate a possible year end closure as scarlet fever cases rise and many Kemmerer students head to the army draft, affecting attendance and operations. Parents express concern over disruptions and the campus future amid the health crisis and military enlistment.
A local prank unfolds when two older men collude with two soldier boys to peddle fake dance tickets. One man buys two counterfeit tickets for 95 cents, then the quartet enjoys a staged caper at a confectionery after the scheme. The aftermath remains unstated.
Hit by a car last Thursday in the Fron tier mines, Japanese miner HH Shimahira sustained a broken pelvic bone. He was rushed to Lincoln County Miners hospital for treatment.
Notice sets May 7 1917 at 4 PM for a regular annual meeting in Kemmerer High School to elect a trustee and decide on issuing bonds up to 10 000 dollars to fund building improvements and fire escape work. Ballots will seek approval for bonds at up to five percent interest, with specific bond dates and maturities listed.
Shorty Cragland passes through the Fall River Basin via a ski route en route to Bis Ranch on Snake River. Ranchers note climate shifts as northern conditions seem to move south. The Dave Hicks ranch hosts a well attended spring dance. Dave Riling returns from Idaho after wintering in the south. Mrs. Sarah B. Faria visits with her daughter Mrs. Walter McPherson, travelling at dawn on crusty early roads. Patriotism themes appear as converts emerge in the mountain communities amid the war’s meaning.
A sequence of property deeds lists transfers in sectors and townships from 1901 to 1918. Entries name grantors such as Wm H Booker Wm J Cors ig Archino Coral Eva Crilor and Genevieve Van Vleck to buyers including John A Coy Jackson State Bank and Kemmerer Savings Bank with prices ranging from 50 to 2500 dollars and locations in Cokeville Jackson and Kemmerer.
A damaged OCR line mentions a race event and a port reference with unclear figures. The readable bits include phrases about race items and a vessel or location tied to the port. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are discernible for a fuller report.
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