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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1919
Page
4
Local heading reads 10 cents per line for each insertion and 6 word type. Lagat notices priced per line with per insertion charges. Cards of thanks and resolutions priced at 100 per line.
A historic ceremony at 2 15 PM will present the treaty terms to Germany marking a decisive end to the war. The world watches as the United States leads in shaping a just peace, uniting France, Britain, Japan, Belgium, Italy, and others in a lasting settlement. The event caps years of conflict and a belief in nations living free from external coercion, with America portrayed as fighting for universal justice rather than self gain. Meanwhile town elections loom with a modest turnout as officials seek capable leaders to manage revenue gaps from saloon license losses and ensure stable town governance. A mass meeting is planned to nominate candidates for mayor and councilmen to meet forthcoming fiscal challenges.
Mr E D Malone of Chicago visited Kemmerer last Friday and left with his stepson Harry Munn for the Munn ranch at Halfway. Malone, longtime editor at Hotel World, has been granted a two year leave to spend on the ranch and plans to make Wyoming his home. Mrs Malone has been at the Munn ranch for a year and Munn plans a large home at Halfway this summer. Union Mercantile and Supply Co offers door delivery and truck service.
Dr W pas died in Evanston after 25 years service family home. Funeral at Masonic temple drew large crowd with choir hymns including Jesus Lover of My Soul. Episcopal service led by Dean Jonten. body laid beside wife and two children in city cemetery amid long procession and notable attendance from Kemmerer and distant communities.
W Scully of Salt Lake City succeeds Ernest Gray as head of the Kemmerer garage mechanical department. Gary has gone to Logan Utah. Scully led a mechanical department for an auto firm in Utah before coming here. His wife will join him in Kemmerer soon. He is a pet stock fancier and vice president of the national Breeders Fanciers association. He specializes in New Zealand red rabbits which have won blue ribbons.
Property owners in Kemmerer must clear premises and remove winter debris or face prosecution for nuisance abatement. Town Clerk James P Rosenberg signs order. council acts to enforce local sanitation rules amid mixed notices of residents and oil company visitors from Rupert and surrounding areas.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a roan tin a 1 te nak cafe and references Me ae Neo and Bybee. Details are unclear but indicate local items or people connected to a cafe scene and a possible community event.
Vaughn Lyons notes the homecoming of Mickey Hogan a popular local figure who arrived by train No. 1 in Kemmerer after serving in the 8th Infantry through Brest France and Camp Lewis. Friends relatives and local girls greet him with joyous reunion while veterans on the train acknowledge their own service and look forward to civilian life. Hogan left August 5 1918 for Camp Kearney California and served in France before his long awaited homecoming.
A camera visit to Up-to-Date garage ends in tension as Henry Ford reportedly halts May deliveries to Kemmerer. With only seven cars available, sixteen Lizeler units scheduled for the next thirty days face hard delays, leaving manager Witherspoon scrambling to cope.
Captain Libby Ore, part of the 162nd Infantry, was ordered to the Moslem border region after a long service. The carrier group, led by Major P.F. Third Oregon Infantry, is described as the first in Oregon since the war declaration. Ore, a resident of Big Piney, Oregon, has a family tie to Yolo A. W. Reilth and is linked to Portland and Washington communities in the wartime mobilization narrative.
A fragmented notice describes Varn Dane and Ry Gort in a local school or street event. The text mentions a chemical or vegetable theme and a possible roster or hash like Rattan hashes. Readable details are sparse but the piece centers on a community gathering at Lycouw Ehemstael.
Remar High School hosted a May Day ceremony to plant nineteen trees in the city park below the hospital, each bearing the name of a county soldier who died for the country. The effort aims to perpetuate their memory and inspire other towns. The park lacks adequate watering facilities, affecting its greenery this year.
A bank notice offers a liberal reward for returning Lash-Pedicatres containing checks and an identification cord, directing contact with the First National Bank for restitution.
Secretary L I Oil Ce asserts action over talk in Wyoming field prospects. McQueun says Lincoln Idaho aims to drill, fund, and develop the field, predicting one of the nation’s biggest oil fields within six months as crews prepare holes and equipment. He returns to Idaho but plans to rejoin soon.
A black leather grip containing surgical instruments was reported missing east of Evanston on the Lincoln Highway. A reward is offered for information leading to L Loom Beckwith an aide in Evanston Wyoming, with contact details provided. Police seek any clues from Friday and Saturday sightings.
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