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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1913
Page
5
Organizing Team Kevemerer's baseball wate continues to improve with daily practice. Considerable material readied for next Sunday as plans move toward season start. Jane will be Lapa invited to present views on the 3 movement at the vrment meeting.
The Orpheum vaudeville troupe scheduled to perform tomorrow evening in Kemmerer has cancelled due to a telegram to Mr Whitten. The act, among the first on the vaudeville stage, was set to fill vacant dates.
Mr and Mrs Jesse B Budd from Big Piney visit and plan to enter Lincoln County Miners Hospital for a minor operation this week. Mrs Budd is to undergo the procedure while Mr Budd, a pioneer and former postmaster of Big Piney Mercanton, is noted in the local section.
A Green River versus Gress River baseball game stretched to ten innings, ending 6 to 6 in a tense tie. Green River edged ahead late with strong pitching by Smith until he was relieved in the ninth. Dento and Breanahan served as umpires.
A notice from Canadian Pacific Railway Co. announces a loan program in Kemmerer Wyoming with Landsane James Dodge as agent. The plan offers up to 2000 to assist homeowners in making improvements and urges readers to apply through local channels.
A town events listing notes Sunday and Wednesday programs at Kemmerer with a 16 to 9 40 schedule. May 17 features Elka Ladies dance at Lyceum and a 17 Character Ball at Finn Hall in Platedville. May 18 shows Diamondville versus Rock Springs at Diamondville ball park 2 PM. Iver's Pictures play Tuesday and Saturday evenings at The Lyceum.
A mix of small town notices lists hotel rooms at the Palmer House and Lincoln Hotel, visits by McKay Morrow staff, and local residents like Ben Mag nell and Dr C C Wainwright. It mentions upcoming events from the Elke Ladies Social club may 17 with hospital room furnishing funds, and a push to buy Fleishman Yeast at M & M Grocery.
A readable classified note advertises a handy man open to odd jobs including errands and minor repairs. The post hints at phone contact and local availability, with unclear spelling but intent to offer flexible domestic services.
The Commercial Club of Kemmerer plans a choir room near the City Drug Store. Dr. Stafford has gathered about seventy signatures for a petition to organize a strong community body to boost resources and attract events. Kemmerer, second in Wyoming for convention sites, aims to host Odd Fellows, Wyoming Wool Growers, and other gatherings, with potential for brick and tiling clay industries and a wool scouring plant.
Latest poplar songs and music notes appear alongside business visitors in Kemmerer. Mentions of ranch supplies, harness, and hardware pricing mix with personal items about births, visits, and health. Several residents travel to Howell Michigan and Evanston while frontier commerce promotes Studebaker autos and a local savings bank campaign.
Visitors attended the Monday event to view pupil displays highlighting progress since opening. Teachers praised work across grades with several standout pieces, noting improvements in cleanliness and coordination.
The well known Evanston trader, a father figure in Lineuly county, expressed gratitude and renewed loyalty in a late Friday statement. He spoke of calm days and a hopeful outlook for the town, praising local patience and community spirit amid recent events.
Fragmentary OCR text describes an auto taxi firm, individuals with unfamiliar names, and references to services, delays, and local places. Details are garbled, with several proper nouns and a possible public notice or business mention lost in transcription.
Mrs Budd honored as hostess on Tuesday for a small afternoon party in Big Pinoy visiting guest Mr Jesse Budd. Lt wana led congenial crowd with games and Miss Ivey won a prize but graciously gave it to Moe Bee. Tea was served after the games and guests included Mrs Turner Frontier Mrs Arthur Thomas Elko and others.
The Boston wool market shows quiet trading on both coasts with limited demand for secured stock items. Prices remain firm for greasy and combing wools, while western markets show firmer prices in certain fibers, indicating a cautious tone as growers seek better value.
The death of Rev J B Rawls, superintendent of Wynn Methodist, occurred in New York after a cane paralysis. He was aged about four and had recently traveled, with reports of his time in Indianapolis and Egypt before his passing.
Fragmented obituary notes the death of Mrs Memiy and mentions family ties to Pittsburg and local figures. It references interstate travel, wartime context, and several individuals including Witherspoon and Le Harris, with scattered place names and dates amid blurred OCR text.
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