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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1916
Page
12
A call for a energetic man to marshal the town into one boosted effort arrives amid appeals to seize opportunities for commercial advancement. The note emphasizes brains, determination, and community uplift, asking readers to step forward and lead the booster drive for collective success.
A detachment of nine officers and men from the National Guard in Afton traveled through Kemmerer on Sunday night bound for Fort Russell near Cheyenne where the annual school of instruction is held this week Adjutant General Anderson will command the camp with Captain Majors of Afton in second in command War rumors put some southern National Guard units on alert but the camp is a regular yearly meeting and not connected to the current crisis.
R Lee Craig returns from fossil fields near Fossil with a four item collection of fish fossils shells and leaves gathered this spring. The new field shows promise of distinct fossil classes from prior beds and specimens may be viewed at Holland Brothers billiard parlors. A humorous note asks what price would be fair for a husband given women outnumber men by 2 100 000 in the British Isles.
An advertising notice for real estate services urging buyers and sellers to use the bonded abstract firm. It promotes all listed properties and invites clients to engage with the agency for purchase or sale.
Real estate ads offer 20 acres with irrigation near Jackson Hole, 170 acres at $1,100, and 640 acres improved ranches suitable for cattle near railroads. Various homes listed in Kemmerer with down payments from $1,500, including a 5 percent rate, plus unoccupied fine lots and stock ranch opportunities in the area. Options include water rights, proximity to forests, and easy-term payments.
Kemmerer Abstract and Realty Co announces a public notice regarding property interests. Details specify the party name and reference to a real estate matter requiring attention from affected owners and stakeholders.
A Ford driven by Billy Haddenham with four passengers hit a dog on the Frontier road bridge approach. The car swerved off the embankment, rolled over, and injured Jim Edmonds and others. Edmonds was taken to the hospital in serious condition, with minor injuries to Haddenham and passengers. The wreck ends the car, and hospital reports show Edmonds slightly improved.
Eight Kemmerer young ladies attended a dancing party at the Episcopal church Galld parlors last Friday. The event featured crossdressed guests dancing with each other until midnight, followed by ice cream, cake and candy. Attendees included Misses Helen Stellwagen, Pauline Sammon, Hale Roberts, Irma Downey, Anns Johnson, Margaret Peary, Atella Rathbun, Florence Simpson.
Jack Walters of the Up-to-Date Garage went to Rock Springs to aid his friend George Sharp who was badly hurt in an auto accident. He planned to take Sharp to Kemmerer for treatment and then remain in the Sines in County Miners Seagal area and Piney country where Sharp had spent years driving stage.
A fragmented ad promises dry sheep pelts and urges readers to contact for prices. It notes preference for Wyoming pelts and mentions a firm linked to Salt Lake City, Utah, Bhettger & Co. The text shows garbled place names and unclear dates.
Rev H A Wood of 8 Ji Ms visits the Star Valley colony of Episcopal workers who have just finished a small chapel. He notes the Star Valley beauty and is impressed by Afton’s municipal government, believing its features could be patterned by other towns. He plans another trip to the valley in the future.
Big Piney Examiner reports Marbleton Saloon at Marbleton sold by M. D. Meeks to Wesley Vickrey who took charge last Sunday and also bought a new Dart car. Vickrey sold his Halfway ranch to Abel Wilson and moves his Marbleton house onto nearby lots. A dance may be staged by Vickrey soon.
A partially legible classified fragment offers a $100 reward and urges readers to send testimonials to Cheney in Toledo. The garbled lines reference constitutional treatment and druggists, but the full details are unreadable.
The Kemmerer orchestra hosted the first Saturday night dance drawing a large crowd. Both young and old enjoyed the entertainment and the event is expected to grow in popularity as another panel is planned for this Saturday.
The improvement work at James Church is finished with a new stairway linking the Guildhall and church, plus an enlarged kitchen and a large pantry. The contract began April 21 and was paid for by May 19, funded by the Ladies Guild, with Rev. Wood praising the achievement.
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