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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1913
Page
10
Property ad describes riverfront acreage near the Citven River area with two story house, sheds, corrals, timber, fenced land, and farmland. Mentions water rights, spring, hay storage, and a road house. Notes proximity to town, school section option, and financing terms with interest rate.
James Dodge of Kemmerer Wyoming advertises for sale a few first class city lots in Kemmerer. Prospective sellers urged to contact James Dodge Real Estate Kemmerer.
Essex Going in Larger Jeese J Reed surveyor of Lincoln County with headquarters at Kemeter was in town Tuesday and toured the surveying outfit of William Newbrough including cards plats and instruments. Newbrough left Tuesday for Devon Michigan to join his wife and settle. Best wishes from many friends.
Lowery of Denver representing a Natural Resources department visited Kemmerer to discuss arrangements with James Dodge for Lands of the Canadian Pacific railway. He returned from Lander after pursuing interests in Preton county and locating potential settlers to Canada. The Canadian Pacific offers special movements to attract settlers along the railway and surrounding district.
Emil Forseman faced John Hangas for false and malicious slander. Fifteen witnesses, all foreigners needing interpreters, testified. The defendant admitted making the statements and, with the evidence presented, sustained his defense. He was discharged and the prosecution ordered to pay costs. Ralph W. Smith defended, Bob Christmas prosecuted. Hal Giles visits town from Big Piney and reports land on North Piney.
Cheyenne counsel for Lincoln County argues that county records are assets to be divided in the dispute with Uinta County over old Uinta County property. He claims elder county should compensate others for the records value, a contention tied to wider regional boundaries and ongoing Goshen and Platte County discussions.
Coming events include a May 20 picture show at Kemmerer theater and a Diamondville Fire Dept dance at Finn Hall. Kemmerer faces Frontier at Kemmerer ball park at 1 pm on May 30 and Diamondville visits Diamondville grounds at 2 pm on May 40. A June 1 Kemmerer Diamondville game is planned at Diamondville grounds, with a June 4 benefit picture at New Kemmerer theater and Folger's Pictures at The Lyceum on Tuesday and Saturday evenings.
Community items list visits, travel, births, funerals, business listings and services. Includes names such as Mrs M M Parent Kemperer Deputy Sheriff Casey Collett, W H Carter, Mrs St A Piper, John F Whitney, Henry Weast, James Roberta, Mrs Williams, Roy Ellsworth birth notice, Green River Livestock Co lambing, Lincoln Hotel offerings, and local business ads for groceries and auto service.
A fragmented listing notes fresh fruit and vegetables, housing, and sale items. It mentions 30 head of cattle, pottery ware, and pottery related items, with references to locations like Idaho and Montana and names jumbled in OCR text.
Readers in Kemmerer hear about guests and travel from Howard Holden and Mrs. Fo Canada, plus trains wreck near Huntington. The piece notes road conditions, a picnic by Ethel Ivey, a court case over livestock cruelty, and updates on residents including J. M. Custeel and Stanley Seyler. It mentions Joe Sullivan’s hospital transfer and Tom Phelps’s legal matters.
The Eastern Guitar Fifth Friday social scheduled for next Friday evening has been postponed.
A daring midnight break in at the Matt Passio store in Diamondville involved a masked intruder who held Mrs Passa at gunpoint after entering the rear. Sheriff Hanes pursued leads indicating Matt Pacno r h aged man, with plans to arrest and return him from Pt. Smith Ark.
Star Valley road project advances this week with County Commissioner and C H Peterson in attendance. O'Neil and Erwin expected, with construction aimed at linking Sonora and Star Valley. More funds are sought to finish the road, with Cokeville urging support for an additional thousand dollars.
Two games scheduled for Decoration Day Friday afternoon at 1 p m Kemmerer hosts Frontier at Kemmerer grounds and 2 p m Diamondville meets Rock Springs at Diamondville grounds Both games expected to be excellent The Frontier squad adds a new pitcher boosts their strength A Sunday matinee at 1 00 provides Remerner against Diamondville at Diamondville grounds promising first cheap teams clash this season with good play anticipated
Kemmerer defeated Frontier 10 to 8 on Kemmerer grounds Sunday afternoon in the first game of the season. Frontier showed strong defense while Kemmerer built a developing lineup under manager Bresnahan as the team looks to future games.
The ladies of St Margarete Guild will meet at the church Thursday afternoon at the naval hour. Menu includes cold meat excalley stators macaroni and cheess bread and batter icicles sherlwrt assorted cake and cof ee. All invited.
The Finn saloon across from the lumber yard in Kemmerer was shut Monday by Sheriff Hansen after a fight inside. Bartender Matt Salli is charged with beating a neighbor’s wife. Additional charges may follow, and Salli is jailed. License revocation steps are expected.
A. A. Baerresen, representing Baerren Hrown of Cheyenne, visited Kemmerer and secured the contract to draw plans for the new high school building. He expects to deliver some family items around June 10. The firm formerly designed major projects including the Rock Springs temple and several bank buildings in the region.
A fragment describes Bird handling a bottle and a confrontation with Bat and Brown near an alley. The scene mentions Artes bowing a goal shot, then Bird returning to the street and being arrested for giving Nquar away, deemed contrary to state peace and dignity.
Petrie of Opalia visits town as juror and urges county leaders to fix the Kemimoror Granger bid region road. He notes heavy auto tourist traffic rerouting to other counties, threatens economic impact on coal camps and west coast routes, and cites potential Senate trip for travelers if repairs proceed.
The Joel clip of about 50 000 pounds sold to Hollowell Jones and O'Donnell for roughly 1 cent per pound. It has been among the best in this section and commanded the top price for two years. Last year it sold between 11 and 20 cents amid wool industry optimism from the new tariff bill.
Michael Henley died Friday from heart failure after a brief illness. He was about 40, living in America for years and planning to move to Finland next month to join his wife and seven children. Funeral held Sunday at the Diamondville Fiem Hall with Rev. W N Pierson officiating and musical interludes by Mrs Bully Henderson, Arthur Calverley, and Mimonesse Hellig. The Diamondville band played. Only relatives were a son from Idaho and a daughter in the Ern Smith home. He will be buried in Kemmerer cemetery amid sympathy for his wife and seven children stranded in Finland and America alike.
We extend our thanks to Frlands and Mr Peter Danks for their kindness and comfort during the illness and death of a loving wife and mother. Geo Hoddesham and family.
A fragment notes a missing or stolen bay mare with a bald face and distinctive coat marks. The message mentions a reward for recovery and cites River Live Dock Co as a directional clue and listings in Wyoming.
Fragmented notice describes a June 20 excursion by rail for young people led by Mutual to Dian Cou vent. Details are unclear but indicate a scheduled trip with transportation arrangements and a later update path for additional information.
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