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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1916
Page
15
A county election statement praises courteous campaigns and Democratic wins with one sheriff and possibly county attorney race left unsettled. The article commends Ivan Jones and campaign workers for their dedication and urges unity to advance local and state prosperity.
In Kemmerer the day’s mood swings with election bets and luck, from a $200 grouch to a $500 stake, shaping smiles and frowns on the town’s main street. Two young ladies’ candy and jubilation contrast with others’ blues as Emerson's law of compensation seems near perfect for the moment.
The text catalogs extreme endurance feats from various eras and cultures including a bomb thrower lasting forty-one hours, a club swinger for forty-six hours, a hammer swinger twelve hours, and a punching bag session of fifteen hours. It also notes a French pair walking twenty-four hours around a billiard table, bells rung for eight hours, a Polish dancer thirty-four hours, and an Italian dancer fourteen hours with eighteen waltzes, citing London Stray Stories.
The Democratic slate leads in Lincoln County with most offices conceded except sheriff and county attorney still unclear. State Representatives Morrow Farnworth Rollins and others look set for election. Arnold leads in the judicial race with twenty precincts unseen. Kemmerer shows strong support for Arnold. Sweetwater and Uinta counties awaiting results. Precincts still to hear include Bondurant Border Bronx Cheney Cokeville and Jackson Hole areas.
James Smirker of the Sublet store visited Alfred Runsold at home. From Storkland Mr and Mrs Davin are proud parents of a baby boy born last Sunday night weighing 4 pounds and doing well along with the mother.
Notice states members of the Retail Clerks International Protective Association are requested to gather at Labor Hall this evening for a meeting. The communication emphasizes attendance.
Kenne Grimth, principal of Sublet Schools, spent last weekend in Kemmerer visiting his college friend Bejach, the principal of Kemmerer Grade School.
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