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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1920
Page
1
Armistice Day to be celebrated tomorrow with a townwide salute. The parade forms at Kemmerer High School at 11 and proceeds through main streets as bells ring and military music plays. Citizens join in patriotic observance marking the second anniversary of the World War armistice.
Honey C. Kirker sues W. C. Roberts Roxetta Roberts George F. Burton and Hart D. Haggerty in district court over a 12000 promissory note dated May 1916 secured by about 400 acres near Cokeville. Several defendants claim interest in the mortgaged property and request disallowance of claims. Also pending is a separate suit by Thomas Gintin against Standard Petroleum Co for 10500 damages over a well drilling contract.
State Superintendent of Highways T. M. Moore visits the area to inspect birthways and the state department's highway projects. Local officials note ongoing work and discuss upcoming plans and road improvements in the county.
The text notes a convention of Episcopal clergymen proceeding into the week with sessions and planned meetings. It mentions attendance by clergy and ongoing activities.
A veteran with a missing leg enters a grilled hall to quiet admiration. The narrator, inspired by the soldier’s dignity, reflects on sacrifices and vows to stand with those who served.
The first program of the Teachers Institute drew interest in the High School assembly with County Superintendent Myra B. Geer presiding. Vocal soloist Mrs. Kenneth Belrose and Prof Geo. E. Knapp received strong applause. State Supt. Will C. Wood spoke on postwar issues, immigration trends, and Americanization, noting shifts since 1880 and Japanese immigration dynamics in California.
Fragmentary notice reports a vehicle leaving the road and sliding into a ditch near Willow. Injury details are unclear but the incident involves local roads and a nearby sublet area.
Miss Nellie Donovan of Buffalo N Y has been selected by state health nurse director to serve in Kemmerer Lincoln county. A letter to Mrs Quealy confirms the appointment and notes Donovan’s good character and public health training. Plans for Red Cross membership drives in Pine Creek Pine Tea and area are discussed with expected arrival early next month.
An Austrian miner named Louie Gaburdi died from injuries sustained in a mining incident. He was forty seven, married, and a resident of the local mining community. The report notes he died early Sunday at Lincoln Hospital following the accident at the mine site.
J D Pedersen a Jackson Hole ranchman files for divorce alleging cruel treatment and repeated moves between Wyoming and New York since their October 1911 marriage. He claims his wife refused ranch life, sought eastern residence, and that he supported her brother’s family financially for years.
Lincoln County Stray Elks prepare a grand social event on December 4 at Cook's Pavilion with the Two Billys providing music. Decorations led by Jack Minor aim for spectacular display and a festive feast punch will be served. Committee members from Elk lodges across Lincoln County organize the evening expected to draw crowds from southwestern Wyoming.
The first Indian to gain citizenship papers in the United States was naturalized in Lander District Court last Monday. An act of October 24, 1919 allows an Indian who served in the army and received an honorable discharge to apply for citizenship. The Shoshone reservation near Lander has two veterans who will apply. A bill in Congress could grant citizenship to all Indians not tied to any tribe.
Wyoming State University climbs in the Rocky Mountain District as the Cowboys challenge tougher schedules. Last Saturday at Washburn Field in Colorado Springs they shut out Colorado College Pipers 3 to 0 after years of missed games with top colleges, signaling a rising athletic status.
Sweetwater County joined the state in a sweeping Republican victory last Tuesday. Harding electors, Congressman Mendell, and most county candidates won overwhelming majorities. Democrats only carried James Arthurs as assessor and S J Sorenson as four year commissioner. Fred W Johnson, longtime county prosecutor and Democratic chair, was defeated by D G Thomne by about 400 votes.
The Mo-in-Datw Garage offers a new radiator protector shaped like a chest piece. Made of heavy prune fibre it covers the radiator and is adjustable for air flow. It can be fully closed to protect the engine and is part of the Apsto-Date Auto company's latest inventory.
A Pine Dale visitor describes travel from Springs on a Sunday morning noting passable but cut roadways near Ton Trees and Ble Suidy. He mentions a tractor and eradine used to clear obstructions and references local labor along with ongoing activity in the area.
About six hundred residents from Kemmerer Diamondville and Frontier attended the opening of the new Kemmerer District No 1 high school building last Saturday. Prof. Burch traced a decade of development from the old frame building to today’s modern campus and praised trustees patrons and taxpayers for support.
Jackson precincts show Rosenberg ahead by substantial margin over his rival with late votes. Morrow gains, Johnson still leads. County Clerk Hanvey prepares canvassing board for official count within ten days.
Tvun 8, Jones with Merrill Jones traveled to Opal on Monday after leaving his car at a race last week. They aimed to reach Piney country, setting several truck ferries along the way. James Michelson and his son were also returning home via the route. Laukey Young headed to fetch the county tractor at Kemmeter for winter, others accompanied toward Piney old with supplies. They met Joseph Magert with a new Nash off the road needing a tow to recover.
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