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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1912
Page
12
The notice urges prior calendar orders before December 1 and invites readers to select calendars. It mentions E. T. Peyton visiting Kemmerer for the Wyoming Tribune. It forecasts a Reno divorce amendment tied to residence requirements and notes Reno divorce colony's potential decline. A sales pitch extols a well furnished farm dwelling as essential for farm life and family pride.
The piece notes electric branding irons growing in popularity for commercial use. Large tire firms brand tires and they are used for packing boxes. Unlike ordinary irons, electric irons heat quickly and stay ready, though widespread livestock branding with electric irons seems unlikely soon.
A century after John Jacob Astor the first arrived penniless in America his descendants now hold about 100 million dollars driven by New York real estate. On reaching majority in November the heir Winn Vincent Astor will receive a quarter of the fortune with Colonel Astor’s family planning future wealth pathways.
The text depicts a chaotic discussion around a Democratic candidate in Jackson Valley, highlighting support for Win Crawford and tension over editorial control and campaign duties. It hints at doubts about Crawford’s fit and mentions editor restraint amid political maneuvering.
Fragmentary OCR text lists numerous garbled terms and scattered proper nouns with no coherent narrative. Readable items include unrelated place names and invented terms, making it impossible to identify a clear event, person, or outcome from the source.
The text reads as fragmented OCR may contain names and locations but no coherent news event or clear facts to summarize into a usable card.
Reports claim Bert Dalton and two other convicts have fled penitentiary custody. sightings place them along Green River valley then toward Jack on Hole, with Dalton described as wearing red hair. Local Wyoming society notes discuss cabinet picks and White House season amid distant political chatter.
Officials press the crackdown on human trafficking as interstate commerce violations trigger federal offenses. A Wyoming case shows the reach of law as a Greek defendant faces a federal grand jury in Cheyenne for a case tied to Idaho and Rock Springs.
Mr. Whitney with W J Stroud of Rock Springs presents a collection of wild game pictures at the Kemmerer theater on Friday night November 22. The show features a herd of 4 000 elk in Jackson Hole elk capture scenes in Yellowstone National Park and a Wild Cat Fight to Death with Seven Dogs. The program promises an exciting menu with noted prices and potential shortages due to Wool. A committee seeks a list of volunteers to aid the event.
Local event blurbs list Wool Growers Dance at Ker merer on November 24 and 25 with shows on Sunday and Wednesday nights. Diamondville Fire Department hosts a dance on November 14 followed by the Fi t Annual Ball at Lasal Owler of Moose.
Mrs. P. J. Quealy hosts a free open house Monday afternoon from 3 to 5 to welcome Wool Growers Convention visitors. The event invites Kemmerer and area ladies to assist and meet guests. no cards issued.
Woolgrowers prepare for a reception in Kemmerer as the annual convention approaches. A grand ball at Downey store room and a banquet at Odd Fellows hall are planned with speakers from the National Wool Growers and Chicago Wool Warehouse associations. Guests include forest officials and Lincoln county commissioners.
The unofficial vote totals will change in several instances after the Maverick vote count from absent voters is completed. County officials and party representatives watched the process as total auditing for the new county commissioners proceeds, with bills to be paid and the official tabulation to follow in coming days.
General Manager W H Bancroft and A G M & C Man visited Kemmerer for inspections. Depot moves planned with upstairs dispatchers office and new clerk space. Freight and passenger volume up 40 percent. possible new clerk. Double tracking under way with six outfits. third track planned between Kemmerer and Moyer. Yard enlargements and depot addition for American Express anticipated to benefit Kemmerer.
In Kemmerer last week new equipment about 150 tons came in, with nine freight engines added to the Idaho division easing motive power shortages. Cars left for coal loading, Eastern business improves, and plans for oil fields in LaBarge draw interest from Julius Anderson of Rock Springs. Social notes mention Nancy Peckinpaugh and Miss Haese Rattan, with a church supper at 009 and prize winners. Tom O Neil visits from Cheyenne praising election results.
Mr. Whitten announces special pictures at the Kemmerer theater on Monday and Tuesday evenings next week to cover the Wool Growers convention. The program features films, plus the Lawyers' High Club vaudeville with singing dancing and acrobatics. A complete nightly changeover includes vaudeville and pictures. Monday offers 100 reserved seats for Wool Grower attendees with banquet coupons, though seats may remain unused. The usual Wednesday show is not scheduled next week.
Announcement cards indicate the marriage of Mira May Putman to Lewis K. Travis on November 1 at the home of the bride’s parents in Los Angeles. The couple will reside in Cajon California and will be at home to friends after November 25.
Glenn Jones arrives in town with his brother Ivan after a brief stay at LaBerge for an abort vigit with his paint. He picks up a new Apperson seven passenger car, 60 horsepower, sun pad, noted in excellent order, later driven to the ranch.
At the bride’s residence in Frontier on Sunday evening the ceremony was officiated by Judge Rosentors. Michael H. Lambermont and Miss Kagenia Gaspard were wed with Lawrs Pagnant and Florace Gaspard as bridesmaids and Arthur Faguamt and Albert Gaspant as groomsmen. Following the ceremony, refreshments and a tea.
A buggy overturned and Mrs Arthur Bl Robinson was ejected striking her head. She was placed on the sidewalk and later taken to Hotel Mommorey with injuries described as not serious.
T. B Carnshaw returned from Rock Springs last week with a broken ankle injury described as two bones shattered. The long delay in seeking care worsened the damage and left him unable to walk without assistance.
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