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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1902
Page
9
An advertisement urges bilious readers to take DeWitt s Little Early Risers before bed for relief by morning. It claims the pills do not gripe and gently cleanse the liver while restoring strength to the glands to prevent a return of the disorder. Dr B P Guyon is credited.
Omaha correspondent reports John J Mosby special inspector of the US Land Office has arrived and will begin proceedings to remove illegally fenced government lands in Nebraska. He notes tracts totaling thousands of acres were fenced by cattlemen. Bar wards offered in Telluride for arrests in the murder cases of Arthur M Collins Smuggler Union Mining Co manager and miners W G Barney and Weeley H Smith who disappeared prior to Collins assassination.
Soot and smoke swirl as firemen rescue a sleeping occupant from a blaze. A dubious ad touts a patent cough remedy claiming swift relief and heavy guarantees. The mock medical claim promises a free trial bottle priced at 61.00 with a bold safety message.
Oakley ladies hosted a dance and reception at Barretts Park last Saturday night honoring Donald McAllister the successful county clerk candidate. A large crowd attended from Cumberland and Diamondville with refreshments served and many enjoying the evening.
John Cullins, recently released on parole, confronted his wife in Buffalo last Sunday and fired three shots wounding her arm and side. He believed she died as she fell. He shot himself in the arm during the escape and wounded himself further with a knife to feign suicide for pity. Neither party is seriously hurt. Cullins to face a hearing when fit.
Desert land notice from the U S Land Office Hyanatin Wyoming states William E Fenn of Kenworer Uinta County has filed for proof on his desert claim No 764 for irrigation and reclamation. Witnesses James Jones Charles E Burke Frederick Poon Inano Porgusunn are named. proceeding before C W Halden on January 2 1902 at Ponteville Wyoming.
A District Court bankruptcy notice announces the sale of the real and personal property of Bago Lacowan's estate. Trustee Stephen A. Mills offers the property at a public auction at the Daly Hotel in Diamondville Wyoming on December 4, 1902 at 2 PM for cash to the highest bidder.
The Kemmerer Fire Department will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday evening at the fire hall. Important business will be discussed and full attendance is requested. Porter Cif.
The Christmas number of the Delmnestor marks its thirtieth anniversary and features 260 pages of reading, watercolors and illustrations. The issue is promoted as a typographical wonder at the price.
Headley, a robust blacksmith from ul den Tadk, suffered rheumatism for ten years. After taking Electric Bitters, two bottles cured him completely and restored his health. He praises the remedy and recommends trying them at 40 cents a bottle.
A Diamond Coal and Coke horse at Willow Creek was driven loco by loco weed in baled hay. The incident alarmed local horse owners and spurred an effort to trace the poisonous hay source. The article notes loco weed Oxytropis species are common in western regions and urges readers to consult botany references.
Madam La Bonta, known for many aliases, was arrested in San Francisco for alleged ties to Dr Cayley murder in Butte Montana. J W Kelly city editor of the Butte Intermountain is also in custody. Cayley had sworn Kelly shot him before dying, while La Bonta later claimed the shooting was accidental and Kelly uninvolved, a claim authorities doubt.
OCR fragments list several room assignments with partial names for students and teachers. The text names Mins King, Henry Shuster, Mise Lowrie, Delty Mallvain, Richant Mellvain, Rose Woods, Ethel Pfeiffer, Alma Armald, Bay Laren, Esther Downey, Joe FP Woodruff, Leonard Larson, Jub Laren, Hon Lowrie, Harry Wellington, Edna Sammon, Orlo Syphars, Hobt Mollvain, Lavina Holman.
A single story house sale offered at the southwest corner lot owned by D Kebuo Monsoualie. Terms described as pareon or pareon related, with agent Be Chrintwas listed as agent.
Chicago reports reveal the Davenport hold up on Rock Island No. 11 en route to Port Worth. Five men stopped the train with a red light, forced crew to open safes, and looted mail baggage and express cars. Loss estimated at 10 000 to 20 000 dollars with valuables timed for Omaha and Denver.
W A Bree of Rawlins describes a freezing ordeal after meeting three men who offered sheep for sale. They took Bree three miles from town, left him to dine, stole $250, and left him with badly frozen feet requiring amputation of both feet. Bree crawled three miles for help over two days without food.
Deputy Angus McLean arrested a man near a Frontier hotel after finding about a bushel of trout under a covered wagon. The owner J W Negus claimed the fish were from Bear Lake Idaho and the judge ruled the Wyoming court lacked jurisdiction, discharging the prisoner. The trial highlights enforcement challenges in game law.
The fragmentary passage quotes Dr. Downer and mentions a “new man of ill” and Cha Heademrn's struggle, suggesting a puzzled note on a grail or medicine. The garbled text hints at a sensational claim about selling all in a day and a two week period.
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