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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1913
Page
8
Advertising rates are listed with prices and terms for display ads. The notice mentions rate per unit and charges for various placements. Names and specific figures are partially illegible, but the pricing reflects standard local newspaper display advertising.
The Laramie Boomerang reports that the National Bank foreclosed on the plant this morning. Ample Bank is poised to take over, ending years of local operation tied to Bill Nye’s printing venture in the town.
The commission men in Omaha boosted handling charges for a car of sheep from ten to twelve dollars and then to fifteen, with solicitors dropped. Wyoming sheep producers feel the price hike amid falling product prices and central control.
The readable text contains garbled phrases about care for waste and printing services, mentioning possible vendors or items like pomneosavule and WG feature, but no coherent event, date, or identifiable entities to describe a concrete news item.
Low Calgas presided as several offenses against the pure food law were tried by the County Attorney under the Pure Food Commissioner Maurice Groshon. Two counts against M. I. Lake and two against Ogden Commission Co for misbranding packages. Each company fined 80 and 1.25 costs. One case against Wholesale Grocery Co pending. Offenses found in Afion, distant from the railroad, with packages likely from before the new law. Local actions aim to prevent evasion of regulations by remote districts.
Dr Fisher departs Sunday for Vienna Austria to pursue a postgraduate medical course at Vienna Medical College. He expects to be away about a year. Dr J D Rosendaum will assume his practice during his absence and has proven himself a capable and efficient physician.
Mamie Thomas holds a narrow edge in the Big Free Piano contest with 11 280 votes over Miss Nicholson. The pageant features many entrants vying for a gold Elgin watch prize, with voting urged this week and 8000 votes with each heating store purchase at Kemmerer Hardware & Furniture Co. The standings list numerous candidates including Nicholson, Duthie, Peterson, Wright, Webster, Sneddon, and more, reflecting a crowded field and ongoing appeal.
The Grand Encampment assembled at 10 am in Odd Fellowhall led by Grand Patriarch D L Carr of Basin with large turnout. Officers were elected and installed by Grand Warriarch W L Kuykendall. A petition to organize an encampment in Kemmerer was granted, with plans for a strong local group. Many state figures and editors attended, including James LeMarr of Green River and Charles R Yeoman of Yeoman County Gazette, highlighting a busy, well-connected gathering.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows highlights a large relief fund and care for 3,002 aged and orphans, noting last year’s expenditures and the substantial total relief paid. No homes exist, yet millions were allocated to comfort the sick and distressed, underscoring the order’s communal support.
Fragmentary notes from the Grand Lodge meeting in Cody mention AO Heyer and Betcher, Master Johnson as a jesting figure, CG M Conger editor of Daily Enterprise among leading Cody observers, and W Naylor of Canper Record in attendance. The piece recalls the first broadside arrival on No 17 Monday afternoon and weather hampering proper proceedings.
Kemmerer Wyoming sits as a principal point on the Oregon Short Line and a mail road hub for a mining district. It is an incorporated village amid nearby towns, with a mining district population over 8,000 and district payrolls near 250,000 monthly. The Kemmerer district produces about 7,000 tons of coal daily with strong electric light and water systems and multiple mines within seven miles.
At Tuesday's Grand Lodge session the I C O F ball hosted the formation of Lincoln Encampment No 22 with 14 charter members. A social Rebekahe session followed in the banquet room. On Wednesday a Grand Lodge degree was conferred on Past Grands, and officers elected for the ensuing term include W. G. Owen Buffalo as Grand Master and Albert Benner Laramie as deputy grand master.
The Kemmerer Hotel lobby hosts musical intervals by the local orchestra during noon and evening hours as Grand Lodge delegates, including Casper attorney E Richard Shipp, attend the Wyoming event. Shipp, a former Supreme Court candidate, returns to Republican ranks while aiding the newsroom, and the Commercial Club rooms redirect to the Rebekah lodges. Local services note Sublet chapel dedication with two masses in Kemmerer next Sunday led by Pastor Lyset.
Methodist services announce Sunday Schools at Kemmerer and Diamondville beginning at 10 a m. Preaching services are scheduled at Diamondville and Keasin rer at 7 45 p m.
Fragmentary OCR notes list L. D. and garena com terms with a church Sunday school time of ten a m. and morning services, but remaining readable details are unclear.
On the Oregon Trail Hos Orvon A Stearns of Klamath Falls Oregon made a yielter journey through Kemmerer when a storm blocked the way He recalls passing the route as a boy of ten crossing the plains with his parents He is noted as the first white man to reach Crater Lake and name it Majestic, a title still in use.
Wyoming representative Mondell leads a campaign against star route carriers and parcel post changes. He introduced a resolution to obtain information from the Postmaster General after payroll and equipment justification failed. The debate centers on increased pay for carriers versus net effects on express business and consumer prices amid new federal game directives and tariff shifts affecting farm and migratory species.
A fragmentary report describes a dispute involving a deaf mute, with chaotic dialogue and remarks about a wife and accusations of neglect. The readable text hints at a disruptive scene and a tense batch moving toward daylight, reflecting a controversial social moment.
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