16 Oct 1912
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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1912
Page
1
John Jareee Jockeon is named in a garbled probate style notice from Afton A. Black and By Pines. The readable fragments mention parties and places but lack a clear action or date, rendering details uncertain.
October tickets to Omaha Chicago and St Louis offered at low rates through Bee agents. December and January tickets available for travel to several major cities with meals advertised. Kemmerer market promises appetizing steaks and chops as part of vendor offerings.
A. O. Campbell, division engineer for the Oregon Short Line, visited Kemmerer to study labor conditions. He warned that if Greeks return home to aid their country in any Balkan war, the railroad could face a serious exodus of about 200 workers, potentially delaying double tracking and section work. Japanese and Hindoo workers are also mentioned as current labor forces.
In Kemmerer H Hibbs sold his general merchandise store to Andrew Morrow and Lauckey Young. The new proprietors have taken charge and plan to stock a full line of merchandise. Morrow is known locally for his years at Mountain Trading Co and familiarity with the business. Young has resided in Kemmerer for years.
An emigrant named Painterson died at Hage depot while aboard the No. 10 mail train from Oregon. Asthma and illness plagued him. he was placed in the depot to await a passenger train to a hospital but died before arrival. Relatives are said to live in Ohio. he was employed by the emigrant car owner and was headed back east.
The gentleman headed for Congress by a large majority is Mondell who is serving his eighth term. He ranks among the longest serving members of the House, with 44 peers ahead in seniority among 890. His tireless service and prompt assistance have endeared him to Wyoming voters who show no desire to retire him now.
The Camera prepares to print official ballots with five columns for Lincoln county, Republicans Democrats Socialists independents Progressive and Prohibition, with Progressive and Prohibition placed under independent headings. The attorney general rules alpha order places Progressive ahead of Prohibition when both appear, and notes five candidates for Wyoming Industrial Institute vote and a four plan for the Constitutional initiative and referendum.
Mrs Mary Childs of Lima mother of Miss Alice Chilis a school teacher in Pocatello races with death as she sails from San Francisco to Honolulu after a cablegram from the island city announcing her daughter's critical condition. She travels with daughter Mira Dice who joined in Ogden and connects with a Pacific Mail steamer bound for the Sandwich Islands.
The Oregon Short Line faces heavy traffic and congested divisions as four Union Pacific freight crews and engines are drafted to handle demand. Delays stem from engine shortages and late deliveries from eastern works, forcing pooled power and disrupted schedules across the division.
Three men named Mike Brown John Gilbert and Chas Jackson were arrested after a boxcar robbery in the Kemmerer yards Monday evening. Brown escaped. the other two were jailed and later taken to Evanston after waiving exam. A confession linked the trio to stealing about 30 pairs of shoes cached in sage brush. the men intended to sell the loot in town. Sheriff Ward tracked the case noting swift action against the thieves.
A derailment in Nugget canyon Wednesday evening delayed traffic and Train No. 1X by about six hours after a broken beam caused two steel cars to derail. Conductor Bourne supervised the wreck, cleared the passenger cars, and awaited the wrecking train with no injuries reported.
Curse and William Julian traveled through Kemmerer on Wednesday en route to Omaha. They loaded a Fossil shipment of sheep, Curse sending six cars of Bark with Quinn sheep and Julian sending seven cars.
Democratic slate frontrunner Woodrow in New Jersey with Thomas de Marshall as vice president leads the ticket. Electors Albert Hrock Johnson County John Charles Thompson Laramie County Peter Kinney Weston County listed as presidential electors.
Notice bans roller skating on cement sidewalks in Kemmerer. Violators will be charged as a nuisance and punished by law. By order of Mayor Con F Brady Town Marshal.
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