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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1917
Page
7
A Camera representative attended a Friday banquet at the new Star Valley High School in Afton. Hosted by the faculty in honor of the board of education, the gathering showcased strong cooperation among board members faculty and the superintendent. The new building is praised as a priceless heirloom for future generations and education in the region is described as on a sound basis.
The Camera urges a November 2 gathering when Vice President Marshall visits Kemmerer. A social dance planned with the Marshall address aims to unite the county’s four to five sections and encourage mingling, sociability, and new acquaintances among all residents.
Real County paper boasts wide reach in the county and invites residents to become paid correspondents. Editors seek reporters in various sections to deliver weekly news and full county coverage.
A call to all families to buy at least one liberty bond, stressing 4 percent interest and safety. The message frames the purchase as economic prudence and a safeguard for future needs.
A Jackson Hole resident boasted he could live on potatoes and elk meat if needed in the coming season. He has an abundance of spuds and, to secure elk meat, rises early to pick from game on a nearby hill. Lucky dog.
Lincoln County reports a large lamb crop being shipped to market. Lambs are selling around 16 cents per pound locally, with prices of 17 to 18 cents at Omaha markets last week according to sheep men.
The Wyoming Tribune notes Pinedale and Pinedale Roundup links with Brandon and Higgins in celebrating Glenrock’s new newspaper The Gazette. Burlington railroad observes Glenrock’s arrival, with bridge plans and statewide improvements anticipated to elevate Glenrock in Wyoming’s oil district.
Editor Weds John F. Whitney, editor of the Mc Cammon News and brother of C. M. Whitney of Kemmerer, married Katherine Barron in Pocatello last Saturday. Whitney formerly worked at the Kemmerer Camera plant and now runs the McCammon paper. His wife cashiered at the McCammon Investment Company.
Madeline Fearn aged 42 died Saturday at Marquis hospital in Diamondville after several days illness from yellow jaundice. Funeral services were held Monday at the L D Church in Diamondville with her mother and several brothers mourning. relatives from Evanston attended. She was well known in Diamondville.
Gus Patrioas, a Cumberland area miner, sustained a broken thigh and other injuries from a coal fall late Monday night. He was taken to Lincoln County Miners Hospital Tuesday morning and, according to latest reports, is progressing well.
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