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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1916
Page
3
An advertisement proclaims engraved stationery and cards with superior quality. It emphasizes lasting value and the credibility of the makers, highlighting a visiting arrangement and a nod to the brand’s traditional craftsmanship.
Lincoln County officers listed with names and titles for Kemmerer county seat. Commissioners meet at the court house on the first Tuesday of each month and remain in session until work is completed. Bills against the county must be filed prior to the first of each month. Wanted clean white rags at the camera office paid per pound.
Forty four thousand acres of premier winter range in western Sweetwater County Wyoming. The tract lies beside the Union Pacific railroad easing feed delivery if needed. Blacks Fork River runs along most of the property providing year round water. Prices are low with easy terms. Inquiries to Evanston Wyoming.
The Kemmerer party led by Mr J J Kemmerer and including Mrs Red mod Stevens Mr George North Mrs P J Quealy and Matilon returned from a three week Fall River basin hunt. They bagged three elk and a black bear weighing 340 pounds. A 6 point bull elk was downed by Mr North and Mrs Quealy wounded a 6 point bull. One accident marred the trip as Miss Bert James fell 300 feet and is recovering in hospital. The group praises the Fall River country and its fishing and will head home soon with several guides accompanying them.
Charles Lackey of Cre tarious Oil Company reports renal work underway to fulfill promises of oil in the Big Piney area. The well has reached 200 feet with rapid progress as machinery operates. Lackey leads a toiling crew at the site while MacGlashan returns from Cheyenne after securing funds to expand operations.
Paul Gabardi intends to establish a resort on his Conroy area ranch as mines open. A dam creates a small lake that will attract visitors with a possible boat program next year and the site to serve as a local gathering spot.
In Sweetwater County the main section's sheepmen are cutting out their lambs for shipment to Colorado points. The sale is among the largest in the county, expected to exceed $000,000. Lambs were purchased at 8.50 dollars by Hatcher and Son of Denver, with shipments planned in the first ten days of October. Some sheepmen have not yet sold and await an advance.
Fragmentary ad copy touts Bal Catarrh Cure as a remarkable remedy. It claims internal purification via blood purifiers and promises dramatic results for “catarrhal” conditions, presenting testimonials and endorsements from unnamed sources.
Deputy Attorney General Wilfred O’Leary filed briefs in three Lincoln County murder cases. Parker T Obama and Matt Cire are awaiting Supreme Court hearing in October after death-penalty sentences from Judge David H. Craig in 1915.
T Hunter Salmon, from Green River, reports a frost the first of the season in his county area. He notes bumper hay and oats crops, oats ripened before frost were high quality, and unripe oats will make good hay. Salmon recently shipped 1100 head of lambs and 300 old ewes to Omaha for sale by Melady brothers. Lambs netted 7.40 per head, averaging 76 pounds, with Salmon Brothers praised as top shippers to the South Omaha market.
Sigmund Kohn returned from trips to Idaho and Utah and faced a difficult task destroying the Wyom ing Mall Order House float from the Labor Day celebration. The grain decorations came from the Irrigated section near Border and Kemmerer, and Kohn gave away 10 barrels of heat from the float on Ja hor day.
Joe Kinney, owner of a major Muddy fields well in Natrona County, returned home after a tour of the oil fields. He intends to drill additional wells on the site soon, and reports a fever for oil in the region. Kinney declined an attractive offer for his oil property and sold a carload of bucks at Douglas on his return.
The East Lake Tribune reports the wedding of Kenneth Luman and Miss Edna Foulks at St Mark's Cathedral on Saturday. The ceremony was followed by a reception at the Hotel Utaa with elaborate decorations and a decorative wedding feast. The couple plans to reside at Big Piney, Wyoming after a eastward trip.
Jim Mickelson of iguiney hosted a ranch visit for stock buyers who praised the property as rivaling any in the Mickalson ranch. Among visitors was Watt Brandon, an old friend of Elaon, who attended during the Rodeo days.
Funeral services for Ed Herman of Oakley, who died suddenly last week after an injury in the wine, were held at the Catholic church last Wednesday. Many friends and acquaintances attended. the service was conducted by union members.
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