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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1914
Page
5
Entry states second class matter dated May 11. details truncated. Mentions Casper post office and act of Congress March 3, 1879 with garbled text.
The Wyoming Progressive conference in Cheyenne rejected fusion with Republicans or Democrats. It urges a square deal and progressive principles, argues for fair roads commissions, public utilities oversight, rational corporate law for natural resources, and Independent tickets where needed. The piece lauds restraint and public-spirited leadership shaping state policy.
The resolutions committee on Monday and Tuesday declared approval for three legislative games. The move signals upcoming discussion and potential votes in the chamber.
The article notes rising oil exploration near Douglas as weather improves, with crews like Van Wagenen and partners placing orders and planning multiple drillings. Arrivals from New Orleans and local landholders coordinate work, including pumping power and well connections, while contracts and property oversight accompany the ramping schedule.
A telegram to Jeremiah Mahonay of the National Wool Warehouse and Storage Co. reports Nevada clips averaging 13 cents with large wools contracted at 14 to 16 cents in Montana and the western markets. Domestic wool demand remains strong as manufacturers buy abroad and London sales loom. The domestic clip is expected to shrink, supporting higher prices, with about thirty American buyers slated for London.
At the Industrial Club meeting on Monday evening no action was taken to form a semi professional baseball club. Gus Bell and another committee member announced Swift would be in Casper early this week to discuss further measures for developing the team. It is expected the organization will be perfected.
Shaffer submits plans for a brick two story apartment building with basement on the corner of 4th Avenue and Durbin Street. The structure covers a 32 by feet area and contains four rooms. Estimated cost ranges from 7 to 8 thousand dollars with work to begin around March first.
Members are invited to the Loyal Order of Moose event tonight at Col iseurm with two prior dances serving as a guide. Attendees are promised a pleasant evening if they participate and enjoy the activities.
Five houses west of the new high school have just sold with four more under construction. A nearby seller, BH. I Taylor, advertises affordable three room homes on good terms and invites inquiries at phone black 17.
Improved 160 acre ranch twenty miles north east of Casper adjacent to good free range. Price six dollars per acre. Contact Kk. A. Esarey at Kucknum Wyoming for details.
Fresh salted peanuts at The Jigger Shop and news of local travel. P B Dykeman, Riverton rancher, in Casper en route home after a westward stop for a eastern end extermition. Reports on Washington's Birthday events, firemen bets, editor W C Deming in town, hotel renovations, high school basketball scores, railroad men visiting, and a Sunday speech at Pelows hall. Wedding and divorce notices, suppers, and church social scenes wrap the section.
The report covers a range of local items: a wolf chase concluded with the wolf killed, Ed Gorrel buying two lots near the Casper townaire company and planning a bungalow, A Clendenin opening chiropractor offices in Davenport Iowa, and high school gym class enthusiasm but lack of apparatus. Also mentions new theater acts, building plans, and regional moves around Casper and Salt Creek area with social notices and travel to Denver.
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