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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
9
The 640 acre grazing homestead law appears set for passage this week after conference committees from both houses approved changes. The bill limits land purchases to prevent speculation, requires residence stock raising and improvements, and maintains a filing fee of thirty four dollars.
Washington reports drastic railroad regulations approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission to ease freight car shortages. The plan raises daily charges beyond two days unload time, then sets a stepped demurrage rate, with a final $1.00 per day after. the change aims to curb long car detention and relieve the cost of living pressures.
A Westerner apparently hanged himself using his suspenders tied to a bedpost. The coroner's jury ruled death by "cousin home full and mistaking for hie pent" as reported by the Tribune.
Entertainment begins eight o'clock as the school presents a play and a rendition of the state song arranged by the school management. Nearby reports note a Washington DC action on December 15 where a bill to ban liquor ads by mail to non dealers is favored in the House Post Office committee.
Andrew Morrow, newly elected representative from Kemmerer, Wyoming, proposes a state rural credits system to aid homesteaders with low interest loans and a bureau of experts to advise on best crops and farm adaptation.
Drifting snow along railroad lines in Wyoming and northern Colorado delay Cheyenne trains by hours. A Colorado storm and high winds forced the northbound Colorado and Southern service to be discontinued yesterday. The through northbound train due at 10 40 last night arrived after midnight. Union Pacific services faced substantial delays due to drifting snow west and east of town with flanger operations across districts five and six.
The ninth annual governor's conference opened in Washington DC with executives-elect including Gunter of Colorado Kendrick of Wyoming Byrne of South Dakota and Norbeck of North Dakota attending among the over a score of leaders present.
Cheyenne firefighters battled two blazes Tuesday night with total losses of 144000 dollars. Six people died in the Inter Ocean hotel including Roy White his wife and four children. The Union Pacific paint shop and warehouse also burned destroying about 40000 dollars in materials. Firefighters confined the flames to the hotel and prevented wider devastation.
A December 12 fire in Chugwater destroyed the Banks hotel a barber shop and Frank W Foss residence with losses totaling 1600 dollars and 3000 dollars insurance. Twenty five hotel guests escaped and Miss Genevieve Hurley was rescued from a third story window. Firefighters saved adjacent structures and the owner plans modern replacements.
Proponents of the Shepherd bill press for a District of Columbia prohibition vote while the Underwood referendum amendment faces a Senate vote. In Washington on December 19 Judge S. K. Gweneef, son of Senator Bione of Missouri, was appointed to the eighth district bench following the death of Judge Bing D. Adame.
State superintendent urges counties to designate a Wyoming day for study of frontier events. Converse county starts the movement and forms a committee to gather firsthand recollections from pioneers, to be archived by the Wyoming Historical Society for permanent records. The goal is a broader curriculum addition and better public awareness of Wyoming’s early settlement and development.
Clay Robinson and Company sold 21 steers averaging 1 247 pounds at 9 cents per pound to William Stevenson for a ranchman in the Hecla district west of Cheyenne. The sale established a new Denver cattle market record.
The Drover's Journal Stockman reports a new lamb feeding record near Omaha amid rising feed costs. J B Greenough shipped three cars from Lander Wyoming sold at 12.25. Wyoming sleep men plan feeding to weather the winter as range remains poor and hay and cottonseed meal are used.
Forecast covers Plains States and upper and lower Mississippi valley for December 4 week. Expect low temperatures early in the week with possible snows in southern portions by midweek, warming midweek then cooling after Thursday. Rocky Mountain and lodge regions show generally fair skies near seasonal averages with local snow in northern areas.
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