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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1912
Page
7
The piece explains primary petition requirements for county offices, party affiliation rules, and signatures needed from voters. It covers filing timelines, county clerk duties, and statements candidates must make about party and expenses, plus guidance for various offices and states.
The Homestead measure remains uncertain as supporters and ultra conservationists clash over amendments. The bill’s fate hinges on western lawmakers including Representative Mondell and a few colleagues who could temper or block the proposal.
In a heated debate the bill passed the house without material amendment after conservationist amendments were rejected. An erroneous report about applicability to existing homesteads spurred telegrams from the west. Mondell asked the Interior Secretary for a direct answer and the department said the law as passed applies to all existing homesteads, including enlarged ones.
The Camera notes local clay and fireclay deposits near Kemmerer and a volcanic glaze material with 2000 psi resistance. It suggests brickmaking and tiling could lowere costs from 25 5 per thousand to about 7, and urges a capable person to develop these industries within the next year.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered sharp freight cuts for wool shipments from western points to eastern markets. Rules fix sack rates to St Louis at 50 cents per hundredweight and set 2 cent increases for westward steps, with through rates to Boston and New York adjusted accordingly. The commission allows 2 cent transit at intermediate points on direct lines and warns of further orders if carriers fail to comply by May 1.
Mrs. Alice Ryan known as Mother Ryan died in Kemmerer at age 82 after years running the O S L eating house. Her generous help to railroad travelers was widely noted and she left an estate near 20000 though she died intestate. Her body was taken to Omaha for burial beside her daughter.
Discussion centers on adding a Kemmerer polling precinct to fit a new Lincoln county voting map. If approved two wards would form two aldermen seats each, requiring town division to balance votes. The Lawry precinct with 400 votes and Kemmerer’s 40 plus votes affect the final plan.
Officials of the Harriman system placed over 1 090 000 dollars in orders for new rolling stock for the Oregon Short Line. The haul includes twenty electric locomotives, 500 freight cars, and steel bridge structures. Freight cars cost about 125 000 dollars and will arrive as built.
In the town petition, residents urge adopting two polling locations to reduce wait times under new laws that require voters to mark each candidate separately. The plan aims to ease booth congestion and ensure all electors can vote without undue delays.
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