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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1915
Page
5
The editor visits Cheyenne and notes ongoing debates on key bills. major topics include Workmen's Compensation, public utilities, farm loans, initiative and referendum, and the primary law, with concern over party unity and the pace of reform.
A fragmentary column from Mexia discusses presidential questions and national shipping protection. It notes fears of war over dishonest shipping and mentions 1915 calendar quirks and looming egg prices affecting the livestock and poultry sector.
A fragmentary report notes a Washington event where Democratic leaders discuss a test measure and its reception. The dialogue hints at hopes for revival, loyalty to principles, and political strategy amid calls for accountability and potential policy changes. The piece reflects party tensions and public expectations.
A bill to form a new Lake County from Green River lands of Lincoln and Fremont counties sparks opposition from Big Piney residents. Fremont and Lincoln delegations push lines, with Big Piney seeking a southern boundary shift to gain support, while threats of attaching properties to Lincoln linger. Persistent talks of redraw threaten county integrity and future countyhood.
The editor came back from a three week visit to the Middle East and reports revived business in January after dull November and December. He found Chicago Minneapolis St Paul building activity strong with optimism for the future. Travel included Clinton Dubuque Chicago Libertyville Lavalle St Paul Minneapolis Omaha South Omaha Denver and Cheyenne.
The piece muses on preferred winter conditions high, moth or snow and laments dwindling old time winters. It notes snow extremes and drought risk, then debates President Wilson’s veto of an immigration bill tied to literacy tests. hopes Congress can override, recalling vetoes by Cleveland and Taft under different conditions.
Country merchants weigh the predicament of the millionaire head of a great house indicted by a grand jury for tax dodging. The unpaid tax amount is 26,000,000 dollars. King Emanuel of Italy issues a royal decree calling to arms Italian soldiers born in 1888 of the Seld artillery. Italy appears ready to join the European war, with a German victory seen as leading to further pressures on Italy due to its stance on the triple alliance.
Hildreth, who lately worked for a Soda Springs paper and allied with the Courier in Blackfoot, Idaho, plans a return to Bancroft where he holds a half interest in the Bancroft Dry Farmer and aims to elevate its status as a leading southeastern Idaho paper.
Denver Forest Service figures indicate 4 474 predatory animals killed in Colorado Wyoming and South Dakota forests over four years with yearly declines. The 1914 total n/a. 1911 1 584. 1918 1 270. Livestock interests urge stronger action as wolves and coyotes reportedly rise.
Frank Davis presented another of his five reel features to a large Sunday matinee audience. The event drew a sizable crowd as patrons filled the aisles and aisles of the venue for the afternoon screening.
Gus Helbig and a butcher crew find Panky the cat with two kittens born near Pinedale on Sept 6 1904 during the Pinedale Houndup era. The cat, famed in local industry, wandered for years after Fuk Camens left, until Helbig captured her and vowed to care for the litter, a point of pride for the family.
In Cheyenne readers complain the present primary law is ineffective. They urge amendments similar to the California plan, including majority vote elect and easier candidate access via county clerk filing or petitions, while noting rural hardships and urging a later date or a return to the old system if reform fails.
Judge Percy W. Metz presiding in Cody disposed of two criminal cases and moved through civil matters in one day. Seventeen civil and five criminal cases were on the docket with juries not yet impaneled.
Former Governor Carey demands that capital not be moved from Cheyenne and argues the shift would require a constitutional amendment. he asserts the capital should stay where it is and urges Casper readers to consider Wyoming’s future.
J E Burch returned Monday from a trip to Cheyenne to confer with the State Teachers association committee on school legislation. He reports strong optimism that the legislature will act fairly on bills requested by the committee while he also visited Pueblo and Denver schools.
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