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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1914
Page
7
The Camera explains county printing accounts show only 7 percent of three and a half years of business, rising to 12 percent this year with elections. It pledges continued court house news coverage and fearless county government advocacy.
Moses Alexander won the governorship as a Democrat in Mabo last week. Republican Brady secured re election to the Senate and both congressmen held their seats. Harold KR Harrison received full support from Auburn precinct with seventy three of seventy three county clerk votes. H L Patton of Casper won the sheriff race in a three way contest after Jesse A Sheffner, the incumbent, lost in the Republican primary and ran as an independent.
The article notes daily war expenses across involved European nations totaling $10,225,000 with Austin paying the heaviest toll of $1,440,000 and Germany next at $7,425,000. It mentions vast destruction, about twenty million soldiers, and Kaiser Wilhelm aging under the strain appearing subdued yet still popular in Berlin.
Lincoln County reports slow election returns due to vast, dispersed districts. Only Cokeville and mining areas show prompt counts while Star Valley and Jackson Hole precincts rely on mailed and telephoned tallies. The Camena promises best possible results now, with full official tallies to follow for county, legislative, and state tickets.
In Laramie County now including Laramie Platte and Goshen, residents spurned sending a newspaper man to the senate. Editors W. C. Deming and Alexander Hastie failed to receive the vote that would elect. Governor Carey issued a proclamation banning cattle and sheep imports from outside Wyoming due to foot and mouth disease, touching all territory beyond state borders.
The piece cites Civil War enlistment figures and ages to reflect on the war's toll on youth and manpower. It notes shifts in Republican prospects for the 2 years hence presidential nomination with figures like Whitman, Brombaugh, Herrick, Mann, Borah as possible contenders and tracks electoral patterns by state.
Fragmented OCR shows results across multiple states with Democrats gaining seats in Nebraska Idaho Albany County and New York City trends toward Democratic control while Republicans win in Idaho and some counties. Prohibition status appears statewide in Arizona Colorado Oregon and Washington with unclear counts pending.
Oscar Peterson, president, plans a large two day gathering in Kemmerer on November 27 and 28 with a social ball and banquet in the Hotel Kemmerer Cafe dining room, a Lyceum dance, and a Kemmerer orchestra providing music. Officials from the National Wool Growers Association and local forest supervisors will attend, aiming to attract ranchers and cattle men from outside the sheep area.
George Waite from Opal stopped in Kew meter on his way to Hamefork ranch. He reports sheep feeding on desert near Hig Sandy where feed is abundant. Early snow and fales bring out the new gram. The rest of the sheep feed down Havenfork with all stock doing well.
Saturday night features the Marty Family with song and dance and bed Harrity, champion down dancer, billed as a top vaudeville act. Sunday night Amend and Tiyan Ohare are set to perform a major poverty act row on the vaudeville stage.
Edward McKay of Cheyenne grand chancellor of the Kalghie of Pythias travels to Kemmerer Saturday evening to address Lincoln Lodge No. 87. A large attendance is requested to discuss lodges and local orders.
Bridger Valley Enterprise reports W A Carter advertises store ranges shipped direct from a Chicago factory. He claims no stock risk for breakage and offers delivery to store or home, liberal credit terms, or five percent cash on delivery. He contrasts direct shipping with Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward.
Dave Hoyce and F C McCall report 35 men at work on the Lahore dam east of Linwood below Burnt Fork on Green River. Prospective bedrock within 250 feet decides fate. dam would flood land and a town. Union Pacific may build a line Granger to aid supplies and boost nearby agricultural area. water could reach Wyoming lands south of Granger once stored.
On Sunday near the water tanks Clyde Kay and Jimmy Woods hosted a turkey shoot. George Symes drew first blood, followed by Albert Heitz, W Cunnington, Harry Clark, Bud Hooker, TD Lynch, and Frank Curtis. Bad wind and sun kept fancy shooting down, so a target was arranged for practice.
Tom O'Neil returned from Omaha with a strong market showing, topping prices for his cattle. Top cows and heifers brought about 6.80, steers to 7.86, selling around 400 head and netting roughly 83,000 more than the previous week. He stopped in Cheyenne to visit and comment on local politics and banking strength amid his county board status.
Two top vaudeville acts performed at the New Kemmerer theatre on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Battreau and Hainer hosted the Woarda show Saturday, while the Nile Woodwards delivered strong character work and singing.
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