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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1916
Page
15
Citizens of Kemmerer await Lincoln County woolgrowers next Monday and Tuesday. The annual meeting is forecast to be the county’s most successful yet, signaling Wyoming’s growing wool industry and the woolgrower’s broad, modern role in rural and urban life.
An article argues for keeping the Electoral College, recalling its origins as a compromise by constitutional framers. It notes voters elect electors who then choose the president, and claims electors now largely reflect the people's will rather than override it.
The fragment describes a tense encounter on a hunting trip. A man named Viet is involved with a confrontation as a villain appears and a duel is mentioned. Two characters exchange glances, and a tense moment unfolds in a lawn setting. The passage centers on fear and a looming clash rather than explicit violence.
The canvassing board completed the count for the County and Prosecuting Attorney at noon Tuesday. Reynolds had 1854 votes while Rose totaled 1878, giving Rose a 19 vote margin after two weeks of suspense. The contenders shared a cordial lunch with friends at the Kemmerer hotel after the result.
The Wyoming Labor Journal reports organized labor members elected or likely to serve in the legislature. George Young of Sweetwater in the State Senate. W. R. McIntosh Elmer G. Wright and possibly J. B. Hood in the House. James Rennie Robert Hotchkiss elected in Sheridan. Lorain Rollins Andrew Morrow in Lincoln Uinta. Harry C. Hoffman in Laramie. The paper calls this the best showing labor has made and expects more names to be added as returns are completed.
Overland agents from Kemmerer and region will ride a company paid special train on December 2 from Salt Lake City via Denver to Toledo. The two day Detroit stop includes instruction and a view of the Overland car under construction. The trip lasts about a week and is described as a grand, exclusive event for agents.
Wyoming State Teachers Association and State Institute set for Cheyenne from November 29. Lincoln county educators including Supt Joseph Burch and Principal H H Davis will attend. Notable speakers include Chancellor B C Killett and Dr W A Cook with state leaders from Colorado and Montana.
A federal case opened at Evanston Wyoming involving Leroy Brough and others charged with fraudulent land claims. Judge Jane Hunter of Diamondville and clerk Aloe Ninhet of the Wind office oversee the proceedings with a jury of 191 serving.
The Kemmerer Band plans a premier concert on December 16 announced after a recent meeting. Secretary Fred Hancey notes about 600 dollars worth of music has been purchased and the group can perform grand opera, semi classic and diverse pieces from many nations.
A garbled OCR passage touts a corn remedy as the world's best, claiming endorsement by the City Drug Store. It stresses painless application and ease of use with promotional language and unclear attribution.
Oscar Beck, a Kemmerer go journeyman, reports returning from Omaha with a shipment of stock and selling steers at a very reasonable price. He visited Iowa where corn is ready to harvest at a dollar per bushel. Having sold holdings at Big Piney, he plans extensive winter business trips and Cheyenne visits to aid Wyoming cattlemen seeking a bill to raise cattle standards.
Word by telephone reports Laula Potter fatally injured in Rock Springs mine after a car passed over him. He died at 2 PM Sunday. Potter, who worked two days, was found maimed in the mine. Surviving two small children. Kin travel to Rock Springs for funeral.
French, organizer of the Retail Clerks' Union, arrived in Kemmerer from Idaho yesterday and will speak at a Labor Hall meeting this evening attended by local retail clerks.
A visitor, Raffles Bear B F Bondurant, arrived last week with three pet bears. One bear wandered off Sunday night near the New Kemmerer entre with Con Hrady drawing the lucky number. Bondurant remained at Lincoln County resort.
Kemmerer authorities report four horses as stray stock. A bay horse about four years old with one white foot and a left shoulder brand is held at the feeding lots. An Allan black horse with four white feet and sore front feet has no brand. The animals were taken up last night and inquiries directed to City Marshal Drady. Also note Herman Trine to run a barber shop in winter and Gus Larson's brief Wisconsin visit with friends.
A major blaze tore through the Oakley mine Thursday night with discovery Friday morning. Miners fought the fire all day Friday, burning slack coal and causing extensive property damage before control was achieved late Friday. Lead to shots fired at quitting time believed to start the conflagration. Irene Morrison hospitalized in Butte. her father James Morrison hurried to her side as his wife remained to assist. Local reports note community activities including a Kemmerer basketball trip and a Democratic County Central Committee event.
Commissioners meet at the Court House in Kemmerer on the first Tuesday of each month. The county must file remaining 10 visions until their work is completed. Read the camera and get the news while it is now.
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