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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
8
Denver livestock reports show a steady to firm tone across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle demand improves at lower price levels while high finished cattle remain scarce. hogs sell mainly from 15.00 to 15.75 with active demand. sheep markets stay slow with feeder lambs priced above packers’ willingness to pay.
Receipts reach 8000 with a steady market. Bulk pork and cattle range broadly with heavy weights at 15.90 to 16.00 and 16.15 near top. Packers and butchers trade from 15.40 to 16.50, light animals 14.90 to 15.80, pigs 10.00 to 13.00.
Cattle receipts around 6000 with weaker demand unless prime fed steers hold at about 19.00 and dressed beef steers near 10.00 to 12.75. sheep receipts near 2000 show a steady to weak market with lambs around 12.50 to 14.25 and yearlings 9.50 to 11.00. At Hoge, receipts near 19000 with unsettled market. native beef cattle around 7.50 to 14.00, western steers 8.15 to 11.40, stockers 5.75 to 9.00, calves 8.50 to 18.00. sheep receipts 9000 with weak trade, wethers 7.60 to 10.65, lambs 9.75 to 14.90.
Hog receipts reached 10 000 with price ranges mainly 14 80 to 15 90 for heavy and 14 70 to 15 80 for mixed lots. Cattle receipts 2800 with native steers 9 00 to 14 00 and cows 6 50 to 9 50. stockers and calves 6 00 to 8 00. Sheep receipts 6900 with yearlings 9 50 to 10 50 and lambs 14 00 to 14 25.
Warry Brown of D McCallum Lumber Yard was bitten on the leg by a rattlesnake Sunday while crossing the Fred Butler place along Chugwater creek. He bound the limb to stop bleeding and opened the wound with a knife, suffering little illness. Eli Ethridge captured a seven rattles rattlesnake at the Miritz farm and shipped it alive to Dr L A Adams head of zoological dept at Colorado State Teachers College in Greeley Colorado.
Madison Illinois August 2 A search party dragged Dead Man's Hole for the body of Stephen Haturcoss 24 who drowned yesterday evening in the unfathomed spring fed pond noted for its deadly reputation and frequent drownings.
Washington August conference on the river and harbors bill reached a $2,826,000 total. An appropriation of 75,000 for Missouri River improvement between Sioux City Iowa and Fort Benton was eliminated. The seven member federal waterway commission provision was retained.
A Kansan City operator report from Section 35 in T 41 S R 8 W notes a new well on the Massam tract reaching 1160 feet depth and producing an estimated 400 to 500 barrels daily. Core activity links Sinclair interests to Powder River dome drilling as Rispin and Doheny groups expand holdings nearby.
In Kemmerer on a Thursday afternoon, Jack Forgeon youngest son of Superintendent Forgeon injured his eye while playing with a knife at his grandparents’ home. The blade stuck near the pupil as the knife slipped from his hand. He was taken to Salt Lake for expert care and is reported doing nicely with no permanent eye injury anticipated.
Paris dispatch reports a German aviator flying behind French lines dropped bombs on a camp holding German prisoners. The attack was confirmed by a late wire today.
In Kemmerer on August 2 Oscar Peterson unveiled his Chandler roadster built to his specs. The car drew crowds at the Lincoln County garage and was publicized after a Salt Lake Tribune photo. It features a pigskin top plush upholstery plate glass windows shock absorbers white wire wheels and cord tires in a rich brown tan finish.
William Meter and his wife of West Pullman Illinois are named as the parents of a deformed infant. Dr Harry Hasselden, chief surgeon at a Chicago German American hospital, decided the child should die rather than be operated on. He cited burden on life and society if it survived. The report ends with the parents and doctor referenced.
Frank A. Scott of Cleveland is appointed chairman of the war industries board. The board will be a major war body, tasked with purchasing all wartime supplies. Scott has backed the National Security League and appointed Major Taseom Little to speak at a conference in Chautauqua on patriotism and education for war.
Sheriff Roach and Atte responded Monday evening to the home of the Jackson family in Wheatland North Town. A black man named Carter, reportedly working on the courthouse, brought a Jackson girl to town and gave her whiskey. She resisted and threatened to harm her mother. the girl seized a knife and charged. Carter and the girl rifled the mother's trunk and stole $40, which was recovered. Disturbers jailed to sleep off their boar and may be invited to emilarate.
Public sale of mineral reserved state lands in Wyoming set for August 18 1917 at Cheyenne. Parcel SW 1/4 section 25 township 18 north range 93 west, 1 acre roughly. Minimum bid 30 of appraised value. 10 percent cash. balance in up to 18 annual payments at 4 percent interest. State reserves mineral rights and may reject bids.
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