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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
4
Fragmented text shows masthead lines for Cheyenne State Leader with publishing details, offices and staff, followed by unrelated ad-like and essay pieces about shoes and literature. The readable portion outlines publication credits and subscription rates amid scattered filler.
Colonel Arthur Woods outlines a national effort to aid 17 000 sick or wounded soldiers in 700 hospitals. He cites friendship and occupation as essential, praising Whitman for hospital devotion and urging genuine, initiative driven volunteers over fame seekers.
A critical opinion argues the United States increases bad laws as census numbers rise. It cites 485 congressmen and a 69 on the new census, noting apportionment mistakes and overcrowding in Washington. The piece urges halving membership to restore efficiency and curb political bloat.
The piece paints a bustling family reunion with Aunt Lucy’s spice cake Ma’s dress ironing and the car packed for the trip at the fair grounds. Uncle William at 90 dances cousin Mathilda’s travel tales and a Croix de Guerre cousin enters the scene amid postwar recollections and a reminder of returning refugees.
A sequence of percentages follows several oil company names including Colden Elk Basin Federal Oil Merritt Midwest Oil com Midwest Oil pfd Midwest Oil Refining149 Prod and Refcom Salt Creek Prod Glenrock Oil. The fragment appears as a list of ownership shares or holdings without context or narrative.
Trading on New York stocks shows early gains due to technical conditions and easier money, with railroads leading the rally. A late shift spurred by sterling movements and bold buying fades as selling and Polish news trigger liquidation. Major names like Union Pacific and Reading rise, while American Cotton Oil falls after dividend news.
Liberty bond quotes show First 33 percent four percent series at 91.04, First 4s at 85.60, Second 4s at 84.46, First 4%4s at 86.66, Second 4%4s at 84.64, Third 4s at 88.74, Fourth 4% at 86.04, and Fifth 454s at 96.68.
The report lists mercantile paper unchanged and the dollar weak against major currencies. Sterling at 3.61 to the dollar with 3.62 on cables, francs 7.23 and 7.25, Belgian francs 7.56 and 7.59, guilders 32.88 and 33.00, lire 6.038 and 6.05, marks 2.19 and 2.20. New York exchange on Montreal at 11.5 percent discount. Time loans strong with rates around 9 percent for 60 90 days and six months. Call money steady with a high of 7 and low of 6, ruling and last loan at 6.
Metals desk reports copper iron and lead unchanged in New York on Aug 4 while tin softens. August and September copper futures stand at 48.00 with antimony at 7.26 and zinc quiet. St Louis spot delivery ranges from 7.55 to 7.76.
Cattle receipts 8000 slow early sales steady for heavy cows bulls and medium grades. Hogs receipts 19000 active demand up to 15 cents higher with top at 16.20 and lighter grades higher. Sheep receipts 19000 market slow and mostly steady to lower with western lambs dropping, best fat native ewes around 8.50 and Montana wethers about 9.26.
Omaha August 4 cattle receipts 4000 beef steers firm best fed yearlings 15.50 beeves 15.40 stockers and feeders steady bulls steady years higher top 12.50 hogs receipts 10500 generally steady to 15 cents lower closing 15 26c lower bulk medium and lightweight 14 14.75 top 15.25 strong weight and packing 18.40 13.76 sheep receipts 12000 slow killing classes opening fully 50 cents lower best lambs 13.50 feeding grades 25 cents lower
Grain prices in Minneapolis on August 4 show flour steady to 30 cents higher per carload for family patents at 12.40 to 12.50 a barrel. bran around 45.00. corn 1.87 to 1.40. oats 69 to 71 cents. barley 85 to 1.06. rye No. 2 1.80 to 1.82. flax No. 1 3.28 to 3.40.
Omaha on August 4 reports wheat with No 2 dark hard at 2.34 and No 1 hard at 2.82. Corn prices list No 2 white at 1.47 No 1 yellow 1.46 No 2 yellow 1.45 No 3 mixed 1.40 No 4 mixed 1.89. Oats show No 3 white 69 cents No 4 white 67 cents or 68 cents.
Raw sugar in New York on August 4 was unsettled with refined grades steady and futures trading quietly. Prices slipped about 25 points on nervous financial markets, while futures closed steadier with September at 14.75, October 14.60, December 18.60, January 12.00, and March 11.00 per ton.
Scores and lineups show teams Philadelphia Boston Pittsburgh St Louis Detroit and Detroit again with runs hits and errors. Players like Causey Tragresser Hendrex Carter Martin Kilifer Wy Ur and fillingim are listed along with pitchers and fielders for each matchup.
Relief was expressed by D. Porter Empfield that the Cheyenne street railway car barn fire Tuesday evening was of incendiary origin. An investigation by Fire Chief Bates was planned to determine whether the blaze was set, with theories pointing to possible tramp involvement. loss was estimated at 60 thousand dollars with minimal insurance on cars.
Vernon Tigers aim to repeat as champions in the Pacific Coast league facing strong rivals the Seals and the Bees. Five airplanes have operated around Cheyenne in the past week.
Clarence the farce draws a large crowd at the Princess Theatre as manager Todd opens the fall and winter road attractions. Georgie Kelley stars as Baby Wheeler with Robert Adams as Clarence and Betty Murray as Violet Pinney in a witty production that avoids crude humor. A lighting delay before curtain rose at 9 pm briefly paused the opener, then Mrs. Todd and the orchestra provided entertaining selections.
One of the two J L 6 metal planes of the scouting party left Salt Lake at noon and departed Cheyenne Tuesday evening, aiming for Reno by nightfall after leaving here at 7 40 Wednesday morning. The other plane stayed in Cheyenne awaiting an early departure. Delays arose from needing a motion picture camera and gear lost in Omaha, and the crew plans to film landing fields and mountain ranges on the route to the coast.
Mrs Catherine Morgan died in Cokeville Wyoming at 75 after long settlement in the Border area. She lived near Border in Lincoln county for nineteen years and there twenty more. Survived by her husband William Morgan whom she married fifty two years ago.
Laramie Wyoming August 4 Major Herbert J Brees a native of Laramie and University of Wyoming graduate has been promoted to full colonel in the regular army skipping the rank of lieutenant colonel He served as chief of staff of the 91st division in France and received the distinguished service cross during the war.
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