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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1919
Page
13
Fragmentary text outlines director voting rules and president designation. Mentions a shareholder, in-person or proxy voting, and a named president. Content is garbled with illegible phrases and mis-spellings.
A federal suit filed by Scatena Lawson and Berelli seeks an injunction against war time prohibition enforcement. Plaintiffs, vineyard and winery owners with a New York office and a California plant, report $1.5 million in business and more than $250,000 paid in taxes last year. District Attorney Caf fe y and IRS collector William Edwards named in the action.
Results yesterday show multiple games with team scores and battery pairings. Batters like Shaw Erickson Gharrity Pennock Russell Schang Myers Uhle ONeill Mays Hannah Schalk Perry Perkins Naylor Williams Moeller Lee Doak Goodwin Jacobs James Dilihoefer and others appear in lineups across teams including Cleveland New York Philadelphia Chicago Boston St Louis Brooklyn and Pittsburg.
The Oil City Derrick records a July surge with about 6,500 barrels per day added to Wyoming output, reversing June's slump. Two major gushers contributed 2,000 barrels each, and overall new production totaled 6,500 barrels while 32 wells were completed and 25 rigs drilled in July across several fields including Big Muddy, Salt Creek, and Rock River.
The engagement of Miss Helena Philan Maxwell to Lieut Garver U S Army is noted with unusual interest as the bride-to-be hails from across the Atlantic. Miss Maxwell is the daughter of Gen Sir John G Maxwell who served in France Egypt and Ireland during the late war. Lieutenant Carver is a Locust Valley New York native.
The Senate approves a resolution suspending the 100 annual expenditure on mining claims for 1919 due to labor shortages. The exemption allows only five claims per claimant. The measure was sent to the president for signature.
Hog receipts near 1000 with gains of 25 to 50 cents. top at 22.65. Cattle receipts around 9000 show strong demand for beef, with prime and choice priced up to 19. Locally quoted prices include heavy and medium weights and dairy types. Lambs and yearlings also traded with mixed quality across weight classes.
U S Bureau of Markets reports cattle and hog receipts at Omaha receipts about 3000 hogs and 1200 cattle with bids 26 to 06 higher top 24.95 bulk 20.95 to 21.95. Sheep and lambs receipts 17,000 with market strong to 2.50 higher and lambs 14.25 to 16.25 per cwt. Cows, veal calves, feeders and stockers also show varied gains and steady demand.
Omaha market note shows No 6 mix priced at 81.78 per unit with sample mix at 1.08 dollars. Cals No 3 white listed at 69.40 with further price details.
Minneapolis August 7 grain prices show burley at 1.33 per unit, rye No 2 at 64,454 units, corn at 1.89, flax at 6,085.05, bran at 343, oats at 68 and tied to minor values. The report notes small fluctuations and unchanged overall tone for the day.
Philadelphia shows a 2.02 rise per pupil in public school costs for the last year with 235,254 pupils. The per pupil expense rose from 37.63 in 1907 to 80.15 last year, and the city maintains a high expenditure level, second only to New York and Chicago.
City notices list Grace Albert of Buford visiting, J and J Carburetors sale, Wilkinson from Ping Bluffs in city, Myers family from Casper visiting, Cahill and Holiday coal firm urged orders, G P Fleming of Bufordia noted, Roy J White teaching piano at Pl aing Hotel, Crosby of Gowley in Cheyenne on business, Hubba Hugh fordt and Finkbiner advertise baby carriages and belts.
An old advertisement touts relief from eczema and skin blotches with a cleanser product. It mentions a price of $1.00 and notes itching relief, though the text is fragmented and hard to fully parse.
The Rotana Petroleway company reports a trace of oil found this week in the Wellington well near Berthoud GreeM. Drilling at Berthoud No 4 shows no commercial quantities yet while Wrington text well reaches 200 feet and yields globules of oily shale. Rumors say Nexamt plans two test wells in the Black Ass for light and black oil.
A reporter describes a man who approached the police station intent on finding bootleggers. Chief Feinberg restrained him, leading to the man spending the night as a guest of the floor. The scene contrasts with a previous incident where a passerby avoided involvement.
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