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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1913
Page
15
A lost child’s silk dress was found between the Tribune block and Carey with a reward for return to room 1h Tribune Diotk. A teddy bear missing between town and Hirsigs ranch also carries a reward for return to the Leader office.
Notice by the State Board of Land Commissioners that on September 3, 1914, at 1 pm, the Commissioner of Public Lands will offer for sale at public auction under terms stated, lands described as South half of section 12, township 14 north, range 65 west, Laramie County, Wyoming.
Market notes show wheat prices for spring and winter in cents per bushel with bids for oats and barley. Hay values range for Park, upland, prairie, Timothy, alfalfa, and straw, listing per ton figures and extras.
Fragmentary OCR shows livestock categories and prices including cowshed heifers calves lambs and sheep receipts. Figures include 6 957 70 for stockers and feeders and 4 100 for western market items, with multiple misread entries. The text lists prices and quantities for calves sheep lambs and cattle in a midwestern market page.
Cattle receipts reach about 6 000 with higher prices for native steers and calves. Hog receipts around 4 000 with market steady to softer. heavy hogs near 7.95 to 8.25 and pigs from 7.00 to 7.00. Sheep receipts about 19 000 with steady to easier tones. yearlings 4.75 to 6.20, wethers 4.20 to 4.66, lambs 6.00 to 7.00.
A terse note discusses Mirror plating and related trade by The Sherman Co, highlighting its business scope and reputation in local industry circles.
Cattle offering near 1000 head native to market. Trade active and prices mostly steady or higher for good cattle, with medium and plainer stock slower. Top beef steers at 7.70, other steers 7.26 7.00, cows mainly steady to firm, several lots from Wyoming and North Park sold strong. Sheep and hogs: demand very good, lambs 7.00 to 7.20, hogs bidding up to 8.65 per load, yearlings 4.76, ewes 5.90, overall market active with firm to strong bids.
Kansas City market notes Aug 11 show wheat and corn prices with No 2 and No 4 grades listed for hard and soft wheats, No 2 white corn, and oats and rye values. Prices include No 2 red wheat around 84 to 85 cents, No 2 white corn about 77 to 84 cents, and rye near 7 dollars.
Mrs. Sarno EH Duncan of Tipton writes about a winter cold that left her husband coughing dreadfully. One bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy stopped the cough completely, and she notes it was sold by all dealers.
Aug 11 Harry Dietrich discovers a string of dead cows in his barn with a lightning strike having run the length of stalls and killing everything within though the barn itself remains undamaged.
Theodore Federer of Cheyenne Wyoming filed intent to make final three year proof to establish a homestead on his 1910 entry in Wis Section township 15 N Range 67 W 6th P M before the U S Land Office in Wyoming on September 11 1913. Witnesses are Almer Sorenson William Kipp Clarence E Sorenson and Alma Pronger all of Cheyenne.
Mountain time readings show Cheyenne Cloudy 46 to 56, Denver Cloudy 64 to 74, Galveston Cloudy 50 to 84, New York Clear 60 to 72, Memphis Clear 70 to 82, Omaha Clear 32 to 84, Pittsburg Cloudy 64 to 98, Sheridan Cloudy 44, Washington Clear 72 to 76. Extremes this date: high 98, low 40. last year high 66, low 57.
Hog receipts reach 40,000 with market strong to higher. Prices quoted include 89.5 to 9.00 for various hog grades. Cattle receipts at 15,000 with beves and Texas steers trading higher. notable prices shown around 7.29 to 9.20.
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