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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1917
Page
7
Cattle offerings were light with good demand as the Denver market closes the week stronger. Beef cattle saw prices up 15 to 30 cents from a week ago, with cattle and hogs trading actively and calves selling up to 12 dollars. Sheep demand remains solid though few on sale, with fat lambs near 15.50 and yearlings around 12.50.
Chicago hog receipts reach 2000 head with prices climbing to a top of 19.00 per cwt, a new high above yesterday's average. The mix shows light and heavy hogs trading between 17.40 and 19.00 while rough and other categories range lower. Cattle receipts are noted with weaker national beef cattle prices around 8.15 to 14.90 per cwt.
Western steer prices range from 7.00 to 12.45 per hundredweight for stockers and feeders and calves from 10.50 to 15.00. Hogs receipts 800 higher with bulk 18.00 to 18.80. lambs 10.25 to 16.50. sheep receipts 1200 steady with wethers 9.00 to 11.00 and ewes 8.50 to 10.00. Cattle prices include prime fed steers at 14.00 to 14.60 and dressed beef steers at 13.75. Overall market mixed with steady to higher tendencies.
Omaha Nebraska reports receipts for hogs cattle and sheep with price ranges. Hogs traded 18.00 to 19.75 with bulk around 18.00 to 18.75. Cattle receipts 200 with native steers 6.25 to 14.25, western and Texas steers up to 12.50, cows and heifers 5.25 to 9.75, calves 8.50 to 12.50. Sheep receipts 2400 with yearlings 10.50 to 11.25, wethers 10.00 to 11.00, ewes 9.00 to 10.00, lambs 15.75 to 16.25.
In CHUGWATER Wyoming Aug 18 Myrtle Compton daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Compton narrowly escaped after her brother Owen 12 fired a gun during a pretend Indian game. The bullet pierced her abdomen and exited the hip. Dr Corry transported her to Cheyenne Hospital where she is improving.
An offered course titled French lessons for men in military service advertised in the 2002 Pioneer. Inquiries to Phone 462K are requested for enrollment or details.
Irma Moore filed for divorce in the District Court First Judicial District Laramie County Wyoming on July 19 1917 naming Walter Moore as defendant. Grounds are desertion for one year and intolerable treatment. Answer by September 15 1917 or default judgment. T J Fisher Clerk. Sam M Thompson attorney for plaintiff.
Visitors tied to Consumers Oil & Refining Company toured Greybull inspecting Torchlight field refineries Shell Creek and city facilities. They praised Greybull as the West’s OU City and signaled potential further investments after a social dinner with local businessmen.
Douglas dispatch reports a Ford attempting to beat a Burlington freight at Center street crossing last Friday morning ended in a wreck. Four occupants Charles Gilbert C A Lewis Bob Young and C A Westover escaped unharmed though three were thrown clear. Gilbert suffered minor injuries but survived. others felt only slight inconvenience. The locomotive continued on without aid.
F R Jones eye sight specialist notes proper lens adaptation before the eye for refractive correction. Address Reem 1 Delaware Block offers office hours from 1 to 4 pm emphasizing eye care and vision improvement.
Francis Bowes Sayre son in law of President Wilson appears in uniform as a YMCA worker in France. He travels toward the British front to inspect YMCA canteens run by the British army for American soldiers, a wartime relief effort captured in this photo.
In a Belgian front clearing station after yesterday's battle four American surgeons labored in operating rooms aided by business-like American nurses. A surge of American doctors is now near the front, with more being brought up continually, performing yeoman work.
I wish to publicly thank the friends and neighbors and the matrons and nurses of the Cheyenne Private hospital who so kindly extended their sympathy and assistance during the sickness and death of my beloved wife.
The Bethlehem Oil and Gas Company files articles of incorporation with the Wyoming secretary of state dated August 9 1917 for a fifty year term. Capital stock is one million dollars in 100000 shares of 10 each. Five directors include W B Buckingham and William Fulton among Columbus Ohio residents. Principal office is 1714 Carey Avenue Cheyenne with agent on file Lon Davin.
Notice records the Mountain and Gulf Oil company incorporation in Wyoming on August 1917 to produce refine and dispose of oil gas and related products. Capital stock 1.5 million shares at 1.90 par with five directors L L Aitken T A Dinos R M Aitken A C Gardner H Pp Way. Principal business to be in Cheyenne with office in First National Bank building and agent Thomas Hunter.
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