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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
2
Sheridan Wye December 11 residents in the southeastern city report a mysterious intruder disturbing homes on Valaveca Avenue and Little Coase. No description or clear sighting exists though police and searchers comb fields and brush. several deranged exmips found near deserted homes.
Cody Wyoming December 11 breasing all records in the selling of Red Cross stamps to each person at Cody with widespread distribution and public interest.
Deputy Game Warden Laughlin met with the governor to discuss the elk surge in the district. Elk invade valleys in winter, feeding on haystacks and yards, with fencing failing to deter them. The article notes mounted regions, hunting rules, and the potential to turn elk into a revenue source if law amendments permit state control.
The article reports farmers and ranchers opposing elk roaming from mountains to feed. Elk intrude into barns and kitchens, forage for food among cattle and horses, and threaten livestock. If elk numbers grow unchecked, public rebellion may force the state to reduce the herd.
J A Delfelder, longtime president of the Wyoming Wool Growers Association and noted sheepman, won the first prize for a carload of Hereford calves and the second for yearlings at the Chicago international stock show. He recently shifted toward cattle but maintains his sheep interests as his prize calves competed against entrants from across the United States and Canada.
New York December 11 faced with the fact that life insurance policies are mortgaged by policyholders for 550 million dollars the seventh annual convention of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents met to discourage this growing practice. Officials warned that mortgages have risen sharply since 1898 and urged stronger steps to protect policy holders families from losses, urging prudent investments and tighter limits on hypothecation of policies.
The piece cites a Surgeon General urging robust public health funding and cooperation. It notes 877 000 000 to swindlers and claims post office data show fraud schemes exposed in a year with losses over 77 000 000. It stresses sanitation as a necessary public utility and a loan repaid many times.
The report notes financial figures for Gosen and Platte in a convention settlement with Liabilities and assets cited. Delinquent taxes for 1911 and 1912 are listed along with county funds on hand and a sum of unpaid expenses from 1912. The old Laramie county court house and hospital are valued at $60,000, affecting the settlement. The exact division of liabilities remains to be settled in court.
A reflective Christmas verse contrasts a perfect benevolent world without poverty or greed with present woes. The poem envisions equal joy, charity, and kindness as the path to a heavenly society, urging readers to uplift others. It quotes scholars on reading between lines and the value of seeking deeper understanding.
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