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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1919
Page
7
A page of varied notices lists a 1946 Dodge for sale, Rhode Island Red chicks, laying hens and ducks for sale, and an estate ad. It also notes a land sale near Denver with a price of 30 per acre and terms, plus a government land notice from Cheyenne seeking final proof on a Wyoming homestead claim with witnesses named.
Notice of immediate sale of sections 83 84 and 85 in township 5 range 64 west totaling 1920 acres located 30 miles southeast of Denver near Union Stockyards and Watkins station on the Union Pacific line. Property is outside fenced on all sides with a full set of buildings including house barn shed and small outbuildings. Some cultivated area about 150 acres.
Sheep Creek Oil Company files Articles of Incorporation in Wyoming with secretary of state. Describes purpose to prospect drill mine produce refine transport and market minerals oil and gas and related rights. Capital stock set at 2 million shares par 25 cents each with 49 year term and five initial directors led by William J McGoffin. Dated Newcastle Wyoming December 1919.
The report shows mixed movements in New York stocks with several gaps in data. It lists numerous energy and mining names such as Mexican Petroleum Royal Dutch and Honaen Petise with varied bid figures and price indications including grains and cattle market details from Chicago and Chicago area receipts.
Notice from the Interior Bureau states John Green of Granite Canyon Wyoming filed for final proof to establish a homestead claim on land described as part of Section 10, Township 43 North Range 70 West, Sixth P.M. The proof is set before the Register and Receiver at the U S Land Office in Greyyenne on January 19, 1920. Witnesses listed include Willadsen, Gunston, Gale, and Wain.
U S Bureau of receipts shows a steady market with cattle and hogs varying by weight. Beef steers and feeders rise modestly while calves and heifers trade near firm to higher levels. sheep feeders and lambs show gains, with ranges provided across weight classes and categories.
Dale Pease slipped and injured an ankle at Rawlins during cold weather. Mrs. Charles Morgan, also hurt by the icy conditions, has a broken arm. William Foust, former water commissioner, fell on the sidewalk near his home at 8416 Seymour and fractured a thigh bone, remaining bedridden for about five weeks as healing progresses slowly.
After a coal shortage induced break the Young Men's Literary Club resumes regular session at the Carnegie library this evening. A large attendance and lively meeting are expected.
A compact notice lists Vernon as the location with a phone contact 68. The fragment suggests a lodging or inn entry, identifying a place and a single telephone reference for inquiries.
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