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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
15
Oil prices and stock listings from multiple fields and companies appear in the daily quotation page. The scattered figures show bid and ask values for entities such as Boston Wyo Con, Royal Elk Basin, Elkhorn, Grass Creep, and Kinney with varied cents and dollars.
Cattle receipts were heavy in Denver with fair demand and a market that moved higher than Monday. Good quality steers sold from 7.50 to 11.00 with higher grades up to 11.00, cows 5.05 to 7.45, feeders 7.00 to 10.00, hogs higher to 16.20, and lambs 14.50 to 15.25, as Kansas City and Omaha also reported varied cattle and hog prices and steady to higher trends.
Pauline Gardner files for divorce in Laramie County Wyoming with grounds of desertion and non support for one year. Frank R Gardner named as defendant with unknown residence. answer required by January 12 1918 or judgment by default. Petitioner seeks 2025 dollars balance and costs for commissions in locating a purchaser.
Notice of sale by receiver PHIL HALL of the South Shore OW & Gas Company to sell an oil drilling outfit near South Shore South Dakota. Equipment includes a 25 hp drilling engine one standard derrick one 30 hp boiler four cables tools and about 1400 feet of casing. Written bids with certified check five percent due January 24 1918 at Brookings.
In Laramie Wyoming on December 21 B. R. Lewis was wounded when a companion and he cleaned a pistol. The gun discharged striking Lewis above the right eye and breaking the bone in what may be a serious incident.
A 91 year old man identified as John Mahoney died in the Greybull City Jail after a drunken spree. An inquest found death from natural causes hastened by excessive liquor. identification linked him to A S Thorsen of Syracuse Missouri.
In Pinedale Wisconsin a gasoline iron exploded while preparing for weekly training. Guy Holt was severely burned on the chest face and back. The incident spread flames to clothing and ceiling. Timely help limited injuries though Ars Holt remains laid up with burns and a large ceiling hole was left after extinguishing the fire.
Two men identified as Waeedmote, 36, a section foreman, and Sana, 29, were killed when a westbound train struck them near Altamont, 14 miles east of Evanston. They were walking along the ditch road in strong wind and did not hear the approaching train. both were thrown from the track and fatally injured.
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