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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
15
Daily Market Report from Denver notes light cattle offerings and firm prices with packers active. Beef steers 7.50 to 8.50, choicest up to 9.00. hogs tops at 10.40, bulk 10.00 to 20.25. feeders firm 7.26 to 7.75. sheep firm with lambs 12.25 to 15.60. Overall tone remains cautious for midweek trading.
Hogs receipts and market up with lights at 19.25 to 10.76 for various hog classes. Pigs and mixed stock range 7.75 to 9.50. Cattle receipts 3600 with market steady native beef steers 7.50 to 11.50 and yearling steers and heifers 8.50 plus.
Cattle and sheep market receipts listed with price ranges. Cows and heifers bring 5.50 to 8.50 for stockers to feeders, prime beef steers 8.00 to 9.00, beef cows 4.25 to 7.50, yearling calves 6.00 to 12.00. Sheep show lambs 9.00 to 13.50, ewes 6.00 to 9.50, yearlings 10.00 to 11.65. Receipts total 3,600 with market described as steady.
Prices listed for milling wheat durum and oats, corn chop and wheat per unit, native hay and alfalfa hay per ton, bran and straw. Figures shown include ranges and unit costs supplied by Cheyenne Milling Co and Wyoming Fuel & Feed Co.
Notice that Muddy Creek Oil Company is incorporated in Wyoming on December 16 1916 with capital stock of 500000 shares at 1 each. Board of five directors named William Franks BE A Swezen A M Braley M C Clark F M Gill. Principal place Cheyenne room 511 First National Bank building agent Thomas Hunter. Company term fifty years and focus in Laramie and Converse counties.
Notice states Peterson Oil Company was incorporated in Wyoming on December 8 1916 with capital stock of 100000 shares at par 1 and a 50 year term. Directors for the first year are J C Kinney L A Miller and Ovcar Peterson. Business to be conducted in Laramie Converse and Natrona counties with principal office.
A notice identifies John D. Clark as the agent in charge of room 612 at the First National Bank Building in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, with reference to dates 31 12 27 28 29.
Kinney Ow Company is incorporated to develop gas, oil and other personal property. Capital stock fixed at 250000 dollars, 260000 shares at one dollar par, fifty year term, three directors. First year directors: J C Kinney L A Miller Jobe Db Clark. Principal office in Cheyenne Wyoming with John D Clark as agent.
In the District Court of Laramie County Wyoming James R. Martin sues Anna A. Olsen and Mack H. Olsen for 632.59 dollars plus interest and attorney fees on a promissory note and for foreclosure of a mortgage on Section 31 Township 14 North Range 63 West. Respondents must answer by January 27, 1917 or the petition will move forward.
All taxes for city and county are due at the county treasurer's office. Delinquent on January 1, 1917, with mandatory penalty and interest from that date. Office hours are from to and from mail your remittance to P. O. Cox 185.
Clarence Rowland has been re-engaged to manage the Chicago White Sox for 1917, after two seasons in charge. He lacked major league playing or managing experience prior to Chicago, a point of close public scrutiny. Comiskey invested heavily in the club, including 650000 dollars paid to the Athletics for Eddie Collins in autumn 1914, yet Rowland’s teams finished third in both seasons, though many believed the Sox had the strongest roster and would win the pennant with better leadership.
Sacramento, Dec 28. Members of the California Press Association declared in favor of higher subscription and advertising rates to fight the high cost of newsprint. The decision was announced by Friend W Richardson, president of the association.
Miller Oil Company was incorporated in 1916 with a capital stock of one hundred dollars per share. The purpose and scope include various activities and the term of existence is stated. Directors listed include Miller and Thomas Hunter with Join D. Clark as officers. principal office location appears in the notice with several date fragments.
A fire at a city property belonging to the Federal Land Company damages the oil facility's structures. Investigators examine the scene as authorities assess insurance implications and potential causes. Local departments assisted in containment and salvage operations.
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