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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1918
Page
7
The daily market report notes solid demand for all fat cattle and stockers with prices up about a dime. Beef steers and cows show higher quotes, with green steers selling at top prices this season and hogs and sheep remaining active though softer than prior weeks.
Receipts total 17,000 as stockers and feeders range 6.50 to 11.75 per cwt calves 8.00 to 13.00 bulls stags 7.00 to 10.50 sheep prices show yearlings 11.50 to 14.50 wethers 11.00 to 14.50 ewes 10.50 to 12.00 lambs 15.16 to 16.79 market described as slow.
Weld County agencies broaden crackdown on illegal liquor traffic along the Colorado Wyoming border. Denver man Joseph Pannell was arrested in the extreme northwest Weld County with a high powered carload of hootch and jailed in Greeley. Captain Grove announced the constabulary will remain to enforce state laws, aided by veteran officers and two Marines assisting in the anti slackers drive.
In Gillette Wyoming a 12 year old girl was accidentally shot in the foot by her younger brother after he, inspired by a fairytale giant killer, aimed a 22 rifle at her feet and ordered her to dance. The bullet pierced one leg above the ankle and lodged in the other. the doctor said she is healing and walking again.
Weld county draft boards report Austrian men of draft age showing strong patriotism as they seek entry into the national army. Austrians from Johnstown and Frederick districts pursue exemptions while the army bars aliens. Frank Lasar of Weld County cites conflict over alien parentage and protests a draft decision after being examined in Washington.
Disjointed report notes a payroll issue at a Cleveland area plant with references to a 84 000 WHS total and a violent incident on Ninth Street involving a group of desperados who attacked and dragged a victim into a car in the business district.
Sheriff Jackson in Laramie holds a Black man suspected of being a Lexington Kentucky murder suspect in Miss Lizzie Williams case. He denies the killing but confirms Lexington ties and westward move. A photo from Lexington is sought to confirm identity.
A review of the week in the oil fields near Casper describes steady rig activity despite severe weather. Deeper depths are reached, supplies hindered by snow, and a growing number of wells expected to be added as the season progresses. The piece highlights high industry profits, wartime demand, and rising interest from financial leaders as oil becomes the third major U.S. industry. Reports from Young Oil and Van Doven Ol Co indicate several rigs at Big Muddy and Sundance fields, with near-term hopes of a major new discovery near the Merritt gusher and ongoing development in Pilot Butte and Newcastle fields.
Classified ads list: one bed set, dining table, chairs, carpet, sewing machine at 522 W 21st. Ford parts and radiators on 1612 Peblican St. One Ford lap, 1914 windshield and body for sale. Dairy farm for sale near Cheyenne with 520 acres, $1 down, 10 years at 6 percent. Indian motorcycles 1912-1917 with sidecars at 610 W 17th Cheyenne. Local oil activity notes Thermopolis as new oil town center with refinery site chosen.
Acting Governor Frank J. Houx proclaims a five hundred dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of the unknown lynching suspects in Sweetwater County. The 1947 murder of Wade Hamilton involved three males believed white, aged unknown, who fled justice after being released from jail.
The District Court in Laramie County Wyoming orders the executrix Mary E Buck to sell part of the Dillman estate to pay debts and administration costs. A show cause hearing is set for February 23 1918 with publication of the order for four weeks and personal service required in Laramie County. Justice Willdall Mentzer signs the order.
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