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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1920
Page
7
Multiple sale notices list Burroughs adding machines, nine room house, lumber, pigs and poultry, a 1917 Ford touring car, a Moline tractor, a Majestic Range, and a stockholders meeting for Big Bear Oil Company. Locations include Cheyenne Denver Fort Collins with prices and contact details.
Charlotte Torrance filed for divorce in Cheyenne Lara mie County District Court on January 29 1920 alleging extreme cruelty. Defendant must answer or plead by March 20 1920 or default judgment will be entered. Clerk TT Fisher. Attorney John Charles Thompson Sr. January 30 February 6 20 27 March 5.
Fire department responded to a blaze under an old wagon box and hay racks on Van Lennen street between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets. A small chemical extinguisher sufficed to quell the fire. A Washington report on abolishing surveyors general offices in Wyoming and Colorado is regarded as unlikely while federal land holdings remain large.
An advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills tone up and invigorate the kidneys to banish headaches and purify blood. A Macon Georgia reader testifies readiness to speak for the product, and the ad notes sales everywhere.
A Cincinnati woman Mrs J L Schoenberger answers the question can a man marry and raise a family on 150 a month. She and her husband raised three boys bought a house and saved on that amount and won a fifty dollar prize in a Ohio Indiana and Kentucky discussion.
The design features white tassels with navy silk binding and embroidery for a youthful touch at the neck. A satin sash adds contrast with a hint of Spain, reflecting the era's fashion emphasis and up-to-date styling.
A state highway survey shows local Wyoming contractors likely to take most road projects as in state plans for the coming season. Chicago firms show limited interest. bids for fourteen projects close February 24 with an estimated total value of 325000 dollars.
Trade figures show May Corn at 1.82 with 1.32 percent drop and July at 1.29 with 1.294 percent. Omaha bids list No 3 white corn at 1.45 and No 4 yellow at 41.33. Oats values appear as No 2 white at 80 and No 3 white around 64 to 87 percent.
Minneapolis bulletin shows flour unchanged while barley ranges around 1.16 to 1.37 dollars per bushel. Des No 2 priced near 1.53 to 1.54 dollars and bran quoted at 13 dollars. Grain markets reflect mixed movements with small firming in some cereals.
Omaha hog receipts 8 500. market active with gains up to 0.25 and top at 13.85. Cattle receipts 3 300. market generally 10 250 lower. beef steers best $43.75 45. veal calves 44 15.60. feeder steers 7.75 12. Sheep receipts 9 500. lambs 20.25. yearling wethers 15 47.50. ewes 12.25.
Chicago cattle and hog market report dated February 19 notes hog receipts at 30 000 with varying prices for light to heavy hogs and top bids around 15.05. Cattle receipts total 11 000 with described market activity and price ranges.
Receipts show steady to medium and heavy weight beef steers with prices ranging from 8.50 to 14.00 for common to prime quality. Veal calves and feeder stock also listed with varied bids. Sheep receipts include lambs and ewes with values from 6.00 to 24.26, noting strong demand for lighter lambs and mid grade ewes.
The Red Cross chapter postponed its officer elections due to lack of a quorum at the annual meeting held Wednesday night in the Carnegie library. The executive committee was named, and the officer election will occur Monday at 5 p.m. at W. B. Mullen’s office.
Sheriff John A. Stoddard of Green River in town to take Earl Schiffbower back to Sweetwater County for trial on grand larceny. Schiffbower was arrested Sunday by Deputy Loris Larson.
Reports say Mme Karina and her famed English dancers may visit the United States soon. The troupe, popular in music halls in England and across the European continent, has just completed an extensive tour of Europe.
Eighty-two members of the Manufacturers and Wholesale Merchants Board of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce travel in special Pullman coaches on a five week trade extension tour covering twenty two cities across Missouri Kansas New Mexico Arizona California Utah Wyoming Colorado and Illinois. Accompanied by their wives the group aims to boost cooperation between Cleveland and western markets while meeting chamber representatives in each stop. Cities already visited include Kansas City Leavenworth Atchison St. Joseph Topeka Wichita Newton Santa Fe Albuquerque Grand Canyon and Phoenix with Los Angeles San Diego Santa Barbara San Francisco Sacramento Cheyenne Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Chicago remaining.
Citizens of San Saba county have pledged a 20000 cash bonus to the driller who brings in the first 300 barrel well in the San Saba field. The Heatherly No. 4 Royal Duke Oil Co. is the deepest at 41085 feet, with Gray No. 4 Martin Oil Co. and Jym Sloan No. 14 Wichita Oil & Gas Co. also testing.
An advertisement promotes E W Groves Brom Quin ine tablets to stop cough and headache from colds. Each box carries Grove's signature and is priced at 30 cents.
Grace McDonald of Newcastle has applied for admission to Wyoming's bar. A Wellsley graduate with law training at the University of Washington, she currently works in a Newcastle law office and has several years of experience in the District of Columbia. The admission announcement is expected soon.
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