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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
15
Cattle offering fair in Denver today but trade slow and prices generally lower as packing house strike and bearish buyers press the market. Beef steers softer. feeders and stockers down. hogs steady to slightly lower with tops near 15.15 and bulk 14.75 to 15.00. Sheep active with strong to good demand and firm prices.
Good fat spring lambs sold to 14.86 and good owes brought 8.50. Demand strong for fat sheep and lambs. market unaffected by strike. Reports from Chicago Kansas City and Omaha show hogs cattle and sheep steady to higher with varied steers and calves and futures.
Major General Hunter Liggett directs that mail for Twentieth National Guard camp members be sent to Menlo Park California instead of Palo Alto to avoid delay. The envelope should read Palo Alto Training Camp.
In Wyoming a Merritt Oil well on land leased from Glenrock Sheep company blew out its derrick after reaching 1400 feet and striking oil. A Kinney Oil and Refining well on section 4 southwest quarter overflowed twice before shut down to manage the flow. Metropolitan Petroleum of Virginia seeks to reassure stockholders amid earlier misreports while noting ownership in leases and Island of Transport stock held nearby in Denver.
Alfred Steele of Center and Carmania Oil Companies closed leases totaling 440 deeded acres in the Plunkett field near Hudson and 400 acres of Indian lands. The Plunkett wells, shallow and high grade, connect by pipeline to Hudson railroad, with immediate drilling planned by contracts. The partners expect rapid production, claiming the oil can power engines directly and surpasses Grass Creek crude in quality.
Wheatland report notes casing delivery delays push back initial drilling. Scofield, field manager, travels from Colorado and aims to arrive by the 25th to ready operations. Company finances solid, with other oil outfits facing similar supply delays nationwide.
Reports indicate a second officers reserve camp will open at the Presidio in San Francisco on August 15. The program aims to train civilian leaders and experienced civilians into capable line officers within three months, with a 1000 member limit and a demanding curriculum.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of J. M. Carey & Brother, Incorporated, is set for August 6, 1917 at 2 p.m. at the company office 125 Carey Ave Cheyenne Wyoming. Election of directors will take place and other business may be transacted. Charles D. Carey Secretary.
Notice that Series No 16 of the Railway Employees Building and Loan Association has opened for subscription. Shares cost 1.25 per share initial payment with 1.00 monthly thereafter. Subscriptions should be completed by July 25, 1915. Certificates issued after the annual meeting. Ita Murray president. Attest A G Kingarford secretary.
The Railway Employes Building and Loan Association will hold its annual stockholders meeting at the Cheyenne city court house in Laramie Wyoming at 5 p m on Wednesday July 25 1917. Seven trustees will be elected for the ensuing year and other business may be transacted. Unpledged stock must be represented or a ten cent per share fine applies. Permanent proxies are held by the secretary for pledged or borrowed stock. Proxies may be obtained at the Stock Growers Bank. J Murray president A G Kingsford secretary J12-22ine
A newspaper pitch offers Miss Freckle-face a penny cost freckle treatment with a guarantee that you pay nothing unless freckles disappear. It urges buying ethinedouble strength from any drugstore and applying it to obtain a clear complexion with minimal effort. The ad warns to seek the stronger double strength to ensure effectiveness.
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