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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
7
Daily market data from Denver shows cattle receipts strong and prices firm to higher. Beef steers sold 11.50 to 12.10 with higher for prime lots. cows 9.75 to 10.50. bulls 8.00 to 9.50. Stockers and feeders in good demand. yearlings 25 to 42 per head. two to three year olds 50 to 60. natives 8.50 to 10.25. hogs steady to slightly lower with boars active. sheep demand good.
Chicago notes show steady sheep and lamb prices with lambs at 14.50 to 16.75, hogs around 15.25 to 15.45, cattle values largely steady to slightly lower, native steers 10.00 to 13.25, cows 6.20 to 11.80, calves up to 14.25. Omaha beef and hog prices similar with hogs 15.25 to 15.40 and cattle 9.50 to 13.25, lambs 14.50 to 18.00, yearlings 12.00 to 14.50.
Furnished by the Wyoming Tuel & Feed Company listing corn per hundredweight straw and various hays with prices across items. Entries show corn, straw, native hay, Nebraska hay, and alfalfa hay with per ton or per cwt pricing and miscellaneous unreadable currency marks.
Wyoming National Guard officers seek new enlistments to reach war strength and preserve state identity. With limited members, the unit risks merging with another state. camp at American Lake, Washington, begins August 5, and pay for a private is $30 monthly. Local men are urged to join to support the state and share the experience with friends and neighbors.
Wartime appeal shows American youths pledging to plant potatoes and raise produce to support soldiers. Letters from Xenia Ohio and Brooklyn detail eager children offering to grow seed potatoes, while others express shame at not “doing their bit” in the national crisis. The Woodcraft League of America collects these messages from readers eager to contribute.
Mary Van Ren seelaer Martling notes girls and boys from Woodcraft, Camp Fire, Boy Scouts, Y M C A, and Y W C A plant potatoes as part of a national effort. The program, backed by governors and agricultural departments, aims to add millions of bushels to the nation’s resources through wartime cultivation and waste-plot projects.
Cheyenne Wyoming announces a special municipal election on July 10 1917 to decide issuing common bonds for storm sewer construction. Mayor R N Lafontaine signs the proclamation with City Clerk J J Showalter attesting.
M Pipitone has purchased the Nicosia share in the shoe shop at 1022 Capitol Avenue. In the future the business will be run by Pipitone who earnestly solicits your patronage.
Susan N. Gildersleeve files for divorce from Harry J. Gildersleeve in the First Judicial District Court alleging desertion and non support for over two years and extreme cruelty. Respond by July 2 1917 or face default judgment. Clerk T. J. Fisher and attorney Joan Charles Thompson listed.
Trustees of School District No. 41 Big Horn County Wyoming invite sealed proposals from General and Heating Plumbing Contractors for erecting a schoolhouse in Grey Bull and installing plumbing and heating systems. Bids due 1:00 PM June 20 1917 at the Secretary's office Greybull Wyoming. Deposits require 20 00 for general plans 5 00 for plumbing heating plans with refunds on return. General bids need 2000 00 certified check and plumbing heating bids 250 00. Trustees reserve right to reject all bids.
The University of Wyoming invites bids on June 12 1917 at 3 PM for five year oil and gas leases on parcels in Township 35 N Range 76 W. Highest royalty bid wins. Forms and details available from Secretary F B Burrage in Laramie. The board may reject any bids.
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