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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
7
Cattle supply liberal with southern stockers. demand good and trade active. Beef cattle steady to firm with steers $11.76 to $12.25, cows up to $28.25, calves strong. Hogs demand good, prices around $15.50 to $15.65 with potential $16.25 to $15.60 if more hogs were available. Sheep light supply, market quiet but demand steady for all grades.
Kansas City and Omaha markets report higher prices on cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle receipts 13 600 with prime fed cattle 12 50 to 13 50 and calves to 13 25. hogs receipts 16 000 with heavy hogs 15 80 to 15 95. sheep receipts 6 600 with lambs 16 66 to 19 06. Omaha hogs receipts 11 200 with heavy hogs 15 40 to 15 56.
Hogs receipts 25000 market strong with bulk 15.50 to 16.10 and pigs 11.00 to 14.85. Cattle receipts 15000 market steady native beef steers 8.75 to 13.75 stockers 7.10 to 10.25 cows 5.75 to 11.70 calves 11.00 to 15.65. Sheep receipts 8000 market strong wethers 9.10 to 11.60 lambs 10.75 to 16.50 springs 14.25 to 18.75.
Greeley Colorado June 20 Over 300 more students have registered for the summer session this year than at this point last year according to registrar A J Park With nearly 1000 signed by midweek the prospect is good for over 1400 for the term this year At the end of the first day in 1914 five hundred sixty five had registered in 1915 five hundred seventy nine and by last year’s end eleven hundred had signed for the summer session
James B. McMurtrie, 23, brakeman who fell under the tender wheels at Medicing Bow, died at 7:45 AM in Swanson hospital, Laramie. He leaves a wife and baby daughter in Laramie.
Daily stock table from Casper shows bids and asks for several oil and service stocks. Listings include Elkhorn, Glenrock Pet, Grass Creek, Jupiter, Kinney, Northwest, Royalty, Superior and United Pet. with varied bid and ask prices and small price movements noted.
Washington June 20 President Wilson will sign an executive order to put the export control act into operation. An organization plan was drafted by Secretaries Lansing and Redfield and adopted at a cabinet meeting. The export council will include the secretaries of state war navy and commerce and will oversee all U S exports. The food administration committee will be chosen by state and commerce departments with details handled by the bureaus of foreign and domestic commerce. State department will decide matters of international consequence. Food exports will be turned to the food administration under Herbert Hoover with coal and wheat the first commodities covered.
Denver June 20 The Empire Refining company earnings for the quarter ended April 30 show gross of 4 040 155 and net 1 071 690 after expenses. Construction connects Butler county refineries with the Ponca City Oklahoma City Cushington and Peerless plants and Gainesville Healdton lines with the Okmulgee and Gainesville refineries. Merritt Oil stock traded up to 26 50 then 25 76 bid as Midwest Refining and Oil shares moved slightly amid light volume.
Greeley Colorado June 20. W H Kerio alias J A Smith was arrested on the August debut draft registration charge after failing to present a draft card. Arrested by Sheriff Greel and officers Ben Florance and William L Andrews at the city edge. This marks the first arrest on the sixteenth charge in Weld county.
Notice states J A Miller and B Spiegleman dissolve Trail Mercantile Company by mutual consent with B Idelman retiring. Miller and Spiegleman continue the business under the same name and oversee all accounts payable. Dated June 18, 1917.
Joseph Hosack of Granite Canon Wyoming filed notice to prove final five year claim on land described in his homestead entries for BW% Sec 2 and Lot 4 SMWK BWUSBEX Sec 2 T12N R70W, before the U S Land Office Cheyenne on July 18 1917. Witnesses include Lee A Boyce Maurice McLaughlin D C Harned all of Granite Canon and Roy Henderson of Cheyenne.
Department of the Interior Cheyenne announces that Ralph A. Zike William H. Thompson and Drew Thompson filed notice of intention to make final three year proof on their homestead claims before the Register and Receiver at the Cheyenne Land Office on July 13 1917. Witnesses include Charlie Treffren G B Martin Drew Thompson and W H Thompson of Federal Wyoming.
Sealed bids are invited for construction of two small university buildings in Lara mie on campus. Plans and specs available from the Secretary to Laram mule. Bids must be received by noon Friday June 29. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
United States Land Office at Cheyenne Wyoming lists final three year proof dates for four settlers Archie TL Taylor William R Beeker Myrtle Taylor Griffiths and George Hartman on multiple entries. Witnesses include William Becker Ray Dinsmore Richard Brown and others from Divide Winneta and Wauneta. Register WILL REID signs off.
Department of the Interior announces Harry W. Heath of Divide Wyoming filed for three year proof to establish land claim at Cheyenne Wyoming on July 12 1917. Witnesses named F L Schenefelt John Wagner Len Schenefelt and E Kesslar reside in Mind e Wyoming.
Clarence H. Root of Cheyenne Wyoming filed notice of intention to make final five year proof to establish his claim to Lots 2 and 3 and surrounding sections in Township 16 N Range 66 W. The filing occurs before the Register and Receiver at the Cheyenne Land Office. Witnesses listed include Will Ader Ned Herdman Sam Heins all of Cheyenne and L B Simpson of Divide.
George G. Persse of Divide Wyoming filed notice of intention to make final proof to establish his homestead claim on the land described in EY W% NYNEM SWYNWY NW 4SW Section 14 Township 17 N Range 66 W 6th Principal Meridian. Proceedings to be held before the Register and Receiver at the U S Land Office Cheyenne on July 11 1917. William Becker Ben McLerran Nathan Merrit and Andrew McLerran of Divide Wyoming listed as witnesses. WILL REID Register.
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