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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1918
Page
7
A jumbled OCR of stock prices and tickers lists companies such as Elk Basin and Jupiter with scattered figures. The text resembles a historical market page snippet showing bids, asks, and percentages, but lacks coherent context or dates.
Inver news reports a quiet morning with limited offerings and steady to slightly lower cattle prices, demand improving by noon. Hog and sheep markets show mixed results with hogs near 17.85 top and lambs seeking higher bids. Omaha prices mirror steady to soft trends across hogs, cattle, and calves.
The article notes a vast army of 12,000 stenographers and typists, largely women, working in Washington to handle wartime correspondence and records. The Civil Service Commission predicts 20,000 government workers in this class by year end, with exams offered nationwide. Mentioned are Puget Sound fishing industry shifts amid wartime vessel shortages and tensions over Austrian fishermen and citizenship in Alaska waters.
A New England trader reports from Vladivostok that Russian farmers grow food but barter for manufactured goods rather than sell for cash. Hides and skins are scarce due to war restrictions, bank controls, and ruble depreciation, with sales limited by large stocks and policy. The bureau of foreign and domestic commerce plans a thorough future study.
Preparation for the opening of the salmon canneries in Alaska and Puget Sound is under way as workers ready gear, crews, and facilities for the upcoming season. Local crews expect normal runs and steady demand as operations begin.
Grady Hord, a convicted trusty at the Weld county jail, escaped Saturday evening after being assigned to courthouse scrubbing. He fled from the jail's east entrance about 4 PM while accompanied by three other trusties, slipping away down the alley toward Sterling and vanishing. Hord, already sentenced for assault and known for bootlegging activities, had been under direct sheriff instructions not to be trusted.
Mrs. Lily Gallagher of Fort Lupton filed a separate maintenance suit against her husband Thomas Callagher in district court claiming cruelty. Gallagher died at the county hospital last Saturday, and attorney R E Winbourn requested dismissal of the suit. Gallagher had been awarded costs and temporary alimony of ten dollars weekly prior to her death.
Jar ence Wilkinson, former student, faced police court in Laramie for an assault on High School Coach Flint after a basketball game dispute. Wilkinson pleaded guilty. judge reprimanded and dismissed the case after warrant sworn.
Brief notes from Cheyenne cover a Capitol pharmacy visit to Chicago by Mr and Mrs W A Forbes, old papers for sale at the Leader office, Caryhurst visitor Robert D Carey in Cheyenne, a notary appointment for Winifred F Stuart, measles illness of Grace Campbell, state highway commission meeting, Governor Houx’s return from Camp Lewis, advertisements for furniture and bicycles, several locals visiting Cheyenne from Alcova Buffalo and Buffalo banker W Thom, and a Scarlets fever recovery in Mrs Coble’s children plus taxi service ads.
For sale a six driven Studebaker passenger car in excellent condition and recently overhauled. Includes winter top and priced as a bargain. Address Owner care Leader, Small Missouri listing in Kansas City Missouri. Cash and monthly payment terms offered. Also offering interest in a development project with potential yearly returns and productive land opportunities. Free photographs and full information available from Munger H at 400 N Life Hide Kansas City Mo.
Gov. Houx is expected in Cheyenne this morning after receiving an invitation from a San Francisco shipbuilder to attend the launch of the first concrete ship named Pale Redwood City California. The steamer Faith is described as a 336 foot ore carrier with a 44 foot beam and 30 foot depth, deadweight around 19000 tons.
A brief item notes painting and paperhanging work with a casual mention of cheerful watch mates and a phone contact described as 1ahaw gala ei. The fragment suggests a local tradesmen notice or human-interest snippet without specific names or dates.
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