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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
7
An 18 year old boy and bicycle are missing, reported from 1702 Carey. Police seek information about a possible sighting or admission of the bicycle at that residence.
A disastrous fire sweeps forests near Warren Pennsylvania reaching the edge of Hamilton. Women and children evacuated by special train to Warren as homes burn and timberlands and oil wells threaten the town. Officials fight the blaze amid exploding tanks and widespread damage. Fire started by careless fishermen.
A fragment from The Sherman Co appears in a Cleveland school paper. The text includes a childish poem about sheep and a garbled line about a girl pretending ignorance. Language is nonsensical with misspellings and stray phrases.
The text argues that good roads and drainage are essential for all vehicle owners and reflect the character of a region. It notes that roads and highways indicate the people living nearby and emphasizes the public interest in good infrastructure.
A writer from Homestead outlines a method to construct durable gravel roads. The center of the roadbed is located, with an eight foot wide core gravel bed twelve to fifteen inches deep, mixed with clay and oil to shed moisture. A surface layer of coarse gravel eight to ten inches deep forms a top twenty foot wide bed, edges wrapped in earth, and rolled to fit the road shape.
The Office of Public Roads estimates ten percent of US roads are improved and proposes raising to twenty percent to boost traffic efficiency. Improved highways would save billions in crop transport, reduce wear on livestock and vehicles, and cut truck farming losses as perishable goods reach markets. Since 2007 to 2012, about 600 miles of roads were constructed and over 650 country road plans developed with state aid support, signaling a strong forecast for road movement reforms.
Central Hilnels aims to run an oil on road experiment on rural routes to test oil bound road surfaces. The project blends oil with six inch asphalt topsoil, seeks drainage and care, and could influence prairie and eastern state road building practices. The plan will be watched closely for results and feasibility.
A garbled note states locals dispute a financial claim and claimants cannot cash a payment. The text references unclear parties and a tale of credit or value that remains unresolved.
Denver grain market shows choice winter wheat at 1.92 per bushel for 60 pounds and choice spring wheat at 1.23. Oats and barley listed with Nebraska and Colorado values. May hay prices run No 1 South Park 12.50, upland 10.50, prairie timothy 13.50, and alfalfa around 8 to 8.50 with loose alfalfa 0.50.
Cattle demand fair and trade slightly slower with weak to lower prices versus last week. Beef cattle show reduced values with good steers around 7.0 to 7.50. cows 6.50 to 7.05. bulls steady. Hogs total 24 loads with market active and higher, top at 8.50 per cwt. most hogs 5.40 to 8.45. Sheep light activity, demand good with bids around 6.75 to 6.95 for wethers and ewes.
Readable lines show cattle and cattle product figures with prices and categories such as Texas steers Western steers stockers and feeders and totals in dollars. The report lists volumes and prices including various steer types and stock categories with steady or mixed movement data.
Kansas City and South Omaha livestock market update shows mixed cattle and hog receipts with strong to higher trends. Western steers and native cows trade around 6.75 to 8.25 per hundredweight, calves up to 10.00, with hogs steady and sheep prices climbing for yearlings and lambs.
May 15 cattle market in St Joseph shows steady trade with calves at 10. calves priced around 6.00 to 8.60. Hogs move steady near 8.45 to 9.00 per hundredweight. Sheep and lambs mostly slow while lambs fetch about 7.20 to 8.40.
Kansas City May 15 cash wheat quotes show No 2 hard 85 14 to 85 38, No 2 red and No 8 offerings around 85. Cori No 2 white 90s, No 3 around 14. Receipts show 21 cars. Text also carries unrelated clippings from Philadelphia Record New York and Washington Star with miscellaneous quotes and jokes.
Data covers a 24 hour period ending 6 p m Mountain Time. Extremes recorded for the date include a high of 70 and a low of 41 while comparing to prior years. Noted figures show a year on year high of 49 and a low of 37.
The Weather Bureau reports Wyoming with cloudy Friday showers in the north and west portions. Saturday is expected to be probably fair.
Edward Thompson is sued by Citizens National Bank of Cheyenne in the District Court of the First Judicial District Laramie County Wyoming. The petition seeks 146.33 dollars plus interest on a promissory note with deadline to answer by June 14, 1914, or judgment will be entered.
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