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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1914
Page
15
Subscriptions by year or month delivered by mall or carrier noted for New York and Chicago. Names M. Watson and M. Allen appear with addresses 64 W. 580 St. and 1508 Trib. Bldg. The text shows price figures and regional representatives.
Receipts of cattle were liberal with southern stockers dominating the big run. Beef cattle sold active with good steers up to 8.10 and high cow prices 8.50. Feeders and stockers in steady demand. hogs strong with tops at 8.00 and most around 7.80 to 7.90. Sheep trade quiet with light lambs at 3 and ewes at 4.50. overall demand firm.
Chicago livestock receipts total about 15 000 hogs and 15 000 sheep with a weak to lower trend. Hogs largely sell from 7.30 to 8.30 depending on grade and weight while cattle receipts of 2 600 show steady tone with beeves 7.99 to 9.30 and cows 8.75 to 8.85. Sheep and yearlings bring 5.15 to 7.00 and lambs 6.10 to 8.20 with springs 6.50 to 9.40.
Consolidated notice from Cheyenne Wyoming dated May 16 1914 lists settlers John D Briney Fred N Briney and Glenwood Marpel filing intention to make final three year proofs for homestead entries in townships 15 N ranges 66 W and 16 N 65 W. Witnesses named include Charles T Child Glenwood Marpel B D Vandeant D J Hudson Jobo D Briney and EB IL Goodman. Registration by W B Chaplin. Also unrelated advertisements for 10 cent sheet music and a home laundry service.
UMARA May 26 hog receipts 10 300 market lower heavy 7.95 8.06 light 7.85 8.05 pigs 7.50 8.00 bulk 7.95 8.00 sheep receipts 4 000 market steady yearlings 8.50 7.15 wethers 5.40 6.00 lambs 7.50 8.10 cattle receipts 4 600 market lower native steers 7.40 8.85 cows and heifers 6.50 8.49 western 6.50 3.25 Texas steers 6.00 7.75 calves 8.00 11.00 CHICAGO WHEAT Chicago May 26 Close Cash 98c July 86 3 8c Sept 85 1 2c Dec 88c
Wheat field prices show No 2 hard 91 92 cents No 2 red 92 03 cents for May and July futures. Corn values list No 2 mixed 71 71? cents No 8 71 172 cents No 2 white 75 1 4 cents. May and July futures adjusted within the session.
Cheyenne feed and hay listing from Wyoming Fuel and Feed Co. shows Best Milling wheat at 75 77ec per bushel and Durum wheat at 68 cents per bushel. Flax priced 1.00 to 1.10 per bushel. Corn 1.75 per cwt, corn chop 1.75, wheat 1.70 per cwt, bran 1.40, oats 1.65. Native hay 18 per ton, alfalfa 14, straw 10. Call 177 to place a total order. Sanitary Home Laundry is noted in the ad.
Notice warns anyone adversely claiming the described Cheyenne land to file claims or objections by the sale deadline. James Elmer Watson of Cheyenne has filed to make final three-year proof for land in section 24 T18N R69W and will appear July 10, 1914, before the U. S. Land Office register and receiver. Witnesses listed: Patrick Fox J W Knott Ernest Goodman Will Pedison, all of Cheyenne.
A fragment lists professionals in Cheyenne including attorneys Clark and Clark, Thompson, accountants Foster, insurance firm W Riner Co, funeral directors Herbert Gleason, and beauty services Mair Dressing, with a ten dollar reward offered for arrest or conviction of those stealing copies of the Cheyenne State.
Cheyenne directory lists Masonic groups Knights Templar and York Rite bodies, fraternal orders like Women of Woodcraft Knights of Pythias and Eagles, and railroad locomotive engineers unions. It provides officers meeting nights and halls at Masonic and Capitol Halls with regular schedules.
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