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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1917
Page
23
Twelve Tons of Turnips From Alaska Reach the States
Twelve tons of turnips from the Matanuska valley arrive in Seattle aboard the Alaska Engineering Commission ship as the first shipment of its kind from southwestern Alaska. Farmers had expected 2000 tons of potatoes this fall, but reports say the crop will be lighter. W. J. Bogard, a valley farmer, bought a potato digging machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Matanika Valley
States
Alaka
Alaska Engineering Commission
Creok
Matanuska
Alaska
W. J. Bogard
For Sale Furniture and Heating Stove Must Be Sold This Week
Short local classified notice advertises furniture and a heating stove for sale at 2521 Reed Street with payment and pickup needed within the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed St
London Guards City With Nightly Barrage Fire
London is guarded by a nightly curtain of barrage fire to deter German air raids. Aerial guns fire through the night as anti-aircraft trucks patrol, with citizens seeking refuge in subway tubes during alarms. Lookouts along the coast notify police and the war office when enemy aircraft are sighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
London
War Office
Wyoming Valuations Show Large Yearly Increase in Land Values
The state tax commissioner reported total land valuations at 247,896,464.58 with grazing lands rising sharply from 8,898,193 acres at 2.80 per acre to 9,210,302 acres at 2.97. Oil land figures appear inflated by misclassification, while timber lands declined and irrigated and dry farm lands showed mixed changes across 1916 and 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Big Horn
Wyoming livestock and mineral land values rise in 1917 report
The 1917 census shows mineral land acres up to 87,083 valued at 366,449 with coal lands at 83,933 acres valued 1,098,187. Livestock valuations mostly rise as cattle and horses increase while sheep hogs and goats decline. total cattle exceed last year by about 66,000 with valuation up to 28,840,517.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim
Val Mineral Lands Inc Praes
Wyoming
Californian wires order here for Liberty Bonds
William M. Fitzhugh of San Francisco, holder in Salt Creek oil fields, telegraphed Governor Houx for $10,000 in Liberty bonds and yesterday wired to increase his subscription to $50,000 through the First National Bank of Casper, to count in Wyoming's Liberty fund. He said, I desire to help the state that has helped me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Fitzhugh
San Francisco
Salt Creek
Wyoming
Houx
First National Bank of
Casper
Liberty Fund
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Stock Growers National Bank
Cheyenne, Wyoming
U.S
Stockgrowers Bank
Statehouse
Wyoming Mutual of Guernsey
Vincent Petroleum
Mill Creek Old Gas
Loavamie
Waterloo Bo Tractor
Pine Bluff
Natrona
P. O
Pai
Hank
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Varsity Fifty
Shepherd & Klett
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Hart Schofinards
Gidtés
Liberty Loan
John E. Osborne
Rawlins
Cheyenne
Oxborne
Wilson
National Democratic Committee
Swisher Optical Co
Western Union Telegraph Office
Tehy
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