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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1917
Page
5
City officials say Cheyenne requires a larger police force as crime rises. Chief Emberg and Mayor LaFontaine urge higher salaries and more manpower, noting only ten officers cover all shifts for about 15,000 residents.
Local briefs report Dr. Hugh J. Millard named to the state veterinary examiners board in place of Dr. James R. Bond. Gov Houx will attend Cheyenne day at the Burns fair in Laramie County. Charles Bellamy visits Governor Houx for varnishing work. Mattie P. Watson and F. W. Messimer named notaries by Gov Houx. Several incorporations are announced: Mill Creek Land and Livestock Co of Carbon County, Carhart Oil Co of Converse County, and Big Horn Exploration Co of Basin. Two Scarlet Fever cases confirmed in Cheyenne: Willie Jurgeson and Cathryn Coble. Fort Russell pay day for all regiments today. Wages and logistics notes for local taxis and service firms included.
Classified brief seeking a buyer or lessee for 150 acres of spring wheat. Contact C. McGarvey at 321 BK 18th Street for details. Also notes furniture sale opposite Plains hotel in Sif and mentions Hobbs 2 fuckfeldt for a square deal.
A newspaper snippet presents a choice between a 20 year paid up life policy and a policy that pays only on death to beat. The text contrasts options as a financial decision and a gamble on life expectancy.
Denver's People's Stock Exchange at 1021-26 Seventeenth St operates on an open call system for buying and selling Wyoming oil stocks. The firm affiliates with Casper's Wyoming Public Oil Exchange, offering daily market letters and a free comprehensive monthly chart of fifty Wyoming companies. A brokerage department handles outside orders on a brokerage basis, with market transparency and safety in price formation.
Five gentle Shetland ponies will be awarded to five Wyoming children by The Cheyenne State Leader. To enter, call or write your name and address to The Leader’s Pony Contest manager for instructions. on Nov 10 the winners will be announced.
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