Melady Brothers Sell Sheep At Market Peak
Melady Brothers sold sheep last week with sales in Chicago and South Omaha. The lot was handled by Melady Hees and commission merchants, topping the market and signaling strong demand at Lincoln.
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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1914
Page
4
Melady Brothers sold sheep last week with sales in Chicago and South Omaha. The lot was handled by Melady Hees and commission merchants, topping the market and signaling strong demand at Lincoln.
Amoe Smith returned from the Omaha market and visited Kem Merer Sunday evening. He shipped 18 cars of cattle but received a low price of 4.85 per head. He plans about ten more cars to be shipped by month end. He spent four days in St. Joe Missouri during his east trip. He is in good health and will leave the ranch around the first of the month to spend most of the winter in Los Angeles and on the coast.
A disturbing poem depicts a motherly voice scolding a young girl about modesty and attire. The speaker warns of dangers and consequences, urging the girl to wear undergarments and a corset, framing dress as protective. The piece contrasts a dark street setting with a moral demand, ending with the line that the girl will dress like my lands.
Department of Commerce statistics show wartime demand lifting exports of grain and meats to record levels in September while cotton and manufactured goods slide. Exports of canned beef rise from 964,698 pounds in 1913 to 2,885,856 last month, with over 7,037,400 pounds of fresh meats shipped abroad, mostly to France.
Episcopal notices state morning service at St James church at 10 30 with Sunday school sessions in Kemmerer at 1 45 and Frontier at 3 30. St Margarets Guild brief fortnightly meeting Thursday at 3 p m in Parish rooms. Little Girls Guild meets Saturday. daily services at 815 p m and 415 p m. all welcome.
The County Clerk recorded multiple warranty deeds and land patents from 1908 to 1918. Transactions involve Emory Barras, Mary Millward, Dear ax, Ezra Howell, Hokanson, Buspen, Edward Hill, Geo Dew, James Rigby, Josephine Budd, Addie Key, John Roberts, Roberts Coal Co., Amanda Rathbun, Robt Clark, C. A. Christmas, Ethel W jot, line land up Co, W L Osborn, and Woodrow Wilson to several grantees. Also War rants list entries for Wilson and Taft related transfers.
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