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Newspaper

Alliance Herald

Location

Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1920

Page

3

Wyoming-Northeastern Oil Drills First Well at Mule Creek

Wyoming-Northeastern Oil begins drilling on the western Mule Creek field with 3 400 acres seeded for development. The McNair syndicate plans to start a well to the south, Mule Creek Oil will drill adjacent, Minnesota-Wyoming and Lusk Mule Creek will drill east, and Midwest Oil expects two new wells on the east side this week.

Wyoming-Northeastern Oil Company Mule Creek McNair Syndicate Mule Creek Oil Company Minnesota-Wyoming Lusk Mule ¢Creek Mid West Oil Company

Wyoming Yellowstone Oil Company completes first oil well

The Wryoming Yellowstone Oil company finished its first oil well a fifty barrel pumper at 1100 feet on Golden Eagle dome twenty eight miles west of Thermopolis between Cottonwood and Grass creek fields. Oil rose 400 feet in a 12 inch casing indicating potential for commercial quantities.

Wryoming-Yellowstone Oil Company Golden Eagle Dome Thermopolis Cottonwood Grass Creek

Buck Creek Oil Leads Rally After Lance Creek Wells

After several men completed work and productive wells in the Lance creek field stocks rose strongly. Buck Creek Oil Company surged from 1.00 to 2.65 in six weeks, leading the market advance.

Lance Creek Buck Creek Oil Company

Wyoming Premier Oil Drills No 9 Well at Warm Springs

Wyoming Premier Oil Company drilled its No 9 well in the Warm Springs field early this week and the bore is showing as a good producer with strong initial results.

Wyoming Premier Oil Company Warm Springs

McWhorter Refinery Nears Operation in Osage Field

The McWhorter Refining Company develops a small refinery near Newcastle in the Osage oil field and aims to start operations by January 1.

McWhorter Osage Newcastle McWhorter Refining Company

Three New Oil Companies File In Cheyenne

In the past week three oil firms filed articles of incorporation in Cheyenne. Wyone Petroleum Company lists capital stock of 1 000 000 with headquarters in Cheyenne and first year directors Walter S. Brown Charles F Maxwell and Frank J Champ. Western Royalty and Oil Company shows capital stock 500 000 with Cheyenne headquarters and first year directors Claude F Palmer and C E.

Cheyenne Wyone Petroleum Company Capital Stock Walter S. Brown Charles F. Maxwell Frank J. Champ Western Royalty & Oil Company Claude F. Palmer C. E

Co operative Holding Company Formed in Laramie

Garretson Ward Hildreth W C Eaton and W B Hays form the Co operative Holding company with capital stock of 25000 dollars. Headquarters are in Laramie and the first year directors are W H Owens H M Barnhart William T Corbett H A Brookhart H M Jenkins G D Snavely and H L Davis.

Garretson Ward Hildreth W. C. Eaton W. B. Hays Co-operative Holding Company Capital Stock Laramie W. H. Owens H. M. Barnhart William T. Corbett H. A. Brookhart H. M. Jenkins G. D. Snavely H. L. Davis

Wyoming Northeastern Oil Company Spuds Well In Mule Creek

A telegram from C. M. Looney shows Mule Creek field west of Edgemont spudded well number one Saturday. The firm touts top drilling gear and good weather as progress continues. A new two ton Denby auto truck arrived from Schwabe Brothers to the Alliance Chadron field and is in use. A smaller Douglas truck hauling fuel oil overturned on a poor road earlier this week, spilling a tank. The company uses oil for fuel for the drill rig boiler and camp heating due to distance from town.

C. M. Looney Wyoming- Northeastern Old Company Alliance Mule Creek Edgemont Schwabe Brothers Alliance and Chadron Douglas

New Under-Reamer Shifts Wyoming Drilling

A new under-reamer designed by Grant shows promise in Wyoming oil fields near Casper. Tested there it outperforms many existing devices by reducing bit breakage and hole plugging, and it can be operated by one man instead of four to six.

Suppy Company Wyoming Casper Grant

Railroad Leasing Bill Delayed Until After Holidays

Congress postponed the leasing bill due to railroad legislation. Reports from Washington say the measure will be taken up after the holidays and enacted early next year, with speedy passage expected in January.

Congress Washington

Standard Oil In Indiana Begins Casper Plant Improvements

The Standard Oil Company of Indiana has started improvements at its Casper plant. The project, including land acquisition costing about two million dollars, covers 165 acres on the north side of the area.

Standard Oil Company of Indiana Casper

Tankage plan for Platte river refinery site

A proposal outlines erecting six 55 000 barrel steel tanks across the Platte river refinery site with immediate construction and later installation of further tankage until the entire area is developed.

Exploration Oil & Gas Begins Wildcat Drilling in Crook County

In the northeastern corner of Crook county Wyoming near the Montana and South Dakota lines, Exploration Oil & Gas starts a wildcat on section 1-57-61. The plan calls for a twenty inch casing and drilling to 3000 feet if needed, a project watched closely by observers in three states.

Crook County Wyoming Montana South Dakota Exploration Oil & Gas Company

Army Auto Sales Reach $981 533 For 3021 Units

The War Department reports that 3 021 unserviceable motor vehicles were sold by December 15, bringing in 981 533 60. Of these 1 924 were trucks at an average 411 79 each and 847 touring cars at 210 77 average. A grim memorandum on Army food was also noted in a brief exchange.

War Department

Prophet Predicts Death of Great Man Within Weeks

A Boston Transcript item notes a columnist prophesying the death of a renowned figure within the near future. The piece questions whether the reader’s insurance policy is fully paid and raises concerns about looming misfortune.

Boston Transcript

Neighborhood News Highlights Social Gatherings

Mr and Mrs Walker hosted about fifty friends at a Wednesday dance with a light luncheon. Mr and Mrs Rogers visited Mr and Mrs Evans on Thursday. The Boag family celebrated New Year’s Day with the Cutts. The Behms were surprised by relatives from York. DeShazo hauled hogs to town Saturday. Evans visited Boag Friday. Mrs Becker hosts her sister for a few weeks. The Behms again visited Seidler on Friday. Most schools plan to reopen Monday after a two week vacation.

Mrs. Walker Mrs. Rogers Mrs. Evans Frank Boag B. W. Cutts Behm Mr. Behm York DeShazo Evans Boag Otto Becker Seidler Brittan

Real estate transfers in Box Butte Nebraska reported

Box Butte Nebraska transfers include Hat tie J Shelter to Hemingford lot 4 block 30 value 2000 Beatrice Ellis to Harvey Ellis tract 5 by 25 feet Alliance value 1 N L Lahoda to Nora Peterson lot 9 block 1 Fairview Alliance 3300 N P Dodge Jr to John Capps lot 259 Belmont Alliance 160 Cc L Drake to R E Knight tract 300 by 826.05 NE SE 36 25 48 1136 day O Walker to Ernest Radenbaugh NE 6 25 47 5600 William Shoemaker to William Shoemaker NE 4 9 47 8000 William Earl to Michael Nolan NW 10 24 50 and S 10 24 50 5750 Ida Hann to George Jenkins SW 11 27 47 3200 F W Irish county treasurer to H J Ellis E 1 2 of SW 4 26 49 tax deed John O Keefe NE 1 23 26 52 tax deed John O Keefe lot 11 block 25 Alliance tax deed Summer L Himes to Box Butte county easement NW 14 24 18

Box Butte County Neb J. D. Emerick Flrst National Bank Alliance Wellington Lyon Hattie J. Shelter Hemingford Beatrice Ellis Harvey J. Ellis Louis Lahoda Nora Peterson Fairview N. P. Dodge, Jr John T. Capps Belmont Cc. L. Drake R. E. Knight Day O. Walker Ernest Radenbaugh William Leslie Shoemaker William Shoemaker William J. Earl Michael F. Nolan Ida L. Hann George M. Jenkins F. W. Irish H. J. Ellis John O'Keefe Summer L. Himes Nebraska

British manufacturers seek Liberty motors for commercial aircraft

British airplane makers express interest in buying a moderate number of Liberty engines domestically. They compare the Liberty favorably with costlier Rolls-Royce and Napier Lion models, highlighting price advantages.

Country wealth per capita at 47.28 dollars

The federal reserve board places the nation's monetary wealth at 47.28 dollars per person. It notes that money in circulation and held by the treasurer and the federal reserve totals 15.409 billion dollars.

Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve

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Evanston Illinois

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