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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1920
Page
11
A jumble of rural humor and notices from Torrington includes leap year luck for land draws by Alliance girls, a tongue in cheek income tax spoof, and odds and ends about grog shop talk, olives, wood alcohol, and a theater ad featuring Mary Pickford in a John Fox Jr. story.
Oil activity spreads around Edgemont and Cottonwood Creek areas as multiple companies drill and stake land. Edgemont-Lusk Oil, Cottonwood Development, Carter Oil, and others report rigs arriving, wells in 1 800 to 2 260 feet depth, and sign oil sands. A half circle around Edgemont covers about 48 miles with thirty nine rigs en route and more planned.
Dozens of oil rigs near Edgemont South Dakota prepare to move on to ground as weather opens. Spud dates span 1961 and 1962 with multiple companies including Carter Mule Creek and Dakoming active in Cottonwood and surrounding fields. The area reports record spring prospects, new homes in town, and growth in commerce tied to rising production.
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