Oil News and Oil Field Moves Across Wyoming
Oil men led by L. D. Goldberg and associates of Superior Wisconsin and Detroit Michigan purchase Mills and Pease property to clean out wells and connect to pipelines. Several firms tour the Big Muddy field, with Midwest Refining Co drilling gas wells and pushing oil prospects near Byron, Casper, Thermopolis, and Garland while others plan new rigs and spudding on multiple leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Goldberg
Superior
Wis
Detroit
Mich
Pease
Big Muddy
R. H. Ewart
A. J. Bankson
Lander
B. J. Sullivan
Tra Wetherill
National Supply Co
Billings
Montana
C. F. Todd
Denver
Chas. Gingrich
Ohio Oil Co
Casper
Homer T. Lamb
Lamb Drilling Co
Ardmore
Lusk
Teapot
Shilol Oi & Refiring Co
Lamb
Sam‘l Hitchcock
Midwest Refining Co
Buffalo Basin
T. E. Keefer
L.vell
Byron
Basin
L. D. Baird
T. F. Algeo
Wise and
Jackson
Cusack
Oregon Basin
Great Western Sugar Co
Colter Brook Corporation
Powell Petroleum Co
Powell Flat
Garland
Pyramid Oil & Refining Co
Lemmerer
Dad Stone
Greybull
Bear Creek Oil & Gas Co
Shell
Bear Creeks
Paterson-Wyoming Oil Co
Liberty Oil & Gas Co
R. B. Landfair
John Bircumshaw
Sheridan
Republic Oil Co
McDermott Gulch
Notable Local Moves and Happenings in Basin
Doc Traugh buys a new Overland from G. W. Black in Basin while Isaac Jones hauls honey from his ranch to Greybull. Ralph Perkins shows off his Overland from Basin’s Black garage as the town starts a busy school term with Miss Myra Tolman teaching. Various Basin residents travel, move, or seek care in Thermopolis and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Traugh
Overland
G. W. Black
Basin
Isaac Jones
Greybull
Ralph Perkins
Joe Erickson
N. P. Larson Place
Myra Tolman
Linnie
Elna Jones
Cowley
Lington
C. L. Dustin
Loren Gray
Wm. Gibson
South Beach
Andrew Whitlock
Wm. R. Tolman
S&j
Three Sons in the War
A Meeteetse News note highlights families sending three sons to service. Lloyd B. Scovel serves in the Marine Corps in Honolulu while Frank and Glen Scovel join Wyoming Guards Company K. Basin’s J H Hanlon reports John Lewis aviation corps in San Antonio and Charles Henry Lewis in Charlotte. Barber shop hours to seven after September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
E. D. Scovel
Big Horn Basin
Lloyd B
Marine Service
Honolulu
Frank
Glen
Meeteetse
Company K
Wyoming Suards
Meeteetse News
Mr. Baird
J. H. Hanlon
Basin
Sam
John Lewis
Aviation Corps
San Antonio
Texas
Charles
Henry Lewis
Charlotte
N. C
Baird
Robbery at Pease-Peterson Co. Store in Greybull
The Greybull store of Pease-Peterson Co. was broken into and a large quantity of merchandise stolen during the night. Stolen goods were found cached in sage brush north of Greybull the next morning. No clues to the robbers have been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pease-Peterson Co
Greybull
Man Arrested For Desertion Taken To Casper
Roy E. Willson was arrested at Ureybull Tuesday night after authorities at Casper reported him. He is charged with desertion for volunteering, not registering, and then opting not to go. He was taken to Casper yesterday by the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Willson
Ureybull
Casper
Married Yesterday in Greybull Engineer Weds Lather Donnelly
Lester McCluskey and Lather Donnelly of Greybull were married by Court Commissioner 8. H. Smith yesterday afternoon. The groom is an engineer on the Burlingtom and they will make their home in Greybull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester McCluskey
Lather Donnelly
Greybull
8. H. Smith
Burlingtom
Another Boy Born to Mr and Mrs O Mally
Mr and Mrs R J O Mally welcome a second son born Wednesday night. Both mother and baby are reported in fine shape. A newspaper item notes the event alongside local notices and ads. A separate blurb mentions D E Hogan from Omaha and John T Whistler visiting Basin to review farmland loan options for local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R J O'Mally
D. EB. Hogan
Omaha
John T. Whistler
Flooding Roads Leads to Local Arrests and Fines
Neighbors report flooded roads south of town. George Hoffman Carl Armeling Henry Armeling and Chas Vonberg were arrested and cited before Justice Bonwell. They were fined $7.50 plus costs for carelessly flooding the ditches. The water is now out of the Big Horn ditch, reducing immediate trouble until next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hoffman
Carl Armeling
Henry Armeling
Chas Vonberg
Justice Bonwell
Big Horn Ditch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Antonio Moreno
Rex Theatre
Pat Leavitt
Modere
Reston
Man
Walter Company
Reb, Davenport, Bow
Ff’ Weshyfild
Zetino
Soc
Aes
J. H. Welsh
Germania
McCormick
John Deere
Deering
Mitchell
Ehoe
Ernest Gabler
D. W. Rogers
Auc
Bahney & Sons
C. J. Williams
M.h.olson
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