Big Oil Rig Enroute To Local Fields On Standby
The county tractor hauls a 36 Star portable drilling rig owned by Petrogas Oil Corporation of New York City toward Opal area oil fields. President W Hampton de Fontaine leads the New York party. field manager Harry Hollingsworth joins from Los Angeles. The Shadek fast drop drilling machine, with inventor Josef Shadek, is to be tested in nearby sections claiming 400 feet of hole daily.
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Opal
Petrogas Oil Corporation
New York City
W. Hampton de Fontaine
New York
Harry Hollingsworth
Los Angeles
Southern California
Josef Shadek
Conqueror Oil Co
Salt Lake
Henry Crittenden
Oil field notes signal growing activity around Big Piney
Mr Hiles Green of General Petroleum Taft California and John Harrod traveled to Kemmerer for field examination. Calgary based consultants from Harrison Eton and Sinclair oil syndicate plan leases while the Conqueror Oil Co expands with a 300 000 capitalization and 960 acres leased. Green Wyoming Oil Co of Des Moines imminent drilling near Big Piney as weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiles Green
General Petroleum Corporation
Taft
California
Kemmerer
John Harrod
Big Piney
Christian Wrang
Green-Wyoming Oil Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Wyoming State Highway to Award Bridges and Road Projects
The state highway commission will award contracts April 20 for five bridges and a three mile Daniel Lane road section in Lincoln County totaling 620000. The project list includes 165 miles of road, several bridges on Horse creek Prairie creek and Green river forks, plus 18 projects in 12 counties, raising authorized road work since January 1 to 1500000 and the total in progress to about 9000000.
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Cheyenne
Lincoln County
State Highway Commission
Horse Creek
Prairie Creek
Green River
Faler Creek
Daniel
Lincoln County Republican Convention Call 1920
Lincoln county Republican precinct committeemen will meet in Kemmerer on May 4 1920 to elect nine delegates to the Republican State Convention at Sheridan May 10 1920 Proxies not accepted Prospective delegates should contact Lester G Baker chairman Kemmerer Wyoming March 31 1920
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Wyoming
Lincoln County
Kemmerer
Sheridan
Wyo
Lester G. Baker
Republican County Central Committee
Kemmerer, Wyo
Hillmont Social Roundup Encounters Colorado Visit Highlights
C W Carlson returned Saturday from a three weeks visit in Colorado. Mr and Mrs Al Shafer and A Dunham were dinner guests at H C Dunhams Hast er Sunday. Joe Graham and niece stopped at Hillmont Thursday. John Curtis visited Jewett ranch en route to Piney with the Curtis and Noble cattle. E E McKee Wm King and Hugo Swanstom called on H C Dunham Wednesday. T D O Neil rode the stage Friday en route to his ranch on Cottonwood. The stage was somewhat ir
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Mrs. al. Shafer
A. Dunham
H. C. Dunham
John Curtis
Jewett Ranch
Piney
Curtis and Noble
Messrs
E. E. McKee
Wm. King
Hugo Swanstom
T. D. O’neil
Cottonwood
Percy Griggs Returns to Kem Merer After Ranch Visit
Percy Griggs traveled a few days last week due to bad roads and returned to Kem Merer after a period at the A. P. Sommers ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Griggs
Kemmerer
A. P. Sommers
Piney seeks organizers for local baseball club
Notice calls all men interested in helping organize a Piney baseball club to meet at City Hall at 2 o clock on Sunday afternoon April 11.
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Piney
Pinedale Delegation Seeks Road Extension to Hoback Canyon
A nineteen person delegation from Pinedale traveled to Rock Springs to appeal to State Highway officials for extending the Eden to Hoback Canyon road toward Yellowstone Park. The Pinedale Roundup reports success with highway department assurance of aid.
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Pinedale
Rock Springs
Eden
Hoback Canyon
Yellowstone Park
Highway Department
Cattlemen Face Critical Moment as Snow Strands Herds
Heavy snow blankets the valley with several feet in the upper area and hay running short. Cattlemen fear ruin unless sunshine returns, forcing cattle to rustle in improvisational food gaps.
Green River Valley Rodeo Dates Set at Marbleton Fair Grounds
Green River Valley Fair Association fixed the next annual rodeo for June 24 25 and 26 at Marbleton fair grounds. J B Budd was elected president with M E Rathbun as vice president Jess Fuller treasurer and directors M Rathbun H L Budd G W Whitman Guy Decker Guy Helt and Dr M B Hook. An additional meeting next Sunday will finalize arrangements and plan entertainment aims to surpass past shows.
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Green River Valley Fair Association
Marbleton Fair Grounds
J. B. Budd
M. BE
Rathbun
Jess Fuller
St Tag
M. Rathbun
H. L. Budd
G. W
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Mr. C. Osborne
Harrison & Eton
Denver
Mid- West Refining
C. A. Ives
Sinclair Oil Syndicate of
Geo. W. Danley
LaBarge
McGinnis Land & Livestock Company
Midway
Timothy
Big Piney Merc. Co
Hillmont
C. W. Carlson
Colorado
Joe Graham
Neice
Cooper
M. B. Hook
Edison
Lewis Cash Grocery
Big Piney Industrial Club
Kemmerer Music
State Bank of
Specie Legal Tender
Nation Bank
Total
State of
County of
Lincoln
Albert Larson
Hank
Alpert Larson
Oscar Beck
James Mickelson
F. A. Pean
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