Pyramid LaBarge Oil Spudding In Near Lincoln County
The Pyramid Refining Syndicate invites all to a barbecue on September 28 1917 at the Pyramid LaBarge field in Lincoln County Wyoming to celebrate the start of operations. A large eighty four foot derrick and rig are in place as drilling begins with ceremonies. Dr F J Buss notes the outfit is among the best and expects the LaBarge well to mark Wyoming as a major oil region.
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Pyramid Qi
Pyramid-Labarge Field
Lincoln County
Wyoming
Pyramid Company
LaBarge Field
F. J. Buss
Pyramid
Pyramid LaBerge
Piney
Woodworking schedule notice from Wyoming firms
September wood sawing project announcement asks customers to place orders in advance to allow scheduling. Otto and Annie Larson visited Halfway and stopped at the Fredel hotel during a Midweek trip.
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Shipley & Gauger
Big Piney
Wyoming
Otto and
Annie Larson
Fredel Hotel
Sergeant Bud Smith Writes of Arrival
A letter from Sergeant Bud Smith describes arrival days with the M Company, 3rd Wyoming Infantry, detailing travel from Cheyenne through Nebraska Ohio Covington Ky and Tennessee to North Carolina. The camp is unfinished but praised for its layout with officers quarters and a bath house. He plans to send postal views and asks for news from the upper country while noting the examiner will forward mail weekly.
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Roy
Cheyenne
Nebraska
Boone
Town
Lilinoig
Ohio
Covington
Tennessee
Erwin
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Telegraph stock report from Omaha from 9 20 17
Omaha Neb 9 20 17 Bip Piney Examiner cattle receipts normal prices quoted strong for week producers pedal liberal receipts balance of week fancy weighty steers to packers and feeder buyers 18 to 14 1100 lb feeders 1 to 12 choice to fancy yearlings and was 10 to 11 fancy fair weighty good corn beef 11 to 12 light weight 9 60 to 10 fancy cows and heifers 8 60 to 9 50 good to choice 8 to 8 50 butcher stuff 7 to 8 cutters 6 to 7 cann ers 5 to 6 bologna 6 60 to 7 Union Stock Yards Co L D Tanner and Lawrence Bess returned Wednesday from the upper country bringing in the Mercantile truck While in the Basin they bagged tho elk
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Omaha
Neb
Bip Piney Examiner
Privea
Union Stock Yards Co
L. D. Tanner
Lawrence Bess
Pioneer of La Barge Dies in Boise Idaho
J L Beak longtime LaBarge resident and father of GF Whitman Lawrence Bose and Minx Cora Boss died suddenly in Boise Idaho Wednesday from stomach trouble after being taken to hospital Tuesday He had lived in LaBarge about fifteen years and earlier in Caldwell Lenox and Idaho Falls with the family now moving toward Baige The bereaved relatives are listed and a bank statement is included reflecting his era and ties to local community institutions
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J. L. Beak
LaBarge
GF. Whitman
Lawrence Bose
Big Piney
Minx Cora Boss
Pinedale
Boise
Mr. Bean
Lanox
Boive
Anderson McGinnis
Idaho
Caldwell
Lenox
Iosna
Dieepomtt
Sieranis Oan
Forest Service officials inspect three mile Wyoming tract
R E Gery of the Ogden office and C A Beam of the Wyoming district US forestry service reviewed lands in the Green river area as part of a proposed addition to the Wyoming National Forest. They aim to identify lands better suited for agriculture than grazing timber or watershed protection before any Congress bill broadens the forest. Beam also follows a Horse Creek fire investigation. Matthew Thomas returned from Rock Springs last week.
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R. E. Gery
Ogden
C. A. Beam
Wyoming District
United States Forest Service
Wyoming National Forest
Congress
National Forest
Green River
Eli Schwalbe
Beam
Horse Creek
Forest Fire at Horse Creek Delivers Grand Red Tape Unwind
A small forest fire scorched up to twenty five acres of balsam timber as a scene of officials, including a Piney stop and telegraphs to Ogden and Afton, raised a rushed report of six hundred acres lost. The Ogden office awaits F G Ryder’s forthcoming report and Supervisor Beam’s statement to close the incident.
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Uncle Sammy
Piney
Ogden
Afton
Kemmerer
Sammy
F. G. Ryder
Examiner
Beam
Church of St. John the Baptist Sunday Schedule 1917
The Church of St. John the Baptist posts a September 23 1917 service schedule with devotions at 8 00 am Sunday School at 10 00 am morning prayer and sermon at 11 00 am and an evening service at 8 15 pm Rev A Gordon Fowkes extends a cordial welcome to all.
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A. Gordon Fowkes
For Sale 2000 Shares of Cretaceous Oil Co Royalty
J M from Mett Kemmerer Wyoming offers 2000 shares of Cretaceous Oil Co on royalty basis for sale. Make an offer.
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Cretaceous Oil Co
J. M
Mett, Kemmerer
Wyo
Bridges on Kemmerer Road to Be Rebuilt
Stanley Cobham deputy state engineer was called from Evanston to inspect the bridges south of Big Piney and to arrange an immediate rebuilding contract. He will go to Kemmerer to confer with the state engineer and a contract award is expected immediately. The bridges will be placed on piles, which Cobham says are more durable than current abutments.
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Stanley Cobham
Evanston
Big Piney
Cobham
Kemmerer
Roy Wilcox Visits From Horee Creek Wednesday Evening
Roy Wilcox arrived from Horee Creek Wednesday evening, greeting locals and sharing updates. The report notes his surprise visit drew curious onlookers to the town square.
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Roy Wilcox
Horee Creek
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bud Smith
the Examiner For Reliable News
BIG Piney Merc. CO
LA Barge
Boise, Idaho
Total
J. Charles Rusnach
A. Charles Runasen
Rowan A. Youns
W. W. Lace
Id. ER
Marbretton State Bank
Milecheee
Hodneee
Three Mile
Matthew Thomas
Rock Springs
Church OF ST. John the Baptist
Kemmerer Road
Marbleton State Bank
W. We Lave
Provident Jas
Wchittman
Jo Chan
Rumsch Castter
State Bank of
Luana
Furniture
State Banka
Vis Eo
Sitate
Potal
State of
Lincoln
Albert Larson
Aveeer Larson
Stavan A. Young
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