Indicted oil shales scheme targets investors
Dr A R Bailey W B Kiffe and associates face grand jury charges in Kansas City for conspiracy to defraud and mail fraud in a shale promotion scheme. Victims paid 100 each for fake land claims on 85 000 acres in Colorado. Companies named include Western Validating Co Western Oil & Shale Validating Co Oil Shale Development Corp and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oi City
United States
Washington
Werrick
Payne
A. R. Bailey
W. B. Kiffe
Denver
Cole
W. H. Wood
Kansas City
E. F. Rogers
N. C. Barnes
Olorado
Bailey and Slife
The
Western Validating Co
Western Oil & Shale Validating Co
Oil Shale Development Corporation
Colorado Debenture Co
Continent Ofl Shale Mining and Refining
Oil and Gas Leases Issued On State Lands At Fapid Ante
A list of individuals and entities from multiple states receiving oil and gas leases on Wyoming state lands at Fapid Ante. Names include Amanda R Buck J W McCormick Ida E Yankee Olivia A Bush A T Yankee H O Bush Grice D Clarke R L West Jim Fredericka Durr Edwin Rounds Charles Jacoberger B M Fox George T Bock Xavier Jones Roy Griffin A J Dodson Thos McDonald Spider Creek Oil Syndicate among others with parcel references such as 16 57 61 46 66 and 10 46 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda R. Buck
Cheyenne
J. W. McCormick
Laramie
Ida EB. Yankee
Sheridan
Olivia. A. Bush
A. T. Yankee
H. OH. Bush
Jim
Fredericka Durr
Harrishureg
Edwin Rounds
Sundance
Charles Jacoberger
Newcastle
Roy
Riffin
Ogden
Utah
A. J. Dodson
Thos
McDonald
Denver
Spider Creek Oil Syndicate
Notice of seized horses by City of Casper
City of Casper took up on May 1 a brown horse with smooth mouth and a bright bay horse branded on left jaw. The animals were held in the pound as nondescript identifiers and numbers appear as 52751 in the notice.
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City of
Casper
Oil field activity in Ferris area signals near-simultaneous pay sand hits
Five oil companies including Wyokans, Domino-New York, Emery, Sand Hills and General Petroleum anticipate producers within the same week as Ferris field drilling shows similar progress. Sinclair denies water in Osage pioneer well while a second Sinclair well proves only modestly productive. Poison Spider Bolton syndicate spuds a new well at Bolton Creek. Edgood discovery near Fort Steele reports oil at 1,906 feet with a 300 foot rise in casing, promising profit potential despite early testing limits.
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Ferris Oil Field
Wyokans
Domino-New York
Emery
Sand Hills
General Petroleum Companies
Texas Company
Ferris New
Fort Steele Dome
Sinclair
Sinclair Oil Company
Pioneer
Osage
Fort Steele
Wyo
Edgood
Union Pacific Railroad
New Well Spudded in Wyoming Exploration Drive
An exploration company spudded a well today in Section 81 Pine Mountain Wyoming. Preparations are underway to spud a second well in Section 306 next Tuesday with plans for further drilling activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Exploration Company
Pine Mountain
No. 6 Well Boosts Mule Creek Oil Output
Western States Oil and Land reports a new well in Mule Creek producing around 600 barrels with flush rates near 100 barrels. The No. 6 well sits offset to No. 4, completed at 1,470 feet. Additional wells are planned as drilling continues in Mule Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mule Creek
Western States Oil Sand Land Company
Western States
Western States Company
Californian interests drill in southern Wyoming district
Unsuccessful well drilled two years ago in eastern territory. The recent discovery has sparked great excitement and property prices in the district have doubled and tripled as drillers push for oil and gas prospects.
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Wyoming
Usu
Omaha Livestock Market by Wire Summary May 19
Receipts: hogs 8,600 steady to 30 cents lower. top 14.95. Cattle 425 heavy. steers 26-40 cents lower, yearlings and steers mixed. cows 1-25 cents lower, bulls steady to 5 higher, vealers 60 cents to 1 lower, feeders 25-50 cents lower. Sheep none. overall market generally steady versus last week.
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Omaha
Nobr
Wales
Road Bulletin Updates for Salt Creek and Yellowstone Highways
State Highway Department reports Salt Creek road travel heavy due to rut filling by tractor with pliner and routes from Horse Creek to Casper. Salt Creek Kaycee Sheridan road generally good. Yellowstone Highway West good to Waltman with bad stretches at Sodium and Powder River. East section good to Orin and Mannville and generally good to Cheyenne. Local verse line about a man and his shoe.
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State Highway Department
Salt Creek
Horse Creek
Casper
Kaycee-Sheridan
Yellowstone Highway
Waltman
Sodium
Powder River
Orin
Mannville
Cheyenne
City rubbish on county roads draws county anger
County commissioners protest debris dumped from Casper into county roads after a cleanup day. They demand removal to the city dumping ground north of the Burlington Railroad, where a man is paid to supervise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Commission
Ort
Casper
Etate
Ates
Debria
Burlington Railroad
Boy Scouts Use Asbestos Camp Near Casper
The Midwest Asbestos Company through Mr Beeler offered Troop No 1 Casper Boy Scouts use of its Smith Creek camp for a summer program. The camp lies about twenty three miles from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest Asbestos Company
Beeler
Casper Boy Scouts
Smith Creek
French Oil Memorial and Camp Gate Offer Notice
A fragment mentions a camp gate arrangement with an asbestos company accepted by a troop. It also notes France will honor American fighters who lie at a French oil site, indicating a memorial context for fallen soldiers.
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Derrick
Grice
Clarke
R. L. West
B. M. Fox
LaBarge
George T. Bock
Cody
Xavier & Jones
Frannie
Chichester
Taylor &C
Oil Exchange
Boston
Burke Oil
New York
Buck Creek
Midwest
Glenrock
Domino Saners
Cosden
Sesene
Okmulgee P. & R
Ibee
Ete Basin Etnetaccecedaen
Frantz Corp
Great Western I Roleum
Hutton Lake
Western
Auc Bi & L
Kinney Ee
Ames
Mexican Petroleum
Lance Creek Royalty
Jbusk Royalty
OM Il
Texaes Oil
Lusk Petroleum
Eaecoetesesen
Mountain & Gulf
Mike Henry Eee
Picardy Welsseseees
Wandard
Tom Bell
Apt Creek
Pot Butte
Lance Creek
Ferris Field
Sand Es
Poison Spider-Bolton Syndicate
Bolton Creek
C. E. Hood Agency
Townsend Bldg
General Insurance
U. 8
Business Men’s Association
Casper, Wyo
Omaha Livestock Market
Road Bulletin
Linkis
BOY Scouts
Giblin
Equitable Life Insurance Co
Townsend Bidg
Peerless CO
Dept
Branford Place
Newark
N. d
Freel Oil Company
Treasury
J. A. Likely
Asbestos Company
Uit
Midwest Refining and Standards
Wyoming National Bank
Casper, Wyoming
Natrona Shoe Repair
Shop of Quality and
Taylor & Clay, Inc
York
New York Stock Exchange
Lusk
Hian
Rawlins
Dew
United Jewelry Shop
South Center Street
Montana
Prudential Securities Company
O. S
Carnes Brokerage Co. and
Public Exchange
E. E. Carnes and
B. Lesperance, Props
Iris Theater
Wye
Miller & Work
Colorado
Riverton
Mike Henry
Glenbure
Bessemer
Buck Creak
Victor-Wyo
al Muarkn
Domino
Lac
Foy & Prod
Columbine
Sie
Lester Brokerage House
All New
Wolcott
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