Standard Oil Starts Casper Construction with Concrete Stacks
Standard Oil Company begins work in Casper with reinforced concrete buildings and two smokestacks planned at 120 feet and two at 100 feet. The site will host twenty of thirty stills for motor spirit production. A half mile spur to the site is underway and 50 loads of gas will be supplied. Workers are urged to apply to Mr Myers or the site office near the roundhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Manbeck
Dooper
Edger Bogardus
Standart Ot Cag
T. Parker
Myera
Aleo
Boone
Northwestern
MroHoone
Mveresagay
J. W. McDowell
Caxper
State Geologist Tours Powder River Oil Fields
State Geologist Troumble and Mate Wheeler of Casper spent part of last week in Powder River oil fields collecting fossils and taking notes. They report drilling prospect wells about three hundred feet deep with good quality oil but no major strikes yet and no wells drilled to the sand expected at greater depth.
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Powder River
Troumble
Mate Wheeler
Casper
Big Barn Dance at the Row Book Ranch Near Ly Dhudy
The hare dance hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Row Book at their Ly Dhudy ranch drew about 230 guests from Thouglas Glenreck and Gasper and nearby areas. The evening featured The Aothen's Orchestra from Douglas and a basket supper, with dancing lasting into the small hours as guests enjoyed old-fashioned cotillions and popular dances of the era.
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Thouglas
Glenreck
Gasper
Hook
Douglas
Wemch Nand Almost at Ally Heaps Eat
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Wemch Nand Almost at ally heaps eat and a ranch scene with a faint reference to a person named Mealy and Da Pye. Details are unclear due to garbled wording and missing context.
Burlington Inspection Car Passes in Casper
A special Burlington tram arrived late Monday under Conductor Jack Hamilton to inspect new work between Powder River and Thermopolis. Crew of two workers reports only about one fourth secured. John Hays of Free land Live Stock Co. died at Casper Private Hospital Monday evening from a lung hemorrhage after an injury. Fire at Franco Petroleum refinery caused by a pipe leak was controlled with little damage. Funeral services for the deceased were held at the Masonic lodge hall with Eastern Star involvement and burial at Highland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Casper
Jack Hamilton
Powder River
Thermopolis
Burlington Ws
Ere
Tvind Ned
John Hays
Freeland Live Stock Co
Me. Hays
Natrona County
Rawlins
Wood Standing
S. P.O. KE
Burry
Franco Petroleum
SUI
Frente
English Lutheran Church
Masonic Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Order of the Eastern Star
Ira W. Kingsley
Casper Methodist Church
Igh Land Cemetery
Casper youths plan August Yellowstone park camping trip
A party of eight Casper youths plans a two month trip through Yellowstone National Park starting about August 2 with a four horse team supply wagon eight saddle horses and a route via Jackson’s Horn ending with a hunting stay. Participants include Mr and Mrs Guy Trevett John Trevett Ana and Lennis Smith BR A Jones Lester Worthington and J W Johnson. Obituary of Mrs Walter Breen. Mary Kernan born July 1 in Ia later lived in Massachusetts and Wyoming before settling in Casper. She died at 7 years 10 days after a long illness, leaving a daughter Leila and two half siblings.
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Casper
Jackson Mole County
Yellowstone National Park
Guy Trevett
John Trevett
Ana
Lennis Smith
A. Jones
Lester Worthington
J. W., Johnson
Jackson's Horn
Walter Breen
Mary Kernan
South Heblelen
Massachusetts
Fetterman
Wyoming
Lie Ranch
Bly Muddy
State Hospital
Elernty
Lon - Hanband
Mies Leila
Glitter
Joseph
Oregon
Wyoming Coal Production Surges to Record High in 1912
Edward W Parker of the U S Geological Survey reports Wyoming produced 7 004 24 short tons valued at 11 048 085 in 1912 up sharply from 1911 with output the largest in state history except 1910 amid a six month miners strike elsewhere Labor data show 5 04 workers employed for an average of 208 days and high labor efficiency The coal fields are extensive with reserves around 424 000 000 000 short tons and the Powder River field the largest in the northeast extending over about 11 000 square miles.
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Wyoming
Edward W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
Quanty
Rocky Mountain States
Tually
United States Bureau of Mines
North Dakota
Pacific Coast
Powder
Slave
Drilling Near Basin Signals Gas Push by Ty Horn Company
The Ty Horn Oil and Gas company to drill for gas near Basin to secure Asian and Greybull supply. Machinery from Greybull arrives with H T Lani. first well to be drilled about 700 feet from the Torchlight well where surface gas was found at 10 feet. Local interest grows as open lands and approvals shape early exploration.
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Ty Horn OF & Gas Company
Asia
Greybull
H.T. Lani
Basin
Phillip Minor
Hasin Republican
Oil lands suit sees Denman join to aid government
William Denman of San Francisco was named special assistant to Attorney General McReynolds to prosecute suits to recover government revenues from oil lands in California and other western states. The cases challenge Taft oil land withdrawals, with three suits pending and more to come. Proceedings include actions in Los Angeles and a district court in Cheyenne governed by Judge John A. Riner, with Denver set to hear arguments in September led by Ernest Knabel.
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Midwest
Wiliam Denman
San Francisco
McReynolds
California
Taft
United States Navy
Denman
San Angeles
United States Dietrice
John A. Riner
Cheyenne
United States Celt Court of Appeals
Denver
Ernest Knabe
Dally Mining Record
Marriage of Peter Donovan and Mise Marg Sullivan
Married at 8 o clock on Thursday of last week officiated by Father Durant. A wedding breakfast followed at the Gem cafe with friends in attendance. The couple left for Lander and then Tonsleep country for the summer, both well known in Caspar.
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Peter Donovan
Mise Margaret Sullivan
Father Durant
Gem Eafe
Mire Donovan
Lander
Avey
Tonsleep
Caspar
Midwest Hotel Bids Opened For New Motel Project
Bids opened yesterday afternoon for the Midwest Motel project show Howard & Wood of Cheyenne as the lowest base bid at 50 950 with Archie Allison, Cheyenne, close behind. Cialusha Casper Wyoming and C St Inman Cheyenne Wyoming submitted alternative offers. Final costs exclude elevator architecture telephones wiring and other extras estimated at 80 100.
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Pres
W. N. Henning
The
Midwest Hotel Co
N.S. Wilson
Sec
Midwest
Cialusha
Chas. Galusha
Casper
Wyoming
C. St. Inman
Cheyenne
Wyo
Howard & Wood
Cheyene
Archie Allison
Midwest Hotel Company
Inman
Distress Signals Mentioned In Twisting Union Tea Debate
The piece notes a growing familiarity with a distress signal described by Croker who links it to Tammany. He says he will not win at Union Tea again, and claims no local objection will arise later.
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Croker
Tammany
Union Tea
Suits Filed by Pierre Humbert in Denver Court
Pierre Humbert files two suits in the Denver district court seeking damages. One targets Palevord Chapy Chapy & Company for 5202,001.40 over property in Salt Creek county Wyoming. The other targets Exualpne Oil and Gas Company seeking 1,250,000 shares or 125,000 in cash. Humbert claims travel and work costs totaling 70 dollars were not refunded.
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Diateiet Court of
Denver
Jerre Humbert
Amelia
Palevord Chapy, Chapy & Company
Salt Creek
Mickle
Natrons County
Wyo
Exualpne Oil and Cas Company
Franco Pipe Line Awarded Bridge and Construction Contract
The Inter Mountain Bridge and Construction Co. of Tocumaeh Ne Urata is contracted to lay four miles of oil pipeline linking Franco line by Ole Franco, with work to start immediately. The new line will cross the river at low water and bypass the old Tie Mit route, laying a half mile of riverbank and integrating refinery connections.
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Franco
Inter Mountain Bridge and Construction Co
Tocumaeh
Urata
Ole Franco
Jetroleum
Lowt
Myer
Disturbance At Girand Central Hotel On Center Street
Two men clashed on Center Street in front of the Girand Central hotel last Wednesday. One appeared intoxicated and the altercation escalated, leaving their dignity and safety in question amid the street scene.
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Center Street
Girand Central Hotel
Genter S Wtreel
Dorking the tight one of the new Green by name drew a knife
The incident led to Green being held over for county court after a police court hearing. The other man was dismissed with no further action.
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Green
Nichols
Louis Posvar Taken to Institute at Lander
A jury ruled Louis Posvar mentally unbalanced after a court session before Judge Winter. Posvar was ordered admitted to the Institute at Lander and placed in the matitude for the feeble-minded. He is in good physical health and the court hopes for return of his mental faculties.
Shipment of Foxes Worth 100000 Arrives From North
A steamer Princess May from Skagway brings a northern fox shipment valued at about 100000. The cargo includes 108 animals such as silver hindred somes and one pair of black foxes, with a note of high value when fully drawn. The consignees are fox farms in St. Johns NB and Prince Kalwaped.
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St. Juhos
Prince Kalwaped Ielant
Onaly
High School to Use Library Building
Due to crowding at Central and Park addition, the school board has not used parts of either building this year. With the new high school not ready until December, they are negotiating with the library board to lease the library building until completion.
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Central School
Park Addition
Theigh Whoel Board
Library Board
Uibewry
Davis Car Crash East of Cheyenne Report
An early evening collision near Cheyenne involved Davis and another vehicle. Arthur Shuliie, visiting relatives, relayed news of the accident and injuries to a child as both cars, traveling east at speed, collided when the lead vehicle struck.
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Arthur Shuliie
Ward Raturlay
Parente
G. K Devin
Cheyenne
Mer
Davie
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Standard Oil CO
Pernandes
Kiddy
W. F. Henning
N. $. Wilson
Mallo Creme
Goodness
Nabisco
Tain
Lordell
Pierre Humbert
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Carey
Mountain Realty Company
A. T. Butler
Louis Posvar
Davis
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