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Newspaper

Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1917

Page

23

Stocks Fall On New York Market Roundup

Casper Aug 25 stock notes show Midwest Refining rumors sparking a 50 percent dividend doubt and a $1.12 drop in two hours of trading. Merritt Olaffhenes edges to $55 bid with partial recovery. Market overall remains strong with demand for James and oil plays tied to the Salt Creek strike. Ohio Merritt well claims denied as drilling progresses slowly and no 750 barrel daily flow observed.

Casper Midwest Refining Company Steck New York Miter Merritt Olaffhenes Devine Joan

Army Special Orders Young Maj Coert Dubois Engineer

Army orders from Washington report Maj Coert Dubois assigned as engineer officer with special orders issued on August 25 in the PD C dispatches. The brief item notes an official transfer or assignment within the engineering corps as part of routine military detailing.

Army officers move to active duty at training camps and arsenals

Officers of the engineer, ordnance, aviation, field artillery and signal corps are assigned to active duty or relieved from detail. Assignments include Watervliet arsenal Mineola Long Island and the Fourteenth to Twentieth field artillery. Names include Captain Walter E Prosser Captain Richard B. Anderson Captain Herman Henkema Captain Neil G. Finch Captain Joseph Andrews Major Parker and others variously ordered to active duty or reassigned to new posts.

Cers Haive Tenth Engineers Engineer Officers Engineer Vancouver Darmarks Washington Maja Albert PO Akin William 8Oot Capita Charkes Wiliiame James P. Growdon Kirby B. Steppy Chester RR. Hunt Hermon Hiente Raymond A. Iil Murray R. Mackall Iverd J. Bradford Lowis C Twentieth Geld Artillery Joseph Andrews Twenty-Fhet Field Artillery Eisnal Officers Reserve Corps Edward K. McFarland William A. Hews Payson DD. Foster John J. Milburn Carl D Hibbard Flist Nicholas P. Rabeleh Enoch R. L. Jones Milton N. Williams

Bodies Exhumed During Water Line Extension Work

Workmen exposed five intact bodies while excavating near Twenty-eighth and Adams street for a water system extension. The remains, some just three feet underground, will be moved to the city cemetery and reburied. Clyde Early leads the removal effort.

Twenty-eighth Adams Street Clyde Early Holdredge

Salt Creek field yields significant oil strike near undeveloped lands

EB T Williams company reportedly brought in a well on section 11 29 79 in Salt Creek near Casper. The well drilled to 2210 feet into the second Wall Creek sand, delivering strong flow and signaling expansion potential. Investors include United Petroleum Republic Of Columbine Oil and Ohio companies, with Williams holding 1250 surrounding acres. Local stock showed good demand.

Casper Atrg Salt Creek EB. T. Williams Company Boston-Wyoming Second Wall Creek Tose United Petroleum Company Republic of Company Columbine Oil Company Ohio Company E. T. Williams Company

Public Health Says Polio Scare Diminishes Nationwide

The Public Health Service reports no large polio outbreaks locally or nationally this year. No area faces a serious epidemic risk. the risk is not feared by the public.

Washington, P. C Public Health Service

Big Bear Oil Co. making good in four months

The Big Bear Oil Co. has two Standard rigs drilling in the Big Muddy on sections 9 and 4, R. 77 W. They near the oil sands and have casing on hand to complete operations. The stock has sold rapidly in Casper, with H. E. Frey of Denver promoting the enterprise in Cheyenne and planning to stay until Monday noon.

Big Bear Oil Company Big Big Bear Casper H. E. Frey Denver Cheyenne

Millionaire oil industry promo from The Market Digest

An advertisement touts Wyoming oil as a millionaire making field and offers SIX MONTHS FREE access to The Market Digest. It promises concise market updates and field conditions, urging readers to send name and address to The Knon-Parnholt Company in Denver for access.

Wyoming Knon-Parnholt Company Commonwealth Building Denver Evterrreor

How 196 000 Little Threads Solve a Big Problem

The article explains Willard’s use of countless tiny rubber threads to insulate battery plates, enabling reliable car starting and lighting with durable rubber insulation. It discusses the role of plate current, insulation, and capillary action, noting a safer abstraction of the battery’s life and performance with the new insulation method.

Willard Dickert

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