Drilling Boom Roars In Fremont County Oil District
The Wyoming Oil News reports widespread wildcatting in Fremont County with multiple companies Drilling at Muskrat Creek and surrounding sections. Ohio Oil, Midwest Refining, Castle Garden, and Indiana Oil Mining push tests to depths over 4 000 feet amid new camps and rigs.
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Fremont County
Wyoming Oil News
Moneta
Chicago & Northwestern
Ohio Oi Company
Midwest Refining Company
Garter Oil Company
Muskrat Creek
Monrdta
Red Desert
Riverton
Shashon
Ohio
Castle Garden Ohi Co
Midwest
Gunnison-Lysite
Bridger Creek
Indiana Oil Mining Company
Any
Emery
Shannon
Ing
Wyoming-Big Horn Oil Company
Wawe Oil & Gas Company
Oliver Oil Company
H. L. Oliver
The
Standard
Minnesota Western Oil
Big Bend
Hot Springs County Opens New Coal Mine
Thermopolis Wyoming December 4 The Meier Morrell Co of Thermopolis has opened a coal mine three miles west of Thermopolis and begun erecting structures. The owners praise the coal as high grade and expect to commence full operation. A separate mine, one mile east of Melrose, is also being developed by Stewart and Ge.
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Hot Springs
Thermopolis
Wyo
Meier-Morrell Co
Thermopam Wat
Stewart
Mel- Co
Deer Hunting Flourishes in Afton Amid Winter Patterns
In Afton Wyoming during the deer season locals report abundant hunting activity. The piece notes that the town hosts avid deer hunters and mentions Bede Walter as a point of reference in the period coverage.
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Afton
Why Dads Shirts Made to Measure in Buppalo Wyoming
In Buppalo Wyoming Deed David Powell is the sole inmate at the Wyoming Soldiers and Sailors Home who showcases shirts tailored to his measurements. He weighs that his neck measures 49 1/2 inches and notes that collars of that size are not available ready-made. He jokes about his younger days and recalls lifting a barrel of whiskey, reflecting on Prohibition era lore.
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Buppalo
Wyo
Deed
David and
Powell
Wyoming
Dail
Good Showing Oil in Wall Creek Sand Near Goshen Hole
Centenial Oil reports a strong response as drilling at Goshen Hole near Torrington reaches 1600 feet in Wall Creek sand. Geologists expect commercial oil in the second Wall Creek sand within weeks and outside operators show rising land value, with leases near Cheyenne fetching up to 50 dollars per acre for a one sixth royalty.
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Goshen Hole
Torrington
Cheyenne
Centenial Oil Company
Wall Creek
Witrin
Over Top for Seals in Hot Springs County
Over Hot Springs County in Wyoming reports its Christmas seal sale quota topped out at 1 20 this afternoon. The county was the first in the state to go over the top with several precincts still to report.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Hot Springs
Wyoming
Red Cross
Fake Telegram Lures Fugitive from Lair
Philip Alamito, charged with shooting Lester Myers and Jack Allen during a Casper ranch dispute, was arrested at the Wyoming National Bank after a fake telegram lured him there. Myers is in critical condition with lung wounds. Allen will recover from a shoulder wound. Police suspects Alamito lingered in the Sandbar district as residents protest the ruse.
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Casper
Wyo
Wyoming National Bank
Philip Alamito
Lester Myers
Jack Allen
Clark Ranch
Casper Creek
Myers
Allen
Alamito
Alamilo
Factory Planned in Laramie to Produce Volcanic Ash Cleanser
Jack Cleary announces a factory will be built in Laramie to manufacture a natural cleanser from volcanic ash found in a nearby bed. He notes a four foot to three foot bed near the surface, with ample supply and minimal processing to bring the material to market.
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Laramie
Wyo
Jack Cleary
Manufacure Crush and Pack Co
Oreign
Tobacco and Power Are Poor Mixture Tale From Kayore
A garbled clipping from Kayore Wyoming describes a scene with tobacco, a pipe, a cart and a partridge. The fragment mentions a lighted pipe, a shoe jacket and an odd sequence of actions, leaving the full event unclear but suggesting a rural or domestic incident.
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Kayore
Bar Association absolves Crabbe and blames reporter
Sheridan County Bar association adopts resolutions absolving former Wyoming Prohibition Commissioner Fred L. Crabbe for alleged misquotation attributed to him in a Wyoming Tribune article. The resolutions credit reporter R. Bo McNally with correcting the record and condemn the writer for the misquote.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Sheridan County Bar Association
Fred L. Crabbe
James H. Burgess
Crabbe
Wyoming Tribune
Bar Association
Burgess
Pred L. Crabbe
Thas
McNally
Bo McNally
Ita
BR. D. Garey
Wyoming State Dar Association
Thermopolis Banks Show Big Deposits
Thermopolis banks report a substantial rise in deposits with totals across three banks. Wyoming Trust Company handles 492243.22 in November and 437002.89 in September, Thermopolis State Bank 982539.65 and 954887.56, First National 924061.96 and 468673.03, totaling 2398898.83.
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Theramopolis
Wyo
Wyoming Trust Company
Thermonolis State Bank
Firat National
Kasoming Moves Rig Toward Lost Soldier Field
The Kasoming Oil company pulled up its rig from section 82-15-73 southwest of Laramie Wyoming and is hauling it to Tawilns to be erected at the Lost Soldier field, where a standard rig already works.
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Laramie
Wyo
Des
Kasoming Oi Company
Tawilns
Soldier Field
Kasoming
Oil Employee Badly Hurt at Crossing in Casper
Otis Myler of the Midwest company was injured when his car was struck by a Chicago and Northwestern train at Parkerton grade crossing. The car was demolished and Myler was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
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Wildcatters
Bede Walter
Seals
Hot Springs Co
Sheridan County
Judge Burgess
M. B. Camplin
G. Diefenderfer
Galeaman
Managura
E Xpert
G. Brammal
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Cheyenne, Wyoming
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