Casper Pioneer Merritt Visits Old Salt Creek Oil District
John Merritt, early Natrona County peace officer and Casper pioneer, revisits Casper to recall town founding, early drilling successes, and his role in bringing attention to the Salt Creek field. He now wildcats in Kansas and coholds interests with Robert Taylor in Salt Creek holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Wyo
John Merritt
Natrona County
Salt Creek
Gasper
Merritt
Platte River
Riverside Drive
Charlie O'Neall
John Daly
Bill” High
Carbon County
Carbon
Natrona
Corbon
William Hawley
P. M. Shannon
United States
Comper
P. C. Niccolaysen
A. J. Gunningham
G. W. Eads
Fannie
Abe Nelson
Robert White
Douglas
Robert Taylor
Kansas
Woman killed in Rock River robbery shooting in Wyoming
Report from Laramie Wyoming states Ruby Birch a Mexican girl was killed at Rock River last Thursday night. Jose Lara shot Birch accidentally while he held two white male victims at gunpoint in a hotel room. Lara and Marie Mastas are jailed as the investigation continues.
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Laramie
Wyo
Ruby Birch
Rock River
Jose B Lara
Knotton
Thomas
Lara
Miss Birch
Marie Mastas
English Take Over French Oil Interests
The Anglo United Oil Fields company of England has bought French interests in the Dallas oil field near Lander. Archibald Campbell of Kansas City is American manager. Plans include piping Dallas field oil to Lander, cleaning 84 wells, and drilling 30 more this year. Campbell is a veteran engineer known in the oil fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Lander
Anglo United Oil Fields Company
England
Archibald Campbell
Kansas City
Campbell
Plaintiff's Evidence Submarines His Suit
Sheridan Wyoming January 419 No German submarine more successfully torpedoed an allied ship than James H Maxwell of Clearmont torpedoed his own suit against John Powers for 8300 damages claimed on sheep sold infested with ticks. He admitted he believed Powers statement that they were not infested was untrue. The judge instructed the jury to return a verdict for Powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Wyo
James H. Maxwell
Clearmont
John Powers
Powers
Burgess
Jury awards Carter one dollar in defamation suit
In Sheridan Wyoming Perry Hulse damaged the reputation of A G Carter by one dollar during heated remarks over a bill dispute. The district court jury awarded Carter five thousand dollars in damages but costs cannot be collected from Hulse due to Wyoming law for verdicts under five dollars.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Perry Hulse
A. G. Carter
Carter
Hulse
Wyoming
Widow’s promise triggers estate payout in Wyoming case
In Sheridan Wyoming a jury decides that the late Herman Henschke must provide 4000 to 5000 dollars for his step grandson through a trust to Mrs. Ella Henschke. The payment arises because Mrs. Cotton dropped $623.44 alimony against Dr. Wendell Cotton after Henschke promised to provide for the boy. Mrs. Cotton’s married name is Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan, Wyo
Herman Henschke
Wendell Cotton
Forsythe
Montana
Cotton
Didn't Notify Board of Estrays and $160 Penalty
In Sht ridan Wyoming January 19 a district court verdict finds Tom Davis failed to notify the state board he held estrayed horses belonging to Nick Julio. Davis pays $160 plus court costs after Julio sought $560 damages for crop loss and horse recovery delays. The jury upheld the board neglect law but did not assign crop damages.
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Shtridan
Wyo
Tom Davis
State Board of Livestock Commissioners
Nick Julio
Davis
Julio
State Board
Team Patiently Await Dead Master's Voice
OPAL Wyoming January 19. After a freight wagon driven by William H. Marshall overturned on the Big Piney road six horses stood silent for five hours awaiting the owner’s fate. Thad White unhitched the team. Marshall died crushed beneath the cargo.
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Opal
Wyo
William H. Marshall
Big Piney Road
Marshall
Thac White
Big Piney
Land Office Removal Expected Before March First
Newcastle Wyoming January 19 information from Gray Tallman commissioner of the general land office indicates the Sundance land office at Newcastle is expected to be moved before March 1 if a formal order has not yet been issued.
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Newcastle
Wyo
Sundance Land Office
Gray Tallman
General Law Office
Jackson residents denounce elk extermination propaganda
Jackson Hole residents condemn magazine and newspaper reports claiming elk are in danger of extermination. The mass meeting pledges to aid state and federal efforts, asserts elk are cared for at the feed yard, and says more hay can be procured if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Wyo
Saturday Evening Post
Jackson Hole
Yellowstone Park
Jackoon Hole
Jackson's Hole
Stout Not Responsible for Theft of Liquor
In Sheridan Wyoming Edward C Cackley sues John D Stout warehouse owner for 41331 dollars and 40 cents claiming liquor stored in Stouts warehouse was stolen by a man now in prison. The jury found no negligence and denied judgment against Stout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Wyo
Wyoming
Edward C. Cackley
John D. Stout
Cackley
Stout
Oil Found at Shallow Depth Near Thermopolis
A Thermopolis oil firm reports oil 14 miles east of Thermopolis in the Frontier sand at 400 feet, well producing two to three barrels. Drilling continues deeper with aim to hit the Embar sand next week, expecting heavier oil and paying quantities.
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Thermopolis Oil Company
Thermopolis
Kirby Creek
Frontier
Knighten’s Victim Recovering Rapidly
Douglas Wyoming January 19 George Osborne who was shot seven times by David Knighten is progressing steadily and is expected to be out of danger in a few days Knighten remains in sheriff custody and may gain bail this week The shooting stems from Knighten’s contention that Osborne caused a breakup with Mrs Knighten Her divorce suit is expected to go before Niobrara county court prior to Knighten’s trial for shooting Osborne
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Douglas
Wyo
George Osborne
David Knighten
Knighten
Osborne
Niobrara County
Knighton
Kasoming Oil Wins Rawlins Gas Franchise
Rawlins Wyoming January 19 the town council granted Kasoming Oil a 20 year natural gas franchise to illuminate heat and power Rawlins residents. Gas will come from the Mahoney Dome with a well capable of 50 400 000 cubic feet daily. Franchise requires gas delivery to three customers within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins, Wyo
Rawlins Town
Kasoming Oil Company
Rawlins
Mahoney Dome
Kaseming Company
Fifty Rigs on Job in New Osage Field
In the Osage oil field near Newcastle Wyoming fifty drilling rigs are at work and thirty shallow producing wells have been completed. Several more rigs are due this week as drilling expands in a strip roughly miles long and five miles wide.
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New Osage Field
Newcastle
Ws Wyo
Osage
Bald
Injured Aviator Bert Cole Plans Return Flight to Casper
Casper, January 19. Bert L. Cole, injured in a recent airplane crash that killed passenger Miss Maude Toomey, has recovered enough to direct repairs on the damaged plane. He remains eager to travel to Buffalo, New York, to pilot an eight seat biplane to Casper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Wyo
Bert L. Cole
Maude Toomey
Cole
Buffalo
N. Y
Newcastle Teachers Win $200 Raise in Pay Pact
Newcastle Wyoming January 19. The threat of a mass desertion by the Newcastle public school teachers was averted when the school board agreed to a pay increase of 200 dollars per year for the faculty. The accord ends weeks of wage dispute and restores classroom staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle, Wyo
Newcastle Public Schools
Williams Held for Trial for Slaying
GREEN RIVER Wyoming January 19 John Williams shot and killed Bert Lacey at Sweetwater county hospital last week. He has been formally charged with murder and will be tried at the next district court term. Evidence will be presented that the shooting was not accidental but involved unwritten law. Mrs Williams is held as a material witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green River
Wyo
John Williams
Bert Lacey
Sweetwater County Hospital
Services for Philip Brown Held Saturday
Funeral services for Philip Brown were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Episcopal church, following his death at his Thames Street home. Rev. C. A. Bennett officiated, with pallbearers Walter Ber rer, Ralph L. West, A. N. Ries, J. Sullivan, Fred R. Stevenson and William M. Goss. Arrangements were made by Clyde Early-Bricker Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Brown
Thames Street
C. A. Bennett
Episcopal Church
Walter Berrer
Ralph L. West
A. N. Ries
J. ¥. Sullivan
Fred R. Stevenson
William M. Goss
Clyde Early-Bricker Brothers
Foey Kidney Pills Restore Energy for Kidney Ailments
W. W. Wells of Toquin Michigan reports relief from rheumatic pains backache and fatigue after using Foey Kidney Pills. He claims the remedy makes him feel like a new man and endorses it to customers. Sold everywhere with promise to relieve kidney and bladder troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Wells
Toquin, Mich
Fugitives From Military School Caught Near Cheyenne
Charles Dill and Roy Sprague two boys about 45 were arrested in Cheyenne on Saturday after escaping a military school in Kearney Nebraska. Dill’s home is Shoshone Idaho and Sprague’s home is Wheatland. Sheriff BE Smalley sent them home last night.
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Charles Dill
Roy Sprague
Cheyenne
Kearney
Nebraska
Dill
Shoshone
Idaho
Prague
Wheatland
BE. J. Smalley
Weather summary for the day
Normal temperature this date is 25 degrees. Actual mean today 52 degrees with a 2 degree rise in the last 24 hours. Highest 58 at 1:50 p.m. Lowest 46 at 1:10 a.m. Clear to partly cloudy with no precipitation in the last 24 hours. Total since January 1 is 0.19 inches.
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Velocity Rieartstesens Ai
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Praised by Georgia Man
John Vignitv of Elberton Georgia describes a severe fall cold that left him coughing night and day. After taking eight doses in two hours his throat eased and he recovered, calling Foley's the best cough medicine made.
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John Vignitv
Elberton
Thompson Girl in Burke's Custody
Mary Thompson age 44 pleaded guilty to forging her mother's name on checks totaling about 300 dollars. Judge Mentzer committed her to E. W. Burke, humane officer, for care in a private home if possible, else an institution.
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Mary Thompson
Anna Altman
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Board of Estrays
Saturday Post
Kasoming
Williams
Thompson
Burke
Pone 92
Grippe
Hollister
Sands-Hays Drug Co
Forbes Pharmacy
the Wyoming Trust & Savings. Bank
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Fletcher
Castoria
THE
CEN
American National Bank
Cheyenne, Wyo
Taylor & Clay
C. A. Graham
Plains Hotel
Lusk
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