Wyoming Oil Boom Surges Amid New Fields and Refinery Start
Wyoming rivals Pennsylvania in oil output with 11 million barrels yearly, aiming for 15 million in 1918 as fields like Big Muddy Pilot Butte and Lost Soldier expand. Wind River Refinery tests its first 600 barrel unit near Lander, with 70 workers and rapid construction.
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Wyoming
Ohio Oil Company
Midwest Refining Company
Midwest Oil Company
Ucuion Oil Company
Carter Oil Company
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Standard
Pennsylvania
Big Muddy
Pilot Butte
Hudson Field
Lost Soldier Field
Bie Hollow
Salt Creek
Grass Creek
Elk Basin
Wind River
Lander
A. A. Magnan
Wind River Petroleum
Wind River Refining Companies
Denver
Wind River Company
Wind River Petroleum Company
Glass of Hot Water Before Breakfast a Splendid Habit
An ad-like note promotes drinking hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. It claims daily use removes toxins reduces sour ferment and acidity, improves appetite and relieves various ailments. A quarter pound costs little at drugstores.
Marathon Pool Hall Aids Red Cross Campaign in Cheyenne
Cheyenne pool hall managers kick off a nationwide Red Cross drive with a blackboard listing patrons and red stars for donors. Explanatory notes urge ten cent contributions, with initial day proceeds totaling five dollars. Charles Wright, the manager, says February 5 will devote that day’s entire receipts to the cause.
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United States
Red Cross
Marathon
Cheyenne
Charles Wright
Man Found Guilty in Nebraska Murder Trial
Charles Smith also known as McCloud was found guilty on a second trial of murdering Mrs. C. L. Nethaway near her Florence area home. The jury recommended imprisonment after deliberating overnight following an earlier hung jury.
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Omaha
Neh
Charles Smith
McCloud
LHS
C. L. Nethaway
Florence
Foley's Honey and Tar Helps Child With Croup
A Bearaville West Virginia father reports his small child improved after using Foley's Honey and Tar from a local store at midnight. The parent, C. C. Craven, cites rapid recovery before morning and urges opting for the genuine cough remedy.
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Croup
M. T. Davis
Bearaville
W. Va
C. C. Craven
Yankee Sailors Sink German Submarine in Night Action
The American steamer Owasco was sunk by a German submarine near midnight on December 10 after sailors fought with gunfire in the dark. The crew was saved despite the explosion throwing men four feet into the air. The Navy Department released the commander’s official account of the incident.
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Washington
Tta
Navy Department
Executive Committee of Wyoming Stockgrowers Meets
The Wyoming Stockgrowers' association executive committee met to transact routine business. Robert Carey of Careyhurst presided with Inspector Frank Brainard of Chicago and Inspectors C L Talbot and John Robb of Omaha present. James T. Craig, president of the South Dakota Stockgrowers' association, visited the session. Local members included J C Shaw Orin T A Shaw Wheatland E M Yates Ava FP Yoder Torrington J M Carey Cheyenne and Oscar Beck Big Piney.
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Wyoming Stockgrowers’ Association
Robert Carey
Careyhurst
Frank Brainard
Chicago
C. L. Talbot
John Robb
Omaha
James T. Craig
South Dakota Stockgrowers' Association
Wyoming Stockmen
J. C. Shaw
Orin
T. A. Shaw
Wheatland
E. M. Yates
Ava
B. FP. Yoder
Torrington
J. ©. Underwood
Underwood
J. M. Carey
Cheyenne
Oscar Beck
Big Piney
Bowling Tourney Begins at Fort Russell
Fort Russell hosts a sixteen day bowling tournament with teams from each battery. Last night’s scores show A Battery at 720 and 719, C Battery 758 and 662, D Battery 746, BE Battery 627, and others, marking the start of competition.
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Fort Russell
Fort
Funeral services for Joseph Sladek announced
Funeral services for Joseph Sladek who died in Leavenworth Kansas will be held Monday morning at a church. The body arrived in Cheyenne yesterday carried by a daughter Mrs Jack Walsh.
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Joseph Sladek
Leavenworth, Kans
St. Mary's Cathedral
Aheyenne
Jack Walsh
Cheyenne News Briefs and Local Business Ads
Cheyenne items include army of small notices: Cahill and Holliday coal firm, taxi services, and car listings with contact numbers. Local figures such as Ed McCarty, Tom Carroll, James Shaw, Oscar Beck, Emil Christensen, B F Yoder, and J W Highleyman appear in brief notes on visits, work, or health. Exams finished, West and Mrs Kopp updates, and Frontier committee meeting planned.
Trains on Time Despite Cold Weather
Harry Ruff visits Mrs. Kopp as Hal Prewmonia-Patrick Seals remains critically ill with pneumonia at St Johns hospital. Union Pacific trains ran on time yesterday despite the cold conditions.
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Hal Prewmonia
Patrick Seals
St. John’s Hospital
Uoion Pacific
Weather report for Cheyenne and vicinity
Sunday forecast calls for fair skies and continued cold in Cheyenne and vicinity. Shippers forecast shows a 46 hour shipment with temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below normal in the north and east and 5 to 8 degrees below south and west. Temperature readings: high 25, low 1.0, mean 20 for the date with 0.02 inches precipitation since Jan 1.
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Cheyenne
Vicinity
Rem
Nener
Porkless Saturday Observed More Broadly in Cheyenne
Porkless Saturday was observed more generally in Cheyenne yesterday than a week ago with ample time given for the various responses and preparations as residents adjusted to the meatless day.
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Cheyenne
Porkless Day Spreads Through Cheyenne Restaurants
Cheyenne eateries adopt porkless menus with all-day captions Porkless Day and no ham or bacon available. The move shows strong backing for the food administration efforts as chefs await further rationing developments. Also noted is the Big Muddy oil field reaching 5000 barrels daily and growing.
Drops of Magic Freezone Corn Remedy Ad
A Cincinnati inventor claims a small bottle of Freezone grants instant relief for corns and calluses with two drops. The ad insists no pain before or after application, and the targeted skin remains unharmed as the corn shrivels and can be peeled away. It urges keeping a bottle on hand.
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Capitol Life Company
Cork
Ail
West
Virginia City
Nev
Cripple Creek
Goldfield
Wyoming Oil
Optometrist
Nebraska
Lems
Lowa
Dex Moines
Niveth-Roberts Jewelry CO
Capitol Ave
Seventeenth Bt
Shgko
Stockmen
Ft. Russell
Cahill & Holliday
Geert Coal Company
Cheyenne High School
Laramie
146Th St
Ed McCarty
Kidl McCarty
Goldsmith
Tom Carroll
Thomas J. Carroll
aNessenger
State Board of Livestock Commissioners
Christensen
Fmil Christensen
Hobbs & Huckfelt
Plains Hotel
Cheyenne Industrial Club
Frontier Committee
Yoder
B. F. Yoder
Highleyman West
J. W. Highleyman
Union Pacific
Bright Bros
Ft. Collins
Colo
J O'Clock
P. M
I. Wh. Justice
Galesburg
Ulinots
Harry Ruff
Fecla
Mrs. Kopp
Weather Report
Cincinnati
Overland & Willys-Knight
Silent Knight
America
Brewster
New York
Willys
Overland-Cheyenne Sales Co
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