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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1917
Page
14
John E. Osborne was appointed a director of the Wrens' National Bank at a directors meeting held at the bank office Wednesday. Osborne is a prominent figure in state banking with extensive financial interests and previously served as governor and assistant secretary of state in Washington.
North State visits included D. Jrott, dames M. Conger and George S Huseel of Cody and F C Poll of Sheridan, stopping at the state house yesterday.
Sergeant F. E. Hemmel of Battery Twenty fourth provisional cavalry was thrown when his horse shied. Hemmel, trapped under the horse, suffered several fractured ribs and injuries. he was rushed to the fort hospital in critical condition.
Cap Rock over the Embar sands and the Casper Embar holdings press freight tenms into service as four runs head to the field. The ground is close to Casper Embar and the well is expected to be the first in the Powder River field, deemed one of the state’s most perfect structures by geologists.
Police halted a private alley gambling scene between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets west of Plonewr avenue. W. G Kilgore and A. F. Samuelson were seized with dice and placed under bond to appear at police court charged with gambling.
George M. Smith of Kansas City and several friends monitor a Powder River drilling site near Casper Wyoming. The group has a small tent city and awaits the result as the well reaches 2900 feet.
Output from Salt Creek and Big Muddy fields exceeds refinery capacity. Fenex treasurer H. Saul notes the Fenex weir and a restricted valve keep daily flow around 500 barrels, though full flow could reach about 1500 barrels. Midwest Refining plans expansion and expects to handle all field production soon.
Ostermann, field secretary of the Lincoln Highway Association, finished a cross country trip along the highway in late September. He left A. F. Hement and F. A. Seiberling as he continued west after inspection in western Utah. From Ely to Reno he reports 85 percent good, 10 percent fair, 5 percent poor with dusty stretches Fallon to Wadsworth and heavy tourist traffic Sparks to Reno.
Mrs. R A Morton Wyoming Health association secretary will travel to Denver Friday morning with Mrs Galen A Fox and Mrs J J Bentley to join representatives of the national food administration Wyoming and county officials and the Council of National Defense women’s department. Senator T C Diets of Sheridan will also attend. Morton will then proceed to Portland Ore for a health associations conference with Northwestern states. Wyoming’s prominence was noted after last winter’s Red Cross sale results.
W H Owens, Oldsmobile Nurator, reports placing dealers in ten of the state’s largest towns after a northern sweep. He says demand outpaces supply and, with quadruple cars, he could sell all he could obtain. shipments, deposits, and rapid orders dominate outlook.
Reed Hollister, a loyal Harley-Davidson representative, reports rapid growth in the motorcycle market in the area. In six months at his current location he sold six new Harleys and six new sidecars, in addition to many used motorcycles.
During this period Mr Hellmater who also handles Harley Davidson Rez and Pope Pefiance bicycles sold thirty eight wheels to Cheyenne men and boys.
R A Yeoman register of the Sundance land office arrived in Cheyenne to address business claims that only a third of applications received attention. He cites small office size and handling delays from incomplete forms, noting the Campbell County Record charge ignores conditions. He says Sundance work is current and critic was based on misperception.
There have been no arrests by the sheriff's office for five days and no one has been jailed since Oct. 6. Police are active and a sizable crowd fills the city jail, with a few offenders to be turned over to county authorities today.
A damaged OCR snippet from a Kansas City area page provides partial text with unclear names and events. The readable fragments suggest a brief item or notice without definite details to confirm person, organization, or date.
A Cheyenne rumor claims Fort D. A. Russell could become a western department remount station. The fort’s commandant denies knowledge, but chatter persists about horse shipments and training for army use, boosting rail traffic and benefiting local breeders and residents.
Stockholders of Grass Creek Oil and Gas, Royalty Oil, and Tisdale Royalty may exchange old shares for new Consolidated Royalty Oil Company shares. Grass Creek stock exchanges 1 for 3, Royalty Oil 1 for 3, Tisdale Royalty 1 for 1. Exchange via Guarantee Registry Corporation Casper Wyoming by November 15, 1917.
A public sale is set for October 19 at the L. M. Trent ranch four and one half miles south of Campstool. The catalog includes 28 head of horses 97 head of cattle and one half section of land. Free lunch will be served at 11 30.
An advertisement by Geo J Thomassen invites asthma and bronchitis sufferers to write for a free 25 cent sample bottle at Box A-235 Des Moines Iowa. The pitch claims the home treatment cured many after doctors and climate changes failed.
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