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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1919
Page
21
A lengthy list names numerous individuals and amounts tied to districts and counties across Wyoming and nearby states. The entries reference people in Lincoln, Uinta, Carbon, Sweetwater, Fremont, Park and other counties with gifts ranging from five thousand to over two hundred thousand dollars, including credits and residents from towns such as Thermopolis, Riverton, Cody, Gillette, Lander and Basin.
Local reports describe a surge of burglaries in the Big Muddy Field with several oil-field camp break-ins and furniture thefts. Douglas detectives and county authorities note rising boldness, while scattered incidents touch the Stewart mercantile estate at Glenrock and an Ohio-based Held headquarters, suggesting possible organized activity.
Galen River Wyoming October reports potash from the plant of a Potash company here is forward. Only one potash unit is being shipped as production ramps up for the year. It produces potash from zeolite deposits.
The Wyoming field draws support from church and university leaders as the Board votes a Wyoming survey. Proceedings note plans to secure two hundred thousand dollars for endowment, equipment, and library lab upgrades with a pending state match.
Water from a petroleum well drilled by the Travelers Oil company on a state section seven miles east of here will irrigate a 500 acre field of alfalfa. The well is described as oilless but useful for farming.
CASPEN Wyvet 29 and accomplices attempted car theft after jail escape. They were pursued to Chenariek where they were captured by town patrol. Suspects admitted to multiple thefts involving a Pont sedan and a six vehicle theft ring. A stray fact about a giraffe tongue appears in text.
A stallion owned by a local farmer suffered $1,000 in damages after an incident at Wye Farm. Witnesses say Henry Nites, employed nearby, reported the danger late and failed to warn the handler properly.
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