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Newspaper

Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1917

Page

2

Wyoming Oil Field Prospect Praised by Expert Thompson

Casper Wy on Sep 7 expert P Chester Thompson, famed geologist, declared Wyoming oil fields could lead the nation in production. He praised the Dome prospects near Salt Creek and Moody fields, predicting vast future output once drills reach the dome and investors observe in situ.

Casper Wye Wyoming Tohen P. Chester Thompson Mir Thompson New York Thomproy Koeet Eireles Thompson America Teavela

Bill Would Let Homesteaders Work on Farms

Washington september 2 President Kendrick leads debate in senate on Myers bill to allow homesteaders to leave claims for farm labor during wartime and count absence as residence. Law would require notices and sworn returns to land and district offices and keep obligations on improvements.

Washington I. C Senate Public Janda Committee John B. Kendrick Wreming Jaw Myers House Hte Kendrick Montana Eliiera Howe United States of American United States Land Office Secretary of the Interior

Million Dollar Oil Venture Near Guernsey Wyoming

Guernsey Wyoming reports a new oil company with 1 million dollar capitalization, the Diotte-Wroming Company, to take over Guernsey Oil leases and begin spudding within sixty days. Local geologists report favorable indicators, and merger talks with Guernsey Oil have faded as both firms prepare to start operations.

Guernsey Wyo Enaiente Diotte-Wroming Guernsey O1 Company

Accident at Trench Ditching Machine Tears Arm

Lyman Welty, worker on a reclamation service trenching machine near Garland, loses his arm when another operator starts the gear unexpectedly while Welty fixes a cotter pin. Webb, hospitalized for amputation at the shoulder, with wife and child, receives support from a hospital fund and potential indemnities via government labor channels.

Powell Wye Reclamation Serviee J. W Lord Garland Altor Olling Lyman Welty Wetch Johnson Webb

Chevrolet wins 100 mile auto race at Sheepshead Bay

Louis Chevrolet won the 100 mile auto race for the Harkness gold trophy at Sheepshead Bay. His time was 4 20.08, setting a new American record previously held by Louis Resta.

New York Sheepshead Bay Track Louis Chevrolet Aife Resta

Two Escape Injury When Car Is Wrecked

Roy Ellis and Percy L. Corbin former University of Colorado men endured a near miss when their Overland crashed into a concrete abutment on the Lincoln Highway near the Burlington section house south of Lafayette. Both were shaken and bruised but unhurt. the car traveled to Lafayette for repairs and proceeded to Boulder. Ellis, a CU graduate, and Corbin, ex-secretary of the YMCA at the university, were en route from Denver to Boulder en route to Fort D.A. Russell Wyoming for YMCA work.

Boulder Cole Roy Ellis Percy L. Corbin University Overland Burlington Houge Lafayette Fort D. A. Russell Wyo Denver Lafayette An Hev.Hillis University of Colorado Corbin

Rock Springs Boy Receives Aviation Commission

Rock Springs Wyoming September 24. Robert Marshall Anderson son of J M Anderson was expected home on furlough but his leave was canceled. He entered the officers training camp at the Presidio in June and earned a commission as a lieutenant in the aviation corps after training in San Diego gaining practical experience in a crucial service branch.

Rock Serings Wyo Robert Marshall Anderson Iew J. M. Anderson Robert Presidio Aviation Corps San Diego Uhia Pew

See Hobbs 2 timekiokit for a square deal

The fragment references Hobbs and a Plains hotel, hinting at a furniture bargain but lacks coherent facts or names to form a full news item. The text is incomplete and does not establish a clear event, date, or organization.

Hobbs Plains Hotel

Fish hatchery at Lander eyed for Wyoming project

W E Sumith, head of the Spearfish hatchery, urges a new egg collecting plant at Brooks Lake Fremont County. Spawn would be grown at Lander and shipped to various locations, leveraging forest service support and Denver Yellowstone highway funding. The move aims to stock mountain lakes like Brooks with black spotted trout to boost tourism and fishing options.

Smith Jatchory Lander Wilson Forest Department Fores Denver-Yellowstone Mr. Smith Brooks Lake

Freight cars rush to move grain and war needs

Washington dispatch reports hundreds of empty freight cars rushed to central and western states to protect grain movement and support cantonment construction and shipyard needs. The drive frees cars for cattle, lumber, phosphate rock, and cotton movements as railroads meet wartime demands.

Washington, D. C Ballard Dunne Omaha Railroads’ War Board Commission On Car Service United States

Southwest Oil Company well near Upton shoots sands test

A sizable crowd gathered at the Southwest Oil Company well near Thorton to shoot the well after drilling. The blast aimed to determine if oil lay under the sands amid indications including gas, but the well did not spout oil though some oil was produced.

Southwest Upton Upton Wyco

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