Californians to Back Wyoming Oil Boom Near Casper
Wyoming oil prospects expand as California operators led by Morgan Morgan announce plans to organize a large Casper company. They purchase 66 600 acres between Casper and Lander for about 5 million, with multiple wells and Grass Creek expansion, while grain fields and pipelines struggle with increasing output.
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Casper
California
Wyoming
Morgan Morgan
Morgan &O
Los Angeles
Morgan
H. & Reed
Couunty
Lam Drilling
Wilhiam Little- John
Little John
Crass Creek
Lamb Drilling Company
Littejohn
Grass Creek
Kimball
Ben Drayton
Ohio OU Company
Chatham
Mitchell-and Associates
Levi Gil Company
Grass Creek Field
Weather Summary From Wyoming Week Ending
Weather observer J C Alter reports higher temperatures with frequent frosts in southern Wyoming. Fall tasks progress across regions with threshing, potato and corn gathering. Caspar livestock appears fat while ranges stay fat. Lander and Subridand report ongoing threshing and frost events.
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J. Cecil Alter
Wyoming
Touthern
Casper
McKeneie
F. L. Fleming
Lander
Melvin
Collom
Moore
Edwin Moore
Subridan
H.A. Frise
Thermopolis Track Farm Sells To H A Robinson
In Thermopolis on Sept 27 J B Gaylor sold his east river track and adjacent dairy farm near the state reserve to H A Robinson. The price is not disclosed. The property became noted as a model of diversified farming with water pumping upgrades and ventures in garden truck and fruit crops. The new owner inherits a storied farming site once developed to supply local vegetables and berries.
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Thermopolis
J. B. Gaylor
H. A. Robinson
Gaylor
Mining Industry Takes On New Life In Fremont County
In Fremont County the oil boom faded but mining activity rises with South Pass Atlantic diatrleta, Carissa mill runs, Armetead seeking Ruby patent, and Elenor copper mines showing shipping ore. Copper ground draws attention, Copper King group near Duncan mine under development, and power expected by mid December to support a bustling camp.
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Copper King Group
Llewellyn and Beck
Duncan
Claim No
Minium
South Pass
Elenor
Greanear
531 Gall Stones in One Patient Found at Wyoming Hospital
Mrs. John Riedesel, an elderly ranchwoman at Wyoming station, underwent pelvic surgery at Sydenham hospital including appendix removal and gall bladder removal. Surgeons found a cancerous gall bladder containing 831 gall stones, twenty as large as a marble and others from mustard seed size.
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Laramie
John Riedesel
Wyoming Station
Sydenham Hospital
Champion Rough Rider Powell Breaks Leg in Rodeo
Will Powell, Albany county’s champion rough rider, lies at Sydenham Hospital with a broken left leg between knee and ankle after his horse fell while roping a cow. The rope entangled, the animal toppled, and Powell was struck by the saddle pommel. He faces several weeks of recovery.
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Laramie
Will Powell
Albany County
Sydenham Hospital
Powell
Summers and Kirseh Are Married at Local Parsonage
Francia Summers and Miss Mmie Kirseh were married at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Mr. Mr. parsonage. Rev. C Weight performed the ceremony in the bride's father Joseph Kirseh and Mrs. Bessie Howell present.
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Laramir
Francia Summers
Mamie Kirech
Joseph Kirseh
C. As
Bessie
Lowell
Big Piney Sells Ranch and Cattle to Rathbun
A deal closed this week transfers T. O. Beck’s ranch and cattle to Elmer Rathbun for 52000. The sale covers land and cattle with personal effects excluded. Final close is planned by January 1, 1917 with Rathbun arriving soon to take charge and his brother possibly purchasing an interest.
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Big Piney
T. O. Beck
Elmer Rathbun
Ae Ag
Mr. Beck
Minary
Woder Tn
Mr. Rathbun
Amume
Peel Ney
Rathbun to Buy Beck Property of Piney
He remains a resident of Big Piney and will contract for a garage on his Piney lots and rent a commodious home there next summer. Mr. Rathbun, from Fontenelle country, is linked with his brothers in sheep industry and plans to cement ties between the settlements.
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Big Piney
Piney
Rathbun
Fontenelle
Beck
Wyoming County Fair in Johnson to become permanent
This year’s Johnson County fair, the second by the association, proved successful and will be made an annual event. Buffalo High School held a tag day raising over 58 dollars for student upkeep. A young men’s literary club forms in Rock Springs. In Afton last Saturday, George Nelson retired from Salt Lake City as Crac k Light? weigh? rretire with several locals.
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Johnson
Buffalo High School
Welek
Afton
George Nelson
Salt Luke City
Pherwn Merritt
Colton Kicbill
Gyelone
Preston star valley wrestlers prepare for battle
Three favorite Star Valley wrestlers from Preston head toward a major meet in less than an hour amid local sports excitement.
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Preston
Star Valley
Lesshan
Agreement Reaches Amid Turbulence in Irate Split
In a tense domestic dispute, Biles fled his angry wife and hid under a bed seeking a momentary refuge as tensions cooled. After a brief period, the couple's quarrel continued to unfold toward an uncertain resolution.
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Biles
Child's Opera Lesson Sparks Confusion at Concert
In the Chicago Herald snippet, young Gerald, during a grand opera performance, wonders why the conductor uses a stick on the women. He asks his mother who reassures him the conductor is not hitting at her, just then the soprano emits another despairing shriek.
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Gerald
Fragmentary quote from Gerald about reaction during an incident
A brief irregular dialogue fragment shows Gerald questioning why a woman was yelling when someone started hitting. The wording is unclear and lacks full context.
Portly Woman Describes Missing Henry in Police Station
A portly woman barges into the police station seeking a sanity check on a man arrested who she says resembles her missing Henry. She pleads for officers to bring him out so she can confirm the likeness and report that Henry did not come home last night.
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Henry
Puck
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