Activity in Lost Soldier area Wyoming oil fields grows
From Rawlins to Fremont county and beyond the Wyoming oil boom expands with new wells and mining activity. Operators like Charles Lucky and the Cretaceous Oil Co announce drilling and refinement work as 12 000 acres are filed in Lander district. In Casper Merritt and Whiteside report wells at Big Muddy and section eight with strong yields, while Riverton votes 15500 in sewer bonds and government exams for forest rangers are planned in Sheridan. The Cody Methodist church dedicates today, Powell beet harvest starts October 2, and Mondell notes reclamation cost reports due in October.
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Rawlins
Landerland
Fremont County
Charles Lacky
Cretaceous
Tig Piney
Lucky
Standard
Greybull
International Consolidated Oil Company
Evanston
W Co
United States
Merritt Oil Company
Whiteside Company
Kistler
Simcox
Texas Ol Company
Casper
Elkhorn Oil Company
Roscoe Carry
Texas Company
Tiome Ranch
Dean Arnold G to Visit Laramie for Short Stay
Dean Arnold G. H. Bode of Long Beach California, longtime leader of St Matthew's Cathedral, arrives in Laramie for a two to three day visit with Dean J. W. Thornberry at the deanery. Thornberry heads to St Louis for the Protestant Episcopal general convention which convenes October 11. Bode is expected to preach at the cathedral Sunday morning. The convention will run in St Louis for two to three weeks.
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Laramire
Arneld G. H. Bode
Long Beach
Cal
St Matthew's Cathedral
J. W. Thornberry
St. Louis
Protestant Episcopal Church
Banner Cattle Shipment Week
Meeteetse and Cody stock shipments marked a banner week with eighty five cars sent to various points. Cattle led with fifty seven cars, twenty five of sheep and two of horses, including a Cody station trainload on Thursday.
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Tast
Meeteetse
Cody
Meetestse
Cody Station
L. G. Phelps
A. A. Anderson
Henry Rivers
W. R
Wood River
J. W., Webster
Henry Larson
Fred Sessions
Baldwin Brothers
The
Sayless Sheep Company
Dave Hanner
Popular Laramie Couple Married Last Monday
In Laramie on Monday evening last Mrs. Lois Holliday Fitch and Mr. Louis K. E. Chandler were united in marriage and left for Texas for a visit before settling in Laramie. Chandler is a conductor on the Union Pacific and the couple have many friends who sent congratulations.
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Laramie
Lois Holliday Fitch
Louis KE. Chandler
Texas
Pine Bluffs Votes For Water Bonds Expansion
Pine Bluffs residents approved an $8000 water bonds proposal to extend the town water system. The special election Tuesday resulted in 39 votes for and 3 against, with minimal opposition as supporters urged growth and development.
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Pine Bluffs
Man Kills Neighbor After Quarrel at Pine Creek
County officials report Colidge and Sheriff Gaylord investigated a shooting near South Pass in which Collin M. Spiera shot J. M. Dumphrey after a long-standing dispute. Spiera, employed by Rock Springs Sheep, was jailed in Lander awaiting hearing. no witnesses have been found.
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Lander
Pine Creek
Colidge
Gaylord
Collin M. Spiera
J. M. Dumphrey
Spiera
South Pass
Dumphrey
Spiers
Rock Springs Sheep Company
Dumphreys
Albany County commissioner celebrates birthday in Laramie
Axel Palmer, Albany County board member and noted rancher, celebrated his birthday in Laramie. Born in Sweden on September 25, 1864, he came to the United States with modest means and rose to prominence as a leading citizen and politician.
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Laramie
Axel Palmer
Board of County Commissioners
Albany County
Sweden
German Foreign Minister Von Jagow to Resign Report
Amsterdam dispatch reports Gottlieb von Jagow German foreign minister to resign due to ill health. London sources consider the move a realignment of Germany's diplomacy as tensions rise at the onset of a great war.
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Amsterdam
Gottlieb von Jagow
London
Herr von Jagow
Germany
Three Ships Held Up and British Take Mail
Berlin dispatch reports three steamers the Zaanland from Amsterdam, Ryadam from New York, and Arakatan from Java were forced by the British to surrender their mail.
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Britiam
Berlin
Zaanland
Amsterdam
Ryadam
New York
Rotterdam
Arakatan
Jave
Congregational Conference Opens in Lander Oct 6
The twenty fourth annual Wyoming Congregational conference will convene October 6 at First Congregational church Lander with Rev Phillip A Swart presiding and Dr John J Shingler delivering greetings. Delegates to the 1917 national council on the Pacific slope will be named. Speakers from Boston Chicago and New York will discuss local work over five days.
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Wyoming Congregational Conference
Lander
W. BG. D. Gray
Rail Fonds
First Congregational Church of
Phillip A. Swart
Robert F. Paxton
John J. J. Shingler
Cheyenne
Pacific
Boston
Chicago
New York
W. B. D. Gray
Suspend Child Labor Law for Weeks in Colorado
A conference at the German Evangelical Congregational church in Greeley led to an agreement to suspend stringent enforcement of the state child labor law through November 15. German beet contractors and community leaders requested delay so families could adapt contracts for German and Russian workers and avoid violations.
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Greeley
Axel Swanson
Nordic liquor controls amid wartime trade restrictions
Stockholm reports that neutral Scandinavia has imposed wartime liquor rules. Norway bans spirits except limited weekday hours, Denmark limits rural venues to 11 pm and Copenhagen to 1 am, while Sweden enforces strict spirit controls at cafes and bans sales without food between noon and 3 pm. Regulars favor beer and the strong Swedish punsel, with Scotch rising in popularity. foreigners are not protected by the state on drinking.
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Stockholm
Associated Press
Scandinavia
Wioet Oa
Denmark
Copenhagen
Fiere
Sweden
Hetween
Gothenberg
North
Stocking Shortage Prompts Darning Advice for Housewives
Warnings issued by retail dry goods wholesalers urge housewives to darn old stockings for winter due to a shortage of cheap hosiery caused by immigrant labor scarcity dye shortages and Germany made knitting supplies. Prices for cotton mittens headgear and stockings have doubled as shortages widen with needle production lagging and several factories starting up to meet demand.
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