Wyoming State News highlights and incidents
A summary of items from the Western Newspaper Union notes events across Wyoming. Highlights include a state fair setup at Douglas, new facilities in Casper and Pinedale, military organization and Red Cross growth, refinery work at Greybull, forecasted lamb losses from heavy snows, a death by carbolic acid in Rawlins, and multiple oil, drilling, and defense actions. Reports cover naval recruits, fund results from Kemmerer, machine gun company orders, oil discoveries near Worland and Newcastle, trout stocking plans, anniversaries in Rock Springs, a Cheyenne shooting death, and political moves on pensions and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Pinedale
Jireh
Red Cross Society
Laramie
Sheridan
Greybull
C. M. Moore
Rawlins
Douglas
Wyoming
A. BE
Japan
Stars and Stripes
Ohip Oil Company
Buffalo Basin
Billings
Salt Lake
San Francisco
United States Navy
Kemmerer
H. H. Waugh
Worland
Texas Oil Company
Little Buffalo Basin
Pure Oil Company
Newcastle
Howard
Cooper
Fremont
Halfmoon Lakes
D. M. Thayer
Rock Springs
Superior Oil Company
Elk Basin
Wyoming Urges Hiring County Agricultural Agents
The Wyoming State Council for National Defense calls for appointing an agricultural agent in every county to meet a food shortage and aid allied effort in Europe. It outlines costs, noting county share under $900 with state and federal funds covering the rest, and urges public petitions and immediate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming State Council For National Defense
Union News Service
Cheyenne
Europe
United States Department of Agriculture
Mining and Oil News Highlights From Western Union Service
Western Union reports on 1916 copper prosperity and 1917 deals including Shannon Copper selling about 500,000 pounds for last quarter, Official March figures from United Eastern at Oatman show $156,962.59 revenue and $6,232 daily average, Telluride fluorspar and Routt coal area estimates, Silverton Iowa Tiger lead in shipments, Silver Plume Wasatch’s 100 plus miners on payroll, and Douglas Copper Mine Company formed with $1,000,000 capital in Moffat County Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon Copper Company
United Eastern
Oatman
Boulder County
Telluride
State Inspector of Mines
Routt County
Yampa Fight
Gilson Gulch
Ouray
Silverton
Iowa Tiger
Dee
Esperanza
Horse Gulch
Silver Plume
Clear Creek County
Wasatch Mining Company
Mendota
Scioto
Sheridan Hospital Addition Approved
Governor Frank L. Houx with state officials inspected the state hospital and approved plans for an expansion as he praised Wyoming crops prospects, predicting acreage would double in response to the food crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan Hospital
Sheridan
Wyoming
Frank L. Houx
R. B. Forsyth
H. B. Gates
Edith K. O. Clark
State Hospital
University of Wyoming to lease lands to highest bidder
At a meeting of the executive committee the University of Wyoming announced a new policy to lease all university lands publicly to the highest bidder. Renewals for Big Muddy field and Ben M. Wood leases were denied. Leases ran May 10, 1916 to May 10, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Board of Trustees
The
University of Wyoming
Big Muddy
Ben M. Wood
Evers Reveals Fire In Battle for Braves Fans
Grantland Rice recounts a talk with Johnny Evers describing baseball as a constant battle on the field. He says he loses sight of everything else when a game is on the line and dislikes umpire disputes but remains confident, youthful, and hopeful about the season ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Dyers
Boston Braves
Balter
Grantland Rice
Evers Aaid
Evers
Chicago Machine
Johnny
Cubs
Goshen County Named to National Defense Council
J. T. McDonald T. G. Powers and H. B. Kirk appointed by the State Council for National Defense as Goshen county representatives. The council promotes expanding garden and food production. Projected bean planting exceeds 700 acres and potato acreage tops 3,400 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrington
J. T. McDonald
T. G. Powers
H. 8. Kirk
State Council For National Defense
Goshen County
Oil Battle Wounds Six Near Grass Creek Field
A pitched clash between Midwest Oil Company drillers and oil placer locators in the Grass Creek field, about forty miles northwest of Thermopolis, left six men wounded. An auto driver atop the field reported heavy gunfire and a sheriff's posse was dispatched to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thermopolis
Midwest Oil Company
Midwest
Grass Creek
Here
Copper Mines and Milling Upgrades Reported in Southwest
The Sandoval Copper Company has taken over the San Miguel mines in Albuquerque. At the Johnson mine Socorro Company has installed a compressor and machine drills in development work. Mogollon Mines replaces coal forge with oil furnace boosting steel sharpening costs. Mogollon output for late March reaches seventeen bars of gold sliver bullion, vs thirteen bars in early month. A 5 percent dividend was paid on outstanding stock. Oaks Company boosted common stock from $500000 to $1000000 and changed preferred stock from 10 percent noncumulative to 7 percent cumulative, with preferred now as to dividends and assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandoval Copper Company
Albuquerque
San Miguel
Johnson
Socorro Company
Mogollon Mines Company
The
Oaks Company
Seven Arrested on High-Grade Robbery Charge
Five men are charged with high-grading and selling proceeds at the United States mint in San Francisco. Two suspects are held in Victor and San Francisco, while authorities continue to pursue others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Victor
Colo
United States Mint
San Francisco
United States
Cheyenne Man Shot During Downtown Holdup
Thomas Maher a 37 year old laborer was mortally wounded when he resisted two unmasked highwaymen who robbed him on a downtown Cheyenne street. The assailants fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Maher
Pipe Line Through Big Muddy to Casper Refineries
The pipe line is under construction through the Big Muddy field to Casper refineries and the Illinois Pipe Line Company expects completion and operation readiness by early June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Big Muddy
Llinois
Women Enroll in Service League Local Branch
Nearly seventy five women enrolled in the Casper chapter of the National League for Women’s Service organized at the public library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service League
Casper
National League For Women’s Service
Pub
Oil field boom hits Wyoming frontier towns
In Wyoming activity grows around Lander oil fields as Greybul refinery interest expands. The Ohio Oil Company drilled into oil sand near Bagley Creek. Oil strikes occur in Little Buffalo basin west of Worland. Lander Valley Oil and Gas Company forms in Lander. Producers’ Oil Company plans a deep well on Midway Dome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Lander
Greybul
Ohio Ol Company
Bage Cyrek
Little Buffalo
Worland
Lander Valley Ol and Gas Company
Midway Donra
Best Periods as Aid to Production Fatigue
Fatigue reduces the ability to work, with physical and mental signs. Restored cells, cleared poisons, and balanced work and rest maximize output. Bethlehem steel workers, guided by an efficiency expert, gained higher loads with shorter, regular rest periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Steel Works
Old Cubs Veteran Reflects On Keeping Grip In Battle
A veteran Cubs figure laments aging and slipping from the fray, insisting life remains vigorous as long as the mind stays engaged. He cautions against believing age has claimed him and urges continued effort to stay sharp.
Well Prepared Soil Sets Basis For A Good Lawn
Expert M F Ahearn of Kansas State Agricultural College stresses soil prep as key to lawn success. Deep plow disk and harrow until fine. seed or sod options noted with weed control and proper planting guidance for Kentucky bluegrass and lawn layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Ahearn
Kansas State Agricultural College
Ahearn
A Buffet of Jokes and Snippets From a Humorous Column
A collage of light vignettes and witty quips. It features snippets about family squabbles, a misbehaving cat, a lamp challenged to a race, a joke writer capitalizing every word, and a man arrested for bigamy. The tone is breezy and local, capturing a period newspaper humor style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlore
Winter Eggs at 18 Cents a Dozen
H L Kempster of the Missouri College of Agriculture kept ten White Leghorn pullets in a six by six foot coop, no rooster, from November to March, producing 409 eggs at under 18 cents per dozen feed. At market prices eggs were worth 12.13 dollars, proving a profit and showing backyard poultry is viable. Birds can be used for meat after broody periods, with market value rising toward June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Kempster
Missouri College of Agriculture
Kempster
Bright Colors Not Fit For The Sickroom Says Expert
Miss Mary M. Baird of Kansas State Agricultural College argues the sickroom should be simple and functional. Only essential furniture is needed a bed a chair and a table with practical features like iron beds and raised mattresses for easy patient care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary M. Baird
Division of Extension
Kansas State Agricultural College
Miss Baird
Health inspectors flag poor laundries in city
Department of health inspectors report sanitary conditions in New York hand laundries are subpar. They find white owned establishments lag behind Chinese run shops in washing, drying, starching and delivery methods. The report suggests new remedial laws and regulations to curb disease spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Health
New York
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Wyoming State News
Western Newspaper Union News Service
St. John’s Hospital
F. C. Howard
Wyoming National Guard
Douglas Company
Kommerer
Nick Chiz
W. A. Burdick
Chiz
F. E. Warren
Senate
Abbie C. Moore
Horace W. Moore
Jupiter Oil Company
Big Dome
Powder River Station
Sheridan County
County Council For National Defense
U. S
Daniel i W. Gill
Joseph Perry
Denver
Lillian Mayo
L. A. Polok
Suspicson
Burns
Dick Rowsell
Golden Prairie District
Bhoshon Indian Reservation
Want County
Western
St. Louis
Boulder
Arizona
Salome
Gloria Hole
Cobrita
Chino Valley Company
Jerome
Copper Chief
Colorado
Sunnyside
Gold Prince
United States Smelting, Mining and Exploration Company
Johnny Evers
New Mexico
John Wiliam
J. W
Georgie Collins
John William
Horm
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