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Newspaper
Greybull Tribune
Location
Greybull, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1922
Page
1
Competitors bunch in a race toward grand prizes totaling 1,802,900 1,802,600 1,802,400 1,802,200 485,100 with hopes of making dreams come true. Details on the event and final standings were not fully disclosed.
A promotional plea urges residents to win votes for a Chevrolet Sedan valued at 1 085 by securing ten ten year subscribers before June 24. Voters are promised 2 500 000 votes toward the top contestant who will be named Big Horn county’s most popular lady and seated in the Chevrolet on July 8.
The notice explains that extending an existing subscription yields extra votes. Each one year already earned 3,000 votes, and extending the order by one or more years adds the same total as if the full subscription had been ordered initially. A two year extension yields 7,000 votes, totaling 10,000 votes, with proportional increases up to ten years.
In the Tribune’s weekly tally Mrs. Sarah M Hill tops the standings with several others in the running for a Chevrolet Sedan. Campaigns run through July with extended vote options and prizes including a Bush and Gerts piano valued at 450.
Frank Adams Ewen of Greybull Wyoming marries Miss Mary Birmingham in Henry Nebraska at the Methodist church. Rev W Clinton Birmingham officiates before about 100 guests with bridesmaids and ushers, rainbow decorations, and a reception in the parlors. Ewen is a cattleman and banker, planning to live in Greybull after a Yellowstone trip.
Robert Norwest of Cleveland Ohio a member of the Standards committee of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers is in Wyoming to test a well drilled by the Cleveland Wyoming Oil Co at Kaycee dome northwest of Salt Creek. The test uses electrical apparatus to locate water courses then potassium cyanide solution to diffuse waste and concentrate any gold at the copper cathode. If gold is indicated the next steps involve pumping cyanide and an electro chemical process to assess deposit quantity and value.
Notice states the De Nelda Beauty Shop will be open to patrons this Saturday, June 17. Personal note from E R Jones urges fairness and time shared in the work, reflecting a friendly message rather than official business.
A Judson Crandall, famed Beaver Creek rancher and Wyoming resident for fifty years, died Monday at Basin from tick bite complications at age 75. His career included Civil War service, mule skinning, guiding in Yellowstone, and freight work before settling on Beaver Creek about thirty years ago. Funeral rites were held in Basin with G A R involvement and a Basin cemetery burial. He is survived by a sister in Wisconsin and two brothers.
The Mercer Dome test well drilled by the Ohio Oil Company is progressing. Casing was set atop the Ember cap rock at 1,550 feet as drilling nears the objective, with expectations of a good well that could make Greybull a major oil center in the Rocky Mountain region.
Ohio Oil Co. test at Grass Creek field encountered Embar sand at 3 629 feet. Estimated 200 barrels of oil, then water at 8 670 feet halted further drilling. Hole will be plugged back. The well is a decent productive find at current depth.
About twenty five Greybull Elks Lodge members embarked Saturday on a booster tour to recruit initiation candidates in Burlington Otto Meeteetse Cody Powell Lovell and back. A Cody banquet at the Irma Hotel featured speeches by Barton Hoag Ex Governor Beck Mayor Landers and Arthur Moffatt. The group spent the night in Cody and returned home Sunday afternoon greatly pleased with the trip.
The first annual Flag Day exercises of Greybull Lodge No. 1431 B P O Elks were held in the Big Horn theatre Wednesday evening with large public attendance. The program featured Midwest quartet singing, a solo by Mrs. M. H. Smith, and a reading by Mrs. W. B. Hartigan. H. C. Brome of Basin gave a patriotic address as the stage wore Elks colors and the national flag. Small lapel flags were handed to the audience.
The Greybull Indians defeated Thermopolis 5 to 3 as Jim Blue Jacket pitched his first game of the season. Greybull has won all five games this year and will host Casper during the Elks Razzle Dazzle with a benefit game for Herman Merritt, injured in a Georgia auto crash. The teams then travel to Casper and return for games on July 1, 2, 8 and 4.
With two deep test wells due to come in any day, the Elks announce a three day Grey Bull celebration. A local booster predicts a hot time as the town awaits developments and festivities.
Mrs Homer Zorn came home Friday after a stay in Frannie. She was greeted by her husband and children and plans to resume daily routine next week.
The Imperial Order of Muscovites held an initiation on Saturday June 10 with out of town guests arriving by train. A public procession through Main Street featured costumed candidates, a Babe Ruth bear from Denver, and a late night initiation. A banquet by the Rebekah lodge raised funds for the State Odd Fellows Home, with ninety place settings at $1.50 each. The event drew crowds and wrapped with a lap lunch after ceremonies lasting into the early hours.
Two couples calling themselves Mr. and Mrs. Morris Pasteur and Mr. and Mrs. 8S. Max Kitzel arrived in Greybull after walking from New York City since April 8. They planned to continue to Cody and Yellowstone, seeking work to fund travel and sleeping outdoors unless hosted.
Fred Mills came back Thursday evening by car from Boise where he had spent the last two weeks visiting.
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