Kemmerer Chamber Banquet Hints at Winter Plans
At a War era Kemmerer Chamber of Commerce meeting in City Hall Abner Davis of Pyramid Oil and Refining Syndicate announced a host dinner. The event featured a self serve barbecue, a-la-help-yourself, to counter King Winter delaying a LaBarge trip for a Pyramid opening. Discussion covered next year’s Chautauqua support, county road repair, and emergency bridge funds. Lincoln County Home Demonstrator Laura Winter will address local women on October 1st under Red Cross auspices, with more demonstrations planned countywide. BE Hawke, former Kemmerer Golden Rule manager, has joined J Penney Co as New York buyer.
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Kemmerar Chamber of Commerce
Thore
Ft Bualness
Abner Davia
Pyramid Oil and Refining Syndicate
King Winter
Kemmerer
LaBarge
Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Thamsher of Commerce
Chamber of
Commerce
Embree
Ciudha
Piney
Wood Roads
Laura F Winter
Lincoln County
Afton
Red Cross Society
Misa Winter
Demonstratone
Hawke
Kemmerer Golden Rule
New York
J. Penney Company
Kemmerer City Agencies Discuss Mail Delivery
Commissioners plan to meet next week to review the city mail delivery issue amid limited demand in Kemmerer. The executive committee will investigate and report, while city express delivery is discussed with smaller towns already offering it. E. L. Smith resigns as chamber secretary, citing lack of time. the committee may hire a replacement with adequate compensation.
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Kemmerer
Executive Committee
Chamber
E. L. Smith
Spudding In witnessed by hundreds at Pyramid Oil well
Hundreds braved storm and mud to witness the spudding in of Pyramid Oil and Refining Syndicate’s first LaBarge field well near Kemmerer on September 24, 1917. Despite weather delays, the barbecue and program proceeded with Abner Davis and Joe Barlant prominent at the event. Six-man rig crews operated the standard rig as development begins, with optimism of at least 50 rigs by year’s end on Lincoln County’s LaBarge field.
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Kemmerer
Pyramid Oil & Refining Syndicate
Green Fiver Valley
LaBarge
Fontenelle
Ofl
Lincoln County
Oliver Twlehol
Joe Barlani
Field
Abner Davis
Pyramide Oil and Refining Syndicate
Lafarge O11
Jooxe
Pyramid Holdings
Joe Barrant
Denver
Taunts Spark Shooting Affray Near Raymond Idaho
Wesley Herzog, 21, was shot and wounded in a confrontation with Bam Widmer after taunts about shaving his beard. Widmer fired a shotgun at Herzog at the Hall ranch near Raymond, sending him to Mount pelier hospital with a badly lacerated arm. Widmer’s motives linked to religious fervor and defiance as neighbors assisted Herzog. The case awaits trial as Herzog recovers.
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Wesley Herzog
Raymond
Idaho
Bam Widemer
Herzog
Widmer
Taunters
Hall Ranch
Fraymond
Taunte
Gaing
Maraog
Rirsulla
Har Qog
Sheulier
Montpelie
Lynn of
Antelty
Mountpelier
Caetainour
Elvenin
Hersog
Widmerle
New Fossil Company Builds Oil Drilling Push
A new oil drilling company forms from several small firms to work the Fossil field. J. J. Horseman leads Idaho Wyoming rig and reports a 110 foot hole with high grade oil. He expects paying quantities at 500 feet and may drill to 1500 feet. Federal reports say Fossil oil is top grade with over 90 percent gasoline. The well sits a mile from the railroad with downhill piping potential.
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J. J. Herseman
Idaho-Wyoming
Horseman
Tulsa Oil Man Visits Kemmerer for Largely Holdings Review
Tulsa oil man Dr. Hanna of laBarge Oil Company, with extensive holdings in the laBarge field, arrived from Colorado Springs to oversee interests in Kemmerer. He notes validated holdings and plans real development next spring, with Casper growth due to the oil boom. He will return to Kemmerer early next spring.
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St. H. Hanna
laBarge Ol Company
Kemmerer
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Hanna
Nurse Nellie Smedley Dies After Appendicitis Surgery
Miss Nellie Smedley a popular nurse at Lincoln Miners hospital died last Saturday after an appendicitis operation performed a week earlier. She was 30 and had worked at the institution about a year and a half. Despite initial signs of recovery stomach trouble worsened Friday leading to her sudden death. Her home was in Army, Wyoming. Parents arrived to take the body, which was sent to Evanston for funeral services held at the Mormon Church. Dr Kindall and five sister nurses attended the service. Floral tributes came from local hospital friends and Frontier Miners union members.
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Nellie Smediey
Lincoln Miners’ Hospital
Xudder
Robertson
Milla
Berquist
Miss Goddard
Johnson
Evanston
Aid to Western Homesteaders Law Relief Plan
Representative Charles Dillon of South Dakota promotes a new act to aid homesteaders after crop failures. The law allows final proof one year after entry and proposes borrowers may use land as security to obtain funds for 1917 harvest. It outlines area requirements and adjusted terms under the expiring season.
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Charles VI. Dillon
South Dakota
Dillon
First sale of cattle to ship carloads to Omaha markets
Two Hamafork ranchmen, K. turue and Ed Button, plan the first shipment of cattle by carloads to Omaha early next week. The stock, contracted for near term sale, marks a key market departure for the county.
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K. Turue
Ed Button
Hamafork Ranchinin
Oovaha
Art Cette der Pawn
Temporary Relief for Kemnerer Piney Road
Commissioners Budge and Peterson visited Cheyenne to advance Lincoln County road projects under the new state highway law. Bridges will be built at four points on the Kemmerer Big Piney road, with Atwood of Big Piney contracted. Surveys on Lincoln County routes proceed with work to start next spring and all bridges to be ready by November.
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Budge
Peterson
Cheyenne
State Highway Commission
Lincoln
Kemmerer-Big Piney
Atwood
Big Piney
EB. Steveson
Kemmerer
Steveson
Lincoln County
Cokeville
Lower Star Valley
Jackson's Hole
Snake River
Wilson
Funct
Man Killed by Train on Granger Section Gang
A Granger section gang member was killed when a train struck the speeder they rode. The victim had just begun railroad work and was reportedly removing the car when the crash occurred after the crew delayed clearing the track.
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Section
Granger
Five Trains of Soldiers Pass Through Kemmerer
Five trains carrying U S soldiers drafted from Idaho moved through Kemmerer yesterday en route to an eastern training camp. Civilians lined the route to greet the troops with evident enthusiasm along the tracks.
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U. S
Idaho
Kemmerer
Bridge County Miscaption to Repair Plans and Road Funds
Commissioners plan bridge repairs to relieve Jackson Hole before winter and set a contract at once. Kent to begin Big Viney Kemmerer and Wilson Moran roads next spring with state county funds and a new appropriation. Wyoming’s national highway fund share is 782000 for the next fiscal year, prompting counties to calculate spring road allocations to match state and national asks.
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Kent
Big Viney-Kemmerer
Wilson-Moran
Accordiig
Steveson
Wyoming
National Highway Fund
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First National Bank
Kmesources
Liberty Honda
U.S
Federal Reserve Bank
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ABA
State OF Wyoming
Counwry Ar Tavcony
Frank Eng
Aman Leora
ARAL
J. A. Chetstiue
Notary Pulte
Fae
Arthur Robo
Lincnin
Meard
NEW Fossil Company
Ment
Tulsa
Lincoln County Miners’ Hospital
Kemnerer
Piney Road
Bridghe County
Jon
Service
Munity
Kemmerer Savings Bank
Kemmerer, Wyoming
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