Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1920, Page 4

STANDARD MEN. TOWGIT HERE Board of Directors and Other Of- ficials Due to Arrice in Casper Tonight Ten directors, including Col. R. W. Stewart, chairman of the board of di- rectors for the Standard Oil company of Indiana, will arrive in Casper to- night to visit the refinery here and talk to the men. The party of direct- ors is coming here at the invitation of the employes of the Standard re- finery extended through the joint gen 1 committee of the Standard indus. trial council. Andrus, general manager of per plant of the Standard Oil company, is in Greybull today to greet the official party when it arrives in the first Wyoming refinery city to be ched on their trip to Cakpe! tors will spend all day esday Price has been selected by ndard refinery workers h s the employe to introduce the directors at the refir row. The directors will apy the refinery work- at th rd storehouse Tues- shortly after 8 o'clock and in in-the afternoon between 4 and (OWA-YGMING UNGORKS ND. 4 Latest Completion in Bolton Creek Field Is Rated at 400 Bar- rels The fourth well to be brought in by the Iowa-Wyoming Oil company in the Bolton Creek field is as good as any in the field and is the shallowest pro- ducer in the Bolton Creek region. ‘The No. 4 well came in with a flush pro- duction of about 409 barrels at 1,063 feet on the southeast quarter of sec- tion 4-29-81. Oil was found in the Sundance sand. 3 well brought in about 20 was considered the shallow of the field when it flowed 400 t a depth of 1,106 feet. The 18 vity of 52 as com- ity of other earlier ield. The wax has leaped | while the fuel and resi-| s fallen from 38 to 11 in well. The No. 5 well of the Iowa-Wyoming is down 1,800 feet and is expec in by September 1. The No. 6 well is be- ing spudded in for another shallow test. The No. 5 is a deep test, officials of; the company state, SMALL REFINERY BEING SHIPPED TO GAY PINEY FIELD FROM GRLIFORNIA n Producers’ & Refiners hich is erect 0. well pared with 2 wells in the new 52 from due t the la 28 to rig on a 40-acre lease in section -‘1l4 of the Dry Piney field, Lin- coln county, Wyoming, announces that it has purchased a $100,000, refining plant for immediate shipment to the fi s red allow production ak from this field and is being made on the deep test well being drilled by Chas, Lackey on northwest of section 1-28-114. In the same region the Smith-Utter- back well is down over 200 feet on the southeast of nd drilling has been resumed on the Piney-Crescent, the R and the Lincoln-Idaho No. 3 we k’s delay caused by THOS. E. GRSTLE DIES IN GALT LAKE GITY AT END OF AUTOMOBILE JOURNEY I s just returned from M. N. Castle an overland trip, by auto, to Salt Lake City, Utah, whither he went to take to visit The | © of a heavier covered many years. Greybull refinery be remodeled to : Today’s Markets by Wire : Farniked Daiy by Taylor & Cay, Gromnd Fler, OW Exchange Building, Casper, Wyoming LOCAL OIL STOCKS | Wyo-Tex.. Soo = ao 03" 0b Bid. Ask. | Western Of] Fields... 419 120 Amalgamated Royalty -.-. .14 .16/¥ Of A eT | Jatias —.. ———--—. .08 04, NEW ‘YORK CURB CLOSING American SSE AEN” Hi Open. Close, en ESREaE ; “ate aig) Midwest Refining =. $147.00 $149.00 eee ae | Midwest Common —.. 1.25 4.00 Bessemer - | Miawest Pref. 1.50 3,00 Big Indian 45 60) Merritt -.-22. 13.25 14.00 Glentock O11 — 22 2.37 Cosden —- 6.50 7.00 Salt Creek 31.26° 32.50 ‘Western States 62 Capitol Pete isbasuatien: ns Columbine .. >i are ie Consolidated Royalty isd aed na 3 zy 2 Allen .. 1.62 1.87 Cow Gulch | Cities Service ‘Com.. 294.00 298.00 | Domino Elkhorn. NEW YORK STOCKS BR. T. Willams - - Close. Mexican Petroleum $156.25 = Sinclair Oil 27.00 Great Western Petroteum__ ‘Texas Oil 47.00 G. W. Pete -. 85.76 Hutton Lake 87.75 UDINE tea greens 118.50 ance. Creek Royalty. 10-12} z ees Royalty *— a Ets bts tie cay Petroleum 04 : Henry .--- 09 | ee Mountain & Guilt. 1.09 | Ae Northwest .26| Call Money Outwest 02 Picardy 08 | 346's - $89.90 Riverton .09 | First 4s - 84.34 Royalt 21) 2nd 4's — 84.20 Sunset OOlIst 44's. O4{znd 44's Tom Bell Royalty Western Exploration 2.40/3rd 44's Wind River Refining- O03) 4th 44's > 1.95 | Victory 4%'s WYOMING CRUDE OIL MARKET, Grass Creek $3.10] Rock Creek ~. wamennnnn an == $2.75 Torchlight ~~~. 3,.10/Salt Creek ~~... mann 2.75 | Sik Basin -. oe 2.75| Greybull -.. anencenene= 3.75 Lance Creek —.—---------------- 8.05'Hamilton Dome —. ee mnnnmmeee 2,75 | Lander -~------.~---.~-.~--------. 1.75Mule Creek -~.--.-.--.-——-----... 2.06 MARKET GOoalP AND a NEWS BRASS GREEK TAKES ON NEW LIE Ohio Transfers Outfits from Lance Creek for Deep! Drilling in Up-State District; Greybull Stills Re- modeled to Handle Hamilton Dome Crude The Ohio Oil company’s strike in the lower sand of the Grass Creek field, northwest of Thermopolis, Wyo., took on added significance this week with the report that the company will transfer no less than a score of rigs from Lance Creek for an intensive development campaign. Rigs will be unloaded and stored at Thermopolis pending delivery to the field. Altho REFINERY 1 THROWN UP BY MWHORTER INTERESTS The United States Oil & Refining company, owned by the McWhorter in- térests, who control two small refiner- ies in Wyoming, has announeed its in- ability to take up an option on. the Wind River Refining company’s plant and holdings at Lander, Wyo., nego- tiations having been broken off, and negotiations have been entered lengthen Hamilton Deliveries Pending Forty, per cent of the stills at the of the Midwest will handle oil from the Hamilton dome that soon will be de- livered to the plant, A different pro- cess is required for cracking the heav- ier oil, the crude handled in the past having come from the shallow sands of Grass Creek and Elk Basin, Warm ‘Springs Reports Two Wells Two more wells have heen completed by the Wyoming Premier company In the Warm Springs fielt, near Ther- mopolis, Wyo., bringing the total wells controlled by the Singer Securities | 2) ante i gain with other concerns. in the ho) corporation in this region to 48 pro-| that the plant can be placed in o at ducers. The deep test belng sunk on + tion. Increased production from. the |Dallas field attracted additional atten- tion to the plant as it held out pros- pects that a plentiful supply of crude would be available for continuous op- eration. the Leslie lease is down 1,100 feet. This is the first well started to explore the lower structure, No. 17 on the same lease is down 500 feet and No. 18 is being riggd@i up for spudding in: Sa A handsome memorial tablet in me- mory of Lucy Webb Hayes, wife of Blue Springs Test Down 900 Feet The Grass Creek Oil & Gas company is down about 900 feet on the Blue 1 Crashing into a herd of the engine, on the N ment was heavy, per and the Northwestern officials hoped to have the line cleared by 3 o'clock this afternoon when normal traffic will be resumed. The Burlington northbound train from Denver struck @ white horse, it instantly last night about 10:40 o'clock approximately eight» miles south Cheyenne. track, and after a short stop, continued on its way into Cheyenne a few min- utes late. STOLEN AUTOS ABANDONED WITH POLICE ON TRAIL Occupants of Automobile Recoy- ered Here Today Elude Of- ficers by Turning onto Side Street and Ducking Following what the police felt cer- tain was a-motor car reported stolen from_ Greeley, Colo., “police officials trailing the strange cdr about day- break this morning lost sight of their prey for an instant as the car in the lead swerved off the Yellowstone high- way onto East Second street. But that instant was enough, for the Colorado car turned down a's! Btreet and by the time the police had discovered the trick, the driver and. occupants had abandoned the ‘car. ‘hey have been lost without trace as far as the police had been able to learn at noon today. The auto was recovered and the po- lice officials feel confident that it is the Auburn Six touring car stolen from Bruce Faton of Greeley, Colo., August 19. The police department was “tipped off” that a car answering the. descrip- tion of the stolen automobile was com- ing into the city this morning. They met the Incoming car past the city lim; its and trailed it until the car momen- ‘tarily dashed out of view on Second street. The car was not lamaged to any great extent when the policemen found it. EXPENDITURES OF CAMPAIGN TO BE PROBED) (By United Press.) CHICAGO, Aug. 23,—Investigation of alleged enormous. expenditures in’ the presidential campaign will be be- gun immediately, members of the - senate investigating committee _an- nounced today on conyening here after a six week’s recess. year ta O55 Mile. Lenglen, the young French girl who has won the British tennis: cham- pionship, keeps fit, she says, by going to bed early, being careful wliat she eats, and doing Swedish exercises for fifteen’ minutes night and morning. GEOLOGISTS OIL EXPERTS President Rutherford B. Hayes, is to be erected in the Hayes memorial oi Peart, Ohio, by the National w. Springs structure in the upper Kirby Creek country, north of Thermopolis. Centennial Cleans Out Well Hydraulic jacks required to éxtract collapsed casing from the Centennial well on the Goshen dome near Torring- ton, Wyo., are being rigged up and drilling will be resumed after two or three weeks spent in cleaning out the hole. Caving shale pinched the casing his broti Thomas tle, their sister Mrs, Edna Stinson, quite advanced in years. The trip proved quite a sad one for Mr. Castle ag well as for the sister. for homas Bi C: who had been a suf. ferer frém Bright's disease| for many yea 3! om August 17 and Lake City. While good health on leaving the trip to Salt Lake proved more than one of his age and condl- tion of health could stand. Thomas E, Castle was born near Washington, Til, November 24, 1849, and was at the day of his death 70 who is years, 8 months and 23 days old. After attaining his majority he emi- ed to the *west and his life was spent rado, in the mining districts of Colo- Utah and other western states. He was well known wherever mining and prospecting for precious ores is prosecuted. Deceased never married. Through a sunderstanding jn early life with the of his choice, resulted In an es- Ngement that was never reconciled, each pursuing their separate paths through life. For the past two years the deceased has beer in business: in this city, be- ing the owner of a barber business on North Wolcott street: There remain to mourn the depai't- ure of the brother two sisters and one brother: Mra. Edna Stinson of Salt Lake, Mrs. Nettie MeGurren of Wau. netta, Neb., and M. N. Castle of C: a Mi Misses red and Marion school teachers of Washington, D. C., are spending their vacation in a 2,000. mile tramp through the southern states, West, some time ago, stopping operations. San Juan Spuds In. The San Juan Petroleum~ company || has spudded in its No. 1 well on the northwest quarter of yeection 4-29-81 in the Bolton Creek fiel, ‘The Chapell- Victor-Wyoming joint well is nearly ready to be spiidded in, ‘This test probably will be started sometime this week, according to present indications. Tisdale Well Is Small. Later reports from the well brought in last week in the Tisdale structure indicate that the production will not be as large as expected. The most recent report received here from the field states that the oll production will not be much more than five barrels whereas it had been estimated first at about 25 barrels per day. ‘This is called the Trail Canon producer. i | Road Bulletin $$$ - __—__________o State Highway Department, Office of District Engineer. Salt Creek road—Very good, except where new construction. Yellowstone Highway, west—General- ly good to Moneta, except where new Nrcuine Nine Set Lyric ESTERN TRAIN WRECKED ING INTO CATTLE HERD; : AND CARS ARE DERAILED cattle two miles » baggage and mail cars of the jorthwestern Railroad line were derailed Sunday night about 8: 45 o'clock. ‘No one was reported injured, fi it was stated here this afterncon at division ive to eight head of cattle were: unofficially reported! ‘The track was torn up for a distance’ of fpproximately 200 feet and the’ dam-| age to the engine and other train equip- A wrecking crew was sent from Cas- killing of The train remained on the est of Riverton, Wyo., ape bound passenger train jured, nobody on the train even SIX DEAD, FOUR ARE INJURED AT TRACK CROSSING yA ted Press. CAMDEN, N. d., Aug. Sta Penn- bus containing fifteen persons, ki! ing six and injuring four, here Sun day. BENNY LEONARD | MATCHED WITH FIT ZSIM MONS (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—Benny Leon- ard, the world's lightweight, champion, and Eddie Fitzsimons, aisy! of this. city, were signed today by ‘itex Rick- ard for a 15-round title bout at Maat- son Square Garden, September 17. They will make a weight of 135 pounds, ee PARK:TO-PARK TOUR T0 RE GREETED IN GASPER Arrangements. for the reception which Casper will give the Park-to-Park highway tourists when théy arrive here on August 31, will be made by a com: mittee, consisting of the following men: Chairman, B. B. Brooks, J. BE. Keith, George B. Nelson, C. H. ‘Townsend, M. P, Wheeler, Ben Scherck, Major Orms- by, Ben H. Pelton'and Earl D. Holmes> This committee will meet at noon tomorrow to discuss plans for the re- ception and get the arrangements un- der way. Mrs.. Rebecca Clowder Snapp, 91 years ld, has died at her home in Winchester, Va., leaving 111 direct de- scendants. Sele dee te BEB Rode A gold wrist watch with engraving on back, at golf links. Finder please return to Tribune and receive re- ward. sylvania electric train struck a motor tion was called by Iowa representa- tives of the Committee of Forty-eight. ———— Many thousands of women empl ed in industries in California are ceiving the benefits of the minimum wage scale of $16-a week which has just been put into effect by the In-_ dustrial Welfare Commission. 48° COMMITTEE CALLS MEETING OF IOWA CLAN. (By Associated Press.) DES MOINES, fown, Aug. 23.—A state convention of the “farmers, labor- ers, professional workers, salary earn- rs and liberal progressive and inde- pendent yoters” of Towa was called today to meet here September 8 for the purpose of forming an independent state ticket and deciding which naq tional ticket to support. The conven- “Barnett's, of Course” vie sun 23 Announcement | ‘Starting Today and Ending Saturday We Will Place Our Entire Stock of Manhattan Shirt A comprehensive showing of Fine. Madras, Fibre Silks and Finest Silks, At 20% Discount. Included in this sale are all our other standard — makes, both in starched and soft cuffs. An Early Selection Is Adyisable I). D. Barnett Outfitting Co 120 East Second Street WESTERN WOOL CO. Commission Merchants 206-208 S. Front St. Philadelphia, Pa. Seoetertedioeocteetonteatoate New York Oil Co. Our gas will be on sale in Casper soon. President Wilson has signed our first lease,on Salt Creek and others will follow rapidly. This means the release of im- pounded money. An 8 per cent dividend will be paid at an_ early date and dividends will be continued. Our income will soon be over $20,000 per day, which is about $8,000,000 per year, which is about our issued and outstanding cacael stock, Our prospective oil fields at Bell Springs and Boone Dome are due in any hour. If both come in, as they bid fair to do, they’ together, will be worth $50,000,000. Our proven oil, gas, iron and soda properties are worth constguction: then rough’ ti) Shoshoni; $ 000 }then good to Riverton; then fair to 50,000, now. (ander. Yellowstone Highway, g00d to Douglas, © Big Muddy oil fie construction; good east —, Very pt rough through and where new Lusit; reported Hold New York Oil for dividends. to generally good to Cheyenne. eras Chicago is to ha to be owned LIOTEaTOIITTOTT TOTO OTL HISD. story hotel <ax FRANK G. CURTIS, a operated ep cnicees WRI ILLES I MOILOIUOTUIMOIIE IIIS I DS CALLA LA dod Peaadent. ’ oie aswell idee. Solicits Consignments Only Liberal Advances Lester Brokerage House NEW YORK OIL New Number, 114 S. Wolcott Phone 1142 Taylor & Clay (Incorporated) Local Oils New York Stocks and Bonds Fone 203 and 204 CASPER, WYO. DENVER, COLO