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, 1923-04-26
MIDWEST AWARDED
SALT CREEK LEASE
MIDWEST Wins OUT IN BATTLE OF
The GIANTS" But MUTUAL
GETS STATE OIL

The Midwest Refining company
has been awarded the new lease on
section SO, Salt Creek. Final action
was taken late last Thursday after
noon when the Wyoming Land Board
took definite action on the bids pre-
sented.
However, the lease granted the
Midwest Is not as valuable, as far
1t is under the existing lease for the
bid OF the Mutual Oil Company for
the states royalty oil was accepted.
AS the matter stands now the
Midwest has been awarded the new
lease on section SO, the arrange
ment to become effective on Oct
ober 1st, 1924, and will be on a
royalty basis of $50. AS the
awarded the states royalty oil the
Standard interests will be forced
to see the major part of the state
oil go to an outsider.
Just what the new lease on sec
ton SO, Salt Creek, mean to the
State of Wyoming is shown in fig
ures estimated at Cheyenne and
published in a recent issue of the
tribune. Inc tribune
says in part:
Under the new contract entered
into last week between the State
of Wyoming and the Midwest Oil
company. the former should receive
somewhere between 81, SOC, 900 and
$4,000, 600 annually as its royalty
from the worlds richest square
mile Of oil land"
The royalty of SO 1-3 percent
now paid for the operation of sec
tin SO of the Salt Creek field
yielded to the state in 1922 sS43,-
COS on a gross output of 1,643,936
barrels. The same rate will be eff
fective until October l.. 1924, at
which time under the new agree
ment for a a OF 65 per cent, It
will almost double. The cash re-
turn, OF course. will be determined
by the fluctuating price of crude
during the tenure of the five-year
lease.
Production from the school sec.
ton in March totaled 131,456 bar
rels. and in February 117,715 bar
rels. The March output averaged
4.240 barrels a day OF marketed
oil, and of this the State received
one-third. Its rate was s1.65 a
barrel for this output, but after
May 10. it will receive SAILS. the
price OF Mid = Continent crud,
minus the 25-cent differential pro
vided for in the Mutual Company,
bid for the ropalty oil. which bic
was accepted at the same time tn
, 1923-04-26

insurance commissioners of America.
The report contains thirty-eight
printed pages. These examiners give
the Brotherhood of American Yeo-
men a clean bill. In their closing
signed statements the representa-
tives OF these four states say:
Claims are paid promptly. The
society's books are well kept, and
In absolute balance. The officers and
directors are to be complimented
upon the in which they are
conducting the society's affairs"
The brotherhood of American
Yeomen a nationally known organ-
ization is making preparations for
the establishment OF a lodge in Raw
Inns, this being the only town Of any
size In the state of Wyoming with
out a Yeomen Lodge. District
Manager P. w. Carney who has or
ganized numerous lodges for the
Woman, says that Rawlins has the
best opportunity of any town in the
state to be the banner lodge of Wy
oming. 4-26-6-3
, 1923-04-26

five thousand dollars per mile of
notwithstanding the Wamsut-
ter route south cheaper by nearly a
million and a half dollars.
Following Is an outline Of the
several routes which might be open
to construction between Illco, on the
Chicago and Northwestern in the
north, and Baggs or Dixon to the
south:
Beginning at Illco the new road
might pass throuhg the Bates Hole
structure on the east side of the
Platte river, again crossing the
Platte to the east of the Seminoe
mountains at about the 9Th Standard
Parallel north, proceeding south
west to Rawlins and entering this
city from the northeast and crossing
the Union Pacific here and thence
south through the Lake Valley field,
Miller Mountain field and through
the east edge of the Muddy Creek
oil field. Another route might be
followed, however, by way of Alcova
and would pass through either
Whiskey Gap or Muddy Gap, thence
south through Mahoney Dome and
int%ersecting and following in a gem
eral direction the Lost Soldier oil
field road to Rawlins and thence
south as outlined. However the route
might go from Whiskey Gap to
Wamsutter and at a less cost be-
cause the Whiskey Gap-Rawlins
route would mean dropping into
Separation Flat from the north and
then coming out again via Nine
Mile Hill or Browns Pass.
The 1llco-Wamsutter route would
mean going straight south from
Tlco to the Platte River at a point
on about the 10th Guide Meridian,
following the valley of the Platte
to the town of Alcova thence around
the north arm Of the Pathfinder
reservoir and continuing west to
Split Rock, crossing the Sweetwater
at this point and following Cooper
creek to its head between Green
Mountains and Whiskey Peak and
thence southwest coming within
three or four miles Of the Lost
Soldier oil fields. thence southwest
to Wamsutter and from that point
south over a route established by
f. A. Reader.
, 1923-04-26
HANNA MAN DIES

Last Monday evening at Hanna oc-
Cured the death of John Hudson,
a resident OF that city, and we'll
known in this community.
The deceased is a brother Of Mrs.
Charles Higgins of this city. Death
came Following an attack of dropsy.
John Hudson is survived by his
wife Sarah, his two sons. John and
Thomas, by his three brothers, Levi.
William and walter and by his sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Higgins.
uneral services will be held at
Hanna this afternoon.
The deceased leaves many friends
who join the bereaved family in
mourning his sad demise.
The body Of John Hudson was pre-
pared for interment by Algert Hall.
a representative Of the Rasmussen
Undertaking Establishment, who left
for Hanna Monday night.
, 1923-04-26
A RECORD THAT
WAS NEVER MATCHED

During h sixteen months Sep
tember /, 1921, to January l, 1923.
the Brotherhood OF American Yeo-
men placed legal reserve insurance
aggregating $50, 000, 900 on 1884,
600 members.
This is the biggest piece of life
insurance work ever accomplished
In the same time in the United States
by any insurance concern. This re-
cord has w been matched. Many
fraternal societies, older than the
Yeomen, do not have as large n vol
ume of business as the Yeomen
books every ninety days. The re-
cords show that but fifteen of the
one hundred and seventy-four old
line companies in the United States
have as large an mount of insur-
ance as the Yeomen, and that 1853
of them have less legal bust
ness on their books than the Yeo-
men placed on its books in sixteen
months: These statistics are taken
from the Fraternal Monitors Sta
tistics for Fraternal Societies for
1929, the latest available informa-
ton. Page 220 of this publication
shows the Brotherhood of American
Women is the fourth largest fra
ternal society in America, and the
sixteenth largest insurance concern
in America, fraternal or old line. In
a total of 1913 fraternal societies the
feomen stands fourth.
Last year the Brotherhood of
American Yeomen was examined by
the insurance departments OF four
states. Iowa, Illinois, Kansas and
Pennsylvania. 1t was a joint ex.
animation by the experts from the
insurance departments OF these
states, under the supervision of Hon.
Joseph Button, chairman OF the com
mittee on examinations OF the state
, 1923-04-26

several days last week at the Wagon.
hound ranch at Elk Mountain. They
returned to the Bow on Saturday
evening, but owing to the condition
OF the roads have been unable tc
get back to the Q ranch. Bill Hig.
ginson is acting as chief cook and
laundryman during the absence OF
the family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Summons came
up from Denver a few days ago and
visited the Sammons family at The
OConnor hotel. They returned to
their home in Denver on Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Sullivan
and two children are in Laramie
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Quealy,
They will not return until the road
conditions improve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison West re-
turned from Laramie on Sunday
afternoon. Mrs. West had been in
the Gem City for several days and
Harrison had gone there on Satur-
day. They too, are waiting in
Medicine Bow for the roads to get
better so they car get back to their
home in the Basin.
Robert Howard made a trim to
Medicine Bow the last of the week
and he is still in town on account
OF snow and mud.
Tol Gritty and his construction
gang are again at the Q ranch, work
ing on the dam and ditch in the
vicinity Of Grinnell lake. The
weather has been so bad the last few
days that 1t has been impossible 10
work up there.
On Sunday afternoon at the home
or Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Kellogg in
Laramie, occurred the marriage of
Fred johnson of Upland, Nebraska,
and Miss Esther Kirkeby, the young
lady being a sister to Mrs. Harrison
West. The young couple left i'm
mediately for Mr.. Johnson's home at
Upland. Miss Kirkeby has made her
home here with her sister for some
time, and this winter attended the
State University at Laramie. She
Is a very lovable girl and will IN.
doubtedly make a model wife. Mr.,
Is a young farmer. He has
visited in this community, and by
MS wholesome and honest appear
ance, he won many friends, who
heartily congratulate him on his
choice OF a life partner. The best
wishes OF all their friends here, fol
low them to their new home
Miss Florence Mcclure returned
from Laramie on Wednesday, having
been in the Ivensen hospital there
Tor a few days. Mrs. Raymond Ben.
nett went to Laramie and accom-
panied her home, Miss Mcclure Is
again teaching school.
, 1923-04-26
new ROAD HAS choice
Of Different ROUTES
north And south RAILROAD HAS choice OF
ROUTES TO RAWLINS OR WAMSUTTER. CON-
STRUCTI0N COST GREATER TO RAWlINS
construction

With the work of construction
now under way at Illco, a point on
the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
road at about the 10th Guide Merid-
ian, at Sheridan, Miles City and var
ious other points along the route to
be traversed by the North and South
railroad, the interest of those who
are following closely the latest rail-
road developments is nov directed
to Carbon county and the various
routes which the North and South
railroad will traverse On the way to
the Union Pacific and south into
MOffatt and Routt counties, Colo.
With Haskell surveying parties
now in the field to the north Of the
Union Pacific, there is much specu
lation as to whether the Haskell
road will cross the U. P. at some
point near Wamsutter, to the west
of Rawlins, or at Rawlins.
An inspection of the map of Ma
trona and Carbon counties will re-
veal the fact that as far as actual
mileage is concerned the distance
from Illco to Wamsutter is greater
than from Illco to Rawlins. On the
other hand. however, the distance
anu Dd66o vi
Dixon is less than the distance be-
tween Rawlins and either of these
two towns.
According to men who have had
experience at railroad construction
the cost Of per mile construction to
Dixon or Bags via Rawlins and the
cost via Wamsutter to the same
points would be as follows:
From Wamsutter north to 1llco
the cost per mile of construction
would be between twenty and TWEEN
ty-five thousand dollars while the
best route north from Rawlins
would cost nearly forty thousand
dollars per mile Of construction.
The Wamsutter route, we are told,
II passing through Whiskey Gap
would be nearly a million dollars
cheaper than the most promising
route from Rawlins north.
From Wamsutter south the cost
per mile of construction could be
held to little more than fifteen
thousand dollars per mile while the
route south from Rawlins would
come to between thirty and thirty
, 1923-04-26

In Hanna on Wednesday evening. re-
turning the following day.
Mrs. Gust Nelson has been on the
sick list for several days. The Mel
sons were planning on "a visit to the
Leander Matson ranch on Saturday
but Mrs. Nelson was not able TO go,
They wanted to take their small
daughter. Eva, to the rs country
where she will attend school again
this summer. Mrs. Nelson has cared
for the two small children OF Mrs
Matson's all winter, and will take
them home as soon as she Is able
to make the trip.
Vernon Scott came up from Lar
annie the last of the week. to visit
his mother, who has been quite sick.
Jim Horne was a business visitor
In Medicine Bow on Wednesday.
Mr.. c. Morss bailed some hay at
the Horne ranch last week.
Eddie Cardwell was in the Bow
last week after a load of supplies
for the Cardwell ranch over near
Leo. He spent two nights ut the
TB ranch while making the trip.
The M~illhouse girls have been act
Ing as central girls at odd times
lately. We are sorry to say that our
chief operator has decided to quit
the central office and go to keep
Ing house-just for one, however.
We regret to lose her. but such is
life. and we wish her u journey of
luck and JOY.
John Ellis made n trip to town
with the truck on Friday after a LOAD
OF supplies for the Ellis ranch.
Medicine Bow Ia certainly promis-
ing to ON strictly to the froat dur
ing the coming summer. The pros
poets for r%copening the gas well
mort hof town Gems good, as II is
rumored that preparations are being
made by Laramie to pipe the gas to
that city for domestic use. II is
said that another oil well will be
north OF town seems good. a. Il Ia
reported that new steel will b. laid
on the u p. tracks. Al present there
AFRO many strange people In the Bow.
belonging 10 these different outfits.
improvements In tho shape OF new
buildings are now under construc-
ton. Thos. HikEinson IL building q
very up-to-datc addition to his
dwelling house. and Mr.. Chandler In
having his city residence rcmodelcd.
T.. v. Lciby IN doing the work on
tho Chandler house. Tho Dave Nc
kcax residence is almost completed
and In 4 nice looking bungalow. We
understand that Mr.. Mckcag will
rent this house. II looks as II the
old town Of virginian fame. bcstow-
cd upon II by owen Wistcr. might
yot bc n rival Of Chicago.
Johnnie Annain has been the guest
Of his grand parents and unclcs for
several days. having come from
Hanna with Matt Ekoia on Tuesday
evening.
Matt Ekola was a business visitor
In Medicine Bow on Wednesday
evening.
Allen Harris went over TO the 10
ranch the last OF tho week 10 visit
relatives.
G., A. Richards went 10 tho Muir
ray ranch on Saturday TO attend the
sale.
v. c. Black invested In fifty
pounds Of poisoned oats. which he
| will use for killing rodents about the
ps~r Mug ranch. The grain was OBJ
tained from tho University at Lar
annie.
r. n. Richards was . business
visitor In Medicine Bow on We'd
nssday and Thursday.
NJ. and Mrs. ~. Park and little
' son and Mis- Hearis&tA Fisher srsat
, 1923-04-26

new lease was entered int late
Thursday.
In completing these negotiations,
the wyoming Land Board brought
to a close one of the most inter
estng oil contests in Western his
tory. No other event in recent
years had so thrilled Wyoming and
Colorado petroleum and financial
circles as had the action of the
board in calling for bids for ali
extension of the school section lease
so long in advance of the expira-
ton of the present contract.
, 1923-04-26
.
NOTES


Difficulty, VITO. April 90. 1923
Spring seems to have went
again. and this morning a strong
gale is blowing from the east, and
the ground is covered with an inch
OF soft snow. The thermometer
stands at freezing. and things with.
out appear decidedly wintery. How
ever, II 1t does not turn too cold
this will be a grass maker.
Mack Mccoy returned to Medicine
Bow on Friday after an absence OF
several days. We knew he would do
IL He couldn't keep his mind off
the ranch in Shirley Basin. or
course We do not blame him. because
there are picturesque mountains.
tall majestic pines. deep blue lakes.
rolling plains and waving grasses
there. and who could resist such
beautiful scenery as that? What.
Mack7
Mrs. Wallace Burnett returned
home the last OF the week after
spending n few days In Laramie.
w. C. Black went to Laramie In
the car on Wednesday. where he had
some dental work done. returning
home again on Friday. During his
absence Mrs. Charlie Siltamaki stay
ed with Mrs. Black and baby.
Mrs. n. II. Scott In again able to
be about after being on the sick
list for several days.
DIR. Sell has moved from the
Oleson house into the Bob Brown
house on the corner OF Cottonwood
venue In Medicine Bow. X. X. Fink
bincr has purchased the Olcson
house. and will move there with his
family In the near future. Mr.. Fink
Diners father will come TO the Bow
to live with tho Ftnkbiner family.
Mrs. RhOda AiiabAck and " lit
tie daughters were In the Bow for
several days last week. tho guests
Of tho Cooper family II the vir-
gilman. She left for Laramie on
Thursday.
Mrs. Albert Cronbcrg has been al
the Chris CronbcrG ranch keeping
house for tho family. during the alb
scncc OF Miss Kathcryn MacPhcrson.
John Ellis and Mrs. Chas. Ellis
we're Medicine Bow visitors on We'd.
ncsday. and were dinner guests OF
DR.. Sell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Snyder r
W tOWU On Cunosu8y w 1870
IN from the ranch OF Little Medicine
A couple Of weeks ago. Bert. after
having carefully studied tho situn.
ton over. decided that this thing OF
living in single bicsscdncss wal n o
10 nice ~ Il might be-. sent to Kan
aas for hia boyhood sweetheart Miss
Kristlna Peterson. and they wcrc
married In Laramie. on her arrival
thcrc. They have moved 10 Mr..
6nydcr'a homestead cast OF the Bow.
Mr.. Snyder sAys ne intends planting
= large patch Of potatoes this spring.
~ he secs 4 lot Of money In spuds.
Word was received from Denver
tho middle Of the week that Miss
Knthcryn Macpherson had success
Suiiy undergone the operation for tho
resnovai Of her ~tonsiis. and Wa on
tho road 10 recovery. she II expect
ID home again within . few DAYS.
Sam Stitamakt IL oves from Elm
Mountain and u helping Charlie
01itamaki build some fence. and
mate other improvements on che
saaeh. sam brot the 041temaki cat
~ back u this part q the country
IT. The 0oO0oe.
49, $3.50 80 q hnnhmnm Vfa1f0G
, 1923-04-26
YOUNG son PASSES AWAY

Last Monday morning about 2:3O
O'Clock occurred the death of Mark
william Cheek, the little one year
and seven months old son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Cheek. of Rawlins.
h little n passed away as the
result of an attack of Group and
funeral services were held at the
Rasmussen Funeral Parlors Tuesday
afternoon. Rev. Edwards, of the
Methodist church, ~officiated.
, 1923-04-26
SHOES COST FIFTEEN DAYS

Sabine Moranda, plead guilty to
the charge OF petty larceny at his
nearing before Justice of the Peace
n. X. Watson at the court house
Tuesday afternoon.
Moranda admitted stealing a pair
or shoes from Louis Kramish and
was given fifteen days in Jail for the
offense.
, 1923-04-26
BENEFIT DANCE SATURDAY

G Saturday evening at the
nome OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert West
brook will be held a dance for the
benefit OF the Rawlins Federals. the
colored baseball team recently or
sanized in this city.
Evening star., 1923-03-11
SAYS ITALY WANTS
j. s. AS CLOSE ALLY
Envoy Caetani Declares His
Country Is United in Con-
structive Policy.
PRAISES Fascist PARTY
Honesty, Justice, Courage and
Hard Work It's Aims,
He Says.
PRAISES Fascist PARTY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, March 10.-All Italy has
Joined in a common effort to recon-
struct the country economically and
financially, and looks to the United
States as her great ally of the fu-
ture, Prince Gelasio Caetani, Italian
ambassador to the United States,
asserted in an address here tonight t
He spoke before the Round Table
Club, an organization Of local busi-
ness and professional men. Party
strifeS and class interests have been
set aside in Italy for the general
good. the prince stated.
The fascist movement. he declared,
was not political party at the be-
ginning, but means to get to the
desired goal.
1T evolved gradually" he explain
ed. Now that IL is in power, 1t has
united under its banner all the poIiti-
cal parties that support a constitu-
tional government and has given
has any reason and any right to ex-
list. that of the national party.
The program of this party can be
condensed in four words: Honesty,
justice, courage and hard work.
Italy must first Of all restore its
financial and economic conditions,
then it will develop its commercial
and industrial activities. giving vent
to its overwhelming and powerful
energies.
Italy looks to the United States
as her great ally of the future She
is ready to unite her forces to those
or your great country in Il glorious
effort TO restore peace and foster the
prosperity of the human race
Evening star., 1923-03-11
War Cost ItaIv
Upt0Date About
$27,792,OOO,

BY the Associated Press
ROME, March 10.-Italy's total ex-
penditure arising from the war, COW
ering the period from 1914 to 1928,
was approximately 144,0oo, ,00e, 600 lire
fnorlnally $c7.7s2, 900, ,o0O). the pariia-
mentary commission of inquiry just
announced.
Tho commission reported that il
was instrumental in the recovery
from protiteers Of 3S4, 1000, 900 lire.
The report OF the commission, which
is composed OF fifteen senator's and
nfteen deputies, appointed in July,
1920, makes two volumes OF about
$500 large pages. It contains, among
other documents, a secret memoran-
dunn from Count Macchi di CeIlere,
then ambassador at Washington,
about the propaganda which all coun-
tries, with the exception of Italy
were carrying on in America:
Owing to this situation, the memo
randum said. harmful ignorance and
preJudices reigned in American minds
with regard to Italy. 1t added that
anti-Italian propaganda was being
directed by DR.. Dernburg, who had
at his disposal 100000 and that
100000 Americans of German ex-
traction and Austro-Hungarian sub
jectS took advantage of Italy's leay-
ing the triple alliance to attack her
as traitor.
Evening star., 1923-03-11
BoFIN ON WAR PATH.
Rebel Leader Terrorizes Northern
Section-Raids Into Ulster.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 10.-The Irish
rebel leader Bofin is on the warpath
again, says the Belfast correspondent
Of the Evening News.
Bofin. although besieged by strong
Free State forces, escaped from his
hiding place in the Arigna mountains,
in County Cavan, and now is reported
to be operating in northern Leitrin,
at the head of small but daring
band, which includes many of the
veterans Of the Arigna fighting.
They are having q hectic time raid
ing trains for mails and merchandise
Bofin's most daring exploit thus far
is the destruction OF a passenger train
at Glenfarne, just over the Ulster
border from Enniskillen. Free State
troops are hot on the trail OF the
elusive rebel.
For weeks" the correspondent
1.-The rebel parties billet
themselves on the distracted farming
folk, while rowing bands occasionally
call at lonely houses and order bacon
and eggs for ten men, insisting on
the harassed housewife having the
food on the table inside Of as many
minutes.
"Such demands have not added to
the popularity Of the rebels, whose
chief admirers are romantically-
minded girls and youths thrilled by
their frequent hairbreadth escapes
and train-burning exploits.
Evening star., 1923-03-11
Bonar Laws Ministry Rocked
By Defeat Of Three Members
British Editor Giues Lack of HOusiu q
as Chief Cause for Rebuke
to Government.

revive, but at this writing it is very
shaky
If Law falls it is hard to say who
would, succeed him as premier.
the center party. and having been
rejected by the conservatives, now
has made bid for u reunion with
Herbert Asquith and his liberals.
lie would like reunion, but only
on conditions which would secure
loyalty to the common cause.
Party Needs CIeverness.
a tremendous controversy has re-
suited, but there is the question
whether even though the reunion
shall come AsGuith ever could accept
Lloyd George as colleague in new
ministry. Would Grey? Would
simon? They significantly avoid dec
larations of position. Even If they
did there still would be the party to
reckon with. Georges presentation
National Liberal Club.
But he is clever and the party
needs cleVerness. lie also has funds
and II needs them, too. But Just
what the outcome will tie is hard to
say. ministerial crisis and the
downfall Of the Bonar Law cabinet
may be forced at any time.
Added To the domestic problem is
the question of the Ruhr. Our posi-
ton - Cologne remains dangerous
and Iumiliating There is an ever
preseri danger that German resist
ance may develop violence. This
would be deplorable because Eng
land could not support France in
such contingency and the country
would be torn by sheer force Of
events resulting from the failure of
the government to initiate strong
policy Hence there is the need for
"A bold declaration at the present
time.
tCcpyright 1921