First Industrial Club Forms and Holds Large Opening Meeting
The Commercial club held its first regular meeting at Budd hall with a large crowd from in and out of town. Officers reviewed the new constitution and by laws drafted by Oscar Beck P W Jenkins and Jesse Fuller. Membership fees set at five dollars new dues four dollars quarterly for men and one dollar for women with full rights. A plan to build club rooms and invest dues was approved. A road meeting with Wyoming State Highway Dept at Rock Springs was postponed to April 20. The regular meeting will be the first Friday of each month. A leap year dance followed with women paying and men admitted free. music by Miss Leopold and Dr Hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Buddhall
Oscar Beck
P. W. Jenkins
Jesse Fuller
Big Piney Industrial Club
Coul
Wyoming State Highway Dept
Rock Springs
Green River Valley
Leopold
Hook
Beck to Cheyenne for Wyoming live stock session
Oscar Beck departs tomorrow for Cheyenne to attend the Board of Live Stock Commissioners session from April 5 to 10. Citizens with grievances may contact Beck at the Plains Hotel in Cheyenne. after adjournment he will proceed to Casper for the Republican State convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Beck
Cheyenne
Board of Live Stock Commissioners of
Wyoming
Beck
Plains Hotel
Casper
Bertha James Weds Levi Hill In Valley Ceremony
Bertha James and Levi Hill married last Thursday at the bride’s parents home with Justice A B Stout officiating. A generous wedding supper followed, then a dance. The couple are well regarded in the valley and friends wish them happiness and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd James
Bertha
Levi Hill
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Stout
Green River Valley Seeks Teachers Institute Next September
A letter from Kemmerer Superintendent urges Big Piney and Green River Valley citizens to fund a Green River Valley teachers institute in Big Piney next September. The plan would raise 100 dollars to pay one instructor for a week with travel costs covered by county commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Piney
Green River Valley
Kemmerer
Wyo
Bug Piey Examiner
Dear §Jr
Sam
County Superintendent Proposes Valley Institute Plan
Myra E Geer asks for publicity in the paper to support an institute plan aiding teachers in the Green River Valley and southern county. She outlines institutes at Jackson Afton Kemmerer and seeks copies of local papers to track handling and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green River Valley
Aame
Jackson
Afton
Kemmerer
Big Piney
Myra E, Geer
Mrs Fear's Card Party At Piney Featured In Pleasant Afternoon
Last Saturday Mrs F A Fear hosted a 38 invited ladies card party at her Piney area home. Mrs George Brown won first prize and Mrs Fred Graham took the consolation. A two course luncheon with green and pink spring decorations followed. Toasts by Mrs E R Noble and Mrs James Mickelson concluded the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Fear
Piney
George Brown
Fred Graham
E. R. Noble
James Mickelson
Adjourned Big Piney Council Meets March 20 1920
The March 2 1920 regular meeting of the Big Piney Town Council adjourned due to no quorum and reconvened March 20 1920. Present at the adjourned session were L. D. Tanner and others as listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aereenay
Big Piney
North Piney and Cottonwood IRR Projects to Be Completed
E. E. McKee and Wm. King of St. Louis with contractor John E. Lloyd of Cheyenne arrived to plan and gear up grading equipment for the big canals linking with Green River. Ferdinal Finney will supervise, work to start when weather allows, and expects full completion by next fall. Thousands of acres of lands will be cultivated. settlers already homesteading will showcase crops when canals are finished. A fuller article on these projects and related ventures will appear in the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. McKee
North Piney and Cottonwood Irrigation and Development Company
St. Louis
Wm. King
John E. Lloyd
Cheyenne
Green River
Ferdinal Finney
Green River Valley
Big Piney approves telephone franchise and street work plan
Town council minutes show approval of a franchise for the Big Piney Telephone Co to erect poles and wires in town streets and alleys. The panel also authorizes street grading on Front Street and notes adjournment after special meeting March 23, 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Chapel
Dan B. Budd
J. P. Jensen
W. C. Yose
Geo. Hopkins, Jr
G. Trittipo
Big Piney Mer. Co
Big Piney Telephone Company
Big Piney
L. D Tanner
L. D. Tanner
D. B. Budd
Jas. P. Jensen
Walter Yose
Big Piney Telephone Co
F.D. Chapel
P. W. Denikius
P. W. Jenkins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wah
Big Piney Merc. Co
Teachers’ Institute
the Town Council
Big Piney, Wyo
Big
M. B. Hook
Edison
Lewis Cash Grocery
C. A. Ives
North Piney
Cottonwood
Attest
Grover Trittipo
Eaeepee
State Bank of
Legal Tender
National Bank
Surnme Fund
Panera
Total
Wyeming
Lot
County of Lincoln
Albert Larsop
Albert Larson
Jean Brox
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