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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1914
Page
8
The page reports social calls and visits from residents such as Ma Woodmanere, Corea Beatly, Stacy, Piney, and others, with remarks on a birthday party and a chase baby visit. A medical paragraph discusses heredity and insanity, noting heredity accounts for about fifty percent and environment can reveal latent conditions in some individuals.
A fragmentary notice lists F O nto Piney cattle ranch with fenced river area fair buildings and 100 in tame hay. It names Fred McDonald of Vermillion and B M Fox, with Viola Wyoming and several heavy medium breed horses on stations.
Local classified notice offers a dining table dresser and kitchen cabinet with toys for sale. Enquiries directed to the Examiner office.
Notice announces that McLean widow of John McLean filed to prove desert land claim No 68968 for the east half of section 2 near Stanley Wyoming. Final proof before H E Christmas U S Commissioner in Kemmerer Wyoming on April Lith 1914 with witnesses Orlin Black Frank Springman Guy Jaycox and Gus Rodgers listed.
Land Office Evanston Wyoming February 1 1914 notices net h J Luman assignee of Ralph De Maurier Big Piney Wyoming has filed intention to make final proof for NE and SWE of section 6 and NE of section 7 township 31 north range 110 west sixth meridian before Eugene Plank U S Commissioner at Cora Wyoming on March 7 1914 witnesses Abner Lumoan William MacMahon J G Hendricks and Martin Sandquist all of Big Piney Wyoming.
United States Land Office at Evanston Wyoming issues notice that Pred Heck assigner of Andrew J. Ricketts of Big Piney has filed to enter under Sec 2206 E.8 land Lot 3 Section 5 Township 30 North Range 112 West and SWA of Section 32 Township 31 North and plans protest by April 7.
A scrambled ad-like notice touts a $100 reward for a cure claiming to heal catarrh. It references a medical product called Hall's Catarrh Cure and mentions a school child and a prompt reply, though the text is garbled and hard to interpret.
Notice is given that Nelson H Whitman of Viola Wyoming has filed final proof to establish his desert land entry for SEY SE% of section 32 and SW of section 33 in township 27 north range 113 west sixth principal meridian. The hearing will be before H Christmas A S Commissioner at Kemmerer Wyoming on April 17 1914. Witnesses include Alfred Thompson Labarge Wyoming Anderson McGinnis Labarge Wyoming Frank DeGraw Viola Wyoming Philetus Twiebel Viola Wyoming.
Land Office Evanston Wyoming March 1 1914 notes that O Neil of Big Piney Wyoming filed Desert Entry No 2635 for the NW and NE of section 11 township 20 north range 111 west sixth principal meridian and will prove final proof before James L Ames US Commissioner. Witnesses Alvin Decker Walter Yous Thawag D O Neil and L D Tanner all of Big Piney Wyoming.
The mayor proclaims a town election in Big Piney Lincoln Wyoming on Tuesday May 10 1910. Voters elect a Mayor for a one year term and two councilmen. Polls stay open at Badger Hall until seven in the evening as ordered by Mayor J B Budd.
Reading fragments note Midway mites and local visits near a river as Haddenham and Wilkie figures appear. A man nabbed at Premier Motor stores yanks coal fibers. when asked who told him, he replies nobody, I just peaded, per a brief Indianapolis News item.
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