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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
1
Roman pavements tombs and statues are turning up across London as modern digs uncover evidence of early urban life. Excavations in Lombard Street Threadneedle Street and near the Exchange reveal vaulted floors wood ash layers and cattle bones suggesting repeated rebuilds over centuries.
A kitten guided Nettie a twelve year old girl to safety after she fell from a recreation pier. The child hung head downward from a stake, caught by clothing, and would have died if not for the animal’s persistent signaling to her mother. The mother followed to the scene and found the girl barely conscious.
A man accused of attempting blackmail is alleged to have invaded a residence after being invited to a call. He confronted a young woman, allegedly entering the home, and fled after a struggle that left him injured and seeking monetary compensation for the incident.
Officials at the Douglas land office present the fiscal year ending June 20 detailing transfers of a quarter of a billion acres from Uncla Sain to settlements in four counties. Despite gains, over six million acres remain public domain, much suitable for farming. Stolen land totals 1,328 parcels and 289,080.28 acres. vacant land in the Platte land district drops by 196,508.14 acres to 6,0?00,000 acres.
Cheyenne prepares for Frontier Nightly and Frontier Days on July 2 27 and 26 with Wild West championship contests as the main attraction. A feature auto parade along Vapliok avenue will be the brightest street in the West with over three thousand decorated cars in four abreast formation.
The Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Clerk William Kelley reports a Supreme Court ruling declaring no jurisdiction in Oscar W. White's appeal. White, condemned for the murder of Anderson Coffee near Cooper, Ann, will have at least six weeks more of life as the court cannot set an execution date until it reconvenes in September.
The Park county branch of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage is completed and the union is now organized in the state state wide.
Three prisoners escaped from the county jail by breaking the grates and cutting bars on the north window. Two were recaptured and returned to jail. Contests over oil claim near end in trial at Lyon with Judge Parmalee in district court.
A jumble of notes records planning discussions across counties including Gunraney, Vinlah, and Park County. It notes community projects, church and post office builds, and an annual Wyant Pharmaceutical Association meeting amid broader state mentions of militias and federation conventions.
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