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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
5
Bishop McGovern of Cheyenne announces a $300,000 plan to erect St. Joseph's Orphanage in Torrington Goshen County with 200 beds. A 93 acre irrigated farm is purchased. Sisters will staff without pay. Initial unit costs about $175,000 with a Sept 6 to 18 drive.
In a church notice, Herbert C. Kimmel urges vigor in religious life, framing religion as the bank of community work. He discusses the church’s role in St. Joseph's Orphanage and warns against dull conventional piety while promoting genuine religious vitality as essential for the town.
Teacher examinations will be conducted Sept 4 and 5. Any persons wishing to take those examinations, please notify me at once. Margaret C. McDole County Superintendent of Schools. Commissioner Charles Olson was in from the ranch last Friday after having extras. Mrs George Linn and children motored from and to the tie camp first of the week. Ed Yedden was in town last Friday from the Taggart Construction Camp No. 1 where he finished drilling two soft water wells to a depth of LOL ff. which now supplies the camps with pure soft water for all purposes. County Commissioner Gust L Larson of Halfway was a Big Piney business visitor last Friday. Gust has excellent beef steers on his ranch to market this fall and hopes to get 10c a pound for these primers.
The Chicago Union Station completes a landmark railway terminal praised for accessibility and elegance. A 3 acre main building with a 100 foot high waiting room, 60 000 square foot concourse, and 125 seat conference room serve 50 000 passengers daily, with 800 trains and major carriers sharing the site.
The Pioneer theatre continues Saturday night showings for public benefit with high quality pictures and a good comedy each week. Manager Mr Kagen aims to deliver prime entertainment and urges attendance as a privilege not always available in a small town. John Bolinger and Mr Powers visited from the Sykes place recently. Let Us do your Job Printing.
The sage chicken season ended last Saturday causing townsfolk to retreat to the hills for the final day of shooting. Chickens were plentiful this season and many hunters reported securing the bag on each outing.
The weather cleared again and a rancher reports a good week for hay harvest. Mr and Mrs Albert Griggs and their family spent time visiting relatives from Opal. Mrs Andrew Homer came down from the ranch this morning for supplies.
Clifton Fear has opened a modern dairy in Big Piney equipped with an electric plant and milking machine. He operates about sixty thoroughbred Holstein cows in a large barn with cooling and bottling rooms. The plan is to supply the town with high grade butter milk and cream.
The National Livestock and Meat Board based in Chicago is doing important work to boost meat demand among Americans and counter cereal manufacturers who claim cereals are more healthful than meat.
Jack Walters of LaBarge reports a barrel oil spouter in his yard, the first discovered in the area. He and his brother Joe Walters of Baggs Oklahoma observed the barrel spurting oil during their visit on Tuesday, highlighting an unusual local sighting.
Lincoln County garage owner Platt Wilson planned a quiet departure to Denver for his wedding to Miss Delia Gaddo, a Kemmerer school faculty member. The couple will tour by auto to Yellowstone Park, then settle in Kemmerer after September 1, with Wilson renting an apartment in the Case building.
The Happy Six Orchestra will host a dance next Saturday night after the show. Patrons are urged to wear dancing shoes and enjoy a lively evening of music and dancing.
Snellen M. Johnson of Half Way attended the funeral of his mother Sally Johnson at Roberts son Wyoming. The 89 year old woman died at Lonetree Wyoming on July 20.
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