Veterinarian Minter Opens Valley Practice
J. E. Milter arrived from Llewellyn Neb and will operate as resident veterinarian in the valley. He is a Kansas City Veterinary College graduate of 1919 and will treat distemper outbreaks while Mr. Kelly recovers from haying machinery repairs and is expected to finish work by mid next week. W. E. Enos reports two mares lost recently amid the epidemic concerns.
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J. E. Milter
H. Kelly
Sunda
Qantas T Canal
Mr. Kelly
Minter
Llewellyn, Neb
Kansas City
Postmaster General Burleson Extends Parcel Post Weight
Representative Lewis, a parcel post law author, argues the postmaster general may raise the limit to 100 pounds. He contends federal authority allows expanding parcel transport and criticizes railroads and opposing companies for resisting Burleson’s order.
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Lewis
Burleson
New Isolated Tract Law Changes Deposits and Appraisals
A new isolated tract law ends the $1.95 per acre deposit and requires no deposit at once. Land is segregated once the sale order reaches the local land office. Isolated lands are appraised before sale instead of a flat $1.25 per acre rate. Deposited money for future sales will be returned to intending buyers.
New Bank Building Underway In Kemmerer Wy
Durnford began foundation work on a new bank building on Budd avenue and Fish street Kemmerer Wyoming. The brick structure 60 by 25 feet will house a bank room directors room and fireproof vault with oak and mahogany interiors and is slated for occupancy early next year. FP B Curtis, jeweler Kemmerer Wyoming.
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Durnford
Budd Avenue
Fish Street
Flonting South
Bank Room
Ralph Bugher Plans Sagebrush Clean Up and Hay Expansion
Rancher Ralph Bugher spent several days in town last week having a sagebrush grubber repaired for upcoming improvements at his North Piney Missouri ranch near the Méson Port Office. He produced about 40 tons of hay this season and expects much more next year as he converts sagebrush into hay land.
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Ralph Bugher
Ralph
North Piney
Méson
Inter-Mountain Good Roads official tours route across state
E L Emery recently named Field Superintendent of the Inter Mountain Good Roads Department arrived last night. He was met in Rawlins and traveled via Thayer Rock Springs Granger Evanston with local boosters. Emery praised road conditions noting only repairs near Rocks and vicinity while predicting the road will be declared the Transcontinental route. He will continue to San Francisco with notes on gravel deposits and depressions.
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E. L. Emery
Inter-Mountain
Rosds
J. Watce Chael Ae
Emery
San Francisco
Reverend Savidge Ad Offers Omaha Women for Husbands
A newspaper note prints an advertisement by Rev. Chas. W. Savidge of the Brandeis Theater Building Omaha Neb offering “a thousand women” to marry. The ad is presented as a good cause free of charge though skeptical about mail order marriages.
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West
Chas. W. Savidge
Brandeis Theater Building
Omaha
Neb
Wyoming
Two men found guilty after pistol altercation
Frank Cunnington and John Baily argued with revolvers. Cunnington swore out a warrant served by deputy Less Mills. They were tried before Justice Ira Dodge on Tuesday for a misdemeanor and fined $25 plus $57.75 costs each, deemed light.
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Frank Cunnington
John Baily
Qcunnington
Freighting venture by Jim Harmison with eight horses
Jim Harmison began a Tuesday freight run with eight horses and three big rigs, hauling about twelve thousand pounds of primarily flour for the Big Piney Mercantile Co. He works several colts, plans a ten-horse team on the next trip, and expects substantial freighting in coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Harmison
Big Piney Mercantile Co
Jim
Local and Personal News from Green River Valley
Weekly report notes numerous local movements and tasks. Residents and visitors arrive from ranches and mines, crews haul merchandise to Big Piney Mercantile, and plans unfold for homes, haying, auto work, and a fall project near the Lew school site.
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Green River Valley
Big Piney Builds Heart of Prosperity With New Bank and Hotels
The town approves major construction including a new six thousand dollar brick bank, a fifty by one hundred foot brick store, and an eleven thousand dollar hotel. Plans include a brick cottage and a new residence as Big Piney grows into a hopeful county seat with strong water and climate benefits.
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Big Piney Mercantile Company
Payne and Chapel
Durnford
W. E. Mills
Green River Valley
Plate
Frontier Champions Crowned at Rough Rider World Show
Henry Webb of Wheatland Wyoming won champion rough rider world title with prize $450 and Union Pacific saddle. Hugh Stemler of LaGrange Wyoming earned champion steer roper with $400. W Brown of Cheyenne won champion amateur rough rider with prize $40. Mary Cameron of Islay Wyoming claimed champion lady steer roper with $50 and Denver Republican cup. Leo Nora Mattingly of Byers Colorado 16 earned champion lady relay rider with $150 and Denver Post cup. Stemler Bay owned by Stemler of LaGrange named champion bucking horse. Ranger, owned by Eddie McCarty of Goldsmith, Wyoming, named champion rope horse. Walt Padgett of Salinas California won champion steer bulldogger. Gus Shindle of Los Angeles California titled cowboy thrown hardest.
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Henry Webb
Wheatland
Wyo
Union Pacific Saddle
Hugh Stemler
LaGrange
W. Brown
Cheyenne
Mary Cameron
Islay
Leonora Mattingly
Byers
Colo
Stemler
Meldrum Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Meldrum, tried in Rawlins for the killing of Chick Bowen at Baggs Wyoming, convicted of second degree murder. He awaits sentencing by Judge Tidball in the county jail. Minimum term not less than 20 years. maximum life imprisonment. Verdict surprised Carbon County residents after a prior mistrial protected the case.
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Robt
Meldrum
Rawlins
Music Class Resumed After Park Break
Fania M. Ross states music lessons will resume for a short period as some pupils were at the park and others attend after staying.
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Fania M. Ross
Big Game Season Opens As Roads Improve Travel North
The hunting season for elk deer and mountain sheep opens September 1 and ends November 15 as hunters head toward the upper Green River fields. More locals and visitors will hunt this year due to better roads and bridges allowing half day access from rail hubs. Wyoming game laws limit residents to one female elk one horned deer and one male mountain sheep while non residents may take two elk one horned deer and one male mountain sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green River
Wyoming
Old Timers Visit G P Hibbens and Family
Old timers Rexburg Idaho residents Mr Hibbens and wife and Chas Ashley wife and son visited Big Piney during their return from a several week trip in the upper country. Hibbens and son ran a blacksmith shop. Mrs Hibbens kept a hotel. the Ashley family owned a hay ranch near Daniel. Ashley hopes to sell Idaho holdings and move back to Green River Valley permanently.
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G. P. Hibbens
Chas
Ashley
Rexburg
Idaho
Big Piney
Hibbens
Waugh
Green River Valley
Community Dance At South Piney Draws Large Attendance
A dance hosted by Chet Christman at his South Piney home attracted a jolly crowd. Music by Shidler and Keith with Mrs. Oscar Daniels and A Brown assisting. Supper served at midnight. Dance continued until four o clock with revelers praising the good time.
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Chet Christman
South Piney
Shidler
Keith
Oscar Daniels
A. Brown
Cattle Ranches for Sale Near Midway Wyoming
Four thousand acre cattle ranches in Wyoming near Midway offered from the estate of the deceased Kody Thornton. Prospective buyers urged to view and obtain settlement details from Stephen Kluise, Daniel Wye, or George Thornton in Midway Wyoming. Miss Mamie Walker employed by the Markleton Republican as compositor.
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Midway Post Office
Wyoming
Kody Thornton
Stephen Kluise
Daniel
Wye
George Thornton
Midway
Mamie Walker
The
Markleton
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