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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
15
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to department penalties for some item over a year. It mentions a yearly price of 300 and cutting of a part of an animal. Readable facts are sparse and tied to unspecified department rules.
The piece narrates Tn and Rout’s win over Ed Parmenter in a Ford trip, then describes L L Querry’s Hoback Basin trip and a mail contract dispute. It notes Perry Bowlsby’s bid for Daniel to Bon Durant was rejected for form, prompting plans to hold mail at Daniel. W L Snider returns from Salt Lake City, visits hospitalised wife, and the couple plans a long trip to Minnesota and California for recovery and an expedition.
Forest Notes reports Ed Rowe of Mason purchasing a lot through Dan Harrison for a spring home. Harry Munn of Cottonwood buys the adjacent lot, hinting at future construction. A long list of regional forestry losses notes seven and a half tires exceeding $100 in Utah Nevada Wyoming and Idaho. Virginia leads in wood use for crates, with New York Illinois Massachusetts and California following. Turkey shoot at Piney hotel yields prizes for Charlie Mills and Slim Creeden, while Jake Query shows rifle skill. Marbletop skating rink hosts a dance after modifying the program. Sage-brush fuel use and fire/insect losses are discussed, along with cordwood pricing in Nevada. Social notes cover Miss Cordice Haliet and Big Piney club gathering with eight couples, a noon luncheon, and awards to Mrs Pearl Berger and Jane Jensen. A log raft of cedar, reportedly the largest on the Pack, sails from British Columbia to Puget Sound.
Helen Baldwin returns from Denver where she studied. Shorty Evans covers the Boulder store during Mr. Baldwin’s absence while he handles business at Lock Springs and Denver. Jim Sparks butchers a 75 pound hog. Sam Hoff builds an eight by eight foot chicken house. Teachers plan Christmas Eve dances at Boulder and Newfork. Local ladies buy fabric at 30 cents a yard. Mrs. Ditton attempts to pay the preacher twenty five dollars after hauling wood.
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