Big Piney festival offers funds for agriculture students
On March 13 residents of Biz Piney will attend a charity festival hosted by agricultural department students. A supper features coveted chicken dishes, ice cream, and coffee, followed by a carnival led by entertaining young women and St Patrick’s cameo. Proceeds fund a revolving agricultural development fund to aid the boys’ projects.
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Biz Piney
Agricultural Department
St. Patrick
Richt
Big Piney
Mrs Bob Gunter to Mayo's for operation
Mr and Mrs Albert Larson returned from Kemmerer and Opal bringing news that Mr and Mrs Bob Gunter of Opal left that evening for Rochester Minnesota where Mrs Gunter will enter the Mayo Clinic for an operation. Local friends wish for a successful procedure and a prompt return home.
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Albert Larson
Kemmerer
Opal
Bob Gunter
Rochester
Minnesota
Gunter
Mayo Clinic
Senator Warren Offers Field Seed Packages To Wyoming Farmers
Senator Warren plans to distribute a limited allotment of dry land field seeds to Wyoming farmers and ranchmen. Varieties include Kursk millet, field beans, field peas, white sweet clover, and Grim alfalfa, with one package per applicant to total 25 dollars. Requests are processed by receipt order until supply runs out. Also, Miss Rose Shideler visits the Murdock ranch to see her sister Mrs Carr.
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Warren
Wyoming
Department of Agriculture
Editor's Father Undergoes Operation At Holy Cross
The editor reports his father George W. Hopkins Jr. was operated on for stomach troubles at Holy Cross hospital in Salt Lake. He rallied and was said to be getting along fine at last word. He is father to Mrs Nichols, Thomas Hopkins of Halfway, and Ralph Hopkins of this place.
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George W. Hopkins, Jr
Holy Cross Hospital
Salt Lake
W. §. Nichols
Thomas Hopkins
Halfway
Ralph Hopkins
Midwest Notes on camp staff and local oil operations
Field Superintendent G. Scott spent several days in town on business. Mr and Mrs Lewis and Mr and Mrs Lawson, Midwest camp employees, visited from the field for a shopping trip. A new road from the Midwest well to the coal mine road to LaBarge will serve truck drivers hauling oil for fuel. Heavy gas flow at the well was shut off by an oil influx between casings, allowing oil to heat boilers temporarily. G C Wassing and Johnny Stevens attended a Piney picture show Sunday night. All bills in the Senate and House are at the examiner’s office for public perusal. Mr and Mrs Fields and family spent Friday at the 67 ranch.
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Lewis
Lawson
Midwest
LaBarge
Local social notes and a quip on legislator economy
Ed Henderson of Midway was a Big Piney visitor at Marbleton's dance last Saturday night. Al Osterhout returned from Salt Lake City after weeks seeking medical care. Frank Burney, prominent merchant, visited Kemmerer first of the week. Mrs W E Enos of Daniel passed through en route to Rock Springs on business. A quip asks what a poor legislator should do as people demand economy with one hand and appropriations with the other. Geo W Beatty returned from Rock Springs after dental work. his jaw is normal size again.
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Ed. Henderson
Midway
Marbleton
W. E. Enos
Daniel
Rock Springs
Geo. W. Beatty
Canadian visitors Billmans tour Fontenelle and area
Mr and Mrs W C Billman of Alberta arrived last Friday from Fontenelle after visiting Ned Herschler and family. They will stay a week with Mr and Mrs Beck before heading to Portland Oregon to visit relatives. It is Mrs Billman's first visit in 27 years linking to the late Jacob Herschler. Mr Billman enjoys the country but notes it is hard to tell much about a place.
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W. C. Billman
Alberta
Canada
Fred Beck
J. P. Fuller
Fontenelle
Ned Herschler
Beck
Portland
Oregon
Billman
Jacob Herschler
Mr.Billman
Coolidge Praises American Newspapers in National Speech
President Coolidge lauded the nation’s newspapers at a dinner of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. He praised American press for real news, reliability, and independence, urging editors to publish his words as a tribute to their service. Also mentions local trips by Albert Larson and Opal Opal as business visitors to Big Piney.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
American Society of Newspaper Editors
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Burney & Co
Big Pinay, Wyoming
Mayo's
Miss Rose Shideler
Murdock Ranch
Mrs. Carr
G. Scott
G. C. Wassing
Johnny Stevens
Piney
Senate
House
Fields
Pioneer Theatre
Mulford
al Osterhout
Frank Burney
Albert
Larson
State Bank of
Sig Piney
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