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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
5
Cattle branded with a large N on the left flank and a giant bar beneath the left hip. Horses bear a circle with a uri bar on the left thigh. Cattle ear marks described and left ear cut noted as South to Twit Gress.
Four thousand nine hundred acre cattle ranch property in Midway post office, Wyoming, listed from the estate of Ody Thornton. Prospective buyers may contact Stephen Hulse, Daniel Wyn, or George Thornton for details and viewing.
Notice to George W. Prichard and heirs that labor requirements of $100 per year for 1911 and 1912 on First Chance No. 1 and No. 2 claims in Lincoln County are due. If contributions of $50 per year per claim are not made within 90 days, interests will vest in the subscriber under the 2324 Revised Statutes.
A mix of 1914 era items includes a bitter note on proposed homestead proofs hearings for admin efficiency, a Pineale resident buying a San Francisco bungalow, brief reflections on adversity and beauty, a gravity clock description, seal interactions with fishermen, bank statements and a notary seal, and remarks on the U S oath without Bible contact. The column mentions Grace MacClashen notary, MacGlashan cashier, and a note on presidential oath customs.
Notice lists horses Jack Mare and Uo weighing about 12 pounds and Hayore with Gull weighing about 9 pounds and a mention that reward will be paid for the return of the Norse. Sheriff Tansen of Keine Wye signs the notice with expense reimbursement details.
John G. Hayden of Big Piney Wyoming filed intent to make Final Proof on Desert Land Entry No. 0973 for the SW section 27 township 38 north range 111 west sixth principal meridian. Proof before Eugene B. Plank U S Commissioner at Cora Wyoming on February 14 1914. Witnesses: Wm L. Smith Henry C. Durham Albert P. Sommers Lois F E Hayden all of Big Piney Wyoming. Thomas V. Davis Register.
A Jamaica Mirror item lampoons subscriptions with 13 letter phrases and a 18th century joke on good luck. A labor gang digs a mysterious ditch described as a sewer while one worker pretends to dig in a play, the foreman joking you “break I pay for” as he urges effort.
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