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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
1
The old actor building advertised for sale was bought last Saturday by JL D Tanner for the town of Piney at $125. The structure will be moved to the Big Piney townsite and remodeled as a town hall. Later this season cells will be installed to serve as a jail.
Crews work two weeks on the Marcieton race track grand stand nearly finished and to seat about 1500. The complex will include a ball diamond a race track and field and be fully enclosed. Marble ton plans a later season celebration rather than a Fourth of July event.
Piney defeats Marbleton 16 to 15 after nine innings at Pinedale. Players Billy Sherman Joe Finno Joe Stanton and Horses Smith contributed for Piney. Dispute arose when Smith argued a third base rule call in the ninth. Local bets and doubts cloud Piney’s chance to attend the Valley championship celebration.
Notes report damp weather with rain nights and Sundays in Cottonwood. Jules Giroude is on the sick list this week. Frank Beaman works on sign painting and calsomine painting as a paperhanger.
Local residents report Sunday visits and social calls across Marbleton Piney and surrounding ranches. Notable movements include Jimmie Stewart driving to Kemmerer and John A. Bunting returning to California. A. P. Sommers and several Dunham family members appear in multiple gatherings.
Charles Hiles rested at Murdock ranch on route to Green river head. A Laman and crew work levees on his lower ranch. Prank Tracy and Hugh Wardell hunted for horses on the desert. Mrs Swanstrom and son Harry visited Spencer's on Thursday. A special Riverside school meeting voted 300 dollars for Wardell Harmison school but the majority opposed. Clifford Spenser rode to W E Spencers at Canyon ranch. Walter Ball looked for horses nearby last week. Mr Hersig called on Murdock’s Saturday. Billy Thompson passed through toward Piney. Luce visited Piney last week.
Supervisor Chas A Beam of the Wyoming National Forest arrived by Reo to transact business with local stockmen and Forest Ranger Traiis and may call on Ranger Graham in Merna. Kansas visitor Mrs J N Thompson arrives to spend summer with her daughter Mrs Frank A Travis. Several locals attend dances, plan future events, and discuss lumber sales, bull consignments, and travel to Lander and East Lake City.
Memorial services were held on June 6 at the grave of Chas Walker in Big Piney by Woodmen of the World Camp 451. The event featured a poem read by Past Consul Commander Chet Chrisman, a dignified drill by Mr. Travis and escort John Budd guiding guests, with a flower-covered grave and expressions of community sympathy. The monument to Walker was unveiled as attendees reflected on faith and solace.
Sealed bids will be received by the town clerk until Saturday June 19 1915 at 7 30 pm for moving the bullying with outbuildings and foundations from its present location north of Big Piney to the Big Piney townsite. Building must be placed on foundation and to grade. Council may reject any bid. Terms set by Mayor L D Tanner and Town Clerk Grover Tuirripo. Joe Sage reported a trip to the road to receive 38 bulls.
Frank Travis and Howard Heits visited local businessmen last Tuesday to collect subscriptions for Big Piney Fourth of July. The plan features a baseball game street sports speaking fireworks and an evening dance with full reports in next week’s paper.
Misa Ursula Tanner and Donald and Mona Query called at the office this week. Shel Baker plans to buy cows in Piney. Arthur Campbell stays busy on his ranch and plans canyon road work. Two strangers visited Basin eyeing land and may settle soon. Arthur Bowlsby reports three bears taken in two weeks, one large and two medium. Bert Pardy works for Wm Bowlsby while William plows for red top seed. L L Query heads to Scott ranch to shoe horses. D R Hicks moved into a new house after wife’s return from Pinedale. B F Bonurart lost a mare in poor spring condition. Alex Swenson visited Geo Pixley on business. L L Query breaks horses for F E Vanvleck. Waugh Hibbens to work for Chas Noble this summer after some personal ranch work.
Gus Larson reported from Halfway that mail carriers will discontinue on the 15th but local residents including Mr Haley and Mr Munn push to establish a post office. The community cooperates to keep the Halfway route open, arguing the cut would be a great injustice to locals who rely on mail service.
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