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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1916
Page
6
The past two weeks featured very pleasant weather and snow for irrigation. Local social visits included Mr and Mrs P Twichel at the Bar A and sleigh rides by Mr and Mrs O Twichel. Perry Bowlsby called on business, and L L Querry left for Daniel after tending ranch interests. Frank Vanvleck visited Jackson, and Mr Sewell covered chores.
Feb 29 1916 notes Elmer Rathbun visiting Opal Justin Pomeroy and wife returned from Omaha C L and H M Holden and D O Robinson go to Cokeville to buy cattle Dick Richards trip to Kemmerer Mr and Mrs C L Holden and family visited Lyon Rathbun home Howard Holden business trip to Opal Alfred Pomery caller at C Holden's Miss Simcox of New York visiting Mrs D Johnson Wes Schiedler Walter and Oliver Vickery hauled oil cake for Andrew Homer Buster Mellvain stayed with Poss Lindley en route to Olson ranch Ralph DuMaurier helped move cattle to Charley Olson's Poss Lindly visited Opal Kemmerer and Salt Lake City Willie McGinnis and wife attended Poss Lindly's dance Man Vickery trip to Opal seed grain Myron Mills ranch visit Wm Matlock and wife to Frank Degraws A large dance at Pass Lindly place Ivan Jones of Kemmerer weekend with parents Ivan Reeves weekend at Olson home Fontenelle Heavy snow in valley Babe Probasco hauling grain from Phil Twickels Merrill Jones in Saskatchewan thermometer 68 below then 48 below Ivan S rabbit shooting in gulch.
Weather prophesies a storm arrival on the 29th in Viola. J Twichel visited Mr. Jones to relay the alert and urge caution for local households.
Willow Creek items show rapid snowmelt with three and a half feet remaining. C L Thomas nears logging end in about two weeks followed by Charley’s three month rest. Ray and Frank Stanley push coal output amid steady demand. Sorensen scouts elk near lake. Wm Allen hauls coal to Pinedale. Dick Garthen to trap. Middlesworth ferries Sorensen to sawmill. Thomas hauls coal to Warren ranch. Mamie visits grandparents.
Hillmont residents report events from February 27 1916 with Mr and Mrs Hayden attending the Valentine dance at Piney Walter Ball joining the big hop at Piney and numerous visits to local households. Mr and Mrs Sommers stayed overnight at O H Denham home while H C Denham hosted guests at Angus home. Pete Wagner left for Alaska after working for Charles Ball and John Angus and Leo Ball passed through en route to Piney.
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