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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
5
Ralph M. Friend recounts early oil finds in LaBarge Birch Creek area in Uinta County Wyoming with Davison and Stahle and filings through 1904. Also notes radio trends, county spelling contest at Daniel May 15, and Paul CO. Pape’s return from surgery in Soda Springs Idaho.
Public notice announces foreclosure of the Miller note and mortgage on 160 acres in Sublette County Wyoming. Mrs D F Miller owner and holder authorized sale by Sheriff at the Sublette County District Court front steps in Pinedale on June 26 1926 with six month redemption.
Miss Smith of Blyth-Fargo-Hoskins Co. visited Burney & Co. last Friday and Saturday with a display of ladies ready-to-wear apparel and returned to Kemmerer Sunday reporting that she did a nice business.
Tuesday's city election in Big Piney produced a surprising result with L Z Bess elected mayor over L D Tanner while Floyd Norris defeats Dan Budd for the council. H E Griggs is reelected. Tanner Budd and Griggs ran on the citizens' ticket. Official canvass pending at next council meeting.
School District No 9 Sublette County Wyoming invites sealed bids for 10000 dollar coupon bonds dated June 1 1926 at 5 percent interest with ten amortizing annual payments of 1275. Bids due May 22 1926 at 2 09 PM to Al Osterhout clerk Big Piney. Board may reject all bids and sell privately. A 560 bid deposit required.
Rev. Norman 8. Stokes a New York minister will arrive to hold services at the Congregational church this Sunday May 30 and will stay for three months.
Frank Burney received eye treatment in Salt Lake City last week. L Z Bess returned from Salt Lake Sunday with a Buick coupe sold to Walter Ball of Halfway. Irwin Covey suffered a severe thumb injury when a heavy truck jack crushed it, severing the nail. E R Noble improved at his ranch after illness. William Sherman, once of this place now of Opal, is seriously ill with pneumonia at Kemmerer hospital. Hon James A Chrisman of Opal may be confined at Kemmerer hospital with a broken hip from a horse accident. A Spelling Contest meeting of Sublette County School Trustees will be held in Daniel on Saturday May 15 with Mrs Morton State Superintendent present. The first session begins at 11 oclock. Another baseball game at LaBarge saw Big Piney High School defeat LaBarge 13 to 12 after ten innings.
Molinar Distributing Co. salesman Mr Coone visited Kemmerer and announced the Kemmerer Lions Club will visit Friday May 21. The group booked a dance hall and hotels for the caravan to boost business after securing a mail contract and will travel with a twenty piece band to the upper country.
Charley Bird from Midway visited last week. Mr and Mrs Bob Gunter of Opal called on Mr and Mrs Albert Larson last Sunday. The Windsor and Pere boom sisters and Dr Looney spent the weekend at the Guthrie ranch in Halfway. An old time dance drew a good crowd at Marbleton last Saturday. Hank Beecher of Halfway is recovering from an appendicitis after a few days in town with Dr Looney. Minnie Holden of Fontenelle visited Mrs Herschler this week and plans to return to California soon after resuming business affairs there.
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