21 Nov 1912
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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1912
Page
1
The Stanley school held a closing entertainment week with songs and performances by students. Mrs McLeod welcomed guests, followed by a program of plays and recitations. A dinner hosted by local families concluded the event, praised as a fine school community gathering with several local visitors in attendance.
Wyoming Governor rank L Hous proclaims Thursday November 28 as Public Thanksgiving Day. He notes a year of abundant crops and wealth, low pestilence, and peaceful relations, urges closing public offices and urging people to worship and offer thanks.
Oyen Confectionery announces the opening of a new shop at Daniel with a full stock of confectionery and smoking goods. A member of the firm is a popular mail carrier on the Pinedale Opal stage line. The venture aims for quick completion and strong sales in Ventura.
The C. C. Belknap family to spend the winter in Texas at Mr. Belknap’s brother’s home. Children Marjorie and Clifford attend school there. Mrs. Belknap will go ahead, joined later by Mr. Belknap after the Cheyenne legislature adjourns.
Miller was brought in Tuesday from the Dunham reach area after a hay baler accident ten days ago. He is recovering nicely and will suffer no ill effects, aided by using a foot for balance in the hay baler.
School notes recount a slightly muddled morning at the shop area and remind students to consult class of 1916 members for reasons behind a previous misaddressed label. An eighth grader seeks help distinguishing father-in-law from father and law with gratitude for any guidance.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a new female barber, Mrs. opening a shop in Ogden near a bus hub. Andrew Homer was seen ordering a cam for shipments. Mr. Miller’s father is referenced. Date and complete names unclear. details remain rough.
The sketch portrays Wyoming as a large lonely state with vast counties and sparse population. It notes mountains rivers wildlife and early railroad penetration while joking about political sparks and curiosities, naming Cheyenne as capital and mentioning frontier towns and geysers.
The Park County column praises the State Road Gang work in repairing seven to eight miles of road between Skull Creek and Chapman Beach with bridges culverts fills and grades. It notes convict labor as largely successful and beneficial to both workers and locals and hopes to secure their services next year.
A University of Wyoming report notes a highly representative student body with five from Illinois, five from Michigan, four from Ohio, and three each from Montana California and Nebraska. The list includes two from Utah South Dakota and Maine, and one each from Wisconsin Massachusetts Minnesota and Missouri.
Fragmentary text mentions Union Pacific travel and a search for eewoys ending near an irrigation ditch. It references Bill Nye and editor Gray, with mentions of Laramie and Denver News and a “George Fitch” in Denver. The garbled source links travel, publishing, and journalism figures in a state setting.
A fragmentary report describes a clash involving a person named Mr. Selkee and several others after a prior event with Mea C and Bud. The digitized text is unclear on location and outcome, preserving limited details.
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