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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1913
Page
8
The article highlights a community in the Green River valley growing prosperity with meadow and grain land expansion, new buildings, improved roads, and rising stock activity. It notes a forthcoming school bond election on October 2 and reports favorable cattle conditions and increased freight for rail transport aiding local growth.
Mr and Mrs W E Enos were in a rollover on Horse Creek auto road about fifteen miles from Kemmerer. Mrs Enos drove, injured. Mr Enos scalp wounds required stitches. George Snyder of Daniel and others assisted, with both injured sent to hospital and improving.
Four thousand acres of cattle land near Midway post office Wyoming are offered for sale from the estate of the late Rody Thornton. Prospective buyers are urged to inspect. For details contact Stephen Hyjse Dani! Wyo or George Thornton Midway Wyoming. Also baled hay for sale by C. P. Mac Glashan.
The Griggs copper mine near Piney shows high copper and silver value with several promising veins. Judge Ira Doige has samples and a milling plant is planned to employ many workers, boosting the valley with good roads improving access from Cokeville and signaling broader mineral development.
Mrs. Durnford sustained burns to her hands arms and body yesterday morning when her clothing touched a stove flame at her home in Wick Yard. She leapt into an irrigation ditch to extinguish the fire. Dr. MacDill treated her and she rests comfortably, with recovery hoped for.
Public notice announces a bond vote for District No. 8 at Big Piney High School Budd's Hall. Voters will decide on issuing ten bonds totaling 10000 dollars bearing interest up to 6 percent, with specific maturity dates from 1910 to 1928. Polls open 9 AM to 5 PM.
A large gathering at the Big Piney Mercantile discussed Mountain States Telephone Co proposed to take charge of the Big Piney exchange on a 15 percent commission. Plan to form a company to manage lines linking Big Piney Kemmerer Cottonwood Middle Piney and North Piney with line-owner directors. Prine owners would pay 12 dollars yearly to maintain the lines. aim to improve service and preserve substantial local business.
Big Piney High School will open Monday October 6 after a weeks long delay. Miss Carpenter reports pupil enrollment rising from 61 to 71 with more students expected by week’s end as desks and room items arrive from Opal and await installation.
Gull Whitman led a hunting party that returned Friday with four elk and several deer. The group included Clint Kelley Eli Schwalbe Jack Nebraska and Jack Baum who nabbed an eight point antler set among the season’s best game. Baum lingered a day in Piney to rest and view the town before departing.
Notice announces the stockholders meeting of Big Piney Mercantile Company at the store in Big Piney Wyoming on Wednesday October 8 1915 EK D Key secretary. Mr and Mrs Guy Jaycox visited from Cottonwood ranch at the start of the week.
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