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Newspaper

Big Piney Examiner

Location

Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1917

Page

5

Wyoming Crop Report Signals Bigger Wheat Oats Potatoes Hay

The September Wyoming crop report shows higher wheat oats potatoes and hay yields than last year with forecasts for winter and spring wheat oats and potatoes and prices for major crops. The report also notes Cody man joins camouflage unit and Wyoming quota for draft left in good form. Casper oil field activity rises as two wounded in a gun duel near Shoshoni.

Union Cheyenne Wyoming Bureau of Weather Bureau U.S. Department of Agriculture Poiatovs All Hoy France Shoshoni

Convicts to Aid in Digging Potatoes

Twenty five convicts from the Rawlins state penitentiary will be moved from their work benches to Goshen county potato fields to assist in harvesting a promised large crop.

Terrington Raw- Jins Goshen County

Walsh bill seen as spark for Wyoming oil boom

Oil men forecast the Walsh bill opening naval reserve acreage will trigger an epoch in Wyoming oil development. They predict output could triple as eighty capped wells in Teapot Dome No 2 open once the bill passes.

Casper Naval Reserve Wyoming Naval Reserve No. 2 Teapot Dome

Ring Found After Twenty Years For Mrs Punt

A ring lost by Mrs W F elunt twenty years ago while riding horseback on the local farm has been recovered. Mrs Leland Harris found and polished the ring revealing initials that identified the owner as Mrs Punt.

Lovell W. F. Élunt Leland Harris Punt

Muddy Flood Hits Canberland Camp Area

A cloudburst damaged mines and bridges near Canberland camp as the Muddy river overflowed its banks, affecting nearby operations and transport.

Kemmerer Canberland Banka

Fire destroys asylum building in Evanston blaze

Fire at the Evanston insane asylum destroyed a third story building and spread to the basement. Guards and volunteers moved inmates to a new facility with no loss of life. The cause remains a mystery. Loss is $6,000, insured.

Evanston

Wyoming oil, hospitals, taxes, and railway disaster report

Wyoming report covers Powell hospital readiness Douglas state fair attendance Glen rock hospital work and oil industry milestones. It notes a freight train wreck near Walton killing two Casper men, rising Cheyenne taxes, rural post road funding, and new Wyoming banks chartered amid a broad state activity snapshot.

Powell Hospital Douglas Glenrock Masons Cheyenne Midwest Greybull M. J. Egan Casper W. M. Marx Casper Ellis Kerometer Diamondville Aladdin Company Alderdice Eastern Star Merritt Ohio Ol Company Board of Health Goshen County Lusk Cheyenne Business College Utah Sam Newhouse Wyoming Powder River Dome Wyatt Oil & Refining Company Brewning Basin Wall Creek Commissioner of Internal Revenue Osborne Washington Boards of State Highway Commission Eric R. Anderson Frank Cross Northwestern Walton Roland Philbrook Philadelphia Divinity School Episcopal Church J. W. Cavender Third Wyoming Infantry

Giants Southpaws Impress With Strong Early Season Play

The three Giant lefties Schupp Benton and Sallee have won about three quarters of their games this season, a remarkable run for a trio of southpaws. Schupp’s pinpoint control stands out as a key asset aiding New York’s lead and overpowering opposition.

Schupp Benton Sallee

Cantillon Family Drama Shapes Twilight League Game

In a Minneapolis contest Uncle Joe Cantillon manages the Millers while son Mike erupts from the bench as the rival club pounds the ball. The manager had drafted a young pitcher from the Canadian league who can only pitch after six, citing Twilight league rules.

Joe" Cantillon Minneapolis Millers Mike Cantillon Joe Mike Uncle Joe

Bancroft Bats Back for Phillies This Year

David Bancroft known as the Chopin of short stops is rebounding at bat for the Phillies in 1916. He recalls his dependable hitting in 1915, when he helped his team win games with long drives, and after a down year in 1916 he now shows improved form and pace.

David Bancroft Davy Moran

Spitball Abuse Cited In Robins Pitcher Cheney

A baseball notice reports Cheney, star pitcher for the Robins, overusing the spitball. Critics say improper use causes loss of control as the ball becomes wet and soggy and unmanageable.

Cheney Robins

Baseball Gossip Highlights From National League News

The column notes players hitting averages for various clubs and mentions Cubs pursuit of Mar Carey. It observes Ed Plank’s quitting, Hughes of the Browns pennant chances, and backstops like Ray Schalk. It highlights Detroit’s two .300 hitters Cobb and Veach, Regan’s win pace, and Kilbane umpiring in Cleveland. It also covers trades, pennant race dynamics, and siblings in baseball rosters.

Pietro's Secret

Pietro a quiet violinist in a city theater vies with Lonna for his wife Tessa's trust. When Lonna hints at betrayal and money vanishes from their savings, Tessa confronts danger and is charged with theft after a staged misdirection at a news stand. Pietro arrives to reveal a sobering truth as their child Rosey awaits at home.

Pietro Tessa Rosey Italy Mr. Lonna Lisa Lonna Little Robey

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