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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
1
South Omaha market receipts ease for the week with beef steers and cows up 25 to 60 cents. Montana choice steers to packers at 12.75 and fat steers to country buyers 11 to 11.75. Cows and heifers 7.50 to 8.25 with favorable outlook for light receipts. Continued good market for the balance of the week.
For sale at Gasson s ranch on Craven creek hay and an Avery tractor in fine condition. Apply to John Scott in Diamondville Wyoming.
Senator Warren arrived in Piney from Kemmerer with L. G. Baker and Alex Scott for a weekend of political activity. The group toured the Big Piney roundup camp and a new Al Osterhout home, visited the Pioneer Drug Store, toured an oil rig, and attended a Pioneer theatre event where Baker spoke and Warren answered questions briefly before a dance. Also present were R. H. Embree, Ben C. Bell, H. E. Robinson, and J. C. Moyer, with Warren departing for Kemmerer Sunday morning.
Geologists from Associated Oil Co Messrs Melhase Butterfield arrive from San Francisco and will study properties in the upper Green River Valley through November. Consulting geologist J A Taff of Southern Pacific toured Associated Oil Co and LaBarge anticline, returning via Evanston after reviewing Spring Valley field. Floyd Betts and Arnold connected interests search lands near Daniel while Frank McVaugh awaits Big Piney well restart after casing shortage delays drilling toward 1500 feet.
Parry Sturgis, a 16 year old pupil from Ogden, died by self inflicted gunshot at Munn ranch Halfway on October 9. He had worked with the day crew, boasted of facing death, and was found in a cabin after he used a .38 revolver. He had been in Ogden school since age eleven, with no known relatives, and was buried in Halfway cemetery.
The note mentions penetrating the first wall creek equivalents and that Mr. Mc Vaugh will return the latter part of the week.
Pasture accommodations and hay for sale advertised by CHAS BIRD at his ranch in Midway Wyoming. This public notice signals availability and contact for buyers seeking grazing and forage locally.
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