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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
2
A roundup of Basin area news includes travels by A Zaring and H Tedman. Local business updates from Armstrong Supply and Big Horn Auto Livery. Bluebirds to appear at the Big Horn theatre and residents visiting relatives in Worland and Lovell. New tractors by Agee and Preator mark rising farm prosperity in the Big Horn Basin.
First class taxi line promotes service from Basin with 180 call. Mrs N J Long returns from a north visit. Black & Co offers used cars and first class repairs. Local business and theater listings include The Raven and Friday the 13th at Big Horn theatre. Numerous trips to Casper Thermopolis Worland and Greybull noted along with bank and cement deals.
Busy period in Basin with residents traveling to Lovell and Cody for business and court, new home sites broken ground in town, and firms like Armstrong Supply and J. H. Welsh & Co. pushing projects. Notables include Sam T. Johnson visiting for business, Wm. Shelton starting two houses, and Robt. Henderson reporting rapid sugar factory progress in Worland.
Black offers Ford repair services and Vulcanizing while C Zaring travels to Cheyenne on business. Frank Pollock and wife from Greybull visit O T Gebhart and daughter Gladys. John Luman promotes Luman Building Co. Bull tractor rep J F Sattley surveys Basin prospects. Sidewalks are under rapid construction and grade at First National Bank corner causes delay.
Wanted a middle aged woman without children preferred for cook on ranch and general house work. Good wages and steady employment to the right person. Call or write Kirk Horn Live Stock Co. Ja20 u1 by Lou Blakenley, Manager.
D. E. Kendall district superintendent of the Sheridan Methodist district paused during a trip from Lander to Cody. The Lamb Drilling Co and Big Horn Oil & Gas Co will occupy rooms vacated by the First National Bank, with C. C. Ellis & Son taking a suite above.
In 2011 Frank Dubois of Cheyenne visited town to gather facts and figures for a new hotel as officials prepare the plans and specifications.
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