Big Dance Ends Hyattville Picnic of Ble Horn Basin Pioneers
The Ble Horn Basin Pioneers annual picnic at Booths Grove above Hyattville drew the largest attendance in association history. A. W. Mercer chaired a lively program with speakers on Basin crops and pioneer history, musical performances by Hoover's saxophone band and the L. A. Parker band, a Hyattville cantata led by Mrs. L. G. Van Slyke, and an all-night old timers dance.
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Ble Horn Basin Pioneers Association
Booth's Grove
Hyattville
A. W. Mercer
A. W. Coons
Basin
W. W. Murphy
Joe Magill
Paint Rock
Medicine Lodge
Bad Break In Beach Canal Near Burlington
A canal slip northwest of Burlington tore a bank, flooding land and crops. The headgate was shut promptly, allowing only a temporary surge of water. Workers began repairs and will rebuild farther in the bluff, estimating about ten days to complete plus time to secure the new works.
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Beach Canal
Burlington
George Baker
Beach area crops endure washout with minimal damage
Despite a washout, ample canal water kept crops healthy through the irrigation season. The Beach reports wonderful grain and other crops after a dry spell, with little harm expected to late-season corn and potatoes. Residents are praised for their resilience and effort in recovering from the setback.
Land seeker Oscar Schmoker visits Scotts Bluff region
Oscar Schmoker of Scotts Bluff Nebraska toured Basin early this week to scout land for settlement. County Agent Ben Hensel and W H May of the chamber of commerce guided him. He praised the country and crops and returned with a message sure to attract settlers and bring desirable citizens to the area.
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Oscar Schmoker
Scotts Blot
Neb
Basin
Ben Hensel
W. H. May
Chamber of Commerce
Lee Norman Smith and Shir ley Stanley Wed in Greybull
Lee Norman Smith and Shir ley Stanley of Greybull obtained a county marriage license Monday and were married that afternoon by Justice Bonwell in his office.
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Lee Norman Smith
Shirley Stanley
Greybull
Justice Bonwell
Democrats Scramble to Fill Vacant County Office Ticket
After filing deadlines, the Democratic central committee rushed to certify replacements. Ed T. Long, Paul Moss, Gilmore Hartigan, W. T. Whaley, and John Seaman were named for county treasurer, reps, and two year commissioner. Seaman, a Republican, urged removal to keep party integrity, while Republicans refuse to cross party lines.
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Democrat
Dems
Democrat Central Committee
James A. Berry
Wm. C. Snow
Central Committee
Ed. T. Long
Denver
Paul Moss
Greybull
Gilmore Hartigan
Basin
W. T. Whaley
Shell
John Seaman
Hyattville
First National Bank
J. C. Stewart
Seaman
Stewart
New Park Commissioner Appointed at City Council Meeting
At the Monday meeting, A Moore was appointed commissioner of parks cemetery and trees. He pledged to prepare the county square in front of the courthouse for fall bluegrass sowing and to plan ornamental shrubbery and trees. The town will cooperate and likely maintain part of the grounds as lawn.
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Moore
Court House
Big Horn Basin Sees Five Year Growth in Manufacture Capital
The county records show a steady rise in capital employed in manufacturing and merchandising over the past five years. From modest beginnings in the thousands, capital now nears a million, signaling marked growth in stock and ranching communities and a hopeful outlook for future prosperity.
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T. J. Jones
Moise
Basin
Park Car Crash Prompted Unexpected Recovery
L. O. of Son State Bank recounted a park mishap where a Maxwell was rear ended by another vehicle near a canyon. The car toppled, losing a wheel, windshield and top, but a new wheel was fitted and the car was driven home, an episode described as almost advert like for a Ford.
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Ford
Rates for the Fair Rates for the Fair
Col W H May secretary of the fair board received a letter from Burlington officials granting rates for the Big Horn county fair. The territory covers Thermopolis in the south and Frannie to the north.
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W. H. May
the Fair Board
Burlington
Big Horn County
Thermopolis
Frannie
Trip Through Park by Hensels in Webster City Visit
Furman Hensel and Miss Mabel Hensel of Webster City Iowa arrived early in the week to visit their brother County Agent Ben Hensel. On Wednesday they traveled with the county agent for a trip through the park.
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Furman Hensel
Mabel Hensel
Webser City
Iowa
Ben Hensel
American Legion in Sheridan votes on Wyoming education and health
Sheridan Wyoming August 4 resolutions urge higher state funding for teachers with Royal oil income earmarked for salaries. Other actions support public health service expansion night schools for foreign-born residents and nationwide Armistice Day observance. Nominees for state commander and next convention site discussed.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Wyoming
Public Health Service
Legion
Assembly
Hime Family Return Home After Extended Rocky Mountain Trip
H H Hime and family returned last Sunday from a long auto trip visiting Lander Denver Cheyenne and Casper. They met friends in each city and spent time at the Frontier show in Cheyenne. Mr Hime drove home while Mrs Hime and James rode the train. he praised crop prospects between Manderson and Basin and deemed the Big Horn basin best for farming among the areas seen.
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H. H. Hime
Lander
Denver
Cheyenne
Casper
Max Thomas
Homer T. Lamb
Manderson
Basin
Mr. Hime
Big Horn Basin
Survey Man Works Here in Local Region
Robert Followsbee district engineer of the U S Geological Survey in Denver has spent time here measuring streams with state engineer Emerson. He finished Paint Rock Medicine Lodge Nowood and Shell and is passing Basin toward Grey Bull. They aim to locate water seeps and obtain accurate measurements of water flow.
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Robert Followsbee
U. S. Geological Survey
Denver
Emerson
Paint Rock
Medicine Lodge
Nowood
Shell
Basin
Greybull
Gore Appears Badly Beaten In Oklahoma Primary Race
Oklahoma City August 4 Representative Scott Perris led incumbent Senator Thomas P Gore by more than 28 000 votes in a Daily Oklahoman tally at 10 pm from 1 901 of 2 708 precincts reporting Perris held a strong lead in the Democratic senatorial nomination contest.
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Oklahoma City
Scott Perris
Thomas P. Gore
Daily
Oklahoman
Vocational Education Roundup Seeks Disabled Ex-Service Men
In Basin Wyoming July 30 1920 Ernest J Gopptert announces a Vocational Training Board outreach to locate wounded and disabled ex service men entitled to training. He will contact eligible men via the Basin Republican and Cody Wyoming to provide claim forms and arrange meetings for field work and processing at the district office.
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Basin Republican
Basin
Wyoming
Vocational Training Board
Cody
Ernest J. Goppert
Editor from Meeteetse visits Basin to discuss dam plan
Ralph Smith editor of the Meeteetse News visited Basin after a trip from Billings. He praised Basin’s conditions and said the proposed Greybull supplemental water dam would be the region’s most important project, potentially attracting a railroad and new industries.
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Ralph Smith
Meeteetse News
Smith
Billings
Pennsylvania
Greybull
Some Luck in the Park
L. O. Gray, cashier of the Mander financial firm, is referenced in a brief park scene note. The fragment hints at personal luck or fortune linked to a park setting and a cashier's role.
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L. O. Gray
The
Grass Creek Rush Again Drives Oil Rig Activity
This week reports say rigs are rushed into Grass Creek again after a heavy oil strike in a new Dakota sand. Four rigs are already on the deeper tests promising production. County commissioners visited Otto and Burlington neighborhoods to view roads yesterday.
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Grass Creek
Dakota
Otto
Burlington
Wyoming Soldier Dead From France Returns Home
The body of Joseph J. Johnson the first Wyoming service member to die in France arrived Tuesday with Cavalry Corp. Hobbs of Cheyenne in charge. Funeral under American Legion Basin Cavalry and G A R will be held at Mount View Cemetery with arrangements pending relatives from Manderson.
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Joseph J. Johnson
Wyoming
France
Corp. Hobbs
15Th Cavalry
Cheyenne
New York
Basin
Big Horn
Fort Logan
Camp McArthur
Waco
Tex
Red Cross
Mount View Cemetery
Manderson
Wonderful grain crop in Greybull valley forecast
A journalist notes dramatic recovery from last year drought in Greybull valley with extensive oats and wheat, abundant potatoes and garden crops, and a strong water supply enabling a large harvest. Threshing may begin soon and farmers aim to showcase the valley’s output at September fair. Col. W. H. May has business in Greybull the morning.
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Greybull
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Booth Grove
Scotts Bluff
Democrats
Merchan
Banner
American Legion
Hime
Gore
Meeteetse
American Legion, Cavalry and
Col. W. H. May
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