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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
2
Basin area diary items list local visitors and residents with brief notes on travel and small ads. Entries mention Black of Worland, Pfeiffer of Manderson, Gruenig of Greybull, Alex Brown of Manderson, and J. Schenk in Toledo. Also notices of watch repair, farm equipment for sale, rentals, and church service details.
Farmers urged to call for fair wheat seed and place orders immediately. The sender offers to patronize and secure seed but requires orders at once to proceed.
A crowded Basin Gazette snippet records local commerce and visitors. Mentions Wise’s store ads for Rexall products, Whitmore watches, and multiple residents in town between trains. Names include Perk Davis of Shell, Rev L C Thompson of Thermopolis, R H Ewart of Manderson, and Mrs A F Marsh, with arrivals at Rogers House and various short trips to Cheyenne and Montana.
Basia Pharmacy and John Davis of Shell were seen in town last Tuesday. Furnished rooms for rent apply to Mrs Lissie Bowman. C J Robertson listed. Mrs Lizzie Bowman visited Billings earlier in the week. C M Miller a Billings business visitor. Dr Elmer Gould leaves today for Kirby on professional business. For sale revisned alfalfa seed at per pound. Big Horn Milling Company. Dr Chester E Harrie visited Grey Bull between trains yesterday. Warren Jones and W B Kimball Billings visitors. For sale three white Orpington hens. Harve Perkins returned Monday from Thermopolis springs. Stewart Paxton an over Sunday visitor, returning to Cody Monday. Try Whitmore for watch clock and jewelry repair. Mrs M Nicely visited Spence this week with husband. County Commissioners P M Gallagher and S T Johnson were Billings visitors. Gerald Coons left yesterday for Rawden to spend the summer. Leader of the Greybull Standard circulating among friends first of week. W W Shaver of Greybull attended Republican central committee meeting last Tuesday. Special inspection engine and two coach loads of officials passed through en route to Powder River country to inspect new construction work. The following letters remain uncalled for for the week ending August 8 1912: Anderson Hannah Downing B W Edmunds Mrs James Bradford Mrs H C Jones Vida Jackson Dock Kinee F M Label Jas McCuhen J M Sanford George When calling for above please notify advertised Wm Gideon P M.
Monday arrivals include H T Nowell from Laurel Montana and Josiah Cook in town. Obituary notes Mrs Sarah Barnew, mother of Mrs S W Creek, died July 25 after a ten month illness. service by Miss Anderson and burial in eastern Iowa beside husband. Mentions Wise jeweler and Kane business visitors. admission of western Wyoming opportunity and Basin life.
A collection of fragmented phrases touching on bologna and garlic, free lunch with beer, an insurance agent, an investigating committee, and notions of timely good conduct. The jagged text reveals little coherent narrative or identifiable events.
The Basin Country area plans to boost land value by fruit growing. Prospective buyers can pay 30 to 60 dollars per acre as orchards come into bearing. Worland hosts a nursery and a company is planting land for apples. Apples, cherries and plums show long bearing records with few pests. Seed production expands with alfalfa and cucumber seeds. The region lacks people and capital but climate yields high quality seeds. labor is scarce yet wages are rising.
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