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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
4
Basin Wyoming newspaper note lists second class mailing, publisher details, and annual subscription at $2. Advertising rates shown as display per inch and locals per line, with pricing for first and subsequent insertions. Official paper of Basin town.
The article notes eighty German families seeking land in the Basin with plans to settle this winter. Field Manager Bartlett seeks renters for valley land as surveys and potential rail links to Burlington and Meeteetse unfold, while sugar beet contracts and Great Western cooperation shape the region’s economy.
The Lawrence Deming Theatre Co brings two shows to Basin for two nights the 4th and 5th. Opening is The College Girl a four act comedy drama followed by The Cry Baby a western melodrama. Ticket prices 25 50 and 75 cents available Friday at Wise drug store.
The Wyoming Sugar Co announces a raise in beet prices by one dollar per ton to producers under existing contracts. The increase matches the rise set by the Great Western Sugar Co of Denver, which operates a Lovell factory.
Liquor sellers in Lovell appeared before Judge P. W. Mety and pleaded guilty to selling liquor without license. Each defendant faced a $150 fine plus costs. The report notes a forthcoming petition with Whitmore’s on the fifteenth and changes in the engraving department at Whitmore’s. Warren Dailey and visitors B B Vincent were in town.
Elk back returns next week and plan active development by The Wizard Oil Co. in Laurel Montana. J D Shaw & Son begin work on second well nine miles south east of Laurel. Ohio and Midwest reportedly gain control of Merrit and Humphries holdings in Hill Muddy field for about one million dollars. Scott Mills starts on east side of river and runs tower tomorrow. The Lawrence Deming Theatre Co opens two nights at Big Horn theatre in The College Girl with a strong love story. Prices listed Pisces 25 590 and 7c.
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