18 Dec 1914
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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
1
A community group discussed securing a local produce market to serve Basin area growers. The report mentions plans to use canal funds, upcoming exhibits, and a bone fide effort to boost local commerce, plus a bazaar and dance by Episcopal women raising funds for church property.
High school students staged a minstrel show at Fraternity Hall Friday night to benefit the athletic association, netting about thirty dollars after expenses. Prof G C Fuchs moderated, with John O’Neil and Roy Smith as end men and many locals assisting. Separately, Burlington rail service between Billings and Denver drew praise for popular dining car service and steady cattle and hog markets, noting beef prices and volume as the day’s business.
Otto mill pays 66 per ton for alfalfa hay, enabling Greybull valley farmer W. Olson to profit with less work than cereal crops. Olson, owning 700 acres, plans to deliver 621,000 tons of hay with help from his four sons, praising the Basin Alfalfa Milling Company and local manager R. R. Denny as a strong market partner for area farmers.
Fragmented report describes German shelling of coast towns near England including Scarborough and Whitby, with references to defenses, hotels, and air raids. It notes proximity to the mouth of the Tees and mentions British ships and naval maneuvers, though the text is garbled and partially unclear.
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