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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1917
Page
6
Basin School reports Miss Howard and Miss Coons rooms engaging children in Mohammedan studies and Christmas craft projects. Thrift stamps drive aims for two per student and 200 books by January end, with $150 target. progress totals 236 stamps worth $69. Senior classes finish exams Friday due to Miss Anderson’s Saturday departure.
Last evening at about five o'clock A. B. Cumings was struck by flying fragments from an emery wheel at the Leidecker Tool shop in Casper. He was knocked unconscious and died about an hour later. Cumings was a known Basin figure and had served as shop foreman for about a year.
The deceased is survived by his wife and a seven year old daughter living in Oklahoma. The final disposition of the body has not yet been determined.
George Shoemaker a Shell Creek rancher died last Friday in Thermopolis from complications after an injury sustained in a spring runaway. He battled rheumatic like symptoms for two weeks, could not un hitch his team after returning from the mountains and died after seeking treatment. He is survived by his wife and several small children.
Wm Feddersen and Ida Hauser, both Basin residents, were married in Billings at the Methodist parsonage by Rev Mecklenberg. They are well regarded by Basin’s younger crowd.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Pickett of Manderson welcomed a baby boy born at Basin Hospital on Monday this week. Mother and son are doing well.
A letter from Columbus announces K Bishop has been named assistant editor of The Gas Magazine. The periodical, devoted to gas company issues, notes his interest and several suggestions aiding the industry. It investigates consumer conditions and producer relations to promote mutual cooperation.
Word from the hospital says George Mayer, who has been ill with typhoid fever for weeks, is recovering and will soon be able to leave for home.
R G Nelson and O A Johnson of Burlington form a real estate agency to handle property along the Greybull valley and nearby areas. Nelson was in town earlier this week for business and stopped by the office for a brief visit.
Questionnaires up to No 397 have been sent as of press time. Sixty five are mailed daily and county officers expect to finish the list within the next ten days.
Mrs Harry Shaffer of Greybull underwent abdominal surgery last Monday at Basin hospital and is recovering very nicely.
Frank A. Gotch retired world wrestling champion died at his Humboldt Iowa home after a long illness. City suspended business for two hours as residents joined in funeral observances marking the wrestler’s passing.
Crowds gathered at the Congre gational church and Union cemetery to honor the premier mat man with a service led by Rev. Alexander Bennett. Governor Harding praised the decedent as a model for right living and sportsmanship amid a long procession through town.
Local shop pride centers on skilled barbers delivering premium trims and classic styles in a compact, neighborhood setting. Community readers note steady clientele and a welcoming atmosphere.
Wm. Rannels of Hyattville visited town Thursday to handle shopping errands. He spent time at local stores and returned home later that day.
The federal mediation commission left Minneapolis for Washington after three days without releasing findings. Secretary of Labor Wilson secured assurances from union leaders that a strike order would be withheld pending the report. The session behind closed doors outlined positions of streetcar officers opposing reinstatement and union leaders insisting on the right to wear union buttons.
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