22 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1911
Page
1
A large Basin audience greeted the Basin High School Girls Quartette at Fraternity Hall on Tuesday night. The quartet delivered a strong program with standout readings by Miss Whiley and crowd-pleasing singing that drew sustained applause, earning praise as superior to any professional company seen locally.
Mrs W C Snow entertained at the library last Saturday afternoon from 2 30 to 6 o'clock for her birth anniversary at a Kaffee Elatech. Over fifty invitations were issued and all reported a delightful time. Assisting were Miss Fessenbeck Miss Doughty and Mesdames G A Harris D E Lewis and T M Hyde. Serving aids were Mrs G W Guyor and the Misses Mery Marshall Alice Thompson Mabel Tallon and Juliette Collins. Rev M Joslin gave a solo during the afternoon. The Big Horn Producers association executive committee met in the city with Wm Crosier Otto Z O Knode Greybull Arthur Ig Worland and Wm Snow Basin. The committee planned to issue a circular letter to county farmers to join the association and to send a speaker to localities to create interest. District committee members will hold a meeting soon to pursue the same goal.
Jenkine of this city married Mrs Helen VanDorn of Portland on December 12 at the brother L A Jenkins home in Portland Oregon. The groom, a leading local business man, sold his lumber yards to Berry Lumber company. The bride formerly lived here and is known to Basin residents. They arrived home last Tuesday and will begin housekeeping soon. Friends join The Republican in wishing them joy.
Dr C Dana Carter operated on Ellie Loughrey last Tuesday morning at Basin hospital removing a skull section. Loughrey’s past head injury from a horse fall impaired his mental faculties. the operation was a complete success and he is expected to recover mentally.
In Thermopolis last Saturday night the B H County Young Ladies Quartette performed to a small audience. Although turnout was light, attendees praised the performance highly. A letter from H M Hanta, clerk of the county commissioners, quotes praise from the Springs town audience as the best entertainment of its kind they have seen.
A remark on Thermopolis pride in a fine quartet of young ladies who delivered talent but were sadly underappreciated by the audience and patrons during the entertainment event.
In Ridgely HH, Prosecuting Attorney Walls and C A Zaring are longtime friends with a jesting tale. Walls recounts Zaring returning home late from solo play while his wife sat at the piano, singing Tell me the Old Old Story and Just As I Am without one plea in a humorous domestic vignette from Cody Herald.
The Wyoming Plant and Deed Breeding Company plans expanding nursery operations on their experimental farm. Two acres currently host stock with twenty more acres expected in spring. Nurseryman Mr. Osborne assists. On the Ronan place south of town twenty acres are set under Ronan contract. Four acres of apple trees on the upper farm and one acre on the lower farm have been planted. The professor lauds the region as a promising fruit country.
Sheridan Wyoming December 18 six jurors voted for acquittal but an all night session produced a compromise verdict convicting Herman Claussen of involuntary manslaughter with maximum twenty year penalty. Sentence suspended pending motion for a new trial. bond set at five thousand dollars. Verdict holds him culpably negligent in widow’s typhoid care with death linked to illness rather than violence.
Last Friday evening at Germania Rev. Germeroth united Gue Stohge of Germania and Nora Kaber of Lovell in marriage. The couple, after securing a constable to overcome objections from the bride’s Lovell relatives, reside on the W. F. Hunt farm in Germania.
Burdened by holiday rush, Basin postal patrons have thickened lines at the express and post offices this week as many Christmas packages are processed. Local merchants report a surge in mail orders, far surpassing prior years.
R H Ahrene and O R Irwin returned from Minneapolis and St Paul with 63 head of Holsteins Jerseys Guernseys and Durhams. The shipment strengthens local dairy stock for foundation herds. Gilmore Harrigan left for Mason City Iowa for an expected marriage to a young lady.
H B Ridgely receives appointment as United States Attorney for Wyoming. The announcement highlights his law career and public service. Ridgely, a Basin man, is praised for qualifications and readiness to lead federal prosecutions in the state.
Senator Clark reports President Taft has nominated H. B. Ridgely of Basin for U S district attorney for Wyoming, and the Senate confirmed him. Born near Siam Iowa in 1874 Ridgely trained at University of Nebraska Law School and rose as a solicitor in North Platte Cody and Basin. His appointment brings praise from local officials and fans, who wish him success in Cheyenne beginning this month and into January.
Mesers C A Zaring and H B Ridgely returned from Sheridan where they attended the Shriners banquet and discussed with Judge Parmelee the bonds Park County issued to build a courthouse. Basin attorneys represented the county commissioners. After hearing arguments and examining the facts, Judge Parmelee sustained the bond issue, a clear victory for Park County commissioners.
At last Wednesday's Progress dinner a large crowd heard B C Hart of the oil committee report a Continental Oil representative tested local oil quality. He noted prices here are high because oil pricing reflects freight from the Bugars Creek Missouri refinery, detailing rate effects to Basial.
The meeting discussed oil sourcing with Cowley suppliers and spring wholesale aims to cut costs. Peddler pricing in Denver noted, and a wool scouring inventor was invited into investments. Road improvements Badin to Otto proceed. convicts for park area road work proposed with county cooperation. Dairy and cattle profits cited with feed costs. local productive associations report progress. President Ridge ly praised. adjournment follows.
Fire department responded to a blaze at W. C. Snow's home on Wednesday morning. Snow stored potatoes at the foot of the cellar flue and covered them with clothing and bedding to prevent freezing. Sparks from the flue sparked a fire alarm. hardly any damage occurred to the house.
Lovell beat Basin 18 to 14 in a hard fought game. Ray Wilson starred for Lovell, playing throughout and earning top honors. A large crowd attended and afterward Lovell was treated to a dance back in Basin.
Joe J Daly rose from linotype operator to Sheridan Enterprise master, guiding the paper through changes as editor and daily edition creator. His wit and steady leadership kept paychecks flowing and staff united even as ownership shifted and new duties emerged.
J. Spaulding will hold an auction tomorrow at his residence where all property will be disposed of. Col. W. B. Cropsey will preside at the sale. Spaulding has a fine lot of household furniture and expects a large turnout.
Mr and Mrs Harry Lawrence arrived home last Saturday from Lowell where Mr Lawrence had been engaged in painting the school building.
The council met in regular session last Monday with Mayor Booth and Councilmen Barnes Higby and Zane present. Minutes were read and approved. A petition from taxpayers near Highth and streets asked for a street grant. Due to funding shortages the petition was laid aside and improvements at the plant noted.
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