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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1915
Page
5
North end residents rally a petition to the county commission for a Big Horn river bridge at Kane. They say it will aid stock access to the Big Horn mountains, speed up ferrying now slow and costly, and help moving supplies to camps across Byron Lovell and Cowley country.
In The Bank article C H Derby longtime popular cashier at the depot resigns his position and accepts a job at the Big Horn County Bank. The note indicates Derby’s departure from his depot post and transition to banking, marking a significant career shift.
Myron Tolman and Maggie Hopkins of Otto have been issued a marriage license and will wed tomorrow at the bride’s mother Mrs. Maggie Hopkins’s home in Otto. An extended notice will be published next week.
Businessmen of Manderson have purchased the telephone line to Tensleep and will place it in first rate condition to ensure close connection with the prosperous country. The Acme theatre extends Christmas greetings to its patrons.
Betty Fenby, dressed as a painted debutante, meets Lance Freeman from Panama at her family home. He disdains her flashy appearance, challenges her vanity, and calls for honesty while Betty glimpses her own attraction and contemplates life beyond society polish. Isabella Drew offers a contrast as plain charm.
Mrs. Gadders laments a broken arm after her husband Mr. Gadders injures himself cranking their car. A friend reassures that the injury is not serious, but Mrs. Gadders fears news of the incident will reach the newspapers and expose the car as not a late model.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a girl declares she would not marry the last man on earth. The earnest young man replies that he would mourn many friends and relatives and likely skip a wedding anyway.
C M Garbutt, ex postmaster and Basin figure, visited Basin this week to arrange drilling on leased Greybull lots. He was joined by F C Poll, Sheridan resident and newly elected Basin city commissioner. Three inches of snow fell Thursday morning, easing sheepmen’ s move to higher pastures as range stock gains feed.
Word from Senator C D Clark states he has introduced a senate bill seeking a pension for George Masonheimer, who is confined in Evanston, and the senator is hopeful the measure will be acted on favorably.
In California Mrs Etta Perkins and her daughter Lena report great pleasure with the country its climate fairs and sights beloved by eastern tourists. They have seen much and enjoyed the fruits and wonders but long for home as the Big Horn Basin increasingly attracts them with each passing day.
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