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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
8
Basin residents and visitors are listed in a dense note of names and movements. Individuals from Otto Thermopolis Worland Hyaitville Lovell Manderson Cody and Cowley visit Basin for business, banking, or travel, with several phonetic addresses and notes on auctions and barber services.
E Welsh of Thermopolis visited Basin for a couple of days earlier this week. He was joined Thursday by Art Riness who will work with him in Thermopolis for some time.
Bulls from 12 to 27 months old will be on display January 21 and 22 at Dark Horse livery stable in Greybull Wyoming. One carload of bulls offered for sale. Contact Charles N Richards.
Sunday school shows strong growth with over 100 in attendance and a generous offering. Young men and women active, pastor notes ongoing Red Cross memberships. Announcement set for special meetings around February 14 and hints Jan 30 may bring events. Sunday services include 11:00 a.m. God’s care for Disappointment and 7:30 p.m. The Hand of God in History. Mrs Dickman and daughter knit a sweater each in under 24 hours.
The seven reel Metro film Blue Jeans stars Viola Dana in a country life tale with farm village characters and Hoosier speech reminiscent of David Harum. It showcases a range from the ridiculous to the sublime at the Rex theater on January 26 with tickets 25 and 60 cents.
Basin State Bank officers and directors held their annual meeting on Monday afternoon at the bank. The same officers and directors were re elected and the usual dividend was declared. All stockholders and officers attended except John Luman who was ill and T F Nelson who is in the east.
Page four announces a major sale at Cody scheduled for next Friday January 25 with Col. W. B. Cropsey coordinating. Cropsey, famed in Big Horn Basin for securing funds, has signed up many early spring sales. Those planning sales are urged to secure dates promptly.
The Metro deluxe production Blue Jeans stars Viola Dana as June leading a village band at a county fair set. Clifford Bruce as Ben Boone clashes with Perry Bascom while Dana signals a blare of music to drown the rival’s speech. Farm booths, flags, corn, and farm life decorate the scene with period charm. Prices 25 and 50 cents.
The First National Bank held its regular semi annual meeting Monday evening. The same board of directors was elected and James A. Lee was promoted to assistant cashier. The directors expressed satisfaction with the year’s work and progress and declared the usual dividend.
Al Blake was appointed this week as special marshal to take the place of Chas Brandt, who resigned recently.
The fifteenth annual Wyoming Wool Growers association convention closes in Douglas Wyoming with Lander as 1919 meeting site. Dr J M Wilson reelected president Otto Gramm chosen vice president life membership to General Pershing and honorary memberships to Missousines and Charles Irwin. About 300 delegates attend along with resolutions urging leg islation to aid sheep and wool industry and avoid wartime shortages. C W Broadbent seeks a Worland ranch location.
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