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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
8
Mrs Beall visits Manderson while a flood of small items chronicles visitors movers and sales in Thermopolis including Grubbs and Eppelsheimer-Abbott Pharmacy. Milk coffee and dance ads mix with divorces and real estate listings as town life unfolds with various travelers and local business notes.
A string of small town visits and business runs list residents such as Earl Sprague of Lovell Jim Whaley of Manderson H. Ellis of Greybull and Elmer Dorn of Hyattville. The notes mention grand opening notices at Eppelsheimer-Abbott Pharmacy and travel plans for S M McKone to Kansas City Mayo Clinic and Rochester for treatment.
Lois J. Meranda born December 13 1849 in Scott County Indiana. She married W W Rhea in 1872 in Harrison County Missouri and later moved to Shell Wyoming. She died January 17 and was buried in Shell Cemetery. Her loss is mourned by many friends in the area.
To the many friends and neighbors of Shell and vicinity we tender our sincere thanks for the many kindnesses shown during the illness and after the death of our wife and mother. W. W. Rhea. Mrs. H. L. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Wiltse Mr. and Mrs. BE. W. Rhea.
H Allen Nye district vocational officer will bring Richard L Price to Basin on Friday and Saturday January 30 31 to meet ex service men eligible for vocational training. The event aims to reach all disabled men and may be the last visit for months with arrangements at the Chamber of Commerce rooms for interviews.
Sheriff L B Gaylord left Wednesday for Denver with extradition papers for H B Wright who operated in Lander as an insurance agent for three to four months. Wright allegedly swindled D B Burlingame whopaid 10 in cash and gave a 63 note insured on his life. Burlingame learned Wright did not represent the company and Wright sold the note, swelling the fraud to 73. Wright's prisoner expected Monday. further charges anticipated.
J. H. Welsh bought the Midwest and Ohio houses in the Torchlight field and began moving them to Greybull. He also purchased lots there and plans remodeling to create six rental properties.
Warrants Nos 6458 to 6468 inclusive are hereby called for payment. Interest ceases after January 31 1920. Court records indicate action by the issuer. Public notice urges holders to present warrants for payment to avoid interest loss.
Gilmore Hartigan returned from Lovell on N. P. Johnson of Manderson had business in town. Hankey the Tailor in Greybull handles cleaning and pressing. Bateman of Greybull visited earlier in the week. Jones of Otto toured through town enroute home from Cowley County. Hetzler and Chas. Gingrich conducted Basin business. Attorney Marshall and Judge Harding of Greybull attended to matters here. Mead of Greybull is a Chandler car dealer. Crouch of Continental Supply visited the local office. Zane returned from Iowa with Kansas City stopovers. Leavitt and Hand came from Denver Stock Show. Hazel V. Lawrence returned from Cody after testifying. Winters and Burnham of Otto State Bank visited Basin. Zaring returned from Cheyenne after attending a Republican event and legislature.
Ed Miller came back last Sunday from an extended visit through Texas and New Mexico. He toured the Texas oil fields and met numerous former Basin residents during the journey.
May Jones commenced action for divorce in district court against Joseph Jones. Chas Garland and family visited over Sunday with Mr and Mrs Earl Gebhart. G J Schenk attended the State Engineers Society meeting in Thermopolis last Friday.
Chas Pfeiffer of Manderson visited town on Wednesday. M B Rhodes cashier of the First State Bank of Kane spent Sunday with his family. I Jones a prosperous farmer and beekeeper from Otto County was a Basin visitor last Saturday.
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