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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1915
Page
2
Local notes report visits by Mrs. Adam Pries and family from a ranch near Germania, and multiple residents traveling to Powell Thermopolis and Belt Lake. Mentions doctors, barbers, Little Horn Springs water, teachers, and towns Basin Cowley Manderson with short updates on residents and businesses.
Dr. Pulitz and family and Herbert Broadwell from Omaha arrived Monday and are visiting at Dr. Van Slyke's home in Hyattville. Mr. Pulitz is Mrs. Van Slyke's brother. They plan to spend the summer in the mountains.
W N Noble, among the oldest timers in the Lander and Basin counties, was in Basin last Saturday calling on longtime friends J L Patten and John Lumen. He now lives in California and was making a stop on his way home.
Be careful city market offers cash and trade, Pat's billiard hall sells candy, and Fred House runs City Barber shop. Residents travel between Manderson, Basin, Hyattville, Otto, Spence, and other towns for services and business. A notice to customers announces Sunday hours and closure on the Fourth with Fred Hone in charge.
E D Davis and Ed Miller traveled to Shell in the Davis car, leaving some tame fish behind. John Aldermlice, a prominent Greybull businessman, visited Basin early this week. Dr M H Smith departed Friday for Omaha and Council Bluffs to visit and may return with Mrs Smith and the child. R L Denny, Ausal Milling manager, went to Kansas City for two weeks on mill business. Vern Myers, Burlington merchant, came from there and left for Pillings to visit the Barrow family over the Fourth. Miss Jane Snow from Ottawa Ontario will spend summer here, returning from last year’s visits. M D Harris, Lovell county commissioner, arrived for a couple of weeks to join the equalization board. C A Welch and wife of Cowley, prominent county residents, came over for several days. Mrs Carl Armstrong and child left for California last Wednesday to meet a sister in Denver and visit relatives in California via Portland. Carl plans to stay. George Shormaker, Shell researcher and stockman, was in Barsm Wednesday handling business. Grover Threet of the Threet family, builders, is in town eyeing a bridge contract near Byron.
Light receipts last week produced a good market with killing cattle 15 to 30 higher. Stockers and feeders scarce, prices steady to lower. Quarantine cattle 11,000 head in 143 cars arrived, corn fed steers scarce and steady. Top heavy steers 9.25, yearlings 9.40, porkers 8.25 to 9.10. Patched cattle firm as grass cattle lag. Arizona barley and alfalfa fed steers 7.75 to 8.25. Quarantine north Texas fed steers 8.60 to 8.75. Medium fed 7.40 to 8.00, south Texas grassers 6.20 to 7.80. top grassers 6.85. Stockers and feeders plentiful, 6.60 to 7.25-8.00 for desirable weights. Hogs 5 to 10 over. top 7.62, bulk 7.40 to 7.55, receipts 9,000. Sheep and lambs 6,000 head, market 25 higher. spring lambs 10.15 to 10.20, Arizona loads at those prices.
I B Bartlett of Cheyenne leads a party of scientists from Manville Wyoming on a field study of the Spanish Diggings prehistoric quarries. Bartlett says the ruins likely date to America's stone age with wedges of harder stone and nearby chippings suggesting tool shaping. Government resumption for scientific use is under consideration.
Judge David H. Craig of Wyoming’s third district died suddenly in Evanston from acute indigestion at age 57. A native of Ireland, he served Carbon County as county attorney and in the state legislature before becoming a district judge in 1896 and being repeatedly re-elected. He was active in fraternal work and a thirty third degree mason. His death followed a strenuous term of court at Kemmerer and related labor.
An estray identified as a smoky dun mare about fourteen hands high and eleven years old, branded on the left jaw, was taken up near Basin, Wyoming by EB H Callaway. The owner is unknown and must claim by July 30, 1915. otherwise it will be sold at Hagin on the paid date for the benefit of the owner. Fred L Thompson, Secretary State Board Livestock Commissioners, Cheyenne, WY. First pub June 18 1915. Last pub July 9 1915.
The Rogers House receives a new coat of paint to improve its appearance. Work is led by a local contractor and is expected to boost curb appeal and preserve the structure. The project proceeds with standard exterior refinishing and color selection.
Gelly Griffin of Utah plans a Basin summer stay while Mr. Heat pon has bought a car and uses spare time to learn how it is assembled.
W. W. Rhea, known as the Shell creek fancy man, was in town Friday, drawing local attention to his appearance and activities during the visit.
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