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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1918
Page
8
Basin items report room for rent near Rex theatre and multiple residents traveling for business. Visitors include H Smith from Worland, L J Willis from Cowley, A H Griffin from Greybull, Lucy Fedderson from Laramie, E G Carlson from Greybull, Thos M Hyde and Tom Marshall for legal affairs, and many locals attending fairs, teaches, or awaiting inductions.
A silver medal patriotic contest at Rex Theater last Tuesday evening drew praise for a close competition. Fred W. Gould won the silver medal with Joe Jones receiving honorable mention. Judges were Mrs Bertha K Van Devender Mrs Chas Fendrick and E W Follett.
Billie Gibson Tom Gebhart Bob Landfair and Press Anderson traveled to Tensleep Saturday night returning Sunday with one of the season's best trout catches.
Postmaster Coons orders a new star route for Basin Gardens begin July 15. The Chamber of Commerce secretary Boyd V. Osborn instructs route residents to place mail boxes for rural carrier efficiency. Boyd Reffner named carrier and will start service on the 15th.
A. A. Wood & Sons of Salina Michigan and Douglas Wyoming advertise their Rambouillet and Hampshire flocks. The entire consignments will be in Douglas Wyoming for inspection before the Salt Lake Ram Sale August 27 to 30. Sheepmen may view the stock through August 16 and contact Roscoe Wood for details.
The Basin community mourns C. B. Kelly a former Basin resident and butcher who died in Casper on July Sth. He was widely known across the Big Horn Basin for faithfulness to humanity and advocacy for Basin’s future, with the Basin Republican offering condolences on his passing.
The M E Church lists July 14 programs with Sunday school at 10 a m and Epworth league at 7 p m. A joint morning and evening service will be held in the chautauqua tent and attendees are urged to attend Sunday school.
Postmaster Coons received a telegram Wednesday stating General Blakeslee ordered a temporary star route installation for Basin Gardens. The notice praises Coons for persistent efforts and recognition by postal officials.
Catholic services will be held Sunday in Basin and Greybull with Fathers Endres saying mass at 9 in Basin and 11 in Greybull. The community notes numerous visits, home moves, and local work updates including crop activities and oil drilling plans near Himes and Chippewa Oil Co. facilities south of Himes.
Fourth of July passed with no serious accidents on the Wilcox ranch as Ray Morton mowed hay on July 10. Eunice Burt plans to join her husband in Logan Utah, with Mrs Fedderson and Mrs Wilcox accompanying her. Leonard Henderson works for Alvin Shores. Breidenstein’s brother-in-law joined the navy this week. The community urges active participation in the war effort and liberty bonds may be bought. Boyd Osborn and H Martindale surveyed for a rural free delivery route Basin to Greybull, arguing for equal mail access with city residents. North Beach residents discuss tenancy, land ownership, and drainage impacts on agriculture and the push for rural free delivery. One farmer reports forty acres of grain damaged by seepage after renting cash land last spring.
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