Big Horn Basin Pioneers Plan Free Picnic in Booth Grove
Members of the Big Horn Basin Pioneers met in Hyattville to organize the annual picnic at Booth Grove on Paint Rock set for Friday July 30. The event will be free for all with meals supplied, music by Basin band, and dance with a 10 cent fee per dance after the first Old Timers’ dance.
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Big Horn
Basin Band
Hyattville
L. G. van Slyke
Miss Gresham
T. F. Nelson
E. M. Ily
John Seaman
Wm. Rannells
John Weintz
A. 8
B. A. Kirkpatrick
Married on Friday creates Basin bridegroom in future move
Mary Elleura Talbott wed Lora A. Plank at her parents home with Rev. R. M. Jones officiating. The Basin couple plan to move to Colorado after Plank starts his own business, as friends wish them happiness and prosperity.
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W. B. Talbott
Mary Elleura
Lora A. Plank
R. M. Jones
M. E. Church
Basin
Plank
Colorado
Mondell Files Nomination in Wyoming Race
Congressman Mondell filed his renomination petition in Cheyenne on July 16. Democrat Wade Fowler, a Douglas land office official, also filed. Republicans expect Mondell to win big locally, while Democrats struggled to nominate a challenger.
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Cheyenne
Mondell
Wade Fowler
Fowler
Douglas Federal Land Office
Converse County
Kowler
Wyoming
Simon Skovgard
Senate
Joseph H. Neville
R. C. May
A.S. Mercer
House
Bertha K. VanDevender
Frank W. Mondell
Willie D. Jones
Greybull
Zela Murphy
John L Landfair
B. F. Wickwire
C. W. G. Dodge
Mazie V. Rhodes
C. A. Zerinz
T. W. Olney
C. A. Welch
American Legion
John L. Landfatr
Band Granted Delay for Basin Wyoming Headquarters
A letter from the chief militia bureau replies to Basin Basin Basin inquiry about forming a headquarters troop and cavalry band. Authority is postponed pending reorganization of the army act approved June 5 1920, with plans to keep Basin’s place open and expedite later action.
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Bec
Hoover
Basin
Wyomin
E. J. Colley
Cavalry
Snow Hurt Cranking Ford Breaks Arm in Accident
Attorney Wm. C. Snow fractured his right arm Wednesday while cranking his Ford. The injury was dressed promptly and no serious consequences are expected though some peers joke about his study of torts.
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Wm. C. Snow
Cemetery Improvement Ideas Urged For Basin Wyoming
A Basin Wyoming cemetery committee urges the city to form a plan for beautification including curbing trees drives and a central open air space or small chapel. They propose presenting to the city council to obtain architectural plans begin improvements and establish an endowment for perpetual upkeep.
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W. H. May
Basin
Wyo
Olthwen
Fusion party nominating Christensen for president
Chicago July 15 Christensen Salt Lake City lawyer was nominated as the presidential candidate for the new Farmer Labor party by its convention. He won on the second ballot 192.5 to 174.6 and presided over part of the fusion party sessions. The convention nominated several vice presidential candidates including James Duncan, Dudley Field Malone, Carrie Chapman Catt, Alexander Howat, and Glenn Plumb.
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Chicago
Parley P. Christensen
Salt Lake City
New
Farmer-Labor Party
Christensen
Dudley Field Malone
New York
James Duncan
Seattle
Dudley Field Maline
Carrie Chapman Catt
Alexander Howat
Kansas Miners
Glenn Plumb
New Fusion Party
Committee of 48
Committee
James Ferguson
Texas
Labor Party
Robert M. la Follette
la Follette
Committees
Wincannon
George Record
Gilbert BB. Roe
Roe
Woolgrowers Lose Hope For Fed Relief In Wyoming
Wyoming woolgrowers who trusted a Washington meeting with the Federal Reserve Board find no market for their clip and no adequate relief. The board hints that holders of wool may be labeled as speculators and offers only a possible fifteen cents per pound for ninety days, insufficient to cover costs. A Casper banker relays a Kansas City Fed stance opposing drafts secured by wool in storage as speculative.
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Wyoming
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Casper
Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City
Federal Reserve Act
The Graves Lecture at the local chautauqua
John Temple Graves delivered a well received lecture on capital and labor differences. He offered sound deductions but no remedy for evils, yet his talk may inspire public thinking and participation in affairs. The audience may remember it as a masterly effort in the cause of Christ.
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John Temple Graves
Mr. Graves
Christ
Have Joint Celebration For Birthdays At Gibson Home
Last Monday marked the birthday anniversaries of Mrs. D L Carr and Wm Gibson. A joint celebration was hosted at the Gibson home with a luncheon prepared by Mrs Gibson. Billie marked his seventh birthday and reportedly followed Wales players around yesterday seeking the grow-young-while-you-wait tablets.
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D. L. Carr
Wm. Gibson
Gibson
Tourists Targeted by Short Cut Scam Reported
Cheyenne reports two autoists claim tourists on Yellowstone highway between Basin and Lost Cabin are lured off a shortcut by would be guides. They allege clay traps and inflated prices for gasoline and supplies. Local officials and business leaders investigate to curb profit eers. The Basin chautauqua ended with a praised three act comedy Rejuvenation by Wales players.
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Cheenne Tribune
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Basin
Lost Cabin
Yellowstone
Frank J. Wiffler
Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
Yellowstone Highway
Hyattville
Tribune
Dr Ogden Plans Six Wells On Pease Lease Near Basin
Dr J B Ogden and partners from Minneapolis secure the Pease lease east of Basin and plan six shallow tests under local contractor Scott Mills. A deep test to Embarsand may follow if early results show promise. a refinery could be built if oil volume justifies it, boosting Basin’s growth and investor profits.
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J. B. Ogden
Minneapolis
Basin
Ogden
H. H. Hime
Basin State Bank
Pease
Torchlight
Scott Mills
Mr. Mills
Moving pictures of Soviet Russia stir San Francisco crowd
In San Francisco theatres the first reels on Soviet Russia showed Lenin and Trotsky addressing the army and Russia’s plight. The audience clapped loudly amid some hisses, seen as a warning of internal radical discontent and a call to educate away from radicalism.
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San Francisco
Russia
Lenine
Trotsky
America
Colonel at Work Leads Bridge Replanking Effort
Colonel W. H. May secretary of the Chamber of Commerce has repaired the Big Horn bridge and several Basin Gardens bridges. The planking is renewed and passable again. He is active and promises a grand fair ahead with reduced business attention on the chamber as the fair takes priority.
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W. H. May
Chamber of Commerce
Big Horn
Basin Gardens
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Booth Grove
Yours Truly
M. H. Smith
A. W. Coons
G. J. Schenk
R. J. Extra
Riverton
Grand Lodge
Graves
Pease Lease
Dr. Ogden
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