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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
8
Advertisements list daily street carnival shows featuring Miss Jeanette Lamb and Spidora the Spider Girl with trained animals. Visitors urged to bring storage batteries to Lee Motor Co and enjoy the high class street fair organized by the Chamber of Commerce all next week.
Last night auto loads of tourists started using the new municipal camping ground in Basin near the courthouse square. Tourists praise the site near stores for supplies and Basin aims to build a strong reputation. The Live Wire club promotes tourist stays in club rooms and has earned widespread approval.
Loveland Transfer Co. prompt service urged. Harve Perkins Jr of Otto visited Basin Monday. Otis Grout of Otto attended to business in Basin Tuesday. Irene Miller visited Manderson Saturday night and Sunday for Yorenoon. VAL CO fan belts for FORD sold at LEE MOTOR CO garage. Joan G F Ellicott made a business trip to Worland this week, left Sunday, returned Basin Monday. For sale first class saw mill 18 miles east of Kane. Mrs T B Armstrong returned Sunday from Sheridan after attending a woman’s training camp for war service at home.
A tale recounts Fred Vincent returning late to a home where hunger and thirst drive him to dry crusts before discovering the water supply was shut off and later flooding from a left running faucet. He sleeps, wakes to rain, and finds several inches of water on the floor after misplacing the faucet.
Famous entertainer Thomas Elmore Lucey brings a multi talent show to Rex Theatre on Friday July 27. He mimics Sol Smith Russell James Whitcomb Riley Edwin Booth and others while delivering songs poems and platform direction.
Free tire service offered by Auto Supply & Tire Co.. routines about trips to the northern part of the state. Harrison mentions Greybull chautauqua events. Announcements include for sale of a McCormick binder, visits by Miss E Stark from Minneapolis and Miss Olive Arnett from Shell, Basins residents and area business news, births, and insurance agents in town.
A small blaze started in the rear of a south town house owned by Mrs Foster after a noon whistle. Fire Chief Benjamin Franklin Belton and his south side crew contained the fire quickly.
Last Saturday Geo W Holdcroft and Esther Small were married by Rev C Wardlaw at the Baptist parsonage. The couple, well known in Basin, will live on a farm about three miles southeast of town.
Daily notices report quality repair work on motor cars by W. W. M. Co. Others note people traveling to Greybull for visits, business in Basin, and several regional changes including a pony for sale, a pipe line project, court house work, and a Denver Dry Goods Co. hire with Miss Ella Halpin joining Pease- Peterson store.
Paris reports the United States army transport service meeting its task of importing locomotives bridge material bathing and ventilating apparatus and electric generating and refrigerating plants. Imports include 400 to 500 huts over 100 miles of water piping 50000 stoves 250000 miles of wire 50000 rolls of paper steel bridges cranes laundry machines and steam fire engines.
Last Friday night a fire broke out in the rear of Barabara Drumm's millinery store. The blaze was checked by the fire department before serious damage occurred. Origin is undetermined but believed due to a faulty wire. Stock damage was light and covered by insurance.
Public notice states a furnished large front room is available for rent two blocks from the post office. Apply Mr. Smith, real estate agent, for details.
A burglar shattered the rear window at A. B. Martins store on Sunday afternoon during an absence. The thief rifled the desk and examined papers but no losses have been reported and no arrests have been made. No suspects identified.
Six good milk cows and calves offered for sale by consignor in Basin. Inquiries at the office noted. Also local notes: Jy 13 11, P V Simonton from Manderson in town on a short business trip. Fire safety ad for J M Fire extinguisher at $10 from Lee Motor Co. Basin visitors Pat Mahoney and Mrs. R B West traveled for short visits. Bert Driscoll of Denver, Hanover Fire Insurance agent, in Basin visiting Fitzpatrick and Douglas homes.
Wm. Stein from Otto drove to Basin on Monday to handle business. Chas. K. Hedke of the Great Western Sugar Co. at Lovell was in Basin Thursday for business. M. A. Randel, Worland bean man, attended to business in Basin Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. J. T. Brown from Denver arrived to visit daughter Mrs. Randall Austin for a few days.
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