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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1910
Page
3
An old newspaper ad promotes a general store offering rubber and leather goods fishing tackle toilet articles baseball goods patent medicines and other goods in the drug line with emphasis on ice cream availability.
Basin town notices, sales offers, and personal updates list prices for boots and watches, job notes, forthcoming sales of lots, new hires, and social visits. Mentions Miss Mazie Parkhurst illness, Ed Benson and Chalon Danforth trips to Greybull, physicians and merchants, and a Baptist Ladies Aid ice cream social with 15 cent admission.
The document names the officers and key officials of the new building association led by president I B Jenking and vice president M A Randel. Neal Anderson, B C Fisher, R H Ahrens are directors with M O Barnes Fred Frisby and F T Brigham as appraisers. Anson Higby serves as treasurer and R J Armeling as secretary with Colling and Hyde acting as attorneys.
County Clerk Benders issued licenses to O. J. Lewis of Greybull and Nancy Bansett. They were married by Rev. Shephard in the Rogers House parlors. A license was issued to C. G. A. Moore and Eva Jane Jones.
Deputy Sheriff Hutsonpillar of Cody escorted Arthur Thurber charged with grand larceny to Sheridan for safe keeping until his district court appearance.
The Basin Literary Club admitted S. H. Smith G. W. Black and S. Skovgard last Monday night and filed two more applications. Ground work is laid for a strong fall and winter’s literary campaign to influence the community’s intellectual and ethical life.
The Baptist Convention invites attendees to a summer camp in Hermopolis from August 41 to September 4. Housing and meals will be provided at reasonable rates. Eminent Baptist ministers will participate, with at least two speakers from the East in attendance. Women and the O Y U are preparing programs. Wilbert R. Howell serves as Association Moderator.
Notice is hereby given that J Charles Walton of Manderson Wyoming who on August 1905 made home stead entry for section 29 and section 28 has filed intent to make final five year proof to establish claim before Gilmore Hartigan U S Commissioner Basin Wyoming on August 27 1910 Witnesses include Henry Jordan James A Quiner George N Cox and William N Smith all of Manderson Wyoming 122-a26 W FP Brittain Register
William Brown of Otto reports water in the Wiley and Burlington canals has been cut off for several days, the first scarcity in about nine years. Water commissioners have assumed control of water distribution.
J. P. Arnott of Basin, a leading Wyoming land attorney, spent last Saturday and Sunday at the baths. He has long and extensive experience with land office cases.
Fred E. Holdredge of Thermopolis, leader of the region's largest furniture business, toured Basin Monday and the Republican office. He recently returned from a Hyattville trout fishing trip and spoke enthusiastically about the Big Horn Basin opportunities, serving as a strong booster for the area.
Bert Brigham, a noted furniture dealer, suffered a painful knee injury last week when a car crank slipped while starting the vehicle. The blow ruptured a blood vessel and bruised the tissues, requiring a physician's care and bandaging.
F R Morris of Morris Lumber dropped in on Basin on business and said the first cutting hay crop is a little shy but crop conditions are satisfactory. His Morris Lumber boys played Hyattville last Sunday and lost 13 to 12. Paul Morris pitched for the mill team and Guster for Hyattville. A $25 forfeit was posted for a return game.
A telegram style notice reports the birth of a baby boy on July 13 to Mr and Mrs Charles Osborn of Meeteetse. Mrs Oa born is noted as the daughter of BE C Hoover, whose broad smile is attributed to the happy event.
Notice states July bills for electric current and wiring are to be paid to the town treasurer on or before August 8th. J B Frisby is acting superintendent of the electric plant.
Walters Stock Company held the boards at Fraternity Hall from Monday to Thursday night. Returns praised as the best performances Basin has seen in months with excellent bills and good attendance each evening.
Fred Garland and G E B Brigham came from Basin this week and purchased three of Winters automobiles stored here for a year. The pair left Thursday morning to return to Basin overland with the cars.
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