Big Horn County Fair Earns Wide Local Praise
The Big Horn County fair at Basin Wyoming is praised as one of the finest county fairs in the country. It is county owned with annual support from the board of county commissioners and a directors board guiding district representation and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Farmer
Big Horn
Basin, Wye
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Fair Advisors
Big Horn County
Board of Managers
Big Horn County Fair Plans Highlighted by Officials
Col. W. H. May outlines the fair structure with a three member executive committee and 25 division superintendents. He praises the board of managers for selecting qualified, community minded leaders and notes preparations for the biggest fair yet at Basin from September 2 to 7.
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Acta
Department of Division
Fair
Big Horn County Fair
Big Horn County
Col
W. H. May
Dakota Farmer
Chas Green Reports On Camp Life For Indiana Unit
A letter dated June 2 1918 from Chas Green to P P Anderson describes soldiers from Camp Benjamin Harrison Indiana Company B A D Eng staying together and busy with hard work. He notes three men in hospital Chas Mather Chas Prill and Rufus Crouch and mentions restrictions on town trips to avoid getting lost while away from home. He promises to write again when able and signs off mentioning the Central Barber Shop closing time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P. Anderson
Chas
J. Mather
Prill
Rufus Crouch
Church Services for June 9 and 2 in town listings
Local church notices list June 9 services including Sunday school at 10 a m and a children's day program at 11 a m Epworth league at 7 p m and a final service at 8 p m led by pastor R M Jones Also St Andrew's Episcopal church notes Holy Communion on June 2 at 11 a m and Christian Science Society at B and Sixth streets holds Sunday services at 11 a m with a June 9 sermon on God the creator Reading rooms are open 2 to 5 pm on weekdays except Sundays inviting the public to read or purchase literature
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Boyd V. Osborn
Epworth League
R. M. Jones
m—Ps
Andrew’s Episcopal
Christian Science Society
God
Baptist Church Offers Sunday Services and Children’s Day
Sunday June 9 features Children’s Day exercises at 10 am with an all morning program. B Y P A at 2 pm. Preaching at 7 pm. FIRST BAPTIST MANDEERSON invites with Sunday school at 10 am 11 am preaching 7:30 pm youth meeting 8:30 pm preaching Rev J F Blodgett Casper to speak June 9 Prayer meeting Thursday 8:30 pm.
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B. Y
C. Wardlaw
Young Peoples Meeting
J. F. Blodgett
Casper
G. E. Black
Death of Charles W Fairbanks Former Vice President Dies
Indianapolis June 4 Charles Warren Fairbanks former vice president and former senator from Indiana died at his home at 8 56 tonight after a chronic kidney ailment Interstitial nephritis Family including most at bedside except Major Richard Fairbanks in France Senator Fairbanks was elected to the Senate in 1903 and later became vice president with Theodore Roosevelt He resigned his Senate seat March 4 1905 to assume the vice presidency and was a noted presiding officer of the Senate After leaving office he and his wife traveled around the world
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Indianapolis
Charles Warren Fairbanks
United States
Indiana
Richard Fairbanks
France
Fairbanks
United States Senate
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Gassaway Davis
West Virginia
Senate
William H. Taft
Piano for sale or rent with option to buy
In Basin area a top piano is offered for sale at a special price to a responsible party or can be rented with the option to buy later. Rent may be credited toward the purchase price. Address replies to KNIGHT CAMPBELL MUSIC CO. Denver Colo. Details on license plate enforcement from April 1 noted by Sheriff B F Wickwire.
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Basin
Denver
Knight Campbell Music CO
Colo
Local Life Notes from Cloverly and Basin Area
Residents report good gnats free conditions at higher elevations while lower zones deal with both gnats and mosquitos. Crandall registers with majority men in Basin. Clifton makes business trip to Greybull. sheep shearing begins at Allen place led by Fred Crandall. Others visit Greybull, attend dances, repair ditches, and host or visit family in county.
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C. A. Crandall
Basin
James Clifton
Greybull
Allen Place
Fred Crandall
Chas
Johnston
Steve
Orville Wilkerson
Crandall Home
Irene Johnson
Crandall’s
D. O. Crandall
McDaniel Home
Secret Societies Meet Schedule From Fraternity Halls
Evening meetings listed for Temple Lodge No. 20 A F & A M on the second and fourth Wednesdays. Eastern Star in Fraternity Hall on the second and fourth Mondays. Basin Lodge No. 36 F and Basin Encampment No. 15 IOOF meet most Tuesdays and Fridays respectively. Eliza Rebekah Lodge No. 246 IOOF meets first and third Mondays. Basin Camp No. 5686 WA meets on the second and fourth Thursdays.
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Fraternity Hall
Temple Lodge No. 20
A. F
A. M
Order of Eastern Stormcete
Eliza Rebekah
I. O
Basin Camp
of, W. A
Basin City Officials Named for 1900 Administration
Basin City list of officials includes Mayor E. J. Sullivan. Councilmen Wm. Gibson F. M. Hime H. T. Lamb W. H. Pauley. Treasurer Mrs. M. V. Rhodes. Clerk Jas. F. Ewers. Attorney C. A. Zaring. Marshall J. H. Hanlon. Official paper Basin Republican.
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E. J. Sullivan
Wm. Gibson
F. M. Hime
H. T. Lamb
W. H. Pauley
M. V. Rhodes
Jas
F. Ewers
Cc. A. Zaring
Mareshal
J. H. Hanlon
Basin Republican
County Officials Named for Big Horn County Wyo
County officers listed include Sheriff B. Wickwire Assessor T J Jones and commissioners T W Spratt chair C A Welch Nels Jim merfield County Clerk Zela Murphy County Attorney G Hartigan Clerk of District Court Frank I Rue Judge Percy W Metz Court Stenographer Guy R Brill Superintendent of Schools Elaine Kinder County Treasurer J K Burnham Republican for job printing Pioneer Building
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Big Horn County
B. Fh Wickwire
T. J. Jones
T. W. Spratt
C. A. Welch
Nels Jimmerfield
Zela Murphy
G. Hartigan
Frank I. Rue
Percy W. Metz
Guy R. Brill
Elaine Kinder
J. K. Burnham
Community Briefs From Manderson Area
Mrs. W. L. Shafer recovered from surgery at Basin hospital last week and is progressing well. James Tolstrup returned to Tensleep after several days with family. Mrs. Maggie Gossett, who cared for Grace Lytle in Casper, has gone home. Misa Lytle shows improvement. James A. Quiner enjoys a week on his ranch. Cora and Adana Toletrap with Rey and Mrs. Geo. B. Black traveled to Nelher for Sunday services last Saturday.
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W. L. Shafer
the Basin Hospital
James Tolstrup
Tensleep
Maggie Gossett
Grace Lytle
Casper
Misa Lytle
James A. Quiner
Cora
Adana Toletrap
Rey
Geo. B. Black
Nelher
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FORD
Lee Motor Co
Eastman Kodaks
Rexall Service
Wilson
E. C. Burroughs
the Basin Saddler
Dave Tuttle
Prop
Ith
Chas. Green
Central Barber Shop
C. A. Leavitt
M. E. Church
A. H. F. Watkins
First Baptist
Mandeerson
Charles W. Fairbanks
State Department
B. F. Wickwire
Republican
Cloverly
B. Cropsey
Greybull, Wyo
C. H. Cropsey
D. B. Cropsey
Cropsey Bros
P. O
Wyo
S. Smith
Shell Creek
Shell, Wyo
G. W. Johnson
Thos. M. Hyde
Basin State Bank
William C, Snow
Old Exchange Bldg
Wyoming
Irrigation Waterworks
Range
Nowood
Paint Rock
Honunza
Clyde W.atherly
Basin Lodge No
Basin City Officials
L. G. Vanslyke
Pioneer Building
C. A. Zaring
J. P. Arnott
Attorney-at-Law Basin
DRS. Harris & Harris Physicians and Surgeons
H. T. Harris
Resid
Ence
C. E. Harris
R. B. Landfair
Mont
Manderson
Gilmore Hartigan
Garfield
Gebo
J. B. Thompson Lbr
Hdw. Co
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