Producers Meet District 3 Elects Officers at Basin
A Big Horn Producers association meeting in Basin formed District 3 with by laws, elected Thomas B Hunter and others as directors and W H May as secretary treasurer. About forty attended as J W Seymour spoke on engineers, and a second Basin meeting is planned for March 22 with new members to join. County Assessor Jos H Neville returned from Byron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Horn Producers’ Association
Carnegie Library
Thos. B. Hunter
Basin
O. R. Irwin
Basin Gardens
Walter Johnson
Basin Stock Farm
C. R. Spencer
Manderson
Frank Gapen
Hyattville
W. H. May
Baain
Producers’ Association
Big Horn
District 3
Wyo
Geo-Treas
J. W. Seymour
Denver
Jos. H. Neville
Byron
Lovell
Collins
Bert Weiss
Clyde W. Atherly
H. T. Nowell
G. J. Schenk
Soociety
Magazine Man in Town Visits Basin Country
J W Seymour vice president and manager of Mid-Continent Pub Co Denver toured the Basin region this week. He plans articles on Wyoming and Colorado resources with illustrations of crops and scenes and a relief map to appear in an early issue. Seymour, a veteran journalist, aims to boost the magazine’s inter mountain coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Seymour
Mid-Continent Pub. Co
Denver
MidContinent
Inter-Mountain
Wyoming
Colorado
Seymour Ie
Seymour
Turner art exhibit thanks teachers and pupils for efforts
The civic committee of the Woman's Club thanks the teachers and pupils of the schools for helping make the Turner art exhibit a success. A picture fund has been created for the grammar school, and by year end it is hoped a fine reproduction may be hung in each schoolroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
District Deputy Here Explains New Woodmen System
O Erickson district deputy of the Modern Woodmen of America visited town early this week to outline the society new member system. F H Whitmore the jeweler unveiled a fine display window showcasing a notably fine jewelry stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Erickson
Modren Woodmen of America
F. H. Whitmore
Engineers Organize Wyoming Society of Civil Engineers
The Wyoming Society of Civil Engineers met at 2 PM Tuesday in the Carnegie library with H. T. Nowell as temporary chairman and A. F. Pillerup as temporary secretary. The next morning a permanent organization was formed and a constitution and bylaws adopted. Officers reelected: Clyde W. Athenry as president, H. T. Nowell as vice president, M. D. Weelery as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Society of Civil Engineers
Carnegie Library
H. T. Nowell
A. F. Pillerup
Clyde W. Athenry
M. D. Weelery
Paper bag cooking series announced by Basin publication
The Basin area will publish a series on paper bag cooking by M. Soyer and Martha McCullouch Williams. Soyer renowned as a world class chef and Williams a leading American cooking authority. The first installment will detail methods and house menu recipes avoiding pots and pans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basin and Vicinity
M. Soyer
Martha McCullouch Willame
Martha M. Williams
America
Washington Letter on Wyoming Irrigation and Public Works
Senator Warren pushes Pathfinder project data review and land subscription plans while an April engineers board weighs the Fort Laramie site. Mondell’s coal lands bill advances enabling state selection of withdrawn grants. Warren’s Sundance building funding nears House passage amid Democratic tensions. Segregation approval for Fremont Lake high line canal lands is recommended, opening western Wyoming acreage. Justice VanOradel buys a grand brick Washington residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Warren
Reclamation Service
Board of Engineers
South Side
Fort Laramie
Mondell
State Land Board
Senate
Sundance
House
Wyoming
General Land Office
Fremont Lake Irrigation Company
Justice VanOradel
Congress
Roosevelt Accepts Nomination Plea in Brief Reply
The article reports Col. Theodore Roosevelt’s brief yet definite letter stating he will accept the Republican presidential nomination if tendered and will adhere to that decision until the convention expresses its choice. He emphasizes the people’s rule, endorses direct primaries, and hopes the people may choose the nominee. Roosevelt signs as THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Will Present Play At High School Operetta Bulbul
Superintendent Rossiter has secured Harry H Williams to direct the high school operetta Bulbul to be staged here early this month likely on the 12th. It is a two act comic operetta with 38 performers and is touted as one of the best amateur productions. Under Williams, the venture’s success is assured and Basin residents can expect a delightful show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossiter
Harry H. Williams
Williams
Elaborate dinner at Biliven's with nature’s blooms
Mr. Lantry hosted a midweek game dinner at Biliven's restaurant for Messrs. Zaring, Parks, Gleeson, and Dave Jones. The table featured hens’ teeth ornaments and festoons from the electric fan to a central punch bowl, with banks of roses and native sage brush, greasewood vine, and Mexican soap weed creating a natural bower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Lantry
Zaring
Parks, Gleeson
Dave Jones
Gage
Cody
Arrival of Watson party to Webster ranch
Mr. Watson of Winterset Iowa arrived last Saturday with a car load of machinery to be used on the Webster ranch at Greybull. C Webster and three teams with Chas Blynn Theo Clifford and W C Whit cher of St Joseph came to move out machinery and household goods for Mr Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Mr. Watson
Winterset
Webster Ranch
Greybull
C. Webster
Chas. Blynn
Theo
Clifford
W. C. Whitcher
St. Joe
Reserve Forest Officials Visit Hyattville Cattlemen
Reserve Forest Supervisor E. N. Kavanaugh and Ranger B. B. Morton departed Wednesday afternoon to inspect the reserve in Hyattville and Tenaleep country. They will meet with the cattlemen's association at Hyattville to discuss local affairs.
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Wii
E. N. Kavanaugh
B. B. Morton
Hyattville
Tenaleep Country
Whirl o the Town Members Thank Hyattville Supporters
The Whirl o the Town company thanks L. A. Parker of Hyattville and John Bircumshaw and J. F. Leigh for donating machines and for transporting the company to Hyattville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whirl O' the Town Company
L. A. Parker
Hyattville
John Bircumshaw
J. F. Leighty
Picture Show at the Mike Saturday Night
Manager announces a fine batch of films for a Saturday night show at the Mike with a promised headliner and a strong lineup for the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bhew
The
Baeahow
Shooting Near Worland Sparks Ranch Dispute
Yesterday morning near Worland two ranchers Stewart and Jack Matison clashed over oats. Stewart fired three times, wounding no one reported. Deputy Lee Sterling headed to the scene to arrange Stewart’s arrest on orders from Sheriff Wickwire, who travels to Worland to continue the inquiry.
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Wickwire
Worland
Stewart
Jack Matison
Matison
Lee Sterling
Basin Democrats Lease Greybull Standard for County Paper
A Basin meeting of county Democrats last Monday night backed a plan to create a strong democratic county paper. A subscription drive secured funds, and the Greybull Standard was leased with possible future purchase. J H Sarvis will take a vacation. R B Woodward handles the mechanical work during absence. Editor name to be decided soon. Prominent Democrats supported the fund to ensure a party faithful publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basin
J. H. Sarvis
Woodward
Proclamation Calls Douglas Good Roads Meeting 1912
Governor Joseph M. Carey proclaims March 9 1912 as a Good Roads meeting date in Douglas to discuss state highway policy and promote early construction under 1911 session laws. Delegates from interested counties urged to attend.
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Yellowstone Park
Good Roads Club of
Douglas
Joseph M. Carey
Lyceum Bureau Announces March 14 H W Sears Lecture
Management of the Lyceum bureau presents on March 14 a renowned lecture by H W Sears titled Grumblers This speaker is acclaimed for wit humor and satire and is expected to deliver an entertaining evening guaranteeing to lift spirits and delight attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum Bureau
H. W. Sears
Bia
Escapes Plague Wyoming Penitentiary Inmates
Casper Tribune notes three inmates escaped from the Wyoming penitentiary in the past month. Warden Alston says convicts dislike their confinement and describe escape as easy under the current system. The strip-clad inmates are portrayed as finding escape amusing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Penitentiary
Alston
Democratic Papera
Casper Tribune
Local incident Ends with Bees and Fence Wreckage
A man visiting in Loveland attempted to copy a neighbor’s form for his pay. In a rush his young son tripped into a beehive, drawing a crowd, while the father, chasing the boy, crashed through a barbed wire fence injuring himself and damaging clothing. An old cow then exploited a fence gap to wander free.
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Peper
Homecoming note from Basin ranch hints at plans for big crop
The message reports George Randall returning to Basin after a winter in Lincoln Nebraska. He says the visit was fine but he is eager to resume ranch work and prepare for an unusually large crop this year. The item also humorously recounts a chaotic domestic mishap with milk churns and damaged goods.
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George Randall
Lincoln
Neb
George
Basin
Lincoln Memorial observance features Lincoln readings and veterans
The Lincoln memorial program under the Woman's club included essays by schoolchildren and a G A R veterans' audience with remarks by Rev. Morton Joslin. Jas I Patten and H Payne gave tributes to Lincoln, with music by local groups and a spotlight on Lincoln's boyhood and war memories. plus notes on local agricultural inspection and Lovell sugar factory prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln
G. A. R. Post
Morten Joslin
Jas. I. Patten
M. Stout
Henry Payne
America
Abraham Lincoln
Columbia
High School
Washington
Carl Armeling
Harriet Rossiter
Rhea Byrd
United States
Carl Aremiing
Julian Snow
H. Smith
Plano
F. W. Byrd
Rev. Albone
G. A. Harris
M. H. Smith
A. W. Coons
Progress association dinner discusses roads and future routes
At Antlers last Monday the Progress association approved prior minutes and debated sending a Douglas delegation. R B West urged delaying that, favoring a northern Wyoming conference on an interstate park highway. Three route options were outlined with Hazleton to Tensleep favored. A Warned congress may not fund through the reserve. local road work funds could be used locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. West
Road Committee
Douglas Good Roads
Basin
Wyoming
Douglas
E. N. Kavanaugh
Sheridan
Big Horn Forest Reserve
Kaycee
Red Bank
Thermopolis
Hazleton
Tensleep
Burlington Gulf To Coast Line
Anaugh
Hss
Congress
Agricultural Department
Democratic House
B. B. Morton
Buffalo
Clear Creek Canyon
Tensleep Canyon
Good show by B M F automobile firm at Fraternity hall
The B M F automobile company hosted a free moving picture show at Fraternity hall last Monday night. The largely attended event demonstrated car construction in detail and showcased workmanship and quality in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. F. Automobile
Fraternity Hall
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Tate Society
Roosevelt
Learae
Loveland
Library
Josh Ellis
State Board of Horticulture
Ite
D. L. Darr
Carr
Lovell Chronicle
Progress Association
Antlers
J. B. Thompson
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