Found Dead in Cabin Near River Ranch
Coroner and sheriff investigated the death of R. M. Paddock found in F. B. Reffner’s cabin, with a coroner's jury ruling it a suicide by strychnine. Paddock, 27, a Pennsylvania native, had been living with the Paddocks and Reffners. no wound was found. Funeral arrangements set after body removal to Jacob Sowers’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Hartin
R. M. Paddock
F. B. Reffner
Harris
Wickwire
Justice Bonwell
Jacob Sowers
George Hoffman
G. W. Holdcroft
A. J. Paddock
F. H. Reffner
Jack
Frank Reffiner
Reffner
Harrie
IR. M. Paddock
Geo
H. Hoffman
West
Wall Paper Company Forms In Big Horn County
A new partnership named R. J. Extra & Co forms this week. They rent the Denny building near the Big Horn County bank and prepare interior remodeling and decorating. The firm will stock wallpaper paint glass brushes and related supplies. Extra handles painting and paper hanging while Whitmore runs the store and coordinates a repair shop for restoring old furniture and household goods. A large wallpaper shipment is en route and will be displayed soon. See The Republican for sale bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Paper Company
R. J. Extra
H. C. Whitmore
R. J. Extra & Co
Denny
Big Horn County Bank
Mr. Extra
Mr. Whitmore
Mille
Masque Ball Marks Acme Amusement Co Anniversary Night
The Masque Ball shifts to Saturday March 165 to celebrate the Basin location anniversary. Ladies and gentlemen are invited but IDs may be checked. Prizes include a season pass for all month’s pictures and best costume. Smith Bros Orchestra rehearses. supper by Mrs Ahrenge after unmasking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme Amusement Co
Basin
Levery
Smith Bros
Silver Wedding Anniversary at Basin
On March 4 1888 Mr and Mrs J W Gould married and on March 4 1913 their family and friends gathered at Basin to witness the silver knot. They dined at Mountain View hotel with ample food then returned to the Gould home for an afternoon social. Guests and gifts included Robi Gould with a meat fork Claud Gould Aaron Johnson Myrtle Dorothy Helen Ora Wm Gould Frank Linebaugh table spoons Elias Brewer Lou Blakesley H Cockins a silver tea set and more. A berry spoon was sent by Mr and Mrs Mason. At 8 30 pm Modern Woodmen and Odd Fellows with many others staged a lively charivari with cans dish pans and schoolbell music. Sandwiches cake and coffee were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Gould
Basin
W. Albone
D. W. Hanner
T. M. Linebaugh
Elias Brewer
Pointed Paragraphs on Marriage and Courage
A compact, period tone overview of marriage and gender roles. It notes poets and actors, family dynamics with a stepfather, and a wife’s eye on a husband’s attention. The piece jests at truth telling within marriages, hinting at bravado in men.
Notice of Final Settlement of Estates in Basin Wyoming
Notice is given that administrators and executrix intend to make final settlements of estates in Basin Wyoming during the March 1918 and March 1913 terms of the District Court for Big Horn County. Mina Blakesley and T F Nelson administer estates of Rolla E Blakesley and Rachael Nelson respectively. Jane Winne Hunter executrix of Archibald Winne deceased also seeks final settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolla E .Blakenley
Eald
Basin
Wyoming
Big Horn County
Mina Blakesley
Rolla B. Blakesley
Rachael Nelson
Mig Horn County
State of
T. F. Nelson
Uuce
Archibald Winne
Bae'n
District Court
Jane Winne Hunter
Archibald Winhe
November settlers arrive as immigration flow grows
An immigration agent reports eleven new settlers arriving yesterday with eleven hopefuls from eastern states placed in localities. The note signals a larger season ahead. Various locals are noted visiting and meeting as wool growers gather, with several individuals traveling for business or personal reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fee
Burlington
Wilson Inauguration Day Captures Historic Pageant
Washington reports President Wilson’s inauguration as a human, precedent-making day. Taft and Bryan, amid a grand Capitol scene, pledge support while Mrs Wilson’s family joins in the public joy. The parade stretches five hours, with Wilson greeting crowds beneath electric lights and taking the oath with a Psalm verse noted in Maher’s Bible. The new cabinet names include Bryan, McAdoo, Garrison, McReynolds, Burleson, Dankele, Lane, Houston, Redfield, and Willson. A Belgian stallion and horses are advertised for sale in Basin, Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Elileens
Supreme Court
Willam H. Taft
Mr. Taft
Wilson
Wm. J. Bryan
Taft
Bryan
Virginia
Capitol Hill
Court of Honor
Princeton
White
Woodrow Wilson
Margaret
Eleanor
Miss Jesse
James B. Maher
Senate
William Jennigs Bryan
Nebraska
Treasury
William McAdoo
New York
Lindley M. Garrison
New Jersey
James McReyvole
Tennessee
Albert Burleson
Texas
Navy
Josepheus Dankele
North Carolina
Interior
Franklin JL. Lane
California
David FP. Touston
Missouri
Commerce
William C. Redfield
William B. Willson
Pennsylvania
Heard on the Street humor and misread clues
A column of lighthearted snippets presents misinterpretations of clues and social quips. It includes gags about mystery setters, an anarchist remark, a shy suitor asking for car fare, and a mother child exchange about chickens pox and tarts. Historical tone and dated humor color the jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Wilkie
Lere
Dairy Notes on Cow Feeding and Transport
Dairy notes say alfalfa hay and corn balance each other and are best relished feeds. Do not load cows for long transports. instead, use a wagon. Keep cows salted regularly. if churn issues occur, add salt to the cream. Cowpeas are valuable for dairy feed and can outvalue alfalfa if well seeded. cowpeas grow anywhere in the southwest, while alfalfa cannot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aonu
Basin
Sam
de Laval
Hot Slugs and the Patchwork of Honors in Public Life
A concise column warns that some seek honors while others face them by fate. It ponders a fresh term of court after a crop of ex-judges and notes Blake’s ongoing hair trouble. It also remarks that no wind favors all in politics and mentions watch repairing as Wise the jeweler’s specialty.
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. Paddock
Mrs
Lou Blakesley
H. Cockins
Omaha
Denver
Kalsomining
H. L. Wise
George Amadall
Lincoln
Neb
James Dickie
Thermopolis
A. C. Dent
Guy Gay
Dow
County Clerk's Office
R. B. West
Missoula, Mont
Jack Flockhart
Shell
Sunny Jim Hurst
Greybull
M. Hyde
P. W. Metz
Cheyenne
R. A. Strandberg
J. P. Arnott
Lovell
Wil
Ecuwlog
Bee
Mead
Wyo
Jokeg
Jones
P. W
Blake
Wise
Anderson & Johnson
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