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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
5
Mr and Mrs PD Lamb and daughters Jeanette and Anna leave for Fort Worth Texas to establish a home. Mr Lamb has directed field work for Lamb Drilling Co in the region and led operations in the Big Muddy field. Mrs Lamb has been active in social life and Basin society. the daughters were prominent in the younger set.
State secretary Fred L. Crabbe of the Wyoming Anti Saloon League visited town on Friday to attend to business. He believes federal action might outpace state efforts to pass dry laws before the election. The state organization is progressing and every voting precinct will be organized before the election.
Mr and Mrs Homer T Lamb and family left Basin on Tuesday for Denver where they will reside. Mr Lamb opens an Denver office and the family has purchased a fine home. friends regret their departure as furniture has been shipped and they expect permanent settlement soon.
Leland Kirby left yesterday for San Francisco to join the aviation corps. He has been employed in Basin for several months by the Oil Well Supply Co. and his pleasant smile will be missed by many friends.
The family of John P. Zane and Mr. and Mrs. Clark Longshore express gratitude for the many acts of kindness shown after the death of their loved one.
At the Live Wire club rooms tonight a meeting will confer with State Humane Officer Burke to form a local branch of the American Red Star Animal Relief. The group aims to prevent suffering among war horses and invites all interested participants. Mrs. Wm. C. Snow is organizer for Basin.
Washington sources say Senator James of Kentucky fears the impact of Senator Chamberlain's remarks. The speech is noted for drawing an audience larger than the Senate chamber and for the senator's own loud, persistent railing.
Sheriff Wickwire tracks Sam Winsted who left the region without registering and arrested him in Montana. He awaits U S marshal from Cheyenne. James L. Laidlaw exists under arrest in Greybull as I W W leader awaiting marshal arrival. Garrett camps near Burlington under suspicion but found harmless during a thorough local search.
The strike's proposed terms include an eight hour day with Saturday half holidays, wages from 4.25 to 7.10 for different skilled levels, double pay for overtime, and 2.50 daily travel expenses, prompting concern for farmers planning this season's crops.
Mr and Mrs D L Carr returned from a several week visit in Excelsior Springs and Kansas City Missouri. They say they enjoyed the vacation but were glad to get back to the Big Horn Basin weather.
Herbert B. Peake and Mrs. Nellie Peake wed at the Methodist parsonage last Friday night with Ed Dunaway present. Peake works at Lee Motor Co. and the bride hails from Loveland Colorado where they met.
Jack Friend has been appointed line supervisor for the Mountain States T and T Co and will be stationed at Basin. He will oversee all line work at Bain Worland and Thermopolis.
Mrs. C. E. Hall leaves early week to live in Thermopolis while Mr. Hall works in the Warm Springs field there. The move is due to convenience of residence near his job.
Mrs Al Blake and Mrs Jack Friend are visiting this week at the home of Mrs Blake's daughter Mrs Tobe Borner on Shell creek.
The Wyoming State Fair commission enacts broader awards across all divisions to showcase progress in agriculture livestock and minerals. New classes and higher monies include Suffolk Punch horses dairy cattle prize money fourfold, expanded poultry displays, war bread entries, and a new county name artwork prize. The fair also introduces war garden initiatives and a C ampbell United carnival lineup for fair week.
The regular meeting of the Woman's Club will be held next Wednesday afternoon at the library. The program will cover the different phases of the Red Cross work.
The ladies aid of the Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs F M Hime next Thursday afternoon. All are invited to attend.
Dr and Mrs V E Larrick entertained Saturday night with a theatre party followed by supper Guests included T S Armstrong Walter Lamb Burt Burchess Jeannette Lamb and Clarrity The note urges planting victory gardens to save resources aid railroad traffic and support U S war effort as spare time for Uncle Sam
Plan to plant this summer and can for next winter as a commercial job printing a special type at The Republican office.
The policy shift aims to publish more war activity details with military necessity as limit. George Creel advocates broader publicity while war department and navy set freer press access to training, France progress, and camp reports under new rules.
A wartime appeal urges Americans to plant a garden to feed Europe and relieve railroads. Uncle Sam calls for homegrown food, saying any yard can help the fight as prices stay high and victory requires civilian effort.
The piece critiques a telephone clerk who posed as a French marquis and forged an official seal claim, noting many Americans have been fooled by brazen statements in matters of greater importance and did not object.
The records show that protective tariffs increase home production and their removal reduces it. Advocates prefer calling it a productive tariff, but the distinction is academic as opposition to home production persists regardless of the label.
Basin ranked first in Class Two for Red Cross seals in Wyoming after town-wide sales led by chairman Mrs. Thos. M. Hyde. Harve Perkins Jr. of Otto visited Basin early in the week and B. Fred Perkins from Otto handled business in town Wednesday.
Train No. 30 southbound arrives at 12 58 p m and departs 1 05 p m Train No. 25 northbound arrives 3 07 p m and departs 3 15 p m
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