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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
2
Residents report visits and trips to nearby towns including Cloverly Casper Worland Thermopolis Denver and Cody. Ford service by Lee Motor Co. is advertised with Black vulcanizing featured. The Presbyterian church plans its annual meeting and local business figures travel for contracts and commerce.
District news notes arrivals and departures including Dr D W Early and wife returning to Manderson from Basin, Mrs G G Walter arriving in Basin with household goods, Lou Blakesley returning from Torrey Montana to sell bulls, and Billie Lewis from Basin Gardens buying registered cows. Beef cattle price 5 to 7 cents cited. Black offering used cars.
Sunday win reports the Broadway success Hus band and Wife with an all star cast led by Brady. At Big Horn theater Mr and Mrs Robert Henderson and Mrs May Smith visited Wor land yesterday. He works as a local agent for the Wyoming Sugar Co and was there on business.
J W Loveland visited Powell to see the Taylor family refreshing their stay. Mrs Loveland's visit ended as the couple returned to Basin at the start of the week. Col W H May appeared in town twice this week amid rumors of his business tied to county fair development.
Monday at the Big Horn theatre shows the Bluebird photoplay Wanted, a Home and the Fox two reel comedy Something New with quality and clearance noted.
Chas Shaw of Greybull spent weekend in Basin with family. J H Welsh Co advertises sales and a drug store clerk’s Colorado trip. Wanted furnished house by March 12 and team of geldings for sale. General auto services offered by Lee Motor Co. Mary Pickford film "Less than the Dust" shown. Local officials open bids for new courthouse. Dr George Smith to visit Basin March 26 to 29 for eye ear nose and throat work.
A. E. Palen of Denver, a representative of the U.S. government highway engineering department, spent time in Basin at the request of the county commissioners to examine the soil and assess suitability for permanent road surfacing.
F. H. Whitmore has endured intense neuralgia for about ten days and was admitted to the hospital yesterday due to an infected tooth.
On March 18th a daughter weighing seven and a half pounds arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Ellison in Burlington. All concerned are doing nicely at this time.
Upon presentation of all warrants drawn on the county for the year 1916 payment will be made. Interest ceases from this date. Dated March 9, 1917 by J. K. Burnham County Treasurer. 192¢
Harve Perkins of Otto hauled for Basin Monday morning. Dick Dickinson is recovering after a hospital stay. Paul Hickox of Red Lodge Montana visited Basin assessing prospects to relocate. Basin Meat Market offers eight to nine cents for live hogs. Ford repair service promotes after sale care. A lost key notice asks finder to leave at The Republican office.
The Worland sugar factory has announced a voluntary 50 cent per ton rise in beet prices. Sugar is currently $7 per hundredweight as of December 1, 1917. Construction progresses to meet beet harvest, boosting Worland’s economy and attracting other industries.
Local newspaper ad notes Basin Market buys hogs at 15 cents per pound and chickens at 13 cents per pound. Basin Meat Market advertises a 5 dollar sale on trimmed hats for Friday and Saturday. Edna Schramling and F Neithammer listed as sellers or advertisers. William J. Lewis visiting Basin on Saturday.
Ed Meador, proprietor of the Mann hotel, drove to Manderson on Wednesday. He reported the roads were in terrible shape but he managed to reach his destination.
Senator S Skovgard from this district crossed party lines and joined Lan der on Friday, signaling a political shift and altering local power dynamics.
Edna Schramling m23 lt J Neville, a representative from this district to the state legislature, spent Friday to Saturday among Basin friends, arriving Saturday and leaving Monday.
The ladies aid society of the Methodist church met at Rev. and Mrs. R. M. Jones home yesterday afternoon with about thirty members present. Refreshments included angel food cake and sherbet.
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