Big Horn Basin Residents Making Northwest History
A few interesting notes about residents of the Big Horn Basin who are shaping history in the garden spot of the great northwest.
30 May 1913
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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
1
A few interesting notes about residents of the Big Horn Basin who are shaping history in the garden spot of the great northwest.
C D Markham proprietor of the Markham House in Basin is praised as an ideal host. The hotel draws traveling men with exceptional service, a fine lawn, and a welcoming porch. Markham, once a blacksmith, built the hotel in 191 and has boosted Basin's reputation nationwide.
The Progress association finance committee met at J B Thompson Lumber to plan a dance next Tuesday after a picture show to raise incidental expenses. A 100 dance fee was set. A sub committee led by Dr G A Harris will run an auto trip to Otto next Tuesday to discuss a good road with Otto and Burlington residents.
Market Letter from Kansas City reports improved cattle trade results after last Tuesday, with strong prices across most categories. Light run of 7,000 head. heavy steers and cows uneven. fat cattle, stockers, feeders up. hogs about 8,000 head, bulk 8.50 to 8.65. lambs and muttons stronger amid reduced supplies. Texas and Colorado offerings shrinking. yearlong outlook bullish for packers. Also a note acknowledges Ralph NeVille’s omission from last week’s graduation list and corrects the record for Big Horn County High School 1913 graduates.
Ney 8 W Albone has secured the Baw Musical Trio for a concert at the Basin Methodist church on the evening of June 14. The group is praised as among the season’s best and promises a real treat for Basin residents. Mrs. Win Hale of Thermopolis, here for the infant loss funeral of D. C. Henry, returned home Wednesday. J B Boylan BR Boylan and Cassie Boylan of Shell were in town last Tuesday.
The item notes RAM FOR DECORATION DAY at TERNITY HALL. It appears as a brief civic or community notice referencing a ceremony or display location. No additional details are provided to establish date participants or purpose.
The B A R and Company 0 to March presents decoration day ceremonies for soldiers dead at Fraternity Hall led by Captain J B Frisby. Program includes readings by post adjutant, addresses by Stout and Metz, poems by Hazel Blakesley and Miss Norene Wiley, songs by a ladies quartette, and a cannon ceremony at Carnegie Library grounds afterward.
Southern farmer Charles Barrett known as An Agricultural Mewes will visit Basin on June 18 to discuss organization and cooperation with about twenty six hundred thousand American farmers. He will explain what has been done and how Big Horn Basin farmers can improve current conditions. All soil product enthusiasts are urged to attend. further details to appear next week.
Supervisor E N Kavanaugh of the Big Horn Forest Reserve spoke in town about a summer project to build a practical road across the reserve. About 3600 will be spent this season to place the route from Buffalo to Soldiers Home up Clear Creek and across to Tensleep in fair condition for the railfinder tour.
ACME Theatre will run pictures nightly except Monday with occasional announcements. Saturday night features a dance and John Bunny performs. A marriage license was issued to Otto Schaper and Estelle Deveraux in Durkee, officiated by Justice J. R. Bonwell. They left for home in the Big Horn area amid Republican congratulatory notes.
Members of the Progress Association met at the Antlers for a dinner with J B Thompson presiding in President Metz's absence. A finance committee-led fund drive was set with a hall and picture show arranged by F B Smith, a dance, and donated orchestra. Plans for summer recess, meeting time shift, and a strong push for good roads and drainage near Basin and Manderson were discussed, with Engineer Kelly slated to assist and drainage demonstrations planned.
P P Anderson and J A Berry families traveled to Paint Rock last Saturday to catch trout. On the return journey near McDermott gulch an axle broke forcing a camp setup until repairs could be found.
A jury in Justice Bonwell's court returned a not guilty verdict in the State v. R Boylan F Boylan and Cassius Boylan, charged under a new law prohibiting dogging cattle belonging to Phillip Bullet. Witnesses from Shell Creek testified as the defense argued. Prosecuting At torney Collins and defense attorney West argued the case as a jury of six deliberated. The incident was the first trial under the new statute.
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