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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1917
Page
6
OIL STOCK QUOTATIONS and Chamber of Commerce luncheon takes place at noon at the Mountain View hotel. All business men should attend.
W. Dallard of Cowley, an 1876 Wyoming arrival, recalls the Custer massacre near Basin. He describes early life on the Fortunatus claim and building the scaffold for a second legal hanging, and predicts growth and improvement in the Big Horn Basin.
W S Pease bought a Montana tale egg he heard during a trip. The egg allegedly bears a message predicting war ends in 1920. Now on display at the Wibaux store, Pease plans to move it to Basin soon.
Andrew Taylor, previously confined to the hospital with typhoid, has recovered well and was sent home to the north bench on Wednesday. The note appears in a local Republican job printing item.
Dispatches claim Kerensky controls Petrograd while others say he governs from Moscow amid ongoing fighting. No confirmation from provisional government sources.
A Wingenreich child reportedly drowned in Shell Creek early this week with details of the accident not yet learned.
James Johnson, a worker on the Otto Bridge project over the Greybull River, fell thirty feet from a pile Monday. He sustained bruises but was not seriously injured.
Ernest Freeman, son of Mrs. M. J. Freeman, came to town from Bridger seeking two lost horses. He located one and returned to Bridger, reporting the recovery.
Laborers plaster the main floor rooms and cornice is being placed. Once finished the tile roof will be installed. Also note for sale a large garage suitable for conversion into a residence or as a garage store. contact via phone 2 019.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges a 15 percent rise in hog numbers to meet military and civilian meat needs. States vary in suggested increases from 5 to 60 percent, with Missouri leading at 60 percent. Emphasizes breeding sows now, ample feed crops, and higher hog prices encouraging farmers to boost production.
Updates report Mrs. H J Williams recovering after appendectomy in Basin hospital. Several residents visit Basin for coal, sugar and grain. George Eyre reports a strong crop. Bridge work advances with piles driven and grading under way by Tom Sprague and Frank Sanders. Continuous travel includes J C Winters heading to Salt Lake City then Denver. Dec Traugh, the county commissioner, conducted business in the county seat.
Basin students engage in school news and wartime spirit. Girls in domestic science make candy and fund Red Cross trench candles for soldiers. The Greybull high team challenges Basin B H 5, and a basketball game is set for Friday night.
Poetic tribute in a wartime note from M C H to a young man going to fight in France. It honors the flag’s stars and stripes, a mother’s thoughts, and invokes God and the flag to protect and grant chance in battle.
Mrs. C. P. Brown of the Golden Rule has taken over the former Whitmore paint shop space. The expansion nearly doubles floor area and will enhance the store. The plan is to dedicate the new room entirely to a men’s department.
The Methodist aid society held their regular business session yesterday afternoon hosted by Mrs. Wilbur Lease. The gathering discussed charitable plans and upcoming activities.
Mrs Thos M Hyde hosted about sixty at the library on Tuesday afternoon November 13 in honor of her mother Mrs Sara McCann. Ahrens won top prize with Wise second and Hartigan consolation. Red white and blue decor brightened the room. Notables included many named guests and social figures.
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