Excellent Banquet Friday Evening at Lovell Meeting
Big Horn Basin Press club held a two day meeting in Lovell with Friday tours of the Lovell sugar factory cheese plant and Alfalfa Products works. Officers were elected L L Newton Cody Herald president Reyn Leedom Lovell Chronicle secretary P P Anderson Basin Republican treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Horn
Lowell
L. L. Newton
Cody Herald
Reyn Leedom
Lovell Chronicle
P. P. Anderson
Basin Republican
E. L. Shaw
L. M. Prill
Lovell
Press Club
Shoshone
W. L. Lawson
W. P. Hogarty
Alfalfa Products Company
Yo Leedom
Rroshone Hotel
George Barclay
Billings
Great Western Sugar Company
W. L. Lawsen
Great Western Sugar
S. T. Smith
Commercial Club
W. B. Snyder
Bankers
H. B. Richardson
Merchants
Hans Hansen
A. W. Coons
Basin
Jacob A. Werner
C. E. Verity
L. I. Newton
Cody
F.S. Nippen
W. W. Gail
T. Smith
Chamber Commerce
Hans
Basin Rustler
J. A. Werner
Gazette Printing Co
Western Newspaper Union
Billings Advertising Co
W. H. Dood
Hyattville Charity Meeting With Mondell Set Tonight
A large Red Cross and soldiers library fund event is planned in Hyattville tomorrow night. Frank W. Mondell will speak, with local speakers, choir numbers, and a dancing program. Proceeds go to the funds, tickets cost 1 dollar, supper served at midnight.
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Red Cross and Soldiers Library Fund
Hyattville
Frank W. Mondell
L. G. van Slyke
Basin
Thos. M. Hyde
RK. B. West
Red Cross and Library Fund
Pioneer Woman Ellen Hollywood Dies at Hyattville
Mrs Ellen Hollywood died at home in Hyattville after 35 years in the region. Born September 6 1848 she was 79. She leaves thirteen children, seven living. Funeral held at Hyattville Thursday afternoon.
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Ellen Hollywood
Hyattville
Hollywood
Mrs Davis and baby visiting Brills home
Mrs C. B. Davis and infant from Cheyenne are visiting her sister Mrs Guy Brill for about a week. Mr Davis arrived yesterday and will stay three or four days before returning home.
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C. BE. Davis
Baby
Cheyenne
Guy Brill
Mr. Davis
Chamber of Commerce Meeting and Officer Election Soon
The Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting next Monday night at the Live club. Officers and directors will be elected during the session.
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Chamber of Commerce
Beet Growers Win Big 1918 Price Boost Under New Contract
Great Western Sugar offers 1918 beet contract with sliding scale. Minimum price rises to 8.37% per ton for beets testing 12% and under sugar, up to 10.00 per ton for 20% plus sugar. Morey notes patriotism and aims to expand acreage in Big Horn Basin.
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Herbert Hoover
Great Western Sugar Company
Big Horn Basin
Lovell
C. 8. Morey
C. 5. Morey
Bishops Return From Eastern Trip Visiting War Efforts
Mr and Mrs T K Bishop arrived in Basin after five weeks abroad visiting New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington Chicago and other cities They noted wartime conditions differ greatly away from home and observed many women in offices The Bishops met Hon F W Mondell in Washington and learned of a two million dollar building for new clerks The army moves remain secret and recruits look eager to serve locally and overseas
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T. K. Bishop
Basin
United States
War Pictures Shown In East Movie Houses
During their visit in the east there were official war pictures shown in the movie houses. In each city visited the films had appeared ahead of them. By the time they reached Denver they found the same pictures still playing. Taken by the English government, the footage will join historical war files. It depicts men in action the trench conditions big guns tanks and their operations.
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Denver
Boy at Bristows born at hospital yesterday
Mr and Mrs Frank F Bristow announce the birth of a son yesterday at noon at the hospital. Bristow reports there are three dads at the Rustler office now and Grandpa Morrison is walking about twenty feet above the earth at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank F. Bristow
Bris
Rustler
Grandpa Morrison
McDaniels Take Brief Trip to Thermopolis Kansas City
On Tuesday at noon Mr and Mrs W R McDaniel traveled to Thermopolis with Mrs Severy mother of Mrs McDaniel who had visited Basin for about six weeks. They stopped briefly then Mrs Severy continued to Kansas City while the McDaniels returned home.
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W. R.mcdaniel
Thermopolis
Allies' War Progress Across Fronts Reported This Week
General Petain's troops push gains northeast of Soissons with thousands taken prisoner. British and French hold positions near Ypres and Verdun sectors see heavy bombardments. In the Austro Italian theater German forces reinforce the Austrian line as a major battle looms along a 23 mile front. German and Austrian offensives begin with gas shells, while weather slows Italian resistance. Leaders Haig Petain direct efforts as Emperor William returns to Berlin to mend Germany's political muddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petain
Soissons
Flanders
Ypres
Houtholst Forest
Verdun
Monte Rombon
Plitch
Tolmino
Bainsizza
Berlin War Office
Flitch
Italian War Office
Haig
Ruprecht
Bavaria
Aisne
William
Berlin
Constantinople
Sofia
Germany
Liberty Loan drives set new record across districts
The second Liberty Loan of 1917 campaign nears its end with unprecedented sums raised. Precincts Otto Burlington Basin Shell Germania Mandelson Byron Bonanza Kane and Basin participants reported substantial subscriptions as volunteers organized meetings canvassed communities and boosted totals toward the three to five billion goal. Continued reporting expected on page four.
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Otto
Burlington
St. Joe
Avert
Basin
Germania
Mandelson
Byron
W. C. Snow
Bonanza
Kane
Lowell
Torchlight
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Liberty Bond
Lovell and Sugar Factory
Brills
Ob Chamber OF Commerce
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
East
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Washington
Chicago
Cities
Bishop
Frionds
Bristows
Kansas City
Big Horn County
Wliday
People of
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