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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1921
Page
8
Local visitors and residents frequent the fair with names like C H Harkins J J Perkins Billy Trank Vic Olson Pritchard Alvin Carothers and Thos McKinney among attendees. Business ads promote Basin Bottling Works Ford Garage and Basin Tailor Shop while entertainment peeks include Rex theater showings Worlds Apart The Big Town Roundup and The Life of the Party.
629 canaries offered as yellow birds at six dollars per pair if purchased now. Talbott's Studio Basin Wyoming advertises the sale. Judge P W Metz and his brother C W Metz plan to leave early next week for the Rockies to attend the opening of the big game season on the 15th. The note also mentions Elaine Hammerstein in Poor Dear Margaret Kirby at Rex Tuesday and a separate tragedy involving John Kirby and his wife over jewelry from another man.
Yellowstone Motor Company showcased a Fordson tractor during the fair. The demonstration highlighted the machine as a versatile farm investment capable of handling multiple agricultural tasks on the grounds this year.
In the floral hall a fine display of flowers and plants amazed visitors. Mrs. W. L. Taylor won first prize for dahlias gladioli asters and sweet peas and also received awards for annuals and the best display from one garden.
The State Medical Association closed its annual session in Gasper naming Dr. Chester Harris of Basin as treasurer and selecting Sheridan as the meeting site for the year.
Well established wholesale and retail business for sale at a low price. Specializes in flour shay grain and produce. In operation since 1912. For details contact J. T. Box 462 Ogden Utah.
Secretary Weeks reports savings from vacating private DC leases for government buildings and consolidating storage depots. By March, savings reach 69,960 dollars. War property survey underway with potential disposal of up to half of about one million acres, much along the coast.
E C Burroughs buys back the harness and saddle business from Ben Hensel, who sold it earlier this summer. Burroughs will take possession next month and expand stock with plans to move into wholesale. Hensel has not decided his future business but will stay in the area.
The duck season begins next Friday at sunrise and runs until December 16. Reports from multiple sections indicate favorable conditions with ample ducks of various species expected to be seen on opening day.
A child named Frederick attempts to handle money to buy milk and a lollipop. He uses an empty bottle deposit and explains paying the merchant, while his mother notes the lack of pennies and the charge for the new bottle. The scene highlights his budding sense of finance.
Preston Sos son argues in the New York Independent that a real vacation blends play with personal joy. Work defines purposeful tasks while true play arises from doing what one genuinely likes, creating a fairyland of freedom from duties.
The article explains a simple rule used by horticulturists to tell cherry from plum trees before fruiting. Cherry leaves fold together like book pages. plum leaves roll up like a magazine. Peach and apricot leaves follow the opposite patterns.
A boy named Emery battles lingering whooping cough and a cold that worsens after outdoor play. Despite his mother's alarm, he ventures outside where a neighbor asks about his health and he replies that he has two colds and the whooping cough.
L von Grotthers proposes protecting aluminum alloys from corrosion by electrolytically forming a dark brown coating. The electrolyte is a molybdenum sulfide solution with a zinc anode, operated at 60 to 65 degrees. Treated aluminum parts reportedly show no corrosion after two months immersion in the solution.
Los Angeles completes its long delayed aqueduct project estimated at 288 miles long with a cost near 28 million dollars. The system includes 54 miles of tunnel 12 miles of steel siphon 60 miles of open ditch and 101 miles of reinforced concrete conduit. Capacity details are unclear from the fragment.
Washington on September 1 General Dawes director of the budget ordered departments to cut rush work at the government printing office. He says rush orders cost about 300000 annually and cause overtime. Printing will follow receipts order except in necessary cases.
Frisbys Colts defeated Hyattville 16 to 0 as Pritchard for the Paint Rockers and Jack Friend umpired. Ramsey pitched for the Colts and Hyatt battled the Hyatteers in a separate 6 to 6 tie with Julian Snow umpiring the previous day.
The poultry show attracted over 200 birds with James Rennie of Sheridan as judge. He notes many entries failed to win due to not meeting national judging rules, urging breeders to clean and band birds properly for next year’s event.
The Basin Republican serves as the official publication for national, county, and city notices. It publishes government actions, legal ads, and public announcements for the local readership.
After eight years under Col May the fair met with perfect weather again. Attendees enjoyed sunny skies and steady crowds. Local residents credit the colonel with good fortune or Buckeye luck for the uninterrupted record.
Only two minor mishaps were logged at the fair. Donald Moore was hurt in town while Pressley Anderson suffered a minor bike race incident. No other accidents occurred during the wild west event at the fairground.
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