State Committee Meeting Names Executive Slate
The Republican state central committee ended its meeting with Patrick Sullivan of Casper as chairman and Frank Hadsell of Rawlins as assistant organizer. W R Weeks of Riverton was named secretary, with an executive board including J D Gallup Buffalo J P Arnott Buffalo J Christensen Manville M C Brown Laramie W B Dunton Sweetwater. Banks To Close During County Fair Hours.
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Republican State Central Committee
Patrick Sullivan
el New State
Casper
Frank Hadsel
Rawlins
W. R. Weeks
Riverton
Republican
T. Blake Kennedy
Cheyenne
J. D. Gallup
Buffalo
J. P. Arnott
Busin
J. Christlensen
Manville
M. C. Brown
Laramie
W. B. Dunton
Sweetwater County
Senate
Frank A. Hadsell
Central Committee
C. W. Burdick
W R. Weeks
Cheyenne Tribune
State Reserve Bath House Undergoes Repairs
Thermopolis Record reports renovations at the state free bath house including a cement floor and replacement of old tubs with cement units. Superintendent Weddle advertises bids for several hundred feet of cement walk and cross walks and a new water main across the river to improve water flow and prevent freezing, with the old line to be removed and riverbed filled.
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Weddle
Thermopolis
Melon Growers Meeting Scheduled for Sept 14
Attention melon growers of the Producers association. A meeting will be held at the fair association headquarters in the Linnabary building on Saturday evening September 14 at 8 o'clock. Important business will be presented and all members are urged to attend.
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Malén Growere
Producers’s Association
Fair Association
Linnabary Building
Attad
Big Horn County High Opens With Growing Enrollment
Prepared for the Press by Faun McClure the Big Horn County High School opened on Monday September 2 with an enrollment of forty five rising to fifty and more expected. New departments in manual training agriculture music and drawing mark improvements as students show strong interest especially in manual training. Students supplying their own materials for art and practice work is provided by the school with agriculture offering a four year science track and music teaching fundamentals for independent reading.
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Big Horn County
Woman's club opens season with active planning meeting
The Woman's club met in the library for its first session after summer adjournment. President Mrs James I Patten urged regular attendance and active participation. Committees were named for press, house, civic, program and membership. The Big Naye building by O W McNay was finished, with the stock moving in and a formal opening next Monday. Jim Hurst and Oscar Lewis, hunting near Worland, survived a boat accident after their duck trip ended with a capsize in ten feet of water.
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Woman's Club
James I. Patten
G. M. Tallon
G. W. Black
H. Smith
H. T. Harris
Zela Murphy
Jim Hurst
Oscar Lewis
Worland
Jim
Oscar
Lost And Found At The Fair Daily Notice
During the fair the Republican fair daily will be open free to visitors to advertise lost and found items. If you love an article or find a lost one, inform the fair daily.
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Republican Fair Daily
The
Fair Daily
Appointment of E J Bullivan Receiver for Canal Companies
Telegram from Newcastle announces Judge Parmelee appointed E J Bullivan as receiver for the upper and lower Hanover Canal companies. Sullivan is familiar with such organizations and the move is expected to meet approval.
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Newcastle
E. J. Bullivan
Upper
Lower
Hanover
Parmelee
Sullivan
Basin residents win hunting licenses in past week
The Basin lists include W. B. Irwin Frank McKihiney Fred Frisby J. G. Smith W. T. Colle J Wheeler Peter Enders Alex Lucas D L Carr C C Bille and B H Cocking. The note frames political gatherings next week as a final chance for office seekers to engage voters and smoke out support.
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W. 8. Irwin
Frank McKihiney
Fred Frisby
J. G. Smith
W. T. Colle J
Wheeler
Peter Enders
Alex Lucas
D. L. Carr
C. C. Bille
8. H. Cocking
Track laying stopped on the Burlington this year
Word from a Burlington official says track laying has ceased this year with 8 to 10 miles of unarid track between the construction camp and Powder River. No agreement with the Northwestern delays completion. directors will decide next meeting. Development hopes for the Basin are dampened by the hold up. Railways oppose Equitable Life plans to include western farm mortgages, fearing reduced demand for railway bonds. Officials note farm valuations, liquidity, and ground presence as obstacles to mortgage profitability.
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Burlington
Powder River
Republican
Northwestern
Canyon
Orin Junction
Equitable
Euitable Life Assurance Society
Divorce Suit Filed Over Abandonment and Non Support
Mary A Lyons of Worland files for divorce from Edward J Lyons in district court alleging abandonment and non support. The filing, through attorney C F Robertson, cites marital breakdown as the basis for the action.
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Mary A. Lyons
Worland
C. F. Robertson
Edward J. Lyons
Refuse to Amend Gas Rate Debate Reaches Council
A town council meeting discussed raising gas prices to 50c per 1000 feet. Members opposed increases unless all areas match the rate. They suggested a conditional rise and awaited further supply checks. A letter from Sisteraville offered 40c per 1000 feet until year’s end. The company plans four more wells at 15000 dollars and asks Basin to meet halfway.
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Tuesaday
Vralsa
T. K. Bishop
Sisteraville
Basin
Special Meeting Reaches Gas Agreement With Town Council
A special meeting with Mayor Booth and councilmen approved an amended gas franchise to raise rates to 40 cents per 1000 feet until January. Four wells will be drilled to boost supply. If gas is sufficient the rate reverts to 35 cents. dry wells could set price at 60 cents after January. J H Welsh won basement contract for the county poor house, starting work this week with a strong concrete reputation.
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Booth
J. H. Welsh
Welsh
Rest tents planned by women at Big Horn County Fair
Ladies from the W C T U and the civic committee of the Woman's club plan two rest tents at the Big Horn County Fair. They will be comfortable and convenient for mothers with children and for patrons needing rest and quiet. Tents to be near the alfalfa palace and the grand stand.
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Woman's Club
Big Horn County Fair
Advertising at Wyoming State Fair alfalfa palace display
Posters and hand bills from the Wyoming State Fair promote the alfalfa palace in Big Horn County as a featured venue. This is the best chance to present products to the public. Send in your display for placement on opening day the 17th.
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Wyoming
Melon Day At Fair At Big Horn County Fair
Free melon day is announced for Thursday September 19 at the Big Horn County Fair. Preparations are underway to serve samples of Basin country melons to visitors. Last year’s melon day drew many guests and this year higher demand is anticipated.
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Big Horn County
Basin Country
New Flier in Hall and Maple Floor Plans
A new maple floor will be ready for the fair at the armory. Mr. Smith has plans drawn and materials on hand for another floor to be completed before the night of the 17th. Everyone can dance to music described as the finest ever heard in the Big Horn Basin.
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Armory
Smith
Big Horn Basin
Progress Dinner Elected Officers At Antlers Meeting
A Progress association regular meeting at the Antlers elected E. J. Sullivan as president J. B. Thompson as vice president Carl Wilson as treasurer and an executive committee comprising P. W. Metz B. C. Hart and R. H. Ahrens for the coming quarter. Secretary vacancy to be filled next meeting Invitations to Basin towns and commercial bodies to attend the Big Horn County Fair and Big Horn Producers association events were ordered. Mr. Metz to prepare and mail the letters and standing committees to be named at the next gathering.
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Progress Association
Antlers
E. J. Sullivan
J. B. Thompson
Carl Wilson
P. W. Metz
B. C. Hart
R. H. Ahrens
Big Horn County Fair Association
Big Horn Producers’ Association
Metz
D. Markham
A. W. Coons
J. R. Boa
Well appointed to welcome visiting delegations at fair
The executive committee was empowered to collect funds and arrange the campaign for securing the industrial school. No further business was present. The meeting adjourned until Wednesday noon, September 26.
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Well
Fine melons delight Progress association at Basin Gardens
Members of the Progress association were treated to a fine selection of cantaloupes grown by Billie Lewis of Basin Gardens. Billie Lewis is praised for producing some of the finest melons in Basin country and his hospitality was well received. A visitor from Cowley, W. N. Eyre, was in town yesterday.
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The
Progress Association
Billie Lewis
Basin Gardens
Billie
Basin Country
W. N. Eyre
Cowley
Judge orders recount in primary election case
Judge Parmelee in Newcastle heard a mandamus suit by Jesse W. Crosby Jr. against the county clerk and canvassing board alleging Crosby was deprived of the Republican state senate nomination because Democratic ballots were counted against him. The court ordered a recount of ballots limited to Republican repair loan tickets or show cause why not.
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Jesse W. Crosby, Jr
Parmelee
Newcastle
E. E. Lonabaugh
Sheridan
Basin Gardens News From the Basin Gardens
All’s well in Basin Gardens after canyon visits and fine trout fishing. A bumper alfalfa cutting, strong bean crops, and barn construction mark the season. Farmers urged to attend the land show and vote Republican. notes on residents, neighbors, and a senator’s upcoming visit. Continued on page nine.
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Basin Gardens
Paint Rock Canyon
Cloud Peak
Frank Ellis
R. Irwin
Padmore
Miller
Tillard
Randall
Frazier
Col.w.h.may
Sheridan
Big Horn Mountains
Basin Country
Big Horn Basin
Nebraska
Earl and
Margaret Reed
Mike Ida May
Big Horn County
Taft
E. M. Ritter
Baiin
Mrs. Knott Bright
Shell Basin
Mr. Bright
Myrna May
Edna Blakesley
Otto
Lawn View Farm
Grandpa Stogstil
C. A. Randall
Picture Show Saturday Night Feature Lineup
A big Saturday program features A Blot in the Scutcheon a two reel feature and Robin Browning poems. Also Buster's Nightmare with a dream of Indians and For the Honor of the Family a dramatic rehearsal of real life. One show and one reel only Saturday at :30.
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Robin Browning
Buster
Building The Palace At Basin Fair Grounds
A crowdsourced effort is building an alfalfa palace at Basin fair grounds as Willis Booth Tom Spratt and many workers haul bright green hay into walls and towers destined to house Big Horn county farm exhibits this week.
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Basin
Fair Grounds
Willis Booth
Tom Spratt
Big Horn County
Fair Daily program at the county fair
The Republican will be issued daily during the fair and used as a program by attendees. Advertisers will find no better medium to reach county residents as space is nearly filled. those seeking representation should place orders at once.
Basin Lumber offers melon prize at fair
Basin Lumber company announces a special prize for melons at the fair. A $3.00 first prize and a $2.00 second prize apply to the four best cantaloupes exhibited, though the prize was not in the premium list. Organizers hope for a strong display of melons.
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Basin Lumber Company
Basin Fa
Basin Fair and Land Show Special Fare Announcement
Tell your friends about the Basin fair and land show and invite them to ride the Burlington from Billings to Basin with a special rate for that week. The round trip costs one and one third of the regular fare, with intermediate points included.
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Basin
Burlington
Billings
Thermopolis
Market Letter from Kansas City Stock Yards
Market note reports last week at Kansas City Stock Yards with cattle receipts near 65 000 head including 7000 calves the heaviest week of the season beef trade improved with killers close to steady prices steer and feeder declines from 25 to 50 cents move to country over 20 000 for the week current run today about 40 000 cattle with 20 000 expected tomorrow Kansas grass natives 6.00 to 8.50 prime natives around 10.60 top 10.25 westerns 10.35 quarantine cattle 100 head indicating season end for that class and sales overall
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Kansas City
Kamsas
Ome
Ted Westerne
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Basin State
Horn County
High School News
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Faun McClure
O. W. McNay
Hime Brothers
McNay
Wickwire
Spratt
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Parméres
the Fair Daily
Market Letter
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