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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
2
Local notices report trades and ads from Basin and Worland areas. People in town include Mrs Keele Otto Dr Gray Worland Frank Brigham Thermopolis and Frank Emerson Shell. Promotions for saddles harnesses clothing millinery and watches appear from Wilson Hank's Whitmores Wise's Basin Pharmacy and the Antlers restaurant. A sales push covers furniture, stacks, stock, and general repairs with multiple rentals and real estate offers.
Dr Sinclair, a leading geologist, spoke at the library before the Literary club and local citizens last night. The lecture on the geology of the Big Horn Basin was well received and praised by attendees for its clarity and significance.
Basin Republican items report Bessie Williams returning from Sheridan visit and Mrs Paul R Lewis Zimmerman's trip to Litchfield Neb. Local merchants advertise lard prices at Basin Meat Market and City Meat Market, watchmaker Wise, Cor de, new electric light work underway, Dr Harris Harris, Alex Lucas aiding Shell creek trout distribution, and J B Thompson attending Basin Progress association meeting in Cody with talks on locating homeseekers.
Mrs John Bruer and daughter Florence of Crawford Nebraska visit Basin Wyoming this week with Mrs B Stanton and family. Mrs Bruer is astonished at improvements since her last visit and declares Basin the best town in Wyoming.
C 8 Woody of Kansas City led a group including W M Simmons J C Greenlees J R Roas and W H Kinskern to Basin this week to review water bonds and the Medicine Wheel irrigation project near Kane. They were impressed by local agricultural prospects and intend substantial investments totaling about 250000 dollars in the Basin area.
H B Ridge ly discusses aviation at the fair with Baker flying a Bleriot type mono plane. The contract requires Baker to fly by the 26th and stay through the 30th, promising a record crowd for the exhibition and a notable spectacle for spectators.
Rumors of a baseball war circulate but likely no major action. Pfeffer may pitch in the Southern league next season while Dalton of Newark tests with Brooklyn again. Hedges offered Harry Davis Browns manager role during the Athletics stay in St. Louis. August 31 marked a day without a major league game as schedules paused. Connie Mack optimistic about pennant rout as Athletics at home face Detroit on the road. Chief Meyers of the Giants leads in batting, and Larry Cheney joins the Cubs to face eastern rivals.
Miss Rose A Bird state superintendent of public instruction spent Saturday in Basin East visiting teachers. She aimed to adopt a uniform course of study for all Wyoming schools and praised local progress and the corps of teachers. She earlier visited Cody schools and traveled home via Sheridan.
Ada Mooney through Collins Hyde files in district court for divorce from husband Hugh Mooney. She alleges cruelty and non support. The couple resides near Gebo.
Frank Thayer of Fenton reported a large grain yield in the Basin after threshing. His winter wheat averaged 53 bushels per acre and his oats yielded 92 bushels per acre, marking a notably high harvest.
J. T. Rovertson of Ridgeway Missouri brother of O. J. Robertson arrived last Friday for a visit. He has been touring the country the past week and may decide to settle here permanently.
John Loveland Nathan Loveland and William Fedderson returned yesterday from a hunting trip at the head of Shell creek. They secured a deer and a porcupine during the expedition.
Oscar Hunsinger John Zane and Garfield Sherman departed Tuesday carrying a large consignment of trout fry, which they placed in Paint Rook.
Mrs. Stanton announces a Gaturday night show will take place with a lineup described as the best time yet in the city. The event aims to draw residents for evening entertainment and local spectacle.
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