18 Sep 1912
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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1912
Page
1
Exhibits are in place at the palace with a Ten Sleep band concert at 0 am and a Mendelson vs Basin ball game in the afternoon as part of a two game series for a $200 purse. A grand parade will form at Mills Livery at 1:00 pm headed by the band, followed by a procession through principal streets with many floats described as very notable.
A Tuesday morning robbery attempt at the Thermopole Hotel ends when a bandits armed with a gun flee after being spotted by a watchdog and a deputy and three men are arrested at Washakie hotel. Two horse pumpkins arrive at the fair with three men needed to move one pumpkin.
The Greybull Cubs beat Manderson 8 to 6 on Tuesday at the fair grounds in the opening game for the $2300 prize. Umpires C. D. Markham and RH. Ewart gave satisfaction. Uncle Jim Hurst celebrated the Cubs win while expressing strong hopes for future games as plans for a transcontinental auto road discussion continues in the press.
A fine daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Carl Armeling on Monday evening at Basin Hospital. Dr Chester Harris reports mother and child doing well. Papa Carl wears a happy smile this week.
A local library will close this week due to budget constraints and maintenance needs. Officials cite operational costs and a required rest period while planning future service options. Local residents may renew holds and return items before closing.
Tuesday opened the Big Horn County Fair with the largest first day attendance in its history as more visitors paid for grounds than ever before. Quiet week so far with police noting little activity and Marshal Jack Hanlen ready to use a new billy. J C Norris placed high in the Denver amateur shoot last week, after losing 17 of 500 birds at 16 yards and failing to win money due to a disputed payout situation.
Merchants will close from 1 to 5 pm on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. L. A. Zane Berry Lumber Co. Josiah Gook J F Leighty B Fedderson W Black & Co Johnson-Pease Co J B Thompson Lumber Co Anderson & Johnson E A Davis claim many people are traveling to the Basin fair and managers expect attendance to exceed yesterday by several hundred.
The funeral of Mrs. Clara Freeman will be held tomorrow at 10 o clock from the residence of Mrs. M J Freeman. Services will be under the auspices of the Order of the Eastern Star of Walch. the deceased was a member.
The Manderson and Basin teams meet in the second game of the series for a 200 prize today at 10 o'clock at the fair grounds. The lineup lists Beall and F Voss on the mound, Wiley, Custer, and Jacobs among infielders, with Hoffmam and Frisby in the outfield, and several others slated to play.
Tom Peacock promotes Red Devil cement during a town visit and exhibit at the fair. He demonstrates the production process from quarry rock to ready mix and discusses the book Concrete on the Farm to boost awareness of Red Devil.
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