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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1922
Page
4
The notice records Basin Wyoming as the filing location and states the item is entered as Second Class matter at the Basin post office on June 30 1905 under the act of Congress of March 3 1879.
The Republican acknowledges receipt of E. Richard Shipp's new book Intermountain Folks Songs of their Days and Ways with compliments from the author Mr Shipp is hailed as the premier poet of the west and the book praised as a treasure for critics and printers alike.
The article counters insinuations by Arlie that the paper owner caused Hartigan’s arrest and hearing. It states the owner was elsewhere when Hartigan was arrested and attended the hearing, defending balanced publicity and noting officers face hampers to police efforts.
The piece argues that reputations should not shield offenders. It calls for equal treatment in bonds when arrested with liquor. It states credibility as a witness is for a jury, crime for a justice, and denies any bias by the paper owner toward Hartigan or any Democrat.
State and national enforcement officers say prohibition laws are enforced in Basin and surrounding county. The Rustler editor Arlie Coons is accused of hypocrisy for insinuating lax enforcement and using politics to attack the county attorney and sheriff. Citizens are urged to cooperate with lawmen to secure liquor violation convictions.
Big Horn County swept most premiums at the state fair winning numerous firsts seconds and thirds across horticulture apiary agriculture and school displays. The Lovell demonstration team led by Mrs. Mc Daniels and Mrs. Roy Olson earned top honors in clothing teams and achieved high ranking in the dying demonstration.
The Basin canning teams led by Mrs. McDaniels Take first year team from Basin with Mazie Johnson Blanche Baker and Margaret Borden earning top state honors and $25 cash plus prizes. Other Basin exhibitors and individuals garner prizes despite strict judging, with Genevin Patterson of Greybull winning a pressure cooker for best canned goods collection.
The First National Bank of Basin shows rapid gains in deposits in the last call, positioning it as a leading banking institution in the region. A full abstract of the statement appears on page six.
Lee Spurrier became dizzy and fell backward in his tailor shop, cutting an artery in an arm on tin. Dr. Harris dressed the wound and Spurrier is recovering. Dr. W E Larrick and his wife left for Oberlin Kansas where Dr. Larrick’s father is ill.
Local Boy Scouts enter a town contest with two squads seeking nails and puncturing debris. One squad searches from the Markham house to the State Bank, the other from Berry Grocer Company east to the State Bank corner. The team finding more nails and similar objects wins a reward.
Billie Spratt of Tensleep recounts a locoed horse he was shoeing on his ranch. He described tickling the horse into a rage and escaping before serious harm. The horse struck him with its front feet, bruising his back and shoulder as he gathered his evidence and story.
Vonburg, en route from Chicago to visit Basin, morphed into an armed paranoid. He wandered Thermopolis streets with cobblestones ready to hurl at a mythical gang, was jailed, and shows no improvement. His Basin-born nephew visited, but next steps unclear per the Thermopolis Record.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Smith of Meeteetse Wyoming are in Billings this week for the fair and to visit friends. They were married at Cody Wyoming last Monday in the Episcopal church with Rev Blaske officiating. Mrs Smith is formerly Minnie Slipple of Meeteetse. Mr Smith has worked with Billings newspapers for 17 years and is brother to Thad Smith. They will reside in Meeteetse where Mr Smith owns and edits a weekly newspaper.
Attorney John M. Hench, a defeated Republican nominee for district court judge in August, plans to move to Pinedale Wyoming and become candidate for Sublette County prosecuting attorney. He will close his office here and relocate immediately, having rented a location in Pinedale, per the Pinedale Round Up via Casper Tribune.
The Washakie hotel was sold at public sale by County Treasurer F. F. Tuttle to satisfy the county claim. Bid by David Dickie, an owner, ends the title dispute. Mr and Mrs Chas Rihm will relinquish control without a lease due to the legal tangle. A manager will run the property for the new purchaser's representative.
J H Montgomery arrived from California this week to harvest his crop on farms near Manderson and to attend to other business. Miss Hortense Zaring daughter of Mr and Mrs A Zaring returned from the hospital the first of this week.
The Sheridan Enterprise defends Kendrick's non voting record by imagining Frank Mondell as Wyoming's senator During Ford Newberry contest the paper notes Mondell would be in Washington at final vote and would fight for Wyoming's best interests while questioning Democratic calls for guidance from Republicans
The county canning club earned honors at the fair thanks to Mrs L B McDaniels who organized and prepared the members for the June contest. Her efforts earned ample compliments as the county currently lacks a formal demonstrator.
Casper high school defeated Douglas in a stormy opening game on the closing day of the State fair. A Casper back intercepted a forward pass and raced mid field for a TD. Odie Gorrell, captain, made a 45 yard run after a reception and Casper aims to repeat last year’s title bid with tougher tests ahead.
The Manderson State Bank of Wyoming reports the condition as of September 15 1922 with assets including loans and discounts 4779.61 overdrafts 56.63 and deposits totaling 5966 701.53. Liabilities list capital 9100000 surplus undivided profits and deposits with notes on certificates and due to National Banks and a notary public attestation.
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