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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1915
Page
4
Basin Republican announces subscription at $2 per year in advance and details advertising rates. Publisher P. P. Anderson notes Basin's Ogee Paper and post office filing on March 30, 1905 under the 1879 act. Advertising rates include display per inch and locals per line with incremental pricing.
In a bold display of independence, Judge Winter faced public opinion and acted in what he deemed best. The downtown appearance, described as wearing the first straw hat of the season, underscored his willingness to stand alone against pressure. The Courier Tribune lauds his resolve.
A long fragmentary newswire style item mixes topics from a Lincoln Nebraska banquet where Senator John M Thurston spoke, remarks about states growing wheat and other crops, and mentions of political figures and debates. It notes Thurston’s law practice in New York, the Supreme Court denial on a Mid-West land case, and references to Washington state reforms and various political attacks. The text also touches on Wyoming juvenile farm programs, Rawlins election results, and statewide license trends for automobiles.
A Cheyenne to Denver News dispatch notes Western senators may resist broader federal land absorption. The issue urges freeing land for private entry and community benefit, contrasting eastern conservation faddishness with western private initiative and ownership. The piece questions policy and implications for state development and roads funding.
Martin Olson promotes enclosure with woven wire fencing on the Germania bench as winter wheat matures well and irrigation expands. Adem Priess cleans ditches and seeds, Jack Marlow excels in lamb production, J. E. Haverman joins Myers Bros stock ranch, and George Baker recovers from chicken pox. Larger small grain sowing, irrigation uptake, and a market for 2000 tons of hay bolster the hopeful outlook for Germania lands.
A humorous excerpt extols every man with the best wife and every woman with the best husband. It asserts each pair has the best baby and each pet owner the finest animal, then hints at a householder’s dubious virtue and a stray imperfect line about a property.
Mixed drinks and mineral water are noted in a fragmented clipping referencing Coltor Gig Hora He Springs and Walter O. The readable text hints at nature inspired beverages and powerful mineral contents, though details are obscured.
An 1915 guidance article explains crowned roads to shed surface water and prevent damage. It covers proper ditch alignment, driveways crossing ditches, and dragging with a two-halves log road drag to form a crown. It details dragging sequence, puddling, and timing after rain to maintain smooth, durable roads.
A statement extols good roads as a force for social intercourse and intellectual vitality. It argues roads raise happiness and prosperity of workers, contribute to national glory, and broaden and refine all people through better connection and opportunity.
A farmer living beside poor roads faces serious difficulty reaching markets to sell his produce, hindering profit and timely delivery.
Notice is given that Karl Ley defaulted on a water right mortgage to The Big Horn County Irrigating Company. The secured property in Big Horn County Wyoming will be sold at public auction on May 22, 1915 at 2 PM at Basin State Bank front door to cover $1348.97 including principal and interest. Attorneys B F Wickwire and R B West announce sale with proceeds to be distributed by law.
Margaret Eldridge Herman files in Big Horn Wyoming to foreclose a mortgage dated July 30 1912 on land in section 1 township 52 north range 96 west. The note for 2300 dollars carries 7 percent interest from July 20 1912 with 10 percent attorney fees. sale to satisfy judgment and remove liens. First publication April 2 1916. last May 7 1916.
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