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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
4
Basin Wyoming publication confirms second class matter status for Basin Republican with post office filing date June 30 1905 under the 1879 Act.
The article lauds frontiersmen for rapid enlistment and parallel state action while criticizing Wyoming authorities for inadequate mobilization planning and low daily allowances. It highlights seven of twenty two counties meeting quotas, praises a Basin hotel owner Mrs Goodrich for hosting soldiers cheaply, and urges broader support for the U S government.
The Red Cross is not to provide military supplies or war materiel. It may furnish comforts to American troops, establish refreshment stations, run rest and recreation places, and handle transmission of correspondence, literature and seasonal gifts at home and abroad.
A wartime Red Cross notice urges local chapters to coordinate with military authorities for troop locations and supplemental care. It stresses keeping confidential the location of troops and ensuring detachments receive necessary comforts and health items with commanding officer input.
Paul Moss a prominent Greybull attorney was in town Wednesday afternoon attending to business.
The article notes that canning times must be increased for high altitudes with peas requiring extended blanching and processing. It cites Henrietta Kolshorn and the government bulletin timetable, and mentions Basin Red Cross volunteers distributing comfort bags containing writing materials, hygiene items, and supplies donated by F A Wise.
Cody hosts the Big Horn Press Meet on August 17 18 and 19 with plans for a royal celebration. The event aims to boost local ties and showcase the country around Cody and its residents. A white horse offered for sale is advertised with terms to keep and advertise. Also, Clyde Hutchison and Clara B Nichola wed in Basin at the M EB parsonage by Rev. K M Jones, during the Basin street carnival visit.
At the Cheyenne State Press club meeting Wyoming celebrated progress in women’s suffrage and journalism. Miss Eunice Hastie of Burns, owner and editor of the Golden Prairie Herald, was named the state’s most popular woman editor, receiving a silver plated composing stick.
The Senate adopted a resolution 65 to 20 to submit a prohibition amendment to the states with a six year ratification limit. The House must act, and leaders hope for early discussion. The proposed article bans manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors and empowers Congress to enforce it. an attempted compensation provision for liquor manufacturers was defeated.
The Merritt oil assets have been acquired by Midwest Refining Co in one of the state’s largest deals. Shares traded up to 46.50 and 41.75 as market activity persisted. BE C Harvey of Continental Supply Co. left for Thermopolis and nearby areas as the books close for a stockholders’ meeting next week with a likely dividend and capitalization increase from twenty to fifty million dollars.
Minnie M. Hart, a non resident of Wyoming, is ordered to answer by October 13 in a divorce suit filed August 2, 1917 by Fred A. Hart in Big Horn County District Court. The petition claims desertion for more than a year and living apart from the husband without cause. Also notes urgency of service and the clerk is Frank T. Ree with Taul Moss as attorney for the plaintiff.
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