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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1920
Page
3
The San Francisco Chronicle notes that dissolution of Standard Oil of New Jersey was an economic crime, argues for mass industry concentration to ensure affordable gas and fuel, and discusses possible acquisition of Associated properties amid broad calls for global resource consolidation.
Hon A S Mercer of Hyattville Wyoming topped the Chicago market with 800 steers at 7.75 dollars per hundredweight. He noted transport feed and commission costs averaged 315 dollars per head, dampening enthusiasm. The 3 and 4 year olds had been moved from Wyoming to New Mexico then back to Montana for pasture.
Col Jay L. Torrey died at his West Plains Missouri home last Saturday after a brief pneumonia illness. Interment occurred Wednesday at Pittsburg Michigan. He had married recently to Mrs Fannie L Ryley widow of Dr G F Ryley of West Plains and had organized Torrey's Rough Riders in the Spanish American War. He owned ranches near Thermopolis and on Horse Creek and was a longtime Wyoming figure with many Basin friends who mourn his loss.
The Big Horn county library reports new professional titles including Cubberly Public School Administration Dooley Education of the Ne'er dowell Gossell Gessell Normal Child and Primary Education Klapper Teaching of Arithmetic Leake Means and Methods of Agricultural Education Lounsbury English Spelling and Spelling Reform Sargent Fine and Industrial Arts in Elementary Schools Waters Essentials of Agriculture Republican for job printing.
An opinion arguing the West deserves the Interior Department, opposing eastern control and red tape. It praises Mondell, Fall, Campbell, and Hoover as ideal western leaders to advance hydroelectric, reclamation, irrigation, forests, minerals, and oil without perpetual government restriction.
The piece extols small town and country weeklies as fundamental to community life and patriotic defense of American values. It contrasts them with big city dailies which it accuses of promoting socialism and war hawkishness, while promoting the O K Barber Shop and its proprietor Fred House.
Loram A Willis and Grace M Willis mortgage secured by NE quarter of Section 18 Township 56 North Range 6 West wildlife of the 6th principal meridian Basin Wyoming. Notice of sale for 4 January 1921 at 16 oclock to the front door of the Basin courthouse for cash. Proceeds to be distributed by law.
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