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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1913
Page
4
A short notice indicates subsrruption at two per year in advance for Office Paper of Big Horn County. Readers are urged to renew and secure future editions.
The Sheridan printers backed by their business group push a state printing bill. Local Basin country firms accuse price cutting Sheridan shops of diverting work from home printers and seek to require municipal jobs be done locally to protect taxpaying entities.
A spring-like revival in Basin shows local merchants increasing activity within the commercial body. Persistent boosting and collective effort have already yielded results, with more expected as spring arrives. Citizens are urged not to shirk responsibility and to unite to double the population this coming summer.
Grain and farm product prices list from Standard Grain Co with quotes for wheat alfalfa hay steers cows and heifers hogs lambs butter eggs potatoes and poultry. Includes prices per cwt per hundredweight per pound and notes on grading and condition for products such as live and dressed stock and country prime butter.
A list of 1913 Wyoming state board of examiners adopted reading circle books with authors and publishers. Titles include All the Children of all the People by Wm Henry Smith Macmillan Co New York. The American Immortals by Eggleston Putnam & Son New York. The Normal Child in Primary Education by Ginn & Co Chicago. Vocation and Learning by Numeterburg Peoples University St Louis. Character Building in the School by Brownlee Houghton Mifflin Co Chicago. A F Pillerup etd Co Bupt of Schools.
Washington report on a Warren backed plan to spend 77 000 dollars to connect belt road routes to Yellowstone Park for auto use. War department outlines full 2 040 670 dollar program, with current 172 000 in hand, and expects congressional appropriation. Speakers discuss public land committee leadership and Taylor bill on John Day decision, with emphasis on homestead proofs and future policy.
Always booster W. 8. Collins of Basin was in the city early this week on business. Since arriving in the Big Horn Basin he has been a consistent and active booster for this section of the country.
Wyoming lawmakers advise Big Horn County is now a second class county after excluding Park Washakie and Hot Springs counties. The 1911 law classifies counties by assessed value. Big Horn sits between six and twelve million dollars based on 1912 valuation, affecting salaries for county offices. The note cites constitutional limits on changing terms and salaries and details proposed reductions for county officers and salary lines, while recounting legislative actions related to income tax ratification.
Advertises a rubber tired Elkhart buggy including tongue and bills for sale. Contact J. C. Norris or G. R. Hoover for details.
Notice from Glen Washer inviting men to visit a newly opened barber shop located inside a pool hall and asking for patronage. The advertisement provides the shop's address at 110 and extends a friendly call to potential customers seeking services.
State of Wyoming Big Horn County notifies Lorenzo Bateman that a writ of attachment secures I E Jenkins debt of 131.80. He must appear before Justice J R Bonwell in Basin on February 28, 1913 at 10 AM or judgment will be rendered and his attached property sold to satisfy the debt. Dated Basin February 5, 1913. Plaintiff I E Jenkins.
Department of the Interior U S Land Office Buffalo Wyoming publishes a notice for Joseph Erickson Burlington Wyoming who filed a homestead entry in 1910 for multiple lots in township ranges seeking final proof to establish the claim. G Hartigan U S Commissioner Basin Wyoming set March 8 1913 as the date for final proof with witnesses Joseph Horrocks Erick Erickson Isaac Vance and George Hanna all of Otto Wyoming. William F Brittain Register.
The firm of Mock Frink Music Company dissolved by mutual consent with S A Mock purchasing all interest of G B Frink. Accounts due the firm transferred to S A Mock and debts assumed by him. After this date no debts of G B Frink will be assumed. Business to be conducted by S A Mock from Basin Wyoming January 31 1918.
Church services listed with times for Sunday morning 11 oclock Sunday evening 8 oclock and Sunday school 10 am Prayer meeting Thursday 8 pm. Pastor W Abbone invites all to a bright cheerful welcome and cordial reception.
Notice invites all applicants to file for permits to graze cattle horses and sheep in the Bighorn National Forest for the 1913 season. Deadline is March 15 1913 at the Sheridan Wyoming office. Forms and grazing fee details available from Supervisor K N Kavanagh.
Four houses available with monthly payment plan to replace rent. Talk to Hoover Investment Co about buying a home and paying with rent money. Phone 62.
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