Basin Republican Notice of Postal Classification
Public notice records Basins Republican newspaper as second class mail matter at Pasin Wyoming dated June 30 1905 under the 1879 act.
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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1919
Page
4
Public notice records Basins Republican newspaper as second class mail matter at Pasin Wyoming dated June 30 1905 under the 1879 act.
The notice lists subscription and display rates for Big Horn County and Basin Town. Subscription is $2 per year in advance. Display rates are per inch with 20 cents for a single insertion. Local items are eight cents and blackface locals twelve and a half cents per time.
A local town faces a growing youth gang near the drug store and theater. Reports describe drinking theft and menacing behavior among older boys, urging authorities and parents to curb activities before legal trouble arises.
The proposed oil leasing bill, already in Congress, would end locator rights by taking the one eighth royalty for the government and leasing three fourths of each tract. It favors large companies, removes land from taxation, and is tied to Pinchot era conservation. California bean growers protest imports from Japan amid overproduction at home.
County lawmakers push to protect local interests as new bills are filed. Doughboys returning from the war face modest praise for treatment by the war department administration.
A National Republican editorial attacks President Wilson for secrecy at the Paris peace talks. It argues openness would risk premature public agitation yet notes Wilson has pursued billboard diplomacy abroad. The piece criticizes censorship and calls for adherence to constitutional treaty-making processes.
Mrs. Thos. M. Hyde reports Basin exceeded the state quota in aiding French orphans by a large margin. Miss Nina Ackerman returned from the south. The flu epidemic prompts notes on death tolls and the burden of hospital and medical costs borne by taxpayers, insurers, and the government amid wartime losses.
Local chatter notes Boyd V Osborn visiting Grass Creek. Central Barber Shop advertises Pat Leavitt for children haircuts. Community items include job moves, a bank cashier in Thermopolis, and views on President Wilson and postwar psychology. Also mentions meetings, hospital items, and Red Cross activities in Basin and Lowell.
James Lee formerly assistant cashier at the First National Bank arrived in Thermopolis this week after military service. He plans a brief visit with relatives before returning to Basin to resume his bank position. John Larson of Shell visited Basin commerce today while A J Moran departed Tuesday for a week in Thermopolis.
The Illinois public utilities commission suspends five months of new telephone rates urged by Mr Burleson. Florida asks courts to block Southern Bell from implementing the rises. Michigan delays approval citing lack of advertising and proper hearing notices. State sovereignty and federal control clash continue to spark rate disputes.
From January 2 1916 until further notice the City Treasurer for Basin will be open for business from 2 to 6 pm Florence G Kirby Treas Mrs James Grimes left yesterday for Lovell to visit with her husband.
Members of the local I O F lodge traveled to Greybull last evening where the degree team conferred the initiatory degree on five candidates. After the session a fine lunch followed and many members with wives enjoyed a dance before returning. All report a very fine time in the sister town.
Dr C E Fawcett treated C E Plasters in Basin with an X ray of his leg after a recent break. The exam showed the limb healing well and recovery is expected in time. The Hyattville justice sustained the injury about two weeks ago when a horse fell on him.
Dates for sale are urged as many contract for services. John Larson will hold a big sale at his Shell place on Tuesday Feb 25. Auctioneer Col D W Rogers notes prompt date arrangements. The Big Horn Basin Pioneer association plans a Basin business session next week with no banquet. Bs ka J Ho Montgomery predicts return to The Republican around March 15. A 34x4 tire and rim was found last Sunday. call Fred Frisby Plumbing. Fort Russell Cheyenne becomes demobilization point for five states with about 500 men to be discharged daily.
Dispatches from Paris say the term League of Nations is Lloyd George's plan. Wilson supporters note his January 8 address with fourteen points and his call for a general association of nations. The exchange shows Lloyd George and Wilson both shaping the peace idea.
State lawmakers approve measures advancing through the chamber amid ongoing page one discussion. The session continues with votes and reforms shaping future policy.
The article explains the process to form a new county starting with a legislative enabling act and a public vote. It notes required valuations and populations, possible delays from court actions, and cites Pilot county as an example. It also covers state land taxes under a Mercer bill and Governor Carey’s budget plan progressing in the legislature.
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