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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1917
Page
4
Basin Republican reports second class mail status for Basin Wyoming with official post office filing under federal act and date indicating publication routine localization.
Advertisement rates for the Basin town official paper include display per inch at 15 cents for regular insertions and 20 cents for one insertion Locals per line Black face locals per line 12 12 cents. subscription at $2 per year in advance. Names Boyd V Osborn and Biltor P Anderson appear as associated with the paper.
Last week in Pasin a gathering of Big Horn Basin newspaper men featured strong talks and a praised speaker, but turnout was small. Attendees published notices in two papers. reception was cool and the event drew modest crowds. In local entertainment, Big Horn Theatre advertised a slate of plays and a Buffalo Bill program with admission 25c for adults and 1c for children.
Alma Whitlock came in from Otto on Tuesday and many neighbors were seen visiting town. Wm Gibson traveled to Raird last Saturday while Paul Sanders from Otto was seen on Basin. Vic Obon from Otto and B J Christiansen visited midweek, with Henry Jordan of Hastin State Bank and L D Baird returning from Thermopolis. Ed Null plans permanent residence here and G G Walter came from Colorado to arrange furnishings for a new feature.
The speaker, calling himself a pioneer for over ten years in the state and decades in the community, lauds old timers for sacrifices and memory. He mentions figures from American history and Ohio pioneers, urges reverence and gratitude, and reflects on duties to honor those who built paths and institutions.
Dates for examination in 1917 include March 29, 30, 31 and July 26 27 28 and December 6 7 8. Morning sessions cover Penmanship Agriculture Primary Methods Botany, Reading Grammar United States History Education History Elementary Psychology Zoology Bookkeeping. Afternoon sessions include Lectures Reading United States History Geography School Supervision General History Advanced Pathology. Saturday morning includes Rhetoric and Composition Theory and Practice Chemistry Algebra Partial Economy and Reading Circle tasks. Saturday afternoon covers Physics Wyoming Civics Physical Geography Plane Geometry Pedagogy and Focused Subjects.
Perey W. Metz complains of Basin depot conditions on No. 30: muddy approach, unsafe steps, crowded waiting room with men and no heat in baggage area, plus insufficient platform space. He urges city and railway officials to provide adequate improvements for a growing travel hub.
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