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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1919
Page
4
Frank G. Curtis cables from Washington urging opposition to Representative May's carbon bill. He argues carbon from natural gas wastes resources, urging gas fields be conserved for legitimate manufacturing development and not used for carbon plants that employ few and benefit the state little.
The article notes a record of activity in oil, rapid settlement of local farms, and a forecast of a bountiful harvest. It predicts improved finances and potential population growth if new oil fields are developed this year.
A Wyoming bill by Representative W. Hardin of Lander addresses an eighty acre Grass Creek oil field tract valued at around 3 million dollars. The state and federal government both claim title. court battles have paused development and royalty potential pending title resolution.
The Worlington basketball team will face Basin local high school next Tuesday evening February 25. On February 28 both high school boys and girls teams meet Worland in Worland, with a return game in Basin on March 14. Community support urged to cover travel costs.
The mother of little Jack considers writing to Grandin while Janek offers help. She rests, signaling a nap, and notices Jack’s stillness. He tells her softly to be quiet to avoid waking herself, replying with a hushed warning to stay asleep.
The passage urges maintaining enthusiasm and steadfast ideals to prevent rusting of spirit. It stresses that aging is less about numbers and more about deserting guiding values, urging persistent effort and disciplined thinking in actions.
General Jel Prenont notes a soldier feared seasickness during travel on a patrol mission. The crew faced rough seas and maneuvered carefully to reach the destination, maintaining mission pace despite discomfort.
A report notes the remarkable sense of direction in migratory birds. It observes that martins in dooryard boxes return to their homes after journeying to distant places like Briegil.
A fragmentary record describes a scene where Litt Harold tid begins the sty of must and a visitor asks few sieeW. One reply notes occasional trouble with sharks and Hupes, hinting at playful or nautical misadventure in a bygone setting.
According to Growth, Freddie told his father to find the princes for the ebrenus. Freddie returned breathless and announced a children’s rate of twenty five cents and fifty cents for overgrown peal, a confusing quotation that drew surprise.
A quote from Mrs Carlyle asserts people possess far greater control over their minds than current fashion, highlighting vast inner resources and abilities to harness thinking. The remark frames mental discipline as an underused strength.
A curious proverb notes a cook earns fair wages except in her own home where her husband, who eats her cooking, bears the irony of partial compensation. The saying hints at domestic dynamics and gendered labor in a compact witticism.
A terse quip about a stee litte power boat and its handling hints at frustration and profanity playful criticism. The speaker questions how much effort and swearing the craft requires to perform, implying struggle with performance or control.
A New York Evening Sun recipe for steamed brown bread uses molasses milk salt and soda with corn meal graham flour or mixed flours. It notes steam until tender and to slice reheated for a good breakfast option with flexible flour choices.
Recipe fragment describes combining prunes, almond meal, and water to form a soft gel. Instructions mix almond paste with prunes, add crushed junket tablet, heat milk with sugar, flavor with vanillin, and let set into jellies.
Governor Carey nominates A. Baker of Cheyenne for Wyoming commissioner of public lands and the senate promptly confirms. Baker, a seasoned general land office official, has spent over twenty years in land work across Wyoming Nebraska South Dakota Montana and North Dakota. He grew up in the west and taught school starting at seventeen.
The article notes Mr. Baker entering government service at twenty one with the U S general land office. It mentions his wife and two sons who are freshmen at Cheyenne High School. Mrs Baker is described as the daughter of an early Northwestern Nebraska settler and well connected in Cheyenne society.
The transport Canopic arrived in New York Feb 19 with 34 officers and 1,291 men of the 162nd infantry 41st division, formerly National Guardsmen from Washington Oregon Idaho Montana and Wyoming.
A public sale at Spurrier's ranch 40 miles south of Basin is set for Thursday February 27 offering stock farm implements and other goods. The Legislature reports many bills killed or passed including water works at the penitentiary and compulsory school attendance while new felonies protect livestock and wool.
The Fifteenth legislature closes with approval of prohibition as the dominant reform and a $23 million bond issue for roads. Officials note $3 million in federal matching funds and a new immigration and agriculture commission to boost settlement. Legislators also fund road work education and memorials, while debates over primary law changes and Wyoming war honors finish with cautious approval.
Engineers survey the Mercer dome three miles west of Hyattville tracing contour to Big Trails. A heavy rig will be moved in and drilling expected by April first. Senate tabled the oil and gas leasing bill, likely ending its current session with no change to local development potential.
The report notes extensive drilling under placer locations with only withdrawn areas spared. A summer boom is anticipated across thousands of acres in the county, with activity in Owl Creek and Torchlight regions. Key figures include A G Fidel Midwest Wyoming superintendent T Jd Algo and Schuyler Barrett overseeing Burkhard & Beard work.
Abstract showing receipts and disbursements of Big Horn County Wyoming from July 1, 1918 to January 4, 1919. Includes expense statement for county government prepared under Section 1175, Compiled Statutes of 1910.
A detailed cash balance and flows for the county ending 1918, listing receipts such as taxes and licenses, and expenditures across offices, court costs, transportation, justice, and public services. It notes total receipts and disbursements of 322,078.61 with outstanding indebtedness of 159,021.58 and specific allocations for general, library, school, and bond payments.
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