Basin Wyoming Post Office Notice
Printed line states the material is entered as Second Class matter on June 30 1906 at Basin Wyoming post office under the Act of March 3 1879.
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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1920
Page
4
Printed line states the material is entered as Second Class matter on June 30 1906 at Basin Wyoming post office under the Act of March 3 1879.
Classified ad rates list for Big Horn County and Basin town paper. Outlines display price per inch and blackface local rates per line for a single insertion.
Letters from local men laud Col May as secretary for the county fair. They call the fair one of the best in the country and the state, crediting May’s tireless work for its success. Citizens urge universal support and congratulate the colonel with hearty encouragement.
Governor Carey summons a special session to ratify the woman suffrage amendment and leaves other matters to lawmakers. The article urges an irrigation law to fund Greybull valley reservoirs to guard against drought and suggests a statewide benefit. General Pershing’s forces are seen as shaping a likely bid for the Republican presidential nomination next June.
Representative Sidney Anderson of Minnesota has introduced a bill creating a bureau of agricultural engineering in the Department of Agriculture. The bureau would test certify and disseminate data on farm motors implements machines and building systems as well as drainage irrigation and farm sanitation. A Senate resolution by Senator Kenyon demands investigation of L C A K Martens self styled ambassador to the United States from the Russian Soviet government. The resolution asks the foreign relations committee to determine Martens status his claimed government or power in Europe and any recognition from the United States.
The passage discusses potential loyalty probes for aliens, the wearing of military insignia in civil life, and the political dispute over ending wartime status. It notes fourteen months after the armistice the U S remains technically at war with Germany due to Senate politics and President Wilson's stance and party dynamics.
The Lovell Chronicle responds to Wm. C. Snow of Basin and his criticism of Basin high school's Three Wizards, deeming the piece untimely and harmful to public schools and urging a public apology from Snow to the school faculty and Basin citizens.
Governor Carey encloses a letter from Captain E. F. Bullene praising Troop A First Cavalry led by Captain Robert P. Pearson and Lieutenant Denny. Bullene recalls commanding troops at Hudson Wyoming from December 4 to 12 1919 during the coal strike and commends the 35 enlisted men and two officers in his detachment.
Officers cooperated well with regular army troops during a stay in Hudson. The detachment’s efficient handling reflects credit on the Wyoming national guard. Troop A soldiers, despite poor living conditions, appeared smart and conducted themselves in a soldierly manner. I conducted a cavalry drill regulations class at their request.
T K Bishop county Red Cross chairman thanks local chairmen and the public for help in the Christmas seal drive. Report shows multiple town totals including Greybull 175.12 and Basin 123.00 with a county total of 439.56 toward a Big Horn county quota of 800.
Basin residents are urged to cooperate with census takers. If you were not enumerated or know someone missed, contact a chamber committee member or the secretary. The notice stresses the importance of complete enumeration and asks for aid.
Ben Hensel, the county agent, arrived this week from Scotts Bluff Nebraska and took up duties. He has two years experience in the irrigated country around Scotts Bluff and is well recommended, with special expertise in the beet and potato industry.
Report states Robert Crumbull and associates of Omaha purchased the Wiley project in the Oregon basin and will begin immediate work to enlarge ditches and bring more land under irrigation. Also included is a bank condition report for Otto State Bank, Wyoming, showing assets and liabilities as of December 31, 1919, with sworn cashier J. K. Burnham affirming accuracy.
On January 16 1920 Homer Lester Crown petitions the Fifth district court Big Horn county Wyoming to change his name to Homer Lester Oberg. A hearing is set for February 21 1920 at ten o clock in Basin Wyoming court room for any objections to the change. West and Little attorneys represent the petitioner.
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