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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1911
Page
5
Basin Republican lists train departures with No 313 northbound at 11 31 p m and No 311 southbound at 1 30 p m. It is the official Big Horn County paper published in Basin Wyoming under the 1879 act.
Editorial criticizes Judge Whitford for sentencing six teen miners in Denver for contempt and denying a stay pending appeal. It argues the ruling grants excessive power, undermines the right to appeal, and could erode respect for law amid Colorado labor turmoil.
The piece extols alfalfa as the premier crop, noting price increases from rain delays and its high profitability for farmers in the Big Horn Basin. It lauds alfalfa for soil improvement and lower labor compared to other crops, framing the king of alfalfa as essential to western farming prosperity.
With little effort the road between Basin and Hyattville can be placed in first class condition. Heavy freight traffic this year has badly cut several spots and some culverts should be installed. Repairs would cost little, and commissioners should ensure the road remains in good shape due to high travel from Tensleep and Hyattville.
The Cody Enterprise editorial claims postmaster interference targeted Democratic papers in a drawing contest but asserts Republicans also faced scrutiny, naming Cody as the site of a similar hold up. It calls for identifying who triggered the action and attributing blame there, noting Basin papers were affected earlier.
Residents ask what actions have been completed to open the road from the bridge across the Tillard place to the Myattville road. The query seeks specifics on approvals funding and construction progress affecting local access and travel.
Local items note F H Whitmore and Clinton Mason in Basin for business and Basin Pharmacy promotions. J D Gallaghan of Spring Creek in town. M Stout to brick kiln project. Dr Elmer Gould back from Larcerne East. Feddersen’s coffee sale. Rev H E Shepherd and Herb Wise planning Paint Rock outing. Mrs Walter Snow visiting Basin. Mrs G M Booth camping trip near Tensleep. Burlington shipments of ties for canyon track. Dr Carter at hospital and uptown office. J Bircumshaw touts Basin Clothing House. Mrs Lampman visiting Bridger. Chamberlain’s remedy advertised. J C Grisinger and wife travel to Thermopolis via Sheridan.
Sealed bids will be received by the building committee until July 26 1911 for price per yard for plastering the Byron Meeting house two coat work. The committee reserves the right to reject any and all bids. J J Simmons R E Higan Committee. New Manager John Mengel appointed manager of the J Cook store and resumes duties as a first class store keeper, aiding in increasing trade.
Last Wednesday evening Guy Ship man and wife O P Manny and wife Walter Manny Rev Joslin and wife and Mr Doyle were entertained at the residence of Dr and Mrs G M Treush. It is needless to say that the party thoroughly enjoyed the occasion. Cook Perry. Word comes from Livingston Mont that Joglah Cook and Mrs Perry both of Basin were married in that city a teen days ago.
Work on the new water plant advances as the settling basin nears completion. B C Fisher's excavation is nearly finished and Burne McDonnell's A C Moore oversees the project. Ditch work by Gilrey Katz Craig covers 14 000 feet while the automatic filter mains and hydrants arrive for rapid completion. The city expects a top water plant once improvements finish.
Rev Morten Joslin arrived from his ranch on Wednesday and said he has worked during vacation as the Fairview Ditch company advances their ditch near Joe. Joslin assisted in connecting lateral work and reports Greybull valley crops in fine condition. H W Flomer, a popular pharmacist, departs for Sheridan to join friends for a Cloud Peak fishing trip and plans to share photographs and tell the truth about his fishing adventures on return.
Mayxcept. Jim Lucas has received a letter from Great Falls Montana asking him to get in shape and join the local ball team. Curver is identified as a likely pitcher and would bolster their squad if he joins.
Utah senator F. H. Barrow critiques initiative and referendum, recall, and the SYSTEM. He argues these mechanisms pressure legislators into yielding deliberation and independent judgment, creating a future where self-reliant leaders are replaced by automatic machines and citizens awaken to a government run by those lacking courage and wisdom.
United States Land Office Buffalo Wyoming on June 3 1911 notifies interested parties that Wyoming has filed for patent on tracts in section 5 and 7 township 52 north range 96 west and related parcels totaling about 1291 acres The notice invites protests within sixty days citing compliance issues desert land character prior rights or mineral value and lists officials Brittain James D Gallup Receiver and others.
Joseph Clifford mortgaged personal property to G. W. Black to secure 1500 debt. The 1910 mortgage, filed in Big Horn County Wyoming, lists horses, cows, farm equipment, a threshing rig, and a steel tank. On August 1, 1911, at Burlington, sale will occur at 2 p.m. to satisfy the debt plus costs.
On April 19 1911 Roy Niccolla mortgaged a brown horse weighing about 1200 pounds to Fred Garland to secure a $50 note. Default since due, amount due $51.20 plus $10 attorney fees. Foreclosure sale at the front door of the court house Basin Wyoming July 22 1911 at 2 pm.
Land Office notice states Julia A. Lee of Burlington has filed intent to prove final desert land claim for section 12 township 61 north range 96 west, with witnesses Henry E. Dutton Thomas B. King Charles F. Lee and Joseph Horrocks. Hearing before W F Brown Basin Wyoming on August 1 1911. Court attendance notes C A Zeping J B Freeman and Wm Tilorth traveling to Cody by auto.
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