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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1911
Page
11
The issue lists departures with times such as 11:31 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. for southbound service. It appears to be an official Big Horn County paper timetable item, though the OCR text is garbled and may omit multiple routes and days.
The Republican defends home readership while denouncing a lewd story in the rival Rustler. Editors exchange personal jabs, but the paper asserts its ethics and cautions readers against sensationalism. The Rustler’s editor is blamed for partisan tactics and for attacking critics.
The essay argues that efforts to remove Dr Wiley will fail as people view his work on pure food as invaluable. It contends that payment practices at the department mirror those of others and that public sentiment backs his continued fight against impure foods, urging Congress to resist moves to remove him.
Fragmentary text notes a hope or demand regarding an investment or privilege in Congress. No clear persons, dates, places, or organizations are readable. The item appears as a political note with incomplete phrases and uncertain context.
Post office inspectors investigate the 5. F. Lewis publications in St Louis as part of broader reforms. Critics argue the spy system within the post office harms the public interest and that second class privileges should serve the public, not publishers. The postage rate is seen as a public benefit, not a profit conferred to publishers, who tire of the implication of government concessions.
The administration wins Senate support for a Canada reciprocity measure with Democrats aiding. Western Republicans oppose to free list for agricultural products and uneven burden sharing. Leaders from both parties split, time will tell if the policy benefits. If rejected the treaty could be terminated, and Canadian ratification may hinge on domestic politics.
The piece notes growing complaints about cars cutting horse use and ballgame attendance, then fears railroads face declines as autos boost tourism and leisure travel. It argues the automobile enables vacations, city distance relief for farmers, and broader enjoyment for busy people, reshaping modern life.
Editorial condemns Omaha socialists for circulars urging a general strike on the McNamara trial opening in Los Angeles. It decries using demands to bias the public against the prosecution and argues such tactics alienate fair trial rights.
A man from the southern part of the state says he caught a 24 pound wout and should contact an Outlook editor. Scientists claim they can now see the soul with their ray, though the writer doubts such claims will fare well in this community.
Southern free traders push tariff reform in Congress as discussions swing toward free trade options. The Basin Phar promotes International Stock Food Co. products for sale, highlighting market offerings amid debate.
A Greybull sale on Wednesday by A Kaufman Kine Ty eon and Col W B Cropsey drew crowds as stock, implements, and household goods sold well. Fire alarms rang from the Draper rooming house. volunteers helped remove furniture and extinguish a small blaze with little damage. A runaway team damaged a wagon before stopping.
The column surveys political moves and social commentary across figures like Penrose and Underwood, notes on industry and trust issues, and cultural quips about women, science, and celebrities. It lampoons public sentiment, industry power, and US credence, with a sharp tongue typical of a Kansas City Star commentary.
Ranchmen and others are reminded of a 1911 Wyoming law establishing legal hay measurement. It defines tonnage for blue joint and timothy hay and provides a method to calculate the number of cubic feet and cable sets in a hay stack based on stack width length and the over stack measurement.
W L Rutledge and son of Billings left Tuesday for a cross country overland journey to New York in a Challengers-Detroit car. They expect 15 days of running time, passing Denver Kansas City Chicago Detroit Cleveland and Buffalo, aiming to arrive late August and return to Billings in early October.
Market Reporte announces a new weekly market report for Wyoming readers. Hay prices will be secured from Kansas City and priced against Missouri river freight rates. The service will include quotes on principal crops, other food staples and livestock, plus weather and crop condition summaries from large growing areas. The feature aims to justify subscription costs.
Brown As Berries reports a pleasant mountain trip with Rev H E Shepherd and Herb Wise returning from Hyattville. A Des Moines resident recovers from bowel illness after one dose of Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Timber sale bids in Big Horn National Forest Wyoming due August 15 1911 include 2.80 million feet lodgepole pine. minimum bid 3.00 per thousand feet. deposits required. rights reserved.
Notice is published by the U S Land Office at Buffalo Wyoming on July 10 1911 that Anna L Howell of Basin Wyoming filed desert land entry 2114 for lots 4 6 and section 3 with a plan to prove up on August 2 1911 before W Brown clerk of court at Casper Wyoming Witnesses are James V Gould Wratt J Edgecomb Claude Gould Wilbert R Howell all of Basin Wyoming and W F Brittala Register
Commiccioners met July 24 and July 25 1911 to certify proceedings listing district names and assessed lowerings on land real property and personal property. Notable entries include Kane district 1 land 20400 and Hanover Canal Co district 34 land 5000 with other district lowers across Basin. L. J. Abbey serves as Clerk of Board of Complaints.
Dr. Carter can be reached at his hospital when away from the uptown office. Call the hospital at 99 red. For the uptown office, call 70 red.
Department of the Interior notice from Buffalo Wyoming dated June 10, 1911 announces Julia A. Lee of Burlington intends to make final desert land proof on desert entry No. 2113 for sections 12 and 13 in township 51 north range 96 west. Proceedings occur before W. J. F. Brown at Basin on August 1 with witnesses Henry E Dutton Thomas B King Charles F Lee Jospeh Horrocks, all of Burlington, Wyoming. Register: W. F. Brittain.
Department of the Interior Buffalo Wyoming announces a contest by James Ernest Freeman against Clarence C Hoagland for homestead entry No 3141. Freeman alleges abandonment for over six months. Hoagland must answer within twenty days after the fourth publication or lose rights, with proper service proof required.
The notice states the copy was mailed with an affidavit from the person who mailed it and the post office to which it was mailed. It requires the addressee to state the post office for future notices and mentions W. F. Brittain as Register and James D. Gallup as Receiver with publication dates July 28 1911 August 4 1911 August 11 1911 and August 18 1911.
Joseph Clifford mortgagor failed to pay $1319.95 due on a promissory note secured by a chattel mortgage to G. W. Black dated January 20 1910 and January 24 1910. At Burlington Big Horn County Wyoming on August 8 1911 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. the described property including mares, colts, cows and machinery is offered for sale to satisfy the debt. First publication July 21 1911. last publication August 4 1911.
Notice from United States Land Offices Buffalo Wyoming June 3 1911 states Wyoming filed lists of lands for patent under several acts including arid land grants. The notice invites protests within sixty days on grounds of noncompliance prior rights or mining value, and names Beittaia Register and James D. Gallup Receiver.
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