Basin Basin Republican notice of postal classification
The Basin Republican is entered as second class matter at the Basin Wyoming post office on June 30 1905 under the March 3 1879 act.
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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
5
The Basin Republican is entered as second class matter at the Basin Wyoming post office on June 30 1905 under the March 3 1879 act.
The Basin County official paper lists advertising prices including display rates at 25 cents per inch for a single insertion, 20 cents per inch by contract, locals at several lines, and blackface locals at 10 cents per line. Subscription is 2 dollars per year in advance.
The state should cancel contracts with firms using convict labor and avoid competition with free labor. Convicts in Wyoming could work on road building and road materials, with profits to the state. The mix of condemned goods, such as shirts from penitentiaries, is opposed. A canvass shows editors favor private railroad ownership by seven to one, with public support potentially around fifty to one.
Senate debate over the German treaty widened with a Hitchcock resolution to investigate who holds copies of the unpublished document. Lodge and Borah endorsed an inquiry to uncover names of persons, corporations, or interests that secured copies and how.
Community builders push banks to educate the public on foreign trade and farm profitability. Large banks promote new business methods while smaller banks highlight intensive farming like berries and beets. Jake Johnson of Hyattville visited town on Tuesday.
In Denver police court Herman B. Gates a former Wyoming state treasurer was fined 300 dollars and costs for bringing liquor into the state, the maximum penalty under the prohibition law. No federal charges were filed and no further action against Gates is planned.
Washington June 4 The House approved a resolution to expand the War Expenditures Committee to 15 members with five separate investigations into the War Department. Republicans blocked a proposed division of the panel by party, keeping a 10 to 5 GOP majority. Sub committees will survey aviation ordnance camps quartermaster supplies and foreign spending.
The president’s recommended repeal would cut prices on candy by a percentage, a move praised as reducing a nonluxury good that benefits both children and adults who rely on it as part of their diet.
Basin Lodge No 36 I O O F held its election Tuesday evening naming Noble Grand John P. Zane and Vice Grand Wm Snyder among the officers.
The Basin business community invites local merchants to back the Midland Empire Fair with prize funds, citing a $145 lead from Great Western Sugar Co. and plans for top entertainment for the September event. It highlights past generosity from Basin and Billings merchants and urges continued support to ensure a premier Wyoming fair experience.
Notice to voters in School District No. 41 Big Horn County Wyoming of a special election on June 30 1919 at the stone school house Greybull to decide forming Greybull High School District The polls run 2 to 5 pm ballots read For High School District or Opposed to High School District Official notices by Charles A Welch Chairman and Zela Murphy County Clerk First pub June 6 Last pub June 20 1919 Republican for job printing
County commissioners awarded the cement walk contract in front of the square to Ray Rt Morton. BE W Marchant named deputy sheriff at Cowley. A new Greybull school district was approved. For sale a Ford truck in good condition available at this office.
M F Newport argues for a community church over denominational models. He contends unity, shared local support, and a simple gospel approach can better serve Basin, reduce waste, and expand outreach to the destitute at home and abroad, predicting growth across the region.
Government operation of 240 044 miles of America's rail system produced costs of 176 116 066 dollars in four months of 1919, compared with a loss of 140 462 329 dollars in the same period of 1918, despite increased rates and reduced service.
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