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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1920
Page
6
A sober assessment warns that strikes rise with no benefit to productivity as high wages and short hours blur efficiency. The piece argues Europe’s rebuilding boosts overseas competition within a year or two, urging restraint, saving, and focus to avoid national distress.
Delegates listed from Basin Bonanza Warren Dailey Hyattville Emblem Burlington Manderson Greybull Lovell Lovell Lovell Basin Emblem Shell Hunter and others attended the county gathering for the Republican convention on Tuesday. The participant names include P. P. Anderson W. E. Taylor H. L. Perkins G. W. Nelson John Frazier T W. Olney Emil Waterlaus and A. B. Wrigley among others.
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of Tensleep Oil Company will be held at the office of R. B. West in Basin Big Horn county Wyoming on May 18 1920 at 4 o clock PM Officers will be elected as provided by the by laws and such other business as may lawfully come before the meeting. Tensleep Oil Company a30-ml4 By E J Mathews.
To all honorably discharged aliens the naturalization examiner will hear petitions at the Basin Wyoming court house on May 15 1920 at 9 o clock a.m. Bring honorable discharge and two citizen witnesses. If you have not received final naturalization certificate you should appear and consult the examiner Hazel V. Lawrence Clerk District Court. I have inquiries for farm and ranch lands owners desiring to sell please send land description and lowest cash price J. R. Bonwell.
Taggart Brothers of Cowley won the bid to build a 3 1 2 mile Lovell Cowley road in Big Horn county for 22000 dollars and will also construct a 30 foot reinforced concrete bridge. TheGar land Deaver road five mile section contract went to H Downer of Deaver for 16000 dollars. Total highway contracts amount to 600000 dollars for 165 miles and numerous drainage structures across 13 counties, bringing state road work to 4 000 000 dollars for 1920.
Holy communion and sermon at 11 a m at St Andrew's Episcopal. Sunday school at 10 a m. Baccalaureate sermon at the Christian church in Greybull at 7 30 p m. Republican for job printing.
The piece describes a war measure requiring Germany to notify the termination of its war within 45 days or commercial intercourse will be cut off. If vetoed and overridden, questions arise about impeachment if the president fails to act after 45 days. Also includes a local advertisement for gas fitting and heating services by Bender & Rowe Supply Co.
Basin town council met in regular session with Mayor Wise and four councilmen present. They considered taking over Collins addition ditches and issued instructions for an ordinance, plus contracts for meters and supplies. Bills were audited and paid, including salaries, electric, and various vendors.
Engineers of Wyoming state highway department inspect roads to designate sections for a permanent patrol maintenance system. Patrol crews will cover eight to ten mile stretches with teams and grading machinery to keep roads in first class condition. About 2,000 miles of total road mileage will become part of the state highway system with permanent upkeep.
The Fuller pension bill, already passed by the House last January and now amended by the Senate, will soon become law. It grants pensions from 50 dollars monthly to Civil War veterans with 90 days service and honorable discharge, plus 30 dollars to widows married before June 27, 1905, with extensions to 1812 and Mexican War veterans and survivors. The Senate amendment adds as beneficiaries all veterans currently on the pension roll.
County warrants to and including No 7335 are called for payment. Interest ceases February 14 1920. Marle V Rhodes County Treasurer.
Petition filed April 29 1920 in Big Horn County Wyoming to cancel two oil and gas leases made in September 1917 to L D Goldberg and assigned to Torchlight Wyoming Oil Company unknown address. Court warns answer by June 12 1920 or judgment will be rendered. Plaintiffs A L Pease and Lovada M Pease by attorney C A Zaring.
The county treasurer notes a 1916 sale of the NE SW 4 Section 31 Township 57 Range 96 Big Horn County to The Glen Investment Company for 1915 taxes. Redemption ends July 24 1920. if not redeemed the treasurer will issue a Treasurer's Tax Deed.
Public notice from The Glen Investment Company acting secretary B W Anderson seals a transaction as provided by law dated March 24 1930. The document records official action and witness to the signing.
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