Basin Republican Notice of Second Class Matter
The Basin Republican is entered as second class matter at Basin Wyoming post office on June 30 1906 under the March 3 1879 Act.
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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1920
Page
4
The Basin Republican is entered as second class matter at Basin Wyoming post office on June 30 1906 under the March 3 1879 Act.
The town council shifts duties, hiring Col. W. H. May as secretary for the Chamber of Commerce, aligning his duties with the county fair work. The move earns backing from business leaders who trust May, known for delivering results, to boost local development.
The piece praises hard work but notes many find it hard to follow. It predicts passage of the budget bill and presidential signature, calling it a major modern achievement. New York delegates at Albany reject endorsements of Wilson and the League of Nations, signaling mixed support for administration policies. Assistant Secretary Post testifies that reporters were influenced by outside salaries about deportation coverage, admitting no proof, casting doubt on related performances.
The article criticizes Secretary of Labor and Attorney General policy actions on deportations and immigration. It accuses officials of shifting blame, cites inconsistent evidence, and warns that current leadership lacks effective agricultural and food policy. It argues a future administration must apply serious effort and avoid rhetoric.
A sequence of property transfers lists buyers and sellers including G W Franklin to B E Rodgers for 1700 on Mead 3d add to Greybull and Lincoln Land Co to Arch Faulkner for 325. Other transfers include Wickwire sheriff to Roy C Kimmel and to Frank A Wise, Moeller to Jones for 3000, Braden to Davyson, Conrad to Massie, Miller to Mayer, Morton to Carry and Pearson, and Hamilton to D B Hamilton with various lots and tracts across Greybull Basin Manderson Smithfield and Basin areas.
In Big Horn County Wyoming the district court orders the sale of Lot 1 in the Brokaw addition Manderson owned by the estate of Fred Eldred Patchen. The hearing was May 27 1920 before a court commissioner. Affected heirs must appear June 26 1920 to show cause why the sale should not proceed.
Mrs D FE Lewis's father H C Wallace, 72, was killed in an automobile collision in Des Moines Iowa on Saturday. The car he rode in collided with a truck. Mrs Lewis and Gene left Monday to attend the funeral.
Truxtun Beale offered ten thousand dollars by the national Republican committee for three platform suggestions. Carl Smith Joslyn of Cambridge Mass won six thousand dollars for first prize, Howard B. Wilson of Philadelphia won three thousand, and W. P. Smith of Ann Arbor won one thousand. The manuscript pledges fidelity to constitutional government, checks and balances, and warns against Bolshevik methods and league obligations.
The Big Horn Irrigating Co rejects a state request for an 80 foot right of way, blocking the Basin to Greybull road. The state highway department will not build the half mile through the company's land and will leave the section until funds and access are secured.
The author argues mining taxes burden silver lead and copper producers while gold miners gain relief. High wages and supplies squeeze profits, and financing for the Pittman act remains amiss. The piece urges federal relief to revive the mining industry and unlock western silver wealth.
The piece argues scarce food, tin, steel, cattle, and labor threaten domestic needs while President Wilson focuses on Europe. It laments his foreign obligations and asks for an American administration more focused on national welfare.
A Basin Garage advertisement seeks a woman for day work duties. Contact Basin Garage by phone for details.
Madge Brierly is bound by blood vengeance to moonshiner Joe Lorey and faces a city visitor Frank Layson. Horace Holton schemes for mining claims, endangers a racehorse, and Dupes Lorey into dangerous acts. Madge chases, fights fire, and enters the Kentucky handicap to win by a nose.
Night riders ride in search of him with rope but Madge arrives with proof of Holton's deeds. He falls from a cliff as a jealous rival warns Layson of her heart. The tense drama of life in old Kentucky runs next Wednesday and Thursday May 2 and 3 at Rex theatre.
The Saturday Evening Post editorial argues funding rail facilities requires attracting capital and allowing fair railroad rates. It likens funding to an omelette from father’s old hat and stresses production depends on better rail capacity and fair charges for public service.
The text argues that gold production is declining as mining becomes unprofitable. It notes the ounce price has fallen since 1913 while mine costs doubled or tripled. A Congress bill proposes a $10 per ounce tax on gold sold for manufacturing to aid producers without altering the gold standard.
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