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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1920
Page
8
Classified notes announce a furnished house for rent with contact details, three room modern options, and ads for sewing machine repair, odorless cleaning, and local services. Numerous town visitors and residents are listed along with minor real estate and auto sale notices.
Fire at the Rex theatre Monday night led to a Tuesday adjustment and a Sunday draft in settlement. The destroyed property was insured with companies represented by the D. L. Darr Agency.
Mrs M B Rhodes left yesterday for Fulton Missouri to attend the closing exercises at the school where her daughter Ruth is a pupil She will be accompanied home by Ruth after visiting friends and relatives Mrs D L Carr accompanied her to Kansas City and will visit relatives there.
The Basin Tailor Shop hosted a 30-11 Roe Agent of Burlington last Friday with remarks Will go anywhere at any time. Tilton's Auto Livery. Unclosed cars noted as R. G. Neon of Burlington visited with C. Leithead and C. C. Deal during Paint Hock last Sunday. For any drug work express or moving call Owen Johnson at phone 190, 19-tt.
The Basin Woman's club met at the library to elect officers for the coming year. G R Brill was unanimously re elected president but declined to serve. New officers include W B Hartigan president R R Denny 1st vice president W A Robb 2d vice president F L McNown secretary F E B Judkins treasurer and R G Belton corresponding secretary. A resolution backed a community Red Cross nurse. Membership grew with new members listed.
The federated executive council plans beautifying the Basin dump. A committee of C. B. Otters on and H. W. Horn will report at the next council meeting Monday May 31 at the library at 8 o'clock. Public meeting invited to help Basin grow.
John Gilmore died last Monday after pneumonia. Funeral held next day with services at the grave by Rev. C Wardlaw. Born June 1 1866 in Missouri he came to Basin a short time ago and was half brother of Henry Taylor.
The local cavalry unit hosts a big dance tomorrow night at the armory to raise funds for troop regalia. The ball team will be formed from the membership and the Big Horn Jazz band will provide the music.
Fire department was called to E F Peterson's home last evening at 5 o'clock where a rear shed burned. The shed was extinguished before it spread to other buildings. It is believed children playing with matches started the fire.
Mrs J P Arnott expresses gratitude to local firemen who last evening prevented the blaze from spreading to structures on the Arnott lot which were threatened.
Best quantity of Marquis hard spring wheat for sale five cents per pound. G Hartigan Basin.
Full blooded Hereford bulls for sale from yearlings to four-year-olds by G. Martigan in Basin. Also advertised are premium carnations and funeral designs with J. R. Honwell offering delivery and floral arrangements via phone number 198.
The piece argues the president lacks legal authority to attend peace and financial conferences abroad without specific law. It notes that while Wilson sought influence, the United States has not ratified certain treaties and statutes prevent executive expansion. It warns of potential diplomatic confusion and credits statutes as a check on presidential overreach.
The Wyoming state highway commission in Cheyenne announced contracts for road and bridge construction in seven counties will be awarded on June 15. Contractors have 4.0 million in projects under way, rising to about 4.2 million after June 14 awards, with extensive grading and shaping as part of a broad maintenance program statewide.
The confectionery industry urges Congress to repeal special taxes and replace them with a sales tax to raise revenue and curb excess business taxes. It argues the cost of living rises with current taxes, affecting wage earners, professionals, and farmers, and cites Justice Department estimates of a 23.2 percent commodity price increase due to tax pyramiding.
Requests are being made for seats in cars for the Decoration Day procession to the cemetery tomorrow. Car owners have offered to carry persons to the cemetery and planning to arrange rides for all attendees. The procession forms at 9 30 a m at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Vacant seats should be reported to Frank Rue.
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