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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1914
Page
8
Garden and flower seeds at Cook's Sheridan beer on tap at Free man's place. Various residents like B. F. Webster Jr and J. Stant Brown visit or travel to Manderson, Graybull, Casper, Cody, Lovell, and other towns. Local ads tout jewelry, grooming products, and farm tools. Ford cars advertised with demonstrations by G. W. Black & Co. Billiard Hall stock and new confections noted.
Local shop notices and classifieds feature Wise Prescription Drug, Bermuda onions at Cook's, fresh buttermilk at Rexall, trunks and bags, Bakelite pipes at Milliard Hall, jewelry and silverware at Wise’s, and fresh produce at City Meat Market. Town visitors include Saul Alderdice, Mrs. BE. L. Trank, J.D. Clark family, Tude Nelson and son, Ted Morrima, Bob Fenton, J. T. Wiley. rental offer, and farm goods listings alongside Rexall foot bath tablets and lice killer.
The Department of Agriculture promotes bedding-out sheep herding on open ranges, replacing fixed bed grounds. Trials show bedded bands lose less weight and carry 10 to 25 percent more sheep than traditional closed herding. Advantages include reduced forage trampling and better distribution, though open flocks may wander.
In wide elven style, a guard moves around his flock to prevent strays while sheep continuously feed on new areas. Experiments show straying can be prevented with open range methods. In Idaho Payette forest one herd roaming summer lost only four head, far less than under close herding. Forest rangers and hunters work with herdsmen to reduce predation and losses.
The Woman's club of Basin met at Friternriy hall last Wednesday. A business session discussed equipping schools for domestic science. Officers elected: President Mrs. Thos. M. Hyde, First vice president Mrs. A. W. Coons, Second vice president Mrs. C. A. Zaring, recording sec. Mrs. T. K. Pishop, assistant rec. sec. Mrs. G. A. Harris, corresponding secretary Mrs. Roy Belton, treasurer Mrs. BE. J. Sullivan. Committee chair Mrs. C. A. Zaring with Mesdames A. W. Coons and W. T. Colley directed the program. Refreshments and social hour followed.
A miscellany of wry maxims and quips about luck energy marriage money and social manners. The quotes poke at human foibles from a nameless perspective and include self aware asides about hats attention and style.
Women in Bryn Mawr join suffrage league while their mother reportedly joins anti suffrage. Gertrude Barnum of Chicago named to federal labor commission with Hull House ties. New York court upholds woman labor law after 10 pm. Dr Alberta Reed, Cornell graduate and chemist, develops cheap tea testing method for government. Also notices on hay for sale, small refrigerator for ten dollars, and local garden ware at Cook's. Johnson Transfer Co offers garden work and plowing services.
Ladies wearing gowns evening coats gloves and delicate attire were French cleaned at Basin Laundry.-al0-tf
Graduates with a large freezer of cream received hearty applause as the public praised the 1914 class. The universal remark was that the group fully utilized high school opportunities and exemplified thorough instruction. The writer trusts they will carry determination and perseverance into life’s battles for continued success.
A Washington discussion outlines flexible spending by cabinet secretaries, including a $40,000,000 Alaska railroad allocation. The agriculture secretary is trusted for prudent use of funds, with authority to allocate for switches or rail improvements. The debate ends with the committee amendment's adoption.
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