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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1918
Page
2
Soldiers' Christmas parcels rules require individuals to hold coupons from soldiers overseas. No package can be delivered to post offices without the coupon. Pack only items that stay fresh until Christmas, emphasizing dried fruit and other nonperishable foods for sailors and troops overseas.
Instructions for sending Christmas packages to U S naval forces, detailing acceptable contents such as hard candy, wrapped gifts, and khaki handkerchief wrapping. Packages to reach South Brooklyn by November 15, with weight limits of 20 pounds and volume under two cubic feet, and marked with sender name and contents.
Earl Allen returned from Basin after war work exams with a new lady's saddle. Guests at Lon Crandall’s included Bert Brigham A Borden and a Montana friend. Fishing proved dull but visits were enjoyed. Families visited Chas Johnston Chas Lawrence and Crandalls from Cake Oregon. Simon Skovgard Otto Good and Bob Good with Lew St Jermain discussed house progress on Bob Good’s new home.
W m E Johnston field engineer of the Portland Cement Assn visited Casper and Casper area to drum up interest in a permanent hard surface road along the Yellowstone highway. He cites a successful cement highway near Casper and expects funding soon to extend from Cheyenne to the Park entrance at Cody.
County Agent urges farmers to plow six inches deep this fall to expose grasshoppers and their eggs, cutworms, and army worms to weather and predators. Fall plowing disrupts the life cycle and reduces future outbreaks. There is still time to begin this field work.
Ed Tost writes from Camp McArthur Texas describing exam progress for officer training school and potential assignment to keep Blossom with him. He notes influenza exposure among recruits, good leadership under Lieut Peterson, and his duties while awaiting colonel interviews. He mentions a gift book, improved weather, and his aim to make his mother and Evan proud while managing guard duties.
State Board of School Land Commissioners announces sale by public auction on November 30, 1918 at 1 PM at Basin Wyoming courthouse front door. Parcels include parts of Sections 31 29 30 32 in Townships 57 53 North Range 94 89 West. Minerals reserved to state. minimum price terms set. bids may be rejected.
Evening meetings of Temple Lodge No. 20 A F and A M occur on the second and fourth Wednesdays. The Order of Eastern Star meets in Fraternity Hall on the second and fourth Mondays. Basin Lodge No. 36 I O O F convenes every Tuesday evening. Basin Encampment No. 16 I O O F meets on the second and fourth Fridays. Biza Rebekah Lodge No. 26 I O O F holds meetings on the first and third Mondays. Basin Camp No. 6686 I W and ? meets on the second and fourth Thursdays.
Basin City officials include Mayor E J Sullivan. councilmen William Gibson, F M Hime, R R Denny, W H Pauley. treasurer Mrs M V Rhodes. clerk Jas F Ewers. attorney C A Zaring. marshal J H Hanlon. Official paper is Basin Republican.
A fragment lists county officials including Sheriff B F Wickwire Assessor T J Jones and Commissioners T W Spratt C A Welch Nels Jim merfield. Other posts include County Clerk Zela Murphy County Attorney G Hartigan Clerk of District Court Frank S ee Judge Percy W Metz and Superintendent Blaine Kinder.
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