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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1919
Page
4
A note records Basin Wyoming’s Bas in Republican being entered as second class matter June 30 1905 at Basin post office under the 1879 act.
The notice states a subscription rate of 2 dollars per year in advance for the Official Paper of Big Horn County and the Town of Basin, with a 10 to 15 cent price range for single copies.
A month after the post office advertised a surplus food sale, locals paid for items and have waited, with one customer declaring government ownership or control would mean starvation if they had to rely on it for food.
The Basin area shows record business activity with new entrepreneurs arriving and land buyers increasing. No vacant stores or residences remain, and locals urge fostering community spirit to build a real city and double population next year.
Mayor Frank A. Wise leads the slate with councilmen Wm. Gibson F. M Aim e R. R. Denny and A. B. Martin. Clerk Jas. F. Ewers Attorney C. A. Zaring Marshal J. A. Berry Treasurer J. A. Berry Water Commissioner H. Payne Official Paper Basin Republican.
County officers named include Sheriff B Wickwire Assessor T J Jones Commissioners C A Welch chair T W Olney John Weints County Clerk Zela Murphy County Attorney F A Little Clerk of District Court Hazel V Lawrence Judge Percy W Metz Court Stenographer Guy R Brill Superintendent Blaine Kinder County Treasurer Mazie V Rhodes County Surveyor G J Schenk and County Coroner M H Smith.
The Board of County Commissioners orders all persons to stay off the courthouse grounds and use the regular driveway when going to and from the courthouse to keep the grounds in best condition.
A lengthy critique attacks President Wilson for seeking secret treaties and a large navy while denouncing the Senate for delay on the treaty. The speaker accuses the president of dictation, risking treasonous practices, and questions open conventions versus secret economies and censorship. It condemns costly travel and pomp while ordinary Americans bear sacrifice. The piece also notes parliamentary battles and demands Senate independence from executive pressure. Winter agricultural notes follow, advising poultry keepers on winter laying and culling practices. Albert Scholz heads to Laramie. Fred House is at the Central barber shop.
Mrs Volta Bankson of Chillicothe Missouri says Chamberlain's Tablets gave relief from indigestion and helped tone her liver. She reports backache and dizziness also disappeared and speaks highly of the remedy.
Prices for both fresh and storage eggs are set to reach a new high this winter. The market anticipates sustained demand and tighter supply impacting consumers and retailers nationwide.
A breezy note extols a novel vehicle dubbed the White Cane. The writer suggests it stays cool, suits summer use, and offers a casual, humorous tone addressed to Jack and others.
A joke about getting down from an elephant unfolds with a jokester asking how to descend and receiving escalating, humorous incorrect answers. The punchline lands on the gag that you don’t get down from an elephant you get it off a goose.
At the funeral of the late Grand Prince in Tokyo last month six enormous papier mache horses accompanied the cortege. The white figures with tall ears tower over the scene, appearing in photographs beside the procession.
A neighbor notes small changes from army life, saying her husband now helps at home by sweeping, washing dishes, and peeling potatoes without complaint. She jokes that at bedtime he may tumble into bed with shoes and clothes on, reflecting light domestic humor from the Chicago Tribune.
The Cordillos deny the murder charge and insist they were not at the scene, with the accused saying he could not confess to a crime he did not commit. N Jennings reveals paying Delaney 2500 for a first confession from Peter Cordillo, who now calls it a lie, calling into question the reward eligibility.
Washington reports the first vote on the German peace treaty amendment will occur tomorrow afternoon in the senate. Leaders from both parties agreed to call up 36 amendments at 2 o'clock with a five minute rule and a night adjournment, while Democratic leaders predict all amendments will be defeated. Some senators warn the treaty may need reservations to be ratified and debate could stretch two to four months.
E B Milburn proprietor of Guion Drug Store Guion Ark endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy. He states they have sold it for years and always found it gives perfect satisfaction.
Los Angeles merchants urge a national movement to prevent railway strikes from paralyzing transport. They note 98 percent of residents faced subservience to less than 2 percent on strike and criticize isolated action and contract violations by railroad workers.
Opinion argues that a small minority in public utilities can disrupt democracy. It urges a law making conspiracies by two or more utility workers a crime, applying duties to workers owners and officials alike. Los Angeles pushes a nationwide movement to curb class dictation and sabotage.
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