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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1913
Page
3
Lovell and nearby towns report a steady stream of visitors and locals from Graybull Worland Burlington and Manderson stopping in Basin this week. Names include Thorley Markham Leavitt Cline Kimbro Alderdice Hickman Myers Ewart Alderdice Jones Thom as Thomas Volmer Otto Bear Creek Norville NeVille and Hart. Also ads for farm equipment and a note on Grandma Perkins illness.
Park County commissioners meet Oct 7 8 9 10 1913 for regular session. Approve bonds for school district treasurers Cassell L Preator and Ida Bethurem and R H Ewart peace officer. Appoint Dustin supervisor of aid Burlington district. approve road projects and convict crew work. set road widths. approve bills and expenses. adjust school levy No 25. discuss Park and Big Horn counties settlement. adjourn.
A quirkily cynical column crisscrosses with misused idioms and social observations. It rails humorously at haste in marriage, deception, and laziness while riffing on human foibles and the Bible’s tricky language.
The passage mocks a man who thinks himself self made, noting he is prone to annoying behavior when not refined. It suggests Acam is limited in many ways and cannot claim the label of a self made man.
A string of satirical quips and old time views contrasts male vanity and financial thinking with marriage and streetcar etiquette. Observations touch on pay, appetite, and family dynamics, ending with a wife venting about managing unruly children and public outings.
The drainage boat for the new outlet near Manderson met early this week and approved draining about 1000 acres at an estimated $17,000. Bids will be opened immediately and contracts awarded as quickly as possible. The project will create winter jobs for many men and restore crop land next year that has been bogged for some time.
The Germania drainage board met this week to transact regular business. Directors include B. C. Hart W. A. Shoemaker G. W. Zorn and Adam Prele. Shoemaker Zorn and Prele attended from Garland Germa nia. Attorney C A Zaring left for Cheyenne to represent Basin in a federal case against the town brought by Katz Craig Construction Company.
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