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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1917
Page
2
Local church schedules list M E Church Baptist Basin Union Presbyterian St Andrews Episcopal and Christian Science services including Sunday schools, worship times, and meeting details. Public notices advertise Forbes laundry and Forbes dry lists with laundry services and Holstein cattle listings from Cropsey Bros Greybull Wyoming.
A soldier writes of a San Francisco outing with a Stanford visit, the California university chapel, and reflections on war, economics, and the federal reserve system. The letter also mentions Liberty Bonds, a poem, and comments on roads, parks, museums, and public memory. The longer piece includes notices about a land contest in Buffalo Wyoming and a reward for information leading to an arrest.
President Wilson issues appeal urging state banks and trust companies to join the federal reserve system. The message underscores urgency as many banks remain outside the federal framework.
W D Jones writes from American Lake Camp to Basin Republican describing arrival at 10 am October 17, injured with a gunshot wound to the arm for typhoid vaccination soon. He notes 40 000 men and 79 000 acres, pine trees and lakes, mostly California men, good officers, decent grub, clean water, and offs on Wednesdays Saturdays and Sundays. He can ride to Tacoma for 65 cents. He praises the M M A work and mentions cloudy damp weather and Wyoming natives not seen. He is in 106 Co 166 Depot Brigade 27th Battalion American Lake Washington.
German prisoners on the western front report murmuring among Bavarian troops. They fault the Prussians for lack of support, note devotion to the Catholic church, and fear their cause is lost, fueling talk of peace negotiations. Cropsey Bros. Auctioneers Greybull Wyoming offers special advertising rates.
Basin City issues a warning that any owner or driver not possessing a 1917 license number after July 16 faces arrest and fines under the law. Sheriff B. F. Wickwire signs the notice, listing city officials including Mayor E. J. Sullivan and various council members and officeholders. Official paper is Basin Republican.
Forbes returns to his old stand at the Basin Steam Laundry and personally oversees all work. All laundry guaranteed satisfactory under Forbes management. Includes notices of county officials and staff names from Horn County.
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