Basin Republican second class postmark notice
The Basin Republican is listed as entered as second class matter on June 30 1905 at the Basin Wyoming post office under the 1879 act.
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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1921
Page
3
The Basin Republican is listed as entered as second class matter on June 30 1905 at the Basin Wyoming post office under the 1879 act.
Ad shows the Basin town official paper with a yearly advance price of two dollars and a sixteen cent in advance line for Big Horn County readers.
The Capper-Tinder bill aims to end puts and calls and curb grain gambling on the board of trade. Supporters say it will reform markets and aid farmers, though impact remains to be seen. Also notes abundant homegrown cantaloupes and watermelons and jokes about prohibition enforcement.
Local truck growers ship tomatoes and similar produce by parcel post and express to Casper. J R Bonwell ships to the Midwest commissary in Casper and field camps at Salt Creek and Parkerton. He reports produce arriving in fine condition and asks suppliers to provide high quality fruit to build a year round market. Notify Bonwell if you have surplus ready for shipment.
Local gardeners lament a week of melon theft and vandalism in the plots of T. J. Jones and James I. Patten. Parents warned as the community warns of possible retaliation with bird shot, amid rising anger from melon growers. Basic Republican for Job printing.
Delegations head to Worland for the high school dedication and a Denver Greyball ball game. President T J Jones leaves for Lovell to promote the county fair while County Agent L E McDaiels goes to Cody to judge the county fair.
Intending exhibitors at the Midland Empire are urged to have entries ready by Saturday evening September 17, as no entries will be accepted after that deadline. Previously entries arrived on Sunday, but with the fair opening Monday, space has been allocated in substortum and other buildings to handle the displays.
You can get it anywhere, good cleaned screened coal at the Flagstaff mine. J. J. Beall, manager.
In Washington a proposed constitutional amendment would allow the president to veto single items in appropriation bills. Senators Kenyon Iowa and Madden Illinois back the plan to prevent forced acceptance of unwanted items to avoid veto clashes and delays.
The article discusses separating items in appropriation bills as a long standing practice in the United States. It notes that many American commonwealths allow governors to exercise this power in relation to appropriation bills enacted by state legislatures.
Cheyenne hosts all county attorneys from the state for a full day meeting to discuss tightening penalties for prohibition violators. They favor jail over fines and name Stansbury Mentzer and Anderson to propose Wyoming law changes with a report due next year in Cheyenne.
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