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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1911
Page
5
The BasIn Basin Republican is named as the official paper of Big Horn County. It lists editors T. Gebhart and P. Anderson and a $2 yearly subscription. A time table shows passenger trains from Besindally with No. 312 northbound at 11:31 p.m. and No. 311 southbound at 1:30 p.m.
At the Progress dinner a Basin melon producer showcased surplus crop and export potential prompting calls for grower organization. A united body could standardize packaging, improve market preparation, and secure better prices by presenting a single, attractive Basin brand to larger markets.
In Converse county last Monday the Good Roads Club of Douglas started a movement creating a Good Roads Day. Over four hundred county voters turned out and the county now has the finest roads in the state at little taxpayer cost. The Progress association of Basin may follow suit as the county was divided into districts and volunteers allocated to sections, yielding more work than expected through strong organization.
A town report praises a 1 percent appropriation of $200 to publicize the town and attract new settlers and industries. It notes that subscription funding spreads costs according to property holdings, ensuring even speculators with vacant lots contribute their share alongside progressive taxpayers.
A plea warns that court house trees are dying for want of water. The writer urges whoever is responsible to water the trees immediately and regularly, suggesting opening the vicinity to let water run on the ground briefly to revive them. The note condemns neglect and calls for action.
A wary observer warns of a finer lot of county trees than those in the square and laments the risk of widespread loss if the drought persists, urging water access to save the greenery.
Basin residents celebrate progress in education with a new grammar school building and added teachers. A public dedication date will be announced. The piece notes expected turnout at the county fair and lists a detailed grain and livestock market quotations. It closes with a luncheon after a council meeting where officials toured new lighting displays in the Hoover offices. attendees included the mayor and several council members.
M P Somer of the Minnesota Department of Entomology reports crickets grown in the grasshopper infested Minnesota Red River valley area now consume vast numbers of grasshopper eggs. He notes female grasshoppers deposit eggs in the ground while the cricket seeks and feeds on the egg pods with ravenous efficiency.
Josh Ellis purchased a new automobile through G. W. Black & Co this week and accompanied by H. C. and Mr. Smith brought the machine in from Billings yesterday.
Notice is hereby given that the firm Smith & Townsend is dissolved. The livery business will be continued by Herb Smith who will assume all indebtedness and collect all accounts due the firm. Herb Smith, Geo Townsend and the partners are indicated for continuation.
Multiple public notices from Big Horn county Wyoming district court include a divorce petition by Charles M. Stafford against Bessie Stafford with response due by October 21, 1911. a mortgage foreclosure by August Paul on Big Horn Basin Land Company property in Basin with sale set September 16, 1911. a non coal land claim by Erastus P. Geertsen in Otto. a nonresident divorce petition by Josephine M. Lewis against Isaac Lewis with response due by October 16, 1911. and a nonresident suit involving Adam Goodrich and Sheridan Lewis with unknown current address.
Ada B. Goodrich sues Sheridan Lewis to recover six hundred dollars for failure to release a mortgage on lands in Big Horn county Wyoming filed Oct 17 1904. The filing notes the mortgage was fully paid and attaches funds from Basin State Bank to secure the claim with a Sept 7 1911 Basin District Court seal.
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