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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1919
Page
4
Basin Wyoming public notice announcing second class matter status at Basin post office under March 3 1879 act. Subscription two dollars per year in advance. Official county paper for Big Horn County.
The article argues the league covenant is a British ploy to keep spoils from the war, claims the president favors Britain, and criticizes self determination as a sham. It cites Lord Grey’s Washington mission, Anglo‑Russian influence, and Persian diplomacy as evidence of imperial manipulation.
Classified note offers an item in good condition suitable for wood use and includes a gas connection. Apply at this office.
Judge P W Mets along with his wife aunt and cousin return from a park trip and flood a car in a river. A crash with the Riverton stage car causes windshield damage. In Riverton the marshal halts the judge for speed but excuses him after the tale of his exhausting journey. No fine is imposed.
The Wyoming Public Health Association promotes tuberculosis prevention, rural and city nurse clinics, and school health campaigns. It trains communities to improve living conditions, offers emergency nursing, and supports its work through Christmas Red Cross seal sales.
The state university at Laramie awards high school honor scholarships to two students from each accredited high school. Winners receive four years of tuition free college study. From the county, Helen Curtis and Wayne Sykes Basin Raeburn Bischoff Annie Jensen Cowley and Rena Williamson Greybull are named.
J R Bonwell offers twice weekly delivery of fine carnations and funeral designs. Phone 132. Republican for job printing.
High society figures Phyllis Ashbrook and John Manning are lost in the Adirondacks during a storm. They marry after being rescued, despite prior engagements to others, stirring gossip as the film The Make Believe Wife starring Billie Burke debuts at Rex Theatre with acclaimed direction by John Robertson and adaptation by Edward Childs Carpenter.
The Kansas City audience welcomed President Wilson cautiously during his preparedness tour, reflecting regional wariness of American involvement in European and Asian quarrels. The Times notes the crowd was polite but not demonstrative, signaling strong sentiment against the league of nations and for preserving freedom handed down by their fathers.
The Republican serves as the official newspaper for city and county notices, publishing legal notices public announcements and government updates for the region. It provides residents with authoritative records of local actions and civic information.
The Senate labor committee plans to open hearings on the steel industry as leaders clash over strike numbers. William Z Foster cites 15 000 more absences, totaling 342 000, while Pittsburgh plant officials claim the labor flow has reversed and mills await. Union organizers reinforce nonworkers as mine workers assist.
At the Basin fair a Baby Booth event listed participants by age groups. Winners included Asta Maria Beck and Georgie Thompson in various divisions with multiple entrants from Basin Lovell Emblem Manderson Greybull and Cleverly, along with judges names and placements noted.
New pupils arrive at Basin with names in 8th to 2nd grade. Basin loses 35 to 3 to Worland in baseball but vows improvement next week. A parents teachers meeting will form, cadet uniforms ordered, military drill to continue, and a high school play and operetta planned. Junior and senior classes organize literary society, with October events and a 33-student 4th grade. Geometry teacher Mixa Million arrives as a meeting convenes.
Evening gathering organized a high school orchestra. Members selected include Thelma Gold piano Orson Tolman violin Clifford Whitmore Robert Pierce cornets Irwin Beard Arthur Zaring drum Gerald Extra piccolos Lester Gibson Eugene Pegg trombone Lauren Pegg. Mass mail ordered. further news will follow.
A Basin native now living in Wenatchee Wash praises editorial urging Basin business men to unite boost town efforts. He argues Basin could become the largest town in the Big Horn Basin and urges collective action to reap benefits and gain Basin's just dues.
The State Board of Charities and Reform of Cheyenne Wyoming invites bids by October 20 1919 for about 350 tons of alfalfa hay and lease of 370 acres at the Wyoming Industrial Institute Worland. Hay may be fed on grounds Nov 1 1919 to Apr 1 1920. Bid must include a 5 percent certified check. The board may reject any or all bids. Mrs Cornelia B Mills Secretary.
County commissioners call for bids to be opened at noon October 8 1919 for twenty five thousand feet of bridge plank 3x12716. They reserve the right to accept or reject any bids. Zela Murphy County Clerk. 812-08 Just What She Needed. They used a bottle of Chamberlains Taletse and found relief from indigestion and a toned liver with backache and dizziness removed.
Mayor Frank A Wise and city council members W Gibson F M aime R R Denny A B Martina. Clerk Jas F Ewers. Attorney A Zaring. Marshal J A Berry. Treasurer J A Berry. Water Commissioner H Payne. Official Paper Basin Republican. Sheriff B Wickwire. Assessor T J Jones. Commissioners C A Welch chair W Olney John Weints. County Clerk Zela Murphy. County Attorney F A Little. Clerk of District Court Hasel V Lawrence. District Court Judge Percy W Mets. Court Stenographer Guy R Brill. Superintendent of Schools Dlaine Kinder. County Treasurer Masse V Rhodes. County Surveyor G J Schenk. County Coroner M H Smith.
The Board of County Commissioners orders the public to keep off the grounds and use the regular driveway when visiting the courthouse to maintain the grounds in good condition.
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