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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03
To PVNTP WATER OUT OF
IHE LITTLE MISSOURI

No" they are going to pump the
water out Of the Little Missouri for
.rri@atins purposes. A wonderful
new pump has been perfected which
they claim will do the business. The
experiment will be watched with in
terest hy residents of both Powder
rivers in this county as the same
conditions obtain, and if a success
on the Little Powder could be used
as effectively on the Powder rivers
in irrigatins a vast amount Of ter
ritory
Here is what the Camp Crook Ca
ze'te has to say about it:
An improved model Of the Mora
irrigating pump, which has been de-
yeloped by the More Pump company
of Marmarth, will be given try out
at Camp Crook in the near future. A
siN-inch pump will be installed on the
river bank at the Sol Catron place
and the demonstration will attract a
great deal of interest here
NJ. Y. Andrews, the inventor. WAS
here in October last year with one of
the pumps and gave a satisfactory
demonstration of what it would do.
Since that time number of improve
ments have been made in the mechan-
ism and i, is said the new model has
greatly exceeded the expectations o.
the company.
Several Camp CrOOkites have Wis
tied Marmarth during the past week
ito witness the operation of the new
pump which is constructed on an en-
tirely different principle from any
pumps now in use. The principal
point of superiority is the fact that
this pump requires comparatively
little power and may be operated
la low SOepd - H==5
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03
NEW FLAG POLE AND FLAG
At THE BROADUS SCHOOL

Flung to the breeze at the Broadus
school house ia new national flag,
six by nine feet. Old Glory, as it is
patriotically called by the children,
is roped to the pinnacle Of 35-foot
pole.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03
FINAL CERTIFICATES MAKE
HONIESTEADS TAXARIE

This county with others in Mon
tana. levies taxes on land where the
final certificate has been granted to
the entryman prior to the first Mon
day in March. This assessment does
not necessarily mean that the entry
man must be in posse1on of his pat
ent from the United States govern
ment before he starts paving taxes.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03
POWDER RIVER A
SECOND W|MnET?
TOPOGRAPHY OF COUNTRY SAID
TO COMPARE FAVORABLY
WITH CAT CREEK
Local Parties Visiting Cat Creek BE.
lieve Preliminary "Wild-Catting''
In This CnprOven Field Would III,
ut the Same Results.

The Boston News Bureau, a daily
publication that is accepted as an au-
tnorlty on investment possibilities
all over the country, declares the
W1nnett Oil development to be the
most important of the year. AS a
result of this publication attitude,
eastern capitalists are appearing in
the Winnett country, looking for OPP
portunities to invest their money.
The News Bureau says:
The new Cat creek field, about 20
miles ont of Winnett. is the most i'm
portant oil discovery during the year.
The Oil tests SIS gravity, making it
the richest crude oil produced in this
country, probably in the world.
Under ordinary refining methods
this grade of crude oil will yield rs
per cent to so per cent of gasoline
and further extraction of gasoline is
possible under cracking methods.
Cat creek, controlled by the Elk
Basin Consolidated Petroleum COM
pany, through ownership of the
F'rantz Oil corporation and Midwest
Rehnlng interests. at present looks
to be the biggest thing in the north
west, outside of Salt creek.
The original Frantz Well brought
in May Z last, is easily 2.5OO-bar-
rel producer. 1t is producing oil
from the top Of the sand, so it is diff
ficult to say Just how big this we'll
would prove to he if drilled in. When
this we'll is drilled into the sand its
actual productive capacity will be
known and not until then.
A Midwest Refining we'll, some
distance away from the Frantz we'll,
seems to be better producer than
the latter. Midwest we'll is three
feet in the sand.
Frantz Corporation. owned by Elk
Basin Consolidated Petroleum COM
pany, controls $4,000 acres Of Ian
in this district, some Of it right in
the heart of the field.
With sufficient pipe line and tank
age capacity, it is believed the Elk
Basn Consolidated company can Sc
cure production Of at least $4,000
barrels OF Oil a day for the next sew
eral months as one OF the large pro-
ducing companies of the country, and
its prominence would be further in
creased by reason Of the rich quality
of the Oil.
Present producing wells in The Cat
creek field are in the first sand. 1t
is estimated this sand is 100 to $50
feet thick. Biologists in the field
are of the opinion that there are
seven oil sands in Cat creek, and that
proba bly, the fifth sand will! prove to
he the most productive.
One thing is certain, which is that
Cat creek is the big prospective oil
area of the northwest, OUTSIDE of Salt
creek, and that there is a reasonable
assurance that the production will
be obtained.
According to local parties who have
visited the Cat creek field the topog-
raplly Of the country there strongly
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03
AMERICAN 4 LEGION DANCE
ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT

Under auspices of the American
Legion. Powder River Post No. 65, a
dance will be given at the Broadus
school house on Saturday night. De-
cemhor -. which is Christmas day.
Everybody welcome.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03
TO FORM LITERARY SOCIETY
AT SCHOOL HOUSE SATURDAY

A literary society will be organ
lied at the Broadus school house
next Saturday evening and everyone
interested is invited to be present.
Organization will inelHde election of
officers and drattil. constitution and
bylaws.
Among the projects to be under
taken by the literary society are de-
bates, declamations. essays. etc.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03

BROADUS FREE.FOR.AI4L DANCE
ATTENDED, BY MANY PEOPLE
The free-f0r-all dance and supper
given by Broadus the night of
Thanksgiving was quite a successful
affair. given as a celebration for the
location Of the permanent county
seat here. The music was provided
by Clifford Craw on the piano and
Bob Harlan with drums and trans,
with the expense borne by the Cham
Der OF Commerce. The ladies of
broadus and envir0ns contributed the
eats. which were IN abundance.
People attended the dance at the
Broadus school house from near and
distant points and all seemed to en-
Joy themselves. The dance lasted
until ) O'Clock the next morning.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03
Additional Local News

II. Fl. Gay was Broadus visitor
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Burkey re-
turned home Tuesday from a weeks
visit to Miles City.
The Boy Scouts and their scout
master, Rev. H. X. Waters have
made a Joint agreement to abstain
from smoking until after Christmas,
The Broadus Mercantile company
recently received a consignment of
l.49O pounds OF Schilling products.
including coffee. spices and baking
powder.
Reports have reached here that
fees for grazing stock on the Custer
National forest in this county next
year will not exceed the rates in ef-
feet for 1920.
Chas. s. Einsel left Monday on a
business trip to Helena.
According to report Wednesday
the Broadus -four mill has discontin-
ued receiving wheat until further
notice. The mill has been out of
commission for several weeks on ac-
count of broken machinery but with
the receipt of repairs resumed grind
Ing Tuesday. Day and night shifts
are being worked to convert the
wheat supply into -four, and it is es-
timated between 1000 and 5000
bushels are on Nand.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. MONTGOMERY, Miss
Peterson. Judy" Pearson and Miles
Brown attended the Stacey dance last
Saturday night and report a pleasant
time.
H. L. Rayner was here from Kings
ley Tuesday.
While the weather the fore part of
the week was fair predictions from
Washington for Montana called for
snow and cold the latter part of the
week.
The Examiner is adding new sub
scrtbers and renewals more than suf-
hcient to Offset suspended papers be-
cause Of arrearages.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03
PROGRAM
AT THE BROADCS SCHOOL

Under the direction Of Mrs. Glenna
Stewart. teacher, a Christmas pro-
gram and entertainment will be CIV
en- by the pupils Of the grammar
grades of the Broadus school. The
date and program will be announced
later.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03

WHEAT $l.lN IN MILES NOV. -
On November ~ wheat was priced
at $l.18 in Miles City and $1.17 on
November 26.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03

According to local parties who have
visited the Cat creek field the topog-
raplfy Of the country there strongly
resembles that OF Powder River
county, with outcroppings of shale,
sandstone, coal and a general rolling
country.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03

Sixteen hanks have failed in North
Dakota because Of depleted reserves.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23
The New School Board

NOnly twenty.four votes were cast
at the school election last Monday
afternoon. This might under or
binary circumstances indicate
lack of interest. However, 1t is
more likely that the reason the vote
was so light was because there
were only three candidates and as
they had no opposition their cleo
tion was satisfactory to everyone.
E. w. Lutz was elected for the
three-year term, Harry Stanton for
two-year term and N. E. Walker for
the one-year term. A ten mill
special levy carried without op-
position.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23
Electric Oven Here

The electric oven for the new bak-
cry arrived last week and is being
installed. 1t has capacity of 120
loaves and weighs, when Grated,
28OO pounds. 1t is one of the latest
models.
Mr.. Crow has changed his mind in
regard to the confectionery in con-
nection with the bakery. He will
put in line of groceries instead,
as he has followed the grocery busi-
ness for a good many years and un-
derstands it thoroughly. He ex-
poets to have the bakery in opera
tion in few days.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23
Leland Won Game

Leland won the practice game of
baseball played on the local dia-
mond last Sunday afternoon by a
score of IL to 10. Floyd Fleshman
pitched Tor Leland and Kendrick
used up her entire string of three
twirlers before the end of the
game. McCrery for Kendrick got
II out of the % strike.outs during
the game. 1t was a good game
and both teams got some very good
practice out of it. b
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23
Baseball Dance Success

The baseball dance held at the
Fraternal Temple last Friday was
an entire success, both from the
standpoint of social enjoyment and
from a financial point of view.
The crowd was not large but they
came to have a good time and to
help support the ball team. The
sum of $120 was realized from the
dance and sale of baskets. George
Carlson bid over fifteen dollars for
his basket, which was the highest
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23
Macadam Seems Assured

The Get-To-Gether Club met in
the dining room of the Com
merclal Hotel last Monday evening
at $50. The hotel management had
prepared splendid banquet which
was very greatly enjoyed. The
tables were very prettily decorated
and the menu was everything that
could be desired.
After the banquet Charles Nc
keever presided over the business
meeting which was held for the pur-
pose Of listening to the estimates
OF the engineer as to the cost of
macadamizing Main Street and
number of side streets. The es-
timated cost for grading and sur
facing was approximately $36, 900.
This figure was estimated to cover
the cost of macadamizlng the street
from the town limits in the east
end of town to the limits in the
west end; also the hill from the
school house to Main Street and the
side streets leading to the depot,
as we'll as all other important side
streets.
1t was agreed unanimously that
the best way to get this street work
done was to form an Improvement
district and cause all of the pro-
perty within the boundaries of the
! district to pay its proportionate
share of the cost.
A petition. which had already
been prepared, asking the Village
Board to form the impro ement
district. was circulated and lib
orally signed. A comittee of five
was appointed to circulate the
petition the following day. Their
names are as follows: Joday Long,
E. W. Lutz, Ralph Knepper. Dr..
Moser and M. O. Raby. This COM
mittee reported Thursday after
noon that every resident property
owner, who had been asked to sign,
did So James Emmett and John
Christensen excepted. Eighty names
have already been secured and a
few more prospective signers are
left. AS it only required sixty-one
signers to cause the district to be
formed, the matter of securing good
streets in town seems assured. If
everything goes well it will only
be matter of a couple of months
until actual construction work be-
gins. This will be the greatest
boost that the town of Kendrick has
!. ever had in its history.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23
Holding Gospel Meetings

Rev. w. G. Asher of Lewiston,
formerly pastor of the Christian
church of that place, is holding
gospel meetings at the Grand
Theatre every evening. His meet
ings are we'll attended and are
arousing considerable interest. His
work is undenominational and is
not confined to any particular
church creed.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23
Will Buy Fire Wagon

A. V. DunkIe ana N. E. Walker
went to Moscow Wednesday after
noon. While there they made ar
rangements to buy fire wagon to
be used here for fire protection.
Moscow has added some motor hre
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23

equipment and has number of
hose carts and a fire wagon that
will not be needed. Extra equip
ment is needed in Kendrick so that
there will be fire protection on
school house hill.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23


NETT are the real leaders
In the movement to dissolve kend-
rick Highway District. We would
like nothing better than to have
these gentlemen prepare an article
for the Gazette, giving their argu-
ments for dlssolving the district.
We have reason to believe that these
arguments would look rather weak
when reduced to printers ink. We
hope that our offer will be accepted
and that next week the Gazette will
have their side Of the question
clearly stated so that if it has
merit the readers of the paper will
be accorded the privilege of learn
ing OF it. The Gazette wants moth
ing but actual facts.
On the petitions being circulated
to dissolve Kendrick Highway Dis
trict it says that the county COM
missioners are in a better position
to give service in handling the road
questions Of the district than are
the highway commissioners. We
can hardly see the logic in the
above. The fact of the matter is
that the highway commissioners are
right on the ground at all times and
are in touch with the road questions
that concern the people of the dis
trict. We will also not admit that
any one of our highway commits
sioners is not the equal, from the
standpoint of intelligence and abil-
ity to handle road matters, of any
one of our county commissioners.
This is saying nothing derrogatory
of our board of county commission
ers, rather it is compliment to
them. We do not know of any three
men in Latah county who are more
trustworthy than are our three
highway commissioners. They are
not road experts, and do not claim
to be-neither are our county COM
missloners. However we believe
them to be fully capable of hand
ling with judgement and in fair
minded manner, any road matters
that are brought up before them
We have no cause to complain OF
anything they have done to date,
and can see no reas on why they are
not in a better position to solve the
road questions of the district than
are our board of county commits
sioners.
There are a number of property
owners in Kendrick Highway Dis
trict who signed the petition te
dissolve the district, whom we be
lieve have a wrong impression OF
the true conditions existing. 1t i.
safe to say that those who circulat
ed the petitions did not mention the
fact that the town of Kendrick will
pay at least twenty-five percent o1
the cost of all road work done with
in Kendrick Highway District pro
viding the district is not dissolved
Kendrick has an assessed valuation
of approximately 100000, includ
ing the railroad property within
the corporate limits of the town
This is almost one-third of tn
assessed valuation of the entir'
highway district. Ii the highwa.
commissioners were to levy a fiv,
mill road tax kendrick would pa,
$500 into the highway distric
treasury. Seventy percent of thi
amount would nave to be used OF
the roads outside the corporal
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23
Home Talent Play

The Kendrick school will give
home talent play, Friday May Z.
This will be the last number of the
lyceum course. Further partlcul-
ars will be published later.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23
Dance at Leland

The Leland baseball team is ad-
vertlsing another big dance to take
place tonight. The weather at the
last dance given by the ball team
was so unfavorable that the boys
are going to try it again. A four
piece orchestra will furnish music.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23

price paid during the evening.
Sheriff John l.. Woody acted as
auctioneer and much of the credit
for the goodly sum of money raised
is due to his efforts.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23


roads in the district would, there
fore, receive $lO5O from the tax
able property of the town. In the
event that this district is dissolved
and thrown back upon the county,
this seventy percent of the road tax
levy would not be available to the
country roads. Just stop and study
over this enc fact for a while and
see if it is not a case where the
town guy has to dig up his full
share toward building roads. How
can farmer consistently ask that
the district be dissolvd when one
fourth of the money raised for road
work in the district is taken from
taxes levied on town property? |
Practically five-sixths of Latah
county is divided up into highway
districts. For this reason the a.
mount which will be levied in the
future by the county commissioners
will necessarily be very small on
account of the greater proportion
of the county being in highway
districts. In case portion OF the
county is not in highway district,
it would have to depend almost
entirely on special Ievies in the
various road districts. In that case
the town of Kendrick would pay but
very small amount of the monev
expended in the country, in case the
district were disorganized. Under
the present highway system 70 per.
cent of this general tax raised upon
the taxable property of the town il
expended on the country roads. II
the district were disorganizeC
Kendrick would pay no part of the
special road tax levies in the var.
ious road districts. and as these
special levies would be the source
from which the larger part OF roac
funds would be derived. it car
easily be seen that under the high
way district plan, the country road
receive more substantial aid from
the taxes paid by the town people.
1t is believed that one of th'
principal motives in trying to dis
solve Kendrick Highway Distric
is to forestall another attempt t.
vote bonds. 1t is a clear case tina
another bond election will not b.
attempted unless it is believed
there are at least two-thirds of tn
residents of the district in favo
of it. If two-thirds of the peopl
want bonds voted, it is no NOR
than right that it should be done
However, it is not likely that an
other demand for bond election
; will originate in Kendrick. 1t will
have to come from the farmer
) themselves, as kendrick is going t
fix It's streets from money raised o.
the taxable property within tn
: town limits. When the farmers ar
ready for another bond eIectio
they will receive all the support tn
, town can give 1t, but we do not be
: lieve that another election will tax
, place until the farmers call for il
This being the case, what reason
: there at this time for dissolving tn
: district?
, The present status of Kendric
: Highway District is little differer
7 from an independent road dlstric
t Road money is raised from roa
S taxes levied upon the propert
4 within the district, but instead {
e having a greater part of the aut'
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23

mobile license money taken out of
the district, as it is under county
government, the Highway district
gets the large percent. If Kendrlck
Highway District were being oper-
ated under the name of an independ-
ent road district, instead of a high
way district there probably would
be very little dissatisfaction. The
name Highway District, seems to
scare some folks.
f. W. Lutz. treasurer of Kend-
rick Highway District, received a
warrant from the county Tuesday.
for $3.50. This is seventy-five per
cent of the automobile license
money collected IN the district
since January %, 1920. There will
be considerably more collected be-
fore the end IF the year. If Kend-
rick Highway District were under
county control instead of getting
the seventy-five percent, the various
road districts now embraced within
the boundaries of Kendrick High
way District, would receive but
twenty-five percent. The other
seventy-fve percent would revert to
the state to be applied on state
highways. Is there a man in his
right mind who cannot see the ad-
vantage of this source of revenue
under the highway district plan?
1t is one of the many advantages
that the highway district has over
the old, out-of-date, inefficient
county system.
4 Potlatch ridge has had a highway
district, known as the Potlatct
Highway District, for two years OF
more. 1t is proving to be very
satisfactory to the people who are
living in the district. Instead o1
having to make trip to Lewiston
. every time road matter has to be
! settled. the highway commissioner:
can settle it at one of their regular
monthly meetings. Not only the
highway commissioners, but the
property owners in the district take
particular interest in road build
ing, because it is matter of com
munity interest and pride to SCI
road improvements going on which
are controlled by their own people
The people of the Leland and Cam
eron community seem to have I'm
plieit confidence in their board O
highway commissioners. and il
their ability to take care of tn
road matters that come under thei
supervision. There is no reason VIII.
Kendrick Highway District SHOULD
not prove to be just as satisfactor
as, has. the Potlatch Highway Dis
, trictTAt were far better to Civ
the district a thorough trial befor
steps are taken to have it cisorgan
lied.
e A rumor is being circulated tina
: Kendrick is going to hard surfac
e Main street at the expense of Keno
:. rick Highway District. The rumo
S is little short of ridiculous. but !
e goes to show to what extremes mi:
representation of facts is Dein
k carried. Anvone who will tax
It the trouble to look up the law
!. governing such matters Will 500
d find r. how utterly impossible
y would be for Kendrick to improy
# the streets in the town in such
J. manner. The fact of the matter i
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-04-23

The Camp Fire Girls are selling
tickets for benefit show to be held
at the Grand Theatre Friday night.