The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-22
LOCAL BRIEFS

and Glen MOwry returned to Broadus !
the latter part of the week from the |
harvest fields in South Dakota where |
they have been employed the past
few months.
Mrs. Henry Garst who has been
spending the past week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Ecclcs at Cross Ranch, |
has gone to Omaha where she intends
to make her future home. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Robert Eccles.
Frank Hunter. independent candi- /
date for district Judge. sojourned in
BrOadus Wednesday Of this week.
F.. W. Stacy, a hardware merchant
of Niles City, accompanied l.. p.
league to Broadus yesterday.
Reports have reached Rroadus to
the effect that the postotfice defart-
ment has deferred action on the Pc
tition asking for direct mail serv-
ice from Ashland to Sigmund on
Pumpkin creek. a route approximate
~ 80 miles in length. This route is
very necessary and is one of the prof
ects soon to be taken up by the
Broadus Chamber Of Commerce With
a view to it's establishment.
Mr.. and Mrs H. l.. Rayner have
returned from an over land trip to
Ieith. n. H., and We're accompanied
by Mrs. Geo. w. Heron. a sister Of
Mrs. Rayner, Who Will visit With
them at Kingsley for a period Of
three weeks. DuriHa nr. Rayner
soiourn at L.eith a very sad accident
occurred. resulting in the instant
death of Clair Cornell. cashier of a
local bank. when he fell 10 feet into
a coal mine shaft. Cornell was a
middle-aged man and is survived by
Wife ara three children.
Corn prices in Miles City on Mon
day were reported at Sl.o3.
William f. Thompson and Earl
Thompson were recent visitors here
from Olive. The former resides
on the MiZpah and was burned out
year ago He was making arrange
ments for building new structure.
rs by so feet and has let a contract
for this work TO Bob Nal'ey.
All the election CLERKS and judges
VINO served in their respective pre-
cinc1s at the August primaries have
been retained for tho general cleo
ton Tuesday. November ;.
Writing TO the Republican state
Headquarters, Charles B. Lewis states
that Powder River county will give
Jos. NJ Dixon. Republican subcrna-
toriai candidate, i majority Of Gee
votes.
Bob Nalley has recently completed
the erection OF dwelling for j. VI.
Allen near Coalwood.
j. Gold, associated with John Lem
son in logging and lumber operations
two ami a half miles northwest of
I.oesch. was recent Broadns visitor.
He states that Toe, zoe feet Of lumber
has been cut and most of it already
disposed of.
Hunters can Kill duck and geese
untl December 1.
j. S. Jacobs Of Moorhead is one 81
the real old timers. He first landde
in Bismarck, \. d., in 1879. and
drove a horse stage from Bismarck
to Fort Buford at the mouth OF the
Yellowstone, covering distance OF
$50 miles. He came to the Powder
river country eighteen years ago.
White beans are quoted at cents
in st. Paul and cents in Miles City.
which would make the local price
cents. Last year the Miles City quo
tation was and cents and J and
cents locally.
H. A. Berndt has removed to Her
reid, S. D., and was accompanied by
his brother, l.. II. Berndt, who had
been here to visit With him for few
days.
Phil kefler, on the Frank Leitner
place up the big Powder river, has
disposed of all his cattle.
Oscar Broaidus has completed his
threshing work on Baking Powder
creek, and the small coffee mill
thresher has been removed TO other
localities.
Fred Trautman OF the Epsie Mer-
camille company was in Broadus d
few days ago Oh business matters.
LeMone Carr. the 13-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Carr,
has returned from Miles City where
she underwent a critical operation for
the removal of a ruptured appendix
While still very weak she is improv-
ing rapidly.
Leonard Riebe thought so much of
his Shepherd dog for rescuing his
children from a rattlesnake. that he
had it sent TO him at Miles City via
jitney.
George B. Craft has disposed of
his cattle. leased his place TO Bud
Devashor and has removed to East
Stanwood, Wash.
Nellie f. Reynolds of the Oliye
country has gone 10 Glendale, Mimi.
Money was apportioned to the
school districts last year on the
showing of the school census, Sl6.5l
per capita from the county and Sc per
capita from the state, making a total