The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-07-23
save EXHIBITS
FOR COUNTY FAIR
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WANTS
SPECIMENS FOR EXHIBITION
DURING ROUNDUP DATE


SPECIMENS FOR EXHIBITION
DURING ROUNDUP DATE
The Broadus Chamber of Com
merce mas sponsored a county fair, to
be held in BrOadus in conjunction
with the Roundup September and
and solicits people over the county
generally to preserve exhibits OF their
grains, hay, vegetables, jams, jellies,
ETC., to be placed on display here. It
is argued that crop conditions are at
their best this year and samples OF
everything should be collected and
preserved to convince the skeptical
that Powder River county can pro-
duce the goods.
It is probable the county fair ex-
hibits would be Grated and shipped
to the Eastern Montana show or to
the state fair.
Other business was transacted at
the regular Chamber Of Commerce
meeting, held lOr the Arst time in
large room adapted for the purpose
in the second story of the Powder
River County bank.
DR.. E. w. White was authorized
to send weekly crop and lvie stock
reports to Charles D. Greenfield, di-
rector of publicity at Helena so that
Powder River county will share with
other Montana counties in publicity.
It was reported that George Nc
Govern, an eX-sOldier of Otter creek,
was In Sheridan, Wyo., at the pres-
ent time. taking vocational training
to equip himself for the harness and
shoe repair business and that he pro-
posed locating in Broadus in the near
future.
The secretary WAS instructed to
correspond with I'd. Hanson at Ba-
ker and tell him the opportunity of
a hardware store at Broadus. Han
son is au experienced hardware man
and should he come here the county
IN general will benefit by his pres
ence.
1t was reported that the teachers
institute would be held ju~t prior to
he Roun lnp in September and that
school would open the Monday fol=
fowing.
The touris, -eamoing grounds COM
mittee repo~te ass;,.n signs Installed at
each approach to Broadus and that
the enclosure near the old Smith
Barker business location had been Sc
lected as the site for the camping
grounds.
Ted Wiley, baseball manager, re-
ported the arrival OF the baseball
equipment and that game would be
picnic July 81, thuogh the teams had
not yet been definitely decided.
The cleanup campaign for Broad
H.. \, II Janps nf
Commerce, had been successful and
some eight wagon loads OF accumu-
lated garbage and tin cans had been
hauled to dumping ground outside
the edge of the city. The club re-
quests all property owners and rent
ers to keep their premises cleaned up
for the double purpose OF beautifying
the town and eliminating disease
menace. 1t was reported that at least
"a of the large flytraps were needed
to combat these nuisances.
No action has yet been taken for
the purchase o. community piano
to be placed at the Broadus school
house and used for all public func-
tions. The committee, H. Il. Cook
and Ben Norris, was instructed to
continue their vigilance for good
instrument.
Resolutions were introduced pro-
testing to Geo. w. Myers his adverse
attitude against the Powder River
County Examiner, and We're passed
without dissenting voice.
DR.. White reported that he had in
teryiewed DR.. Woerck, an unattached
dentist at Helena and had his prom
ise to look the local situation over.
President Einsel reported he had
not yet received quotations on fire
extinguishers but reported a reduc-
tion OF 5 per cent would be allowed
by fire underwriters ii two chemical
engines were installed with capacities
from 35 to so gallons each. This in
itself would mean a saving ef several
hundred dollars year in reduced
premiums.
H. II. Straiton and John H. Rogge
were named on committee to in
yestigate the feasibility Of eNcavating
the relic abandoned about five miles
below Broadus on Powder river by
the Indian expedition OF 1865. The
exact location Of this relic, whether 1t
be an old cannon or the wheels of
an army truck, is not known, and it
is doubtful now whether diligent
search will reveal it's whereabouts.
Straiton reported some on a former
occasion he saw the wheels of this
vehicle imbedded in the ground but
since then it was probable the high
waters of last spring have covered
the location with silt.
A suggestion was made that the
Chamber of Commerce make a collec-
~N,S
in this vicinity and place them On ex-
hibiton at the court house. These
bones for the most part represent
mastadons Of the antideluvian age.
They are owned by residents of the
county but several of them have been
loaned to business houses at Miles
City and Belle Fourche.
There were two visitors at the
meeting. "Jitney" Smith Of the Sell
way country. talked about the urg-
ancv Of a contral cemetery Such aS