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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-27
TNs for DifrhthWts

Tot for DiphthWfa
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mall I aiiov the school doctor - nAAs
ssch . t1ss Of my shiidrvsf
This oonsixts In injecting = Arvp a
. suitably prepared diphthsriA taxin
into tho skin Of tho forcaS1n ana OBJ
ssrvinx whether or not . character.
i~fio rod spot develops within ~
hourA
II u does. n shows that ths enid
In susceptible TO diphsherta IL II
does no. tho child cannot take diph.
liberia
Tho te~f h harmless. and n the
school doctor I. now making ~. I
would advise you TO have your chill.
dren tested.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-27

A WORD FROM JOSH WISE
Did you ever hear Nv a man
gettin' out Wv breath runnln' fer
officef
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-27
Obwify

whss 10 sns esuss and esr~ % shs~ssy :
ssn - years % aEs. feet ~ tncb~s
tail. and weigh hetwsea re and ise
pounes ! gain ~sight a. I srov older.
J. r.
n tho reader win send her name
and address. ] will b. giad 10 send
her a helpful icafiet entitled "obc~i.
ty.- by mail Address Information
Editor. u. 3. Public Health Service,
Washington. u. c.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-27
HOW TO LIVE FOREVER

Eat nothing but stewed parsnips.
Drink nothing but cold water.
Go 20 bed at every night.
Get up at every morning.
Don't smoke. chew or play poker.
Go to church every Sunday morn
ing
Split three cords Of wood every
day.
Walk 10 miles before breakfast
Ride horseback two hours every
afternoon.
Play golf the remainder Of the
afternoon.
Don't kiss tho cook or anybody
eise.
Shun public drinking cups.
Keep out Of crowded cars.
Now comes the most important in.
struction--don't die.
Short skirts, Efys Congressional
Alice Robertson, don't attract the
men. We should like TO ark Alice IL
she Is theorizing or speaking from
sxJRriencA-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-27
LOGICAL DEDUCTION

The good die young" so we are
told,
And IL that stuff II on ehe level
One must perforce conclude that old
Methuselah was a reg'lar DEVIL
OF course there are exceptions. but
one can usually spot an honest man
by the fringe on his trousers
To Kipling an American once
wrote: Hearing that you are re-
failing literature at 800 n word. I
enclose 800 for a sample"
Mr.. Kipling complied with
Thanks" and kept the dollar.
Two weeks later the American
wrote. "Sold the Thanks anecdote
for $500. Enclosed please find 4s
cents in stamps, being half the
profits on the transaction. less the
postage
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-27
o . .
GACu GaKESs

GOSH SAKEs!
OF all sad words
OF tongue or pen.
The safest are these.
Please lend me ten"
TOPPER CENT.
There are sadder words
And they are plenty;
For instance. these.
'Please lend me twenty"
CUR.EY.
Contrfbs who may bs contem-
plating lacking on additional verscs
10 the above are hereby warned that
II has gone far enough. There's nc
telling where IL might end. And. be
sides. we are very poor at figures
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
PHONE LEVY Sc
FOR YEAR 1920

W. T. Wilson and Billy Richard
son, directors of the Powder River
Telephone company, and II. r.
Straiton, secretary-treasurer, at a
regular meeting held Wednesday aft
ernoon voted levy of Sc against all
subscribers for telephone rental dur
ing the year 1920. This sum coryes-
ponds with the levy made for the
preceding year. There are approxi-
mately 40 subscribers to this circuit,
which extends up and down Powder
river for a distance of so miles. c..
w. Miles, another director OF the
company, was absent on a vacantion
in Georgia.
The telephone levy for 1921 will
be fixed at the annual meeting to be
held Saturday, June 4th.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
"MONTY" INTERVIEWED on

A test we'll drilled TO depti, of
500 feet pierced Oil shaie and pro-
duced quantity of oil, according to
a. Montgomery of Broadus, who was
in the city Monday on business. The
we'll is located about two miles west
OF Alzada and is owned hy company
composed OF Broadus and belle
Fonrche, S. D.. men. Mr.. Montgomery
is interested in the operations.
Mr.. Montgomery stated that a,
least three barrels day could have
been obtained had the we'll been
placed on the pump. 1t was not the
purpose of the company to bring in
producer and for this reason only
four-inch hole was sunk. An un-
der-reamer has been ordered ana as
soon as this arrives, work will be
started on casing the we'll. A good
gas showing was also noted. said
Mr. montgomery. Oil prospects along
with the possibilities of opening the
south country coal fields, have made
the people OF Powder River county
expectant Of great things in the rear
future, stated Mr.. Montgomery.
Another oil story reached Miles
City Monday afternoon to the eject
that Development work had started
IN the vicinity OF Mizpah. 1t was
stated that seven years ago, artesian
we'll dril'ers had encountered a slight
showing of oil at 500 feet. The oil
showed in the casing for two days
and then disappeared, it was report
ed No further efforts along the ex-
ploltation line were made by the
drlllers at that time. 1t WAS learned
Monday that the same drillers were
engaged in the sinking of another
we'll near the site of the old hole
Miles City Star.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
ADDITIONAL LOCAL BRIEFS

Rev. H. X. Waters and occupants
OF the Congregational service car,
had very narrow escape 4 few days
ago when in the vicinity of Bildle
postoffice. The cars wheel broke on
grade and came near topping over
thas bank, which would have prcoipi-
tated a drop Of 60 feet.
Absorption OF the Pinie!e State
bank by the Powder River Courty
bank January l was accomplished
according to schedule. All the office
records, the manganese safe and 9Th.
er effects We're transported TO Bread
us on that day.
Both ministers in this county we're
recipients of acceptable checks from
their parishioners on Christmas eve.
They are Rev. John Duncan OF Coal
wood and Rev. H. X. Waters of
Broadus,
Boy Scouts Of the county, to the
number Of fifty. will be given trip
to the Yellowstone park the coming
summer, if the plans of Rev. II. X.
Waters, acting scoutmaster. nature.
;. The Literary society debate last
Thursday evening was decided in ia
vOr of the team which opposed i'm
migration to this country. The tfi-
ciatins judges were l.. j. Wilson, T.
D. Stickney and J. 1. Westphal. The
Literary society will meet bi-monthly
hereafter, cOnceding other Thursday
evenings to the Boy Scout organiza
tion.
The la.nbin2 season has already
started in this county. the youn ste,
breaking all records. Geo. c. Rule
residing near Broadus, reports the
arrival on Wednesday, December 30
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
MORRIS RETAINED As
CHAIRMAN Of BOARD

Upon organization OF the new
board of county commissioners at the
regular January session this week. j.
II. Morris. the only holdoyer mem
Der. was elected to succeed himself
as chairman. He was elected to the
four-year term. Other new board
members are Charley Smith, for the
siX-year term, and Baxter Pierce for
the twO-year term. Administra ton
OF county affairs was formerly turn
ed over to the new board by Mr..
Morris and w. II. Peays, two men,
bers of the old board.
Aside from transaction of routine
business, the board gave considera-
ton to several protests in taxation
matters.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
SCHOOL HOUSE IS no
PLACE FOR OEBAUcAERv

Through an order issued this week
by Chas. b. Lewis, chairman of the
board of trustees Of School District
No. 70, the use of the Broadus
school house for dancing or other
entertainment purposes will be de-
MED to anybody who tolerates the
dispensing Of liquor On the premises
and who do not take proper cere Of
the property. The order follows.
1T having come to the notice Of
the board Of trustees Of School Dis
trtct No. 70 that proper respect has
not been shown toward the property
of said district during dances and
other, entertainment, the public is
hereby notified that unless proper
care is taken of said propert y in the
future the Broadus school house will
be closed 60 entertainment. Intcxi-
eating liquors will no longer be toll
Grated upon the school grounds or
within the building"
tSigned) "CHAS. B. LEWIS,
Chairman of Board
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
BOXING COMMISSION
PETITION FILED

ComplNing with the terms Of the
measure adopted at the general cleo
tion for county boxing commission,
petitions signed by 105 taxpayers of
the county. were forwarded the fcre-
part of the week to S. D. McKinEon,
one of the newly elected district
judges, requesting him to make
such appointments. The three men
whose names are favorably mention
ed for the commission in this ccun-
ty are NJ. +. Wiley, N. A. Burkey and
II. r. StraitOn. No compensation
whatsoever is allowed for service on
the commission. The petitions were
filed with Judge Mckinnon one day
before the expiration of the 30 day
limit. '.~-'
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
TRAPPER BEMOANS
COYOTE SCARCITY

Lewis Bakken, government trap
per, has come back to his home on
Powder river after spending the rast
several months trapping for coyotes
and bobcats in the Otter creek ccun-
try. He bemoans the scarcity OF
these animals and says he has ca, ght
very few the past two months though
his record since July / will average
40 coyotes month. The bobcats
seem to be almost entirely extermin-
ated, he says.
Bakken says there is q new influx
of wolves into the country, however
but their penchant for travel makes
it exceedingly difficult 10 destroy
them. They are never in The same
locality more than two days in sue
cessio,n. Bakken says. He found the
tracks OF five wolye on Otter creek,
and says there are three more on
Baking Powder creek. Two or three
calves have been killed by wolves al
the Middle NJ b ranch and on Baking
Powder creek a steer has fallen prey
to the wolves.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
WIRES STRUNG
BEYOND BtfBt

Advantage was taken Of the mild
weather the past week by the crew
stringing the wires on the long dis
tance telephone circuit from Broad
us to Miles City and they have now
progressed to point about 10 miles
beyond Beebe. Under continued IA
vorable weather conditions and With
no unforeseen setbacks aother two
weeks will be required before the
crew reaches its destination at the
Tongue river crossroads. Whether
or not the Eastern Montana TeIe-
phone company will be given use Of
wires from another company extend
ing that far is unknown
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
ELECTION Of CHURCH
OFFICERS THIS EVENING

An election OF officers OF the
Broadus Community church viii. be
held this evening at luncheon to
be given at the Powder River hotel,
starting at o'clock.
The officers elected with the first
organization Of the church here are
F.. T. West and DR.. E. w. White,
deans; Mesdames G. s. Einsel and
Truatman, dcaconesses; Messrs. A.
W. Heidel, N. A. Burkey and NJ.
7. Wileyj trustees; Miss Wirona
Lewis, superintendent of the Sunday
school. No successor was named to
NIL the vacancy caused by the re-
moval from the county of DR.. White.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
BR|DGtv|fW SCHOOL
DISCONTINUED SOON

Effective January IA, the Bridge
View school recently removed from
Broadus to the Pemberton rancn on
Little Powder river, will be closed
and the scholars attending there will
he transported every day to the
Broadus school. The plans OF the
teacher, Miss Hazel Vannett, are un-
known. It is said that the maxi
mum attendance Of this school was
never more than five scholars and
that the district will retrench even
by paying transportation charges OF
the youngsters to and from their
homes.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
MRS. HITCHCOCK DIES AT
COALWOOD, FUNERAL HERE

Mrs. Hitchcock, mother of L. S.
Vandever, passed away at Coalwood
December 81, the last day of the old
year. The remains We're brought to
Broadus and inferred in Valley View
cemetery the following Sunday. She
Is survived by fur daughters and one
son. Obituary notice later. These
remains are the third to be buried
In the cemetery here. the other two
being those Of the Martin and Peter
son ba bes.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
JOHN Il. SCOFIELD MARRlES
MRS. IDA TINlNIS. HELEN

John l.. Scofield and Mrs. Ida
Ilmms We're married at noon We'd
nesday, December 20, by the Rev.
Charles d. Crouch at the parsonage
OF st. Pauis Methodist church in
Helena.
Mr.. Scofield is representative Of
Powder River county in the Seven
teenth Montana assembly. He and
his bride have taken a house in
Helena Tor the period of the assemb-
~ session of 60 days. after which
they will reside at Biddle.
The Examiner joins the host of
friends OF contracting parties in ex-
tending fluctuations.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
ROY T.. ESTES NEW TEACHER
At THE GRAHAM SCHOOL

School District No G has engaged
Roy c. Estes to fill the vacancy
in the Graham school caused by the
resignation of Miss Anna G. Ohy
Mr.. Estes is d graduate from the
State Normal at Speariish. s. D.. and
III addition to the practice Wori. in
the Normal has had several months
practical experience in the Public
schools of California.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
CASTIEBERRY CHILD
DIES NEAR RIDGE. MONT

\ reprt was bright To Eroadus
the forepart OF { = week Of the death
OF child IL tie :ttmily OF F.. c..
Castleberry, lancher near Ridge.
Twelve ther brthers and sisters ere
said 10 survive in addition to the fa-
ther and mother.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
The Freedom of the He's.

DO you think men ought to be
prohibited from standing on the cor
ner and giving the short skirts the
once over?''
Certainly not--I don't believe in
anything that interferes with the
freedom of the sees. Elk.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
DANCE DATES

Friday, January IA. at Jew Eall
on Pumpkin creek.
Friday, January il, at Thoet
place on Powder river.
Saturday. January i. at O. l..
Lawrence place. on Baking Powder.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
CAPTURES Man FOR
WYOMING OFFICERS

Earl Porter, who has been employ
ed at the Schlicting ranch near Coal
wood the past two months, was ar
rested the past week by Sheriff w.
e. Suffer at the instigation of ad-
vices from Cody, Wyo., officers. Por-
ter is said to have confessed to the
alleged crime and waived extradition
proceedings. He was returned to
Cody by Deputy A. J. Maxwell and
will be held there pending his t1;al.
Porter was wanted. it is said, for
the theft Of an automatic pistol from
Maxwell which was purloined from
a roll of tedding owned by the Off
Ger.
J1TNEY BEATS STORK
BY HALF AN HOUR
From Fowderville to Miles City
Wednesday of last week there was
an exciting race between a jitney
driven by Lou Ayers and an inpa-
tient stork. The former was yictori-
GUS with 20 minutes to his credit.
His occupants were Mrs. Rol ert
Mann and Mrs. Tweet, a nurse. With
the time limit given as four hours,
Ayers made the twp in twenty nin-
utes less time. Twenty minutes af-
ter arrival in Miles City the stork
caught up and left with Mrs. Mann
a fine bouncing baby.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07

apresent local districtsr retain the
same duties and powers as under the
district system with but two eAcep-
tions, namely: that Of determining
the amount of money to be raised by
special levy, and the bonding OF the
district to pay off existing bonds. Tn
der the county unit system the bud
gets are made out by the local trus-
tees and sent to the county board.
These budgets must show that pro
vision is being made for the educa-
ton Of all children in isolated sec
tions. The local trustees may give
school advantages to such children
by furnishing teachers in the isolated
sections. by transportation, by rent
ing house or by furnishing board
to the children near such school
At the July meeting Of the county
board all budgets of local board. are
examined and from these budgets a
complete budget is made. The ccun-
ty board has the power to raise the
budget of an individual district if it
seems too low to provide for an fde-
quate school term. 1t also has the
power to check off any items from
the budget which seem extravagant.
However, ii such items We're corsio~
cred a necessity by the local boards
who wrote them into the budgets,
then the trustees of the local dis
tricts have the right to pu a levy
on their own districts above the uni
form levy put on the rural school
district tcouuty unit foe such item
as seemed eNtravagant to the county
board
After making Il complete buGget,
the county board certifies to the
county commissioners the amount of
money needed to maintain the
schools IN third class districts o. the
county. The county commissioners
then put Oh a uniform levy on all
the thirl class districts of the county
At the December meeting of the
county board the special tax is ap-
pOrtioned to the local districts in
accordance with the amount Certi-
fled in the budgets. The local
trustees issue their own warrants as
before. State funds and the general
county tax are apportioned to each
district just as before the adoption
of county unit.
Under county unit, the rural school
district tcounty until assumes the
bonded indebtedness of all third c'ass
districts.
New school houses will he butt by
bonding the entire rural school dis
trict {county unit, the bondins be-
ing voted on by the voters of the
entire rural school district.
II after four years Of trial any
county which has adopted county
unit wishes to go back to the dis
trfct system it may do so, by reti.
ton and q vote of the people In q
way similar to that in which coanty
unit was adopted.
The county unit system will moi
do everything. It promises only two
things, both Of which are fundamen.
tai in the education of country and
village children:
l. It will give ALL children IL
third class districts = school with q.
nearly rs possible equal educational
opportunities.
;. It will eQualize the burden d
taxpayers In third class districts.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07

The chief obstacle to everlasting
peace is one nations convition that
it can lick another.-Albany Times
Union.
The Pulaskian., 1921-09-22
CHAPTER xi
Ry Heck keeps a secret.

When Sheriff Tom Flowers and the others had been gone for half an hour, Elizabeth Littleford sat up In the si- lence. It was great and heavy silence that lowered there over the north end of David Moreland's mountain. There was not even the drumming of a vel lowhammer, not even the sauey chat tering of a boomer squirrel, not even the twittering of a bird. Not a leaf stirred anywhere. Everything seemed Elifeless. It was almost as though she were the sole inhabitant of the world.
 Then she thought. It was noontime, and the officer and his prisoner would doubtless halt at John MOreland's s cabin for the monday meal; and if she hastened she would get to see Bill Dale again.
 So she ran like doe through the green woodland, through the tangle of laurel and ivy and over the moss covered stones, across a shoulder of David Moreland's mountain. She was barefooted, and her dress was sim pie garment of white-dotted blue calico, and her long brown hair flowed behind her like the hair of young witeh-because of the excitement of the morning, she had forgotten to give it it's usual daily plating.
 AS she drew near to the Moreland leaders home, she saw Bill Dale and the sheriff walk out at the gateway and mount their horses. Major Brad ley came out, and he, too, mounted his horse; and she was glad that he was going along There was great crowd 1; all the Littlefords were there, and all the Morelands, and old Granny Heck, the fortune-teller. On every face Babe saw signs of sympathy and sorrow. Her eyes filled. She was so glad that they, too, loved him. It was worth go- ing to Jail to know that one was loved Hike thatl Not that it didn't hurt to see him going to jail, of course. Jail and horror are words that mean the same to the mountain dweller.
 She went on to tell him good-by. She knew it would be hard, but she steeled herself; she would be Little tOru, ana strong. t1e SstW Ter coming, and he turned his bay horse and rode to meet her She stopped and clasped her hands, with her arms down full length, and tried to smile at him.
 You promised me- he said gently, that you'd go back to Patricia and finish your education"
 q keep my promises" was the quick reply. .jest like every other Littleford that ever lived kept their promises. z
The Pulaskian., 1921-09-22
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
 SWAMP ROOT

For many years druggists have watched with much interest the remarkable record maintained by Dr. Klmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder medi- cine.
 It is physicians prescription.
 SwampRoot is strengthening medi- cine. It helps the kidneys, liver and blad- der do the work nature intended they should do.
 Swamp-Root has stood the test of years It is sold by all druggists on it's merit and it should help you. No other kidney medicine has so many friends.
 Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start treatment at once.
 However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper Advertisement.
The Pulaskian., 1921-09-22

bv comics. And 'en, it ain't accordln' to law" (Queer how suddenly he re- snected the majesty of the law ) eyed a durned sight ruther see him hung by the neck ontel dead in the iaiIyard at Cartersyille. Yeuns put down them thar guns. Put down all Q, them thar guns right now; hear mel" :.
 He turned back to Dale. "Ye say It was accident?" he sneered.
 "Yes. it was an accident
 like the old devil!" roared Black Adams father.
 He stopped and picked up his sons hlack sloueh hat and examined It. Tbere were two bullet holes close to- oatber in the rim-and one of them had been there for long time.
 aJohn Moreland, he's been a-farnln 70 how to shcot," he said, and you've shore Earned purity d-d we'll It must ha' been yore third shot al s"' Adam naio ayopr son fired first; l fired seconu