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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04

particulars.
Mr.. Tea que anticipated no difficult
ty in talking TO Miles City from
Broadus and had no hesitancy in
stating the line would be ready for
commercial business by the time the
Examiner reached Its subscribers.
The toll charges from Rroadus to
Miles City for a three minute con-
versation will be Sl.3O. based on a
rate of | l. cents mile.
The installation OF this one in
strument in Broadus,' said Mr..
league lis only temporary arrange
ment, and we intend to carry out
our original plans as soon as posi-
BILE for switchboard and exchange
here
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
PASSENGER FARES
ADVANCED 10 PER CENT

An increase of 20 per cent on all
passenger fares on Montana rail-
roads became effective yesterday,
February s. An increase of so per
cent in all surtax charges on Pull
mans also took effect the same day.
There are very few states which
have not increased passenger fares
to the level of la cents a mile, it
Is stated, since the matter has here
tofore been under state rather than
federal regulations.
Powder River county people should
worry about the increase as stated
above for there isn't a single mile of
railroad track in the county.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
OIL INDICATIONS
ON TEN MILE

According to reports, Ed. Yager,
drilling for water near the conttu-
ence OF Ten Mile and Otter creek,
either struck. oil or found some Nigh
ty good indications of it's presence
at a depth Of COO feet.
An ideal oil structure is said to
exist On the slope of Cache FareeA,
teiweep the place OF IT. S.k .chat.
am! <sie postoffice and it is report
ed the probability OF oil there will
be thoroughly investigated in the
near future.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
BANKRUPTS"7T
FINE PRESSED BRICK MADE
FROM LOCAL CLAY

Demonstrating beyond doubt
that local clay is At for the manu-
,facture of high-grade press brick, a
sample brick was received this week
hy Paul NJ. Harrison from a Chicago
firm. Harrison had gathered a
quantity Of clay at random on his
place near Broadus ard sent it to
a Chicago firm for moulding and
turning into brick. The completed
product more than lives up to Har-
rison's expectations. He states there
is an unlimited supply of such clay
where this sample came from. The
brick specimen is on exhibition at
the Powder River County bank.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
EAST FORK ITEMS

John Boner is building an addi-
ton to his house on East Fork, to
measure IA by 80 feet and contain
three rooms.
A. r. Moulton is building q new
house on his premises, to measure
Is by &c feet.
The Scott creek school under the
able management of it's teacher,
Miss Esther Peterson. is doing splen-
did work and making satisfactory
progress.
Ed. Cosgrove is operating d saw
mill in Bert Naples forest at the
head Of East Fork. This timbes is
owned by N. Z. Knapp who pnrchas-
ed it from Maple
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
SWOPE SCHOOL ITEMS

tBy Pupils of the Swope School.)
On, the 14th of January the pu-
pills OF the Swope school organized
the Swope School Little Citizens
League. Fredric Swope was elected
president. Eva Mcqueen secretary
and Ethyl Schwind chairman. At
the meeting January 21st, two COM
mittees were appointed, a business
committee consisting of Gilmore and
Harold Swope and Ray Mcqueen and
flag committee consisting Of ETHYL
Schwind. Eva Mcqueen and Fredric
SWope.
Mr.. Swope made two trips last
week to the Elk creek saw mill for
lumber.
Mrs. Rapp and Ethel Schwind WIS.,
tied at the Harper home in the even
ing of Sunday, January 23.
A Riddle
tBy Eva Mcqueen, age 12,. sixth
grade language.)
1t sparkles. II jumps and it leaps,
1t dashes, it splashes and roars,
1t rumbles and chatters and foam
falls in heaps,
It's splashing and dashing but runs
evermore;
1t tumbles and grumbles DER its high
wall.
l guess I'll tell you, tbs waterfall.
The Canyon Stream
tBy Sherman Swope, age l2 years,
fourth grade language lesso4.)
Down between the great canyon
walls,
Came the gushing stream over it's
falls,
Splashing, foaming and leaping
along;
Small, but swift, and very strong.
Mr.. Wilson and Frank and Ross
and Nevin Swope are putting up ice
in Wilson's ice house.,
The pupils Of Swope school wrote
ON their regular monthly examina-
tions Wednesday and Thursday of
last week.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
MRS. HELEN ROWSEY
NEW OLIVE POSTMISTRESS

This week Mrs. Helen Rowsey
succeeded A. j. Smith as Olive post
master and the office has been
moved to the Rowsey place on the
main road, this side of the I
ranch. Lee Rowsey likewise assumed
his duties as assistant potmater.
A new postoffice building. Il by
IA feet, has been built by Mr.. Row.
sey. 1t is said the new location OF
the office is much more convenient
to majority of the patrons.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
CAMPAIGN FOR PURE
BRED DRAFT HORSES

LIEN from Stacey Correspondence.
We understand that a movement
Will soon be started in Powder River
county to induce breeders of horses
to raise pure bred draft horses such
as Belgians or Percherons. Stanley
Mahoney whose father is we'll
known importer of these sires, re-
ceived advice to that effect last week
and will make visit through the
country in the near future. We con-
slider this an ideal opportunity for
breeders to secure the foundation OF
a herd that will bring large returns
in the future.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
LADIES' AID TO HAVE
PROGRAM NEXT MEETING

The Ladies' Aid society will hold
its next meeting at the Powder River
hotel Thursday afternoon. February
10. with Mesdames NJ. T. Wiley and
We. Sutter as hostesses. A program
will included the following numbers:
Piano selection by Mrs. H. r. Cook;
paper on Alaska" by Miss Florence
recitation by Mrs. Chas.
Il. Lewis; vocal selection by Mrs. A.
w. Heidel.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
DRILLED FOR WATER
NOW AFTER OIL

A we'll originally drilled for wa
ter about is miles southeast of
Broadus has been abandoned for
that commodity and is now going
down In quest Of oil. Indications Of
oil possibilities are said to exist in
the form Of oil shale penetrated at
a certain depth and outcroppings IN
the vicinity. Water came to within
30 feet from the top of the we'll
while another we'll at a lower eleva-
ton is known to flow 20 gallons a
minute.
The we'll is now down to a depth
OF over 725 feet and the drillers,
Ira Franklin, w. e. Christensen and
Clarence White will continue until
they reach depth of 1,400 feet. The
we'll was started with a two-inch
hole.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
REDUCED RATES ON HAY
EFFECTIVE TO APRIL 3OTH

To assist Montana farmers in mar
keting their surplus hay, negotiations
we're entered into with the transcon-
tinental carriers operating in Mon
tana, with the view OF having these
carriers publish rates to markets
outside Of the state which were IN
effect during the year 1916. These
emergency rates are to expire April
80, 1921.
The c., B. & @. rates to Omaha
and Council Bluffs. 42,:c and to low
er Missouri river points sue has St.
JOSEPH, Kansas City, etc, 1870.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
TO DRAW JURY AND
SET COURT CALENDAR

Judge s. D. Mckinnon will be in
Broadus February II to preside
at naturalization examinations and
also at that time will set the court
calendar and direct the drawing OF
a jury venire. 1t is believed that
fully 65 names will be drawn from
the eligible list of 1900.
The criminal cases will probably
not be set for trial before April.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
CARR LOSES BUFFALO COAT
IN MILES But RECEIVERS

While in Miles City last Tuesday,
Gene Carr of Broadus lost his valua-
BILE buffalo oyercoat but it was later
returned to him. A taxi driver
found the coat in the middle of the
street and soon hae It restored to its
owner.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
dad" STILES DIES IN MILES;
REMAINS TO BE CRENIATED

Everill d. (Dad) Stiles, known to
many Powder River county residents,
died the past week at Miles City and
the funeral services were held at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. w. w. An
drus.
Sunday night the remains were
expressed to Chicago where they will
be cremated in compliance with q re-
quest in the will OF the deceased.
Mrs. Carl Cchaffner. daughter Of the
deceased. accompanied the remains
east.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
BEGIN TO SCATTER
SURE SIGN OF EARLY SPRING

Reports We're received in Broadus
this week that antelope in herds on
the game preserve southeast OF
Broadus have begun to scatter, fol-
lowing their inclinatlons every year
on the eve of spring.
In one vicinity a herd of about
200 antelope is reported.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
NOTICE TO PUBLIC

Parties holding entertainments Of
any kind in the Broadus school house
are required to leave the rooms in
as good order as they find them, as
the ianitor is only employed to take
care Of the building for school pur-
poses. CHAS. B. LWlS,
Chairman Board of Trustees.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
HARD COAL IN COUNTY
SUITABLE FOR FORGE

A hard coal vein, about four feet
in thickness on the surface, is said
to exit on Rough creek in the vicfh-
ity of Tom ilmore's old shack, above
Ray Wilson's. Claims are made that
this coal is suitable for blacksmith s
forge and as such is being used by
Owen Brock.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
MEETING CALLED no
CONSIDER RAND FEB. 0

A meeting Of all those interested
In the organization OF . local band
has been called tor the afternoon Of
Wednesday, February eth, In the
hal over the Powder River county
bank.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22

1000 Miles Madam IOa

progress at favorable comparative
cost. Harvesting is taking up the
most of the slack IN labor
The highway commission is commit
ted to further contracting for 1891 on
the John Day, Dalles-C California, Doug
llas-Coos. Coast aud Mt. Hood high
ways in cooperation with the counties
traversed by these lines but may be
limited in carrying out the proposed
plans because OF the money market
that at this date prevents marketing
through the usual channels county
/ per cent bonds at par. In some cases
I this hindrance, which doubtless Is
temporary, will be modified by local
sales.
State Aid Provisions.
The legislature at its last session
authorized loans by the state to coun-
ties, directing that the county bonds
be taken as security for such loans.
The purpose of this was to temporarily
aid counties that cannot sell their
bonds at par as required by law. The
interest rate on the county bonds va
ries from to per cent.
The state. commission has offered
aid In n number of instances in con-
formity with the provisions of the leg
islative act, but some of the counties
are declining. under counsel, to pledge |
their bonds as security for loans. that !
are to be paid at stated times, because ,
is m, ght result in sale of the county |
bonds at less than par. The state
commission is offering loans to II
counties for twelve months time and
at interest rate of l-2 per cent. The
attorney general advises that loans
thus made are legal, but If a contro-
versy develops. as now seems proba-
BILE. some delay will likely be occa-
stoned in letting further work until
the bond market improves. for the
does not feel warranted in
agreeing to extend loans beyond one
year for repayment VIII be needed to
carry forward the 1922 work.
Nineteen hundred and twenty-one
witnesses an immense increase In the
use of highways. A census is now be-
ing taken at various points in the state
On April l6. last, ss2 vehicles passed
a given point on the Pacific highway
Just north of Salem. OF these, 1872
were classed as light and 80 as heavy
IS were trucks and only
90 were horse-drawn. For the same /
time the average of 101 stations in
was 1887. classified as Az !
light end 67l heavy autos: 173 trucks
and 50 horse-drawn vehicles.
In the plan of building good roads
the legislature of 1917 committed the
state to its most extensive enterprise
and subsequent sessions and county
and municipal action has continued
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22

oregon's activities in road build ns
nre brought TO the attention of the
public IN the following article by + A.
Booth. chairman OF the OREGON Siate
Highway Commission. The article ap-
peared in the oregon Motorist for Au-
4as.. AZ follows
recent request for an article on
the Oregon Highways asks for empha-
eis on the progress Of the work ana
the probable status in ls25--the cate
proposed for the Portland fair.
Responding in general terms ana
approximately, let it be noted first
that for work now completed or under
contract there has been expended or
approximated ss1,5e0 .o0o, covering
s2e miles Of paving, s9S miles Of na-
cadam and 1920 miles Of grading. The
mileage involved under present con-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22

tracts is 2Os paving. 4Se macadam and
s5s grading. These figures are the to-
tails at the close OF the first half Of the
year 1921.
Mileage Increases,
Expressed in cost it means S1s,0O0,-
600 under contract July and $a.50o,-
600 required to meet the July payroll.
Compared with 1890 it is an excess in
mileage uf about so per cent. This
docs no; include Go miles OF improve
ment by paving, macadam and grading
al an approximate cost OF sS5o.e0o.
To date there have been contracts
let for bridges totaling S2,5o0,O0O.
What further contracts there may
be let for the calendar year is prob
lematical A large percentage Of the
road building equipment in the state
is now engaged and is making good
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22
Work on urcgon r1nll.


The Old oregon Trail is far advanc-
ed in grading and Considerable surfae-
ng has been done. The work will be
rushed to completion and 1t is hoped
viii be finished next season.
The Dalles- Cal fornia highway will
be finished next year through Jeffer-
lsor and Deschutes counties. II present
plans do not fail, and the work far
advanced in Wasco and Klamath.
The John Day highway will be in
good condition for travel from Prairie
City to the Columbia RIVER highway
before the close Of next season.
The Douglas-Coos county road will
! lie finished from the Paclfc highway
to Cuquille by the close Of 1922 and a
large amount of work will have been
doue from that point south. with n
view to early connection with the CAL
| iforn,a coast line
1 The Mt Hood loop will doubtless all
lie under contract for grading within a
year and likely finished before the
close of 1921.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22

and rs funds are provided by the fed
eral government, state and counties
The volume and progress OF the worl
depend almost wholly upon the con
tamition OF funds from the varion'
SOUR, es and the funds in turn are con
,rgiled by federal and state Legislation
and 10 an extent by the marketabilltS
VI the securities offered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22

The Crater Lake road is well ad-
vanced and work VII be vigorously
continued through another season.
Aud thus the story might be contin-
mod 10 other roads important to the
sections they traverse. Work is be-
Ing done on every state road on the
map and the plan is to push steadily
forward as the Legislature may direct
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
Big 3 Chiefs Hint
Men Will Fight for
Railroad Pay Scale
Employers and Union Heads
Ask the Labor Board
for Interpretation of Alb
rogation of Agreements

CHICAGO, June 9.-Dissatisfactio
over the railroad labor boards abro-
cation of rules and working conditions
established on the railroads during
Federal control was expressed hy
union heads before the board to-day.
Wide difference of opinion on the
meaning OF the boards abrogation
order, which becomes effective July
1, was expressed by both employee
and railroad representatives, and the
tangle was finally handed to the board
by both sides with request for m
Interpretation.
The complication began when w. S.
Carter, president of the Brotherh God
of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen,
finished some lengthy statistical tes-
timony in the wage hearing now before
the board, and in conclusion again told
that body that the employees faced a
brotherhood heads disclaimed any re-
sponsibility if opposition developed to
wage reductions and "a stoppage of
traffic" resulted.
The present indignant position of
the men on wage reductions is further
aggravated by the coming abrogation
of their rules and agreements which
have taken years to build up" Mr..
Carter said. "They will fight ten times
as quick against the destruction of
these rules as they will against wage
reductions"
w. G. Lee, of the trainmen, and L.
Z. Sheppard, head of the conductors,
upheld Mr.. Carter's contention. They
declared it was not their desire to
circumscribe the railroads in their
right to ask revision of rules, but
maintained that until negotiations had
been held and disagreement arose over
specific rules and these disputes had
been settled by the board. the existing
rules should remain in effect.
Some system chairmen had already
inquired concerning strike on roads,
where the men had been told they
would have no schedules left after
July l if they did not negotiate new
ones. Mr.. Sheppard said.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
DIR. Bricker, Bail Jumper,
Arrives From Paraguay
Police Hurry Hin, by Auto to
Philadelphia TO Prevent
Habeas Corpus Action

DR.. William S. Bricker, who arrived
in New York yesterday on board the
steam ship Capital of Nebraska, under
arrest, and taken to Philadelphia last
night, had been pursued by officers half
over South America before being ar
rested at Asunnion, Paraguay, with a
woman companion.
DR.. Bricker jumped his bond while
awaiting trial in Philadelphia on a
charge of felony. He was arrested sew
eral months later at Buenos Ayres, but
escaped from guard while being exer-
cised outside the city Jail. Three
months passed before he was heard of
in Paraguay, where his rearrest fol-
lowed. He waived examination and
sailed for the United States on May T..
The captive has been figure in the
courts Of Philadelphia for twelve years.
He used q forged passport when he fed
to South America. His various bail
bonds and fines aggregated $4,000.
The physician was first tken into
court in 1909, having been twice arrest
ed after deaths among his patients.
Other arrests followed in 1910, 1911 and
1918 but in all these. cases he was ac-
quilted or the charges dismissed. He
was arrested in 1919 for the first of
two cases which led to his conviction
and sentence to serve from four to six
years. He appealed to the Superior
Court and was released on $4,000 bail.
When an appeal was refused he fed.
Major Samuel o. Wynne, chief of
county detectives of Philadelphia,
awaited the arrival of Bricker at st.
George, Staten Island, yesterday and
rushed him to Philadelphia in an auto
mobile. It had been learned that an
effort would be made to obtain his re-
lease here on writ of babeas corpus.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
Jury Is Dismissed
In Croker's Suit
Against His Father
Court Decides Issue Is One
of Law Rather Than Fact
and Orders Counsel to
Submit Briefs on June 20

The jury which has been listening in
City Court to evidence in the suit
brought by Richard Croker jr. to re-
cover from his father, the former Tam
many boss, forty-nine shares of Wa
bash Railroad stock, which he says he
gave his father by mistake, was dis
missed yesterday, Justice Meyers de-
Gliding that the question at issue was
one of law rather than of fact.
Attorneys for both sides are to sub
NIT briefs by June 20. The question
to be argued is whether the sale of the
disputed shares by the elder Mr.. Croker
constituted conversion. Max d. Steuer,
counsel for Mr.. Croker jr., asserts that
such a sale constituted conversion
whether Mr.. Croker received notice of
his sons claim or not,
Mr. Croker sr. denied on the wit
ness stand that he had received any
letter from his son telling of the al
legged error, although the latter .ssert-
ed that he had sent such letter to his
father in Florida. In connection with
the failure of the letter to reach Mr..
Croker, Mr.. Steuer cross-examined
Mrs. Croker in detail as to her man
ner of dealing with her husbands mail
She denied having intercepted any let
ter sent to her husband by his SON,
Mr.. Croker said that he had not paid
much attention to the division of Sc
curities which took place in 1917 at the
time of his marriage, leaving all the
details to his son.
Il never took the trouble to read the
papers," he said. 81 never kept track
of the transaction. | raised my chill
dren for the purpose of helping me in
my old age"
Harold Nathan, his attorney, asked
him if he still had the. same confidence
IN his sons integrity and Mr.. Croker
''If my foresight was as good as my
hindsight | would not be here now. I
believed too much"
MIR Croker will be eighty years old
November %.
Mr.. Nathan will argue in his brief
that title to the railroad stock passed
to the elder Mr.. Croker when the lat
ter's son transferred the certificates to
him, regardless of whether the transfer
was made in error or not. The stock
being the elder Croker's property, he
holds chat disposal of it could not be
Gained conversion.