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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
HIGH SCHOOL ENROLMENT
INCREASED ny THREE:

Three more scholars Hs,e enrolled
in the district high school the past
week. bringing the number up to Is.
They were Albert and Charles Lawson
from Coalwood and Fannie Bailey rom
Broadus. Several more students from
outside points ara expected to enroll
within the next few days. The in
structors. Professors Dave Delap and
j. L. Westphal are well satisfied with
the work already accon,ra ished.
The high school boys are going in
for athletics and have organised one
basketball team ana hope to have q
second team. They have built q court
on grounds near the high school build
ing and expect to play teams repre-
| senting the court house and the town
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23

Tue fol blowing letter Is self-explana-
tory:
"WaShingtDn. u. c.. Sept 13.
The Powder River County Exami-
ner, Broadus. Mont have your let
ter asking that the Weekly News Let
ter be sent to your subscribers within
Powder River county. The regulations
under which thc News Letter is pub
lished preclude the possibility of send
ing it to any one except employees OF
the Department of Agriculture, ella
co-operaors. and the press.
II should be glad to have you in
form your subscribers of Powder River
county that they can subscribe for this
News Letter at the rate of so cents q
year. money to be sent to the Super.
intendent Of Documents GCvernmen,
Printing Office. Washington, u. e
Stamps are not accepted.
yours very truly.
"DlEON MERRITT,
Assistant in Charge, Press Service.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
LIVE STOCK MARKETS

Omaha. Sept. 20.--Cattle: Receipts,
$500; 4ed steers steady tc weak: early
top. $3.50: western lambs SS.5O-9.O0;
best natives $500: early eve top 3.75;
feeding grades weak to csc lower;
early. sales feeding lambs $685. some
held higher.
Chicago. Sept. 2u.--Receipts, 1900:
ycarlings mostly steady. other beef
steers mostly l5-25c lower: top year.
lings $lO.50: strictly choice 1885 lb.
steers, $3.50: few choice 1893 to 1.134
pound steers at 1856 1925; bulk beef
steers $6.25-9.OO: she stock uneven,
mostly steady: bulls steady to Is cents
lower: bulk bclognas $l.9O-4 -; veal
calves steady to 25r higher: h,,l i
5O-132s. stoclse!s ant. feeders steady
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
RAIN MAKING IS
SCIENTIFIC PROJECT

S-O~~~~s-
There no joking about u govern
nent rain-making experimental sta
tion at Brcadus Tor the more you study
the proposition the more meritorious
it becomes said a Broadusite the
other day In commencing the SUCCESS
tion made by the Examiner.
There must be scientific sol ution
to- the problem Of squeezing aqueous
vapor from nimbus clouds the same as
you squeeze water from saturated
sponge. What process it takes to
"sQueeze'' cloud. though. + am firm
" convinced should be solved by the
government fer should it prove fcasi-
BILE untold benefits would accrue to
I he people everywhere. 1T is too big
an undertaking for an individual or
4 company to attempt.
81 have consulted encyclopedias to
get information on clouds but have
found little satisfaction other than
learning their names. In an the gov
ernment bulletins. never once have j
read anything pertaining to clouds,
and more especially the nimbus, or
rain clouds Conversely, + have read
or rather noticed titles on govern
ment reports dealing with water cur
rents. icehergs. rivers. harbors, min
ing, irrigation projects. hydro-el ectric
projects etc. etc. and most every
thing else that contributes to the well
fare OF the people. Why shcu the
government hesitate in taking juris-
diction for conquest OF the cloudsY
with rainfall in the vast arid and
| eml-arid country assured. the bene-
! fits to be derived with more rainfall
WOul d be StuDendOus More DpeDla
! would take to agrarian pursuits. and
would become prosperous where they
are barely getting by now. This
| would mean an exodus Of the urban
population back to the farms. many
of whom originally left their places
| tor the allurement OF cosmopolitan
life and would gladly forsake that If
| they could even make less money on
| their farms.
! Instead CT the 14-inch average
| rainfall for this country. Il conquest
| Of the clouds at oppurtune times in
the season OF growing verdure / be-
lieve would increase the precipitation
| to at least twice as much. There may
have been fakirs working individually
fer making rain. and it may be that
they have partias solution TO the
problem, but do not believe thei,.
ideas have advanced much more than
the theoretical stage. Even it they
are a success they will keep their Sc
crets inviolate and ,he people over
| the country will be subjects of their
prey. 1t would be 1ar better then to
have the government take jurisdiction
and disclose the results Of their ex-
periments for the benefit of all"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
AHA NAY OIL CO.
MEANS BUSINESS

The first prospect Well drilled ~
the Anna May Oil company on the
Whicker place, Section 2O-2-60, was
finally abandoned last Sunday after
repeated efforts had been made to sal
wage the lost string Of tools at =
considerable outlay Of expense ana
time On Tuesday morning Of this
week. the rig was given new setting
by moving it four feet from the lcca-
ton Of the new hole and drilling op-
erations were started on the second
we'll. The rig is one formerly used
by Bob Lent in drilling water wells,
and starts with a hole eight and one
quarter inches in diameter. The COM
pany has the necessary cable and cas-
ing on the ground TO maintain a hole
OF this size for considerable depth.
The first wei, reached depth Of
10 feet when the drill became fast
and resisted every known measure to
raise it. 1t is said that the log Of
the well compared favcrably with the
geological report and that there were
indications Of both oil and gas at the
depth reached. Five hundred feet is
the estimated depth of the first oil =
bearing sand.
J. w. Powelson. president of the
Anna May Oil company. while in
Broadus the latter part OF the weak,
stated that sufficient eastern capital
had been procured to finance the oil
operations and no more delays would
be caused from that source.
Bob Lent Ia in charge CT the oper-
.ations at the we'll. He has built a
house close to the site Of the wen and
has entirely enclosed all machinery
under one roof.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
To RESI- MI: OIL. DRILLING
~ THE: kALAkA FIELD

Runner has it that the Arkansas
Natural Gas company has consolidated
with the Trans Continental Oil COM
pany, which is drilling in other parts
OF Montana, and this consolidation
il declared to be indicative Of a plan
on the part ef the companies involved.
to either continue drilling in the we'll
near Elkaiaka or else start another
well. says the Miles City Daily Star.
The Arkansas Natural Gas company's
we'll was drilled to depth of about
$500 feet. and IA the deepest test well
In Montana. but it has been temper.
arily abandoned. The company is said
to-. have the longest string OF eight.
inch casanG Of any drilling company
In the sta4s. and during its activity
b The Medicine Rock structure made
goo0. steady progress.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
FIVE SPECIAL school,. MEETINGS
HELD WITH STATE INSTRUCTOR

This week Mrs. NJ. {. Curran Cf the
State Normal college, in company with
Miss Florence Fitzpatrick. county SUI
perintendent Of schools, has visited
schools in this county. The inclement
weather interfered somewhat with the
attendance Of patrons at the Huckins
schC ol on Monday. The lriou school
was visited Tuesday, the I4oesch
school on Wednesday and yesterday
afternoon the appointment was at the
Broadus school when short special
program was prepared in honor CT the
state instructor. Today the Relle =
Creek school win he visited and from
there Mrs. Curran will proceed to Car
ter county in company with County y
superintendent Glen westphal.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23

Powder River county. in its c.wn
name, after deductlng an liabilities at
the close Of the fiscal year. June 80.
1921. had credit balance of $122,9s4.
At that time the total county assets
or property actually owned by the
county. were $244,7es while the in
debtedness "or liabilities amounted to
S121.s1O.
J. H. Morris and c. NJ. Smith met in
special session at the court house on
Monday for the purpose OF fixing the
value Of county assets not heretofcfe
enumerated. Commissioner Baxter
Pierce was absent. Tho value Of tile
public or county roads ON April /.
1919. the county's natal day. was es-
tinlated at 100000, and the value of
lands, that of the court house square
in Broadus, was fixed at $4,000.
Other county property had been ap-
praised at, previous date SO that
further action was unnecessary.
The inventory Of county property.
ut it's book values. has been figured
al fellows: steel bridges. sat, ,269:
wood bridges. 1856; furniture and fix
lures. $11,SS7; tools and machinery,
$6,749: buildings, $5,631. The county
had a cash deposit in the banks Of
$31,s2i. There was due In delinquent
taxes from Custer county $2.798: due
from 1919 delinquent taxes. $3.3O3: due
from 1920 delinquent taxes. $S,05O.
The court house building was valued
at $3.11s ana furniture and fixtures
at $l0.702. The county Jail at Broadus
was val ued at $2.513 and furniture and
fiturex at $9S4.
On the debit side OF the 'ledges at
the close Of the fiscal year were ST.
900 bonds and $4aS10 in unpaid coun-
ty warrants.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
nov GRAIN PRICES
-
FIXED At TERMINAL

The examiner recently queried the
Grain Bulletin as to how they figured
the cash wheat. prices for the Miles
City terminal. The reply was as fol-
lows:
'Broadus being eff the railroad We
make no card basis for that station;
however, the Broadus cooperative
Milling Co. are subscribers for the in
formation furnished grain dealers. hut
when making their request for II, they
asked that they be furnished the Miles
City basis.
"The enclosed general letter Issued
fer another purpose will we think an
swer your question. You win under
stand that we do not attempt to die
tate the price that shall be paid for
grain. We furnish n basis. the SUBJ
'scriber may make such use of the in
formation as his Judgment dictates.
We do believe, however, that the fact
that the information is sent en- a pos
tai card goes to practically every grain
buying point in four states; that it
would be difficult to a. buyer to pay
less than the card quotations, and
therefore insures the producer a fair
reflection ct what his grain is worth
at the terminal mraket.
while we cannot say how the
Broadus local price is determined. we
can say directly how the local basis
for Miles City is determined; from the
value of No. l dark northern spring
wheat and No. dark hard winter
wheat. we deduct the freight to Min
neapclis from Miles City; this. plus
the per cent war tax on freight, is
"a cents per bushel for wheat; then
we deduct cents per bushel to cover
terminal charges Of commission. in
specton, weighing. etc, and the cost
Of operating the local elevator, and
profit: in ether words, the basis de-
duction at Miles City is 81 cents: this
to be deducted from the value of the
grain "to arrive at Minneapolis.
A paragraph from the circular en-
closed reads:
ITO arrive at the station value each
day we first determine what shall be
deducted as gross margin. this gross
margin to cover terminal charges. op-
Grating expenses and profit: this gross
margin is determined by asking sub
scribers at the beginning Of each
crop year for an estimate Of their
handling costs for the previous year,
and adjusting those costs to present
conditions: for instance. last year the
gross margin was 10 cents for part OF
!. the year and . cents later: terminal
values at that time We're considerably
over So per hushei. Me therefore fig
ured that insurance and interest even
at the same rates would amount to
only about half az much per bushel
and adjusted last years costs by re-
ducing those two items tC present con-
ditiOns and found thai seven cents
this year would indicate about the
same as nine cents last year
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
ARBuCkLE DEDACCHERY PARTY
CONSUMED ~ Quarts WHIskEY

According to newspaper accounts
the little party in Il hotel at San
Francisco with Roscoe tFatty) Ar
buckle as host. consumed scme 40
quarts of whiskey. 1t was at the.
height of the revelrie that the movie
comedian is accused of attacking Vir-
glnia Rappe, movYe actress. and in
hiicting injuries that resulted in her
death. AS a result Arbuckle is facing
murder charges ana the government
has started an investigation to learn
the source of the liouor
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
PRAIRIE DOG BAIT AVAILABLE:
TINE TO POISON THE "DOa:S'

There remains quantity of prepared
prairie dog bait in the office of Coun-
ty Clerk F. T. West, which is for sale
en- the cost basis of 20 cents a pound.
This bait is Of the ':sure kili' variety,
consisting of oats. strychnine and 9TH
er ingredients, and was mixed locally
last spring under supervision of an eN-
pert from the government station at
Rozeman. The bait is prepared in
three different sized packages. e1l
pounds. 5 pounds and l3h. pounds,
With the feed scarce. the bait pu,
out now would cxterminate thousa nds
of "dOgs" and thereby rid the coun-
try of nuisance.
The poisoned oats have also beer
used with coed success in poisoning
mice.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23

Minneapolis. Sept. 20.-Whea, re-
ceipts 432 cars compared with 333 ears
year ago Cash No. ] .rthern
$l.5O5s; September sl.47; December.
$l.41sx May $1.aOss.
Corn: No. 3 yellow 45-is
Oats: No. white 32as-34.
Barley: 42-50
Rye: No. 2, a9,ac-sl,o0.
Flax: No. l, $2.05-2.0S.
Flour 15c lower to 15c higher: in
carload lots family patents quoted at
$S.5O-S.60 a barrel in 9S-pcund cotton
sacks: shipments SG,5SS barrels.
Bran: $14.00-15.0o
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
NOVELTY DANCE AT nOTEL OCT.

\ novelty dance will be given at the
Powder River hotel Saturday evening,
October l. to which all are welcome.
1t will be known as an "apron
dance" from the fact that all the la
dies will be requested to wear aprons
and ccme provided with sample of
the material. These samples will be
collected in hat. Each man will
draw one of the samples and find his
partner for the evening by matching
1t with the correct apron.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
PAR ACHUTE JUMPER
KILLED At GILEND DIVE

\ week age near ilendive. G. HI.
Larson was killed in making para =
chute jump from an airplan driven by
Bert Cole Of Casper. while flying at an
elevation of $500 feet and while 60
mild wind was prevailing. The par
achute opened within 100 feet Of the
plane. but in landing he <faflsd to cut
himself loose. was dFksged 100 feet
on his knees and ,s<1l down q 1oa-foct
cliff In Il c:lasou. death comirt. sn-
stantly from Il broken neck and other
fra ctJreS
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
Duck SEASON OPENS;
CONTINUES TO JAN. L

The open season for ducks. geese
and Lrant opened in this county on
September Is and will continue until
Januar !. There il limit Of 20 birds
per person per day.
Only four hunters have SO far quail
itied for hunting these water fowl by
procuring the proper licenses at So
each. Anyone violating the hunting
laws is guilty of a misdemeanor and
is subject to fine of from $25 to $500
and Imprisonment of from 10 to $50
days, or both fine and Imprisonment
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
TURKEY Progressing WITH
ELECTRlC LIGHT PLANT

Milton shorty Turley is making
satisfactory progress in his project to
light Brcadus with electricity and
will soon have the system in steady
operation. The Powder River hotel
and the Examiner printing office have
their individual plants and to connect
with their batteries. special apparatus
was needed and this has been ordered
from Miles City. Most every business
house in Broadus IL wired for electric
ity in addition to several residences.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
DIRECTORS. MEETING

Paul j. Wedge OF Miles City. p. c.
Jensen OF Powdesville. Fred ". Rue
and Ray F. Tarbsll Of the Little Pow
der river. and W. r. Waite and d. r.
Finch OF Broadus On saturday night
attended . directors' aAeetiae OF the
First National Bank OF I3roadus.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
Miles City, Mont, Sc,

Miles City. Mont. Sept. II.
Powder River County Examiner
In reply to your Kindness wherein re-
quest is made for carload rate apply
ing on wheat in transit fre m Miles
City to Minneapolis. wish to state that
same is moved on basis of 3y ,sc per
hundredweight. Miles City to Mime
apolis. Yours very truly.
wv. n. ROSS Agent
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23

CestoaA Cure
Patient-Mhat shall ] take to re-
Ocetor-TAke nothing. .cspeeially he,
tween meals.-Ex,
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23

The 20 per cent reduction in freight
rates On livestock became effective
September 30 and viii expire Dec. 81.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
SMITH WANTS INQUIRY
Fears Federal Reserve Boards oP

Fears Federal Reserve Boards OPP
pressing Instead of Helpins!> :,
Investigation of the federal reserve
boards regulation of rediscount rates
was suggested Tuesday by Senator
Smith, Democrat, South Carolina.
THE people of the country are 60
ing bankrupt and starving" Senator
Smith asserted, while we sit mere
calmly, knowing that we have placed
the entire financial power of the coun-
try in the hands Of the seven members
of the federal reserve board. In that
board have we created a Frankenstein
to destroy us?" :.
Senator Smith attacked the boards
recent statement that gold reserves
were greater than in history, declar-
ing that while the nation is burn
ing up we boast that there Is more
water In the tank than ever before
A bill providing for loans OF s2oo'-
900. 900 by the treasury to the federal
farm loan board for loans to farmers
on approval applications was intro
duced by Senator Harris, Democrat
Georgia. The bill. directs that no fed
eral land bank shall loan the money
at more than per cent. and that D
per cent. interest shall be paid to the
treasury for the sum borrowed.
Senator Hefiin, Democrat, Alabama
ioined with Senator Smith and u 5ed
relief through credit extension to the
cotton growers of the south. The Ala
bama senator said the price of cotton
"has been beaten down SIS bale in
the last few days by spectators with
out q pound of cotton in hand"
Senator Heflint suggested that the
cotton exchanges be closed to stop
this gambling"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
= Friday 'Junet1 "a, 1921.
Advantage in Freight Rates.-Read-

Advantage in Freight Rates:-Read-
iustment of freight rates to give
North Carolina : j6bbers and mer-
chants more favorable rate in com
parison with those. of Virginia cues
from and to southeastern territory and
the various cities and to the north ana
east was ordered Tuesday by the IN
terstate Commerce Commission, to be-
come effective September 10.
Under the southeastern rate ADJUST,
ment, the North Carolina cities VIII
get rates to points in South Carolina.
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, mississippi
and Tennessee ranging from TO 49
cents lower per. hundred pounds tnan
the rate from Virginia cities to 9ne
same destination. /. /
The northern readjustment provides
for a. spread ranging from 60 to- q
cents per 100 pounds over the Vlrglnia
cities rates {. to and from northern
cities. This is reduction in the pEssS
ent spread which the commission Slid
is unduly favorable to the Virginia
cities. 10:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
Continued From Page One.)
sscribed bv the trustees or prior


prescribed by the trustees or prior
thereto.
12. In the case of widowed moth
er or crippled father, any child above
twelve years Of age whose labor may
be necessary for the support in whole
or in part of any person may be eX-
cused. The children Of parents. unable
to purchase the necessary books for
attendance upon a public school shall
upon the order Of the County Board OF
Education" be- furnished these books
out of! the public funds of their
district. The County Board of Educa-
.tion shall be the competent judges of
such cases. = 49, - =, =
49,; 1t shall be the duty of the Su:
perintendent of Education, upon re-
ceiving reports Of unexcused absences
to turn the said report over to the ru-
raj police in the district in which the
absence occurred, or in case no rural
police is maintained. to the nearest
constable, whose duty it shall be TO
Immediately apprehend the parent or
guardian of the absent child before the
nearest magistrate and prefer charges
against said person in accordance with
this act and to summon such persons
as are necessary to prove said charge
It shall be the duty Of the magistrate
earine any case under this act to
make a report to the Superintendent
of Education, showing the result OF the
said trial, and any magistrate falling
to make such report, or any consta-
BILE or rural police, to whom such re-
port or unexcused absence Is turned
over, as hereinbefore provided for. VINO
shall fail to apprehend the responsible
parties or to report to- the 'Superin-
.tendent Of Education why such parties
cannot be apprehended,, within thirty
days, shall be guilty of "A breach OF
their official duty and on proof thereon
be subject to removal from office.
IA. No child under fourteen years
Of age shall be employed in any fac
tory. work shop or mercantile estao-
lishment, or in any place or manner
during the usual school hours in SAID
district. unless the person employing
such child shall first procure certih-
cate from the superintendent or teach
err OF the school said child last attend
ed for such current year for the perloo
required by law, or has been excused
from attendance as provided by tne
third section hereof, and it shall be the
duty of said superintendent or teacher
to furnish such certificate on applica-
ton of the parent, guardian OF other
person having control of said child en-
titled to same.
Is. All acts or parts Of acts incon-
s:stent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Approved the 18th day Of April, A.
D., 1921.