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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-05-20
MONTANA POTATO
PLANTING IS ON
ooor. WET, WEATHER OF LAST
WEEK CAUSES BUT LITTLE
DELAY ON FARMS
Landing Season Well Along and New
Grass in Livestock Regions Makes
Conditions Excellent; winter
Grain in Excellent shape; Pros.
poets Are Fine.

Potato planting is general in Mon
tana, although some delay has been
caused by the cool and wet weather
Of the past week, according to the
weekly summary of weather and crop
conditions issued by w. T. Lathrop,
section director Of the bureau. The
cold wave aided, however, to conserve
the supply Of snow In the mountains.
Spring wheat IL showing up nicely
and the planting Of oats Is proceed
ing satisfactorily and blowing is in
full swing.
Landing and calving are we'll
along in the livestock regions. New
grass Is making livestock conditions
excellent.
The report:
1.-THE week was cool, cloudy and
wet in the west. and frequent show
ers and snow flurries delayed farm
work and the spraying of apple or
chards. East Of the continental d.
vide the temperatures averaged high
Or though with some nights. rather
too cool. and pleasant weather pre-
vailed, favorable, ON the whole, for
Ill outdoor work and the germination
and advancement Of crops and the
growth of grass. Then followed tenn
peratures below normal, with much
cloudiness and wind, retarding plant
growth. Precipitation was light east
Of the main range Of the Rockies,
but there were good showers here
and there, resulting in some filling
Of water holes in the dry sections,
with consequent relief to stock.
Spring wheat is showing up nice
" in many parts Of the state, even
In counties adjoining the Canadian
provinces, and the seeding of this
crop and oats IL going on actively.
"There IL considerable stubble
blowing being done in eastern dis.
tricts where the soil is too dry for
breaking. Winter wheat and rye are
fair to excellent, but certain wheat
fields in northwestern Fergus and
In Rosebud counties, where dryness
caused failure to terminate or winds
drifted the soil, are being reseeded
Winter rye was killed out in spots in
Prairie county. Potato planting IL
becoming general. Cool weather in
south central sections is causing
much delay, but tends to conserve
the limited snow fields back in the
mountains.
"Cold nights have caused the lost
of some lambs. Ranges need moist
ure badly In the southeast"
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the STATE

Butt0-I1o report OF the CITY audi
tor has been filed with the city coun-
Gil and shows an operating loss of
$236,SO5.73 for the last % months
of city administration.
Libby-A fire of undetermined ORR
gin in the Electric Bakery here was
extinguished without serious damage
to the building, but water used on
the flames destroyed bread and other
supplies valued at $1,000.
Billings-Thomas Strong, cashier
Of the Farmers and Merchants Bank
of Ryegate, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head at
his home. No motive for the act has
been found.
Harlem-With IT'S members and
5000 acres of summer fallow land
to be put into crops this spring, the
local summer fallow club feels it is
accomplishing something. Each
member Of the club will keep an ac-
curate record Of all details in the
cultivation of the land.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vacancies
exist in the teaching force of the
local public schools for the term Of
1922, 1t is announced. The tea
cheers refused to sign contracts for
the next term when the three and a
half mill tax levy to maintain their
salaries at the present figure failed
to pass at the regular school election
last month.
Browning-A device to prevent e
ship from sinking after 1t has been
wrecked has been invented by Robert
J. Hamilton Of Browning, who has
just received patent from the Uni
ted States government on his inven-
ton. Hamilton received the idea
soon after the Titanic went down and
for several years worked on his
model. The application for the pat
emit was filed In March, 1919.
Butte-Tin cans. old rags and
other discarded articles, proved
money getters to the city Of Butte,
it was announced by City Clerk Brim-
acombe at the council meeting. The
sum Of $S,142 was brought into the
city treasury in the past two years
by the city's salvage corps. The
under contract to a local disposal
concern.
Boulder-P. H. Smith, county as
SoS0OTs WILL Jake y CAREFUL look ABOUT
before slapping any of his constitu-
ents on the back hereafter. He made
this familiar approach to q. farmer
friend the other day and a burly bull
dog nearby at once sank his teeth in
the assessors leg. The chief dam
age, however. was to q perfectly good
pair Of trousers, which will have to
be replaced.
Helena-A county Is not permitted
by law to hire road superintendent
at more than So q day and actual
expense. in an opinion by Attorney
General wellington D. Rankin to
John N. Edy. chief engineer of the
state highway commission. The in
quiry was concerning a plan being
followed in Carbon county where q
road superintendent for his work
and some equipment is paid Is per
cent of the cost Of the work done.
Nliss0ula-Since Washington ].
Mccormick has been in Washington
as q member of congress from the
first congressional district of Mon
tana he has been active in his efforts
to have Fort Missoula put to use by
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airs to the extent of ordering an
artificial member.
He didn't propose taking any
chances on losing a job by reveal
ing the fact that for a good many
weeks past, and perhaps for a good
many years to come, he had the
makings of a mighty peaceable
sheriff.
So he saddled Mig, stuck a six
shooter in his belt, and started on
the long trail up the East Rosebud,
The man was soon located. He
had slept and eaten at a ranch
house and took to the canyon upon
Joe's approach.
Joe was in a quandary. His
new peg had chafed his stump on
the long ride so that he had taken
it off and was carrying it on the
saddle. If he put on his leg, he
could scarcely take a step on it, il
was CALLING him so cruelty. But
put it on he did, climbed into the
saddle, and he and Mig started OF
a still hunt after the desperate
who was hiding out in a group Of
bushes in the side of the canyon
Joe figured he had him located, but
with old black Mig looming up OF
the horizon like a mountain, h,
didn't exactly see how he was t.
approach him in the sly, stealthy
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be cured. Heart and Lung. Stomach and
Intestinal trouble effectively treated !:
great concentration powers developed by
1t opens for you new avenue Of free in
formation on physical culture. 315 Hoge
Building, Seattle, Washington.
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LIVESTOCK FOR SALE
BULLS-HEREFORDS FOR SALE. 20
tw0-year and 80 yearling bulls; 30 year
ling heifers and 20 calves. All registered
and Of Beau Perfection and Perfection
MELVILLE. MONT
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BETTER
DEAD

Life 10 q burden when the body
10 racked with pain. Everything
worries and the victim becomes
dsspoodant and downhearted. To
bring back the sunshine take
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02
FIRST POLO MATCHES
PLAYED In LONG AGO
English Team Brought to United
States in 1886.
Member of birmingham Club Writes
Interesting Letter Describing In
itiai Contests for Interna-
tionai Title.

In 1886 John Watson brought an
English team to the United States to
play the first matches for the interna-
tiOnal polo cup. What comment that
visit caused. Americans were eager
to see the game and everyone knows
with what avidity it was taken W
when society said it was good TO look
upon.
The following letter, written by
member of the Nottingham team, who
played in those games, will be read
with interest, even though the writer
has begged not to have his name made
public. The letter follows:
american polo in 1856 was not, as
far as team play went, up to the
standard of first-class English polo.
The American rode very handy ponies
Il believe mostly Argentines. They
were not so well bred or as fast ponies
as ours. The American team did not
play well together and thought too
much of their individual play. They
had not then mastered the backhander
and did not try to keep the ball up
and down the middle of the ground.
The English teams had learned their
polo to start with mostly in India,
where there were full-siZed grounds
600 and 200 yards), and no boards.
1t was. therefore, necessary TO keep
the ball in play by playing up and
down the ground.
1.-The birmingham team was cap
tanned by Mr. Watson, one of the best
players of his day. When playing a
practice game before the matches he
over-balanced himself and fell off his
pony. His horsemanship on this ac-
count was much criticised by the
American press. He was, however. a
very strong and good hOrseman, which,
| think the Americans realized in the
matches We were TO have played
several matches in the United States.
but as the Nottingham team beat the
best team the United States could
then produce in two consecutive
matches, the other matches fell
through.
1.-The ground at Newport was very
good and well kept, but much too
small even for ponies of the height
then played. The game in the United
States was commenced by placing the
ball in the middle of the ground. The
No. Is started from behind the line
and galloped for the ball. This rule
was decidedly to our advantage.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02
ABOLITION OF FREAK
HURLING is PRAISED
Has Restored Element of Un-
certainty to Game.
Batsman Regains His Proper Place
i'm Sport Instead of Being Mere
Pawn in Hands of Opposing
Observation-Disclosures Fans.

Abolition of freak pitching has been
great boon to professional baseball
because it has restored to the game
the element of uncertainty which was
gradually being chOked out of it by the
expert purveyOrs of "shine" balls
sailors" and other progeny of the
emery ball." writes l. E. Sanborn in
the Chicago Tribune.
The batsman has been restored to
his proper place in the game, instead
of being a mere pawn in the hands
of the opposing slabman, as he was
coming to be before the promoters
wised up and tried to re-establish the
balance of power between attack
and defense
The majority of rooters prefer the
action of high score contest, in which
the whistle of the base hit supplants
the groan of the StrikeOut They are
willing to see their own pitcher pound
ed if the opposing slabman is getting
his, too.
There is a negatiOn of action in a
l to hurlers' battle that can be ap-
preciated only by the fan who loves
that sort of thing as variety The
change to a quieScent alright combat
is something soothing to the nerves
of the regular patron. But as a regu-
lar thing, the slab battle, in which
only one or two runs are scored on a
side, becomes as monOtonous as shay
ing every morning before breakfast.
A few seasons ago a team which
climbed on cold pitcher for four
runs in the first inning had little TO
worry about the rest of the game, I'M
less something happened to it's
moundsman. For the team that was
behind, it usually was a hopeless stern
chase, barring the Intervention of Mrs.
Fate.
Today a lead of four tallies is moth
ing to bank on. With the present i'm
portance of the batsman, it is nothing
unusual for team to wipe out that
handicap in a single fertile round.
That is what makes the games more
interesting
That is what CLUES the bugs to their
seats until the last man is out in the
ninth, although there may be margin
of several runs on the scOreboard. In
Stead of quitting in the eight with his
team three runs behind, as he used to,
the fan now roots until the finish and,
even if it is zone, two, three" thinks
of what might have been if Fate had
smiled
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02

Their is one of the best hitting pitchers
in fast company. For years the Brook
lyns have been famous for having as
members of its pitching staff twirlers
who can clout rival boXmen.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02
Sporting Sql1ibs
of ALI Kinds

No matter how hungry race horse
may be he cannot eat bit.
English golf titles are about the
most elusive things we can think Of
Western conference basket ball sea
son will open on January {, 1922, and
close March IL.
France gets the Olympic games of
1924, but America will probably cap
ture the bulk of the prizes, as usual
Failure of enough critics to breeze
in for the King Albert cup races has
caused the postponement of the yacht
classic.
Adolph "Swede" Youngstown, all
America tackle at Dartmouth in 1919,
will be assistant football coach at
New York university next fall.
Brutus K Hamilton of Harrisonville,
Mo-, American pentathlon , and de-
cathlon champion. has been elected
captain of the 1922 Missouri track
team.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02
INTERESTING
SPORT NOTES

The British treat both sexes alike
when it comes to defending their golf
ing crown.
Clarence w. Sanders has been
chosen captain of the Dartmouth
tennis team.
Charley Paddock hasn't run his
swiftest yet, according to Boyd Com
stock, former trainer of the CalifOrni-
an.
Benny Leonard says he will retire
from the ring after about four more
lucrative bouts; but they must be
lucrative.
J. Thomas Ready has resigned as
coach at Lehigh university to become
football coach at the University of
Vermont
British colony resumes horse racing
I'm Mexico City after ten years, with
diplomatic corps and members of the
cabinet attending.
A new amateur athletic aSsocia-
ton may be formed of South Caro-
lima, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and
part of Mississippi.
Merle Sweitzer OF St Paul, star
miller of the University of Minnesota
track team, will be captain of the team
for the 1922 season.
Sidney W. Milne of Philadelphia. a
member of the Princeton junior class.
has been elected captain of the Tiger
shell crew for next season.
Man o. War. like many other cham
pions. may try comeback. Louis
Feustel, the horses trainer, believes
the Mahubah colt could do mile IN
1 80 at Belmont track now.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02
VERY CLEVER FIELDING FEAT
Centerfieder for Peoria Three-l Team
Made Record Throwing Out Five
Runners.

Ted Meme, playing center field for
Peoria against Rockford one May Q.
made the near-record of throwing Out
five base runners, four of them at the
plate and one at third base. On the
offense in the same game he got three
hits out of four times up. walking
once.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02
Diamond
SquibS

Baseball teams and fishermen both
have their castoffs.
They are calling the Baltimore ORR
oles the nonstop team.
"Swat the fly" is the motto of other
players besides Babe Ruth.
Connie Mack doesn't care how poorly
a ball player goes so long as he tries.
There's is difference between
swinging at the ball and on the ball.
New York fans haven't given up the
idea Of local world series this fall
Manager Jawn Evers sometimes
leaves the field during playing hours
by request.
Rogers Hornsby gets more mileage
ut of the ball than Babe Ruth. He
hits it oftener.
P. d. Hinkle baseball coach at But
ier college, has been signed by the
indianapolis A. A. club.
a trench instead of on a mound. They
have to duck a lot of drives.
Tommy Taylor, Birmingham in.
fielder, is rated one of the best in
the Southern league this year.
Long George Kelly is about ready 10
admit that Ruth still has something on
him as a home-run manufacturer.
The Robins have signed Clyde Nc
Carly, an infielder from the Okmul-
gee club of the Western association.
Pitcher Bill Doak of the St. Louis
Cardinals had just got going when
on Decoration day he cracked his arm
again.
The Dodgers are playing good ball
these days, regardless of what has
been the previous comment of t'.g
experts
jim Reynolds and Clyde Williams,
pitchers, have been traded to the Jop-
lin club by Kansas City for Pitcher
Jack Schenberg.
John Huber, infielder, after having
his tryouts with Detroit and else
where, is back with Greenville in the
South Atlantic league.
Galveston has loaned Pitcher Bill
Buscka TO Shreveport. There is a
Natioual association rule against such
loal.s, but they all do it.
John NJ. Clark. star catcher of the
Columbia team during the past sea
son. was elected captain of the Blue
and White Varsity nine for the 1922
season.
The Brooklyn club has made an Of
fer to Danny McNichols. second base
man of the University of Pennsyl-
vania team, who has made big rep
utation in college ball this season.
Francis Pratt, the Alabama collegi-
an Who Joined the Chicago White SOX
recently. then was sent TO Nashville,
is still on the go His latest stop is
with Rock Island in the Three-I
league.
Julie E. Nee of Chicago. former
University of Illinois shortstop under
contract to the Detroit Americans.
| las been sent to the Portland c NIB
| Of the Pacific Coast league under an
| optional agreement.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02

pitch bones have had 10 of COINS this
the kings of the
o
is
the game nde
and n al o
of
by the
iris Speaker having his trouble with his
Mails
of
rookie
is
Bra as a
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02
IMMENSE OFFER is REFUSED
Scottish Soccer Star Spurns $4,000 to
Attach His Signature to
Contract

D. McAlpine. the crack outside left
Of the Queens Park Soccer club of
the Scottish league. has refused the
record amount Of 100000 TO attach
his signature TO n provisional form
lie has resigned as an amateur for
1is~-old club for next season.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02

Julie E. Nee of Chicago, former
University of Illinois shortstop under
contract to the Detroit Americans.
has heen sent to the Portland cub
Of the Pacific Coast league under an
optional agreement.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02

Francis Pratt, the Alabama collegi-
an who joined the Chicago White SoX
recently. then was sent TO Nashville,
is still on the go. His latest stop is
with Rock Island in the Three-I
league.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02
WHEN MAILS MET BABE RUTH
Famous Siugger Faced Cleveland Hurl-
er in California After 1919 Sea-
son Had Closed.

The story has been told that the
first time Walter Mails ever faced
Babe Ruth was after he joined the
Cleveland Indians last fall. Mails ex-
plains that is mistake. He pitched
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02
ss~E Cr.OAG GAOLe
Teams of Bear Cats.

ltGiiiS vi OSdl SalSs
Texas and California are
bear cats when it comes TO
furnishing ball players 10 the
major leagues. Outside of
couple of infielders from Texas
one could select pretty fair
team from each state. For eX-
ample:
Hornsby, Cards (Winters),
81.
Terry, Cubs (Denison). SIS.
Falk, White Sox (Austinl, IT,
Speaker, Indians (Hub5ard),
Mcdonald, Braves (Houston),
Ainsmith, Tigers (YorktOwn),
Gibson, Braves (Austin). C.
Vaughn, Cubs (Honey Grove),
Baumgartner, Phil. (Houston),
Napier, Reds (Hutchins), p.
Kerr. White SoX ParisA. D.
California.
Heilman. Tigers (San Francis
co., Id.
Boeckel, Braves CLOS Angel
esq, 2b.
Johnson. White Sox Naguna
Beach,, SIS.
Witt, Red Sox (Oakland). 3b.
Meusel, Yankees CLOS Angel
esq, If.
Meusel. Phillies Clos Angeles),
CT.
Hooper. White Sox (Oakland),
Walters, Red Sox (San Fran
cisco). C.
Ruether, Dodgers (Alameda),
p.
Portica. Cards (Santa Bar
bara), p.
Ehmke, Tigers CLOS AngeleS),
p.
Leonard. Tigers (FreshO, p.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02

The brooklyn club has made an Of
fer TO Danny McNichols. second base
man of the University of Pennsyl-
vania team, who has made big rep
utatiGn in college ball this season.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-02
WALTER REUTER- HITS HARD
Brooklyn Gained in Batting Strength
on Vanguard Deal-Dodger
Hurlers Are Siuggers.

When the Brooklyns obtained Walter
Reuther, the sOuthpaw pitcher, from
the Reds in exchange for RUDE Mar
guard batting strength was added to
the National league champions. Reu-
The Washington times., 1921-04-01

Today narrow minds insunctively
turn to stuffed wallets, bricks under
hats, hot coins on the sidewalk and
placards hung on coattails, leavink
more massive intellects to perpetuate
the real hoaxes of the day.
Cuckoo. nut. bug, poor FISH. insect,
and similar high-toned phrases are
passwords.
Today is Washington's first nut day.
Under the guidance of Bill Price, all
Heard and Seen" fans are wearing
nutty insignia in their lapels Bills
insignia is a bruiser. Beneath a mon
ster rosette of pink and blue ribbon
hangs huge octagonal nut threaded
for telephone pole or something
equally dainty. Below this hangs an
almond. 1t Is a nutty outfit.
Other Heard and Seen" fanatics
have been seen about town with every
thing from a beribboned peanut to a
young cocoanut
The big April Foor' event OF the
day will be the Heard and Seen
The Washington times., 1921-04-01
Daughter Finds Father
Through Tines Bureau
John W. diff, 81, tainted on
Street and Was Missing
Eighteen Days.

After having been missing from his
home eighteen days. John w. diff.
sixty-four years old. 202 d street
northwest. was today found in the
Washington Asylum Hospital by The
Washington Times Bureau Of Missing
Persons.
Oliff left the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Anne Wright, on the morning of
March IA, to go to a drug store. When
he failed to return for several days.
she reported his disappearance to the
police of the Sixth precinct. Every
day since she appealed to the police
for aid in the search for her father
she inquired as to whether any clues
as to his whereabouts had been found.
negative, and her heart sank for fear
harm had befallen her aged parent.
Yesterday she was told by the police
that their search for Oliff had been
fruitless
Today she appealed to The Bureau
of Missing Persons. explaining that
her father was in an enfeebled condi-
ton and was subject to moods of
dependency and absent ndedness
The Bureau of Missing Persons COM
municated with the various hospitals
and located the missing man In the
Washington Asylum Hospital where
he had been taken in an ambulance
after collapsing on the street the day
he left home.
When informed by a representative
Of The Bureau OF Missing Persons
that her father was alive and in
cafe hands, Mrs. Wright said: God
bless The Washington Times. 1t Is
my paper. 1 feel too deeply grateful
for words. For eighteen days I have
been in mental agony over the disap-
parance of my father and the police
have been unable to aid me, but now
The Washington Times has found
him for me on a few hours notice.
/ am grateful"
The Washington times., 1921-04-01
TODAY.

VODAH.
Cbpvention-A of Cole Riate
AIumnae and the Southern Association of
College Women, Washington Hotel.
Piay-"Alice in Wonderland" under
auspices of the Washington subcommittee
81 the District Medical Society. Masonic
auditorium. Thirteenth street and New
York avenue, p. m.
Meeting-Kansas state Society. Wilson
Normal School. 9 p. m.
Celcbrauon-Fifty-fr anniversary of
the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendmen mt
10 the Constitution, Lincoln Temple, Elev-
enth and r streets northwest, 9 p. m.
Riddles Neutrality-suspicious. Of Interior
building, . p. m.
Meeting-women's INSTRUMENTATION III nj Al
Missionary Union. Mount Vernon M. z.
Church South. y. m
Dance-Cstholc Community House. sol x
street northwest, p. m.
Meeting-Facuity Club OF George Washing
tcn University, Ts Twenty-nrrt street north
vest. $50 p. m.
Dsnce-Tskoms Park Girl Scouts. Tskoma
Park Parish Hall, Piney Branch and Dahlis
street. $50 p. m.
Lecture-Mrs John h. Kinnear, Y. M
O. A., ass p. m.
MeetinR-Business women's Council, Church
Of the Covenant. p. m.
Opcrctts-'TrSal by Jury" Eieots Cha pter,
No. .. o. f. s., Masonic Temple. Anaoostia,
Meetins Society Of Automotiv. Ensines~s,
Warrington ssottoa- oosmns Ouh p m