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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
ANNA MAY TO SPUD IN
At TCOA[WOOD BY JUNE |

by the. Anna May Oil company, "A
movement fs afoot now to declare a
general holiday over the county, tc
be given over to merrymaking. The
program will be impromptu, but rid
ers will he invited to bring their
bronks for exhibition and fancy
work and steers will probably he
forthcoming for other rodeo stunts
In the evening upon a specially i'm
provised pavilion there will be one
of the largest dances ever held In
the county. The women folks wil1
be requested to bring their lunches
for a gigantic picnic. There will be
some expense to the undertaking
principally from building the dancing
pavilion, but this will be betrayed
by passing the hat or asking dancers
to contribute the usual price. tn,
Powder River band will be in goo.
practice by that time to lend its as
sistance in making the event a grand
success.
The celebration would be held on
some level field as near to the scene
Of the drilling operations. as possible.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
INSIST ON TELEPHONE EXCHANGE


After enjoying Il banquet at the
Powder River hotel Monday evening.
the Broadus Chamber Of Commerce de.
voted large part of its business ses
SION to discussion of "a local tele.
insured prior to commenccment Of ion.
struction work on the long-tlistance
circuit from Miles City.
lnasmuch as Broadus had doubled
its quota in subscribing stock for the
toll line. thereby making it possible
to build the line to this county, 1t was
the concensus Of opicn of all present
that the Eastern Montana TeiephOne
company. should meet its obligation "a
the earliest possible time by install.
ing an exchange for BrOadus. To aDtl.
pert this exchange Is business phones
been signed for. - :
The secretary was advised t0 cOm-
munfCate with e. 4. Hii's e,;na s.as.cS ~
the. telephone company at Miles City.
and request advice as to when Broad
us may expect the, company to install
u local exchange and switchboard.
In the discussion Of the telephone
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
PILGRIM CREEK SCHOOL.

. - . . -
(Written by the Pupils)
The Hay Creek school in body paid
US visit Wednesday of last weak.
We enjoyed their visit very much. The
afternoon was devoted to spelling and
ciphering.
We wish to thank the ndito" If .n,.
Examiner fer the interest ne to-: y,
our spelling contest by offering a
prize Of one dollar to the winner
oy Julia Iorta Of our school
The spelling contest between the
OsgOod school and our school was en-.
1oyed by all present. We spelled for
three hours. Every one did his best
The prize, of one dollar and the two
cellars given by the teacher. was won
We have completed our first IS drill Is
IN Palmer writing" and are now
working on our one hundred drills fer
our progressive Pins
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown visited school
last Wednesday.
John and James Sinner were alb
sent from school MCnday owing 10
bad colds and sore thrOats.
Brown and Lee I.avell won III. prizes
spoilers.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08

The Anna May Oil company under
its present program. is prepared tc
start drilling deep test we'll of at
least 5000 feet unless oil is found
before that depth, on location in
the Coalwood structure, this county,
according to definite announcement
received this week by the Examiner
from J.. w. P0welson, president OF
the company, located at Rochester.
N. Y. The exact location for the we'll
will soon be selected by the com.
pany's geologist. This we'll will L.
followed by further operations at
Coalw0od and Boxelder dome hy
August.
The casing and tools will leay4
the cast about May lst and if poss:
bic will start drilling operations by
June J..
From other sources it is learned
that more than sufficient acreage has
been leased in the Coalwood struc.
ture to meet requirements for drill
ing.
To properly celebrate the spuddfng
in of the first oil we'll in this count,
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
PRAIRIE DOG POISON AvA|LAl

Several hundred pounds of mixed
praire dog bait are now available fer
ranchars and farmers of this county
who desire to assist in the extermina-
tlOn OF prairie dogs and gophers. The
prepared bait may be obtained from
at the court house from the office Of
Clerk and Recorder +. r. West and is
sold on strict cost basis, figured
down to the very minimum Of 30 cents
a pound. The bait is tied up in par
cells. weighing two and Il half pounds.
five pounds and twelve and a hal t
pounds each.
The strychnine. starch. saccharine,
starch and other ingredients used in
the preparation of the bait We're mixed
under the personal supervision of 4.
-. oman. biologist connected with the
United States department of agricul-
furc and the state university at Eoza-
man. who made 4 trip here especially
fer such purpose. Originally there
was $50 pounds of bait prepared and
from this batch hundreds and perhaps
thousands of dogs and gophers have
already been eXterminated in different
areas of the county. There are many
testimonials attesting to the resul ta
being obtained in the destruction of
rodent pests. and the season will re-
main favorable for this work for some
time t" come, according to the expert
VIII. Was here. 1t behooves every. one
possible to eradicate the dogs" and
snphe's on their places by purchasing
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
MINIMUM VALUE For
RANGE STOCK TAN \TVON

Nccofding To a scheduled compiled
by the State Association of County AS
SCISSORS, range cattle are given IA min
lmum value for taxation. The follow.
ing minimum values are fixed by ths
schedules:
Cattle---Purebreds. $3.50: beef steers,
$75; coming yearlings, $50; coming
two-year-olds. $50: steers, coming
stock bulls. SEQ, stock COWS, $50;
dairy cows. $40.
Sheep-Bucks. coming yearlin@s. Sc;
twO-year- and over, SS
Horses-Range horses $40: work
horses and mules. SIS; ,horoughbreds
and stallicns. $500.
HOEs-Estimated weight. cents a
pound.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08

quantities of this prepared lait.
demonstration purpc scs Mr. CA
placed bait out in a field infested\
the dogs" near the Broadus sch
house and they have Disappeared Ii
sunday, III. r. Cook. with the assiA|
ance of B. Cain, covered 200 acres
rodent infested land on his premis)
and while they did not later inspe|
the towns they are satisfied th1
good results We're obtained in the e]
termination work.
AS socn rs the weather permits,
w. Peterson will take sufficient strycl
nine poisoning to the Moorhead dil
trict that will mix another 300 poun{
of bait and there remains strchnir
sufficient for another batch cf bal
SO that the bait prepared will tot
around 1.50O pounds.
According to Mr.. Oman this count
should be recipient from the staa
and fedearl government in the distr
button of free bait. Originally thel
was $4,000 pounds of free state ba
and $4,000 pounds OF free governmel
bait for distribution but it is believe
this has all been apportic ned amOn
n counties of the state He advis,
some association here to bear the frt
bait in mind 50 that acquisitions ms
be made at the proper time. The1
are state selections in this count
which could command a generous DO
tion of free bait.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
SALE OF REER Is
LEl;Al.lZED IN WYO.

peaied the states nrchihi,iom law thn
Sheridan brewery resumer operations
April ! and hereafter beer will be dis
pensed the same as coco cola and at ther
soft drinks. The saloons are not to
be re-opened but beer will be sold
In gcrcery stores. soft drink parlors
and drug stores. Each imbiber must
each time he takes II drink. He is al.
lowed three drinks Il day at 5 cents
each and every drink thereafter costs
him 81.
With beer again placed on the mar
ket. certain factions of Sheridan like
wise sought to have restrictions re-
moved from gambling, but Mayor
Campiin is standing pat.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
H0MESTAKE CON7RA0
FOR SHERIDAN |

Messrs. Keenan, and Hotchkiss q
the Hotkiss Coal company returned
from Lead, S. d., recently. says the
Sheridan tWyo.) Post. where the,
closed large contract for coal with
the Homestake Gold Mining com.
Dany and the Hearst Mercantile
company of Lead, for their entire
requirements.
The Rapid City Journal. in com
menting upon this transaction. states
this is the largest deal in connec.
tion viii coal contracts ever con-.
pleted in western South Dakota
Under provisions of the contract
the Hotkiss company is to deliver
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
C0l|NTY'S
FINANCIAL

At the present time Powder River
county has approximately s5S. 900 IN
unpaid outstanding warrants. but to
offset this sum t.. large extent IS
an item OF unpaid taxes. From the
1919 personal tax $4,000 still remains
due and from the personal and real
estate tax of 1890 there is yet due
$4,000
From March : to the 31st. inclusive,
County Treasurer j, 4. Wilson coll
lNctnd s2.555.Sa in delinquent taxes. in
cluaing an item of approximately
1000 received from the Northern Pa
ciic AS delinquent taxes which were
assessed against the original land
grant in this county.
OF recent date tine county treasurer =
office received S2.3i6 from Custer
county to apply on taxes in a,rearagys
prirr to 1919.
This week County Treasurer Wilson
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
TWO SHOTS BRING N OiL

Newcastle. Wyo.-A new venture ir
the shallow we'll field was started when
". fnlnnE, held manager of the Nye.
Petroleum company, an eastern syndi-
cate. used two shots of about 80
pounds of dynamite to loosen up the
on section Sc, near Pedro. The shots
have proved more than successful. and
II the tests made Immediately after
tne shcts We're fired continue to hold
up. q revolution of production in the
allow field has commenced. The hoie
shot was practically dry hole. 4
good showing CT oil was the very hest
tnat could be said of 1t. and IL hours
aIter the shot 10 TO 12 barrels of oil
were 6aled out of the hole.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
HOMESTEADER RETURNS To
FIND PLACE DCRGI,

J. NJ. Adams, residing on piIor,r,
creek, returned the fore part OF this
week and will further improve hia
claim. He was accompanied home
two little daughters. Mr.. Adams WAS
considerably aggireved tc, find IN.
home stripped of most Of its contents
ana u Is said his place was one Of the
Vitalis. new serving two years enct,
n the, penitentiary for ROBBERY.
from the loot stolen by the tw0.
his property. but states there is abouf
S1S worth # bedding and other mias
cellaneous articles missing.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08

1t seems that great many people
get their ideas concerning the land
laws. not from the laws or the gov
and traditions handed down by former ler
homesteaders. As the land laws are
constantly changing. the experiences
OF former entrymen are useless in most
what others have done as a guide may
fail tc receive patent until further
compliance with the law is shown
Ihls is especially true as to Residence
on homesteads.
The particular law which prescribcs
the period of residence on hOmesteads
II section 229l of the revised statutes
This law formerly read, in part. as
follows:
making such entry proves
by two credible witnesses that he.
same for the terms Of five years
- - he, she, or they shall be
entitled to patent "
1t was. left to the interior depart
ment to determine jus what was meant
ny residing upon the land. Congress
could not have Intended that the entry
man should be bodily present on the
land every day for the five years. That
would be impossible in most cases. At
first the making of final proof was
largely matter of fern and the claim
ant was only asked to swear that he
had resided on and cultivated the land
for Ave. years. Hit witnesses simply
signed below the claimant. corrobor-
ating his testimony, often without
even redaing it. Many cases are
known where the claimant. slept en-
the land once in six months during
the five year period, and then swore
that he had resided on the land for
five years.
But the department finally decided
that more strict compliance with
the Jaw was necessary. and new final
proof blanks and regulations We're is-
sued. 1t was then necessary to shcw
that entryman claimed the land as his
home Ito the exclusion of Il home
He could be absent most of the time
IT his family resided on the land. so
lcng as he did not have another home.
In the case Of Il travelling man. his
farming being on the land. an occa-
sional visit to the land during his va
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
OFFICERS QU|tTtM BIG D|ST|llERY

BILLY" Richardson. state stock in
spector and Deputy Sheriff J. X. Marsh
are credited with finding per-
fectly equipped distillery at the
head of Cabin creek. this county. and
are said to be likewise responsible for
the arrest of three men, alleged to he
its custodians and operators, George
Mayhan, Henry Taylor and Dwight
Pierce. All three men We're admitted
to bail in the sum cf $3.50 each to
stand trial in court.
In the cOnfiscated property was one
key of about 20 gallon of moonshine,
1 empty 5O-gallsn barrels. corn grind
er. 10 sacks of corn. two sacks of
ground corn and a still.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
WAGE SCALES AS ADOPTED
IN OTHER LOC CALJTlES

Acce riding to advices received herel
the Sheridan County tWyoming) Wool
Growers association at recent meet
ing decided upon the following wage
scale for this year: Herders, $50 pen
month; Inexperienced lambers. sac per
month; ranch labcrers, $35 per month";
shearers are to pay 81 a day for hoard
The price of twine with which to tic
the leecesa was discussed at the meet
ing and considerable Indignation was
expressed that the sheepmen purchaee
tit' twinc at 35 cents and sell tt Ia
th' wool buyers ut II price much lower.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
CONDITION

Issued q can for TIL. payment o
S5.2S3.12 county warrants in the gen
crai, contingent and road funds an,
IN addition $1,000 warrants iron
Scho"i District Nc. 50 are made pay
able.
County Treasurer Wilson state
there rs some misunderstanding anon,
the delinquent taxpayers as to the ac
Ion taken by the recent legisl turt
and this has caused general confusion
~ some cases the taxpayer is unde
the impression that the legislatmr
suspended the interest, publication
charses and the penalty and that tn
oriEih;i sum only is due. AS matte
the 10 per cent penalty until OctObe
and in the meantime the / per cen
interest each month is accruing o.
unpaid taxes and the publication
charges still remain
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
ORDER
ALL ROADS SURVEY ED

The commissioners at their regular
mcnthly meeting this week took no.
tice Of the many county roads which
have never been officially laid out
1t was reported they were disposed to
tc proceed with the work within the
present month. II is also said the
first unsurveyed roads would be laid
out in the vicinity of Coalwood
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
MAY BUILD SAWMILL At
HEAD OF HOME CREEK

The establishment of a sawmill an
the head of Home creek. about twelve
suit of a conference held in Miles CITY
between representatives of the Custer
forest and lumber interests Assistant
Forest Supervisor j. w. Stanton and
Ranger Templar. on recent visit to
the forest. conferred with two lum-
ber men, r. p. Whitccm and John "
Hudson. regarding the possibilities Of
starting a mill. Providing the lumber
service officials the min will be
built, it is said.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
Rl LES FOR RE-RECORDING
OF BRANDS IN NONTNN 4

!. All brands recorded pricr to Jan.
~. i'2l. must be re-recor,lcd hy Jan.
/: i9-2. IN accordance with the pro-
VISIONS of an act of the Scvcnteent tn
legislative assembly. la2l
In re-recording. positively no
cnanSe can De made in name of own-
or or descripticn of brand
D. Zee for re-fecordinS is - cents
for each brand
1. Send In old certificate if possible,
II not, send in Il careful dcscl ipt ion of
YOUR brand< or brands.
D. Postage stamps Will not be ar-
te'tcd Yer re-recorGlin- foe
f. \. PHILLIPS
Recorder of Marks and brands
Helena. Montana
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08

i 10000 tons of coal mini
Sheridan mines. during Il
year. For this contract
Sheridan company will prA
ploy between 40 and so 4
out the entire year.
The Homestlke companH
past two years has been Ill
velOpmerr work on a 24-fOoA
high-grade coal. about tiv\
from BrOadus. and will cont
work this year. Lack of rail-
cilities prevents transpOrta1
our immense coal deposits
side points at a great redut
price over other fields.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
MANY ORDERS FOR sEED

Many orders for pure Grimm alfalfa
seed have been received at the office
custer county. Small orders are being
nlled for the most part. Farmers in
custer county are beginning to real
lxe. stated Mr.. Yerringtcn. the value
known origin. The pure Grimm seed
IS harder than the ordinary seed and
sells for a higher price than the or
that large number Of row alfalfa
aemonstratfOn pl OTIS were tc, be planted
IN Custer county this spring.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
Other Wage ReAuctions

As result CT the slump in the wool
industry. new wage scales agreed un.I
on at the meeting of the Wooigrowers'I
association at Helena will grant onl NJ
s.o per month to sheepherders and
struction placed upon increasing the|
wages of especially capable helm of|
skilled labor in any line of raucls|
WORK. About $" sheepmcn were In att
tendance ut the meeting
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
RECALL ELECTION AGAINST
NORTH DAKOTA NONpARTIS SANS

. Political factions opposed to the
Nonpartisan League in North Dakota
IN convention at Devils Lake. n D.,
certain state officials be held on or
before November :. The recall elec-
tion as ordered is directed against
Governor Lynn j. Frazier, Attorney
General William Lemlle and Commits.
sioner of Agriculture John n Hagan.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
RESI- Its OF Ey.EtTION ~
>tHOOl. DISTRICT NO. -

About 100 people attended thu
school election in district No. y la $,
Saturday and Ga votes were poIled.
This district centers about th. Brine
gay school. There was Il close contest
for tn. uncXpirea term of one year
trustceship, Ad Rowsey defeating Bob
Rice 81 to 32. Rowsey was the in-
cumbent having succeeded Il. g. Lock-
wood. For the three-year term Geo.
height succeeds John Irion. having,
defeated Alva Manker for the office
by a vote of "a to II.
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cation was considered sufficient.
However, this is all past for on
June II. ,l9l2, congress amended this
law SO that the residence requirement MT
is as follows:
go - If - the person
making such entry proves
by himself and two credible wit-
nesses that he. she, or they have
have actually resided upon and
cultivated the same for the term.
Of three years - - he. she. or
they = shall be entitled to q
upon the filing in the local land
office notice Of the beginning of
such absence at his option he shall
be entitled to leave of absence
in one or two continuous periods
not exceeding in the aggregate
1--WE months in each year after es-
tablishing residence: and upon the
termination of such absence. in
oh period. the entryman shall file
q notice Of such terminate. n in the
local land office: but in ease Of
cOn,nutation, the fourteen months
act III resaidence as now required
by law must be shown -
When congress inserted the word
actual and stipul ated the amount rf
absence allowed during each year. the
department. was relieved of the respon-
sibility OF determining what should
constitute residence, and now the en-
trynran must he bodily present on the
land during at least seven months of
each vera. The fact that his family
have resided on the land continuous
ly will not excuse him from being
there. 1t has been held that a school
teacher who was on her land each
week from Friday night till Monday
morning. and continuously during a
three months vacation, had not com
piled with the law.
Under the old law a person who was
elected to a public office which re-
quired him to reside elsewher. than
on his land was excused from residence
during such period. but this does not
apply to the present law.
Unless entryman can claim credit
for military service. proof cannot be
made until three years after residence
is established on the land regardless
of the date of the entry. or the fact
that the period of actual residence is
completed sooner
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
OLE LARSON'S DEATH DuE 20
lNFlRMTTlES OF Ol.n AcM

tie i.arson's death occurred at the
n"mie OF his son. l.. c. Larson on
,,,n,ni,klii ~, creek near Selway, Saturday.
March 20, and funeral SERVICES war.s
,ieid on Easter Sunday. His death was
iarsediy attributed to intirmities of
sla age He was born December D.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08

The distillery occupied Il new build
ing, 80 Dy IL feet. built in a coulee
IT was supplied with running water,
plped from spring short distance
away. There We're IL watts in the
place. each cne measuring five feet
square and three feet high, all hay
Ing an estimated capacity of one thou.
sand gallons All contained corn mash
and this was dumped.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
MUSICAL NUMBERS FOR
SUNDAY CHlRCH SERVICES

The musical program in addition 10
the services in the Broadus church
sunday evening will include the fol
lowing numbers: Church anthem, Con
slider the Lilies by the church choir.
Solo. Ave Maria tMascagni,, by Mrs.
A. w, Heidel
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-08
AINA SULLIVAN DIES NEAR
STACEY FROM PNEl NONIA

Alter an illness of only seven days.
AVA Brown sullivan passed away on
Monday of this week from the effect~
OF pneumonia. He was unmarried, and
hved at the home cf his parents. 10|
miles west of Stacey
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30 PRODUCING WELLS. CAT CREEK
There are now 80 producing wells
drilling. according to information re-
ceived here. During the past week.
the Frantz-Harlan. the Mccarthy and
the Montacal wells were all rCught
in. e'
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Residence on HOmeSteadS


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nave nrrn.gsd c pa ss:
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L.
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}. X. Marsh was dropped from the
county payroll yesterday on order of
county commissioners Chas. NJ Smith
and Baxter Pierce.