The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-08-12
OBSERVATION Of
k|cktRS' WEd

The past week ha: been an on
season for kickers. especially tho1
VINO We're aggrieved because OF rails
IN tneir assessment schedules. Repr
OF the county were in town to mn
view the commissioners sitting a.
board of equalization to have the.
schedules revised dcwnwards.
was of the belief that under norn,
times no attention would have bs3
Siven Ely TO 70 payment OF additional taxi
,,;ii nut under the present stringency
was general that taxes should
Kept down to the very minimum al
expense Of county government shouI
pe curta1led wherever possible.
! All day Monday groups CT men cot|
Eregated and talked over the situ2
tion generally. Ordinarily the COUNT
OF prosperity and content the sentime:
seemed eI & to have changed to one Of ger
sXlstlng tlghtness Of money is respOI
with low market values for both stoc
the general belief that they had bee
GROSSLY Disseminated against. UntI
times improve 1t was their belief tha
a general retrenehment be effected
that county operating and overhesl
| expenses be barred to the bone. In
new county projects of whatsoever M
| GD1n0OnGu n
tions improve. '-
kickers' week was also, the occasio|
Tor registration of complaints in othe|
than tax matters. Even Powder rfyeI
came under the glare of the calcium
about the "aaer most 'hs ns.Yess Year r9nnd it.
county for 1t Is not working to In
prove tne country and it's chief purl
pose pose Is to provide drinking water fo|
| VA flrS ,,ti -
ture en- the land would make theTI
grow anything for nowhere is eoi
more MOI, productive with a sufficient wal
tomobiles in the country fer the goo1
| or the public veal: the grasshopper|
haa become too darned pertinent; TIL
| nhonesteadsrs had taken up about al
exacting tco much money from stock
| men for annual leases; the stockmej
We're compelled to reduce the numbel
OF homesteaders on the open range
the he mesteaders. majority of then1
were, were not practical farmers and onil
apn1vin. nnf OUT noaarn an existence when b
without complaint become prosper'
Gus and assume their proportion.
ation. az share re OF the burdne Of tax.
OF lands for taxation purposes wal
upon an unfair basis; prohibition Law,
talin,y M1le hurting mi the country in genera,
| cue YViAcSllS SOOO mOnev FOL
the benefit of Canadians; liqucr Should
be regarded as a necessary commodifs
ana an as such ITS extortionate cost would
bea be ieuucea; some of the school board
nnances and cost of maintenance an(
overhead expenses We're too large Nj
the commensurate educational returni
received per student; the northern
part or the county should revert bach
to Custer county: the south hat
Of Of the county should be annexed te
"S1snnnea rai,reaa there ya is no probability q
country; the oil talk is ali bunk
nothing will ever be done with II.
immense ,1,., coal deposits underlying ths
country: Saturday night dances exteni
over lntC' Sunday morning. making ne
regard for the proper observance oj
tns h sabbath; short skirts and hall
| not sell anything until the market.
improve; we should net buy anythinr
until the markets improve: the stock
ineax men are range hogs and trying t.
! podS IN the county will go blind /,
| they continue reading the fine prfn
or the county newspaper. Small horse,
money value is concerned: they ar,
worthless and should be entirely elm
mated mated py being fed to the hogs an.
peter PET r. grades of horsefiesh substitute,
every calf should be branded only b,
their rightful owners. More respec
should be paid to the state fish an,
should be conducted on a mere caref,i
basis to the end that Others stock
not eontiscated The county shoui,
wcman ,aor rrnisa and his ths teats for every mar
" should defray expenses of sendin
.ne county newspaper to every tax
payer. Too much money is sent GU
VI the county to mail order houses 70
goods that may be purchased here =
the same or better quality and a
equal prices. Too many people fror
nmts;ds omis SsuhaS ny, carry their accounts wit
were local they could be ued to goo
advantage in development Of the coun
oty; ty; the county seat is the only pcst
busy. Too much leniency Was showw ~
ny nyesprr sarors INT, IN trial Of state cases Nor
procnrI prossure should shc uld be brought to bear I
county There is a noticeable lack .n1 :
n"iiohsratlon ,i.,l, on the part ef Individual
hcme interest. There is iniividuai ~
sar'n saraa oi concerted action by both til
th.ir n, irers nroama. ama ranShnrs in marketin
t'p,1yee mas Yet availed themselve
OF the privileges extended by III
TTSnnts Thas papers tree employment burea
these ana Il number of other question
pro and CON. The Examiner inyit,
correspondence by it's readers pertaii
ing TO any of the above subjects ~
articles must be signed by the writer
true name and will be given pubiicit
fo &C. 'hs end that the correct solutioi
toi or ane many problems may be asce
tained and applied. thereby consolida
lnS the diffefences and making 1t D0
sibie Tor Powder River county to tai
Us pos'tlon as the best and most prc,
porous county within the state.
We MIST WORK AND WE MIST