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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-18

The long-distance telephone cir.
cult was out Of commission Wednes.
lay tom Beebe to Miles City. II Is
probable the line was damaged by
the high wind the night before.
Charles and Albert Lawson re-
suned their studies at the local hiRh
school on Monday after a few DAYS
absence.
The League Of Nations" question
will again be debated before the Lit
erary society next Thursday evening.
S. J. Blankinbaker left the fore
part of the week for Louisville, KY.
and will be absent until about the
first Of May.
F.. E. Ball has been appointed SUI
perintendent Of the local Sunday
school and in this capacity urges at
tendance by young and old alike.
Sunday school literature will be pro-
vided and classes arranged for all.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-18
:,cs SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE
BANKRUPT. SAYS Sl,p1

BtANkNUk'T, BAYS SUIT.
That Cascade county with a IS
mill maximum scnool levy, is the
only county in the state that has
sufficient funds to maintain it's
school until the end of the present
school year is the report of Miss
Trumper, state superintendent Of
public instruction. says the Helena
Record-Herald. Miss Trumper at
tributes this to the county unit sys-
tenn which has been in operation in
Cascade county the last two years.
The report further records that
l223 school districts in the state are
bankrupt and in order to provide for
the maintenance of these schools
during the remainder of the year a
bill is now before the state senate
to provide bonds to cover the re-
CURED expenses as an emergency
measure.
Due to the uniform teachers sal
aries provided under the county unit
system. Cascade c-unty again ranks
first as almost the only county in the
state where there has been no teach
er shortage. All SCHOOLS in the coun-
| ty were filled early In October and
at present there are teachers on the
waiting list.
One district in Sheridan county
has already voted special levy of
l47 mills in order to maintain its
schools and whole counties, accord
ing to the report, have voted an av-
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-18
LOCAL BRIEFS

w. b. Miles of Moorhead on Wed
nesday made final proof before I !.
w. Craie. using as mis- witnesses b.
w. Peterson and Harry Bergh.
DR.. James Monday night was call
ed to the head of Belle creek on pro-
fessional business.
Biddle Saturday night was we'll at
tended.
The windmill and storage tank for
use at Valley View cemeterya were
received this week. The windmill is
being installed by John Rogge and
later the tank will be mounted on a
concrete base.
The interior Of the court house is
undergoing remodelling. The former
office of Sheriff Suffer will be oc-
cupied by County Clerk West and
also used by commissioners for reg
ular and special board meetings.
Miss Fitzpatrick, county superintend-
ent, is allotted a separate office by
partitioning off the lobby across the
aisle from the former quarters. H.
r.. Straiton, clerk OF court, has his
Office quarters enlarged by taking
over the space formerly occupied by
the county superintendent.
On Tuesday Ben Norris poured
half of the concrete foundation for
his new residence ne is building in
block seven.
Harry Lunn has the dimension
work nearly completed for his new
residence in Broadus.
The weakest place in the road to
Miles City is said to exist beyond the
l. ranch where several loads of
dirt were dumped and it is feared
this location will become veritable
bog hole when the frost goes out OF
the ground.
Mrs. George Lewis severely burn
ed her left foot a few days ago
when scalding lard spilled from a
cooking utensil she was taking from
the stove and caused the injury.
Charles W. Miles Is expected home
within short time from his vaca-
ton spent in Georgia and Florida.
Mrs. 4. Montgomery was visi-
tor in Belle Fourche, S. D., the past
week
John c. Hand from the head Of
Belle creek was county seat WISH
tor Tuesday.
A gorge in Powder river was re-
ported yesterday in the vicinity Of
Pinto.
S. A. Holt received the appoint
ment as county coroner from the
commissioners at their last regular
session and will qhslify fer office.
\ son was born to Mr. and Mrs
al Irioa at II O'Clock February -
Mrs. NJ. T. Wiley returned Friday
from a visit OF several days at Miles
City.
DR.. w. NJ. Smart, dentist Of Miles
City, will be in B-oadus February
goth to March 18th. prepared to do
all kinds of dental work fill
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-18

erage Of 20 mills to keep their
schools running. A large number Of
districts have voted special levies
varying from 80 to - mills. A max
imum levy Of Is mills was levied by
the rural school board Of Cascade
county last July on all districts In
the county and this has been suffi-
cient to maintain its schools for the
year.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-18
Spring officially starts March 81.

spring OuIClauy STARTS MaTCu q.
Mrs. Burt W. Peterson and Mrs.
c. G. Craw have both been belfast
the past week with sickness but are
now reported cOnvalescent.
d. r.. Finch and c. w. Waite mo-
tored to Miles City Friday, the for
mer returning Monday while the lat
ter remaining over few days longer.
In view Of the hostility Of legisla-
tors against the creation of new
counties which do Not have an as
sessed valuation OF at least eight
millions of dollars, it is reported
here that the proposed Joe Brown
county will have much opposition.
A bill for the creation of such a
county was to be introduced in the
legislature, to be carved from Rose
bud. Big Horn and Powder River
counties.
A large crowd attended dance
at Boyes Friday night.
The Literary society will have an
other debate next Thursday night.
with F. T.. Ball and 4. f. Sherlock
leading the teams for the negative
and affirmative. The question for
debate was left to their selection.
Mrs. c. 5. Einsel entertained a
few ladies Monday afternoon in hon.
or of Mrs. A. W. Heidefs birth an
niversary
W. L. Cook was visitor in town
the fore part Of the week
Jack Clevinger and David Fisher
from Kruger We're in town Tuesday.
5. 5. Baker. 0. G. Cramer and
Frank Pierce from the Kruger vi
entity attended the prairie dog meet
ing in town Saturday.
Peter J. Hanks of Graham mad
final proof before T. w. Craig on
Tuesday. His witnesses were Earl
WhitesideG and Ed Olson.
Fred ". Rue traile,i 700 head of
cattle from Gillette 10 his place on
Little Powder river, arriving just be-
fore the storm started. These cattle
We're consigned to Rue from Colo
RADIO and will be fed aud cared for
by him until later. The 9omile trip
from Gillette was made in ten days
ayera ging nine miles day and only
one night was it necessary to stand
guard.
The masquerade dance given at
the Broadus school house Friday
night under auspices of the Ameri-
can Legion was we'll attended and
nearly everyone was attired in appro-
pirate costumes.
Herman Smith on "Wednesday
opened his business for the repair
of shoes and harness at the Lane
building near the court house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Trautman from
Epsie were Sunday visitors in town.
Judge S. d. Mckinnon, Court Re-
porter JAG Coward ana Attorney Ed
kenney came from Miles City We'd
nesday TO attend the court session.
The new two-cent coin will at
least make a market for copper.
Much needed equipment for the To-
cal high school has been ordered and
is expected here within few days.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-18
HARDIN WE'LL FLOWS
300 BARRELS DAILY

Oil in commercial quantities was
brought in on Soap creek. % miles
south OF aHrdin last week by the
Western States Oil company, a sub
sidary of the Midwest Oil company,
at a depth Of 1886 feet. Drilling
was resumed and another strike was
made in the same we'll at 1.64O feet
which increased the flow to fully 200
barrels day
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-18
NOTICE no PUBLIC

Effective at once the stage fares
from Bro6dus and intermediate
points to Miles City are reduced rs
per cent.
We solicit your recognition for
passenger service AZ we'll as express
and merchandise calls.
m25 BROADUS STAGE.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-03
FAIR GREATEST
EVER IN STATE
SAYS SECRETARY

Visitors to the Montana state fair
this year will visit the exposition
with the assurance of Secretary Hor-
ace S. Ensign that there will be dis
played the greatest variety of attrac-
tions ever assembled in Montana. In
a communication to the Great Falls
commercial club. Secretary Ensign
makes an assertion that the 1921 ex-
position at Helena viii surpass all eff
forts that have gone before.
THE attraction program will in
clude the latest features in track
events and aviation. with $4,000
horse racing program and the larg-
est carnival and vaudeville shows seen
at a state fair in years." writes Mr.
Ensign. The exhibits will greatly
exceed those of 1920, when 1O6O1 en-
tries were made in what was then
the high water mark of the institu-
ton. Big instructive exhibits will be
made by the state agricultural college
extension department. with demonstra-
tions that no farmer can afford TO miss
One tractor company will exhibit
something entirely new in the tractor
line. in the way of Il rubber tired
tractor.
Added to the inducement of the at
traction side of the fair is that of the
tourists free camping grounds. where
there will be everything. from tele
phone service to ice water. This. in
my opinion. is n generous inducement
to people who live at distance from
the capital 1t not only means that
they can afford to spend a week.
where formerly they spent but day.
but it also means that they can form
community parties. Families can be
taken and the trip can be made va
cation event. with the assurance that
all the wants of the vacationists Will
be looked after and accommodations
reserved in advance
The Great Falls. Commercial club
and the Cascade county farm bureau
have been supplied with information
on state fair exhibits. auto parties and
other state fair features. A supply
of premium lists has also been re
ceived for distribution.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-03
S0C|Ab|L|TY TOUR
PARTY SEES POINTS
Of INDIAN WAR FA|ME:
Roosevelt Highway Run Car
ries Them to Havre, With
Good Time at Malta.
special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Malta. Aug. o-The tourists on the
sociability tour over the Theodore
Roosevelt highway from Duluth to
Glacier park arrived at Malta Mon
day night, just one hour behind sche-
dule. The afterneen tour was enioyed
and some beautiful scenery was seen
by them throughout the Milk river
valley.
West of Glasgow a stop was made.
as General Miles pointed out to the
party the high points of ground on
which General Nelson Miles and his
men stood in rounding up the Nez
Perces Indians who were led by Chief
Joseph
At 4:3O in the afternoon. the party
stopped at Saeo, where J. r. Bachelor.
of Duluth. gave Il short talk about
the wonderful possibilities of the
Roosevelt highway On nearing Malta,
the party sighted the peaks of the
Little Rocky mountains to the south.
The Malta band welcomed the tour
lists with music as they entered the
city and Albert Winkler. president of
the Malta Commercial club, gave a
short address of welcome A. w
Tracy national secretary, responded
to the talk.
Tuesday the tourists left Malta
promptly at o'clock in an effort to
reach Havre by in the afternoon
At Chinook. where they arrived near
noon. they detourned off of the trail
for few miles to view one of the
many Montana oil wells that are
springing up in this district
Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-03
New York Market
FINANCIAL.

again in good demand today, with bid
ding most active for the standard
rails The upward movement of the
preceding day was carried forward
steadily and gains were well distribut-
ed through the list.
Trading was not begun until 1 o'clock
the opening having been postponed by
fire which resulted in filling the board
room with smoke, flooding the floor
apparatus. Business was on fairly
active scale, transactions in the two
hours amounting to 10000 shares.
There were no outstanding develop
ments to which the rise was attribut-
able. 1t appeared to be due in large
part to the favorable technical posi-
tion in which the market was placed
as consequence of the recent ex-
tended selling movement. Coupled with
this was a moderate amount of invest
els to which the standard dividend
payers have been marked down
Railroad shares held the leadership
throughout. Quotations of the repre-
sentative rails were runup from l to
nearly three points The Hill stocks
and coalers were the favorites. Nor
thern Pacific crossed 80. showing gain
Of more than 10 points from the low
of the year. Great Northern Preferred
rose 21s, to 76a. compared with the
year low Ol ou "cie q iO" SUI
spots in the list. including General
Electric. International Harvester, Cen
trail Leather, Chandler and United
Drug.
Call money renewed at 5 per cent.
compared with Az yesterday, and later
advanced to 5ha. The movement in the
foreign exchange market was narrow
and irregular, with marks showing
heaviness.
There was continued activity in the
bond market on a rising scale of prices.
Liberty bonds shared in the upward
movement. Total sales, (par value>
S8, 400 600
Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-03
COUNTER ATTACKS
MADE.0N H0bSON IN
COUNTY SEAT FIGHT
Commissioners Deny Fraud,
but Stanford Partisan Says
100 Votes Crooked.

Special to The Tribune.
Stanford. Aug. 2.-The county seat
contest, which has been pending for
several months over the seat of gov
ernment of Judith Basin county, was
brought one step >eloser final con-
clusion last Friday. when the board
of county comm ssioners filed their
answer TO the Complaint of Homer r
Goodell, who is the petitioner in Hob
sons behalf in bringing the contest
The answer. containing several type
were cast for Stanford or that its
majority was secured other than by
legal means. 1t is virtSally a straight
denial of all allegations set up in the
Goodell complaint, excepting the ad
mission of certain facts, such as the
holding of the election and that the
towns of Stanford and Hobson were
candidates for the permanent county
seat.
On Saturday A. Fl. Moon. of Stan
ford. under his constitutional right of
taxpayer and resident of Judith
Basin county. filed q complaint of
Intervention, setting up that more than
100 illegal votes were cast for Hob
son at the election last November.
OF this number 33 are alleged to be
nonresidentS and not eligible to vote
on the county seat question. and 81
fraudulent or illegal registrations, the
great majority of the latter being in
the Hobson voting precinct.
AS further cause of complaint. the
Intervention sets up that 40 legal
votes cast for Stanford were not
counted by the judges of the various
voting precincts. These, in connection
with the facts pertaining .to them,
were challenged by persons sent out
from Hobson for that purpose on
election day and were passed by the
judges of election under the supposi-
ton that the canvassing board would
re-check the ballots and determine the
legality of each. not knowing that this
board only checked the poll books of
the various precincts. With these DO
additional votes. together with the 100
or Eore alleged illegal votes cast for
Hobson. the interventor claims that
majority will be increased
to LAT votes.
Unless unforeseen developments oc
cur, the case is now set for speedy
with the possibility of it
coming up for trial this fall OK early
winter,
Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-03
Chicago Market
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chicago, Aug. 2.-Prospects of di-
minishing receipts had a bullish influ-
ence today on the wheat market Ad-
vances in price, however, were not well
maintained, and the close was unset
tied at the same as yesterdays finish
to higher, with September SIPS to
$125A, and December $1.2S to S128A
Corn lost sou to as; oats finished
unchanged to h@A higher, and pro-
visions varied from 21s decline to TX
advance.
Scantiness Of rural offerings, togeth-
er with falling off in receipts here
and at other primary centers gave
strength to wheat prices throughout
the day. Houses that sent bids to IL
linois, Indiana and Ohio points report
ed that country acceptances were al
most nil. Besides, car shortage COM
plants were a handicap to the bears
and opinion became general that the
crest of the after-the-harvest move
ment OF the winter crop had been wit
messed.
Beneficial rains where most needed
made the corn market easy from the
start. Oats rallied, owing to estima tes
that the domestic yield this season is
the smallest since 1911.
PROVISIONS averaged higher with hogs,
and because Of nine million pounds de-
crease shown in the Chicago stock of
lard.
Quotations:
The prices Of futures ranged AZ fol-
lows:
Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-03
TranSContinental
Inspires Confidence
Fine Drilling Record
on Fort Benton
Structure

People in the Fort Benton
country who have come in
close contact with the men
drilling the Transcontinent-
al we'll on the George Mich
OILS farm, who have had an
opportunity to inspect the
equipment used apd to see
the men and the machinery
actually at work, are en-
thuslastic in their praise of
the Fort Benton dome. and
feel confident til a t this
structure will prove to be
the greatest oil producing
area yet found in Montana.
1t is an inspiring sight to see the
drillers handle the giant drills, the
hailer. the underreamer and the
s'N'iN VA SLdoItfl itolS t4ldE diS kh~
cidental to standard drilling out
tit. The double crew of drillers,
who keep things moving during
every hour of the day sld night and
during every minute of every hour.
are veterans in the oil game. and
have seen long years of service in
the older oil fields of Kansas.
Oklahoma, Texas and West vir-
gfnia.
1t is understood that the Trans
continental biologists do not expect
to find oil ia commercial guam
titles at less than 1900 feet. How
ever. the fact that Two Cat Greek
biologists recently predicted that
oil would be struck at about 1,70O
feet. and the further fact that the
Transcontinental has Just COM
pleted erecting q 500-barre emerg-
ency oil tank a few rods from the
well. lead people who are watching
developments closely 10 feel that
oil may be expected now at almost
any time.
IHe iraHScontlnentat blf com
pany has the entire Fort Benton
structure under lease The Fort
Benton Oil Royalty Company owns
a 5ee royalty in 501.S2 acres on
both sides of and directly on the
axis of the structure. including the
50 acres of the George Nichols
farm on which the well is now be-
ing drilled. The Fort Benton Oil
Royalty Company is selling it's
share units to the public at 500
each and half share units at $50
each. A profit of 10000 can easily
be realized on such an investment.
Make check payable to one of fol-
lowsag trustees: f. A. Flanagan,
Fl. Benton: II. F. Miller, Ft. Ben
ton; or H. l.. Richmond, COL Cen
trail Ave. Great Fails.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-03
MORE AND MORE TAX
BY SUCAR-C0AT|N
URGED BY OFFICIALS
State Secretaries Convention
Told How to Do Trick on
Gas Coal and Autos.

Helena. Aug. 2.-Levying of a tax
on every gallon OF gasoline, tax on
every ton Of coal and a tax on all au-
1omobiles coming into the state from
other states were advocated by Louis
J.. Eumerson. president of the Ma
tional Association of Secretaries of
Stat. and secretary of state of Illinois.
at the opening session of the assocla-
ton at the state capitol Tuesday.
President Emerson stated that it is
not question of expenditure reduc-
tion in most states today. but of rev.
enue increase. and that he believes
that the Indirect method of taxation
is the most successful. THE man who
sends his son or daughter to the soda
fountain for a drink of pop and pays
for it 6 cents when he used to pay 5
cents. thinks nothing of the additional
3 cents; he's used to it, said Mr.. En-
erson. but when he gets out his tax
receipt and finds that his state taxes
have doubled during the past two
years, he begins to kick. He had to
pay it all in a lump. 1t is the direct
method of taxation which is causing
the so-called burdensome taxation
from which we are all suffering"
FldU Expansion OI m60ttNH.
The question of meeting with the
National Association of State Auditors
and Treasurers was considered and the
chair was empowered to appoint a
representative from the secretaries
organization to attend the next meet
ing of the auditors and treasurers and
present to them the proposition of a
consolidation of the two associations.
IL al
gates and expressed his qualification
in the idea of such meetings being
held.
II presume that these meetings are
regarded as pleasure trips by the pub
lic,'' he said. They look upon them
in the light of sort of junketing
expedition. AS a matter of fact, they
are nothing of the sort, If we could
only get together all of the elective
officers of all of the states in some
sort OF. an annual meeting. / am con
vinced that great good would come of
are not Identical, yet. in substance.
the value of communication and ex-
change of ideas with other men who
are facing the same problems you are
fit for yourself and your state.
Dixon Expects Tax Marvel
''The big question. of course, which
is facing us today is the question of
taxation. 1t seems sometimes that it
is a problem which is too big for
us to work out. But ] have an un-
faith in the ability of Ameri-
cans endowed with the traditions of
the 40 years of the life of the repub-
lie to successfully work out those
problems for the interest of the re-
public"
President Emerson responded to the |
governors welcome Election of Off |
GERS and selection of the next meeting |
place are scheduled for Wednesday,
Excursion trips to the mountains |
and nearby resorts are prominent in |
the program of entertainment.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-03
War Romance Sequel
Drowning of Former
Billings Girl in Italy

Special to The Tribune
Billings. Aug. 2.--The Marchese
Degli Albizzi, formerly Miss Mary
kifer, Billings school teacher from
1914 to 1917. was drowned recently
in Lake Garda, Italy, according to a
letter to Billings friends.
The former Miss Kifer met the mar
chcse in the Near East while she was
relief worker there and he was a
member of the Italian commission to
the Caucasus with the rank of ieuten-
ant.
Miss Kifer came to Billings from
Iowa and taught in the local high school
until the United States entered the
war, when she left to take a nurses
training course at Vassar. She re-
turned from the Near East last fall.
and the marchese followed for the
wedding in New York in January.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-03
AT KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City, Aug. 2.-Cattle---Re-
ceipts 10000; beef steers and yearlinsss
steady to weak; top heavy steers and
yearlings $3.50; bulls and fat she stock
steady to Csc lower few heavy COWS
* 5OG5 Is. medium and good kinds $40
s; good cutters $3@3.25; Gamers
steady; mostly s225G2.5o; calves steady
to soc lower; most sales s6@7oo; top
vealers So; heavy feeders steady to
higher; fleshy kinds S7.6oas;2o; STOCK
ers and other feeders mostly STEADY;
bulk stcckers s5M5.75.
Hogs~Receipts 10000; generally
steady to 1oc higher than yesterdays
average: best lights and mediums to
shippers Sl1.25; 240 to 275 pound hogs
TOP s11. 1.2o;. packing sows steady. to 25c
lower: pigs steady: closing weak;
Sheep-Receipts 1900: sheep strong:
best light ewes S5; lambs strong to 2oc
higher; natives $3.50; Colorados $9'io.