The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-07
HIGH SCHOOL TO
Be MAINTAINED
TO BE FINANCED THROUGH
ASSISTANCE FROM BROADUs
TOWNSHIP FUNDS
$1 800 APPROPRIATED FOR Two
TEACHERS AND MONEY
FOR EQUIPMENT

Two long tables at the Powder
River hotel were occupied at the
regular monthly meeting Of the
Broadus Chamber Of Commerce on
Monday evening.
The chief topic of discussion in the
transaction Of business was the high
school project, S. A. Holt acting as
spokesman for the committee on this
subject. The committee, with the ad-
dition Of Misses Florence Fitzpatrick,
Winona Lewis and Prof J. I. West
phal. upon the invitation of County
Commissioner Morris, was instructed
to wait upon the commissioners i'll
session the next day and try to de-
vie ways and means for the perpet-
uation Of the high school started in
Broadus this fall. The next day
there was a happy solution to tho
problem when the commissioners
custodians in trust of the Broadus
townsite fund, voted to meet salaries
OF two teachers for the high school
the balance of the school term OF FIVE
months, amounting to $i,JOO. III
addition, all money derived from the
sale Of residence and business lots
in Broadus until March J. of this
year would be applied toward the
purchase Of high school equipment,
Over $500 was Immediately raised
by the sale Of lots under this aeree-
ment, half OF the sum required to
equip the high school this year. The
money in the townsite fund has ac-
cumulated through funds p.id for
lots here. Mrs. Trautman made the
original townsite donation and from
this big plot Of ground high school
square was reserved near the site OF
the Brodston property. The resi-
dence lots. 50 by i40 feet, are SELL
ing at $40 TO $50 each, and the ',usi-
ness lots. at 500 to $1o5
With this achievement there re-
mains no doubt that the high school
will be maintained the balance OF the
present school term.
Other matters were discussed at
the Chamber OF Commerce mect ting.
The fire committee through its
chairman A w. Heidel. reported
that sum OF $500 year could be
saved Il Premiums by the installation
OF two chemical engines. The COM
mittee VAS instructed bv President
Einsei to interview property owners
With proposition to advance the )
per cent savings to be applied on the
purchase OF engines.
Lee Wilson advised the mnetius Of
the desire of people around Sayle for
mail service connecting with Moor
| head and was instructed to circulate
| petitions and gather more data, In
this connection, Burt Peterson. for
merly postmaster at Moorhead. sug-
| gested another clerk for the Moor
| head Office 10 assist in the mail work
! there. Considerable work deyo,yes
! upon the Noorhead office at the rles-
eit time in taking care of the sew
eral mail routes from that office and
little more is allowed for compensa-
ton than the stamp cancellation
Which is Inadequate. Peterson was
authorized to circulate petitions to
this effect and present tlIem TO the
club for endorsement
In regard to the telephone project
between Rroadus and Miles City Act
ing Secretary Wiley was instructed
to procure data showing subscribers
and amounts from this county.
III addition to several visitors
present at the meeting, Commissions
ers J. Il. Morris, Charley Smith,
Baxter Pierce and w. II. Peays were
present as guests of the club. Mr.,
Peays being the retiring member