The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-05-19
lgAoo NEAREST COMPETITOR ~
TWO MILLION DOLLARS PUN.
cHAsEs SAYS oAeSoN
NEWS Of the CAPITAL CITY
Survey 81 Public Lands In state Near
Completion; Days % the 9quattor
viii Seen d Thing o.
the Past

power, as evidenced by the actual pur-
chases In each state during the month
of March, again shows Helena leading
the state as to conditions Of general
business. Babson's report for March
was recently received by the CONNER
cial club.
The cities making reports to Bah
sons service in Montana were Great
Falls, Billings. Helena, Miles City and
Lewistown. Although two Of these
cities have a larger. population than
Helena, Great Falls ranking almost
double in size, still Helena leads its
nearest competitor in the total amount
of purchases by well over two million
dollars. The report shows:
Helena-Purchases. $8.521 600: pop
ulation, 12,O37: compared with year
ago, SO per cent: compared with nor
NAL III per cent.
Billings-Purchase $6.4i6. 900: pop
ulation, 1900: compared with normal,
6 per cent; compared with year ago.
50 per cent.
Great Falls-Purchases, $6.O25. 600;
population, 24,121; compared with year
ago. n per cent.
Miles City Purchases. $578OOO:
population, 1887; compared with year
ago. 81 per cent.
Observation-Disclosures $3.115O 900:
population. 6,120; compared with year
ago, So per cent; compared with nor
NAL, 80 per cent.
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Land Survey Near Completion
Helena--Ihe day Of the land squt-
ter in Montana will soon be a thing of
the past and all United States land
surveys. except in the forest reserves.
will be practically completed by the
end of this season, in the opinion of ].
Scott Harrison, assistant supervisor Of
surveys in charge of the Montana dis
trict. Mr.. Harrison has recently sent
his crews out on their seasons work,
which Is now known as the cadestral
engineering service of the general land
office.
As the work Of surveying Montana's
public lands has been progressing the
forces for this district have been grad
uallv diminishing until this season
there are only 10 men in the field
Three years ago there were 80 men in
the field, said Mr. Harrison. The de-
partment plans to begin the survey Of
the national forest reserves next year
Appropriation for the department of
the interior has not yet been passed by
congress. he said. and he does not
therefore know what funds will he
available for the service for the fiscal
year beginning July l. 1922.
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o'Leary Awarded oratory Honors
Helena.-First honOrs in the state
oratorical contest participated In by
the six institutions of higher learning
Of Montana held in the City auditorium
were awarded to w. b. O'Leary, rep
resenting st. Charles college.
Second place was given to w. G..
Carroll of the State School Of Mines.
Butte, and third place to Matt Pearce
of the State university.
IF. J. McAllister Of the Billings Poly.
technic college had for his subject,
EAST Is West" T. f. Moore of the
State Agricultural college spoke on
american imperialism 1.-THE Call of
Today" was the subject of Kenneth
.Hammaker Of the Montana Wesleyan
college.
Bishop William F. Faber, John G.
Brown and H. s. Hepner were the
judges.
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Returns from Consular Post
Helena. - Miss Mary l. Sanders,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Z.
Sanders of Helena, has returned to the
capital city after two years spent at
Quito. the capital Of Ecuador. where
she is in the United States consular
service. Miss Sanders will go back to
Quito after stay with her relatives
in Helena. She likes Ecuador. Quito
Quito Is 10000 feet above the sea.
| Seeks Nomination 70 Court
Helena.-Albert P. Stark of Living
ston, judge Of the sixth judicial dis
trct for nearly 10 years. has filed with
the secretary of state his declaration Of
intention to seek the republican nom
ination for associate Justice Of the
supreme court. The Park turist was
a member Of the supreme court com
mission until a few weeks ago.
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Rate Case Get Tor June 8
Helena.-It il announced that a
hearing will be held here June 6 before
the state board of railroad commission
ers on the application of Wellington
d. Rankin, attorney general Of Mon
tana, for reductions on interstate
freight rates. The state Is building
a number of additions to educational
institutions and the attorney general in
his application for n hearing. filed
some time ago. charges that rates art
too high and that a considerable saw