The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-23

The new building being erected in
Broadus viii be formally dedicated for
high school education Saturday after
neon Of this week with q ceremony
marking the laying Of the cornerstone.
The stone itself 10 Quar1ed from native
limestone by Henry Kuhle. q profess
sional stone mason before he took up
q homestead near Broadus.
The prgram will. start 1T 2:46 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon when q procession
will march from the Powder River no.
tel headed by the Powder River band
Of about ten members, and will move
northward to the grounds west of the
present grade scheol building where
the building operations have been
started. During the hours program
all business houses in Broadus VIII be
closed. The ceremony marking the
laying Of the cornerstone will be op.
ened with introductory remarks by 8.
A. Holt. chairman of the Powder River
County High School committee. and
viii be followed with q divine invoca-
tton by Rev. c. 8. Marsclf, local minis-
ter. Mr.. Holt will deliver the address
and then with the cornerstone in place
at the southwest corner, the leveling
will be done by Chas. 8. Einsel, the
squaring by NJ. T. Wiley and the
plumbing by H. r. Straiton. w. T.
Waite. secretary Of the committee. will
read q list o. the records tc be depos.
tied in the stones receptacle. H. A.
Loobey, treasurer Of the committee.
and J. F. Blenkner. likewise Of the
building committee. will seal the box
Of records and deposit it in the stone.
During the ceremony a few musical
numbers will be :ntersperssd by the
Powder River band.
With the concl usion Of the program
| the people will rest while their lunch
| boxes are being emptied on improvised
tables where they will enjoy a COM
| mon picnic together. Benches will be
| available. The ladies Of the Ali So.
| ciety will serve free lemonade and
| coffee. It is probable an impromptu
program of games will be arranged
| following the laying CT the cornerstone
| that will hold the interest of the peo.
pie until lunch time. In the evening
at Shorty's hall will be a dance under
auspices of the American Legion.
The cornerstone will measure IL
inches square with followed -out
place as a depcSitary for records not
of much intrinsic worth now but to
| become very valuable in the foil owing
years and to be gaxed upon by the
next generation Is or more years hence
when the building will probably be
razed to make way for a more preten.
tious structure. The cornerstone itself
smybolixes the desire CT Powder River
county and the county seat at Broadus
fer advancement and progress in all
things of constructive character and
especially pertaining to education and
rnf
people.
In passing it may be mentioned that
the people are ercting this building by
private subscription without recourse
to bonding and that with three years
by applying money that otherwise
would be used for rental, the build
ing will pay for itself and will pass to
the ownership Of the county without
cost.
Mrs. Margaret Trautman. the undis.
puted Mother of Broadus," donated
$3.50 toward the purchase price of q
half block of land to the west Of the
grade school building. this in additicr
site and plots of land for church
: school and cemetery purposes.
The plan of financing the building t,
DC uSeu Oy the nl8n ecnOOl ana late
to be donated to the county, was sug
gested and recommended by Chas. {
Einsel. wherein mortgage notes se
cured by the property itself and sisne
by Hugo Camplin and his wife. Mar
: garet Camplin, as trusees. have bee
n sold in denominations Of $35 eacl
e These notes viii be retired at malul
v ity in three years and win draw 8 pc
t. cent interest. The entire issue hs
o practically been taken up by privat
n subscription.
The cornerstone laying 10 an evel
y Ct moment to the people Of Powd,
River county, and should especial
p appeal to those who have the futu
g welfare OF our youth at heart for
: means that we are trying to do som
thing alcng advanced educational lin
20 that will beneht them directly in the
~ chosen avocations Of life. whatsoev
~ that endeavor should be.
ly
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