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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
D0ANE DISCUSSES
IRRIGATION HERE

At the regular monthly meeting Of
the Chamber Of Commerce Monday
evening. H. X. Doane, q prominent
civil engineer Of Miles City, discussed
irrigation as IT. might apply to the
Powder river valley. Hts remarks
were instructive as we'll as interesting.
THE Powder river valley land is
rich and FERTILE" said Doane, "and
with an adequate water supply would
grow almost anything. but consider
Ing the remcteness from the railroad
irrigation here would be used to the
best advantage in growing alfalfa for
stock feed. 1t is quite probable that
reservoir sites could be found to inn
pound the necessary water to reel aim
a vast acreage Of land along the
course Of this river in this county. I
believe such a project is entirely feas-.
ible for a few days How with the wa
ter at high water mark in the spring
would suffice for an entire season of
irrigation. While it is true that ouan-
titles of silt are carried in the river.
irrigation projects in other rivers
heavier with mud than Powder river
have been damned and the silt prob
lem solved by a flushing process.
To get the water onto the land
here from reservoir would involve
an expenditure OF approximately $25
an acre. While this sum may seem
exorb1tant, in other irrigation districts
the acreage cost has been more but
the additional yields always more than
compensate for the investment. In the
Big Bend district # Washington it
costs the farmers $171 per acre to ir-
rigate their lands that are not near
SO good as our land and they are maxi
Ing 1t pay there. Near Salt Lake CITY
Is an irrigation project where water
is raised 800 feel to the land at a cost
OF S22 an acre and they are growing
paying crops. With proper irrigation
here nothing would prevent three cut
tinss of alfalfa every season with
four or five tons to the acre
irrigation failure have been many
in this state. but the failure are not
attributable to either the water CT the
land Instead 1t is Il deficiency in the
existing laws and selishness of the
lana owners. There are too many spec
ulators holding land under irrigation
bitches waiting for some one to en-
hance the value of the land by shcw-
ing its productiveness and they do not
pay for any water And then again
bitches become too greedy and take |
all the water, leaving none for the
others. These deficiencies should be
remedied by legislation. so that all
should pay their proportionate cost
and the water prorated among all con-
Mr.. Doane told CT tho success of diff |
ferent irrigation projects. in some in
stances water being impounded hum |
dreds of miles from its place OF usage. |
Done prefaced his remarks with a !
plea for more Identification CT homes |
in this country. especially along the !
main roads of travel. Very few of |
them .have any shrubbery or trees
around their houses, he said. and the !
flowers are especially conspicuous by |
their absence Instead. said Doane. !
about the only flowers we find at most |
places are carnations and they are
canned" pictures.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
MOVING TO OTHER STATES
WILL NOT IMPROVE CONDITIONS

w. a. Selvidge of Billings has Just
returned frcm an extended trip thru
the east and south and the West In
dies and Cuba. and says:
"Nontanas who move to other sec.
tions of the country in the hope of
betterins their condition, are follow
ing will-o'-the-wisp which can bring
naught hut financial distress.
while many people in Montana are
not making money and in some cases
are losing it. the same condition pre-
walls in all the sections visited. I'm
less man is assured of a position
In some other place, he will gain
nothing by leaving and may lose
much. Montana IL going to be the
first state to get back to normal. The
fact that Montana has the enly cheap
land in the best-year-around climate
In the world. will have much to dc
In boosting the state in the future !.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
State Banks Show
Big Improvement

The report cf State Bank Examiner
L.. u Skelton makes cheerful reading,
1t covers 26S incorporated banks that
come under his jurisdiction and seven
unlncOrporated or private banks and
snow their condition on January / of
this year as compared with their con-
d1tton on September 6. 1921. the date
OF his last report. During that period
OF less than four months, they reduced
their Indebtedness fer borrowed money
about one-third--from $17,2O5,OOO to
$l2,S77.0OO. They also increased their
deposits in the same period by $4,-
100000. Their reserve on January /
was $9,3S5.O00 In excess of legal re-
quhements. the average being 21.S per
cent as against 1873 at the time of the
September report.
In II months covering the severe
financial squeeze, 81 state banks lave
been obliged to close their doris, but
eight OF them have since been rcop-
ened. Six of them have been assigned
to receivers to close their affairs, and
seven of them are still in the control
of the bank department.
That is surely a pretty fair record
and much better one than some cf
our neighboring states can make. 1t
may also betruthfully added. that " ith
very few exceptions. the closed banks
We're not closed because Of any crook
edness or dishonest of their officers.
but because they had overloaned
themselves in an effort to finance
their customers, ana were unable to
make collections on account of bad
crops and shrinkage ef prices. ard SO
their cash got below the legal reserve
limit and they We're obliged under the
law to cease doing business. The tre-
mendous shrinkage IN the value of
sheep, wool. cattle and farm products
was stalwart figure in the misfor-
tune that came to many CT these coun-
try banks turning loans that were
good when they were made into doubt
ful paper. not acceptable for redis-
count purposes.
The great improvement in the fran
cial condition If the Montana state
banks in the last four months is CO.
incident with 4 great Improvement in
the banking situation everywhere in
the United States. Money Is now plen-
tfful and cheap. We note that a day
or two ago the Chicago reserve bank
reduced it's discount lean rate to Az
per cent from per ccnt-Great Falls
Tribune.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
UNCLE SAM PROEsCuTING
ALLEGED OH. PROMOTERS

Garfield county oil land figured in a
suit in federal court at Omaha when
Samuel Il. Musser. formerly drug.
gist at Newcastle and Sheridan. Wyo.,
and Miss Rachael Strickl and Of the
American Ere kerage and Development
Corporation. were charged with using
the mails to defraud.
The alleged scheme as outlined. WAS
to sell land in Garfield county. which
had been divided into 1900 units. al
SIS a unit. the defendants claiming the
property was in proven oil territory
The government charges the corpora
ton did not have title to the property
that It was not In proven oil terri
tory. and that they had done no drill.
Ing. The defendants are alleged te
have represented that the cooperation
had been drilling for oil.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
MAllOY GETS LAND
CLASSIFICATION

At the regular monthly session OF
the board Of county commissioners
this week, a contract was let for COM
pleting the classification Of lands IN
this county for taxation purposes,
the land to be covered lying In town
ships Z, 8, 9, ranges 45 to "a inclusive.
The contract was awarded to Emmett
+. Malloy Of Miles City at 81 mills
per acre, with the contract to- be COM
pleted by February is, 1923. II. X.
Doane's bid for this work was 1O.s
mills and M. III. Anderson, 9.S mills
Der acre. Last year Malloy was the
successful bidder at II mills. It 10 un-
derstood that Malloy's bid this year
will be $1,40O under the compensation
he received last year for the same
acreage.
The commissioners appointed the re"
n,aining road supervisors as follows:
Howard Merchant for road district
42-44: John Bell for 62 and Hans Peter
son for $3.50.
The commissit ners authorized the
county superintendent of schools to
pledge $50 to the Eastern Montana
Sumer School for 1922.
John L. Scofield was reappcinted as
a member of the state fair advisory
board for the year 1929.
A petition was presented to the
board bearing the signatures OF the
required number of freeholders OF this
county requesting that the question OF
a county high school be submitted to
the voters Of Powder River county at
the primary election to be held In
August. this year. The petition was
approved and i'll ed.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
RESULTS OF RECENT
SCHOOL elections

At the school election IN District No.
-. conducted in the Broadus school
house Saturday afternoon. Ralph 4.
Blenkner was elected for the three
year term. receiving % votes. One
vote each was cast for A. w. Heidel,
Chas. s. Einsel, $. A. Holt. John
Rogge and a. B. Norris. The l0-mill
additional tax levy carried with a vote
OF ~ to 1. Chas. NJ. Smith is the re-
tirinG member of the board, the two
hold-cver members being Charles B.
Lewis and s. a. Holt. The board will
meet with the new member April Il
for organization ana transaction of
business.
In District "a. the election was held
at the Bridgeview school house and
as this district was only created last
year. trustees fer all three terms were
elected as follows: Bob Nalley re.
cetved all votes for the two-yea,
term; Ray McLain was elected to th<
three-year term and John Jolly to tn.
one-year term. Nineteen votes were
polled.
In District %. 80 votes were poiled
Anderson Caudill was elected to sue
ceed John Osgood. whose term ex,
pired. Hold.over members Of the beart
are VIM. Lavell and Fred Ashton.
In District ss. Matthew Damn wa.
reelected on the school board. clever
votes being polled. Hold-over mem ber
are Byrd H. Edwards and Al Waltz.
Elections in other districts are re
ported In field correspondence in thi
Issue.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
RAISE MORE FEED AND LESS
GRAIN. SAYS RICHARDSON

+. s. Richardson Powder liver
rancher. is planning to plant about
40 acres to corn this year, and will
raise only such grain and hay as he
can feed to his stock en- the ranch.
and states that it does not pay to raise
small grain when it must be hauled
80 to 100 miles to market. Mr. Rich
ardson fattened IS hogs last year, and
the same number the year before on
the corn he raised two years ago. In
addition to his hogs he also has q
number of dairy cows, chickens and
turkeys.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
q Aliens Apply
for Naturalization

Twenty-three aliens have been sum
moned to appear in district ul&s&Sre
Tuesday. April is. for the purlGY Of
taking examinations which wi pass
them to citizenship or deny the such
rights. More than half of this 4ber
of applications for different ascns
fail.
The applicants for naturaiiSat tion
and their witnesses are:
Lewis Styblo Of Epsie; witnesses.
David Cantrell r. NJ. r. Kn4dSon.
Corda Adamscn. James Elliott.
Frank Ohak Of Coalwood. wtxaNsses.
Dick V. Witcher. c. c. Cra st,skIe. .i.
Fields. TIN O'Danieis.
Julius Scheidl F:psie Witnesses.
Osa Force. Albert Force, VIM. sand.
Archie Kelly.
Peter Schelef of Kingsley. Witnesses,
George Kiosse, Henry l.. Rayner, Ivan
Minnow. Wasalie Smokov.
Charles Gordon Napier Of Coalwood.
Witnesses. Ed lrion, John n. lrion.
Geo. McEachran. w. McI.ain.
Jacob Wohlgemuht of Epsie. Wit
nesses. Howard Roberts, Jas. Burley.
Willeborne de Yong Of Epsie. Wit
nesses, Osa Force. James Eddleman,
Oscar Johnson. Mrs. Oscar Johnson.
William Roots of VolborG. Wit.
nesses. Howard Merchant. Ingert
Schmidt. o. w. Cason, E. NJ. r. Knud-
son.
Ole Olson Orestad Of Powderville.
Witnesses, Thos. Barnard. w. r. Bar
nard. Joe Earth. W. NJ. Sawtel
Ernest VIM. Preston of Broadus.
Witnesses. Al r. Edwards. Chas. r.
sewis. ]. T. Wilson. Kenneth Bliss.
Jacob Lindner of Epsie. Witnesses,
Mrs. NJ. +. Kelly, o. A. Titus. Mrs.
Epsie Johnson. &. J. Jesse.
Anna Popp of Stacey. Witnesses.
John Popp. Blanche Popp, Mrs. NJ B.
Kelly, w. w Surgeon.
Maurice Edw. Lorer of Epsie. Wit
nesses. II. A. TarbCX, Ednnon H. DEM
mon. c. NJ. Smith, Ben Cutlip.
Katherine Severovic Of Kingsley.
Witnesses. \. r. Applcby, c. Il. lewis.
Allen Brock. Alva Manker.
Hennon Anton Jilee of Brandenberg.
Witnesses. Tom Barnard. Bessie Ho-
gan. Edw. r. Choate. W. F. Jilgs.
John Alfred Saari of Powder:ille le.
Witnesses. Anselm Neimi, VIM. l..
Olsen, Tom Barnard. Bessie Hogan.
John Alexander Maslow of Powder
Vile. Witnesses. j. 4. Johnson. Ivan
Minow, Geo. Kiosse, Geo. Minoff.
Anton Maurito Screnson Of Powder
Vile. Witnesses, U. s. Rawlings. Geo.
n. Henning. Johannes Ghulesen. Thos.
Brady.
Fanasie Volkoff Of Kingsley. Wit
nesses. Stephen Balaban. Geo. Minnow,
Damon Balaban. Speredon Mikedonski
Lizzie Ppclinger Of Selway. Wit
nesses, Sallie Bottles. Straud Bottles
Anna Baroney. Chas. Quebbeman.
Frank Cornelius Of Boyes. Witnesses
Louis Guilo. Victor C;uilo. Victor vigna
John Fl. Capra.
Frank GOrwill cf Boyes. Witnesses
John f. Beach. Willis Martin, A. f.
Atoulton, Mrs. J. d. Beach.
Albert Koehler Of Biddle. Witnesses
II. Hanneman. Adolph Stehr. Ray Tar.
bell, Mike Reardon.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
EA.S |
Easter Sunday. ADril 16.

Qaster Sunday, April 16)
NIhe meaning OF Easter and it's message of JOY, the
revival Of hope and the buoyant renewal of our aspira
ton come to old and tired world this morning and
pervade lives the sprngtide floods and fills the
meadows with her everlasting miracle
1By irresistible human impulse we seek out our finest
rament and that impulse is parallel to the natural pro-
in the world about If the earth can put off
her drab habiments Of winter and forget the somber
cheeress dreary hours the children Of earth In
every life today there may be resurrection from the
dead. In every lifesold things may be discarded He
has not caught the spirit Of the festal celebration who
IS not stirred to renewal and is not moved to orsake
the darkness and give welcome to the light
nlt is more than church festival Believer and unbe
lever together share the influences of the dav In each
of u.s. whatever creed formally profess these dwels
the feeling that the day betokens. 1t is the assurance
that life is worth the living and that love lose
it's own We stand today not at the brink of tomb but
the threshold of this eternal life and of this love inn
mortal.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
SHERIDAN Co. WORKING .
POWDER RIVER ROAD

Sheridan county. Wyoming has a
crew OF men and teams working the
public road at Remington Flats on
Powder river. three miles below Clear
creek. which will cut off two miles
in the first five miles and avoid sew
eral heavy grades. The new road con-
struction follows the present road
from the mouth of Clear creek to Ar
vada. Sheridan county is using one
Fof it's road graders on the work and
has four-horse teams and men wcrk-
ing on the fills. Later on twenty such
teams will be engaged
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
INJUNCTION AGAINST
CLERKS? SALARIES


| Officials cf Powder River count,
were named as defendants in an actor
| filed in district court Monday of tni.
week by the county itself represente.
by its attorney. N. A. Burkey. Cpo.
allegations contained in the complaint
| Judge s. d. McKinnon at Miles City
| issued a temporary restraining order
enjoining the payment CT certain dep.
uties or clerks for the moths o1
April.
The county commissioners consider.
ing the personal liability incurred
have held up the payment OF wages
for the deputies or clerks involved 70,
the month Of March as well, with the
exception Of Edw. T. Boyle, who drew
his salary warrant last Saturday. Sal.
ary warrants Of the following for the
month CT Maj ch were held up: Fred
Ross of the assessors office, Mrs
Ethel Nellans and A. B. Norris of the
treasurer's office. Boyle has been do
ing clerical work in the office Of the
county clerk and recorder and also as
courthouse janitor. Deputies whose
salaries, are not affected by the i'm
junction are T. r. Sherlock of the
county clerks office, Mrs. j. Williams
OL TIE dSSGSSOF Office ana r.. L.
Serruys CT the sheriff's office.
The court ordered hearing in the
above action for 10 O'clock A. m
Tuesday April is. The defendants are
cited to appear in court at that time
and show cause why the temporary
injunction should net become perma- l.
nent.
While the county brings the suit
into court. the defendant officials
must defray their attorney fees and
other costs at their own expense. The
action is brc.ght against the three
commissioners. the clerks and record
er and the treasurer.
The allegations contained in the
complaint content that employment OF
deputies. clerks or assistants in this
county is contrary to the provisions cf
Sections ASIA and 1880 Revised Codes
1921. According to the complaint the
county clerk is entitled to but one
deputy clerk instead CT two, not more
than one deputy in the office Of the
county assessor, and no deputy in the
office of the county treasurer for the
month Of April and continuing tc
November /, 1922.
AccOfu1nE TO one paragraph or the
complaint, there is an allegation that
the plaintiff is informed and believes,
and SO states the fact to be, that sew
eral Ct the deputies as hereinabove
mentioned. were and new are employed
by the defendants as clerks or assist
ants as subterfuee and for the pur-
pose of avoiding the law as to the
maximum number Of deputies allowed
by law to the respective county cffi-
GERS.
At the March session of the count V
commissioners. County Attorney Bur
key upon request furnished an opinion
pertaining to deputy county officials
in which he advised that deputy Off
Gals and clerks We're one and the
same. It was his belief that the clerk
and recorder. clerk of the district
court. and sheriff may be allowed a
deputy each at salary of not less
than S1375O per month. the olnty
treasurer as many deputies as it nec-
essary in the opinion of the comfy
commissioners for the months of No.
vember and December and the asses
sor one deputy for the months of
March tc July inclusive.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
HIGH SCHOOL

Miss Barry. who taught at Boyes
this year. visited Clara and frankie
Castleberry last week and while here
spent two days visiting our high
school
Albert and Charles Lawson are taxi
ing turns going home on Fridays to
help their father with the farm. work.
They return on Mondays
Recently the high school pupils were
shown through the Powder River
SO was offered to the one who wrote
the best letter on what he observed.
On Tuesday afternoon A. w. Heidel of
this hank visited the high school tc
tell the students the results Of their
letters. Hc was rather disappointed
that only eight letters were written
but reported that all were good: in
fact. 1t was difficult to say which was
the best. consequently each one was
given a savings account Of cne dollar
instead of the original offer. Those re-
ceiviHg savings accounts were Fade
Porta. I.eAoyne Carr. Mary Williams.
Ruby Harrington. Albert Lawson.
James Thompson.
Question IN biology class: why do
you chew your food. Milfordg" Mil.
fcrd: ITO keep from choking"
On Friday afternoon Of this weel.
the following literary program viii be
rendered: Current Events by Elisa.
beth Carr: story by Albert Lawson;
optional number by Ruth Harrington;
talk by Horace Carr: song by eadie
and Julia Pcrta: recitation by Fanny
Bailey: Obelisk school paper by Ruby
Harrington and James Thompson.
At the regular business meeting the
new officers for the last six.weeks'
period will be elected.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
ALL NOPE cRASSn0PPER
EGGS KILLED BY FROST

Farmers Of southeastern Montana
and northern Wyoming are hoping
that the millions Of hatched grasshop-
per eggs have been frozen during the
frosty nights and that they will not
appear again this year in the swarms
to devour the crops and grass as was
the condition last year. After the
ground thawed this spring farmers re-
ported the presence Of countless num-
bers of Erasshopper eggs ready tc be
Matched into young hoppers by dry
and moderate temperature
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
FRIDAY OFFICIALLY TO BE
ORSERVED A. CLEAN.UP DAY

While DR.. c. H. James, county health
officer. has designated Friday this
week az general cleanup day, many
residents of Broadus have taken time
by the forelock and have had their
premises relieved of the winters &C.
cumulation Of tin cans, ashes and 9th.
er rubbish. Several teams have bee,
engaged during the week in cleanine
up the town and the last loads viii
DO removed Saturday. The health Ct.
dcer requests that all toilets be mad.
hy-proof by moundiug up with dirt,
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
RODINss.N.yGcYNTYnE

Arthur Robinson and Miss valura
were quietly married in Miles City on
Monday. at O'clock. by Judge W. r.
Weich. at the latter's office. Witnesses
were Carl Whittenberg and George
kee'ey The groom has homo stead
near Broadus,
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
0ss.oe0 COAL MINERS
ARE OUT ON sTnakR

On April ! 100000 coal miners went
on strike throughout the United states.
Representative OF the operators and
miners have been notified 70 appear
before an investigating COMMITTEES in
congress- April 10 In an effort to end
the strike.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-07
GILLETTE CREA1lKoY OPENS

The Gillette (wyo.) Creamery. srA.r
management Of Roy Taylor. hss star4.
ed buslness. Butterlaf shinnnanta -
being made to Gillette frcm polnta 81
far north as Recause. % miles avav.
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Organization Of
Farm Loan Apr. 8

Organization of farm loan associa-
tlon will be perfected at meeting
of land owners to be called tc, order
in Shortys hall. Broadus, at o'clock
p. m., Saturday, April s.
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Seed Loan Blanks
Are Now Available

Application blanks for federal seed
loans have been received in Broadus
and are available at the First Ma
tional bank.
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UNCLE HANK SAYS
A mans automobile tire an HE 70.
ligion usually get punctured at III
Same time.