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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
HOMtSIEAD[R MEETS
AecI0tnTAl 0EAIA

Just over the border OF PoHder
River county into Wyoming few days
ago occurred the death Of Russell r.
Webster. q man. Of 80 years Of age,
who accidentally killed himself with
a gun. He came from Arkansas City,
Ark. about a month age and hled on
a homestead, staying at the home Of
his uncle, Jesse Mcclure, while he was
building q house on his own claim
Deceased had been a brakeman On the
Santa Fe four years before coming
to this country. His uncle lives %
miles northwest Of RecluAe.
Mcclure lives in a one erQm house
which Is divided hY ,cs1fta3M A: :
O'clock in the morning Webstcr hal
finished letter to his wife and gtwo
little children in Arkansas City and
then as had been his custom before go
ing out, he took from his suitcase a
gun which he had been in the habit
Of carrying. There was q report and
Webster fell backwards through the
curtain with bullet wound in his
head. Fred Helving put him in a car
and drove towards Recluse. but the
man died at 2:3O in the afternoon. The
body was taken into Gillette. about 80
miles south. and an inquest held there
the coroner's jury finding that de-
ceased had met his death by means of
bullet wound fired accidentally
Prior to the accident Webster seem
ed cheerful and happy in the thought
that his wife and children would soon
be able to come to their new home to
join him. The body was expressed to
Fairfax. Okla. for interment.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
July Celebrations

There will be nc, end Of celebrations
throughout the country this year. all
of them being in the nature of Wild
west shows.
Miles City and Belize Fourche will
each hold their annual roundups on
the usual three days.
o. c. Lawrence at the head OF Bak-
ing Powder. 2S miles by read south of
Broadus. will promote a one-day show
on the Fourth with a big dance n the
evening.
celebrate at the old Wilson shearing
pens and will have a big dance in the
evening at the Jew hall.
At Arthur Tompkins' place at the
mcu thof s A creek. just above the
l. X Bar and about 10 miles above
Moorhead. there will be a big cele-
bration. Dancing In the evening will
be on the barn floor one OF the larg-
est structures Of its kind in the coun-
try.
Luton Brothers on Little Powder
river. about - miles southeast of
Broadus. will promote a two-day
Roundup on July and I and a new
hall 10 by 60 will be ready for the
| dance crowds. The features Of the
Roundup program will be the bringing
out OF "Buccixing Bullet SIX year
old horse that has never yet been rid.
den. A prise OF $50 " Il be offered t.
the man who can ride him and tota
Of $1.eOe will bs offered as prizes.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
Dogs" Decreasing

On account Of activity Of farmers
and ranchers in combating the prairie
dog nuisance it Is believed the area
of infested land in this county has been
considerably reduced over las. year.
On July l. 1921, government compiled
records showed 41.O0O acres of federal
rodent infested land In this county and
$4,000 acres of state and privately
owned land. There were 425.255 acres
Of non-infested federal land and L.
335.425 acres of state and privately
owned land. On the date above mem
TONED there was total Of ACC 255
acres Ct federal land and 1.6S9,425
acres Of land owned by the state and
by individuals.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
Want Mail Route

A petition is being circulated and
numerously signed. addressed to the
fourth postmaster general. asking the
establishment of star mail that
would connect Riddle and Ranchcreek.
a distance of IL miles. Mail service is
wanted twice n week, Mondays and
Thursdays.
Under present conditions mail mat
ter from Miles City and the county
seat at BrCa adus to Ranchcreek goes
over several relays via Boyes. Alxada
and Ridge. sometimes taking month
in transit, whereas with the coanec-
ton as proposed letter leaving here
for Ranchcreek on Saturday would
reach it's destination Monday evening.
The Ranchcreek pcstoffice is about 45
miles southeast Of Broadus.
A mail route has recently been ad-
vertised from Ridge via lightning Flat
tC. Rocky Point, wyo
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
WANTS OIL ACREAGE
BEFORE DRILLING

For the purpose of signing up more
oil acreage around Piniele and Boyes
a public meeting will be held at the
latter place at 2 p. m. this Saturday
afternoon. called by William e. White.
manager for the Northwestern OF! and
Development company This concern
has a standard oil drilling string of
tools uni oaded at Belle Fourche await
ing transportation to this country.
Charles E. White. who surveyed the
Judith Basin structure near Moore.
was in the field around BOyes and
Piniele last week and after an exam
ination pronounced the field favorable
for either oil or gas or probably 10th.
He was enthusiastic in his explora-
tions and said the conditions We're as
ideal as any proven field he had In
spected. He found at least four lOca-
tions good for drilling sites. but in the
vicinity Of some of them the desired
acreage has net been secured.
When the first we'll is spudded IN, it
will be in Difference to accessibility to
fuel and roads. Contracts have not
yet been let for hauling the tools from
Belle Fourch. The manager is ready
now to engage an experienced rig
builder.
The question to be decided by the
Northwestern Oil and Development
company concerns spudding in the
first well in one of four pronounced
domes. the Boxelder. the Carter, the
Five Mile or the Cache Creek.
1t is planned to erect an S4-foot
derrick and to start with a 15-inch
hole.
Headquarters of the oil COMPANY are
at Newark. Ohio, and Ohio capital Is
financing the local develC pment.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
ANDERSON SCHOOL
WINS AON0RS N
HEALTH CRUSADE

The Joe Anderson school. taught BY
Miss Marie Rapp near the head Of
Pumpkin creek, Powder River county.
has been signally honored by earning
one of the eleven banners given thru.
out the United States for 100 per
cent Knight Banneret enrolment and
also record of having performed the
greatest number of chores. The school
will receive banner from the ma.
ttonal tournament of the Modern
Health Crusade.
This is the third successive year
that similar honors have gone to
Powder River county. Last year the
Reder school won such a banner and
the year before the Turret Butte
school was one of the winners.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
BUILD HIGH SCHOOL
WITHOUT VOTING
u
ANY BONDS

A high school building that will
meet all state requirements ana de-
signed tc, accommodate SO students.
will be ercted In Broadus this sum-
mer, the project to be financed by In
dividuals without recourse to bonding.
The building will serve the purposes
Of a high school for several years.
Mrs. Margaret Trautman, mother ct
Broadus," has sold one-half nAock
Of land to the west Of the present
grade school building. receiving $3.50
and donating the balance Of $3.50. the
list price for such let's being $40O and
this land will be used by the high
school. This property is in the name
Of local people who will act as trus-
tees until contracts are paid.
To raise the money for the erection
CT the high school building. mortgage
notes are to be sold at $25 each. run
ming optional for three years and
bearing interst at s per cent. The rent
at 500 month for three years will
pay of the notes and interest and
when the notes mature the contracts
specify that title of the property shall
pass to the high school without cost.
These mortgage notes are good In
vestment in themselves and may be
purchased from either of the local
banks.
1t is estimated that the high school
building will cost approximately 49,
5OO So far as possible it will be built
Of native lumber. It will contain three
rooms, two, Of them 20 by Is feet and
one arge room. 40 by 50 feet, n ad-
dition to basement, anterooms AMI out
uildings.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
REFUSE TO ACCEPT BOMESTEADs
WITHOUT THE OIL RIGHTS

Several hometeaders in the Lewis
town land office district refused to ac-
cept patents from the government
when the oil rights on the land were
withheld. The registers certificates
have been cancelled.
1t apepars that where final proof
was ubmitted and the registers cer-
tificate issued after the date CT the
withdrawal. the homesteaders have no
right to demand an unrestricted pat
ent However. thoe accepting a re-
stricted patent are given a preference
right to prospecting permit and
lease, under the new mineral law.
which would give them an interest in
the oil or mineral if any is ever found
on the land.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
Sunday Sch. Picnic

A children's day program will be OBJ
served Sunday morning in lieu of the
regular Sunday school exercises, con-
sisttng of songs and recitations. and
will be under the direction Of Mrs. ].
D. Williams. superintendent. Follc W.
ing this program the youngsters
with their parents and all others who
wish to attend will repair to green
and shady spot near the Powder river
bridge where they will enjoy a picnic.
Services will be held in the cVen-
ing at the high school building, COM
mencing at o'clock. and conducted by
Rev. c. s. Marsolf.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
Register by July Il

Registration books for the primary
election August 20 ill close july IA
so that 1t behooves anyone not regis
tered to get their names listed before
1t is too late. Anyone who voted at
the last general election November 2.
1920, will not need tc register again,
but those whose names were on the
registration list and who failed to
vote must again register. Justices OF
the peace, notary publics are qualified
to register voters as we'll as the reg s-
trars appointed by the commissioners
Any American citizen who by the
time Of the primary election has been
in the state at least one year, in the
county at least six months and in the
precinct at least 80 days. is qualified
to vote provided he or she becomes
registered.
Voters who. have moved from one
precinct to another should have their
names transferred on the registration
list and voters expecting to be absent
from their home precinct on the day
Of the primary election may apply fer
an absent voter blank % they win re-
must be counted In with the returns
from their own precinct.
Several candidates are now In the
field securing signatures to their rom
mating petitions. A candidate may hle
for any county office by securing .
minimum Of two signatures from each
Of six different precincts. These NOM
mating petitions must be dled With
the county clerk BY August II. vet
ers may sign more than one petition
for the same office.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Wednesday. June IA. will be nation-
ally observed as Flag day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Moore from Otter
creek were in town Wednesday and
Thursday. Mr.. Moore has been a resi-
dent Of the Otter creek country for 36
years.
On July l the auto stage fare from
Jordan to Miles City. distance ef -
miles. will be reduced to $3.50.
Senator j. f. Edwards this week
from Forsyth announced he would not
be candidate for United States sena-
tor.
Osborn Pemberton returned ficm
Spearfish, s. D., the latter part Of the
week after taking his wife and chill
dren and Miss Vyra Henderson there
for the summer
VIM. f. White. Chas. F.. White. Ed
Drebert and Joe Kipe motored to Miles
City the latter part Of the week.
r. Culbertson has leased living quar-.
ters at the old road ranch and or
Monday will move his family here
from Bcyes. He will soon have lum.
ber on the ground for erection Of hi,
garage which will be known as thu
Powder River garage.
Frank Allison and Chester Dolir
were in town Wednesday.
Wednesday evening at a meeting q
the local tennic club Of which Dr.. c
H. James 10 president. 1t was decided
to build another court alongside tn,
present court to accommodate the In
creasing number Of tennis fans.
Bin Hicks was In town wednesda,
and stated the airplane would be her,
sometime between June II and IS. &
take him to 0lendivs where he II I,
make . parachute jump.
Fred Schmidt was In town yesterday
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
Convict Capture ed

Roy L. McLatchey, alias Sage L.
Collins. alias Ralph Gilmore, an es-
capped convict from the state peniten-
tiary at Deer Lodge, who has been in
the vicinity of Ashland for some time.
was arrested at Sheridan, Wyo., after
he had registered at a hotel there un-
der name of Ralph Collins. He had
been sentenced to the penitentiary six
years for forgery and was a trusty
with the garden squad when he got
into trouble with a guard and fed
rather than face the consequences.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
MAXIMUM OF o AND
MINIMUM OF - DEGREES

Weather records for the past week
compiled by A. w. Heidel, local wealth.
er observer. show a maximum Of %
degrees and . minimum Of 81 degrees.
Rain fell on Tuesday and Wednesday
nights. with precipitation Of .43 and
Sc inches respectively.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
100000 Rub|os 81

John Leno the first of the week re-
ceived a letter from relatives in Rus
sia that required 100000 rubles for
postage, equivalent in our money to
cents. The letter was three W. eks
in transit and brought the information
that famine conditions n that coun-
try had been relieved by the provisions
forwarded under auspices Of the km-
ertcan relief.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
POWDER RIVER HIGH.

Big Powder is running high with
water a result of the recent rains
and is said to be carrying more water
than it has in the pats two years. The
same condition is said to obtain with
with rivers and creeks in the county.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
REPORT CONDITIONS ON
THE NORTH SIDE

1essrs Foley and Randall Of the
Milwaukee railroad in Miles City are
here Tor few days the interests OF
their road. They report over 100000
bushels Of wheat yet to be shipped
from the north side. Losses In the
lamb crop on the north side have been
heavy this spring. they report.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
NEW COUNTY BUOGET
FOR ENSUING YEAR

The three county commissioners met
in special session yesterday for the
purpose of receiving estimates from
the different county offices for the fis-
cal year starting July l. The budgets
thus presented show a total of $6S,7O3.
The commissioners will meet again in
special session August 10 to rev. se the
figures, either raising or lowering
them.
The individual budgets were as fol-
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
SEVEN HEAD OF CATTLE
KILLED ny LIGHTNING;

Seven head Of cattle n Bowers creek,
south of BrC adus, were killed by light
ming few days ago. The stock were
owned by Dan Harvey and s. j.
Blankenbaker.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
WHEAT PRICE

Minneapolis. June 5-Cash No.
northern wheat. $1.42A -1.51A miles
City cash pr'ce 81 cents less.)
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
Wool Sells at 41c

Within the last few days eleven diff
ferent wool clips have scld at II cents
pound. So far as known no flock
master in Powder River county has
vet sold his wool clip ct this year.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
UNCLE HANK SAYS

One can't appreciate tn vastne0o e
III univsrse until he ssss-a small boy
eatin' popcorn.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-05
DIRECTORS

e a. TOVREA,
President Arizona Packing Co.
DIN STAFFORD
president Bank of Phoenix
GEO. w. MicKLE
President Arizona Grocery U0'
DONALD DUNBAR
Vice. Pres. Dulmase q Dunbar
ED c. BRADFORD,
Cashier Bank of Phoenix
pIcHARD <. SLOAN
Attorney
E. r. CoLLINGs, ,lo.
General Manager Ceilings We
hieIe g. Harness Co.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-05
Long Staple
Cotton Market

The following report of the long
staple cotton market has been re-
ceived by The Republican from A. A.
Talmage, cotton expert with the New
Bedford, Mass, Standards:
Demand slow and spotty, with
prices slightly easier, around 90
to % cents for strict midding
eghths; 20 to 81 for three six
tcenths; 80 to "a for quartsr and
"a to 81 for five -sixteenths.
Some spot demand for high grade
full quarters and also some for
low grade quarters, three six
teenths and eghths carrying good
bright color. These are avail
able very cheap around 20 to %
cents UP to 80 cents. ..
Shorter high grade cotton very
flat, with flat sixteenths strict
middling ESQ to 800 en- May; full
sixteenths, 400 to $50 on; 3os-
ton eighths offered firm at $50
on and low to strict low, full
sixteenths with considerable blu
ish tinge selling in Fall River
around II cents. Cloth and yarn
markets practically dead.
Egyptians took another drop.
Medium uppers now offered and
selling p to IS and medium
grade SAX around 80 to 35, tariff
paid, with high grades 80. Peru
vians and Sea Island nominally
unchanged and stagnant.
Considerable interest in Pima,
odd lots of which offered 80 70
"a on number twos, % to 30 on
threes and fours, with number
ones quoted SO to 33.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-05
.EIGINEER5 HEAR Of
COLORADO PROJECT

There seems to be no end to the
strikingly interesting facts that are
constantly being brought out in
connection with the campaign for the
Arizona Plan for a National Recla-
nation and Power System on the
Colorado river. At the luncheon of
the American Association of Engi-
neers at the Hotel Adams yesterday.
George II. Maxwell. executive direc-
tor of the National Reclamation as
sociation, called attention 70 the fact
that the entire volume of water per-
mitted to be withdrawn from the Nj
agara river on the American side for
power development is 10000 second
feet. The flow of the Colorado
river, standardized, is $4,000 second
feet. The fall at Niagara falls is
220 feet. The fall on the Colorado
river between the Glen Canyon res
ervoir and the Diamond Creek res
ervoir is 2200 feet. So the Colorado
river furnishes more water than is
permitted to be withdrawn by the
treaty at Niagara Falls, and the fall
is ten times as great. These fig
ures show that the potential power
value of the great Arizona power
plant within the confines of Arizona
is ten times that of the 10000 second
lGGI IdlilIlB one -lGllll Lne u1SldiCe
at Niagara Falls.
In his address Mr.. Maxwell urged
the engineers to do two things: 1st
Use every effort to bring out a large
attendance at the meeting Thurs
day evening. the ninth, at the High
school in Phoenix; and. second. To
use their united efforts and influ-
ence to secure the most complete
survey and investigation OF the Ari-
Zona Reclamation and Power Project
before any concessions of any sort
were made that would operate to de-
plete the flow of the river at the
upper end of the Grand Canyon, or
at the northern line of Arizona, or to
reduce the share of Arizona to any
thing less than one-half of the en-
tire quantity stored in the Boulder
Canyon dam.
1t was suggested by one of the
members present that the govern
ment could we'll afford to spend a
million dollars to get the necessary
facts and data before anything were
done that could by any possibility
detract from the value of this huge
national asset in the state of Ari-
zona- AS an illustration of the sort
of report that he claimed should be
made on the power utilization from
the Glen Canyon power plant In all
the intermountAin states Mr.. Maxwell
showed a copy of the great geologi-
cal survey report on power develop
ment in the super power zone be-
tween Washington and Boston.
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Buried forest has been discovered
near Peterborough, England.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-05

night in statement commenting on
me resu IS of the meeting. The Sc
SIet of the success he declared Law
~ the TACT that 1t was limited in
subject.' -
"The conference was confined bv
The presidents invitation" he con-
uhueo' TO the Limitation Of arrna-
I4ents and question relating to the
y ar East-and the Far East as re-
Sards 10 China. We had three prln-
cipal detectives: The Iinitatidn of
ornaments, the termination of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance and aid 10
emma which would help her to secure
Ieai independence. All three OBJ
JectlVes have been attained If not
win completeness which, Of course.
Impossible in the case of China vet
IN d very large measure.
France in Bad Situation
AS France owing to her situation
was unable to reduce her land forces
ellorts of the conference were di-
IecJed TO naval armament the
leuuctlon involving abandonment or
obstruction OF many capital ships
was not the most important feature
of the limitation.
The great achievements 70 my
mind We're the limitation. on the tom
mage OF ships and the caliber OF guns.
Tor this means an end to competitiou
IN ornaments, and naval competition
was the real danger. Supplementing
TINS with the naval holiday by which
no building can be undertaken before
1851 except for replacements under
certain limited conditions. we NAV
truly say that the conference has
succeeded in not only a reduction but
permanent reduction in naval ar
hlanents putting and end to compe-
tlon Doth In guns and tonnage and
thlS limitation of guns and tonnage
eNlends beyond capital ships and in
Issues al auNlllary vessels as well.
Lauds 4 Power Treaty
THE second achievement was what
IS popularity known as the four power
treaty by which the four nations held
lnSular possessions or dominions in
the Pacific terminated the Anglo
japanese alliance-an alliance which
carried in 1t the seeds of future
troubles in the Pacific region. This
was the one all important point in
the four power treaty. The
treaty contains no possibility OF any
alliance and no obligation whatever
beyond the obligation to consult in
case of a controversy and no nation
is bound by the results of consulta-
tion.
"In regard 20 China the outstand-
ing and most important result was.
of course. the return of the province
of Shantung by Japan Apart from
the Sahntung settlement, other
things were done by the conference
OF the highest value to China
Arizona republican., 1922-02-05

Buried forest has been discovered
near Peterborough, England.