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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24
GEORGE W. PERRY. SHERIDAN
BANKER, TAKES HIS OWN LlicE

George W. Perry. presiden. OF the
Sheridan National hank and OF the
Sheridan Trust and Farmers bank. and
one Of the leading citisens Of Wyo-
ming. was found dead at 9:45 O'clock
Saturday morning in Dead Mans
Draw" on the cutskirts OF Sheridan. a
mile from the E'ghth street bridge.
His head was blown away and in has
hand he was clutching l2-gauge.
hamnerless. short-barrel riot gun.
The banks In which he was inter-
ested are solvent and in excellent con-
dition. reports saying that they can
pay everydepositor in full. Fearing a
''run" on the bank. kilograms were
sent out calling In all bank balances
and &C much money was on hand that
guards were hired to protect 1t. A. X,
Craig was elected to succeed Perry in
the bank offices. III health and rer-
sonal financial losses due to livestock
speculations are said to have result
ed in deranxed mind and left him
In . condition to tail victim to his own
hand. His death was = great shock
TO his many friends throughout the
entire state OF Wyoming.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24
BRANDlsNBERG GIRL
sf3 WHITES POEM. ..NaONTANA,

Miss Agnes Wilson, aged II. resid-
ing near Brandenberg, recently wrote
the following poem:
MONTANA"
The sky is dull and very gray
The horess run and kick and play,
The wind Ia singing a mourning song
And the snow comes in with its whIrl-
ing stern.
The wind isn't soft like that in
Havana.
But this is storm just like Montana.
Montana fs noted for her storms and
winds,
And the long hard winters which it
also sends.
The thermometers remain away below.
1cr0
And the cattle bear it just like a hero,
Until the ranchers fed gives cut
And then the poor critter must do
without
And bring with 1t a clear bright moon,
Or, there won't be left single critter:
And just think: Nothing next year to
winter,
The rancher wishes that spring would
come soon,
With nothing left hut hides BY the
cargo
And not single COW to go to Chicago.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24

The 320-acre farm Of John Irvine
Of Sims, Mont. was seld by federal
revenue Officers to sattsfy liquor
tax Of $2.3SS.50, alleged to be due for
violation OF the prohibition law by
avoiding the payment Of Internal rev.
enue on a large quantity OF m0onshins
produced on the Irving place. irving.
besides being scld out by federal au-
thOrities. served 80 days In the Cas-
cade county jail and paid q fne OF
1900.
The present case arose when it was
found still was being operated on
the Irvine farm. Officers seiSed the
still and a small quantity Of moon
shine. which, according tc Irvine, did
not belong to him. he having befr.end-
ed 4 neighbor who sought to make
easy money by making booze by let-
ting him bring the Cutfit ON his ranch.
Irvine was arrested and tok the blame
from the shoulders his friend. He
served his Jail sentence and paid his
fine. Then the federal authorities
took hand, with the result that
today Irvine is left practically penn
less.
The fedreal law as to payment of
internal revenue is worded such that
ii still is set up and operated. say
March I, 1929. having capacity Of 10
gallons Of moonshine daily. and the
still is captured day later, the ca
pacity IL taken into consideration and
the days are counted since prohibition
became effective to- date of seixurc in
which case revenue on thousands of
gallons of whisky vii have to be paid
although the stili only turned out q
few gallons
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24
FOR SUMMER TlI.I.AGE
DISK EARLY IN SrRlN<s

In the treatment OF land for sum-
mer tillage it is worth while to disk
early In the spring il plowfng = de-
layed. says Prof. Clyde Mckee, agron.
omst OF the Montana Experiment sta
ton at Bozeman. Dtsktng will hasten
the termination Of weed seeds and as
stst materially n cleaning the fallOw,
he says. hut It should not be taken
as an excuse fer delayed spring piow-
ing. because early pldwine is more
desirable,
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24

RIDGE. March l2.---Guy' Witcher
moved his cattle tc the ranch north Of
Ridge to get near water and has been
Kept busy hauling hay for them
MIR. and Mrs. Clyde Leonard are re-
joicing over the arrival of little
daughter in their home, born March 2.
Mr. and Mrs. George Donaldson are
the happy parents of bright baby
gffi whe arrived at their home Mar. Z.
Mrs. Ira CALDWELL spent several days.
caring for Mrs. q. Donaldson.
Everett Rundel went to Bellefourche
Saturday. March 4. to meet his sister
in-law. Mrs. Gilbert Rundeli. who il
now visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Shields.
Ira Caldwell, who has ben on Ranch
| creek the past week. brought Mrs.
Earnest Caldwell and the children to
their hcme on Thompson creek sun
day and took his wife back to the
Ranch creek home. Earnest and his
I family viii live on Thompson creek
during the spring and summer.
Miss Esther Peterson came home
from her school Friday to lcok after
! things and returned Sunday. While.
home she called on Mrs. Donaldson.
Charley Crinklow was down to Geo,
Dona iscn's for load Of hay Satur.
day.
! Leonard Moulton finished cutting
saw logs Tor Pete Wailoth SATURDAY.
and returned home.
! Elinor and Ethel Donaldson spent n
week with Margaret Sclooler and Mrs.
Schcoler assisted at the Donaldson
home for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tinkcom rode over to
bona hlson's Thursday and Mrs. Tink-
com stayed until Saturday when her
place was taken by Mrs. Harrington.
The Greenhorn Society met March
~ at the home CT John Craft, south
OF Ridge and March 11th at Can.
Birds In Ridge. The weekly meetin9c
have been well attended and greatly
enjoyed and have helped to break the
monotony OF a long cold winter.
The Ranch Creek school closed en-
Thursday on account OF an epidemic
OF chicken pcx among the pupils. No
one was very Ill but it was thought
best to keep the children home for n
few days.
Leonard Moulton and Margaret
ESchooler vtsited at Geo. Doualdscn.a
Sunday and Bert ldoulton was down
from Ridge to look after the horse.
George has been feeding fer him.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24
FEDERAL LOANS
70 ST0Cken0WEnS

Great Falls.---Within few weeks
virtually all of the field work In con-
necttcn with the inspection Of applica-
tions fer loans from the Montana Live
stock Finance, c0rporationwill be com
pieted. according to Senator r. O. Lar
son. chief Of the field department, whu
was in Great Falls last week. Mr.. Lar
SON said the corporations headquar-
ters offices in Helena are now receiy-
Ing but few applications for loans.
Since the corporation began it's
work Of relief among the stockmen It
the state, approximately $1,000. 900 in
loans have been distributed. This
amount has proved sugicient to take
care OF the needs Of many stockgrow-
ers and has relieved the banks cf ex-
Cess loans which they would not have
been able to carry. Mr.. Larson expects
to cornpl etc his work in about three
weeks. $50
Mfr. larson declared that the last
few months have brought hone t.. the
stockmen, especially those who are in
the business of raising sheep The con-
dition of the 'cattlemen Is not SO bright
but II Ia the genral belief that the
price OF beef will scOnstart to adj
vance. Mr.. Larson predicts considers
able trading in cattle during the COM
ing summer.
Partial responsibility for the pres-
ent plight of some stockmen can be
charged to the stockmen themselves.
believes MIR. Larson. Several years ago
when the stock industry was prosper
O,tS, growers became willing victims
Of statesmen who sold them stock in
1ines OF business with which they were
unfamiliar. he declared. StOckmen who
made these ventures wouldnot he ex-
pesfcncing their present difficulties,
Mr.. Larson said, II they had been more
conservative In their Investments. Mr..
Larson asserted that ne had met many
stockmen who purchased stock in gas
tractor companies. adding machine
companies and bonding corporations
which later proved worthless.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24
WHAT GOVERNMENT HAS
DONle FOR EX.sERVlCfc MEN

Recently, c. II. Forbes. director Of
the United states Veteran Bureau,
gave out the following facts. showing
what the government il. doing for the
veterans nf the late world war:
1.--Payfng out over &1.0O0.ooo in
cash every day. including Sunday, tii-
rectly into the hands Of the ex-service
man or his dependnts.
2.--FrC'viding, without cost, hospital
care and treatment to $4,000 veterans
This care incl udes board and lodging
and represents an expenditure by the
governbment OF $6O,000,0O0 per annnm.
3.---Gtving vocational training, with
out cost, to over one hundred thous-
and disabled ex-service men at an ex-
penditure fer tuition and supervision
of $S0.00O.o00 per aunum.
4.-Mailing out six hundred and fifty
thousand checks every month repre-
senting $42.O00.000.
5.-Conducting over fifty thousand
medical examinations every month.
7.-Givtng outside treatment in cases
where hospitalization ia not required
tc' twenty thousand ex-service men
every month.
S.--Receiving one thousand new
claims every day. In addition to the
million two hundred thousand already
on file: employing four thousand ex-
service men and women in carrying
cut the work.
s.--Ieequiring for 1922 expenditures
In behalf of the disabled ex.service
man. ACCOMPLISHMENTS than the en-
tire expenditure Of the whole United
States in 1897.
10.--The United States OF America
Ia already doing more for it's disabled
veterans than any country in the
world, despite the fact that their
losses were far heavier than ours.
1l.-Dc, these facts .ntlicale that the
disabled ex-service man is being neg
lected?
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24

FOR SALE--Four foot disc. one l2-
inch breaking plow. one 20 tooth
harrow: $50 takes the bunch: ,ine for
making gardens. See Craw at Ex-
aminer office.
LOSr--New weed chain between W
Bar Ranch and the Doyle corral
Liberal reward. Bring to the Exami.
ner office. M24.a1
FOR SALE-Seven head Of cows, also
calves. lS head in all: eight miles
south of Br0adus. Barney Barnett,
broadus. Mont. y24tf
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24
DAMS AND DYKES
MAKE .lRlIllID d

'SssS's'S ACA SOoS S AIIb80SAn 0USSfiduSt
of the state college Of agriculture at
making arrangements to hold u short
series Of meetings with the Farmers
OF various Custer county comntunities.
Apprecfating the fact that \ would
be Impossible to reach all the farmers
IN the county, Mr.. Ferguson Offered
to outline his work and methods o!
conserving spring hood waters by the
use Of dykes and dams for storing atNe
water. and using the earth az It's own
reservoir.
He explained that It was easy In a
fiat country. where water IL needed
during the growing months TO stcre
the moisture in the soil. OrdiuRrily
the flood water runs or the Land In the
spring before 1t has an opportunity to
soak into, the ground. leaving the
farmers dependent on the. rains which
follow. Where the farmers dyke their
land in the fall and hold hessspriug
flood waters, crops are assured as
there IL plenty Of moisture in the soil
to a depth OF three CIR four feet. to
mature all the crops planted.
The farmers along the highlinc in
northern Montana have been using
this method OF spring irrigation with
success FOR sevral years, and their ef-
forts have been rewarded by larger
crops. and crop failures are unkucwn
on these farms. It takes work, hut
the work done means the difference.
many times. betweena large yield, and
none at ALL
1t is now too late to do any dyking
for this year, as this work must be
done In the fall: but Mr.. Ferguson in
tends to assist Custer county farmers
In laying ont their systems OF Hood
water irrigation. and demonstrate the
use OF dykes and dams. 10 that the
methcd maybe put into practice next
year. Leaving nature to its own de-
vices, he says, the ground ordinarily
is moist to depth Of only four to six
inches In the spring. The roots of the
grain cr other plants penetrate the
soil only az deep as the moisture goes
therefore, when a wind comes along
the top moisture il drained from the
soil. The roots use up the remaining
moisture and either cause the plant to
perish or. the alternative 10 AZ had. a
rain comes. wetting the top soil to a
depth or only a couple Of inches.
When this occurs the plant forms new
roots In the tcp soil and the 1ower
roots die. then. when another wind
comes along the plants wither and
Tall. so rains may keep the plants
growing perhaps until mfdA& s,.-s ~.
hat single hot wtntf and lack Of
rain at time when needed often
causes a total crcp failure.
Fly building the right kind of dams
and dykes. where needed. the flood
water is held back in lakes or ponds
until 1t has a chance to soak down
To suhtcient depth to. insure mois.
ture all summer, making 1t unneces-
sary to depend entirely en- rain 10 in.
sure crop. The roots will go as deep
Az the moisture exists and win even
draw the moisture through dry grc und
which 1t is beyond them to penetrate
Sounds simple. hut Mr.. Ferguson says
II takes system and work-much
work. to handle this kind OF irrixa.
tion-but the results are worth while
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Lee W1lSCn n. returned to town Wed.
nesday after a trip through the south
country and reports the livestock
situation even better than could be
expected considering the protraeted
season Of ccrld and snow. He was at
the Berry place on Bitter creek where
the Wilson stock are being wintereti
and rode from there te Wayne Morris
on Whitehall. 4 few nights, ago he
attended a dance on little Powder
river.
Yesterday was cloudy and u few
snowflakes fell, the first snow for sew
erAi weeks.
Robert X. Bishop OF Olive. teacher
Of the Hidweil school which was re-
Gently destroyed by fire, was Il visitor
In. the county seat yesterday.
Seth and Cart Clark from the Olive
country were n tbwn Monday.
Ray McLafn, the successsul cont sac-
tractor on the Boyes- Rruadus nuil
route. starting next July. was i'm town
Thursday.
Mrs. James TurnbuN of Wright
creek who has been in i'll health hut
whose condition changed for the better,
suffered relapse the la~t few DAYS
0HA Hu" duAAGIS IN AtlI AOt lKet.
Francis Lowry made another start
for Miles City Thursday morning with
his car and was accompanied by NJ.
Il. Moore.
Born. March 1s. sen to Nr. and
Mrs. Bernard Rapp. residing near
Shorty. Wyo.
are reported bedfast with grippe at
hnfr DSck
Peter Hanks of Graham was in town
Thursday.
Archie Kelly was over from Epsie
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Lawrence and
Mrs. Maggie Smith from the B-Divide
were in town Thursday.
Mrs. Blanche Wiley and Mrs. Flor.
ence Dorval will entertain the Ladies'
Aid society at the Powder River hotel
next Thursday afternoon.
Roy NJ. Lee drove a Ford through te
Miles City Wednesday,. leaving here ri
10 O'clock IN the morning and arriv.
ing at Miles City at 5 o'clock the same
hours running time.
George l.. I.inville. who accompanied
Roy NJ. Ice to Miles City "Wednesday
""S IdNeu ~ tIc HOSptlHl luete Suf
fering with appendicitis. He stoot
the trip as Well az could be expected
At o'clock the same evening he un.
| derwent an operation. and yesterda,
morning his condition was pronounced
! satisfactory.
c. f. Elrod was on the street will
| crutches Wednesday,. the first day h,
was able To be out since he was 81
! severely busned in the fire at Moor
! head on New Years day.
Frank Hitchings OF Wolf creek wa,
| in town Thursday.
Grant Shipley -Boyes trausacte,
| business in town Thursday
A. G. Braudes and Harry C"nror!
were In town Wednesday.
! Harvey Moore from Hoyes was I,
town Wednesday
Dick Wftcher drove his mail trucl
I through to Broadus yesterday iCre
noon. His car has been in 'cnld stor
age" the past two months and Dicl
himself has been taking Il vaction
tor during that time Arley Dunga,
was engaged to haul the mail betweel
Volhcrg and Eroadus with team an
! sleigh
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24
lAllnoaoe 3uED 30
neoUee foelel(J eAIe3

Every railroad in Montana Friday
of last week was named as defendant
In an action filed with the state rail- :
road commission by Attorney General
wellington ID. Rankin asking for a
reduction of existing freight rates.
The complaint urged that hearings he
held as socn as possible that the level
OF freight rates within the state be
reduced horizontally to just. fair,
equitable and reasonable basis"
The complaint charges that existing
rates produce many undue prefer
ences and unjust Determinations be-
tween localities and between persons
within said state and that such in
crease In freight rates resulted and
now results In the Imposition of un-
Just. unfair and unreasonable rates
and charges for the services rendered
by such carriers. and works manifest
injustice upon the producers of raw
materials. and upon consumers and
upon shippers OF freight and the peo.
pie Ct the state Of Montana as Il whole
and retards the Development of tn re.
sources of the state"
The attorney general complain that
the increased rates were ordered at q
time when the cost Of labor. materials
and OF hauling freight was at the
peak and ''that since such time there
have been and now are marked de.
creases In the cost Ct railroa dlaho,
and In the cost OF railroad MATERIAL
It 10 also charged that In the face o,
decreased costs to the railroads the,
have maintained "and do now main,
tain. Notwithstanding the state. e.widl
protests Ct shippers and Of the puhli,
generally. said excessive. unreasonabl,
and exhorbitant charges. rates AM
tolls"
The complaint sets forth that tn,
state railroad commission has full ana
complete jurisdiction oyer intrastat,
freight rates and 10 empowered tc. OF
der y proper reduction.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24
FARM LOANS 1De.tNG 00AyTED
20 THE 0OYfss APpLll.A yTy

j. u. Beach, secretary of the noyes
Federal Farm Loan association. says
number Of loans are being granted
and quite y number applications are
going tn. He seems to think the fed
eral loan association will be running
full blast by next year.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24
lON, ,0Dl POUNDS Osr POISON BAIT
BEING: PREPARED IN STATE

Mixing plants for gopher bait now
are in operation at Glasgow. Great
Falls and Bozemau. MIXING plants in
these three cities will handle the bait
for all state and federal lands this
year. 1t is figured that they viii
prepare 100000 pounds of poison bait.
enough to treat 8S3 sections Of land.
The nrst shipment already has been
made from the BO&enan station. The
oait ia costing 0ne-thtrd Les sthis year.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24
cor NTY G'C'rs
ROAD WORM ElQS' WAGES

Billings. Mont.-i'ay of Yellowstone
county road supervisors has been re-
duced from IS to 81 by the board Of
county commissioners. and the pay Of
road laborers reduced from 81 to IS.
Thereare "a road supervisors in the
county.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24

THE Road to want:-He that op.
presseth the poor to increase bis
riches. and he that xiveth to the rich.
shall surely ccme to want.-Proverbs
S):1s"
'The Best Nedicine:-A merry heart
doeth gooa like medicine: but q
broksn aDarit drisRh the bones.-Prov-
er6o 3S:1.*
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24
DANsEl. wEBsTEa,x lmopHE,,Y

Nearly 100 years ago Daniel Webster
prophecied that the vast regiCm lying
west OF the Missouri river would never
be inhabited by white men. but would
be left to Indians and wild animals
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24

James Dickson was killed 1t Clear
mont. Wyo.. March Z and Fred Dykee
has been held responsible. CHARGED
with hrst degree murder. An alterca-
tion arose between the two men IN
pool hall which ended In fatal shoot.
ing.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-24

In politics. there's lot OF "blow. !
hards" who don't need tn inspiration
Ct handkerchief.
Evening journal., 1922-06-19
SWIMMING CAMPAIGN
ISLAUNCHED TODAY

The annual swimming campaign
under the direction of the American
Red Cross in cooperation with the
Y. NJ. C. A. Delaware Safety Council,
Knights of Columbus, and other
civic organizations, was launched to-
day. During the week the four pools
in the city. Brandywine. Kirkwood,
Delamore and Y. NJ. c. A., are sched-
uled TO be used extensively by school
children from 9 to o'clock.
The working boys, girls and
adults intending to enter any of the
classes are requested to go to the
pools from 8 to O'Clock to be as
signed to their various classes. There
are also provided night classes for
the women (7.3O to $50 o'clock, at
the Brandywine and the Y. NJ. c. A.
for men (s to $50 o'clock). Any adult
or working boy or girl, applying at
either of these two pools will be as
signed a place in one Of the GLASSES.
There are a number OF experienced
swimming instructors under the di-
rection of a professional and expert
in swimming and life saving, who
will conduct the classes -t the vari-
Gus pools. This years campaign is
one that affords an exceptional op-
portunity for the youths and grown
ups of the city to get thorough in
structions in swimming and life
saving.
Evening journal., 1922-06-19
.KAJAUNIS FAMILY
REUNION HERE SOON

America proved to be the land OF
opportunity to John Kajounis, and
his son Anthony, both residents OF
Greece who came to this country six
years ago last Saturday to recoup
losses sustained in a business ven
ture in Athens.
Kajounis and his son, who have
been employed at the Preston Res
taurant. SIT Market street for the
past four years, will soon make a
tour Of the eastern part of this
country and the elder Kajounis will
later sail for Athens to join his wife
and five children. When he returns
he will be accompanied by his wife
and children and will make their
home in this country.
six years ago Kajounis, who was
the owner of large grocery store
in Athens. found himself financially
embarrassed and after closing out
his business at a loss he sailed for
America to make his fortune.
The elder Kajounis at that time
was 80 years old. His son Anthony,
who was senior In a college. came
with the father. They both found
employment here and fortune smil-
ed on their efforts.
Both father and son worked and
saved for the final triumph, that Of
bringing the mother and other chill
dren to America. Their wishes will
be realized within a short time.
Evening journal., 1922-06-19
NEW WORKERS ON
WAY HOME BY BOAT

The Dawn and New Era. two cleo
trically propelled boats, built and
owned by w. T. Donnelly, engineer
and drydock builder of New York,
are at the municipal wharf, Third
and Church streets. Several months
ago Mr.. Donnelly and his family
came down the Delaware on the
boats on their way to southern wa
ters. They are now returning TO New
York
The Dawn Is equipped as a power
boat, electricity being generated by
gasoline motor. The electric power
is then conveyed by slender cable
10 the New Era, which is hand
somely equipped as a houseboat.
Mr.. Donnelly purposes making a trip
to Chester tomorrow TO Inspect a
drydock there and today extended an
invitation TO members OF the Har-
Dor Commission and its staff, also to
officers OF the Chamber of Com
merce to accompany him.