, 1926-04-14
PAINT CREEK


March is proving true. by part
ing with tears of sorrow and cold
winds and now scenes loath to
give way to &prif,s warm welcome
with flowers and crystal drops of
rain but best friends meet with a
smile and part with tears.
Albert Wilkinson and Harry
Schmidt and son Alvin. took din
uer with Fred Schmidt on Sunday.
Harry has made a deal with f. S.
Clark whereby he is in possession
of what is known as the Old Bell
place at Chance. Montana. where
Alvin with Fritz will be at home
and do the farming. altho Fritz
will continue in school to the close
Of the term at Chance. while-H Harry
Will stay in Red Lodge with the
girls until the close of school.
Geo. Baker made a trip to Clark
on Monday. fording the river with
his Ford. and calling on Fred
Schmidt on. the way.
Art Braten and boys are busy
getting out timber these days be-
tuIt SpIllS NOIh Dt5iho AZ
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stedham have
moved to the Craven ranch on
Eittle Rocky where they will be
pleased to entertain their many
friends this summer.
Fred Schmidt entertained some
of his bachelor friends at 6 O'Clock
dinner the the evening was spent
in playing cards.
The O'Donnel's are moving sheep
to the home ranch preparing to
lamb. Leon made a flying trip to
l. IS this week securing a crew.
Fred Schmidt. w. G.. Brough, mo
tored to Powell on Saturday to
spend Easter calling by and taking
Miss Gilbert along to spend the
day with her home folks at Garland.
Miss Phyllis Bosley who has been
attending the school in Powell is
Saving a tussei with the flu the
past few days. We are in hopes
she will soon be able to resume her
school work.
It commences to look as though
our winter had first begun as we
have more snow in this section than
at any time this year. All the la
dies who purchased Easter bon
nets can save them another year.
for winter clothes are morve ap-
uroprlate now.
Miss Kinder had quite an. ex-
perience bucking snow drifts thru
the cooIee on returning from Pow
ell. on Sunday.
the O'Donneiis have all their
sheep in on feed but are not hay
iug very good luck Landing on
account of the snow.
D. Mitchell spent the night with
Erred Schmidt on Sunday. the storm
being such that he could not make
tie trip home that night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Manning took
after noon tea with Mr.. n Mrs.
VI, G. Hopkins on Easter Sunday.
Ed Manning is at Geo. Heads
t1elping him during the lambing
season.
We note in the last week paper
the article on the publicity congress
at Casper. to levy a one-tenth mill
tax for the purpose of advertising
the state to encourage settlers to
come in. Now The taxes are most
prohibitive at present and not only
q few years ago some of our wealth
lest citizens left on account of ex-
cess taxes such rs w. II. Coe and
offers and taxes ave not been re-
dured IN the least so put on more
and more natives will be leaving.
and there will be room for many
rev ones. The last straw broke the
csmHt's back. and to add another
%oneafenth mill to an already over
Burdened taxed population. Just to
mt a few more favored mes on the
psusTon list. would be utter folly.
We better drift as we are and not
incnre any more expense, reduce
taxes SO the public can pay them
end more money will flow into the
treasurer's office than If taxes were
~increased so much that it would be
~infuussible for the taxpayer to pay
them.
Mrs. w. C. Brough.