With the Coming Eledtion Over Let’s All Puli Together for the Advancement of Powder River Countv

The Powder River County Examinerand The Bröadus Independent

Volume III Number 1 Broadus, Montana, Friday, October 22, 1920 $2 Per Year

TUES ME ME KOI KUWEIT 10V. 31

In an official notice to the taxpay­ers of Powder River county, publish­ed for th e first tim e herewith, infor­m ation is given that taxes become de­linquent a t 6 o'clock p. m., Novem­ber 30, 1920, unless sooner paid, and follow ing that date the 10 per cent penalty together with interest and costs of advertising w ill be imposed.

Other information concerning the payment of taxes is to the effect that the only checks to be accepted will be those drawn on local banks and cashier’s and certified checks drawn on other banks.

T he official notice follow s: NOTICK TO TAXPAYER#

N otice is hereby given th a t taxes fo r th e cu rre n t year a re now due and w ill becom e de lin q u en t on th e 30th d ay of Novem ber, 1920, a t 6 o'clock P. M. and th a t un less paid p rio r th e re to , 10 per cent w ill be added to th e am o u n t thereo f.

Taxes m ay be paid a t any tim e be­tw een the hours of 9 a. m. and « T. M. a t th e office of th e tre a su re r of P ow der R iver county. N

Checks w ill be received in pay­m en t of taxes only w hen issued on local banks, except cash ie r's o r cer­tified checks on o th e r banks. Tax receip ts will n o t be issued in ex­ch ange fo r checks issued on out-of- tow n banks u n til re tu rn s bave been received from th e banks upon which th e check is draw n, w inch on account o f o u r slow m ail service m ay cause th e taxes to go d e linquen t and force us to add th e penalty . Money orders a re p refe rab le .

A. .T. H A L E Y , C o u n t} T r e a s u r e r .

l ’or C. C. CH A W ,D e p u t y Tri i i su re r . i>224t

KKALAKA W RITER EXPLAINS MEANING OF THE PHRASE

“PO W 1) K R RIVER ! ”

(H v J . F. L e w i s in t h e E k a l a k a E a g le . )T he o th e r day 1 rode from Bro.idus

to Miles C ity w ith an o ld -tim er m aned R ill H icks, know n as “ W ild B ill of P ow derv ille .” He said he had lived in M ontana fo r fo rty years, had punched ca ttle w ith J im D ahinten. O m ahe 's fam ous m ayor, know n as “ Cowboy J im .” and Lad lived in Pow ­derv ille in its w ildest, m addest days a n d w itnessed m ore th a n one shoo t­ing » (ïrîjjtth v , te rm in a ted ja ta lly ac re a se W iku population oLlJoot H ill.

H icks said lie cou ldn 't rem em ber a tim e wIt iii the cry „P ow der R iver,” was not m vogue. It m ean t abou t lue game as the expression “ I ’m from T exas," in o rder w ords, " I ’m a bad m an from B itter C reek ." In th e early days m any wild fellow s cam e from Texas w ith h erds of ca ttle and the Texans for toughness have generally been considered secoud to none, bu t H icks says the " I 'm from Texas" fel­low s got it pu t a il over them by the P ow der river bunch.

A ccording to th e Miles City S tar, in the ancien t wild and woolly days the erv "P o w d er R iver” was synono- nvous w ith h ila r ity and reck less bois- te ro u sn ess excited by Jo h n B arley ­corn. • I’m from Pow der R iver,” was a challenge to any an d all th a t the speak er w as tough , unbroken and h a rd to chain . T he boys front the

KANCHCRKEK NEW S

(D elayed.)John Sams and Frank Singleton

le ft for B elle Fourche with two loads of beans.

A crew o f surveyors was in this vicinity. There seem s to be quite a lot o f surveying and prospecting go­ing on just now. W e a ll hope they find som ething of value to us all.

Mrs. Simon Oliver of W right creek is still reported on the sick list.

Jack Mace of South Dakota is vis­iting with S. J. Mace and fam ily at their ranch.

Threshing in this vicinity is com­pleted with crops show ing a good yield.

Fred Toman and P . C. Everett of Bowers creek country were hauling lumber from the W alloth saw m ill.

‘SERVICE,” IS MOTTO OFTHE ( ‘AMP FIR E GIRLS

The B roadus Cam p F ire G irls, un ­der th e care of Mrs. G lenna S tew art, one of th e local school teachers , held festiv ities a t th e B roadus school house F rid a y evening w ith a fea tu re consisting of dancing a ro u n d a large bonfire.

The c h a r te r m em bers of tlie Camp F ire G irls in B roadus a re Rosa Lee Daile, T helm a S tew art, T helm a Lew­is, R u th H arrin g to n , Iren e Sandall, Fanny Bailey, H elena Y argcr, Je a n Lewis, E lizabeth , Paetzsch , F lo rence Lane. May Irion , Zoa Lane, A rrah Turley . Ju a n ita G arr, E lizabeth G arr, Velma P resto n , Ju n e Rue, M ildred T urley , One. Sandall, G ladys C lark , Ruby H arrin g to n , F aye H arrin g to n , A nna Paetzsch , F rances Lane, V ir­g in ia Cam plin. D orothy Neil, C a th e r­ine Neil, May Sandall, L au ra May L invitl. May H arring ton .

It is p lanned a f te r th e o rgan iza­tion is com pleted to engage in cam p fire activ ities, to hold a cam p fire council, to learn m ystic fire m otion

111 « M I E S IF IEIEMLIIIEKS1

George H. Grooms returning Tues­day from a sw ing through the oil territory near B elle Fourche, 8. D., and Colony, Wyo., brings a report of activ ities in those sections.

The company drilling a w ell on Crooked Dog creek, 11 m etis south­east of Belle Fourche, had just struck oil. The capacity of the w ell w as kept a secret, however, as it was capped im mediately afterward.

A t Colony, W yo., the standard rig drilling outfit was down 2,138 feet. A strong flow of water, strong with sulphur, had been enrountered but. the promoters were not discohraged and proposed to go deeper.

T he d rille rs w ere ph lling casing a t th e seven-m ile w ell below A lzada.

T he d rill had become lodged in the Thom pson well n ea r A lzada a t th e end of th e th ree-m ile g rad e and a la rg e m agnet had been o rd ered from C asper to rescue it.

The L ittle M issohri river well, 15 m iles sou th of R idge, th is county , had caved in a t he dep th of 680 feet and th e d rille rs w ere w aiting fo r cas­ing to resum e operations.

: OBSERVE COLUMBUS DAYAT THE REDEK SCHOOL :

The pupils of the R eder school near K ruger ce lebrated C olum bus day by raising a flag pole and flying a flag over th e ir build ing fo r th e first lim e. The tru s tees procured a fine s tra ig h t pole, 35 feet in he igh t, from a ne ighboring hill. T he pupils th em ­selves helped in d igging the hole and la te r in filling it in.

In ad d itio n to th e usual ap p ro p ri­a t e song3 and rec ita tion s, th e pupils

son gs, to put on a cam p tire p lay in gave in pantom im e scen es from th efull cerem ouial costum e.

Special declam atory w ork will he one of the le a tu re s for the com ing w inter. P a re n ts and g u ard ian s are m ost cordially invited to a tte n d these m eetings.

The Camp F ire G irl organ ization is prim arily re la ted to hom e and so­cial service and stands for "serv ice" — unselfish, loving h ea rts , capable heads, w illing hands and feet. Each one m ust feel th a t sue belongs to th e arm y, w ears th e colors, obeys th e o r ­ders, sees progress and rep o rts re ­su lts and feels th a t she is in line, touching elbow w ith o th ers who a re serving. T he organ ization tends to ­w ards finding th e rom ance, th e beau- y and ad v en tu re of every day life

life of Colum bus.The m eeting w as w ell a tten d ed by

p a reu ts and friends.

ORIGINAL POEMS BY PUPILS OF DOYLE CREEK SCHOOL

(E d i to r s N ote: T he follow ingorig ina l poems w ere w ritten by scho lars from th e Doyle C reek school and subm itted to th e E xam iner to r publication by th e ir teache r, Mis* C arrie M. R ussell.) *

P ow der R iverSee P ow der R iver as it ru n s along, S inging j to itself a m erry song:

sum w ies anFil ’PMIE UK

W ithin

PINTO NEW S ITEMS

(E d ito r ’s N ote: The follow ingin te restin g budget of news Items from P in to w as comosed an d written by a class at school, w ith Mrs. F. A. Ross as teacher.)

Ja ck Lewis is b reak in g a few coltsl a few days th e poles forth e long-distance te lephone to ll line i L 11118 fal *or tlie ^ R ar Lazy from Miles City will be in sta lled 1 ’S “ ® « . . . , . t „through to B roadus and th en will ! M ? ; hR1f 8® h as KlU r,te<J f° rs ta r t the work of s trin g in g th e w ire. ! h« 'e,ef w hich he isT he m achine used fo r digging th e ! 8 u ? . *° v,holes has advanced to a n o ir t th ree ra n Jc a pd ! red Ross havem iles this side of Olive and th e poles hTîfh ‘ « u w to M oorcroft w ithhave been in sta lled som e distance !?,..{? ^ Rer’ R lg&s and F ra n kth is side of th e Y T. B a t a few m ore ! " _ . . . .m iles rem ain to connect B roadus. ! BaJ]a h , 18 Practic ing r id in gThe w ire has been s tru n g along th e i îr.1 ' R e lu tends to ride a t rou te and by n ex t Sunday heavy jB *learr ’, .loads will be received in B ro a d u s .: , ol. fn 1I<!ilor lc?f, 1 u rr®t B u tteThe wire s trin g in g will not. s ta r t u n -?® 1?™1' RupÜ8 ,ne,lth ^ al)seiR ortil the polgs a re p lan ted th rough to : - 5 h a g rade in d eportm en t of Broadus an .l then the w ork will ! £ e.r. «»“ t a r ® as folio ws; Jam es commence from th is end. jf ; R a lla h „ R - R oss- P earl

L. P. Teague, m anager of the line a l Ros8‘ M- Ros8- ^ o n a r d H.nw„ nc 1 1 , 0 oironîI „f ti.o Foutor,, ! RiSgs, Leslie M. \ arg er and L eonard

Ross.Rev. II. K . W aters will lec tu re a t

known as the c ircu it of th e E astern M ontana Telephone com pany, here yesterday, sta ted it is hoped to have ! « eJ f’ “ • £ J ™ « ™ * U,1 a tthe system in w orking o rd er from !T.mrfL ? u ! ,t,e^Si®Î!°îî!«?!Ci ^ _R eBroadus to Miles City in o rd er to will also have his m oving p ic tu re m a­

chine and prom ises a good show.Some idea of the m agnitude of th is I p R ° 88 of p ‘n*o has gone to.. ___ ________„ ,____ P o rtlan d . O re., w here lus m other is

ill.Clyde M ontgom ery has recen tly

purchased a 1918 Ford car for which

weigh 55,000* poTindT a n d T h e re will [a m e T ? , ^ r e! n ™be 1.735 line poles in sta lled , not i n - ' ° rd Araf,s has re tu rnetl eluding stubs a t cross roads oi

handle election re tu rn s .

net, telephone line m ay be gained by the knowledge th a t it will cover over; 100 miles of g round. T he m etallic i wire used in its construction will I

branches. The telephone company

om St.Louis w here he lias been shipping horses.

George T hoet had a runaw ay Ocuses the Bell system poles from Miles 1 , J , "Y „ TV- * ' À,City to the forks. 12 m iles out of ' | ob®F 8 at t ' 8 aU;r a * M r'Milos Citv. w here the Pum pkin creek ^ * ’y E ,m°^and Tongue river roads in tersect. lU8iinson talll,ls lrom a barrel ot

\l> \ ISE YOUNG MEN TOK E E P AWAY FROM C TV

w ater.I Leslie Y arger is packing h is finger in his pocket, having been bruised

i w hile playing ball, î L ost— A d ark brow n shepherd dog.

W illiam McGinty, suprem e se c re -;If found, re tu rn to E dm ond F . W il­tary of the K nights of Colum bus, a f-;so n of P in to and receive ten cents.te r a th ree m onths' survey of bit- ----- --------------------------------reaus, w arns young m en front agri- * |o t r y HICKEY cultural d istric ts to keep aw ay from ! «NEWCASTLE WYOthe cities. ‘ * ' ’ •

Reports made public in New Yorkby enip.oym ent agencies of botli th e f r a n k H ickey, alleged slay

nuns i n thePEMUEIT CO. Shi

As a re su lt of the d ifferent m eet­ings held over th e county th e p as t week under ausuices of th e B roadus C ham ber of Com m erce in the in te r ­est of B roadus fo r perm anen t coun­ty seat, it is believed B roadus will m ore than carry th e requ ired m ajo r­ity of a il votes cast to gain its onlv objective.

M eetings have been held as sched­uled and no com m unity has been dis­appoin ted . E very th ing has been free w ith th e exception of lunches and these have been willingly brought by th e people, who in each instance have packed the halls to capacity. Hon. H arry I*. A tw ater has m ade ta lk s a t each place, explain ing the in itia tive and referendum m easures aud advancing the claim s of B roadus for tlie designation of perm anent county seat. E nthusiasm for B road­us has been m anifested a t every lo­cality . D elegations of B roadus boost-

have a tten d ed th e different, m eet­ings and in no instance was th e re found a sound a rg u m en t ag a in st lo­cating the perm anen t county seat a t B roadus.

EXCELLENT CHOPS HARVESTED BY FARMERS IN STACEY LAND

E xcellent crops were harvested by tlie farm ers in the Stacey com m unity, according to K enneth McLean, vice president of tlie F irs t N ational bank . Mr. McLean spent a day or so look­ing over conditions a round Stacey. The yields which have been experi­enced by the m ajo rity of th e farm ers a re a g reat deal b e tte r th a n w hat w as expected, s ta ted Mr. M cLean. Y ields ru n n in g as high as 50 bushels to tlie acre a re reported . T he fa r ­m ers a re now m ark e tin g th e ir grain . Mr. McLean passed .seven truck loads on his r e tu rn to th e city. T rucks which a re being used to h au l supplies

o f!to the country are being p ressed in toSalvation* Armv and K nights of Co- I-a l’a » Woods, last spring , is to i^ ubo as w a in conveyors on th e re tu rn lumlius. indicated th a t jobs soon will tried in Newcastle. Wyo., on the m ur- trips.—-Mtles City tar.

ft a im s to develop th e hom e sp irit A ai! \ h r l^ F - and m ake it dom inate th e life of th e S en tire com m unity. It is an o rgan ­ized band o f l i v e , w ide-aw ake g irls w ith a m isrien , ra th e r th an a m is­sion to them . It uses b eau tifu l cere ­m onies, lias an appealing r i tu a l and bases ran k and honors upon personal a tta in m en t. T here a re a ttra c tiv e ce r­em onial costum es, h onor beads and decorations. I t in te rp re ts th e th in g s ot' daily life in te rm s of poetry , sym ­bolism and im agination .

"A s fagots are b rought from th e i forest, firm ly held by th e sinew s th a t j bind them , 1 w ill cleve to my Camp j F ire sis te rs , whenever, w herever I ' find them . I will striv e to grow

R unning along, ta lk in g to itse lf;I R ushing past rocks, leap ing down

shelf.T he dear old Pow der,

! You can h ear it louder,As it goes rush ing by.

jit' you go on it, boat riding,You will go as if you were sliding

j F rom a steep, slippery plank,I P a st th e flowers th a t grow on the

bank.P ow der R iver, you often go dry W hen the ra ins are no t high. , You d ea r old Pow der River,

I wish you good luck, so go on for-

be scarce in cities. E qualization of der charge, according to word re - j ---------------labor supplv and dem and during th a ceived here. H ickey has been held j DANCE AND SI last week was reported bv five e m -> y au th o ritie s a t Sundance, pending plovnient offices in th a t city conduct- the tim e of tr ia l. H ickey 's a tto rneys ed ‘l v the Salvation Armv. F o r the a rranged for a change of venue. The first time in two years, as many m en inform ation reg ard in g th e develop- were found seeking w ork as th ere m ents in th e H ickey case has caused were jolis available. considerable in te rest due to th e fact

*A featu re v,f the work, a sta te - th a t the alleged m u rd ere r was known ment by the Armv said, was a fall- ou both Pow der rivers. H ickey is

PER AT THE HUCKINS SCHOOL OCT. 2 »

A dance and box supper w ill be given a t th e H uckins school house near Bay H orse postoffice F riday n igh t, October 29. All ladies a re re ­quested to bring lunch boxes. Good

............... — - ---- ---------- , . m usic and good "ea ts" are assu reding off in dem and for unskilled w ork- (supposed to have sho t .ns b ro ther-in - ,-or everyone a tten d in g th is dance.ers Tlie repo rt said it. was alto- law follow ing a row. He was a rre s t- -------------------„— _________gether possible th a t the n ear fu tu re ed a f te r th e body had been found would see a re tu rn of the condition in a creek bottom on the Hickey w here there a re m ore men th an jobs, ranch.

All for B roadus: B roadus for all IN MAKING ELECTION RETURNS SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE LAW

INSTALLING 4,000 GASTANK IN BROADUS

Tlie B roadus Cash Store is in s ta ll ­ing- a gasoline tank with a capacity of 4.000 gallons and will hand le the Red Ball product.

In m aking election re tu rn s to ttie county clerk , tlie p recinct officiasl should comply with th e law requ iring them to send outside of the locked pouch a s ta tem en t show ing tlie to tal votes cast for the respectiv liâtes and different m easures

It is especially desired th a t outside re tu rn s be filed for th e general elec­tion resu lts as an effort will be m ade

MARKET QUOTATIONS ATBELLE FOURCHE THIS WEEK

c a n ( U - j t O 5 0 bringi

Q uotations op ca ttle received in Belle F ourche the fore part of th is week from O m aha show ed a $1.50 ra ise on sheep, according to advices brought to B roadus by Geo. H. Grooms, .iust re tu rn in g from a v isit to the oil fields in th a t vicinity . F a t ca ttle prices w ere repo rted steady, w hile Stockers and feeders w ere 25

ats down. Top hops were $ l 4.U5 in Om aha. ■

s trong like th e pine tr re e ; to be pu re Iauch and range when in the city fo i 'ijn my deepest desire ; to be tru e to

a good tim e, a f te r liquo ring up to a the tru th th a t is in me, and follow m ore or less degree, announced th e ir

ever.—M artha S tuver, age 1 5, grad«*

toughness by claim ing Pow der river as th e ir hom e and ab id ing place, and woe to the one who questioned th e ir prow ess o r had the tem erity to doubt th e ir qualifications.

L a t e r t l i e cry becam e "P ow der R iver! Let 'E r B uck!”- —th e slogan of th e M iles City Roundup. T h ere is a p ecu lia r fasc ination ab o u t th is veil, voicing as it does th e wild free ­dom of th e p lains an d th e reckless abandon of th e cowboy. I t w as c a r ­ried by th e M ontana so ld ier boys to a ll th e can tonm eu ts from tlie Pa-

the law of the tire.' Doyle Creek I saw tlie w ate r rush ing ,

NEWS O F T H F BOY ! Down Doyle C reek gushing,SCOUTS O F BROADUS R " as lau g h in g and dancing.

_ _ _ _ * i o s<ee th e . w aves i>rancni£,The Boy Scout o rgan iza tion of W ith Joy and g ladness It was roam

B roadus is being rap id ly com pleted. in f> .G reat in te rest is being m an ifested by O 'e r p la ins and rocks i tlie bovs, each one feeling th a t th ey ! | n g >can cooperate in th is na tion-w ide Leaping, spa rk ling , ru sh in g forever, piece of team w ork, the g re a te s t ]On, to th e P ow der H iver piece of team -w ork ever a t te m p te d 1 G ladys B roeckel, age

j MONTA A POWER COMPANY, M ontana Pow er now has 250.000horsepow er p roductive capacity and m com pile ilie resu lts before th e vote

! is said to ran k th ird in the list of ilie ure officially canvassed. The Asso- j coun try ’s pew er producers, being ex- d a te d P ress has appointed th e Exam- ! reeded only by th e N iagara and New j |1(.r ed ito r as correspondent to com-

•ju t s r e g i s t e r e dVOTERS IN COUNTY

'Y ork E dison com panies.

trad*

eifle to th e A tlan tic and becam e th e ]{ev> W aters as

by A m erican boys.T he boys, having reg istered as char- ! r ,,c B rook

er m em bers un d er the leadersh ip of The brook ru n s am ong thesco u tm aste r are: And tu rn s th e w ate r m ills

w arcry of th e Y anks when ’hey swept j H orace G arr, M elford H olt. S tephen j i t ripp les am ong th e stones th e H un from th e battle fie ld s of j pIoi, George P resto n , G eorge San- j As it ca rrie s th e pine cone* F ran ce . I t h as circled th e globe and i (lalj R ichard P aetzsch . F ra n k I.ane, It r«>ars very loudlyF ran ce . .achieved im m orta lity . I W alter Lane, H ubert S tra ito n , Chas.

P ow der r iv e r rises in the Big H o r n . Gewis J r . . O rrin T urley , Jew el T u rm ou n ta in s in cen tra l W yom ing aud is th e la rg est s tream in th is p a r t of M ontana sou th of th e Y ellow stone. It is sk ir te d w ith a generous fringe ot cottonw ooil tree s anil bordered by a wide an d b eau tifu l valley. D uring th e sum m er th e river is generally low, b u t in tim e of fresh e ts it be­com es a rag in g to rre n t.

Like several of the other old towns in Montana, Pow derville bas her Boot H ill, where they used to bury the men who died with their bocts on. It is the oldest place on the river, dating back to the days o f General Custer, and would be a fertile field for som e K ipling o f tne W est, who could find m aterial there for many lu i id tales. Log houses of ancient appearance are still m ost common structures in the region and many of them have a h is­tory, especially the old log building in Pow derville which housed the early day saloon. This part of Moi^ tana has beeu styled “The Last Stand of the Cowboy.”̂ ^

The .usage of the term "Powder River! Let ’Er B uck!’ has revised its early-day m eaning until now \theAerm im plies perseverance, steadfastness, a d iiposition to m eet -vnd overcome a ll obstacles com e w hat may. “ is th is later translation which prompt­ed the Broadus Chamber o f Com­m erce to adopt the slogan "BroadHB L et 'Er Buck,” In th e county seat campaign.

ley, R ichard M artin , Ja m es M artin ,T hom as P resto n , Ja m es C raw , W il­liam Craw.

Rev. W aters is p lann ing an a«l- m irahle p rogram fo r th e com ing w in ter fo r th e Scouts. Many d e lig h t­fu l m eetings, h ik es and stu d y tr ip sa re being ou tlined for th e Boy ( .. . , dScouts, as w ell a s beneficial in stru c- A" a>J „d ‘̂ \ ! ‘ th e “ U1 U tion along o th e r lines.

DR. WHITE NOTES RAINYWEATHER IN SEATTLE

Dr. E. W. W hite writes the Exam­iner editor from Seattle, W ash.

"The work is very pleasant so far.” he savs. "and am with a very con­genial hunch of men. To give you som ething o i the capacity of the of­fice, we have 80 stenographers and about ten mon. I estim ate to keep them busy. Our office is in one of the finest in the city— the Arcade building— and the rental is 25 cents per square foot. .

“I a mwondering if the weather is getting cold there. It has been rainy weather nearly a il the tim e since my arrival und fully as disagreeable as som e of the bad weather in Mon­tana.”

Dr. W hite recently accepted a po­sition in the public health service at Seatle under government supervi­sion.

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ner , p u b l i s h e d w e e k l j a t P. rnadus. M‘ i lo a tl l - i ta n a , fu r O c to b e r 1. 1020.

S t a t e o f M o n tan a . C o u n ty of P ow de i Mver-h-BH.

B e f o r e me, a n o t a r y pub li c , in find fo r th e S t u t e a n d c o u n t y a f o r e s a i d , pi r- s o n a B y a p p e a r e d Uu«<: Cam p l in . win*, l i a v iu g b e e n d u ly s w o r n ac co rd in a to law. d e p o s e s and s a y s th a t In is tin*

,, i l i to r an d m a n a g e r of tin- I ' o a d . r h i l l s R iv e r C o u n ty K x a n i i i e i . and l i r a l!o

fo l lo w in g if“, to 1 lie best of his Know I- ioiiffe a n d b el ie f , a t r u e s t a t e m e n t _. t ; ; he o w n e r s h ip , m a n a g e m e n t l a n d if a

. (da i ly p a p e r , th e c i r c u l a t i o n ). etc. , ofI th e a f o r e s a i d p u b l i c a t i o n f o r th e dun* [ s h o w n in th e a b o v e ca p t io n . ie . | i i i red j by t h e A ct of A u g u s t 24, P*12. em bodied

a ies , in s e c t i o n 44;t, P o s t a l l . a w s an d I te p u -4 a t to ns , p r i n t e d c n t h e r e v e r s e s id e of

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th e p u b l i s h e r , ei ii tor , m a n a g i n g e d i to r ( an d b u s i n e s s m a n a g e r s a re :

w a t e r ><» , P u b l i s h e r — P.roadus P u b l i s h i n g <’om- | p a n y B r o a d u s . Mont .

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of day. i M a n a g i n g E d i t e r l i n g o' B ro ad u s , Mont .

, , " I B u s in e s s M a n a g e r - —Hugedanced. P.roadus. Mont.

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tlie p lain , i o w n i n g o r h o ld i n g 1 p e r c e n t or m o r eT h a t th e fa rm ers w e r e h a r v e s t i n g I f f t h e tc-tal a m o u n t o f s t o c k : W i l l i a m

. . . I t ro a d d u s . Chas . H u c k in s . I ra t r a n k -th e y goldeu g ra in , ' l i n , P r o d Hue, R o b e r t K rc le s , R<»>*

As it w ent th ro u g h th e m e a d o w . It I G a r d n e r , C h a r l o t t e W Jlb u r . S ad ie W i l - found w here daisies w ere h id i n g . ' b u r , S m i t h B a r k e r . J o h n B ro d s to n . B er t

„ i«tiinlinc* a n d P e t e r s o n , P. E. M ich ae ls . Win . C. Mo­

bile re tu rn s on the s ta te and n a tio n ­al tickets t r im th is county bu t th«*se re tu rn s canno t be gathered t.nlt*ss the election officials <■ era to. It may be th a t one o r t .. , reeincts in th iscounty will d e c '1 ti con tests aud if to relieve the anxiui.v of tliifse in te r - ; ' ested a se para te election re tu rn sheet •' x ” ' ‘ *should accom pany or go in advance | d ’ J______of the official pouch.

in Pow der R iver county there are 225s reg istered voters who a re q u a l­ified for the general election Tttes- day. Novem ber 2. Of th is num ber day. N ovem ber 2. Ir is estim atedthat about 75 per cent of the to ta l vote will lie polled, or around 1,700. Should th is es tim ate be correct, then it will tie necessary for B roadus to

85 1 or m ore to be designated t county seat.

t K G E 70,00«) FA R M ER STO HOLD WHEAT

KRUGER PEOPLE TO DISCUSS CANDIDATES AND ALL ISSUES

As it ru n s proudly ,Down to th e w ate r fa lls it Down to th e r iv er it flows.

- - Ju lia n S tuver. age 13

The W aterOut of th e e a rth cam e tin

fresh and gay. P.i-eadus

Cnm ptln .

i 'amplin,

ici l i a n t ' s wuers. or. ic and tin )ckln ldt ! f

The W heat G row ers' Association in the United S tates, with a m em bershu of 70,000 in K ansas. Oklahom a Texas, N ebraska and South Dakota lias issued from its at W ichita. K an.. s ju,n a proclam ation to all its m em bers urging them not to sell any wheat a f te r 5 p. ni., O ctober 25, u n til s u c h | t j(>u tim e as th e price of w hea t is ra ised j E ver to S3 a bushel a t grow ers ' te rm in a l j tend, elevator.

A g ricu ltu ra l colleges, farm b u ­reaus. s ta te boards of ag ricu lt tire, and sim ilar o rgan iza tions a re urged to co-operate w ith th e association in its efforts to ra ise th e 'p r ic e of w heat.

T he proclam ation is signed by AN F. McMiehael, na tio n a l p residen t, a n l W. if. McGreevv, na tional secretary .

At the (’olnm bns d ay celebration at the R eder school n ea r K ru g er it was decided t>> hold a friend ly neigh­borhood "confab" Sunday, O ctober 24. a t 2 p. ni., in the school building,

it is in tended that, tlie m eeting a friend ly and inform al d is­

cussion of the local and s ta te candi­dates and issues of the com ing elec-

No party is to be in contro l, ne in terested is invited to a t-

AMERICAN LEGION MEETS .{««TH: DANCE ARMISTICE DAY, NOV. J l

OLIVE NEWS ITEMS

As it w ent on its way a ripp ling and gliding. — R aym ond H ouser,

Age 13, grade G.

The W aterThe water was rushing.Oh, it was gushing:It slid down the banks.Where a ll stones would glance:It was splashing and dashing Against hanks aud rocks clashing: ’Twas down th e h ill sliding,And through the grass gliding.— Isabella Broeckel, age I t , grade 6.

( Delayed. >AY. c. Bidw ell is th resh in g for

v I Mr. D unham on Sani Sm ith s ranch. N inety acres cf b lack m acaroni will yield 40 bushels to th e acre.

M ost everybody in th is vicinity has had sieges o f sickness, confined to bad colds and grippe.

Jo h n L eno’s th re sh in g outfit was Spear, all r o m - j at c h a s . Sm ith s place on W olf creek

Publishing :au j evervone w as p a tien tly w aiting

A ey. C h as . Miles. C h as . B. Lewis . F r a n k F u n k e n b u s c h . H u b e r t R. S t r a l t u u ,M o n tg o m e r y , C h as . S. E i n s . 1. A .1 H a le y , N. A. B u r k e y , Geo. T a y lo r . A. W.H e id e l , F r a n k T. K e ls e y , I r a «xcoilman,R. C. J e n s e n . J . F. B len k n ev . A r t h u r K e ls ey , A r t h u r D e n n id, \V. B. R i c h a r d ­son, G. L M cK en z ie . NA’. E. B a r n a r d .«Tara P e a y s , «». W. P e m b e r t o n , «4. N

j Rue, C. W. B r y a n , P. *>. R ic h a r d s o n W m . L o i tn e r . W . p p r i s i n g t h e P r o a d u u p an y .

:t. T hat the k n o w n b o n d h o ld e r s ! for h i s appearance , mortgagees, and o t h e r s e c u r i t y h o ld e r s j K . J . S tanley, assisted by F ra n k ow’ning or holding 1 p e r cf to ta l am ount < or o ther securitie none, so s ta te

Bow lier R iver county post N«>. 65 of the Am erican Legion will hold a m eeting in B roadus Satu rday , O cto­ber 30th fo r th e tran sac tio n of rou- tine business.

The m em bers of the A m erican L e­gion have a lread y decided to hold a public dance a t th e B roadus school house on T hu rsd ay n ig h t, N ovem ber 11th, th*» secom l an n iv ersa ry of th e signing of th e arm istice which te r ­m inated th e w orld w ar.

It is understood that an arrest willbe made in a day or so as the resu lt ; Editor and Managerof a fight between two ntenr sedidents j thU 2 2 ud1 d a y" of G etobe r^ i «2^ ° ' <! of a fight between tw o m en. residen ts a . Mo n t g o m e r y .

N otary Public fo r the State cf Mon­tana. residing at Broadus. Montana My commissicn e x p i r e s Kept 4. 1921A ll for Broadus; Broadus for all. Broadus for a ll; a ll fo r Broadus.!

from 30 to 35 bushels to the acre.

B roadus for all: all for Broadus.

All for B roadus: B roadus for all.

FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASONT he first snow of th e s«*ason fo r

B roadus fell W ednesday m orn ing in th e form of sleet a f te r a sm all ra in ­fall «luring the n ight.

I t is rem em bered th a t a y ear ago O ctober 18 a snow sto rm began and con tinued for tw o days, loatling the g round w ith ten inches of snowr.

INSTALLING CANE MULL NEARE P8IE TO MAKE SORGHUM

W arren Holcomb and H. S. Brock are Installing a m ill near Epsle for th e production of sorghum fromcane.