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¢ s Washington Letter Interesting Items Special to The Examiner Washington, D. C., March 2%.—Pro- duction of rain by artificial metnods is condemned by the weather bureau: of the department of agricut:ure as a fu- tilé undertaking which svience has ‘disproved. New ways of making rain, preventing fog or rain, or forestalling the disastrous effects of storms, are not new, but none of them stand the test of definite scientific knowletge of atmospherle cenditiong, u statement by the department holds. {t is point- ed out that to produce one inch of rain on an acre it is necessary to draw 113 tons of moisture inte tue air to be precipitated. For a section o% land, 72,320 tons would be required, Enor- mous force is required, weather experts say, to elevate. moisture above the earth before it can be bp ecinftated. Numerous fatlures of exper'men’s are reviewed. Who Is president of the United States when the incumbent cf tha: office and the vice president, too, is away? The whief executive wields the power of hia cffice regardless of place, unless he ls incapacitated physically. The near- -est approach to the president: in Wash ington now is Rudolph Forstir, cxecu- tive clerk at the White House, wh has served in this capacity under Me- Kinley, Roosevelt. Taft, Wileen ané Hardin. Since Presidert Harding Ir recuperating from a recent iMners only the most impcrtant »us'ness matters are forwarded on to the presidert for his consideration. Mr... Forster: har been deckting just hoy. wrtart such demands, to assist en their cially expressed the tain from incoming second class officte tied and wound what to do with it. matters are during ssigument dft@se-J tions: for the past q@ tax has been tury. Sonera The federal reserve tax ban on bullding acti, present congestion ip deem the same ‘ct sale. acts and parts . veary OF wal widow pensioner was Esth=r S ene of Piymouth Union, Va, who dled 1906 at the age of 96. ee February—sales_of ‘fabricated struc- tural steel were 80 per cent of facta yy capacity, according io announcement by the department of ccmmerce “ne tonnage was larger than in any month since May. PUBLIC SENTIMENT FAVORS MERGER OF RAILROADS Miles City) March 25.—Publie sen timent in Mentana favors the Holden plan of consolidajing the Milwaukee and Union Pacifie systems into one eroup, and the Great Northern. North- ern Pacific and Burlington into an- other, according to the manner in which the delegates tc the public hear- ing of the proposed consolidation mat- ter held on Friday at Helena before the State Railroad Commission. This Is the infermation brought back by Miles City’s delegate, H. J. Sawtell, who advises that all the delegates to the hearingy representing all parts of the tsate, favored the Holden plan an expressed opposition to any change in the present alignment of the Northern Pacific. Everyone, he states, favored a liberal attitudé-toward the ratircads to enable fhem 8o continue their de- velopment and extension of Montara markets, which is desired by all the strong system. ADDITIONAL LOCALS “Stim” Davison from the Crow creck country passed through town Thurs- ‘day. Arthur Deranleau of Piniele was in tewn Thursday on business matters. Henry Peays of Moorhead was here yesterday. Chas. Johnston yesterday was Broadus driving a new Hup coupe. tr TURN ME OVER made king such sale, shall plus 7 per cent with are repealed. rentals (-wi)) 8 though they OA Tivtey: fo fations were conc bY I ment station. 5 of : ane ae en wernt. i . system, and headed northward. Even- wor ga. dg em ee oe ee ene ? longer route, what the influenc- its Fifty years ago, Henry ~Wara Charlle Sass Reeun vt 3 Psday. ‘ually the line would be projected W. T: Rednet ee tinier ins sy wt Was that took the road * | Beecher, the farmer. ’ ache creek was \own Clear creek and Powder river]. . away from the route on Powder river (eaaihe. phomes ean ee and | Epsie Monday. fo a terminal with the Northern Pa-|)2¥! Smith ............. --Moorhead|that had been recommended by its en- Gatied erst a he following oe oe and family and GUife or Milwaukee in Montara. How- a 5 tama oe sineers. It has been hinted that the “We believe in small farms poem Greedins n ae. came over frojver, failure cn the’ part of the Inter- Sianeli Basal ’ t icoet meme people Saw the opportunity tc Joven to. eae ae We, Believe tht soil] dance at the Kelis ach ntended (titate Commerce Commission now to| Hazel Burch .......... | awe dm deee Gat Balt © ailliien éol- lover to eat as well as its owner Sed |evenin © Kelly achol. house thérant the necessary permission would lars in less than a year’s time by tak- Ought, therefore, to be liberally. fea. }* Owen tains went dow ot only crush the ambiticn of the JUSTICE COURT an — pane from the other We believe in large crops : ‘ t ent down to KingsleVyoming Railroad Company; ft weutda route and that it is not their money in balls, by the Minnescta agric mall yee. a he cannertés, ~ THe Juced CREED FOR FARMER MADE 50 YEARS the land better than the making the farmer and farm bo at once. We believe in ol things and therefop, ex- Teh. Saving of Twine WM All Postaffi. 2s A casual observer at the I. sdus postoeffice during the hours for th tribution of incoming mril will obs rve Pestmaster J. F. Blenkner carefully un- tle each package of lettérs and pliece the twine on a nearby hook. then at his convenience he ties the ends together and’ rolis the twine into a ball, to use it again when the occasion He is acting under instruc- tions from the Postcffice department in a nation-wide saving the waste in this one item alone which in past years has mounted up to considerable sums of money. Postmasters at smal! offices are ef- fecting a saving for the postal service by using ever again the twine recelved incoming mail. Postmaster General Billamy has off’. the appreciation postoffice Separtment economy at a number of postoffices. Postmasters at fourth class pestof- fices and a majority of third class of- fices, Billamy said, gre expected to ob.« sufficient twine for tying the outgoing mail but when this result is accomplished at a special must be given to the employes. Some fourth class postmasters have repert- eda -surpisef-seeond hand twin», and asked An effort fo Assistan ° for thi Twine is avrather heavy item of exM pense in the postal service, during the Jast fiscal yeat 2,653,994 pounds having been purchasel, and $588.552 expended fer twine and\tying devices. wth inv last summer‘ ultural experi- yY found MOORHEAD Charles Riley ‘and A. 0. celving the ©: nsclation lley, ¥air, T. c. Whitmire, Lawrence. The first tourists of t Henry Croy, Sunday. W L ranch. to Powderville. Sunday. town last week. for the first prize: R. BE laid for the followtng: Mr, and Mrs. Charles Riley, Mr and Mrs. A. ©. Uelrick, Mr Cain and little daughter, the Misses Vesper and Incz Kelsey, Miss Florence M Bills he + ———— }this great domain as remote as before March 27.—Owing to toe almost fm- from a railroad The Montana Rall- passitle condition of the road between road Commisston erronscurty stated Moorhead and Arvaia, %. G. Shiremen that the Montana Rallread Company tae put a team cn that part of the line wolud traverse a territory em- route but will continue to perate @ bracing two county seats 4€ and 70 ear between Moorhead and Broadus. miles from a railroad, for such is nct Prank hice end Tera Dally left for true. The commission evidently had Arvada Monday. taking the mall staze in mind Ashland on Tongue river which From Arvece Mr. Ric “its fo toe St is 40 miles from a raitroad but is not Louls ani Mr. Daily to Kansas City, 2 county seat town, and Broadus on at which p.e.es botn have secured ¢ ™-|Pewder river, county seat of Powder beoyment | River county, which is 87 miles dis- Mrs. Mattle Riley, Chas. Riley ard icant from the neareat rallroad Neither A. O. Uelrick entertained at a joint Broadus nor the country thirty milcs birthday dinner Sunday the th. at westward will apprectably benefit by the 4-H ranch. The table, very pret-ithe new north and south raflroad os tily decorated with pink as the general color scheme, was graced py the pres- ett tt ae ence of three fine cakes with thelr s s iehted candies, a large turkey and the many gocd things that ao with it. Rach place caFd bore a short couple: refer- ring to a virtue or fault of its owner and caused much amusemen out the meal. After dinner, progressive | high five was played, Mrs. Mattie Riley, Jelrick tleing Lawrence re- Covers were Mattie through ra. and Mts Anderson Travis Lewis, Max Holcorm» and R. E. Travis Lewis has accepted a position with Charles Skutchfield who recently leased the George Miller place. William Mocre and ¥letcher wil- Nams were In Moorhead from the West divide one day last week + 180n pass- ed through here last Friday. The party consitsed of two familics traveling in two Buicks and a Ferd. Their opinion ofthe Black and White Trail was not altgeoher complimentary. POWDERVILLE March 26.—Jerry Nesb!? in town cne day last week. who has been attend- ing school in Missoula, returned home ant John Mesiow was in town Monday» Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Richardsin were in town Friday afternoon. Mrs. Datus and Nttle daughter Par have gone to Miles City a’ter spending the winter at the T N ranch. Mrs. Croy, who spent the winter vis. iting with her sister in Neihart, Mont., returned to Powderville Monday Jack Burns has gone to the L © ranch after spending the winter at the Alfred Welch and wife have moved Oscar and Ole Orestad were in town Mts. Morton of Spring creek. was in dis. credit which leave Saturday and atte pee wife Fi Peel ent ‘ ne Polls aad Vote at County School a Rdus independ HISTORICAL Sooper ‘© MONTA HELE NAG © ounty Examiner Satlewed, and Severs boptuccntecs Benteas Tite esse EEE ” Helena, Mont. Historical lonrarm ase; Broadus, Méntana,. Friday. March 30, 1923 Official Paper ¢ States Land at Miles Caer, mone a Most... amd Newcastle, Wyo. DISCRIN STATE tt37~ ‘ AG . Wak hy a 4 a ticn of Montana, acting fn the intere of a mighty corporation. Replete with exaggerations and m Statements is the petition of the Mon- tana Ratflroad Commission to the I terstate Commerce Commissicn reque ing that body “to refrain from a vorable consideration of a certifieatt of public convenience and necessity the Wyoming Raltiroad Company tor proposed projection of its line from Buffalo to Casper, Wy». It appears that our state ratlroad commissio® in this matter took snap judgment without acquainting itself of the im portance of its action and without be- ing fully advised in the premises. Our state organization by meddling in this railroad preposition has as sumed an unenviable position of ham- pering the future prospects for devel- opment of Powder River county ip particular and southeastern Montana in general. In other words, the Mcn; tana Railroad Commission is roped in by the mercenary Haske}! of} tateres nd.is being used as a tool by them tee pecuniary interesta the railroad promoters. The : pecple would stifle all prospe ture competition with i south railroad by subd ~ception any efforts o reSUKxtend its line in snd mayhap lfke riirecticn a 1 Compa: r Spem railroad tine in actual home.sovera® years past bet r t t 8 nded the commun it. jauction sale there. x4 STE ugias Davidson from tt“from rele rs S ang thereby Seutheastern Montana w D tte or no direct benefit from the bullding south rail- portion cf | }of the Haskell north and jroad for it leaves a vast Gillette Bank A shortage of $200,000 in the ac counts of the Bank of Gillette was disclosed as the result of the Iinvesti- gation of the institution's books by Byron 8. Hutle, Wyoming state bank examiner. The bank has been closed since March 10, following the suicide of its president, Mark H. Shietds, tt day befcre. The shortage may reach $250,000. A shortage of $96,000 was discovered in cash accounts. —This had been covered up by means of’ charges to correspondent banks cf items whic! had not been credited. Fake notés amounting to were discovered, while $11,000 In Li- erty bonds, belonging to customers the bank, are missing frem safety posit vaults. The investigation disclosed $100,000 belonging to the bank used by Shields to develop a coal mine that he was president of. The sho*t- age has been accumulating for a nutt- ber of years. It is reported that. the depesitors will be reimbursed about 30 per cent. It is said that county. aty and scheol funds had been deposited in the bank without security. Shields began Work with some ten years ago, rapidity the presidency and at the time cf his death owned 270 of the 500 shares mt- standing. The shortage wipes out. jhe entire capital and surplus of the atk, though it is reported an effort will be made to re-open the bank. —_—_— SUR-CONTRACTS LET FOR PART yooas. £100.06 of a was bank te the arose OF RAILROAD OUT OF MILES cry —_——— Miles City, Mont., March 29.—A sub contract for ten miles of the grade of the propsed Mentana Railway com- pany tine, in the vicinity of Pranden- berg, was let last night by Contrac- tor E. J. vrahl, who has the contract for the second fifty miles of the new road, to Stanley Arkwright c? Miles City, who announceé this morning that an order for a complete outfit, of ten fump wagons and graders and other equipment, was wired to Chicago last night Immediately he recetved the contract. - im Rather unique is the attitude of the Montana Rallroad Commission in open- ly advocating a pol'cy that grossly discriminates against one potential por- the near Terry. tificate withstanding. tclerated. the in its ON CHARGED —_—_—_——,, - Tongue river for a divide is Stacle to traffic in that difecti{: outlet for this country has its present Status unchanged. However, at any future period should Wyoming Railroad Successful In projecting its line south- ward to Casper, Wyo., the prespects are Sood that either this railroad company or its successors will Puth on ina northerly direction. The naturat course Open for such a northerly projection would be down Clear creek to its econ- nection with Powder river and then following the course of Powder river to its mcuth with the Yellowstone river The plans of the Wyo- ming Rallread Company in these re- Spects are unknown except toe the ex- tent that it has applied to the Inter- state Commerce Commission for a cer- that would permit build a railroad to Casper. terstate Commerce Commivsion is duty bound to give the Wyoming Raiiread Company audience and the Montana Rallrcad Commission not- _— ot The Company he them te The In- consideration, The attempt of the Hwsiel)l ofl in- terests to monopolize north and south railroad transportation shou’d not be | It is not lines would parallel each other any censiderable distance and as we view situation there wi)) the tonnage and busiriess for the oper- ation of both railroads. the Wyoming Rallroad Ccinpany step building activity projected its line from Buffalo to <as- a Elsie Burch per, a line would then be in operation Marie Rapp from Casper to Clearmont, connecting brn ai Mash 4 two pcints on the Burlington railroad ae z likely the two be available Even should after it had ean the utter junking of that Mne to come, machine at us Mercantil ‘to Miles City |facture that day and had it ing. Locai over $100 for a dull needle. jstituted a machine Reeve te and would leave this portion of Mon- tana without a possibility ef a north and south railrcad for many The Broadifls Chamber of Commeic In Operation Here Three radio receiving sets are now installed in Broadus, the first cne go- ing to the store of the Broadus Mer- cantile company where it was operated by Howard Reeve. Tuesday afternoon R. T. Blenkner received his radio equipment and had it installed in the living rooms to the rear cf his store. Wednesday afternoon Bill Baker and G. E. Franklin were installing Baker's the The home-made machine at the Broad- company was taken back and in its place was sub- Powder River hotel cf standard brought out in operation that even- »whspeople subscribed manu- the purchase of a loud- speaker for this machine and this sum being In excess of the purchase price of a horn only. a movement is on foot to raise additional money for the pur- chase of the machine from Mr, Reeve The radio sets at Blenkner’s and the Powder River hotel are equipped with earphones only but®at the hotel it ts sald the horn that came with the set owned by “Shorty” Turley would be installed so that more than two or three could listen in during ecncerts The radio concerts at Taylor's store as reproduced with yet reached the stage of perfection for static electricity gives considerable an- neoyance in causing a burred sound the same as on a phonograph record with the horn have not The static seems to In- terfere with receipt of radio programs especially in the early part of the eve- nings and it is mot until 11 or 12 p. m before the service becomes entertain- ing. Receipt of radic programs in day- time is not satisfactory. wright as set wie Hf The sud-contract calls for comple- 3 ? tion of the work by noxt November 1. ther sub-contracts are to be let, sayr Mr. Prahl, who is busy making prep~ arations for an early start. Mr. Ark~ Says he will be prepared to socn as the grade stakes have by the surveyors. is understood that J. E. Hilton of who: was awarded the contract first fifty miles of the new line, Miles City, will be started work within a few days, ecb seeades before Chas. B. Lewis: } Mon-! Teachers in County Schools Alice Oldenburg Eva Crane Moorhead t WEEKLY GRIST In Broadus township justice ccurt A decision was rendered in the cete- bPited Vr jail at the rate of $2 a day. , At the was the only witness examined for th« prosecution, testifying that he tcek from Grooms @ set of tron knuckles that were found in the hip pocket Grooms ccnducted his own defense and pleaded that- the knuckles —were— of brass and were carried by ™ a for rheumatism. Spending $500 To Save Bridge ; as cure Just now Powder’ River county i making an emergency expen 4!tur: approximately $500. in an effort to save the Little Powder river bridge at the Pemberton ranch from total ruin. In that event the cost for repair or re- placements would reach a 4ure .of ver $5,000 ‘ The concrete pier to the east side of the steel bridge became undermined by quicksand and moved about 4 inches A large crack extends frcm top to bottom on the downstream sic: that threatened to become witer and unless remedial measures were tak, save promise of coMapsing entirely that would have throwed the entire bridge into the river. At the birdge an examination showed,that the channel was sixteen feet deep with a solid bed- rock foundation. While the concrete work rests on 16-foot pilings, it ap- pears that when constructed Several years age the concrete did not extend to a sufficient depth to avoid the trou- ble that now exists, Harry Lunn is in charge of the work now being done at the -bridge in an effort to save it from total icss. A rock riprap is being laid fifty feet above the bridge to prevent wash by the uUméercurrents and another rock riprap is being laid against the pier to strengthen {t and prevent. its fur- ther slipping from its foundation. acentciiohieaeiipttisstiliag SCHOOL ELECTIONS ON APRit Tt, POLLS OPEN FROM 2-TO ¢ P. .H. camille: | P Sehcol elections will be held in th sum upon com eis wencan --Coalweood|the railroad. Developments never Jannett Seallen ............. © -alwood | reached the stage where it was to be Florence Dorr ............. -Kingsley | figured how much and when the Pow. Carmelia Leonardo ...,... -- Broadus! der River mill fon *aollar borus was to F. DeLap ;.......... .- Broadus! pe paid. But thé offer was tendered in P. C. Noble .. Broadus] gecd faith and the pledge would have wee. G. A. Wiel . co cican ct. Broadus] been met in that or a larger sum had Bernice Peasley -- Broadus] the railroad been routed this war Mrs. Gertrude Rass .- Broadus People here are mystified that with adeenweuces ... broadus | the Tongue river route costing a mil- ES eeaibe 5 onea 4 --Selwayltion and a half dollars more for con- Breadus | structien, costing more operation of the railroad. have hopés for the entry of a railroad from the Black Hitis country «nd real. pize that to pyocure it they near ————— $2 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE No Decrease in Rail Enthusiasm: even half hundred public schow.s The sentiment of people of Powder operated in Powder River county| River county concerning a sailroga with the names and addresses of their | has had a compléte reVersal in the past feachers as follows: year or #0, for they\ have “kidded’ Name. Address. | themselves into believing that some IGG: Maywtle sok). fads, Vowderville/ time some rallrcad builder would as- Mrs. Clara Richardson.. -Pow@erville] sume the role of a g00d Samaritan Ruby Dunning .......... Ashland}and take pity on their isolation from Anna Harrsch ........... -Biddle|a railroad by buliding a line of Steel Mra. Guy Dean ...... Biddle |for their convenience and accommeda- eae Piddie| tion. They seemed obsessed in the be- Mrs. Hazel Heaton ‘fiddle {Hef that it was compulsory for a rai}- Margaret Murry -Moorhead} road project to. enter this Section of Mrs. Fred Toman ...... Bayvhorse}the state. Harriet Woodward ..... -. Ridge But now thefr minds have been dis- Dave McFerran -Boyes| abused, fer the film has left their eyes Bessie Lewis ”.......... --Ridgejand they have a different -viewpoint. Edna Cattnach ......... -Ranchereek{ A railroad will not come to this coun- Agnes Cattnach as -Ridge}try for their sake, they are now con- Maine Bruner ........ Se a Ridge] vinced, but it must be a money-maker Esther Peterson tty tees Boyes|from the cutset for its builders. There Martha Ross .........., - Broadus| exists a unanimous sentiment for « Eura Johnson ......,.. + Btacey] railroad to this eountry ana people Mrs. Edith Baker ....... -- -Cealwood |should not become the less whit dis- Mrs. John Severovie Kingstey | couraged at their efforts to induce the Mrs. Lester Earley ....... Powderville| Haskell cil interests to route their Mrs. John Gaar ..... ».-Kingsiey| north and south railroad along the Mente Wie’. oc i cigs cs. Ashland | course of Powder river. This route Beatrice Allen ......... .....4 Ashland|had offered a million dollars in cash Mrs. Hazel Jesse ..... -Oliveland securities for the north and south A. M. Harlan ........ . Stacey /raiircad but payments were not to be Mrs. Cloe Dally ...... -Ashland [made as quickly as desired by the Torsie Bcdtt ............ -Quietus | Haskell interests, being extended over Verdieé Philbrick .....-. . Gopher} a period of years. while th: other Mabel Spracklin ........ + -Gopker}route thourch for a less bonus, pays its pletion and cperation of for operation hat will pay for the constructicn and The people of Powder, River county; \tne eee is keenly alive to the situation abovelday afternoon which was in favor of} ©Very possible Inducément. mentioned and on Saturday wired its|the trustees of School District Nc, 2g|Ple of Carter county are of the same entiment to the Interstate Commerce /and against Geo. D. Grooms. Under |#ceord. A railroad preject is not to Commiasicn at Washingion D. CC, in|the terms of the judgment Grooms was|>e abandoned and there igs to be no the following telegram: notified. immediately to deliver the car a ager Moe one — of its “ f o ioe our | Phonograph in his possessicn to the , ree y d accor cima renmecttun is ea Severovic schoo) in that district He . - railroad pecseet tent has 9 direct Wyoming Railroad Company for a cer-| W8S assessed $9.75 as damages and the on ee aig a aspirations of thta tifieate of public convenience ar er ofthe suit which amounted to] coun be — = rai road is mentioned in cessity to ccnstruct an extensir taj $46.30. To. secure the Judy’nent the }® ™ wee — _wuger.4 date line line from Buffalo to Casper Wy The | School district levied against a $30 “agg = “ry Wyo The h.eentiva Montana Railroad Commission has{Schoc! warrant that was ow ed Grooms net : as to Gaetan Wyo., to.the grossly misrepresented cotaition in|for the transportation of his children “va = 8 is principally for coal and their : protest to ycur ‘ommission|t©® school. The district bore’ the ex- ae ae e Mager exiate for bufiding against granting of this er‘ificate. 1:}Pense of the first trial which was = a rm the Mack Hilis t+ is to the vital interests of southeastern |thrown out of court because cf irreg- a hsp sroadus and Gillette Montana and northeastern Wyoming} Ularities > i a. . same ditsance from Belle that we petition favora» action bs After a trial Tuesday forenoon Geo Qe e f ) . your commissicn.” D. Grooms was found guilty of a - e eewepapes article referred to is charge of carrying concealed weapons |#* follews eee —I|preferred by Max Webber and a fin “Sundance, Wyo.—Considerable spec- . of $50 and costs was imposed ulation has been indulged tn regard- fault, Grooms was committed to the|ing the extensive operations being Three Radio Sets custedy of Sheriff L. R. Warren and|forwarded by the Homestake Mining 's now serving out the fine in county |©OMpany on their larce coal deposits Gillette. The company has start. trial Deputy Sheriff, Moody Harrington |¢d open cut cperations the same as wae pursued in the opening of the gxo0l4 mine at Lead Citr. The inference is that large amount of coal ia to be mined within a short time. As to the destination of the coal, there is_ also recom. for speculation... The Homestake has not gone into the coal peddling business or anything of that + rt dur- ing Its forty years’ history. It {s more likely to ut‘lize the greater portion of its ccal in its own operations, possibir supplying the Milwaukee and North- western roads in the Hills Then it would seem that this output of coal must be carried to e Hills. And to do that, the wise ones are of the opin- jon that the Homestake wil! fcllow precedent and hau) its own ecat as it did cord wood in the early days. To this end, an electric Mne from Gillette to Sundance and thence to Lead would be the. most -feasible means, and thet line would cpen a virgin territory which would insure the succ essful ons eration of the road.” cxteremepussiinteiiasientaitatesiaini assis ROADS WERE PASSIBLE FROM EKALAKA TO RRO Apus tne Peop! who were in Broadus this week stated that last Saturday the roads between Ekalaka and Broadus were dry and passible the enttre dis- tance of 100 miles. With thi« know)}- edge, Dr. C. H. James, head of the bas- ketball club invites. scme other alibi than that of impassible roads as an excuse in the Ekalaka teams failing to meet thefr basketball appointments here Saturday night. The two local teams were_in the best cf cond’ tion for. the games and both were confdeht of victory. 7 oe, NORTH AND SOUTH RAILROAD To RE COMPLETED BEFORE WINTER —— Seventy-five grading crews wit be strung cut along the line of the new north and south railroad : next two weeks, extendi City to Casper, via Tongue idan and Buffalo, Wyo. Ww struction will be ‘rushed 3 - several djstricts o¢ Powder __ River, nty Saturday , “| Polls will be open from 3 to & o’¢lock. . a ma t
