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The Powder River County Examine
Volume III Number 19
and The Broad us Independent
Broadus, Montana, Friday, February 25, 1921
$2 Per Y
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LKALIITEHST
Drilling lias been commenced on
a well which will test a structure in
the Little Missouri country north of
Moorcroft. The well tg being drilled
on section 17-57*56 on a lease se
cured by the Houghton Oil company
of Lusk, which company has given a
drilling contract on a royalty basis
to an association of men composed
of Geo. Kilton. W. E. Marion, M. J.
Kohns, C. L. Wainrlght and Lee Fla
tow. This well Is particularly inter
esting as the well is to be drilled to
the Lakota sand and will be the
first test of this sand in this vicinity.
It Is estimated that the La kola sand
will be reached at a depth of from
600 to 700 feet. In the event that
the Lakota sand does not prove pro
ductive the well will lie continued to
the MinnelusOa sands which are
down at a depth of about 2,000
feet, according to the geologists. The
dome is well defined and has been
reported upon favorably by geolo
gists.
The drillers at the Fahasapa com
pany's well on Thompson creek ran
into another bunch of bad luck the
other day when they lost the' under
reamer and the tools in the hole.
The cable parted Just below the
splice. It was found necessary to
send for some tools to fish with, but
it was thought that they would not
be delayed very long. A 'brand new
nnderreamer was brought out from
Belle Fourche and as soon as the
hole is cleaned out again they will
start work with the new one. If
there is anything else that can hap
pen to a well it will happen soon,
for it seems as if these men luive had
more hard luck than the average.
Alzada Fairplny.
J. J. Foley, who has taken charge
of the Milwaukee's oil bureau and
lias been gathering statistics and in
formation regarding the Cat Creek
field for some time, says there are
now 52 rigs, all told, in the Cat
Creek-Mosby area.
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OIL WRŸJ* MEDICINE FACTORY'
Thee Colony (Wyo.) News says
that at Shepard No. 1, the Explora
tion Oil & Gas Co. have pulle.l the
two outside strings of casing and are
now tearing down the rig, in fact,
they have it pretty well dismantled.
This well turned out to he a flowing
water well and Cola W. hepard, on
whose land the well was drilled, has
bought the remainder of the casing j
: U order to save the water well. This
water is of a temperature of 85 de
grees and is flowing at the rate of
five or six barrels a minute. When
it was capped it developed a pressure
at the surface of 65 pounds to the
square inch. A chemical analysis of
the water has found it to be well
suited for irrigation purposes as well
as for medicinal nse. It is thought
t ct-c similar te Ute sulphur water]
at Thermopolis and there is a bet
ter prospect of Colony becoming a i
health resort than an oil town.
X. 1*. LEASING LANDS
.That the Northern Pacific railroad
-.oiupany has finally consented to aid
n the development work of the oil
ields of Montana is evident from the
!act that this company has leased
10 sections near Roundup to the Ohio
MI company, who will prospect for
)il on these lands within the near]
'uture. According to the leases
ivhich have been placed on record
;he railroad company gives the leases
'or 25 years ami will receive 17'i
>er cent royalty from the oil people.
The Northern Pacific controls and
voids considerable land in Powder
River, Carter ami Fallon counties
tud should they lease it to some re
sponsible company much oil pros
pecting on these .lands can he ex
pected in eastern Montäna.
RAILROAD PROJECT
Great interest lias been aroused
tring the last few weeks in the Car
r country in the oil possibilities in
tat vicinity. On the north, east
id west development work is con
mplated.
The Great Northern railway has
?en giveu data and it is hoped that
io company will extend its line out
to that country. The roads lead
,g west and north into Genou. Rus
ill and Aznoe sections are well
:aded and improved, maptng it easy
i haul heavy loads with trucks and
PORCUPINE FIELD
Milea City.—Declaring that the
ativlties are continuing and that the
respects for some early indications
t the value of the field from an oil
reducing standpoint will undoubt
Jly be seen L. A. Jacobsin. banker
t Vananda. stated further that tim
ers and other material for two rigs
re being taken out to the field which
. ia understood will be erected im
tediately for further development
ork.
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SEEMS UILELI
House bill No. 330, introduced In
the house of"the Montana legislature
by Dowlln, was passed last Sunday
and passed to the senate. This bill
creates Joe Brown county out of
Rosebu, Bighorn and Powder River
counties.
The bill creating Cruse county out
of Fergus county was also passed as
was tho bill creating Redwater coun
ty from Dawson* McCone and Rich
land counties.
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ABOUT II BIEAA
1 Powder river is t>n the verge of
emerging from its winter's lethargy
and going on a rampage which this
year will be a miniature event as
compared with last year's spectacle.
The river has loosened its ice cov
ering above Brjoadus in the vicinity
of Pinto and was running an open
channel until the drop of tempera
ture a few days ago. An ice gorge
formed in the river near Pinto and
the stage was all set for the river
breaking a record for going out so
early in the season. The gorge froze
over, however, and with fair and
warm weather following t lie river
has again loosened up and may be
expected to go out. the entire course
of its channel at any time now.
OVER IHF COUNTRY
Nearly 10,000,000 less head of live
stock were on farms ip the United
States on January I, 1921, than a
year preceding, acGcording to esti
mates based upon,reports of agents
and correspondents of the-bureau of
crop estimates. U. S. department of
agriculture. Horses decreased about
602,000 head, or 2.9 per cent: mules
decreased slightly, 42,000. or 0.8 per
cent: milk cows decreased 298,000,
or 1.3 per cent: other cattle decreas
ed 1.880,000, or 4.2 per cent: swine
decreased 5.078.000 or 7.1 per cent,
and sheep decreased 2,04 7,000, or j
4.3 per cent. j
hTe total numbers on farms and ]
ranges January 1 . are estimated as j
follows: Horses. 20,183,000: mules
4,999,000: milk cows, 23,321,000;
other cattle. 4«, 870,000; swine, 66 ,
649,000, and sheep, 45,067,000.
The total value of live stock 1ms
declined §2,271.576,000. or 26.7 per
cent during the year, that is, from
a total of $8,507,145,000 on Janu
ary 1, 1920. to $6,235,569,000 on
January 1, 1921. This decline is due
partly to the reduction in numbers,
but more to the lower value per
bead.
DIW PUNS
TO FINANCE WOOL
A conference of Montana sheep
men and bankers was held at Hel
ena recently for the purpose of dis
cussing plans for the financing of
the 1921 wool crop. A plan was
adopted whereby negotiable ware
house receipts will be issued.
The plan of the National Wool
Warehouse company was presented
by Matt Staff, the manager, of Chi
cago, and the plan was indorsed.
This plan provides for storing the
wool in warehouses licensed by the
federal government and receipts is
sued for the wool are to lié negotia
ble. The bankers' committee will
recommend to the bankers of Mon
tana that the woolmen beflnanced
under this plan.
Roy M. Covert, president of the
Merchants' National bank of Billings
who attended the meeting, says:
"This year, more than ever, local
bankers will be called upou to assist
in financing either directly or thru
the federal reserve bank or outside
connections.
"The big warehouses are pre
paring negotiable warehouse receipts
which will materially expedite fin
ancing. It was felt that marketing
conditions were such as to warrant
an early beginning in the making of
plans for a gradual marketig of
wool, rather than any attempt to
throw the clip on the market at the
time of shearing."
LARGEST CAT CREEK WELL
Box Elder.—The largest well in
Cat Creek field, Franz No. 5, recent
ly brought in, spouts oil 100 feet in
the air.
Scofield Was Strong
For a New State
Representative John L. Scofield of
Powder River county gave a party
late yesterday (February 17) in the]
house chamber, says the Helena In
dependent. In fact it was a typical
Powder River carnival with all the
trimmings.
The show began at 5:45 o'clock
and ended at 6:03. Members who!
stayed saw the buckeroo from the
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southeastern end Of the state defeat!
the committee on federal relations in
tne committee on reaerai relations in
a most greulling battle which ended
when the Powder River statesman
shouted Towdcr River! Let er
Buck'"
The trouiile started when the com
mittee on federal relations reported
to the house after having had under
consideration House Joint Memorial
15, which Is a memorial asking con-]
gress to pass an enabling act to en
able the people of eastern Montana]'!";
to set up a sovereign state of the
union. The committee recommended
that the memorial do not pass for
the reason that it was an abortive
attempt to take the agricultural sec
tion of tho state away from the min
ing and lumber interests.
The chairman of tho committee
asked the adoption of the report and
the motion was seconded. Represen
tative Scofield was on his feet at this
juncture and began the fight of 1 » is
life. His face was red and lie waved
both arms as he shouted, "Mr.
Speaker." Upon bemg recognized by
the speaker he turned to the house
members and delivered a speech
which will not be forgotten in many
years by those who heard. At every
j
pause he was applauded to the limit .
by the members who were enjoying !
every word of it. As ihe speaker
got more eloquent in his description i
of two beautiful states of Montana.]
there were shouts of "Powder River."
Some member thought Mr. Scot field ;
wasn't talking to the point and arose
to protest, but his fellow members
didn't let him say much before they !
pushed him back ino lvis seat with
instructions to keep stilt nntil th :]
speech had been delivered. When it
was ovtr every member present, con
gmtulated the gentleman from Pow- [
with
der River county and tho house
one loud shout voted down the re
port of the committee and the new
state of Eastern Montana still lives.
lu his address, Mr. Scofield said:
"Mr. .Speaker mid members of the
17th legislative assembly of tin grand
amt gh rious empire state of th* Gold
en Went: Montana.
"You have before you for your con
sideration. a memorial to congress,
asking for the enabling act so that
we can divide Montana int», two peer
less states that would have no , qual
in all of i'mle Sam's broad domain
and would sut pass ail other states in
wealth, natural resourres and beauty
of scenery.
"Breathes there a man with soul so
dead, that lievi
V It*
himself
hat!
1 said.
this is my ow
n. my
nativ*»
lane
•'Take t he w
» si cm
states.
th.
ci ifc -
inal Montana.
anti \v
»■ find s'
tore«
l ht t o
in her niounta
in fas
tnesscs.
in*''
v halts
tilde stores of
uol.l.
silver.
lead
1. cop
per. coal and *
• t her
valuable
mi '
notais.
sueh as are no
t known to ex
ist i
in like
quantities in
any c
* tiler te
rrit.<
ir\ . r
• qual size on
the f
ace of
the
X lobe.
These mountains r
tre th»*
tr
ctisure
vaults of the
world,
, the dc
V elo
• pillent
of whose limit
less ;•
OSO Ulees
; ha
s only
'ieient for the
.level.
inncnt
resources of t
iis. tin
rieh
square miles
m tie
sub*
re. This, is my
priva t.
opin
stern Montana.
pulilii
îv ♦ X
f you may ask
why
do we
segregate ours
■lvyos
apart
a grand and a
[orious
ectin
•ed with such
magr
i tirent
mill
begun. Her mountain valleys are fer
tile beyrncl comprehension, all that is
needed to make them blossom like the
rose is the application of the invigo
rating waters from the everlasting
flow of her mountain streams fed from
the melting snows that rest eternally
on her misty mountain tops. Her
streams are the fisherman's paradise,
being filled with many varieties of
game flsh which vie with eaeli other
in their efforts to secure tto- alluring
lly presented for their deleetat'on by
the arden disciples of Isaac Walton.
Her mountain sides are the rendez
vous of four-footed and feathered
game. In fact, there is proof positive
that Noah's ark must have unloaded
somewhere in this vicinity so great
is the variety. Her streams furnish
power sut
cf all the
est 70.006
lunar sphere,
ion of w
pressed.
"Some of
wish to
from such
try endow
outillai resources? T 11 reply. 1
say that it is because off the »1 ;f'
between til*- resources and r I
of the two sections whieh I will ,
after giving you the political n
"We have in- Meinung a territory
equal in size to 10 eastern states and
with natural resources exceeding any
25 of them, and these resources will
he developed in the immediate future.
These 10 states are 'represented in the
senate of tin- 1'nited States by 20 sen
ators, while the g-reat inland ■ nipire
state of Montana has only two sena
tors. but if We divide Into two states
as we have a constitutional right to
do. we will be represented by fout
s* actors and judging by the talent and
ability exhibited by the members ol
tiiis house, these four senators would
be equal In ability, though not In vot
ing power, to their 2d, and we all know
that in the long run ability counts.
"As 1 remarked before, our indus
tries are different. The people of West
Montana are engaged in mining and
related industries. AVo of East Mon
tana are agriculturists. They as a
rule do not understand our business,
nor we. as a rule, the mining business.
Here is where our troubles always
comes up. Ycu think we farm* 's are
unreasonable, and Impose upon you in
the matter of taxation, and the farm
ers think they are paying more than
their share of th*' taxes. »Both often
are wrong, but this does not help the
situation, as is seen here at every
session of the legislature in our over
lasting squabbles over the correct
methods of taxing mines, minerals,
power companies and farm properties.
"We would be l-lke two gentle klt
U l i. s
" ' "
!
tens
of the same
! family if we
\v«*ro
st-par
ate states.
purri
ng. playful
find
le v mg', but now.
tied
together hy
■ t he*
'ali.*,
we are try
ing
to scratch
«'acli
m her
to pieces.
so I
say let us
sepw
a rate
into two
state
s atul we
will
work
together in
peat
•e and harmony.
hu t 1
cave us tog
ot her
and there
will
of our beautiful agricultural empire,
arid its boundless resources. We are
proud of her fertile valleys, her cx
tended and productive plateaux, her
picturesque bad lands, and her beau
\ordant» veiling bills, on which
, nnumerab|e hprds of blood(?cl catUe
feed and grow fat. also multitudes of
fnd }P r»rmcnf h fo°r f mam e?en U tS'the'u°t 4 -
finest parts of the earth. Our fer
farm lands can produce grain
enough to furnish bread to feed the
starving nations of Kurope. True, we
iYmons,' bananas or MtdnTo^h V^ds] 1 biTt
Judging by the weather we have bad
t i Tmi persévérant welcomes nu
things, we expect to do so in the not:
• ~y distant future, lienee, in regard
scenery we, can point with pride to
VVe of Eastern Montana are proud
■°pn be nothing left of us but the two
t ,'
silvery Yellowstone fringed with
living green on either side fed by
thousands of rippling rills as it wends
>js way, ever rushing onward to ob
vion in the great and restless ocean.
\\ e can also point with pride to the far
famed Powder River, a mile wide, an
with caterpillars and
j,ot delay, i
l-or«l only knows how long
"Now, gentlemen, we have hero in
the grand cld state of Montana ter
ritory and resources enough to make
two of the greatest states in the
union. Why delay organizing them'
-Now is the accepted time. Now is tin
day ol salvation if you hear the voice
of duty, harden not your hearts. ] io
put our shoulders to
■ ne wheel and boost for two Montanas
l.ct us work with a will, using as our
slogan, the battle cry that made the
mans turn pale and run when out
soldier boys shouted
ver the top in France.
'ER BI'i.'K: -
nd uohh
it as they went i.......
hiver! let
It
RECONSIDER VOTE
is reported that the house on a
reconsideration of its vote, accepted
the original report of the committee
on federal relations,
Hampshire Hogs
In Big Demand
More than 50 Hampshire bred
ows and gilts were sold bv Weir &
Schmidt at their first registered hog
Ha i„ Biiiingjj a venu
$68.50
per head.
Tlte choice animal sold for §165
to E. E. Jordan of Hysham. who also
secured one for $160 and another
ior $100. Geo. A. Sutherland of
Sarpy valley bought 15, paying $130
for one, $105, $100 and §95 for the
besr.
W. H. Lvmles took nine, the best
one costing him $V2.50.
Nearly 1 00 were in attendance at
the sale and the prices were fairly
satisfactory. Tlte sale has proven
that farmers are interested in pure
bred registered livestock and will
pay good money for clu ice bred
stock.
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MARKET INFORMATION FOR
WEEKLY FARM PAPERS
Special attention is being given by
the bureau of markets; United States
department of agriculture, to the de
velopment of a special service for,
weekly farm papers through which
market information, in suitable form
will lie placed in the hands of front
four million to six million subscrib-iin
ers. Specialists of tlte bureau say
that tills service will supply tlte need
for market information in a simple,
convenient form. It will pul before
the farmers marketing information
with tho least possible delay and will
be so presented that the reader can'
get the information he desires with
out reading extensive summaries of
long, detailed tallies.
The Examiner will lie included in
the list of newspapers to receive the
service mentioned above.
ed
upward tendency
DRILLERS WAGES KEIM CED
Lewistown. In tho opinion of the.
oil men. the bottom lias ;>oen reach-]
in tln> price of crude oil and an
ooked for from
this time on. perhaps a little later
on. The cut in the wages of drill
ers, already effective in most fields,
lias not been applied to Cat Creek
yet, but it is expected that they will
lie reduced from $12.50 to $8.50
a day while tool dressers will re-]
ceive $6.50 instead of $ 8 , both scales
including room and board. Tlte cut
started in Texas and has been grad
ually working north being effective
now in Wyoming.
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PERSONNEL OF OFFICERS
OF LOCAL OIL COMPANY
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The personnel of officers and di
rectors of the Powder River Oil &
Development company is as follows:
Charles S. Einsel, president; A. J.
Haley, vice president; M. T. Wiley,
treasurer: H. R. Stratton, secretary.
Directors: Charles S. Einsel, M. T.
Wiley. A. J. Haley. C. B. Lewis. N.
A. Burkey, A. W. Heidel, A. Mont
gomery.
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The committee from the newly
organized prairie dog association
got little satisfaction when it wailed
upon the board of county commis
sioners at "the special session last
Monday. The committee told the
■ commissioners the county would be
j rn „, mittee was
1 c,,u,,lullee " ds sm
out no expense in buying poisoned
prairie dog bait in the bulk because
farmers and ranchers would reim
burse the county for the amount.
The commissioners were solicited to
have the county act as a clearing
house in disposal of the poisoned
prairie dog liait.
The commissioners were paying
their almost undivided attention,
however, to try and devise ways and
means for placing the county on a ;
cash basis and so absorbed were '
they in discussing bonds that aught |
else attracted their attention. The j
of appeased I y j
I the commissioners leaving the sub
I ject open by promising to give the
i proposition further attention at the
] regular meeting in March,
j As the government expert had
' promised to be in Broadus March 10
! to assist in the preparation of wheat
j and strychnine and to demonstrate
; rhe mixture on "dogs" at the edge
! of Broadus, it is believed any de
j ferred action by tho commissioners
! will be too late and the probability
is that the expert will bp advised not
; to come.
j The time is exterminate prairie
j dogs is now-, while they are hungry
: and before green grass starts. With
other food in sight the "dogs" rarp
! ly ever are attracted by the dainty
i poisoned morsels.
; In past years considerable prairie
i dog bait, already prepared, l.as been
: received upon application to C. M.
- Verrington, county agent of Custer
county, and it is believed that he
] would again recognize individual or
[collective orders this year.
It is to be hoped that the cam
: paign against the prairie dogs next
i year will assume county-wide pro
t portions and that everyone will do
1 iiis hit. iu ridding the county of this
i pest.
PLEADS GUILTY
ALZADA COURT
Uonnty Attorney U. Nelsteäd had
i some conn business last week before
Justin- S. B. Martin at Alzada. Andy
1 Anderson and Babe Ellis had a hear-
ing on the charge of larceny, hut
were not held, it being thought the I
evidence against them was insuffi-
cient. In Ihe case against "Poker
Jim." who was charged with selling
beef without exhibiting the hide for
i inspection, a jury was impaneîled
1 and everything staged for a trial,
Init the defendant changed his tae
tics and plead guilty. He was fined
$150. Harry At water cf Sturgis ap
] peared for al! of he defendants,
! Four search warrants were issued
for the i'iui* ' country and Walter
j Gillcland, the south end deputy sher
! iff, made a search for illicit stills but
: found none. They report conditions
regard to tuoonshinlng fairly good
ip the south etl country, and if there
j are any violations along this line
] they announce their intentions to
I sooner or later get tho offenders,
Ekalaka Eagle.
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Not Discouraged
In Growing Flax
Ed. Sutten, who lives southeast of
town, traded a dandy six-year old
saddle horse to George Pltalen last
week for a sheep. Mr. Sutten says
one ewe will in ten years time make
a man more money than a mare
that costs $150. He has figured it
out an wdill bet on the sheep. - Ek
alaka Eagle.
Bet On Sheep as
Against Horses
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Hans Steusetli limped into Baker
with a load of f.av, says the Sentinel
of that city. He had a breakdown
! about 18 miles out and barely got
i n> eji saiff this wasn't trouble
j enough, for when he asked the ele
i vator man wliat flax w as worth, that
kind gentleman told him $1.37.
Only $1.37 for fla'x and he had to
haul it 60 miles. Mhen we left him
he. was still figuring; he was sure of
one thing and that was that he was
alive. And he said he had no kick
at all and will put in more flax this
year.
cooin im
FOR CASH
Chairman J. H. Morris, Chas. M
Smith and Baxter Fierce^ constitut
ing the lioard of county commission
ers, were in special session Monda
for the purpose of entering into con
tract, with the local banks for the ex
change of county warrants for fund
ing bonds. Should the local hank
be successful in negotiating the ex
change with pastern bond houses the
county administration would lȎ put
on a cash basis. The deal has not
yet been consummated.
Jasper S. Rue. it prominent stock
grower. died very suddenly at his
ranch home on Little Powder river
about 5 o'clock last Saturday even
ing. He bag been engaged in the
raising of livestock for m&try years
past and was successful, having
made many acquaintanceships who
deeply regret his demise. He was 49
years of age, a native of Iowa and is
survived by a wife, three children
and three brothers, Fred, George and
Alfred.
Funeral services were held at the
ranch home Tuesday forenoon with
the sermon preached by Rev. H. K.
Waters. Vocal duet was rendered by
Mesdames A. W. Heidel and L. R.
Warren and a selection by the Broad
us church choir.
The remains were brought to
Broadus following the services and
interred in Valley View cemetery,
Rev. Waters speaking words of con
solation to ths surviving relatives.
The funeral service was attended by
many people from sections of the
country in which Mr. Rue was known
and it seemed that every available
automobile was in use for the occa
sion.
First to Go to
Pen From Co.
Williaht Vitalis and Sam Beach
are now serving lime iu the state
penitentiary at Deer Lodge for bur
glarizing a homesteader's cabin on
Pilgrim creek. They pleaded guilty
to the charge before Judge McKinnon
last week and each one was sentenced
to the penitentiary, from two to four
years. The prisoners were delivered
to the institution by Sheriff Sutter
and Deputy Wiley.
Vitalis and Beach are the first to
be sentenced from this county since
its creation from Custer county.
Warehouse For
Church Project
A meeting of die ladies of Broad
us was called lay Rev. H. K. Waters
for the purpose of trying to devise
ways and means fur the purchase of
the old warehouse near the court
house and convert it into a church
building. It was Mr. Waters' plaus
to have the Boy Scouts excavate a
basement to be used by them as a
jelub room and gymnasium and on
; week days to rent the main audi
j toritim for high school purposes. S.
, A. Holt, dean of the church, could
advance no information as to the re
sult of tiie meeting, but it is be
lieved ih*- original cost of the build
ing. its removal and remodeling
would represent an expenditure in
excess of a new structure.
In the mean time church services
and Sunday school will continue to
be hold in tiie hall over the Powder
River Vountv hank.
Stickney Loses
All by Fire
Fire of questionable origin some
time the early part of Tuesday night,
destroyed the log house and lob barn
ow ned by E. I). Stickney, residing at.
Ute Third creek spring on the Doyle
creek divide. The two structures ad
join each other and a short distance
away there was a hay stack. Ac
cording to reports received here,
there was no fire in the stoves at
the time. It is said that Mr. Stick
ney was alone, reading and did not
discover the tire until it had eaten
its way well intolhe barn. It is un
known as to whether insurance was
carried on the property.