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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-01
SCOBEY

Harve Jolley, deputy assessor of
Valley county in the Glentana dis
trict, was a caller in Scobey Satur-
day.
DR.. A. S. Needles returned last
week from brief business visit to
the Twin Cities.
R. S. Gribble, postmaster at Bre-
dette, was a caller in town Wednes.
day.
O. H. Hellekson of Minneapolis
president of the Hellekson Lumber
Company, is in this city on business
in connection with the local yard of
the Hellekson Company.
We are advised that Edgar Chel-
gren has been transferred to Co. ]
of the famous 10Th infantry, now
stationed somewhere in France.
Ralph Hively and James Mcintyre
returned Saturday from three
weeks prospecting tour in the great
Peace River country, north of Ed
monitor. Mr.. Hively reports a splen-
did crop of hay and mosquitoes in
the north country and to casual
observer he appears to settle down
to a satisfied enjoyment of his work
in the fourth chair.
J. e. Wallgren was a caller in
Scobey the first of the week
Mrs. C. j. Atkinson of Kahle was
in Scobey Monday relative to the
Fort Peck Relief work.
Mr.. and Mrs. HUSKY of Williston
We're guests at the M. M. Hanson
home over Monday. Mr. HUSKY is en-
gagged in the retail hardware business
in the thriving Dakota city and is al
so interested in the new theatre
venture at that place which will be
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Canadian Province Gives People
!, Cheap Electric Current on
Large Scale.
HALF OF PRIVATE CHARGE
Power Taken From Niagara Falls and
Other WaterPower Sites-Low
Cost Widens Ues in Homes
and on Farms.

TORONTO, canada.--The success
of the provincial government of On
tario in bringing che@p electric power
to the people of an entire province is
unequaled perhaps anywhere else in
the world.
Taking power mainly from the same
source, the Niagara falls, the hydro
electric commission of Ontario sup
plies it to consumers at about one
half the rates charged on the Ameri-
can side by private operators. More
than this and contrary to all wartime
experience with production under
private ownership and operation, the
cost to consumers was lowered during
the war years.
The following table, for instance,
shows the average monthly bill paid
by domestic consumers of current in.
the city of Toronto:
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perry losses, but all escaped with
but minor injuries. The destruction
of large part of the town was COM
plete, he says. .
While going to Yellowstone Park,
Peter Stewart attended the horse
sale at Miles City, and saw bronchos
go under the hammer at $3.50 per
head. He tells of one range king
who offered to give anyone who
would take them away 1000 bron-
chos, this offer being made to pre-
serve pastaurage for the better stock.
This offer was not taken up at the
time Mr.. Stewart left for home.
Mrs. Archie Johnson and children
of Plentywood visited at the N. S.
Thorpe home east of the city last
week. Mr.. Thorp took them home
Sunday.
Miss Martha Nelson has gone to
Fort Douglas, Utah, to visit with
Andrew Miller, her fiance, who was
severely gassed in the Argonne bat
ties, and whose progress toward
health is very slow.
Mrs. Aaker of Raymond visited
with Mrs. Walter jenkins the first OF
The week. While here she had a
piano, which she purchased from
Mrs. Ella Rosenthal, shipped to her
home.
The First Lutheran church is now
the owner of the J.. A. Stoen resi-
dence and Rev. Theo. Aaberg will
have a comfortable residence as soon
as the Stoen family moves out.
Last Tuesday afternoon a prairie
fire broke out west Of the city, and
for a time it looked as though it
might prove disastrous, with the high
wind blowing from the northwest.
Quite bit of grass was destroyed
and the ground rendered useless for
9 couple of years.
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WESTBY

Miss Elsie Fossberg was a Ken
mare visitor this week.
Floyd Finley of Tribune was in
town on business Saturday.
Harold Kampetin spent Sunday
with friends in the country.
John L. Sather was business
caller in Westby Friday last.
L. H. Box, hail insurance adiuster,
was in town Saturday and Sunday.
Anton Otheim has accepted a DO.
sition as clerk in the Nelson-Sanner-
I'd store
Carl Hare and Dave Sutherland
were IN town Monday renewing ac-
quaintances.
The o. o. Nesten family returned
Friday from their visit at Dunn
Center, N. D.
Sheriff Jack Bennett and County
Attorney Gunther were in the city
Monday on legal business.
Ole Grytness left yesterday for
Des Moines, Ia, where he will spend
his vacation with friends.
Mr. White of the Northland ele-
vator company was in town Monday,
looking after the interests of his
company.
Hub Wirtzberger returned home
Monday from overseas, looking fine
and dandy, and with several scalps
tied to his belt.
A. A. Hanna is improving since
returning from the hospital, and ex-
poets to soon take up his duties at
the Boundary lumber Office.
Sig and John Nelson were in town
Saturday evening on business.
Louise and Katherine Schloesser
spent a week with Dooley friends.
Geo Onstad and Attorney Bent
ley autoed to Wolf Point Saturday
on business.
Mrs. Geo. L. Onstad arrived home
Saturday from Zumbrota, Mimi,
| where she was called by the illness
of her father.
The farmers are getting busy cut
ting grain. Rye is the first to be
cut, and is averaging about ten
bushels to the acre.
Nels Nelson and Oliver Sannerud
autoed to Columbus, N. D., to Mr..
Nelson's farm to look over the crops,
returning Sunday.
That Mrs. Olive King will be one
of our staff of teachers this coming
school year will be pleasing news to
all her Westby friends and pupils.
Geo. Daughters, one of the most
quiet and inoffensive homesteaders
| of this section, was taken to Plenty
wood Monday on a charge of blind
plugging.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Anderson and
children returned Monday evening
from an outing at Fish Lake, Sask.
They were with a large party, and
report a fine time camping and fish
ing.
Elmer johnson left Monday for
his home in Wisconsin, having been
with the oFssberg family for several
months seeking better health. The
climate greatly benefited him.
G.. O. Ronning returned from Fer
gus Falls last Friday, bringing with
him some large views of the destruc-
ton wrought by the cyclone. Some
of his relatives suffered heavy pro-
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systems working through the munich
palities. 1t markets the bonds put out
by the municipalities for development
work and thus secures lower rates of
interest for them.
The province of Ontario has thus con-
clusiyely demonstrated that the pub
lie can save money for itself through
owning and operating a great utility
1t has done more than save money,
however. 1t has brought electric cur
rent, with its great Advantages in
lighting and household work, in work
shop power and in farm power within
the reach of large numbers of people
who could not have used 1t if the
higher rates charged by a private
monopoly had been in force.
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THREE SERIOUSLY HURT
In AUTO ACCIDENT

Westby News: Sunday willie the
families of Mr.. Rosseau and Charley
Walter of near Colgan We're on their
way to Brush Lake for a days out
ing, and but short distance from
Westby, Mr.. Walters car in which
they were riding, turned turtle. The
car righted itself and was facing the
other direction when the occupants
got up. Mr.. Walters little daugh-
ter was very badly injured, and is
still in Westby under the care of DR..
Points. Mr.. and Mrs. Walters were
also badly hurt, but returned to
their home at Colgan Tuesday. 1t
will be some time before Mr.. Wal
tiers will be able to do anything, as
his arm and shoulder were badly in
jured. Mr.. Walters face was badly
scratched and her head and shoulder
injured. A nurse was sent for, who
is taking care of the little girl. The
baby suffered a slight wound and
one of the other children was
scratched up some. Mr.. Walters was
not driving fast, but when the car
touched the sand, it turned so quick,
ly he scarcely knew how it did hap
pen. 1t is a miracle none were
killed outright, as it was they were
all badly shaken up, and will doubt
less remember their auto accident
for some time to come.
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Low Cost TO Public.

LOW COST TO Pupiic.
The figures for 1916 and 1917 show
that the results secured in Toronto
compare favorably with those of the
famous municipal light project in
Cleveland, Ohio, which has been and
still is retailing electricity for cents
per kilowat hour. Privately owned
electric power systems both in Can
ada and the United States average
about 10 cents per kilowat hour to
the consumer.
The Ontario commission at first con-
tracted for power from private COM
panies; then it began putting in new
developments of it's own and in
August, 1917, bought out the private
company which had the concession at
Niagara Falls.
= 1t does not sell the power direct
to consumers, but contracts with cities
and other public units and these in
turn put in the facilities for retailing
the current In 1908, two years after
the commission was created, it was
dealing with Is government units. In
1918, 10 years later, it was supplying
POS cities, towns and villages.
No Burden on Tax Rate.
While aiming to supply service at
cost, as the extremely low rates would
indicate, the whole system has none
the less paid good profits and has con-
sequently been no burden to the tax
payer. It's profit for the year ending
October /, 1918, was $204,166, after
allowing $l06,S73 for sinking fund,
which was also profit in the business
sense, for it represents the paying
back of invested capital.
The municipalities which retail the
current are also earning profits after
paving all legitimate charges. The
only exceptions are the rural develop
ments which offer cheap power to
farmers, but even on these the deficit
for the year ending October 81, 1918,
was only SLIPS and will probably be
wiped out with more extensive rural
use of the service.
Wide Powers Granted.
The provincial government, in plan
Ming the commission, wisely gave it
iarge mowers to carry on the business
.eficiently and this probably accounts
for much of its success. The ccmnis-
.c;on can manufacture electrical sup-
niles. It can develop electric railway
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SAVE THE PRIMARIES
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her sister at Dooley .his week.
c. G. Christensen leaves Saturday
for two weeks visi5 at Portland,
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COUNTY ROUNDUP
Continued from Page Two)

her sister at Dooley :his week.
c. G. Christensen leaves Saturday
for two weeks visis at Portland,
Ore.
A. S. Grinde and v. b. Newton
We're over from Ar.ner Monday at
tending to business matters.
Miss Margaret Bucklin returned
home Wednesday from Dillon, where
she has been attending summer
school.
Mrs. Harmon and Miss Mary Law
engood, from Wabash, Ind, are Wig
iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
n. Harmon.
AIR. and Mrs. C. B. Bull and daugh-
ter Harriet, accompanied by Mrs.
Bulls mother and sister returned
from a couple of months visit at
different points in Minnesota.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. F. n.
Harmon, July 10th, a baby girl.
Deputy Sheriff Feetham was over
from the county seat Thursday on
official business.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Ingell, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. A. Beveridge and o. D.
Freeland were visitors over in the
Opheim country Wednesday.
Misses Fife Cornelius and Olive
Lindgren Of Flaxville were Sunday
visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. Selmer
Cornelius.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Johnson of
Granite Falls, Mimi, arrived here
Wednesday for a visit at TIE home
of Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Ness.
Russ Losing returned to his home
at Finley, N. D., Wednesday,, after a
few days visit here with friends AMI
relatives. He reports crops ID his
section of North Dakota to be in fine
shape.
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Evening Chat

1t happened right in Marion county
not many miles from this very town
and it did not happen so very long
ago either but that the majority of
the participants in the little comedy
are scarcely middle aged now and are
useful and prominen citizens OF this
city and county today.
The family, for this is a story of
family life, was that of we'll known
and prosperous farmer, who at the
time of his death several years ago
was known to almost every man, wo-
man and child in the countryside and
was an exceptionally lage one, num-
bering nine boys and girls, as healthy
and happy a group as one need ask to
see. Their home was off the main
pike and they lived their childhood
days long before the automobile had
brought the Trainer folk in touch with
the town, so that they were dependent
upon one another for companionship.
Perhaps TO rthis reason strong bond
of fellowship existed among them eX-
tending to from eldest daughter 10
smallest son, and any olfense commit
ted against the individual affected the
body polite" and was unanimously
resented.
The home OF this family was a hos
pitable one and sheltered many stron-
gers as well as friends, and whiel the
little tribe rejoiced in houseiul of
company, the yhad grown to resent
the jokes and gibes that many of the
guests made at the size of the family.
On this particular occasion that
want to tell you about the father had
brought home with him from the viii
lage stranger who was to partake
of the evening meal and spend the
night under the hospitable roof.
When the youngsters filed into the
supper table, this wOuld-be humorist
turned his conversation troward the
size of the family, making all sorts
OF pointless gtbes and perhaps exceed
ing any OF the many similar expert
ences of this kind. The older chill
dren OF the family, several of whom
were approaching manhood and wo-
manhood, resented it deeply, though
there was no visible sign of mutiny
I'll the meal was finished 1t was
VIII the dishes were being washed
that the reprisals started. 1t was an
unwarranted attack, they reasoned,
and should not go unrebuked. Also,
they had not cared for the attitude of
thier good father, whom they thought
had regarded the jests of his guest
too lightly and should share some
what in the punishment. So the eld-
ers fthe tribe gathered together and
hastily rehearsed the little drama in
which all nine participated.
After dinner the father led his
guest to the living room, where the
tribe knew he was safely quartered
until bed time. From the living room
the stairway led to the sleeping rooms
above, while the sleeping room win
dows at the rear opened ont GA low
shed roof over the rear of the house
and solped gently to within six feet
of the ground which rose sharply at
this point. A short ladder at the edge
of the roof let one odwn easily to the
ground and a friendly moon lighted
the way, The tribe remained out of
the living room until early bed time,
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via Rugged Scenery Shown.

The six-reel Select Picture,
Jacques of the Silver North" at the
Dixie, is one of those occasional sub
iects which contain too much plot ac-
ton to be entirely effective. 1t has
enough incidents to fill novel and
the effort to get them all into the pic
utre has given to a rather mecanical
turn to the events. However, the in
cidents are some of them new and
compelling and, while there is little
suspense, there is no confusion in the
continuity. 1t is a subject dealing
with the big out doors and one that
will make many friends in spite of its
faults.
The scenes are laid in a wild and
rugged mountain country. Mitchell
Lewis plays the role of Jacques, u
happy-go-lucky Canuck trapper. He
befriends the girl in the case, which
Is portrayed by FRITZ Brunette. The
heroine is made the victim of an I'M
usual chain OF events. An outlaw,
whose life she had saved previously,
marries her to save her from the
hands of his friends, who believe her
10 be notorious dancing girl.
Jacques then rescues the girl from
this unwelcome wedlock in the course
Of many exciting occurrences.
Both the summer and winter scenes
In this subject are of unusual excel
Ience.
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Lively sin opens Last Week.

Just jolly good bill Is that which
the Billy Malone company is Offering
for the first half of the week, entitled
ooh You Daddy" There isn't any
thing serious about the bill only the
Intention to make you laugh. The
members of the company, who have
made themselves friends all over
town, will be seen in the parts in
which they can appear to the best adj
vantage. For the present, we will be
compelled to deny ourselves the pleas
ure of herring Fern DeLacy in her
clever song numbers, as she is taking
a much needed vacation; but when
she comes back, we trust she will con-
tinue OF work. She is one of the par
ty that is accompanying Uncle Bob"
Pollock on his tour through Ohio in
the interest of the Junior Order
American Mechanics, and will be
away until the latter part of the week.
The week at the Hipp was very good
considering weather conditions that
were not the best at all times. The
baby contest Saturday was won by the
cutest little chap you ever saw, Doug
las Ward. nine months old and weigh
ing thirty pounds. He is son of Mr..
and Mrs. R. A. Ward, and is healthy
looking fellow.
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Personals.

Ben Anterior. of Grafton, visited
with friends in Warrington yesterday.
John Marville, has returned TO
Grafton. after spending a brief visit
at his home in East High street.
Dewey Shaffer was home from Fair
mont to spend the week end.
John B. Atkinson left yesterday for
a few weeks visit In Atlantic City, N.
y.
Mrs. Frank H. Huey left last Sat
urday evening for visit with her sis
ter. Mrs. ]. F. Blackwood In Fairmont
Mrs. Elizabeth Levy, of New York
City. and Arthur Yost, OF Chicago.
are guests Of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Yost in Hamilton ave.
Harry w. Jones spent the week
end with his parents in Moundsville.
Jesse Haube has returned from Tar
entum, Pa, where he spent the past
few months.
Eliery B. Evans, of Seven Pines,
was visitor in Warrington yester-
day.
Harry F. Blackstone motored to
WEyneshurg, Pa. yesterday. y
Mrs. Mary ]. Coleman has return
ed from visit in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mayors are
spending short visit with relatives
in Moundsville.
Miss Dora Johnson, of Clarksburg.
arrived yesterday for a visit with her
aunt, Mrs. Charles L. Snodgrass in
Buffalo street.
Mrs. A. G. Clayton spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. John R.
Cook in Fairmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tophate Simon, Of
Shinnston, were guests of relatives in
the city yesterday
William Michaels left yesterday for
business visit in Detroit, and will
return in few days with some new
automobiles for his garage.
Charles Dunn left on Saturday for
business visit in Pittsburgh.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Reed and daugh-
ter have returned from visit with
relatives in Western Pennsylvania.
Pinckney Metz. of Seven Pines, was
business visitor in Warrington, on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Campbell and
son have returned here after spend
ing the past month in the oil fields
Of Texas
Miss Florence Connolly, of the
West virginian, spent the week end
at her home in Highland avenue.
Harry o. Humes, who has been
employed in Youngstown. Ohio for
the past month is the guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.. Humes,
Of Jefferson street.
Miss Linda Smith and Miss Mat
tie Cluhn, of Millville, N. j. are guests
at the home of the formers brother.
j. R. Smith and family in Third st.
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and then takin gadvantage of certain
amount OF absent mindedness on the
part OF their father, they started a
procession. By twos and threes and
sinGly the yentered the living room,
pause da moment to say Goodnight.
Fathe," and Goodnight. Mr.. Brown, I"
to which they received an absent
minded reioinder form their father
and more or less ocular salutation
from Mr.. Brown. Once up, stairs,
however, outthe back window they
climbed slid quickly over the shed
roof to the stepladder, scrambled has
lilly down, an dentered the kitchen
door, where they formed a new
group arrangement" and again pass
ed through the living room with the
usual Goodnight" to father and
guest. Just how long this perform
ance kept up have never been able
to learn, but at any rate 1t was con-
tinued until the jocular Mr.. Brown
was smitten almost dumb with amaze
ment. Finally he managed to gasp,
For the love of Mike, Brother, are
all these your children?" to which the
father, who had not been in the least
disturbed by the long and never end
ing procession stated that they were,
and you know have nine" "Nine!"
calculated the amazed Mr.. Brown,
There are ninety and nine il there is
one" And then the father walked up
and watched. Here came Mllly and
little Geroge, followed by Nellie, the
eldest, carrying the badly sister, while
following at brief interludes came
Charley, Laura. Alice and then Frank
and Rose. Taht was all right enough,
but when the next procession was
fairly started, father was entirely
on his astonished friend which his
tribe had played left their score
against him entirely settled
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Four to Four.

Yesterdays base ball game at
Blackstone Park between the McCon-
key team of Wheeling and Consum-
er's Fuel Company's club of Downs
resulted in tied score. Fourteen IN
nings of good, bad and Indifferent
ball were required. and yet the win
ner was not determined. The locals
started with tworuns in the first, but
in later innings the visitors came
back with four. Some good hitting
by the Consumers in the seventh and
ninth procured two runs and tied up
the count. No more tallies were
made until the fourteenth, when the
McConkeys made one, and when two
local men were out in the last half
of this frame raing began falling SO
heavily that umpire Rymer called
the game, the score reverting back to
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FERDINAND PINNEY EARLE

FERDINAND PINNEY EARLE,
who few years ago rudely jolt
ed Correspondents out of the
marital triangle and substituted
"atfinities," comes to tho front with
another achievement. This time he
announces that he has originated a
new form Of art which he calls mo
ton painting"
His effects are produced with the
simplest mediums, sheet of gray art
board rs by "a inches. brushes and
oil colors. He produces scenes in
black and white, which when repro
duced on the silver screen have the
appearance of actual photographs.
On these miniature backgrounds,
moving in and out OF the painted
houses OF his pictures, living actors
are made to unfold the dramatic ac-
ton of the motion play. How 1t is
done, he says, is part of the process
he has developed, but which we will
not explain here las Bun Davis or
Billy Dale might add some extra
kinks to the discovery, and rob the
now famous Earle OF his reward.
Speaking of his new project, he says
There is no need of million dollar
sets, such as were used in the produc-
ton of such pictures aa Intolerance
can produce as good effects. II not
better, in these miniatures. can re-
produce seventy miles of scenery on
a card is by "a inches, and have hun
dreds Of actors anywhere in the scene,
on inaccessible mountain peaks, or
even in the clouds.
This may sound egotistical and
extravagant, but these effects already
have been produced in the plays for
which l have painted scenes.
II painted sixty-three scenes for
Daddy Long Legs alone. Think what
the cost would have been to the pro-
ducers if they had had to build all
those sets or take their company
where they could find suitable seen
cry.
at seems to me that such work will
lift motion pictures into a new world
OF art that will satisfy the beauty
hunger OF millions who are perhaps
getting a little sick of the sensational
sex stuff which now is produced as
movie art"
Then what will Theda Bara and
Evelyn Nesbit do?