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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-18
FARGO VOTES FOR
MUNICIPAL PLANT

A notable victory for municipal
ownership was won at the April 1
election when the citizens of Fargo,
N. d., by vote of 1893 to 1852, ac-
proved the issue of $15O,OOO bonds
for municipal electric light plant.
The victory is especially signifi-
cant In that the movement was not
launched until before the election,
and the advocates of municipal own
ership had but little organization.
For weeks preceding the election the
private company, which owned not
only the electric light plant but the
street car lines, the gas plant and
the steam heating sysem, had kept up
an aggressive AND very systematic
educational" campaign through paid
ads in the local daily papers. 1t was
emphatic in pointing out
nicipal ownership in general and of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-18

the follies and impossibiities of mu.
Fargo's plan for a municipal electric
lighting plant in particular.
Meanwhile the Trades and Labor
Assembly and Mr.. Robert Blakemore
the commissioner who had made such
notable success of the water plant
IN Fargo, and others, arranged for a
public mass meeting at which Mr..
Carl d. Thompson, the secretary of
the Public Ownership League of
America, was the main speaker. The
opposition tried very hard to over
come the effect of these efforts, but
failed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-18
NORTH DAKOTA RESISTANT
So FLAX SEED IS POPULAR

Mr.. N. C. Donaldson, scientific as.
sistant, U. S. D. A., has been sealing
and certifying pedigreed flax seed
for County Agent Anderson for the
farmers OF Sheridan county during
the week. He reports that the farm
ers have some of the best flax
seed that he has seen. Much of the
seed will be shipped to other coun-
ties. Mr.. F. E. Gordon, of the Mon
tana Farming Corporation, Hardin,
Mont, has purchased 1900 bushels of
n. u. K. 81 pedigreed fax seed, from
Chris Jacobsen of Froid. This COM
pany contemplates sowing only this
one variety of fax. Several ship
ments have been made through the
farm Bureau Office, Plentywood to
other counties and states.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-18
Herb Phinney On War Path

| RUDE says sooner or slater al
roads will be on section where thew
belong. Well now, Rube, let's take
for example some of the roads around
us here. How about the road north
of Dooley?4Is it on the section line
all the way? How about the rest
of the road north of Comertown,
Rube, is that on the section line all
! the way? lOh no! and never will be
for along these highways were peo-
pie willing" to GIVE FREELY their
rlgth of ways, say nothing about re-
tusing even to take MONEY for
them, III
Thanks again for the advice about
fussing around going to Plentywood
regarding condemnation proceedings,
but don't ype know I should have
told you what really did go for and
then you could have gotten it in
STRAIGHT.A Well, before I forget
1t, RUDE, ltwant to tell you that last
summer IItutned down a big picnic
to go to Westby and get a neighbor
to give hisIright-of-way across one
side of his Hand so as to make it
easier ON all concerned and he had
1t fenced up good at the time but
he came through willingly and man.
~ and lost as much as any one could
lose, and since then I venture to say
that you have travelled the, same
road and remarked how nice the road
was and what, an improvement.
And say. yes, I believe you did
say, you wanted Or had wanted $500
for that land, but didn't you take
the hint that Mr.. Bruvold and my
self were Just about giving it to you
one afternoon there in your, office
when you were afraid we had the
dough ready and so undecided we
had better see jim or Jack or
Tom Orwell anyhow we didn't make |
her go did we. But listen, Rube,
were We unfair in trying to push the
S5oO onto you when you could not
possibly make it any higher?
Now, RUDE, to be fair with all
concerned, 4supposing you name in
your paper the other fellows who are
considered along with ME on the road
and let's See how their names look
IN articles written so neatly, accur-
ately and fsympathetically as the one
you just mentioned-for if you
should get. sore at me alone, Rube,
and I fndfjt out I shall feel real
TOUGH. f{5}
To be ,snre $50 the People May
Know" prints an accurate drawing
Of this affair, Rube, and don't for
get to mention that the road was
eventually started one mile east ON
section line. land tina it was YOUR
suggestion to run it straight north
With one road to accommodate both
EAST and west and that YOU agreed
% first donate the right-of-way and
hen LATER to ask, the town to
.ence it and later when ysu saw the
'oad really coming to ask $4,000
md then. after the rest of the road
vas completed and you were the
My one left that you decided to
ence it off and the public "can go
o the section line or to hell"
Don't fail either to melton about
he interest you have in townsite
vest of town, nor to mention that
ne half mile farther into. town is
ne-half mile farther. home.
L want to ask you, too, why the Z
Iest people can't travel east to
traight north of town on township
mes as we'll as people east can trav-
it? And then ALL are ACCOM-
Signed H. L. PHINNEY.
~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-18
Conertown, Mont.
April 9Th, 1919.

April 9Th, 1919.
PRODUCERS News,
Plentywood, Mont.
MR.. PHINNEY AND WHOEVER
HAS THE SAME OPINION on
The ROAD RUNNING NORTH OF
COMERTOWN, CAN GO AROUNT
ON SECTION LINE OR TO HE'LL
Says Dooley Sun.
Il suppose this includes the Rounc
heads OF Comertown also, doesn't it
Rube? ee y -
e., if He'll is any rougher than
the section line, let's have the road
on the section line, "say we."
4 want to thank Mr.. Vezina very
heartily for sending me sample
copy OF the Dooley Sun of April 4th
Tor otherwise | might not of known
OF my exact file and rank for, per-
maps the rest of my life, but from
TINS on L shall be disappointed if
am not addressed as Capt. Phin-
ney.
1t appears to me that quite job
has been left on my shoulders all in
all as | read and study the PARTICLE
entitled $50 the PEOPLE May
Know" In the first place | wonder
If this article was run for the pur-
pose of kidding me or for the pur-
pose of getting the road on the sec
ton line or for the purpose of obtain
ing a few SYMPATHETIC readers.
Anyway let's see if there is any,
thing left unsaid in this article. Rube
says that he would have fenced five
years ago only for these "darn
roads" I wonder why HE suggest
ed the road straight north of Com
ertown through his land at the time
it was about decided to start the
road on THE EAST SECTION
LINE.
And didn't HE believe at THAT.
TIME that road straight north of
town would accommodate both east
and west; and how does it come that
IL b years ago RUDE was so consid-
crate of Comertown and wouldn't
fence because Of too many "darned
roads," that he should be so set in
fencing it up NOW? The road is
surely as important now as it was
then. Maybe it is because of its I'M
portance that makes it worth while
fencing it off,
This land being used for pasture
as RUDE says, where is the damage
If the patrons are willing to fence
both sides and put in a cattle pass =?
And some of the same patrons who
DONATED right Of ways themselves
through their crops, are even ready
to do little more.
RUDE says that people from the
west coming through Buckby's yard !
would have to travel north and
around 1 ga miles to get to Phin-
ney's proposed road. Of course they
couldn't travel south towards town on
the same section line, oh no, for it
would be so much better to go l 3-4
miles around to get on the Phinney
road.
And so Phinney does not live west
of town, Ell! Well I guess that is
about as near right as RUDE usually
is, but to MAKE sure RUDE dig up
some of those rusty plats of yours
and take a squint for yourself and
then to be more accurate still take a
Squint at the last road petition filed
viii the county surveyor and see how
many people west of the town signed
it. And by the way l don't think |
am so desperate that I forced any
one at the point of a gun or gave
any prepared speech to influence
hem. !
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-18
OPEN FORUM

friends and foes alike tbaso
oI the use OF this the peoples column.
OF the Nothing will be published
oam your article may not be published If you your
uscosed say
es no responsibility for article appearing these columns
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-18

A Want AID in the Producers News
brings results.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14
GOBLEVILLE

Miss Pansy Sheldon who has been
poorly since her illness of Influenza,
has been obliged to give up her school
work for couple of weeks.
Mrs. NJ. Sherwood has been suffer
ing from an attack of quinsy.
Glen Smiths mother of Blooming
dale has been guest at his home.
Mrs. George Bell of Bloomingdale
was a guest of Mrs. Post on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Coleman, mother of Mrs.
Cheney, is spending the winter with
them.
The family of Charles Howard are
all suffering with the after effects of
the "Flu".
Ray and Aeriel Feeley have been
visiting their mother, Mrs. Myrtle
Feeley at Lake Mill.
The NJ. f.. Ladies held a Bake sale
at Hicks and Thayer's store on Sat-
urday.
Levi Garfield was operated on for
appendicitis in Kalamazoo and is re-
ported as doing nicely.
b. Fl. MPratt has been visiting at
the F. J. Van Voorhees, home.
Mrs. NJ. w Clement is recovering
nicely from her recent operation.
February LIST, was J. Taylor's birth
day so his brother S. j. and wife
entertained them at dinner. All en-
joyed the day so well he said he
wished his birthday came oftener.
Mrs. Kendall, Charles Thayer and
C. Link have installed Farmers tele-
phones.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14
ALMENA

Mrs. Mable Matson had birthday
last Thursday, and number of young
folks met at her home that evening
to remind her of the fact. All report
ed an enjoyable time.
Delmer iced and wife motored to
Detroit last Monday.
Ralph Maston came home last Fri
day from East Lansing. He was
unable to return to his school work
on Monday however, on account OF
| illness.
The Cleaners unloaded car of coal
in Mattawan last week.
Little Francis Finch is sick with
Influenza. All the other "Flu" suffer
ers are able to be out again.
Sergeant Ed o. Hoodemaker has
been discharged from Army service
and is at home after fourteen months
at Vancouver, Washington. On the
way to Camp Custer not a single
stop was made, but the Red Cross
ladies met them and had something
for them.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blanchard are
moving onto their own farm.
There will be social given by the
Ladies Aid society and held at the
Cleaner Hall on Friday evening, Feb.
21st. A program and supper is be-
ing prepared. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend. A small fee will
be charged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Palmanteer
are the proud parents of fine baby
boy.
Little Doris Matson was i'll the fore
part of the week.
Sergeant Sidney Sternaman has re-
ceived his discharge from Camp Gus
ter and with his wife is at the home
of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Wilson of Paw
Paw and Mrs. Jennie Cookbook Of De-
troit and Don Hoodemaker and family
were entertained at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. F. L. Hoodemaker on Friday
last.
Miss Helen Bolinger was in Kala
mazoo last week caring for Mrs. Die
tie who was i'll with Influenza.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14
DAYTON CORNERS

Mildred and Russell Gay entertain
ed number of young people Sunday
evening.
Lou Danger has received his honor
able discharge from the Navy and is
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Danger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Palmer and
children of Cadillac are visiting at the
home of Henry Palmer.
Miss Edna Dibbler of Kalamazoo
was at home for the week end to visit
with her parents. Miss Bernice Por-
ter accompanied her on her visit at
home.
Mrs. David Vanderbilt is still very
poorly, having been ill for several
weeks.
Mrs. Ed Chase is entertaining Mrs
Bennett of Kalamazoo.
Vashti Frisbee who has been ill for
several weeks is gaining very slowly
A. Frisbee has large all-day sale
next week at his farm near the Allie
gan road.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14
EAGLE LAKE

Dorothy Nicholson of Lawton spent
the week end with Dorothy Warner
Dean Rich and wife returned home
last Saturday from Chicago.
The Eagle Lake Cleaners will meet
at the home of Vincent Sherrod on
Saturday, February 18th. Pot luck
supper.
Edna Beals entertained as dinner
guests on Thursday, Mrs. George
Greenman and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lyle.
Teddy Johnson entertained Harold
Sherrod on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Van Blari'
were recent callers at the homo
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Johnson.
The Add-A-Link club met Thurs
day Of this week with Mrs. George
Hood.
G.. w. Lee has made improvements
on his home the past week. Hot water
has been installed and colorado
built, which are both great improve
ment and convenience.
Harry Lurkins of Benton Harbor is
at his farm for a few days. He ex-
poets to have a>tenant from Berrien
county for the coming year.
Jim Weesaw and family are moving
from the Harry Lurkins farm to Paw
Paw where he expects to run a
Barber shop.
John Abrams and family and Mrs.
Mosier spent Saturday evening at the
Bert Warner home.
Duane Mcclure and family have
moved back from Grand Junction t
the farm belonging to Ward Hood.
The Add-A-Link club met at the
home of Mrs. f. A. Empson Thursday
it being the last day she will be here
to entertain. Mrs. Maud Lyle in be-
half of the members, presented her
with a handsome picture. A musical
program was given and enjoyed by
all. Nineteen members were present
besides the following guests Mes
danes Jason Woodman, Ed Lyle. Del
Mcguire, Ruth Perrin Leach, Ella Orr
Frank Van Blaricom, Jean Winter
scheidt, Marie Snyder, Alice Leighty,
Mamie Warner, Edith Hutchins, Mr..
Ben Leach Elmer Empson and Bar
bara. A dainty lunch was served
cafeteria style by the hostess, assist
ed by Barbara. Mrs. Empson is an
ideal hostess and will be missed when
she leaves for her new home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED
Frank A. Williams, Hartford.
Lucille Dunlap, Hartford.
A GOOD FRIEND

A good friend stands by you when
in need. Paw Paw people tell how
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the
test. Joseph H. Allen, blacksmith of
Kalamazoo street, Paw Paw, endorsed
Doan's three years ago and again
confirms the story. Could you ask
for more convincing testimony?
"My kidneys were out of order
and | suffered from lame back.
says Mr.. Allen. Doan's kidney
Pills cured me. | certainly
can recommend Doan'S Kidney Pills
to anyone having any backaches or
other kidney troubles" Statement
given January 10th, 1879
On October 5th, 1916, Mr.. Allen
said: II have never found any kid
ney medicine that did me so much
good as Doan's Kidney Pills. l am
always glad to recommend Them"
Price 60 cents at all dealers-don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Deans Kidney Pills the same that
Mr.. Allen has twice publicly recon-
mended. -Milburn Co., Props
Buffalo, n. Y.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14

ing the weather for the past two sea-
sons.
The season of 1917 was cold and
wet, a season unfavorable to the
rapid increase of scale lice 1t was
followed by very wet fall and a
hard freeze in October while a great
many of the young lice were still un-
protected by a scale. Following the
bad summer and fall we had winter
so severe that hardy varieties of apple
trees were killed outright in some
places. The effect of all this hard
ship on the San Jose scale was to
nearly annihilate the species. This
fact caused some growers to leave off
the dormant spray last spring, per-
haps it was policy to do so where
orchards were carefully sprayed the
year before.
1t is fact that the writer was look
ing for live scale lice last spring for
several weeks in the country as Prof.
Pettet of NJ. A. C.. wanted some for
experimental purposes, this without
finding any even on trees which had
in previous years been nearly killed
by scale.
What is the condition now where
trees were not sprayed last Spring ?
In some cases at least just what the
writer expected it would be with the
hot dry summer we had, i. e., plenty
of live lice last fall and just about
as many at the present time. The nice
mild fuel saving winter we have had
has been a life saver among the San
Jose scale lice. Apparently enough
for seed escaped the adverse con-
ditions of last year and with favor
able season they have increased THEN
numbers.
In my garden there are some little
apple trees | could see last spring had
been so badly infected with San Jose
scale in former years that they were
nearly dead but careful examination
at that time failed to reveal any liv.
ing lice. However, at the present
time these trees are so infected with
San Jose scale that unless they are
sprayed this spring, and we have an
other dry hot summer, they will never
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14

Clayton Murhuf addressed a meet
ing at Kendall Tuesday evening,
Ernest Slack and family of Decatur
visited at the Frank Plantz home and
with other friends around town last
Saturday.
Mrs. Cole of Sicily has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Doc Thayer. Her
mother, Mrs. Vanwincle, accompanied
her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrifield were in
Chicago last week to purchase Millin-
cry stock and Mr.. Merrifeld attended
the Auto show.
Arvin Myers and wife, l.. +. Church
hill and daughter, attended the Harry
Lauder performance in Kalamazoo last
Thursday.
C.. ID. Myers had a hard siege Of
hiccoughs which confined him to his
bed for several days.
Everett Sooy left for Chicago last
Monday to resume his duties.
Hc FiicillcH VIII llOiu udHCifiS
party at the Opera House on the 18th
Marie Sage is here from Kalamazoo
to help care for Catherine Sage who
at this writing is improving nicely.
Stanley Styles is able to be out
again.
Rev. Lemon received "a telegram
Wednesday stating that Mrs. Lemon
and Glidden were ill., He left here
Thursday morning to be with them.
The services at the church were
conducted by Prof. Reed and Bertha
Clement during his absence.
Mrs. Cook who is assisting in the
care of Mrs. Humphrey reports that
she is very low at this writing.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14
Correspondence
RIVERSIDE
Matt Yost has sold his farm.

Matt Yost has sold his farm.
Mrs. VIM. Deaner is in Benton Har-
Dor helping to care for the new
grand daughter at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Deaner.
The ladies Annual Dinner held at
the home of Charles Dayton was well
attended The day was pleasant, the
dinner sumptuous. Mr.. Hoover not
debating how much or how little the
ladies should use in the making they
displayed and partook of some real
frosted cakes and pies and other
dainties. Not forgetting to be thank
ful of this privilege and that many of
the hardships of war are forever end
ed.
Natalie Boomer visited school on
Monday.
w. l.. Danger has received his
honorable discharge from the Navy
and returned to his home on Sunday.
He was in the Radio works and has
had many advantages besides serving
his country. He was on the Wyoming
Battleship, one of the grandest of the
United States fleet. 1t was one of
the first twenty ships to go out and
take over the German fleet, also one
that was sent out to meet President
Wilson on his arrival in France. Lou
having visited Nova Scotia, Scotland.
France and England, declares it is
the grandest privilege a person can
have to be born in the United States
The weather being so mild Monday
the teacher and pupils of Riverside
school enjoyed an outdoor potato
roast.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14
The Farm Bureau
FARM BUREAU NOTES
BY w. c. Eckard
The Dormant Spray of Fruit Trees

The Dormant Spray of Fruit Trees
At the head of list of questions
to be answered at the Michigan State
Horticultural society meeting at Fem
vile on February 18th, and 18th,
appeared this question. "Will it pay
to put on the Dormant Spray this
Spring." The writer would like to
answer this question by asking an
other. "Will it pay not to put on the
Dormant Spray this Spring"
For several weeks before seeing this
question in print, the writer had been
planning on writing something along
this line, and probably it is not too
early to do so now. Last spring some
good fruit growers did not put on the
Dormant Spray and some got by in
good shape as no scale showed up on
their fruit last fall. While this is
true, it does not prove that these
same growers should not spray for
scale this coming spring. This state
ment can be explained best by review
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14

Don Forbes who has been employed
by the Clay Robinson Company in st.
Paul for the past seven months re-
turned to his home Wednesday. He
visited his mother in Chicago and
states that she is very poorly.
Roy Hutchins and family visited
Sunday at the Ed Chase home, where
Mrs. Emma Bennett of Kalamazoo
was being entertained.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14

again need spraying. They will be
dead
Personally / have seen too much of
the work of the San Jose scale, have
had too many sore eyes and hands
from the handling of that pleasant
material, lime sulphur, to rest easy
until / have drawn the attention of
the fruit growers of the county to the
Importance of looking well before de-
Gliding not to put on the dormant
spray this spring.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14
Homemade Plaster.

Holes in plaster walls may be
stopped with a mixture of sand and
plaster of paris mixed into a paste
with water. When dry cover with
piece of paper TO match the wall.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-14
White Leghorn Eggs
FOR MATCHING
ALSO A FEW BREEDERS

My Poultry Plant has been
run as a Demonstration for the
NJ. A. c. and birds have been
selected for the past two years
for their Laying qualities. So
If you want something good,
place your order early.
CHERRY GROVE FARM
E. A. WANG, Prop.
Phone 8 F. 3.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-02
COULD HARDLY
STAND ALONE
Terrible Suffering From Headache,
Sideache, Backache, and Weak
ness, Relieved by Cardui,
Says This Texas Lady.

Gonzales, Tex Mrs. Minnie Phil
pot, Of this place, writes: give years
ago was taken with a pain In my
left side. 1t was right under my
left rib. It would commence with an
aching and extend up into my left
shoulder and on down into my back.
By that time the pain would be SO
severe I would have to take to bed,
and suffered usually about three days
II suffered this way for three years,
and got to be mere skeleton and was
SO weak l could hardly stand alone.
Was not able to go anywhere and had
to let my house work go. II suffered
awful with a pain in my back and I
had the headache I'll the time. I just
was unable 10 DO a thing. My life
was misery, my stomach got in an
awful condition, caused from taking
go much medicine. ! suffered so much
pain. I had just about given up all
hopes Of our getting anything to help
me.
One day a Birthday Almanac was
thrown in my yard. After reading
Its testimonials 1 decided to try Car
dui, and am so thankful that I did,
for began to improve when on the
second bottle. II am now a we'll
woman and feeling fine and the cure
has been permanent for it has been
two years since my awful bad health.
will always praise and recommend
Cardai." Try Cardui today. e Is
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-02
CRUSADE or PERSONAL =
HYGIENE DECREASES ILLS

Mexico City, June 2.-The number
OF typhus cases in the capital was
fewer during the first five months CT
1859 than for many previous years
and the Department Of Health in q
recent statement declares that the
marked decrease in sickness is the
airect result of its own crusade for
r.Cnal hygiene.
The capital, with It's abnormal
population of moro than million,
reports net more than >1"5 new cases
CT typhus per month. whereas in
formers years when the G tvs popula
ton was normal, or about 100000 the
rumher OF cases reported per month
averaged between 1855 and SEQ