The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
McE.LROY

Mrs. Negaard is making shcr
visit at the home of her On Louis al
Columbus, N. D.
A w. Overgaard made a trip inx
the Plentywood territory Thursday
returning Friday. He aI..d er
Holmquist, the well digger.
Mrs. Andrew LELAND and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Bucanan of Outlook spent
several days last week visiting at the
j. M. Buchanan and Nile Miller homes.
Wednesday Mrs. LELAND and her
daughter called on the John Rice
| family.
Peter Solberg and Halbelt Nereson
will run a threshing rig in partner
ship this fall. They are buying new
Avery through Alvin Stageoerg,
agent.
The copeland Bros. and Lutnes
Bros. have organized , a thresfing
company to be known as The Equity
Threshing Co. They will use the en-
glne formerly owned by O.. NJ. Lut-
nes and plan on getting new Red
River Special Separator.
The annual meeting of stockhold-
ers of the McElroy elevator was held
July 18TH The election of officers re-
suited as follows: President J. F.
Murray; Vice Pres. Ed. Spoklie; Sec
rotary, Christ Holt; Treasurer, O. M.
Lutnes; Directors, Sig Nelson, Ing
valid copeland and John Nelson. J. F.
Murray and Fl. L. Dunsdon are dele
gates from the elevator to the grain
pooling convention at Medicine Lake.
Mr.. Dwire of the Farmers Audit
ing Association just finished weeks
work on the elevator books. He was
present at the stockholders meeting
and impressed upon the members the
great need of auditing the books reeu-
larly in order to know how The bust
ness was being conducted. He also
gave the board the benefit of some
of his legal knowledge on disputed |
points.
Joe Winters of Ambrose was ores
ent at the elevator meeting.
Oscar Opgram from Halsted, Mimi,
has been working in this territory for
some time in the interest of a grain
firm.
The Pentacostals of Westby held
celebration at the Mathew Grove, July
18th. There was a picnic dinner fol-
owed by an address by their pastor.
A picnic was held at the Danish
church eight miles south of McElroy,
July Fourth. After dinner the crowd
made merry with numerous games old
md new.
The Hultgren family was represent
ID at Plentywood, Brush Lake, Ma
Jews Grove, Westby and Skermo
lake on the Fourth of July.
Mrs. J. NJ. Buchanan is able to be
10 but is not able to walk without
assistance.
Miss Edith Hansen, who lives south
# here, is assisting at the O. NJ. Lut-
les home.
A threshing company has been
ormed by a number of farmers in
he Ole Hoven neighborhood. !
Ingvald copeland has ordered a Tt
an tractor and is expecting it any
ay. |:
Two weeks ago it was stated in this
olumn that 0. M Lutnes had pur-
hased tractor. This item was sent {
4 by some person other than the
ocular correspondent and happened
0 be an error. At that time Mr..
,utnes was looking over tractors with K
view to purchasing but did not 1
lake a purchase till July fifth. The
ection to let the readers know there
yas no Intentional misstatement. It {
hight be as well to state here that |
ute often news appears in this !
olumn that has been sent in by 9TH e
rs.
Miss Esther Hansen is assisting
er sister, Mrs. Walter Olson in car |
lg for the twins. = {
Nels Anderson is building granary q
| preparation for the harvest. y
There has been an abundance of |
lin of late and the grain looks fine a
ccordingly. Hence the rush for trac- d
RS, threshing machines, and other
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