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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20

tended "Her Honor. Tho \, -
High School play, and a ' fGr Be-
sum was realized. The funds Gdioy LITTLE
used for play ground apn ral.us will i
The Sale at the AIbinF EP@LaI9s
was well attended and ~ u.gIold fan
brought a fair price. ANY, caing sd
cried the sale and has # 0 "I Nun
them when it comes to get fEer al
and holding crowds. e0''ll'g Pho,
The show Saturday niob.
represented. The picturssS, ' was was wei
The Theatre management " Su goo3
having shows Wednesday nig Jas Gut
Saturday nights until tibisntS, Oolr
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B I,TI dno6ce
Mrs. Cadoo were county 0 I'm an aa5
on Tuesday. 'e"' Nsitos
j. w. Mckee motored =,
Plentywood Tuesday up foo
The Degree of Honor will
lunch at the Decker Bros s tive bot
urday. If cold and hungry S sto Sat-
in, none barred. 80 S'ep right
Mrs. 0. NJ. johnson retu,n.5 -
day from an extended visit w ,ris loes
tives in North Dakota. '''a Tea
A. J. Urquhart and Paul FIJI.
! ored to Fortuna, n. D., on WIS ,'ilS mo-,
to erect a barn on the n. P Isu 4es,9l
| farm. AOucG
Mr. Alvin Aspelund and e..
moved onto the Mckee farm No. ,aIall
| PlentywOOd Sunday, where t5 5oll q
stay during the spring season WI
Tom Mortenson and family -.
ing in the section house recar me- w.
Gated by the Eatons. 'H'y "a
The feed mill has been kor4
these days, the farmers getti5pr , !. glsi
grinding done before COMING Il 1 Y
Mrs. George Leibach and cb1,
arrived here Tuesday, after 'I To.S
visit with relatives at st. Ioni:! ' q
and were glad to come back n n.y. aa
tana's fine air once more. '''F
Hans Stenseth returned To,,
from a business trip to Minot n y
The Dooley Pharmacy has install
glass show cases, and we dare y.
DOOley has as neat a drug stor !.
any of her sister towns. y
J. R. Segers was an Outlook c,r.
between trains Monday. '-''
Martin Klakken purchased nan
drill the forepart of the week ~, -
the Dooley Implement Co WatS
Martin show his neighbOrs how I
; farm.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
THE HEALTH OFFICERS SALARY!

The other day we thot that we would consult the code
and find Out what the law requires him to do for dough the
county gives him. sri
We could not find very much the subject: it seems
to be just job for medic who might otherwise
be able to stick about the provides several jobs of this
kind probably in lieu of pension.
We found that Mr.. Health Officer is entitled to actual
for travelling about inspecting restaurants hotels
stores botng works. meat markets. etceer besides
the side whenever he quaranned fumgated
the Health officer has read carefully and shown to the
mssiOners.
We found also that the law provides that sixth class
counties in which class Sheridan county is that the
vdes that the Health officer more than $500
per annum in the way of a salary.
We are sure that the Doctors have read this section
and that they have shown the
Honest Jens would have voted the health
than 100000 year this service he been familiar
with the law.
Well during the past 80 months the county commissioners
have paid DR.. StOrkan just $500 too much.
The laws presume that every citizen knows the law
Here is chance for the county attorney to save
years salary for the taxpayers.
He can commence suit for recovery for this money
against DR. Storan joining Ibsen and Tyler Watkins in
the suit bsen has not yet incorporated his farm and
probably still good for it.
- And $500 is not to be sneezed at these days
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
COMERTOWN

Wesley Bye was in Saturday with
load of wheat.
John Series was in Saturday on
business.
Percy Conner was in Dooley on bus
mess the later part of the week.
Adolph Anderson was seen in town
Saturday,.
H. P. Hanson was in the village
Saturday.
Ed Negard was shopping in town
Saturday.
E. S. Strand was in on business
Saturday.
Ole Burbacken was shopping in
town Monday.
The Farmers are in the field pre-
pairing for a big crop.
Dan McGowen was the guest of
Leo Brady Sunday.
Halgar Johnson was in Saturday on
business.
Levi and Willard Hendrickson of
Ambrose are visiting in town for a
few days.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
McELROY

Spring is with US and the farmers
are getting in the fields as fast as
possible. o++lo
Miss Hazel Hultgren will help atthe
Nile Miller home during seeding.
Miss Maud Bailey who teaches at
McElrov was taken very sick last
Thursday evening. DIR. LaBarge of
Westbv was called, later DR.. Sells and
Miss Braden, county nurse were called
from Plentywood. Mrs. Lasher and
Miss Grace Bailey, sisters of Maud
Bailey came at the end of the week
and remained. The attack is reported
to be the result of nervous disorders.
It was though the patient could be
removed to her home at Plentywood
some time this week.
Some of the Pentacostals held a
meeting at the home of Mrs. Anna
copeland last Sunday.
A. w. Overgaard has been having
considerable trouble with two of his
fingers. In the first place they were
burned in handling hot ashes, later
complications set in and last Saturday
he went to Outlook where the fingers
were operated on. He returned home
the same day.
H. L. Dunsdon is reported to have
purchased Fordson tractor at the
Westby garage last week.
Arthur Lind who came from Frs
kline, Mimi, this spring has been
working for A. w. Overgaard for a
time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
BOLSTER BUILDING
BEING REPAIRED

The Bolster block which was con-
demned by the city council over two
years ago as being unsafe because of
the heaving of the frost bullying the
brick front wall, became so dangerous
this week that repairmen were put to
work on the same in an effort to sal
wage the building. The front Of the
building has been roped off for several
days while Hans Riggs has been work
ing upOncthe same putting iron braces
in the way ofastraps of steel up and
down on the building and boiling the
same into the concrete. walls and
bringing the wall towards plumb by
means of large nuts which are. tight
ened up from time to time gradually
drawing the wall in. 1t is thought
that by this means the front of the
building has been made safe for some
time to come. 1 ~.as
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
DEATHS in MON
TANA INCREASE;
BIRTHS FALL OFF

There were 1898 births in Mon
tana in 1922, a decrease of 1 1874 from
the 1921 figures, while deaths in the
state In 1922 were 5,039, an increase
of 342 over the 1921 total, according
to. figures completed yesterday by the
bureau. of vital statistics of the state
board of health. Hr'
The death rate, based on the popu-
lation of the state as estimated by the
federal census bureau, rose from 81
last year, when it was the lowest Of
all the states in the registration area,
to 8.5 per thousand.
The highest death rates are shown
in the cities where there are hospitals
and in the counties where mortality
among Indians from tuberculosis is
high. Similarly the birth rates were
highest in the cities with hospitals.
Of the cities with more than 10000
population Missoula had the highest
death rate with 17.8 per thousand,
Helena had rate of 1876; Great Falls
1913; Butte 1872; Billings III and An
aconda 101.
Missoula's birth rate was 3.6; Great
Falls 1913; Butte 1872; Billings -11.7
Helena 23.8; Anaconda 1872 and Butte
1876.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
c. c. JOHNSON LET'S CONTRACT
FOR NEW RESIDENCE

The building boom in Plentywood
continues. C. C. Johnson OF the
Johnson Abstract Company, has pur-
chased the lot north Of the Catholic
parsonage and the same was broke
this week and excavation for the
basement started. The contract for
the erection of the building has been
let to Ole Hippo. The Riba Lumber
Company will furnish the material.
The residence will be a colonial bung-
allow 30x48 and is to be completed by
early autumn and when finished will
be a thing of beauty.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20

CITY OF CAIRO, ILLINOIS,
GOT IT'S EGYPTIAN NAME
Why is Illinois most southern
city named Cairo, while various
other nearby points bark back
to the land of the Nile, and why
is the. whole southern part of
the state popularity known as
''Egypt?"
The story of how Cairo, stand
ing Importantly at the junction
of the Mississippi and the Ohio
rivers, came to acquire It's name
is more than 100,years old. Judge
John NJ. Lansden of that city,
who has written a History Of
Cairo" recalled 1t. At that early
date Kaskaskia was the capital
Of the Illinois territory.
Cairo was planned at Kas-
kaskia in 1917" said Judge
Lansden, "and a charter was
granted it's promoters or incOr-
pOratOrs by the territorial leg
islature January 9, 1918, almost
a year before the state was adj
mitted into the Union. They re-
garded the junction Of the riv-
ers here as a grand site for a
great city and thought it re-
sembled the site of Cairo on the
Nile, and hence their use of its
name for their proposed city.
"Such was the origin of the
name and there followed it at
distant intervals the towns or
villages, all within thirty miles,
Of the Egyptian names of Alex
andria, Thebes, DOngOla and
Karnak. Cairo may be rightly
said to have given them their
names. Alexandria ceased to
exist long years ago.
"The name Egypt as applied
to southern Illinois is tradition
al only. 1t and all the other
names followed Cairo in order
Of time, and it may be Cairo
had something to do with ap-
plying the name to this part Of
the state, but the better account
is the lOng-accepted story of go
ing down into Egypt for corn,
as did JOseph's brethren many
centuries ago"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
TRUCK WAS FIRST TROLLEY"
How the Name, Now in Universal Use,
Came to BE Applied to Electrical
Apparatus.

Most persons who use the word
trolley" do not know the origin OF
this term, or why this name was given
to the apparatus by which the cleo
tricity is conveyed from an overhead
wire. ~ c.t'~e 81
Seventy years ago the word was
used to designate "a form Of truck
which, can be tilted, for carrying rail-
road materials or the. like This is
the only. definition Of the word In a
dictionary of the edition Of, 1849.
In an edition Of 1892 three other
definitions are added: 1. "a narrow
cart that is pushed by hand or drawn
by an animal" It is noted that this
meaning Of the word is In, use In Eng
land, not in the United States. 2.E"A
truck from which the load Is suspend
ed on some kinds Of cranes" This
meaning Is technical and employed
only In speaking Of machinery s.
Electric railway. A truck which
travels along the fixed conductors. and
forms a means Of connection between
them and a railway car"
It Is easy to see how the primitive
form Of the electric trolley, which
travels upon the wires. came to re-
celve It's name from It's resemblance
to other types of trolley: and the
name, having been Immediately given
to this primitive form, was naturally
retained when the method Of cOnnec-
ton was changed from a little truck
moving on a wire to mast having at
its end wheel pressing on the lower
surface OF the wire. Philadelphia In
Quirer. -.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
SEED GRAIN BONDS
NEARLY PAID

1t is reported at the Treasurer's of
flee this morning, that all but S24,O0O
of the S245,OOO of the 1918 seed grain
bonds have been presented and paid.
The balance are expected in any day
and will be paid promptly upon pre-
sentatiOn... Sheridan county always
meets its obligations Johnny -On-the-
Spot" which accounts for the fact
that its credit grows better every
day. Sheridan county warrants are
worth par in the market with plenty
of demand.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
GERMAN MARKS
In NEW SLUMP

New York, April 10. = German
marks which had been pegged by
the German government at .OO48
cents for the two months despite
a tremendous increase in note
circulation, broke to .OO33 cents
in. t0day's early trading, one of
the most violent reactions in re-
cent months. Local exchange
dealers were unable to explain
the sudden drop but said that it
probably indicated the with
drawal of government support.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
DOOLEY

Percy Conner was here between
trains on Wednesday last.
John Erickson came up here from
Plentywood last Wednesday. John
has been spending the winter at Will
istOn, N. D., where he has been en-
ployed.
Henry Hanson spent several hours
in our burg last Wednesday.
R. P. Fitchgard farmer north of
Comertown transacted business here
one day last week.
A large crowd turned out and at
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
Dr. SELLS PUTS IT OVER AGAIN

Thank goodness Dr. Sells will be ca2ed for well this summer
bsen and Tyler have attended to thatey have
paid for their suppers and treats and other ge
Ousy rendered by the miracle doctor divers occasions
Jens Ibsen and Regy Tyler real honest about too
Dr. Hunter willing do for good deal less but he had been
bon and theatre parties they questioned his qualifications for
the position.
Now Dr. Sells get along very nicely, thank
all the appendicitis in PentwoOd runs out and he has to com
go around the again cutting out most anything else
except expenses and his claims against the county.
He will receive for the splendid service and attention
which he will give the poor and for performing major opera
Ons the of squirting savasen into syphetcs by
C " kypOdemc needle and then the he of $175OO per
I-u-ta@ ~
Sells said that he did not much for the work for
awful nasty and would just the board would give
else, but the commissioners heartles and
forced it upon him against his WILL thinking doubt that it
would be the very best public policy provide the of
this medical wizard for the unfortunate of Sheridan County
Dr. his time is worth money, for he has spent
siderable time school great expense S17500 the month and
mileage and other picngs amt much nohow beside the
bumped back soil ticers and their pleased
know that the wolf fingers not about the doctors door,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
THE PAYING OF THE BOND ISSUE

The county Treasurer to be congratulated upon the pay
met oe 1918 seven cent seed ga bond issue in the
$245O00 IS s5e - $
1t is feat that has parallel in the State of Montana
the is safe prophecy that will not be matched for
The farmers administration of the county has Just
70 be proud and 1t is substantial testimony to the
business management the county and of the
periy Of this section of the country Being accomplished as has
been during the time Of the greatest financial depression that the
country experienced coming after series of poor crops
after Of pTgate spending the feat stands
the accomplishments of craftsmanship in the commonwealth
decade and is amoument to emoFy5 to- the ability of
farmers to sthings.N s@8@ es9 INs# ~ 8# ~
payers of $50 interest charges aonet
that this that has been used for paying interest
be applied other bonded Indebtedness eventual
erng of taxes. sts gga.. Es ILL.
1t means also, accomplishment that instead of going
IN debt each tweI months period $100000 that during the
past three the county has been getting of debt
tilansthat speed.
the good work be kept for four years more, the
entire debt of the county be paid and reduced ords
then this county will settle and develop and prosper
Surely the farmers builders that are building more than
they know
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
LOTTERY CHARGE PROVED

Butte, April 14.-H. K. Madden was
fined $50 here Friday after a trial by
jury in a justice court on charge Of
operating a lottery. Madden was ar
rested about a month ago by Chief
Murphy on complaint of school au-
thorities. Madden had been distribut-
ing punch boards to little school girls.
Oral notice of appeal was given Fri
day and bond, was fixed at 5000.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20

Because 1t was once the custom for
Hungarian soldiers, In their wars with
the Turks. to place a feather in their
caps for each Turk killed, and. the one
who could shOw>the most feathers was
treated with the greatest respect.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
How ButterHys Wing photographs.

TOW INttS'T'y wing FWVIO8TapU9s
When a butterfy's wing is laid for
a considerable length of time upon a
Photographic plate, in a dark room, a
clear image of the wing makes its
appearance upon the plate when the
latter is developed. In general the
images are Of the positive character,
the dark parts of the wing coming out
most strongly, while white portions
make no impression at all upon the
plate. 1t is the scales Of the wing
which exert the Photographic infiu-
ence, since when these are removed
the wing fails to record itself upon the
plate. The removed scales, however,
are found to register on a plate.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
KING TUT AVENGING
SPIRIT STRIKES ANOTHER

London April 11.-HOward Car
ter, cO-discOverer with the late
Earl of CarnavOn of the tomb of
Tutenkhaumun, has been taken
i'll and Lady CarnavOn is delaying
her return to England as a con-
sequence, says an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Cairo.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20

Those moonshiners that Judge Borton handed the
black bottle to- the other day doubt gallery play
take the and start in footing banks the inside or
working seed grain swndle la Watkins and Timmons and
secure the sympathy and right hand of fellowship that
ex-vcar OF get only snging slap the way of
two hundred fifty dollar fine if forced to the extremity of
pleading guilty. ,s-uyg-gs@~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20

Tom Brockley has rented the Bill
Prichert place to Lee Placer Tor pas
t1re this season.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20

Says the young lady the way: Il the nations
going have another Conference This time at the Morgue
and that President Harding will be present in spirit"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20
INDIAN RIDEPEND-
ENCE SURPRISES
UNCLE sam
Montana Tribe First in History toBe-
come Self-SupOprting in Civilized
Environment - Even has a Flour
Mill

Washington, D. C.,eApril 1s.-While
the oil-land Indians Of Oklahoma are
idly wallowing in the inherited wealth
Of chance enjoying. the distinction of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-04-20

Well the interockng press whO treated generously
last winter to such huge gobs silence keep up from
writing just columns about oursevesthe joke the Miner
and the Tribune
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-06-28

ganizations. The constitution of
nearly every board recites as one of
the objects and purposes of the
board, 'to advance civic develop
ment and economic growth in this
community. The realtors of Ohio
have no desire to retard the educa-
ton of our youth nor to hamper the
development of system of good
roads, or the progress of our muni-
cipalities. We owe it, however, to
the people who are securing homes
and who are investing in real es-
tate, to establish some equality in
the matter of levying taxes. So
long as we permit the tax rate to be
pyramided on real estate, just that
long will those in charge of spend
ing public money continue to assess
the cost against real estate, permit
ting the great intangible wealth of
Ohio to continue on the free list"
We are opposing the Taft bill be-
cause it increases the tax rate two
mills on real estate and provides for
an annual increase through the plac
ing of future sinking fund and in
terest charges, outside the limita-
tions. We will continue to oppose
all increases on real estate until the
educators, road builders, farmers,
merchants, manufacturers, finan-
ciers, public officials, and all the
other elements of our citizenship,
join in a study of the fundamentals
of taxation with view of securing
for Ohio modern system.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-06-28

TAFT AND AIBAUGH BILLS

Among the many bills vetoed by
Governor Donahey, passed by the
last General Assembly, We're the Taft
bill and the Albaugh bill. Following
the veto by the governor, they were
re-passed by the General Assembly,
over his veto. Now in order to take
these measures to the people, the
Ohio Association of Real Estate
Boards is circulating petitions to
submit the measures to a vote of the
people in November. AS we recall it,
the Governors reason for refusing
TO sign the Taft bill was that it
would still further advance the taxes
on tangible real estate.
So far as we can learn, there is
no provision in the Taft bill which
will in any way bring out intangible
property for taxation, and we are op-
posed to any measure that in any
way would make the taxes on tangi-
bic property higher. The Albaugh
bill provides for new machinery for
the administration of taxation laws,
which it is conseryatively estimated
will increase the cost of assessing
property, over million dollars an
nually, and at the very time when
economy of the strictest kind should
be practiced in the transaction of
public business.
The president of the Ohio Asso-
citation of Real Estate Boards, in the
Issue Of June ! 5 of the Ohio Journal
OF Commerce, had the following to
say concerning the referendum on
the Taft bill, which to us has the
right kind of ring:
Real estate boards are civic or
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-06-28

place. Opposite this is Ain-es-
Shema, supposedly the location OF
old Beth Shemesh. The next station
is Ebenezer (now called Artuf)
where the Philistines captured the
ark and where Samuel at a later
date set up the "stone Of help" /
Sam. 7:10-13.
But before we see Jerusalem, we
must pass through long, deep, and
exceedingly rocky gorge, the Wady
Ismain. This is the pass in the
mountains to the city of our destina-
ton, and our train has two engines.
Very soon, we see from the window,
a great overhanging precipice with
a cave in it, said to be the rock
Etam where Samson hid from
the Philistines and where he
was bound with cords by the
men of judah. Near by he slew
a thousand of his enemies with an
son was not compelled to hide in this
particular cave, for there are many
more before we get out in the open
again.
Just before we emerge from this
crooked, ragged and rocky gorge we
pass the city or village of Bittir, the
site of an ancient city of the
Canaanites conquered by Joshua 1t
is also connected with the history of
Bar Cochebas and his insurrection.
A half hour more and we are across
the valley of Rephaim where David
worsted the Philistines twice, and
the train stops at the old station
which has been enlarged, but still
bears in familiar characters, "Jeru-
salem" The city mile away, is
hidden by a small ridge.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-06-28
A FRIENDLIER SPIRIT

Recently we heard person say
that there should be some sort OF q
signboard on the public square to
point the way to the sanatorium
suggestion. The sanatorium is 4
place with patients from far and
near, and friends of theirs motor
here at all times. When they ar
rive they invariably must stop and
inquire the way, when sign on the
flag pole in the center of the public
square would be sufficient guide for
Tourists to find the place referred to.
We fear that tourists in general
motoring here, are not much i'm
pressed with our certain kinds of
hospitality, since there is nothing in
thing else that would make it appear
to strangers that they are welcome
at all to our towns. We have three
parks, but what is there about them
that would indicate to strangers that
they would or would not be welcome
to use them? While we cannot hope to
benefit much financially from tour
lists, still they always spend more or
less, besides it would be nice to have
it said of these places that they are
nice, clean, friendly towns, with a
big friendly spirit. AT any rate we
would certainly lose nothing by pro-
viding for few conveniences for the
strangers who may pass this way.