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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16

were always in the battle, the result
OF the contest vas never in doubt.
Romer pitched in masterful fashion
and his team mates played a snappy
brand Of ball behind him. Manager
Romer is confident regarding the
class of the -reorganized inheld. Artfe
Knott being a big help to the club
in the field and at bat. Bassett
played first base for the victors last
night
Romer's bat which accounted for
a double and a single in two Off
eial trips to the plate, knocked IN
three Of the five runs credited to the
home team and the field manager
tailed a fourth. Ripley and Knott,
also laced out two bats hits in this
contest. Henry was the batting star
for the Eagles.
The biggest crowd for q twilight
game SO far this season was out last
night The Vikings of Port Rich
mond will play the Aquehongas on
Sunday afternoon. This team was
scheduled for last Sunday, but the :
weathefnan interfered after two +.
and a half innings were played.
The box score: saat
*
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
SO. AMBOY BALL TEAM
BEATEN BY FREEHOLD

Although Buckelew pitched good
ball after Stratton had been landed
upon for nine runs In the first three
innings, the South Amboy P. R. R.
Y. NJ. c. A, nine was unable to over
come the large lead the Freehold
representatives had SECURED and they
dropped the second game of the
series to the Monmouth county nine
by a 1912 score last night.
The Freeholders scored nine of
the ten runs in the first three innings
and added another in the eighth
while the visitors tailed in the sew
enth. The regular lineup was on the
field for the South Amboy "Y",
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
ROmer Registers Win
Over COIOred Combine
I'm Twilight Encounter

Art Romer, field manager Of the
AQuehonga nine of Tottenville.
pitched his team to a 81 victory
over the Eagles, the eolored nine of
Pleasant Plains, on the Tottenville
diamond yesterday evening. This
var the first full game for the
Aquehongas since Messrs Enrich
and Romer were placed In charge
of the organization as business
manager and field manager, respec-
lively.
Although the colored boys. Staten
Island championship contenders,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
ono for ~Champlonshln

The South Amboy Y. M. c. A.
Juniors are contending for the
championship of this city and the
cross-river city and would like to
hear from heavy junior teams. pre-
serably the Meadowbrooks and
Keasbey Juniors. Address all COM
munications to NJ. Nell, secretary
OF the South Amboy Z. M. c. A.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
SERGEANT JOHN LARSON
TIED BILL BACHMAN

So interested was the Police Rifle
Club press agent in reporting on the
wonderful showing made by Cap
tain Barney G. Toolan at the practice
shoot on Tuesday afternoon. des-
pite the fact that he recently return
ed from an inspection of New York
state, that the score of Sergeant
John Larson was left from the re-
port. o.
The police sergeant turned in a
score of 81, tieing Bill Bachman for
fourth honors. Frank Seiboth cop
ped first honors with a So score,
Charley J~orgenson was second with
46, and Toolan made 80.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
BRIEF BITS OF SPORTS
IN ALL 3 /

Great interest is being shown in
the plan for the get-together of the
lawyers of Middlesex county at the
New Brunswick Golf club on August
%.
The Tottenville and Perth Amboy
baseball teams are not expected to
clash before the first week in Sep
TENDER. The series this yea prob
ably will be a three game affair.
Members of the Middlesex county
industrial association are confident
that the recently organized tennis
league will be as successful as the
baseball circuit.
Another champion may pass, when
Harry Greb fights Johnny Wilson,
middleweight champion. at the Polo
grounds, New York city on the last
day of this month.
The Raritan Copper works nine
will cross bats with the Dupont
Powder company combination on the
local field this Saturday afternoon.
This is the first game of a series.
Jerome Jacobwitz of Carteret is
planning the organization of a bas-
ketball team which will be made up
of Sam Denberg, Jiggs Donahue,
Stretch" Eggers, Ray Handerhan
and possibly Davy Banks.
Perth Amboy will have semi pro
baseball on Saturday afternoons,
starting a week from this Saturday.
The local combination headed by
Ed Poulsen, has joined the Three
County league.
A big crowd is expected out for the
swimming races in the Y. M. c. A.
pool tomorrow night. The junior
and senior championships of the city
are at stake.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
Keasbey Nine Wants Game

KEASBEY, Aug. 1e.-The Keas
hey Juniors are without a game for
Sunday and Manager MeGraw would
like to hear from some good teams.
especially the Cubs or Orioles OF
Perth Amboy. Phone 76-R for ar
engagements.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
H. @. c. Booking

The Hungarian Catholic Club Of
Woodbridge is without a game To
this Sunday and would like to ne
from a good senior team in tn
vicinity. The manager can Be
reached by calling Woodbridge H.
NJ.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-16
Eagles


Romer, Ripley, and Knott: struck
out, by Romer 5, Walters 2: double
play. Cunningham to Higgins: bases
on balls, off Romer 1, Walters 2.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-03
ow, Preys BY Night

The habits Of animals are developed
and regulated chiefly by their sur
roundings and by the sort Of prey On
which they live. Sea-sulls, for exam
ple, can dive a considerable distance
under water and catch the fish which
form their principal article Of diet,
while a chicken would starve to death
Il forced to depend upon this method
of securing food. SO It is with owls
which generally make their appear
ance only after dark. This species Of
birds feeds mainly upon mice and
other small creatures which are active
1t night Therefore, the owl, which
has developed soft plumage that
makes Its flight almost noiseless,
comes out after sunset In search Of
it, food. It is also because Of this
habit that the owls eyes, like the cats.
are so made that the pupil can be d.
lated until the bird Is able to make use
Of every particle Of light available and,
while owls cannot see in absolute dark
ness, they are able to utilize the faint
est Of light rays to such an extent that
they can spot and catch their prey I'M
efringly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-03
"a rEAs1s ON LIVE SHEEP
-. = parrot 10 the Nest Formld-
ahje Enemy OF the New
Zealand Farmer.

.-. n no other parrot like the
The power conferred in its neck.
and talons is 50 great that the
~ = the most formidable pest with
- Us,.n the New Zealand sheep farmer
~ - contend. While soaring over
Ia It selects its prey. and. swoop-
~ downwards, settles on the sleeps
~ and proceeds to tear away the
-col with it's beak, then. digging deep
~ the flesh, holds on to the wool
18th its talons until thoroughly
sorged.
when the first settlers came to
r.w zealand the kea was mainly q
.soefarIan, the animal part Of its diet
ssins confined to insects and grubs.
= has been suggested that 1t ac-
ouired its taste for sheep flesh from
he offal which the farmers left ex-
posed after slaughtering a sheep.
And speaking Of sheep In New Zea-
land. in the mountain districts there
1ourishes q plant known as the
Raoulia, or vegetable sheep-a mass
a closely packed twigs thickly COW
ared with white, woolly leaves. Seen
ffom q distance the Ra0ulia 60 close
h resembles sheep. or group Of
sheep, resting on the hillsides that
shepherds are often led to make a
long trek In its direction, mistaking
4 for lost members Of their flock.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-03
Wholesale Human Mutilation.

Forty thousand pairs of ears and
10000 noses, the war trophies of that
famous and painfully thorough Japa-
nese General Hideyoshi, lie beneath
the plain stone marker and grass
grown mound Of the "Mimi-Zuka," or
Ear tomb, a short distance from one
OF Kioto's main streets.
They were deposited there as evf-
dence Of the valor and success OF Hide
yoshi's expert carvers, and also to
serve as emphatic warning of the fate
all who crossed that determined war
rior might expect.
The ears and noses are not, how
ever, the bounty Of any recent exploit
Hideyoshi was the strong man or
Japan more than three centuries ago,
and his gruesome trophies were once
the valued property NJ 10000 Koreans
who had foolishly resisted the Jara-
nese generals invasion Of their native
land.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-03
WE'RE BARBER AND SURGEON
Centuries Ago, Members Of the Pres
snt.Day Guild Embraced the
Two Avocatlono.

4 reminder Of the survival Of the
ancient trade guilds In London, long
after their members have ceased TO
have any connection with trades they
ostensibly represent, IL provided by
ne recent election Of chairman Of
he Company Of BARRIERS.
The new chairman never was bar
~. and II any Of his ancestors were
- has forgotten It. And the Same Il
tue Of al the members Of the com
pany. But they are very proud of
The old traditions Of the company and
1T together on stated occasions t.
ct Z generous dinner, washed down
with good wine, and listen to speeches
about the good old times.
The company was Incorporated In
1861 and hfty years later an act was
passed which prevented any persons
not members Of the company from
practicing surgery within seven miles
q the city Of London, unless they had
been licensed by the bishop Of London.
BARRIERS were versatile folk n
those times, combining the avocationa
q surgeon and dentist with the work
n trimming hair and boards. From
. London Letter to the New York Hve-
ming Post.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-03
HE Name.

A Washington man, visiting Rich
mond, took a great fancy to bright
eyed little darby who polished his
shoes. Shortly after he became In
terested in the little chap, the Wash
ington man asked his name.
Gen, suh," was the reply.
After q few moments Of silence the
Washingtonian continued. II suppose
that il an abbreviation for Generalr
The word "abbreviation" stumped
the little fellow for q while, but he
recovered himself. "No. subj" he said.
1t amt exactly that. My shore
enough name Is Genesis xxI, 80. 30
shall my righteousness answer for me
N time to come Washington Jones,
but they Jest calls me Gen To- sho't
philadelphia Ledger.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-03

|, Nessrs Gilkey and Greathouse Of
Prosser visited ar the Kennett home
Thursday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Deffenbaugh and
Allen spent the week end in the VAL
ley.
Mrs. Kennett and Warren drove to
Hover saturday morning, bringing
Mary home with them for the week
end.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-03

County Superintendent j. w. Gilkey
of Prosser, visited our school last
Thursday. He reported the pupils
doing excellent work.
Mrs. Iva Rand was hostess at din
ner Thursday having as guests Mes
danes Ayers and Hughes of Hover
and Supt. Gilkey and w. Greathouse,
of Prosser.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-03

tai,op, ssSs.~.-
latter part of the week
Miss Dresser spent the week end
with relatives at Richland.
The Epworth League will give
program and ice cream social at the
school house on Friday evening. Ev-
eryone cordially invited.
w. Penney, who is working near
Pasco, was a Hover visitor Monday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-03
e$tA$ttt]%4~]4
DISTRICT NO. NINE

= : : Z : . . : . . . :
". 0. Meals was Kennewick Wis
itor Saturday.
Mrs. Merle Cochran visited Mrs.
Ruth Cochran Saturday.
j. L. Cochran and family are spend
ing the week end in the Valley.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-03

= Q . . = =
= HOVER NEWS =
. . . . . = . . . . . . = = 80 q
Mrs. T. j. McBenney was quite ill
at her home the latter part of the
week.
The monthly business and social
meeting of the Ladies' Aid was en-
tertained Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. E. X. Henry.
Mr.. Cutters mother of the High
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-03

More patrons demanding the convenience
comfort of allelectic kitchens Modern homes must
be equipped with o-date labor saving devices
After rigid and Inspections Pacific Power Light
Company engineers and merchandise selected the Hot
point Hughes electric range the which WIN give the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-05-03
"A special Lo,U- price, easy term offer
featuring these famous electric ranges

greatest satisfaction the efficient service
In order acquant thousands Of patrons with these
famous ranges selling them At reduced prices and
special terms. Thsqe Hotpoint Hughes model to fit
your purse and purpose Our easy payment plan brings
electric cookery within the reach Of all
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-06-08
COUNTY TREASURER COMPLETES PAY
MENT ON 1918 SEED GRAIN BONDS

Deputy Ole Moe announces that on
May 24th, the county treasurer paid
the last of the Sheridan County Series
1918 Seed Grain Bonds, when they
were presented for payment by the
First National Bank of PlentywOod
when $4,000 dollars of the same were
presented and check drawn for the
same and the bonds were turned over
to the county treasurer, thus cOmplet-
ing the redemption of that issue which
was for the sum of S245,00O, and thus
finally accomplishing a feat that has
no parallel in the history Of Montana
for the last en- years. While other
counties are still selling bonds, while
other counties have practically all of
their funds involved in inSOlvent banks
while other counties are not even call
ing warrants that are due and are
paying interest on the warrants while
the money is laying in the banks for
the payment of the same because the
banks cannot stand the withdrawal,
Sheridan county has paid off a quarter
of million dollars in bonded indebted
ness and are calling warrants and
paying the same just as fast as the
money becomes available to do so.
The paying Of the 1913 seed grain
bonds means that an interest charge
each year Of S17,150 has been abol-
ished and that sum Of money scan be
diverted to the payment of other
bonded Indebtedness, thus again re-
ducing interest charges making that
much more money available for the
payment of Indebtedness.
With a good crop and fair prices
and general all around payment of
taxes this fall, Sheridan county will
be on absolute cash basis and all war
rants will be payable on presentation,
which fact is indeed a matchless ac-
complishment for the county and a
compliment to the business ability and
management Of the county by the
present administration.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-06-08
SCHMITZ- -BROCKLEY

Last Monday morning at 700 Miss
Lucinda Brockley and Mr.. B. J.
Schmitz were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony at the Catholic church
by Rev. Father O'Rourke.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Brockley of Comertown and
is well known in this county, having
resided in the Comertown precinct for
the past ten years with her parents.
The groom came to Lambert, Mon
tana, from Hastings, Mimi, and is a
son of DR.. J. ]. Schmitz. The young
man is now employed as secretary of
the Farmers Elevator at Lambert,
where he is very popular.
Miss Myrtle SINNERS of Plentywood
was bridesmaid and Raymond Kan
iewski of Lambert was best man.
After the ceremony the happy
young couple motored out to the home
of Mrs. Schmitz's parents at Conner
town, where they spent the day, sleav-
ing the next morning for their future
home at Lambert. -
The Producers News Joins with the
legion of friends of these youngi peo-
pie in wishing them a happy and pros
porous voyage through life.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-06-08
WILL FURNISH A STATEMENT UPON REQUEST

; County Assessor Aspelund, who in
troduced the Honor System of as
sessment in Sheridan County this
year, it working very successfully,
promising as a part of the system,
booklet containing the name of every
tax payer IN the county together with
his assessment, and enumeration of
property listed, announces in a COM
munication to the tax payers today,
that because of the exhOrbitant cost
of the same under the present printing
arrangement, that he will not have the
booklet printed but will save the mon
ey for the tax payers of the county,
but that he books of his office will
always be open to the public and that
he will gladly furnish sucI informa-
tion as anyone may at any time de-
sire relative to assessment.
COMMUNICATION
Plentywood, Montana
June 7th, 1923.
To the Tax Payers of Sheridan
County:
In using the honor system of as
sessing all property in this County a
considerable saving was made, and in
view of this fact I have decided to
have booklet printed and distributed
to all tax payers of the County show
inc lust what each person had been
assessed for, but / have now asceT-
tanned that such booklet would cost
altOcether too much to be consistent
with good Judgment. I have looked in
to the cost of this booklet and find
that 5000 copies of same would cost
SIl25.OO and in order to reach al. tax
pavers in the County it would be nec-
essaly to have $500 such copies print.
cd a nd distributed. The work of pre-
parlnc the copy from our records here
nlus the mail costs and the excessive
cost of the book would become so
large that it would be beyond all rea-
SON. and I have therefore decided IN
the interest of economy not to have
this booklet printed and distributed.
The law does not require this book
let to be printed, and altho I will be
severely criticised by a few tax pay
ers, after talking it all over with a
great number of property owners who
have strongly urged against this ex-
pense. I feel that it will be for the
hest interests of all concerned to save
this money.
If. anyone desires information re-
garding any certain assessments they
are invited to write or call at the Of
flee and the information will be gladly
furnished.
In conclusion wish to say that the
honor system of assessing has proven
a success. 1t resulted in a saving of
40 per cent over 1922 when the old
system of assessing was used, and be-
sides this it has increased the taxable
and assessable value of the County to
an appreciable extent.
Yours very truly,
0. A. ASPELUND
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-06-08

Rev. Max Siewert of the Plentywood
Evangelical Church arrived in Plen-
tywoOd to assume charge of this par
ish the latter part of last week. and
Sunday preached his salutatory serm-
on at hat Church. Rev. Siewert
succeeds Rev. B. d. Fridley who has
been pastor of the Evangelical Church
for the past seven years and who has
a host of friends here.
It is the rule in the Evangelical
Church that its pastors are subject to
being moved every year, however they
may stay as long as seven years which
is the limit, depending upon the cir
cumstances of the local field and of
the Conference. B. D. Fridley was
privileged to stay the full allotted time.
He has been appointed pastor of the
Rapelje Evangelical Church, located
fifty miles west of Billings, known as
the Great Lake Basin country, and
left for his new field of activity the
latter part Of last week.
Max 0. Siewert was appointed pas
tor of the Plentywood Evangelical
Church by the Annual Conference held
at Hastings, Nebraska last month, to
take up the work where the former
pastor left off. Mr.. Siewert grew up
in Southern Minnesota. He attended
the Southern Minnesota Normal Col
lege for one year, taught school one
year, attended the Academy of North
Western College, Naperville, Ill, four
years, graduating in the spring of
1914, also attended the Evangelical
Theological Seminary, Naperville, III.
graduating in the spring of 1916.
Since that he has been pastor at Man
kato, Mimi, Billings, Mont, and at
Fallon, Mont.
Mrs. Siewert grew up near Man
kato, Minn. She attended the State
Normal school at that place for over
four years and graduated in 1911. She
has had seven years experience as a
teacher in rural and city schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Siewert are looking
ahead for a successful future in
building up the church and the COM
munity, to help make a Greater Plen-
tywood
q 1.ls g
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-06-08
IL, ,425.OO 127,84s.2a 14.581. Ia
12.294.95

1t will be observed that the County
Assessor tops the list with $2,439.08
to his credit after the end of the fiscal
year. The unexpended portion can not
however, be applied on the next years
budget, but the unexpended portion
may be taken into consideration when
fixing the levy fo rthe coming year
The officers not required to submit a
budget according to law, such as the
District Court, are entitled to be con-
sidered and tn County Commission
ers would have to use their discretion
when fixing the levy in order that
there would be no expenditures which
was not anticipated in the levies.
During the past year, Sheridan
County has reduced its indebtedness
by over $35O,OO0 which will mean a re-
duction Of interest during 1923 and
1924 of about $23,0OO0O which, to-
gether with over $14O00.0O of unex-
pended budget allowances will mean
that next year Sheridan County will
have $37, 100000 with which to pay off
additional debts over and above those
which are anticipated in the budgets.
By such conservative financing it will
be within the reach of the present in
cumbents to practically eliminate reg
istered warrants in Sheridan County
if a good portion of the taxes are
paid.
This applies to the county portion Of
taxes only, as the county officials have
no control over the finances of the
School Districts, which At the present
time consumes more thfh half Of the
taxes levied. It would be a good plan
for the School Districts to follow the
lead of the county and institute some
method whereby the School District
taxes may be lowered. In some School
Districts in Sheridan County, the tax
es for the maintenance of schools is
over one and one-half times larger
than all the other taxes combined. In
other words, you pay $50 per cent
more for the purpose of maintaining
schools than for the purpose of main
tanning the county, bridges and high
ways and the state.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-06-08
SATURDAY, JUNE SIXTEENTH THE DAY OF SALE
Band Has Donated Servces-SpecaI Motion Picture Ar
ranged For-'Ye Old lyme Dance in the Evening.
Don't Forget Auction Day!

For some day you may need the
hospital as much as the hospital today
needs you.
Auction Day is going to be a gala
day in Plentywood-on which day the
Ladies Hospital Club intends to put
over the Sheridan County Hospital for
good and all.
They want you to help-there are
many ways in which you can and they
suggest several ways to you: you can
give money; you can give your servic-
es; you can donate to the supper; you
can attend the "Old Tyne Dance,
you can donate something that you
have no need for now that may be use
full to some one else to be sold on Auc-
ton Day; you can give a pig, a calf,
a sheep or steer or pledge an acre
OF grain-or there are so many things
one can do to help good cause if
he only wants to, and he feels the urge
to do so.
June sixteenth, at Plentywood, for
the benefit Of the Sheridan County
Memorial Hospital is going to be a
REAL DAY.
There viii be something doing every
minuteI
The Band has so generously donat-.
ed its talent and will render several
selections before and after the sale. 4
SPECIAL PICTURE
The Committee has arranged for a
Special Motion Picture.
1t is Harold Lloyd's latest success
"Grandma's Boy"
This is one of the very best pictures
on the screen today and the committee
is to be congratulated upon securing
it. While it is an expensive picture to
show, still the committee has arranged
to sell the tickets at even lower prices
than regular. :
GOLD TYNE DANCE"
There will be an "Old Tyne Dance"
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