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Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07
STUMP LAUDS
OUR VALLEY
IN w RITEUP

Frank Y. Stump, editor of South
ern California Business, the official
organ of the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce, is the author of an
interesting and comprehensive sur
vey of Imperial Valley and its in
dustrial condition, which appears in
the May issue of the magazine.
Mr.. Stump recently made a trip
over the valley, and in his article
he gives an honest account of CON
ditions as lie found them here, as
well us brief sketches of the various
towns in the valley. The article is
well illustrated with pictures of I'm
perial Valley ranches, cantaloupe
and lettuce fields dairy scenes and
civic buildings.
"Thcre is no such thing as hard
times in Imperial Valley Stump
states i'll his article, "and business
is booming. II is not spasmodic
boom, but just Il natural healthy
business progression resulting from
good crops
Southern California Business is
mailed out to all parts Of the Unit.
ed States, also to Central and South
America and Europe. and Imperial
Valley is thereby assured of con
siderable constructive publicity as a
result of Mr.. Stump's splendid ar
ticle.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07

The poor are with us always, but
the rich 20 to summer resorts.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07
Marriage Licenses

Ferguson-LewiEJesse Ferguson,
30, naltive of Oklahoma, resident Of
Ell Centre; Emma >,@vis, q, native
of Louisiana, resident of FL Cen
trO.
Scintos- -Mujica - Julian Scim' os,
%, native of Mexico, resident of
Brawley; Juana Muj1ca, IS, native
of California, resident of BRawley.
Ramitas- Arrienga-Manuel Rami-
tas, 81, native of Mexico, resident
of CaleXico; Ursula Arrienga, 45,
native of Mexico, resident of Calex-
leo.
Cabrera -Flores-Pedro Cabrera, 80
native of Mexico resident of Cali
patria; Maria Flores. 80, native of
Mexico, resident of Brawlcy.
Buck -Mayhew-Fairfax X. Buck,
26, native Of South Dakota, resi-
dent of Calexico Aimel Mayhew,
20, native of California, resident
of CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07
Have You Seen
This Runaway
Boy?

Chief Barker of the police de-
partment has received request
from f. r. Wright, city marshal
National City, asking aid of the
local police in locating HALEY
Hallett, "A year old boy, who
has been missing from his home
in that city since April 80.
The youngster is rather large
for his age and when last seen
hc was wearing Il grey shirt, ov-
erals, striped mackinaw cap,
and low cut shoes.
tEe is believed to be driving
a Ford car Of the 'bug" type,
without top or windshield and
painted green in the rear. The
boy $ parents believe that he
may be trying to work his way
east and might have remained
IN the valley for a few days to
get work as lie is not believed
to have much money.
The boys family has ac-
quaintances i'll or near Holt
vile, and the police of that
city have also been asked to
help locate him, in the belief
that lie may be visiting these
friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07
Former El Centre
Resident Given
Honors at Burial

Henry Whitman. formerly Of Ell
Centro, passed away att his home
i'll Los Angeles recently and was
buried with military honors at the
Soldier s Home last Monday.
Mr.. Whitman enlisted ia the Civil
War and fought under the Stars
aud Stripes for -our years. He was
severely wounded and carried the
marks of his injuries until his death.
He was a member of the 73rd In
diana Infantry, Company "F'', en-
LISTING when hn was 18. years old.
He had lived in FL Centre for ten
years with his sister Mrs. Lucy A,
Hess, mother of Mrs. r. H. Glasby,
formerly of Calexico
Besides his sister Mrs. Hess aud
niece Mrs. r. l.. GIas5y, Mr. Whit
man leaves daughter, Mrs. Maude
Easley of Omaha, Nebraska.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07
Confessions OF
a Queen at The
Palace Theater

Would you like to see al story de-
pieted of real Queens life? A
queen who ruled with her husband
in brilliant kingdom in Europe,
was dethroned and then forced into
exile in Paris9 A Queen who had all
the beauty and magnetism of a
story heroine, and whose gayety and
laughter hid bitter tears!
Such is the story of Confessions
of a Queen which comes to the
Palace theater tonight. 1t is Vic.
tor Seastrom production for Metro
Goldwyn- n-Maycr, adapted to the
screen by him and Agnes Christine
Johnston from the famous story bv
AlPhonsc Daudet.
Alice Terry plays the role Of the
Queen Frederick, ,and LcwisN $.
Stone is seen as the king, Christian.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07

trip to the valley recently. He came
to the home of his son, Dan Scott,
who is manager of the Scott farm.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Ben Christian and
children, and Mrs. Belle McMilQA
and Betty spent Sunday afternoon
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hovey in El Centro The occasion
was little Marjorie Hovcy S fourth
birthday, which was celebrated with
the eating of ice cream and cake.
The Ladies Social club will meet
at the home Of Mrs. G. c. Richards
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07

NEW ORLEANS, May Clos
ing cotton tone was steady. Spots
quiet, 20 lower: mids 23.4J.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07

surprise visit to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Spear recently.
They were fortunate to arrive IN
time to take advantage of the ex-
cursion of the irrigation district
Sunday with the Spears. Other
MeIoland people who went on the
excursion were Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs. William John
stone, Mr.. Durham, Len Buckel, Mr..
and Mrs. Jessie Mcbride, and Oscar
Hill.
r. Scott made a hasty business
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07
COTTON MARKETS

by United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, May The clos.
ing cotton tone was steady. Spots
quiet, 10 lower; mids 23.40.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07
MELOLA,ND NEWS

MELOLAND, May Meloland
school was opened last Monday after
having been closed over week
while so many children were recov-
ering from vaccinations. The
teachers are expecting the attend
ance to be normal soon again.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Cox and two
little girls of Fullerton, came on a
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07

next Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Richards vii be assisted by Mrs.
Joe Kmnaird.
Mrs. Arthur Farley has given out
invitations to a bridge party at her
"fT''uF1frc Thursday afternoon. May il.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07
FLOUR IS GOING Up
nv .InIsea rrs.- r.eAsea wire

san FRANCISCO, MAY 7.--- Rs.
tail flour prices advanced % eents
u barrel here today, the secoud I'll.
crease in y week. The 80 pound
sack sold today for $3.0S.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07

News from Russia is bad. Nearly
10000 women there hold public of
fices, so who holds their babies.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07

Policeman lead a dangerous life.
In Omaha, cop started 70 arrest y
man and the man sold him some itt.
surnce.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07

Coolidge, presiden., admits he
once told a joke aboat q hen, but
none of us are perfect.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10
VAIN EFFORT TO SADDLE STATE
WITH INCREASED INDEBTEDNESS
WHITE GUARD WINS
in SCHOOL ELECTION
Reds Go Down to Defeat By a Score
of 80 to 24O-Special Is Mill Levy
Carries Easily.

Last Saturday, April fourth, was
school election day.
The polls opened at II noon and
closed at p. m.
There were two propositions to be
voted upon: first, the election of
two trustees for three year terms;
and second, the adoption of the pro-
position to set a special levy for
school purposes of Is mills in excess
of the 10 mills levied by law.
There were two tickets in the field
for trustees, the reds and the whites:
and as a result of the largest vote
ever cast at a school election in the
history of District Number 20, the
reds were defeated over two to one;
the reds getting 80 votes while the
whites got 240, thus proving that the
district is perfectly safe for the
ideal of things as they are right
now.
Mrs. Henry Barner and c. G..
Christianson were elected and Hans
Rasmussen and Louis Smith were de-
feated.
The. special levy carried easily, only
a few votes being cast against it, by
a majority cf about ten to one. it
being realized that the levy must
pass in order to maintain the schools
on their present high standard.
Just as soon as the polls opened
Saturday, there was evidence of ex-
citement and that the whites were not
going to leave a stone unturned to
prevent the reds from electing a new
member en- the Board. Both the reds
and the whites got out their cars and
their workers. When the polls closed
a record vote had been cast and the
reds defeated
The reds made a splendid showing,
never expecting to win a place on
the school board, but they put Up a
ticket just to see how many votes
they could muster and to make the
whites get out and take exercise.
The whites were quite frightened
over the prospects of the reds win
ming and the introduction Of a few
modern ideas into the minds of the
youth.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10
Ed HILL and ROB
ROBKE LEASE MOT
OR INN GARAGE
Open Up New Business Under the
Name of Farmers Garage and
are Now Ready for Business.
SIMON SWANSON WILL FARM

A deal was closed the first part of
last week whereby Ed Hill and Rob
ert Robke leased the old Motor Inn
Garage from Louis Smith, the old
stand of Simon Swanson, and imme-
diately opened up business under the
firm name of the Farmers Garage"
The place has been repaired and
enlarged and new equipment added
to meet the requirements Of the pub
lie for garage and auto repair shop
and is now amply prepared to meet
any requirement.
Simon Swanson, who mas been
running a garage at the stand for
the past two or three years, has quit
the garage business for the time
being and will occupy himself flax
farming this summer and represent
ing the Delco Electric Lighting Com
pany in Sheridan county in the sale
Of Light Plants and Electric Washing
Machines.
Both Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Robke are
oil citizens of this section of tie
country and have a host of friends
who will no doubt give them a fine
patronage at the new garage, which
is located across the street from the
Farmer-Labor Temple.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10
CLARK ESTATE MAY
PAY STATE MILLION

MOntana's state government
may receive from $4,000, 600 to
S5,OO0,O00 inheritance tax from
the estate of the late w. A.
Clark whose will was filed for
probate in Butte the first Of the
week, it has been intimated to
the state board of equalization
by a representative Of the Clark
interests.
Half the tax would 60 to the
general fund and the other half
to the school fund.
The boards information is
that it has been cOnclusively es-
tablished that Mr.. CIark's legal
residence was in Montana when
he died, and that he voted in
Butte last election. He had Of
ten declared his intention Of re-
tanning his legal residence IN this
state, although he lived in New
York most of the time.
Legal residence of the former
mining magnet in Montana means
that this State could assess the
entire estate. Otherwise it could
only assess such property as ac-
tuaIly was in Montana.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10
MIR. and Mrs. Ole Moe
Called to Kansas By
Death of Brother

Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Moe received a
wire today from Mrs. Noes father,
J. w. Hall, announcing the news that
Mrs. Noes brother, E. w. Hall, who
had been on the police force of
Wichita, Kansas, had been killed, and
urged them to come to the family
home at Hoisington, Kansas, for the
fuenral, which would be delayed un-
til they arrived.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moe are leaving for
Kansas en- the train this afternoon.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10
YOUNGEST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IN
STATE OF MONTANA in ANTELOPE SCHOOL

Antelope boasts of a youthful
intellectual prodigy in the person
Of Edward CrOhn, or Edward
Sherman, the adopted son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Sherman, who,
tho only IL years old, is leading
the Freshman Class of the High
school of the village of Antelope,
and according to a statement
made in a letter from Superin-
tendent Mae Trumper to Count
superintendent Emma CrOne some
weeks ago is the youngest high
school student in the State of
Montana.
The little wonder was born in
the Antelope country and has Sc
cured his training in the primary
schools of that section of Sheri-
dan county.
Last fall when he entered high
school under Prof. Puckett of An
telope and Supt. CrOne reported
him into the department of edu-
cation as eleven years old, Miss
Irumper wrote back to Supt.
Crone inquiring whether a mis-
take had not been made, when
Hiss CrOne upon investigation,
reported that after looking up
birth and school records, that the
report was correct, when Supt.
OF Puplic instruction sent back
the news that this youth held the
record for age at which he enter
ed high school.
The people of this county and
the state will watch with great
interest the growth and develop
ment of this product of imperial
Sheridan County.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10
EASTER BALL
MONDAY NIGHT
UNDER AUSPICES OF FARM
ER-LABOR TEMPLE ASSO-
CATION.

The Easter Bali, probably the
most celebrated social occasion of
the spring, will occur at the
Farmer-LabOr Temple, given un-
der the auspices Of the Temple
Association, Easter Monday night,
April the 18th.
Lent is over, and every one will
be out in their new gowns for a
good time.
Everything is being done pos
sible to make the event, the event
of the season. The very best
music available has been secured.
The floor is in perfect condition.
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend.
: The roads are good now, so Il
: is expected that a crowd, break
ing all previous records will come.
i 4 ,. X =
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10
MONTANA MILLIONAIRE LEAVES
FORTUNE OF TEN MILLION DOLLARS
Reported That Inheritance Tax May Exceed Millions Thus
ing School Fund
MANY MONTANA BENEFICIARIES NAMED

Helena, Mont, April 6.-The
viii Of w. A. Clark, which was
probated in Butte today disclOs-
ing a fortune in excess of 10
millions of dollars, is expected,
I'm view Of the fact that Sen. Clark
was a citizen of Montana. having
voted in Butte both elections, to
produce an inheritance tax in
Montana in excess of three mill
ions Of dollars, which sum is ex-
pected 10 wipe out the deficit in
the state general fund, much
to the qualification of Gov. Err
icks0n. The money will go, half
60 the general fund and half to
the school fund. 1t is the largest
inheritance tax ever paid in Mon
tana or that viii be paid for
some time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10

Butte, April 6.-The will of the late
William Andrews Clark. Montana
millionaire mining man and former
United States Senator, was admitted
to probate on the petition of the ex-
ecUtors, Charles w. Clark, w. A.
Clark, Jr., Mary C. Debrabant, Kath-
crime J.. Morris and Annie c. Clark,
who We're named to serve without
bonds.
Attorneys said it was not yet pos
siale to determine the exact value eff
the estate, but it exceeds $1O,00O,O0O
Anna Clark, widow, was given 81
100000 and the Fifth Avenue home
in New York City, with the additional
sum Cf 100000 and all the stock in
the N. A. Clark Reality company,
with certain provisions for her minor
daughter.
Other bequests include the Mon
tana Masonic grand lodge for S25, 900,
the Deer Lodge chapter of the Masons
for $500, endowment for the Paul
Clark home at Butte, S35OOO0, and
friends and associates at Missoula, w.
ii. BicIord, Charles III. Richardson
and G. II. Chictianson, $4,000 each.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10
Attorney Harlow Pease
Visits Plentywood

Attorney Harlow Pease of Butte,
who has been employed to assist
County Attorney Erickson in a couple
cases to recover county funds from
defunct banks and on other matters,
arrived in Plentywcod on the morn
ing train Thursday and went right
to work with County Attorney Erick-
son. He will have several sets Ct pa
pers ready for filing today and to-
morrow, when he will leave on the
afternoon train in order to get back
to Butte in time to try a lawsuit
Monday.
Attorney Pease is rapidly coming
to the front as one of the leading
young attorneys of the state.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10
C0MMRS. MEET TN
REGULAR SESSION
MON. AND TUESDAY

All Members and Clerk Present
Routine Business Transacted-Fin
al Papers Signed for the Issuing of
the 51z Per Cent Seed Grain Fund
ing BOnds-LeSeUer Failed to Ar
rive to Finish Beiseker Settlement.
The Board of County Commission
ers met in the regular April session
Monday and Tuesday. Chairman "
erspn and Com. Lundeen and Com.
French, and Clerk & Recorder Neils
Madsen were present.
Practically all of the business
transacted was routine.
A large delegation of farmers of
the Raymond and Dooley country ap-
peared before the Board in regard to
road work in their respective terri
tories between the 500 Line and the
Canadian boundary, representing to
the Beard that that section of the
country had been neglected in the ap-
preparation of road money ever since
the county had been organized, and
that the only roads they had were
prairie roads and that some cf them
were impossible a part of the year,
while at the same time they had paid
heavy quota of taxes all of these
years.
The Board promised the taxpayers
and farmers that they would do all
in their power and within the county's
means to get their roads in better
condition this year.
LIE SEUER FAILED TO ARRIVE
The Board expected Attorney Ar
thur LeSeuer of st. Paul to appear
before them in the final settlement of
the Beiseker Banks claims out it
seems that while the trustees of the
Beiseker estate have signed up all of
the necessary paper, a hitch has oc-
Cured in that the bonding compaaies
which have signed bonds fer several
of the failed Beiseker banks and who
allege a claim against the estate, 1e-
fuse to agree to the transfer of the
Beiseker lands to Sheridan county
and the mater has been in a fruit
less controversy during the past
month.
The Representative of the Wells
Dickey Bond House appeared before
the Board and had some corrections
made in the Seed Grain Refunding
Bond contract and the final papers
were signed and everything prepared
for the final issuing of the bonds.
Tt appears that practically the en-
tire issue Of the bonds will be sold to
Sheridan county investors, which fact
indicates that the amount of local re-
serve investment capital in Sheridan
county is rapidly increasing.
After the regular grist of bills
were allowed the Board adjourned.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10
MILLER R-SCHWEINHART

Miss Pearl Schweinhart of Froid
and Harvey Miller of Homestead,
Montana were united in marriage at
the Lutheran parsonage, Monday,
April 9Th. The happy couple were
accompanied by Dallas Miller, a
brother of the groom and Mrs. FL
mira Miller, a sister Of the bride.
The Producers News joins with
their host of friends in wishing them
a happy voyage through life.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10
BOYS WILL
Give BIG DANCE
AT FARMER-LABOR TEMPLE,
SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH-
BENEFIT DANCE TO PROVIDE
UNIFORMS.

The Band Boys, members of the
PlentywoOd Band, will give a benefit
dance at the Farmer-Labor Temple,
Saturday evening, April 25th, the
proceeds of which will GO to provide
new uniforms for the members of the
band. The boys anticipate generous
support in their efforts in developing
a fine band at Plentywood.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10
French Capital Levy.

Paris, April 5.-The new French
finance minister Anatole de Monzie
will propose a capital levy aimed to
produce S2,OOO,OOO,O0O to be levied
against fortunes over $4,000.
The new finance plan will not be
labeled capital levy" but like Wood
row Wilson's voluntary conscrip-
ton" act, will be called a national
conscription. Of course, if those who
are expected to contribute do not do
so, a fine may be inflicted on them.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10
HERRIOT FALL PRE-
DICTED BY new SPLIT
NEW FINANCE MINISTER is
VATICAN FRIEND

PARIS, April 5.-A wide di-
vergence of opinion has develop
ed in the senate over the appoint
ment of Anatole de MOnzie as
minister of finance to succeed
Etienne Clementel, who resigned.
The left and the democratic
group, composing a majority of
the senate met this afternoon to
discuss the question. The OppO-
sItiOn to de MOnzie is based on
his attitude toward the vatican,
he being in favor of establishing
French embassy there.
Other members of the group we1
said to be strongly opposed to
capital levy, such as Premier Herric
is said to be contemplating at tn
close of the meeting, a delegation wa
sent to confer with Herriot.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10

The important thing in life is to
have a great aim and to possess the
aptitude and perseverance to attain
it.-Goethe.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10


The reason for the mixed vote is
that Kavon was both candidate for
mayor and alderman lay in the fact
that one ticket had Joe Kavon for
Mayor and Louis Smith for alderman
of the North ward and Louis Moe for
alderman of the South ward, while the
other ticket had J. G. Wagner for
mayor and Joe Kavon, alderman of
the North ward and Walter Raess,
alderamn Of the South ward, while a
third ticket had E. Belansbi for May
or and Joe KavOn as alderman from
the North ward and Walter Raess as
alderman of the South ward.
Joe Kavon will succeed himself on
the Council, while Walter Raess viii
succeed Louis Moe, who has been on
the council for the past two or three
years.
After the votes were counted there
were a number of surprised members
of the white guard, for the reason
that they had been campaigning all
day on the theory that the reds we're
running a dark horse for mayor in
the person Of Louis Moe, so that in
order to beat him all the white guard
vote must be centered on Wagner and
by reason of this argument many
votes went to Wagner that would 9TH
erwise have gone to Kavon, whom the
whites insisted as being put forward
as a stalking horse behind which to
run Noe. When the ballot boxes
were opened it was discovered that
the reds were doing nothing of the
kind and that that organization as
an organization had not participated
in the city election at all, there was
considerable chagrin, and some
swearing white guards had
again as usual fooled themselves.
For as a matter of fact the reds are
not interested in city politics at all
and do not care an icta who is elect
ed to the grief of being a city Off
cial in a municipality that is broke
and sunk so deep into the quagmire
of debt that it will be a quarter Of a
century before it will ever come to
the surface financially, the result Of
fifteen years of white guard extrava-
gance and incompetency, bringing
about the fact that Plentywood is the
deepest in debt and pays the largest
tax of any municipality in the state
Of Montana, which with the water
system going into decay and the
sewer system becoming a menace to
Continued on last page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10

Butte, April 6.-The will of form
en- Senator w. A. Clark was opened
and read in probate court today.
He bequeathed one million dollars
to his widow, Anna Clark, in addi-
tion to the ante nuptuaI settlement
IN lieu Of her beverage, costly art
treasures left in the Metropolitan mu-
scum of art, at New York, with the
provisions of acceptance within four
months. The exact value Of the es-
tate was not determined but attor-
neys said it was in excess of $1O,O0O,-
600.
The house on Fifth Avenue is to
be maintained in trust as home for
Mrs. Clark and her daughter, HU-
quite, until June 10, 1923. The resi-
due Of the estate not provided goes
to the children.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-04-10

Harry B. Buchanan returned to his
home here last Thursday from Dav-
export, Iowa, where he was called by
the death of a relative and is once
more back on his run as conductor
on the Bainville-Scobey local.-Bain-
vile Tribune.