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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-03-27

Fred Budke was an Outlook visitor
between trains Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Budke enter
tanned a number of their friends at |
their home Saturday evening. Pro-
gresive whist was played until mid
night when a delicious luncheon was
served. The prizes were awarded to
Miss liberia Nichols first and Mrs.
Black consolation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Have Nichols and
family visited at the F. G. Budke
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grenrud motored to
Plentywood Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. Oscar Crumb made a business
trip to Plentywood Wednesday.
Mr. H. B. Braddock returned from
an extended visit in Florida recently.
Miss Nancy Walkeden spent from
Thursday until Monday at the Duby
home.
Mrs. Fraley, OrvilIe, Clare, Susie
and Ralph Fraley took in the basket
ball games at the Farmer-Labor
Temple Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. AXel Markuson was on the
sick list this week.
Mr.. Mike Anderson moved into the
Albert Void residence this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Budlke gave a
, whist party last Saturday mite, a
good time was reported by all. Mr.
; Holland received the mems first prize
Elberta Nichols and Mrs. Geo. Stad-
stad cut for the ladies first prize
Those present from Raymond were;
Mr. and Mrs. Holland, Mr.. and Mrs
Markuson and Mr.. and Mrs. Black.
The snow is going fast and the
( streets are muddier than ever.
= Misses Clara Fraley and Dorath!
S Dubry spent a very pleasant after
7 noon at the Holland home Monday.
a Those who took in the basket bal
: game and dance at the Farmer-Labo
Temple Saturday night were: MI
and Mrs. Bert Heron, Mr.. Olaf Nord
by and Miss Belle Stadstad, Franz
k Raymond and Miss Susie Fraley, MI
e Orville Fraley, Mr.. H. c. Fraley, MI
and Mrs. Jack Stewart.
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county
RAYMOND

RAIDER Of Melrose, Minn.'
y lew days in Raymond on
Nichols spent the week end
s. d., visiting his par
Nero. has installed
raflae.ator show case, which
.eJ1r display fresh
vegetables and also keep
e.a-- condition.
Nichols, Eberta, Ihel-
Is. spent Sunday at the
-.ua home.
-ia and Eleanor Holland,
Ind lima Schnittgen and
-ia. Dru6ry visited Sunday at
e Budke home.
E. AID MS. H. A. Hill and baby
reI uom Minnesota, where
!. snanr a well-eamed vacation.
sIrs Joe MCGOWAN and son Rogers
~. paatyvo9d the latter part OF
q Fralev, Frank Raymond
r. Eordby, F. Wendt and E. w
srraa were business callers a
kntvwood Saturday.
g. Thursday the 18th little Jacl
IGowan entertained about twent!
H. folks the occasion being hi
r. birthday. Jack received man!
IL riffs dear to the heart of ;
- man of his age. After a de
IL luncheon the children departe,
. their homes wishing Jack man.
b. happy returns.
sIelvin +. Grenrud went to OutlooI
middle Of the week to receiv
srment from DR.. Kahle.
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Distinctions.

What is Wit?-That peculiar kind
Of talk that leads to misunderstanding
and broken heads What is JOy?-To
find a c plls on a paper where you ex-
pected a L. What is KnOwledge?-To
have a back seat in a nearsighted
prof's class. What is Understandings
To go right on talking to. the chap
eron while you watch your girl smile
at another man-Iowa FrivO,.
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NOTICE OF FUNERAL LATER

Old oJhn Ruddy is fixing to cele-
brate his wooden wedding next week
with a quart of wood alcohol.-Ar-
kansas Thomas Cat. Which
means the undertaken will soon take
his measure for a wooden overcoat.
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VALUATION OF SCElOOL DlSIRlCI NO. W
a whole Railroad excluded 81 73374OO 10000
LEvIEs
school levy allowed by law--.-----.~--.10 Mills
Special Levy voted last election Mills
Levy for Interest and Sinking Fund for Bonded
Indebtedness ($425OO) set by the County Com
mssioners 95 Mills
Levy allowed by av-~--------- IS Mills
County Apporionment the County
WHOLE exclusively on District No. 20 6 Mills
County Levy from the County a whole not
exclusively District No 2O~---.---.------- 8 Mills
Total Levy year 1924 -~----..-----~- 46 Mills
will be upon
full valuation of the District; but upon percentages
of the value
You pay per Of Valuation, which
is per of 39374OO
all other property 427278OO
$466652Oo
will No year ending
June 8O 1924 received $81454 less than expended
that ask that vote favOraby the Mill Special
Levy to be voted Saturday. April 4th, 1925
absolutely necessary this special
levy otherwise would be impossible present
HIGH STANDARD Penywood past
era years.
The School Tax quite N District; but you in
have School that credit your District of the
best in the State.
DO YOUR DUTY AND COME OUT AND CAST YOUR VOTE
sON SATURDAY APRIL 18th. THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN
FROM ONE O'CLOCK TO SIX O'CLOCK P.
BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
School District NJ. 20,
Sheridan County, Montana
c. R. TANG, Clerk
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OUTLOOK

Mrs. DOwell left on Wednesday Of
last week for her home at Whitehall
Mrs. w. Nash, of Daleview, visited
with friends here Tuesday Of last
week.
Maurice Fitzgerald, of Garrison,
North Dakota, arrived here on
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OUTLOOK LOCALS

See the ad of N. J. Nelson & Co.
in this issue of the Producers News.
He has some bargains that will inter-
est you. Patronize your home mer-
chant and show you appreciate his
going after your business by adver-
Using in your paper.
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Dust Particles.

count of the dust particles found
in air at the top Of the Washington
monument has been made by the
United States weather bureau every
day for the last year.
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Balanced Mind.

Clothes carefully cared for and
rightfully worn, show balance al
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seIf.Imnortanoe-

Every now and then some one Won
haven't missed comes up and tells you
he is back again. Exchange.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
ST. PATRICK'S DAY AT SCHOOL

Program Given by High School Stud
ents in Assembly at the Auditorium
The program of the High School
Assembly on Tuesday, March II, was
as follows: Speech, "Origin of st.
Patrick's Day." Samue Cohen; Junior
Tattler," read by Wilds Donovan;
Irish Jokes" read by Anna Sklut.
Fudge and a Burglar Cast
of characters: Rufus" Ruth Collins;
"Milly," Mildred Sherwood; Tommy" :"
Elizabeth Hill; "Stotesy," Evelyn
Stokesbury. The scene of this play is
laid at a fashionable boarding school
for girls. The girls decide to have a
midnight supper. The climax is reach
ed when a burglar enters the room.
"He" is given something to eat and
turns out to be a girl-friend and one
of the, five little Buttermilks who
PLAYED a joke on the others by bOr-
rowing the ianitOr's clothes and max
ing as a burglar. This is the first of
the series of the plays to be presented
in Assembly under the very creditable
direction of Miss Croft, the High
| School English teacher. Next Tues
day the Sophomores will present the
one act play, as the Editor In On
Friday evening in the High School
Auditorium the Smyrna High School
Team of Boys played against the Jr
/ o. U. A. NJ. The score was 3O-12 in
favor of S. H. S. The girls played q
game, too. Their lineup was as fol
lows: Team A-Center, StOkesbury
S. Center, Miss Garrett; Forwards
Ethel Still, Frances Adkins; Guards
Marion HeinOld, Dorothy Riggs. Team
B-Center, Margaret Davis; S. Center
Clara Elterich; Forwards, Anna
Greenwell, Anna Staats; Guards, Flor
ence Staats, Caroline Staats. Th'
score was 1919 in favor of Team b.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
MUCH LOCAL INTEREST OVER
DRASTIC WEER LIQUOR BILL
CITIZENS OF SMYRNA DIVIDED
ON PROVISIONS OF MEASURE
Asbury Church Takes Vote on the
Question and Sends Rev. J. J. Bunt-
ing and Others to Dover

Smyrna citizens are more or less in
terested in the Weer Liquor Bill which
has already passed the House and is
now before the Senate. Thursday a
large delegation of prominent citizens
went to Dover to protest against the
Weer bill. Monday a delegation Of
those who are favorable to the pass
ing Of this bill went to Dover to do
all in their power to have it passed.
The committee appointed Sunday at
Asbury NJ. Z. Church comprised Wal
ter o. HOffecker, L. NJ Price and Rev.
J. J. Bunting. A goodly delegation
followed this committee to Dover Mon
day where they were joined by dry
delegations from all parts of the
State. The House Chamber was
crowded to overlooking, many wearing
white ribbons bearing the insignia
"Pass the Weer Mil" The hearing
was given before a joint session of
the Senate and House, under the aus
pices of the Senate committee on tenn
perance, in which the Weer bill is
pending. Among those who spoke il
advocacy of passage of the bill, with
all its drastic provisions, were Pro
hiDition Director Robert B. Elliott
Caleb f. Burchenal, Rev. George T
Anderson, Rev. Carlisle L. Hubbard
ElwOod F. Nelson, attorney Of vii
mington, James H. Hughes and JOIN
B. Hutton, lawyers, of Dover, Rev. w
L. White, Of Bridgeville, and Rev
Zack Wells, of New Castle. Appar
emily four-ffths of the people pres
ent were women, mostly from the two
lower counties; a large number of tn,
men were Methodist ministers, VIII,
had headed their fiOcks to Dover in
last minute endeavor to stave of
pending defeat of the measure.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
WHOLE NO. 3677
MUsKRAT TRAPPERs COMPLAIN
Those Along the River Shore Between
st. Georges and Delaware City Say
Canal Operations Hurt Industry

Muskrat trappers of Delaware have
no objection to- Uncle Sam improving
the waterways of the state, but they
strenuously protest when incidental
damage is done to the swamps which
afford them material profit And
such damage they allege has been
done in the section about St. Georges
and Delaware City, one Of the chief
centers of the muskrat industry. In
the Improvement of the Chesapeake
and Delaware canal, it is declared
water from the canal has been al
lowed to flow into the swamp lands,
which when they become flooded cease
to be profitable for the trapper-. In
charge of the work, Of course, are
government engineers. Hence the re-
sponsiblity is placed upon the Federal
government. Next Wednesday, Viii
liam S. Hilles, of Wilmington, is go
ing to Washington in the interest of
the aggrieved trappers. He has ar
ranged for a conference with General
Harry Taylor, chief of engineers, in
charge of river and harbor work. He
plans to have Senators Bayard and du
Pont and Representative Houston ac-
company him to the office of General
Taylor. Two things are desired at
the hands of the government: l.
Damages for individual trappers
whose business has been curailed or
destroyed. 2. Assurance that the
I Government will construct embank-
ments or dykes or otherwise guard
against overflow Of the muSkrat
swamps in the future. Both senators
and Congressman Houston have
agreed to accompany Mr. Hilles to
the interview with the chief of en-
gineers. The statement is made at
Washington that some of the trappers
of the muskrats sell in a single sea
son hides in sufficient volume to net
$2,5OO So the seriousness of the
matter is apparent.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
KENT NAMES TODD ENGINEER
Edward Todd, Jr, Gets , Out of 3
Votes of Levy Court for Engineer


Kent County Levy Court has ap-
pointed Edward Todd, Jr., Republi-
can, an employe of the State High
way, County Engineer. He received
two out of the three votes of the Levy
Court, while James B. Bice, Democrat,
was nominated by Commissioner Scot
ten, Democrat. Joseph HOskins, an
other emplOye of the State Highway
Department, had been a candidate,
but withdrew, leaving the Republicans
with but one candidate, Todd. Sew
eral delegations were before the court
last week asking for new or improved
roads in various parts of the county,
including one from Harrington to
Hughes Corner in the Sixth and Ninth
districts; and another one from Burrs-
Vile to Harrington. Edgar Townsend
and w. Warren, neyly-appointed road
overSeers of the Seventh district, and
l.. d. Caulk, of the Sixth district, were
instructed TO proceed as soon as pos
sible on dirt road work. Thomas c.
Frame and R. r. Kenney appeared be-
fore the court on behalf of the Regis
ter of Wills, asking for assistance in
that Office in completing the records.
No action was taken at the meeting.
In view of the alleged unreasonable
increase in the assessment being made
by the Kent County Board of Assess
ment, especially in Dover, and the
strong sentiment among the citizens
opposing it, there is talk of holding
an indignation meeting in the near fu-
ture to ascertain whether the assess
ments, which, it is said, have been in
creased out of all proportion, is the
work of the entire board or of but
one member of the board.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
WOODLAND BEACH ROAD WILL
DEPEND ON PASSAGE ROAD BILL
ANOTHER BOND ISSUE BY KENT
MUST BE MADE FOR ROADS
Bill Has Already Passed House and is
Now Before the Senate-SenatOr
Hardesty Desires State Aid

Severson's Neck farmers as well as
the citizens of Smyrna and Clayton,
who are agitating a road be built
from Smyrna to Woodland Beach by
way of Smyrna Landing and Wind
alPs Corner, are interested in the
Kent County Road Bond bill now be-
fore the Delaware Legislature for
upon its passage largely depends
whether the much sought road will be
built this year. This bill provides for
another bond issue of five hundred
thousand dollars for Kent County.
The bill passed the House of Repre-
sentatives on Tuesday afternoon with
but very little opposition. Represen-
tative Latchum, of Milford was the
only member of the House to vote
against the measure. The final vote
on the bill was 27 to 2, Representa-
tive Jones joining Mr.. Latchum in Op-
posing the measure. Several mem
bers of the House from other counties
were recorded as not voting on the
measure while several others, includ-
ing Representative Townsend, of
] Camden, were absent when the vote
was taken. The bill is not expected
to have such easy travelling in the
! Senate where some opposition to the
measure has already appeared. Sen
ator Hardesty, of Dover, has gone on
record against it and is sponsoring a
plan for the State Highway Depart
ment to bear the expense of construct
ing concrete roads in the future
Should the bill be successful in the
Senate and pass that body, it is ex-
pected that Governor Robinson will
have no hesitancy in signing the
measure and then the way is provid-
ed for the Kent County Levy Court
to proceed with the preparations fol
the issuance of the bonds. If these
bonds are issued, the total bonded in
debtedness of Kent county will reach
S2,385,000 as the present bonded in,
debtedness is $1,385,OOO. In order t.
provide for the expense of the present
bonded debt of the county it was nee
essary for the Levy Court to rais'
100000 last year and the cost thi!
year will be much greater. Should
the proposed additional loan be ap
proved the burden for~next year will
greatly increase as it will be neces
sary to provide funds for the re
demption of $4,000 of the existing
bonds as we'll as provide for the deb
service charges on the balance. Tn
expense of caring for the bonded deb
will increase yearly as the amount 0
bonds redeemed increases every sev
eral years in addition to the carryin,
charges, although the latter will b
slightly reduced when the redemption
) proceedings start.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
NEXT SUNDAY AT AsBURY
Will Be the Last Sunday Before Con-
ference-PastOr Bunting to Preach

Will Be the Last Sunday Before Con-
ference-PastOr Bunting to Preach
Next Sunday at Asbury M. b.
Church will be the last Sunday before
Conference. Rev. John j. Bunting,
the pastor, will preach Sunday morn
ing on "Moses-Man of God" The
Wilmington papers in publishing
probable states for the coming confer
ence year has conected Mr.. Bunting's S
name with the pastorate of McCabe
Church but Mr.. Bunting said this
morning he had no official notification
from McCabe Church of any such
move and as far as he knew expected
to come back to Smyrna where at the
second quarterly conference he was
unanimously invited back. As mat
ter of fact the appointments are in
the hands of the Bishop and no one
knows at this writing what turns will
take place. Asbury, Smyrna, pays
$4,000, and McCabe, Wilmington, pays
$4,000 a year to its pastor
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
mo DIVORCE. BILL DEFEATED

Defeated in the Senate Monday AZ
ternOOn by Vote of Twelve to Three
Senator Ridgely's mo divorce" bill,
which would have made it impossible
for any court in Delaware to grant a
divorce on any grounds was defeated
by vote of u to in the Senate
Monday afternon, but not until after a
strong appeal for its passage had been
made by Senator Ridgely and William
H. Smalley, Wilmington attorney. The
bill was opposed by William w.
Knowles, attorney, of Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
HOLD OUT FOR TOMATO PRICE
East Dover Farmers Hold Out for the
35c Per Basket Minimum Price

At the meeting of the East Dover
Farmers Tomato Association last
Friday night at Oak Grove school
house, it was the concensus of opinion
that 80 cents should be the lowest
contract price for which members of
the association would agree to raise
tomatoes for the next canning season.
The canenrs as yet have not made re
ply to the demand of the farmers.
In view of the success experienced
last year in securing seed potatoes
from New Jersey, Russell f. Wilson,
Kent County agent went to New Jer-
sex on Saturday to close the contract
with a Jersey firm for a supply of
seed potatoes. The distribution of the
potatoes will be made through the
Kent County Farm Bureau, as was
done last year.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
Confirm Appointments of Governor

The Senate Tuesday afternoon of
last week confirmed the appointment
made by Governor Robinson of John
w. Wilcutts, of Bowers Beach to be
Oyster Revenue Collector. This was
a reappointment. Governor Robinson
also sent to the Senate for confrma-
tion his appointment of Edwin f.
Wood to be Magistrate at Dover.
Magistrate Wood has served "a years
in this office. He was first appointed
by Governor HUM and has been ap-
pointed for a four-year term by every
Governor since which includes Cover
nors Lee, Pennewill, Miller, Town
send, Denney and Robinson.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
R. R. BRIDGE OVER THE CANAL
Modern Structure Will Cost $3.50, 900
of Which Railroad Will Pay Third

The Rivers and HarbOrs Act author
izing an agreement for construction of
a new Pennsylvania Railroad bridge
over the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal, has been confirmed. Accord
ing to the terms of the agreement the
new bridge, which will cross the wat
erway at the station known as Canal,
Just east of the Summit Level or
deep cut known as Little Culebra.
The new span will replace that long
used by the Delaware Divisions of the
Pennsylvania system. Cost of the
new bridge will be $65O.000. The
railroad itself is to be built on plans
approved by the government, which
will pay two-thirds of the cost or APP
proximately $435,O00. Plans for the
span already have been prepared by
the railroad engineers and have been
approved by Col. Brown and the En-
gineer Board of the War Department
Work on the structure will commence
at once. The new bridge will be sim
liar to those of the life type, designed
by Harrington, Howard and Ash, Kan
sas City, for other points along the
canal, except that it will be heavier
to sustain the weight of trains. 1t
will span a waterway 40 feet in
width and will be of lift type. When
the lift is raised, the flooring OF
tracks will be higher than that of the
Brooklyn Bridge. Thus masts car
ried by the largest ships, will have nc
difficulty in passing beneath it.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
F. L. HAYNES ON PARK BOARD
Succeeds the Late S. H. Baynard as
Head of Wilmington Organization

Head of Wilmington Organization
Edgar L. Haynes of Wilmington,
son of the late Rev. and Mrs. Thomas
H. Haynes of Smyrna, succeeds the
late Samuel H. Baynard, also native
Smyrnian, as president Of the Board
of Park Commissioners, of the city of
Wilmington, having been unanimous
ly elected to the office by the other
members at the regular meeting of
the board last week. He has been
one of the Park Commissioners for
fourteen years. The term of the
president IS for one year At pres
ent, Mr.. Haynes is in Florida. Mr..
Haynes is a well-known Wilmington
ian. For many years he was busi-
ness manager of the Wilmington
Morning News, and ne has been con
nected with a number of other local
interests. He is vice-preSident of the
Artisans Saving Bank, treasurer of
the Perpetual Loan, secretary treas
urer of the Holding Co., of Delaware,
and a member Of the Wilmington
Society. His home is at 1905 Frank
lin street.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
HERRING ARRIVE; SPRING HERE
First of Season Caught in ID. & c.
Canal at Delaware City Last Thursday


The first herring of the season were
caught at Delaware City, last Thurs
day, in the new canal by George
Householder and Clarence Messig, Op-
orators of the Port Penn road ferry
across the canal. The catching of the
first herring, according to local ira
dition, signifies that spring is about
at hand. Householder and Messig, in
addition to catching several herring,
caught number of white and yellow
perch. Now that the first signs of
spring have made their appearance,
the fishermen along the Delaware Bay
shore are preparing their nets in
shape for the first dip Of the season,
which is expected to take place with
in the next few weeks, should warm
weather continue. The shad at one
time were very plentiful in the Della
ware River, but for the past few
years there has been a scarcity, due,
it is said, partially to the fact that
during the war and since that time
large quantities of acids, dyes and
other waste matters have been emp
tied into the river. To date the only
persons who have signifed their in
tention of fishing for sturgeon are
Albert Kirby, Sr., and Albert Kirby,
Jr., of New Castle. For the past
month these two men have been knit
ting a sturgeon net at their home and
announcement was made that it has
been completed and would be placed
in service at an early date.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
~lEND DOVER TOWN LIMITS

ga.ses asses Both Houses and When
NJ gs"Iu by Governor Will be Law
~. delaware Senate passed yes
~ Representative Massey's
N, oil, extending the corporate
a. VI Dover. Senator Hardesty
a. Ieu I' The bill provides that no
u, @ ana IS to be taxed unless it
y t's Ole Of the main roads or is cut
' aoo 0'.olng lots. Dover, he said, has
Ia : more more in the past two years
! bs. y 1ne previous ten years, and it
ea5 5'9lle u absolutely necessary to
a, Ne town limits so that those
~ a. i, Ihe territory taken in may
q, ale advantages of the towns
1aa light systems.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
VanWinkle Buys Old Hill Property

B. Frank VanWinkle has bought of
the Citizens Hose Company, the old
Colonial home, once the Hill property,
later known as Josephs property, and
will improve it. He proposes to erect
business block between it and the
Fruit Growers Bank.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
, HIGHWAY BILLS PASS HOUSE

Excess Money Can Be Used For Dirt
Roads Eliminate Railroad Crossings
Three bills affecting the highways
were passed by the House yesterday
after they had been explained by
State Highway Engineer c. D. Buck.
One would allow the State Highway
Department to use any excess money
for the repair of dirt roads Another
would enable the department to build
a railroad siding near Rehoboth in
connection with the construction of
highway into that town. The third
bill would give the department
authority to make a survey of rail
road crossings in the State with the
view of eliminating all that could be
eliminated by closing the roads or
otherwise.