The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-07
CHAS. WESTPHAL
TELLS OF TRIP EAST
Raymond Man Writes of Meeting
Many Former Sheridan County
People in MinOt, Minneapolis and
Along the Way.

July 20, 1925.
Pat Wallace, Editor Producers News,
Plentywood, Mont.
Just a few lines to the News and
my friends. SO many friends asked
me to write them about my trip. Well
as | am very slow with the pen and
do not employ stenographer, take
this means to write to- them all.
l gradually left Sheridan county
| say gradually because l was about
nine weeks getting ready. | left at
400 a. M, Friday, July 9th, before
the police force or the sheriff's forces
were on the job. l pulled out on the
Blue trail: blue is right, two up-hills
to every one down. Arrived at
Westby at 500 o'clock and gave Mr..
Dodge a swig of stale water, but as
Mr.. Moonshine did not expect such
an early caller proceeded without
nourishment. My next stop was at
Ambrose, N. D., where l had an 500
breakfast and social chat with my
tried and true friend, ice Winters,
who | had the pleasure tc borrow
money from in 1909. Strange to re-
late, Joe and I are still good friends.
With the aid of the good highway,
noon found me with my friend Sam1
Mickey. We had a good dinner and
an interesting visit. Sam says that
here and now is the hey day OF sur
vival of the slickest. 1 seconded the
motion. Seven o'clock p. m. found me
at Kenmare, N. d. Here l enjoyed an
hours visit with Mr.. and Mrs. CIar-
ence Vance, formerly Of Plentywood
and later Of ScObey. From Kenmare
4 I proceeded to MinOt, n. D., the end
of my journey for the first day..
l met several Sheridan county folks
at MinOt, among them number of
close friends. Among those I met
were Miss Vivian Mickey, Victor An
derscn, Melvin Demming, T. W. La
Combe of Whitehall, Gust Vail form
erly of Whitehall, J. A. Johnson OF
PlentywoOd, Paul Beyers and his sis
ter Mrs. Alice Egan, formerly OF
Midale, Sask., Canada.
arrived in Minot just in time tt
, take in one day of the big Northwes
Fair and enjoyed the day very much
Met a ''fair" one at the Fair whc
was so kind and considerate as to asl
me to stay over Sunday and picnic a
3. the Park and assist the party witt
their picnic lunch. Enuf said,
stayed. At the Roosevelt Park o.
j., Sunday, met a dry prohibitions
? from PlentywoOd who is a drier pro
hibitionist than I am. I met him a
!. one of the Park pumps. I had
= 4 quart pail and Jens Ibsen had
14-quart pail: that's all the difference
Q quality of contents were the samt
!. The day was well spent with goo
B, lunches, swimming in the pool an
visiting.
On the way across North Dakota,
s spent two days visiting with Mrs. (
A. Westphal and sons Richard an
p George. I stopped overnight with
y Mr.. Denery at Tintah, Mimi, WI
0, employed me for eight months Jurin
Q, the summer of 1902. Called on Aud
u Danielson at Morris, Minnesota,
~ former Acquaintance in Montana.
arrived at Minneapolis Frida
p. the 18th, after a week we'll spel
with jolly good fellows. Since then
o. have been trying hard to get alor
h. with Arthur Rueber, Chas. TAYLOR,
Weiss, J. A. McGlynn and ]. Haalan
p Tt doesn't seem difficult at all. M
5. Rueber and I had the pleasure of sc
ing a fast baseball game betwe,
p. Louisville and Minneapolis, the SEQ
~, being 4 to- 2 in favor of Minneapol
After the game we had good swi
10. at the municipal bathing beach, co
TO- GLIDING a pleasant day well spent.
- Tuesday, the 21st, I will proce
rs on my trip to Chicago.
With best wishes and good luck
NJ all nv old friends and neighbOrs.
~ Yours truly,
- G. w WESTPHAL