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Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19
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WITH SNOW and winter holding
a grip upon the weather conditions,
we of lower Delaware especially,
find it just a bit startling to realize
that the Spring season is only nine
days distant-at least the first
month of the spring season opens
then. Soon after the middle of
March Delaware expects the grip Of
winter storms, has passed and that
the fields and growing things Of out
of-doors will take on their garbs of
green. Planting of peas, potatoes
and preparation Of seed beds will be-
come general and the farmers will
find that the year 1926 is offering
them opportunity to apply industry
and common sense to their business
of farming and growing of fruit.
It's time to look about the farm, the
home and the community. It is time
for the annual cleanup after the
winter season which always brings
duties requiring work and study.
Spring is at hand, the cleanup sea-
son.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19
NOTICE TO TAxABLEs OF
SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE

Notice is hereby given that a copy
of the Assessment of Sussex County
Delaware, for the year 1926, as to per
sons and property in respect of which
a change has been made in the assess
ment of the previous year, for eacf
Election District, has been posted il
each of the following places in saiC
several districts:
First Election District of the FRS
Representative District, Smith & Hur-
leys Store, Milford, Del
Second Election District of the First
Representative District, Robert A
Woods Store, Ellendale, Del.
First Election District of the Second
Representative District, C. E. RusselPs
Store, Owens Del
Second Election District of the Sec.
ond Representative District, Edw. Eli
otis Store, BridgeVille, Del.
Third Election District of the Second
Representative District, Morris Hotel
Greenwood, Del.
First Election District of the Third
Representative District, H. l. Shorts
Store, Knoles' Cross Roads, Del.
Second Election District of the Thir6
Representative District, Sussex Hotel
Seaford, Del.
Third Election District of the Third
Representative District, James K. Phil
lips Office, Seaford, Del.
Fourth Representative District, Eli R
Hastings Store, Broad Creek, Del.
First Election District of the Fiftf
Representative District, James d. Spi-
GERS Office, Laurel, Del.
Second Election District of the Fifth
Representative District, S. N. Culver's
Store, Delmar, Del.
Third Election District of the Fifth
Representative District, Kitchens &
Phillips Store, Laurel, Del.
First Election District of the Sixth
Representative District, Ernest Black
stones Drug Store, Millsboro, Del.
Second Election District of the Sixth
Representative District, Larry Truitt's
Store, Dagsboro, Del.
Third Election District of the Sixth
Representative District, S. o. Britting-
hams Store, Gumboro, Del.
First Election District of the Seventh
Representative District, Harry H
Dukes Store, AIillville, Del.
Second Election District of the
Seventh Representative District, Frank
w. Holloway & Co.'S Store, Selbyville,
Del.
Eighth Representative District, D. D.
Burton's Store, Angola, Del.
Ninth Representative District, Post
office, Georgetown, Del.
First Election District of the Tenth
Representative District, Black & Lin
go's Store, Milton, Del.
Second Election District of the Tenth
Representative District, Postoffice,
Lewes, Del.
Third Election District of the Tenth
Representative District, Postofice, Re-
hoboth, Del.
The Board of Assessment for Sussex
County will sit at its Office in the
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19

Then came the words which show
how these troubles cut him person
ally. 81 have often thought" he
continued chow much happier I might
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19
IN MEMoRIAM

In loving remembrance of my dear
son, Norman Vandome, who departed
this life, February II, 1913:
Seven years have passed since that sad
day,
When my dear boy was called so sud-
denly away.
When evenings shades are falling
And I am sitting all alone,
In my heart there comes a feeling
If my dear boy could come home.
In life I loved you dearly,
In death I do the same;
My home would be like heaven
Could but hear your voice again.
But we will all meet some day
Where parting is no more,
And all know each other there.
Sadly missed by lonely mother. Mrs.
Charlotte A. Vandome. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19
Shortley

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Bryan and
Son of Salisbury, Md, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. W. G..
Bryan.
Charlie Workman, Jack Bryan and
w. G. Bryan attended the funeral of
Ed. Deem of Millsboro last week.
Miss Myrtle Atherton spent the
weekend with Miss Margaret Lynch
at Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19

THE EXPECTED HAS HAPPEN
ED. This week a delegation of Will
mington negroes appealed to Gov
ernor Robinson asking executive Gle
mency for Harry Butler, convicted
child ravisher and degenerate. Such
a move was expected by those in
touch with public matters. Since the
conviction of Butler by a Sussex
County Jury and his sentence to
hang, there has been much ill-con-
sidered talk on the part Of a portion
of the negro population, to the eff
feet that such a sentence would not
have been inflicted upon a white
man. The crime was possibly the
most heinous ever committed in Del
aware. There are no eXUenuating
circumstances which would lend to-
ward a clemency demand, and the
citizens of Sussex County demand
the death sentence as given by the
courts of the State. In agitating
the race prejudice theory, the ne
groes are themselves breeding fu-
ture trouble for themselves which
they had far better avoid. Regard
less of color or race, Butler was Civ
en- every protection by the state, he
was given a fair trial by jury, and
was lawfully and justly convicted.
His horrible crime cannot be con-
doned or the sentence befuddled, by
claim that color or race has pref
udiced his case. Butler is degen-
crate. Convicted once before on
charge of assaulting sixteen-year-
old girl, he was paroled for one year
because of his youth. He became
enraged at the man to whom lie had
been paroled and attempted to burn
his property. After being captured
on that charge he attempted to stab
his employer behind his back. For
this he received a Jail sentence. He
had returned from the workhouse
only a few weeks when he ravished
the Steinmetz child. Swing him on
a rope. The quicker the better for
the protection of the childhood of
Sussex County. He is entitled to no
consideration or sympathy. Those
who have taken up his cause
are breeding future trouble for their |
race.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19
IN MEMoRIAM

In sad, but loving remembrance of oui
dear mother, Mrs. Clara T. Hopkins
who entered into eternal rest, February
IS, 1918:
Just a line of sweet remembrance,
Just a memory, fond and true,
Just a token of loves devotion
That our hearts still long for you.
Sadly missed by her daughters. II
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19
EeS

THE SEASON OF LENT began
last Wednesday, February 18th; a
season observed by all Christian
churches and communities. Easter
this year will fall upon Sunday,
April 4th, which is bit early for
the date of this festal day Of the
churches. Fasting and rest from So
cial activities will bring comfort to
the society folks, as well as renew
the opportunity for Christian con-
sideration Of the moral side Of life.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19

The United States has compare
lively few heroes who are really
national. The greatest of all, of
course is George Washington, whose
birthday is once more at hand.
Washington, is undoubtedly, the
most majestic figure in American
history. We think of him as the
Virginia colonel in the French and
Indian war, as the commander in
chief of the Revolutionary forces
leading his countrymen to victory
and independence. then as tl(o first
president of the United States, serv-
ing two terms in office, refusing a
third and retiring amid the plaud-
it's of his cOuntrymen to spend his
last days at beautiful Mt. Vernon.
Washington seems to march ma
jestically through the pages of his
tory carrying all before him. He
seems to us now the super-man,
ever calm, collected and all-wise.
And yet in his day Washington sur
fered from criticism, disloyalty and
political jealousies. He often des-
paired of success in his patriotic
task, wearied of the eternal strug-
gle and wondered whether after all,
it would ever amount to anything.
Washington's troubles during the
revolution were not entirely con-
cerned with the enemy. Most of his
worries came from lack of money
and munitions and from failure of
the provisional government to CO.
operate with him. Early in 1875 he
wrote to his friend Joseph Reed:
"How to get furnished 1 know not,
have applied to this and the neigh
boring colonies, but with what sue
cess only time can tell. The rehec-
ton on my situation and that OF
this army produces many an uneasy
hour when all around me are wrap
ped in sleep. Few people know the
predicament we are in on a thou
sand accounts; fewer still will be-
lieve if any disaster happen to these
lines from what cause it flows"
Then came the words which show
how these troubles cut him person.
ally. 81 have often thought" he
continued chow much happierI might
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-19

Court House at Georgetown every day
(Sunday excepted) from February 18th
to March 1st, 1926, inclusive, to hear
appeals from, and to make additions
and corrections in said Assessment, as
provided by law.
BOARD OF ASSESSMENT,
Sussex County, Delaware.
By W. ELWOOD WRIGHT, Clerk.
f12-2t
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Slaughter Neck

Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Jefferson
and son Ernest, spent Sunday in
Philadelphia as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. John Monks.
DagsborO
Everybody invited to visit Mrs.
Helms display of new Spring Hats
and dress goods. 1tp
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
HOWARD LEWIS TALKS

The annual High School Com
mencement exercises were held at
the Glacier Hotel last Friday after
noon. Howard Lewis of Plenty
wood, who was the speaker of the
evening, gave an interesting account
of his trip to Washington, D. C. He
described how his famous western
sOmbrerO helped to melt many hu-
man icicles in the east. Seeing an
other man wearing a hat like his in
the Mayfower Hotel, Washington,
Mr.. Lewis cordially greeted him as
a fellow citizen from the Great
West. The man, who was delighted
to meet Mr.. Lewis, turned out to be
Sir Baden Powell. Mr.. Lewis told
how he encountered a Ford taxicab
at the intersection of State and
Madison Street, Chicago. The taxi
driver wanted to drive over Mr..
Lewis, but the big Plentywood law
yer stood his ground, and told the
windy city FLYER taxi driver that
there was plenty of room for him to
pass without covering the place
where he (Mr. Lewis) was standing.
A crowd gathered and seeing the
tall parsonage in the western hat
said to Mr.. Lewis. "Give it to him,
Jess Willard" After mob of about
1000 had gathered a policeman came
along and told the taxi man to pro-
coed in another direction.
The class enjoyed listening to the
anecdotes told by Mr.. Lewis.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
WESLEY TO PLAY
HANKS AT WESLEY

Next Sunday morning, May Both,
Decoration Day, the Westby team
will take on the Hanks IN. d. team
on the Westby diamond.
Westby has a splendid team this
year and a speedy pitcher, who has
got a lot of stuff on the ball. They
put up as fast a game as can be seen
among any of the smaller towns of
Northeastern Montana and will give
a good account of themselves against
some semi-prOfessiOnal teams.
Hanks is noted for it's ball teams.
They always produce an outfit of
sluggers and fielders that hold their
opponents to a close game or they
come out winner.
Westby and Hanks will put up a
ball game that is worth seeing and
no doubt large number Of fans from
those communities will take in the
contest.
The game will be played at II a. m.
in order that some of the fans who
wish to take in the PlentywoOd-ScO-
hey fray at Plentywood can attend
both games.
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Continued from Page One)
prietor of a hotel and restaurant at
Whitehall, undertook the pump his
we'll dry in the hope that he could
thus improve the quality of the
water.
Since the we'll was dug, the water
had been murky and oily and unfit
for use in the restaurant, and most
of the time could not be used for
laundry purposes. After pumping off
a couple of barrels of water, which
kept getting darker, a heavy, black,
oil substance filled the pail. About
three-quarters of a barrel of this was
brought up by the pump before the
oil became clearer and lighter.
Every investigation made by ex-
perienced oil men have tended to con-
firm the story of the find as related
by the wells owner, but it is expect
ed that any remaining doubt will be
cleared up when samples sent away
for a more complete analysis have
been examined. This analysis will de-
termine whether the oil is genuine
crude.
If the oil is conclusively proved to
be crude, it is certain that wells will
be drilled within a radius of a few
miles to test out the possibilities of
discovering commercial production at
a greater depth. A group of White
tail men have taken leases in the Vi
cinity and ScObey parties also have
obtained considerable acreage with
the intention of drilling a well if a
favorable laboratory report is receiv-
ed from the samples sent away.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
BIG BOXING BOUT

The whole town and surrounding
big boxing bout, scheduled to take
place at the Glacier Theatre, Friday
night, May %. Earl Wynne of Mi
not and Jack Mccain of st. Paul will
furnish the crowd with a first rate
exhibition of fistic prowess.
Both of the combatants have repu-
tation which makes their appearance
here something exceptional. Wynne,
who will fight at 174 pounds, has sue
cessfully met a large number of the
most famous men of the light heavy
weight class, including Jack Reddick
light heavyweight champion of Can
ada, with whom he fought a 1O-round
draw. Wynne is said to claim the
North Dakota championship.
Mccain a WhirI Wind
Mccain, who is personally known
to many here, is an amateur cham
pion of the Twin Cities and also
claims the championship of North
Dakota. He has had lot of expert
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ence with such men as Tommy Glib
bOns, Gene Tunney and Harry Grebb,
with whom he has been training the
past two years. He will fight at 176
pounds.
Completing the program are Billy
Smith and Walter Yarie, who will
fight a six round semi-fnal, Donald
Proctor who will appear for four
rounds of fast boxing and a number
of good preliminaries, which will in
clude an exhibition of the popular
"battle royal"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28

The following letter has been re-
ceived from a Westby baseball fan,
calling attention to an error in the
Westby-Reserve ball game write up.
The sport writer on the Producers
News is glad to make the correction
and his informant apparently did not
know Larson when giving an account
of the contest The letter follows:
The Producers News,
Plentywood, Mont,
Dear Sir:
I wish to call your attention to an
error in the account published by you
of the Westby- Reserve game, played
Sunday, May 10Th, at Reserve. The
"News" stated that Larson, veteran
Westby hurler, was on the mound
However E. A. "Hammie" Antonsor
did the mound work for Westby, ano
turned in a stellar exhibition of pitch
ing, striking out eighteen Reserve
players, and allowing only three hits
Otherwise the account is correct.
Yours respectfully,
INA FAM.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
MOE & MOORE PUT ON
BIG STOCK REDUCTION SALE

In this issue of the Producers
News appears an ad telling of enorm-
Gus reductions in the price of mer-
chandise at the Moe & Moore Store
in this city.
In an interview with Mr.. Moe, he
said that on account of being over
stocked in certain lines that it was
necessary to move the goods, and that
In order to move the merchandise
rapidly they had slashed the prices
down to bed rock.
He also stated that while the pro-
fits on these goods had been sacri-
feed, that an overstock was too
heavy for the firm to carry at this
time and the money was more essen
tial than the goods on the shelves.
The sale starts June 3 and ends
June 18th.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
Opening Dance at
Joyland Pavilion May %

The opening of the Joyland Pavil-
ion, 31a miles east on the Blue Trail,
will be celebrated by a big dance
Saturday night May 29th. The Star
Orchestra will play and arrange
ments have been made for a big
time.
The dance will be conducted under
the management of Herschel Lee.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
THIEF FORMERLY LIVED IN
POPLAR

Norris Forrest, who is charged
with the theft of $12,7OO in bonds
from the Piper-Howe Lumber Com
panv Of Minot, was a former resident
of this town. The bonds We're recov-
cred in Great Falls last week and
Forrest was arrested. Sheriff Spilzer
of Minot states that there are indi-
cations that the prisoner carried out
several burglaries very cleverly.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
Husband Was In Homestead

Mr.. lick had gone to Homestead
where he was one of the musicians
at a dance, it is understood. Moore,
who was known by the nickname
"Chief," was at the dance and evil
IDENTIFY concluded that Mrs. lick was
alone and unprotected. Leaving the
dance, he drove to the lick home in
sedan which it is said was stolen
from WillistOn, and breaking in the
door which Mrs. lick had requested
be locked as a precautiOn, made his
alleged vicious attack upon the
woman who was still confined to her
bed.
Rain of Bullets
Mr. lick approached the house on
his return just in time to see Moore
leave. Rushing in he is reported to
have seen what happened and seized
a revolver with which he went out to
stop Moore. The later was in the
car and leaving, however, and the bull
let's from the revolver merely crash
ed into the windshield and glass
doors, some of the glass cutting
MOore's face and hands.
lick went to Froid and swOre out
warrant and the sheriff's office at
Wolf Point was notified Sunday
Sheriff Anderson and Undersheriff
Council had located and arrested
Moore shortly after noon of the same
day.
Moore in Wolf Point Jail.
Moore is lodged in the county jail
at Wolf Point and will no doubt be
tried at the next session of Court.
He is known to quite a number of
people throughout this section from
his work with various baseball
teams during several years past.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
YE OLD TYNE DANCE
Farmer-LabO- Temple Saturday
Night.


Manager ID. ]. Olson announces
that there will be a real eye Old
Tyne Dance" at the Farmer-La-
Dor Temple, Saturday (tOmOr-
row. evening. There will be no
jazz. Those who know how to
dance and enjoy real dancing as
it was done when dancing was
an art, will welcome this OppOr-
tunity for an evenings entertain
ment. There will be Waltzs, Two
Steps, POlkas, Quadrilles, SchOt-
tiches and filings.
Real fiddlers have been secured
for the occasion in the persons of
Forrest Goodman, Art Frazier
and Albert Almberg. Ida Newton
will perform at the piano, and an
artist will perform on the drums.
The proceeds of the dance will
go toward liquidating the debt of
the Temple.
Price one dollar for the tickets.
Everybody welcOme-gOOd time
guaranteed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28

Poplar-The people of this vicinity were stirred last
week by happenings at the home of Elmer lick who lives
miles northwest of Froid Mrs Zick who home alone
is said to have been assaulted by c. c. Moore known
Chief mixed blood who used live in Homestead Mrs.
Kick just recovering from having given birth child
on April 18th, last
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
MAN ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT
ON SICK WOMAN AT POPLAR

Chief Moore in Wolf Point Jail Serious Charge-How
ard Lewis Tells Poplar H. S. Students of Trip East
Former Roosevelt County Resident in Minot Bond Bur-
gary-Boxing Match May % Expected to Be Whrwnd
Mitchell Goes Into Show Business
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
Friday. May Is. lq,.

the o Bo more PARTICULAR 1 June % :
The oI BCoG OF the Clerk see menb. 1926
ject "a an 9o ar reserves II. Of
mr. ' 10 Re.
S-t2 School ~ FISKp
Outlook .. %
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
BIDS WANTED

School District No. 80 will receive
bids for painting the Hamley school
house. All bids must be in hands of
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s. Sch ,I pistrlct No led y
School iin So6 BUILDING ling known Is Offering g.
send their 3PSf bids fsroSFP p 6 Ss h IL
II, 1926. '9''lct not later 1sqlersig6es
The Board reservos 'an June
ject any or ali bias the right
Dy Order of the D
s SETTER FIsKF Oe an
8-t2 ''nool District N CLERK
Outlook q 80
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Sincerely yours,
L Al N Il AN
ROB ASKINS.

This sent thrill of satisfaction
through stampede fans as Ryan is
champion bulldogger of the world
and has pulled his stunts from Pen
dleton, Oregon to Buenos Aires, AND
AsIins holds the worlds champion
ship for staying on the back of a
bronc.
Dan Hedges, E. V. Collins, Moore
and Venable Billy Smith, the famous
Shafer Brothers, all champions IN
their line, will be there to entertain
the crowd according to a statement
issued by the management today.
There will be daily parades of In
dams, Cow Girls and Performers be-
fore the big show. Also some OF
the merchants in PlentywoOd are put
ting on special sales on this date
with special prices for those who
come to town during the Stampede.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
Graduation Day And
Memorial Day, May 30
Prices in effect May 2eth to June lst
MEMoR1A1 Day SPECIAL BOXES

Just the thing when in doubt what
you want, and a very nice selection for
USE too for grave and cemetery decor
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
WESLEY HURLER
STRIKES OUT Is

Westby Fan Calls Attention to Err
rOr in Report of Game Between
Westby and Reserve, Sunday, May
16-AntOnsOn Pitches Instead of
Larson.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
WILD STAMPEDE
Continued from Page One)

PlentywOOd Roundup Assn,
PlentywOOd, Mont.
Dear Sirs:
Re. your notice and letter to-
day. Enter us in BrOnc riding,
bull logging, calf rOping and any
more events you have listed for
contests.
Will try to be there ahead of
time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
GREENS AND EERNs
MEMORIAL DAY WREATHs

Magnolia Leaves made into wreath de-
cOrated with fresh flowers, each $500,
$500, $500, $1,000 and up.
Special American Legion Wreaths from
$500, $1,000 and upward.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
Glasgow Man Tells of
Whitehall Oil Discovery

Continued from Page One)
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Dry Dick Charged With
Shooting Man In Back

Continued from Page Onel
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VEGETABLE PLANTs

we are tie largest growers Of Vege-
table Plants in the State. and grow
this northern climate We recommend
four POT GROWN PLANTS which are
carefully grown and hardened off, these
can be shipped by express only:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-28
CARNATIONS

Extra Fancy Roses of any
above -.-----------~------ $1,000 and $500